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Planet Summer by Julie Smith
Not participating yet? Click HERE to start! Julie Smith, author of Cursebusters, is here today! In the spirit of summer Julie has stopped by to share with you a little bit about summer in the south. I love her piece! It’s actually titled “Planet Summer” and it definitely evokes some summer feelings for me. Take a look, leave her a comment, and make sure to stop back tomorrow for a giveaway that is paired up with this post! Planet Summer If you’re from the South, summer is something out of Tennessee Williams—a play that also has “smoke” in the title.…
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Special Guest: Micky from I’m A Book Shark and a giveaway!
Not participating yet? Click HERE to start! Our post today is from a very special guest! Micky from I’m A Book Shark is here to share a little bit about her summer traditions with us! I’m also coupling her post with another giveaway, this one a little bit different so make sure you take a look at the rules. And now, I’ll let Micky take it away! ********** Summer Traditions in Arizona Living in Arizona full time means very mild winters, but it also means extremely ridiculous summers! The temperatures reach 120 degrees F at most, “but it’s a dry…
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High School Memories Summer Giveaway
Not participating yet? Click HERE to start! Sorry for the delay participants! We had an unexpected funeral to attend this weekend and it threw everything on my calendar out of wack. I’m back though, and playing catch up! Last week, Jason Ancona stopped by with a guest post. This week he has brought along a giveaway for you lovely people, and a fun way for you to enter. Up for grabs is a signed copy of the first C.Y.A. book, The Case of Tangled Love. If you haven’t already had a chance to dive into the world of Pi, Lightman…
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Bikes and Banana Splits! Summer Memories with Jason Ancona
Not participating yet? Click HERE to start! Booyah baby! It’s time for guest post number two! If you missed it, earlier this week Sandra Brannan was here and she shared some summer memories, as well as brought a giveaway! No one has entered that yet (sniffs sadly) so get to to it will you? Today the super fantastic and AWESOME Jason Ancona is here! I LOVE his guest post. If this isn’t quintessential summer, I honestly don’t know what is. Take a look! ************************ Summer Love: Bike Rides, Banana Splits & Books By Jason Ancona As a kid growing up…
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A STRONG summer giveaway
Not participating yet? Click HERE to start! Ready for our first giveaway and game? I know I am! Up for grabs today is a shiny new copy of Lot’s Return to Sodom by Sandra Brannan. In case you may have missed it, Sandra guest posted here yesterday. Keep in mind that if you go and comment on that post you get an extra entry into this giveaway! Here’s a little bit about the book to get you psyched. The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is no place for button-downed citizens-unless they’re trying to hide a murder. Sharp-witted Liv Bergen can’t avoid becoming embroiled…
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Summer memories with Sandra Brannan
Not participating yet? Click HERE to start! It’s time for the first post of the event! This lovely lady is Sandra Brannan! She’s the author of the Liv Bergen mysteries, including In the Belly of Jonah (which you can see my review of here), and the recently released second mystery Lot’s Return to Sodom. Sandra’s books are filled with mystery, depth, and characters that will knock your socks off! Liv is NOT a woman you’d want to mess with. She is though, tenacious, and downright awesome! Anyway I digress. Sandra is here to kick off the guest posts, and tomorrow…
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July Link-Up and Prizes!
Not participating yet? Click HERE to sign up! Happy July everyone! Sorry this linky is a few days late :). This weekend was my birthday, and I’ll admit that I was a bit selfish in spending time doing other things. I’m back though, and raring to go! Ready for this month’s prize? Up for grabs are two delicious ARCs, both which are brand new and only read once. I take good care of my books oh yes I do. First up, we have Siren’s Storm by Lisa Papademetriou. This releases July 12, 2011 and you’ll get an ARC of your…
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It’s here! Join up!
It’s here guys! The Beach Reads Summer Challenge is here! For those of you on the East Coast, it’s already officially started. For everyone else, it’s deliciously close! So here is a teaser of what is to come. Tomorrow I’ll post exactly what the big delicious prize at the end of each month is too, so keep an eye out! If you haven’t already joined up, visit this post. Participating Authors: Susan Bigelow Isabel Kunkle Sandra Brannan Jason Ancona Lisa Polisar Julie Smith Joan Holub AJ Scudiere Amalie Howard Stacey Wallace Benefiel Joseph Lunievicz Sheenah Freitas Lauren Hammond AM Tuomala…
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2011 Beach Reads Summer Challenge!
It’s that time of year again….SUMMER! The time in which we all worship the sun god, and read copious amounts of books, hopefully at the beach. This means it’s also time for the 2011 Beach Reads Summer Challenge! I hosted this last year with a few other awesome bloggers. They were busy this year, so it’s all me. However I have been working hard and I’m hoping that you’ll enjoy the lineup of games, prizes and awesome guest posts I have scheduled for the next two months! ********** Now, down to the details. Timeline: The challenge will run from July…