Teaser Tuesday (20)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
Read more about Teaser Tuesdays HERE.

Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This weeks teaser:
I took a quick shower to wash off most of the blood and dirt and climbed into the tub.
P. 82 Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

Fast Forward (20)

Hello all my fellow bloggers and readers, another week has begun and it's time to look forward and see what this week will bring.
I hope you will play along in this meme.


Book related
At the moment I'm thinking about starting one of these books:

Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
Vinter's passage by Julie Kagawa
Wildefire by Karsten Knight

Let me know if you have read any of them and which one you prefer:-)

If I have the time, I will participate in the following memes this week:
Teaser Tuesday
Waiting on Wednesday
Follow Friday/Blog Hop
On My Wishlist
In My Mailbox


Other things this week
I'm going to Tivoli on Sunday, it's a big amusement park here in Denmark. It's going to be fun and I can't wait to get out of the house for a couple of hours and do something else than cleaning up after all the water damage.


Now it's your turn, tell me your FFW:
I would love to hear what you are reading this week and also tell me, what are your plans for the week?

Your welcome to make your own Fast Forward post on your blog and then come back and post a link, that would be awesome.

Thank you to everyone who participated last week.

News from authors and cover art (18)

News 1:

Richelle Mead has revealed the cover of book two in her Bloodlines series, The Golden Lily,
it comes out in May 2012:

News 2:

Cat Clarke has has revealed the cover of Torn, it will be released in January 2012.

News 3:

Caitlin Kittredge has revealed the cover of the Nightmare Garden, the second book in the Iron Codex series.
Expected publication: February 14, 2011.

News  4:

Rachel Hawkins has revealed the cover of the Spell Bound, the third book in the Hex Hall series.
Expected publication: March 13th 2012.

News  5:

Jackie Morse Kessler has revealed the back cover for Loss book three in The Horseman of the Apocalypse: The Rider's Quartet series:

Fight Back
Fifteen-year-old Billy Ballard is the kid that everyone picks on, from the school bullies to the teachers. Things change drastically when Billy learns that years ago, he’d been tricked by Pestilence, the White Rider of the Apocalypse. Now it’s Billy’s turn to wield Pestilence’s Bow and spread sickness through the world. He uses his new power to lash out at his tormentors…and accidentally causes an outbreak of disease. Horrified by his actions, he wants nothing more than to be rid of the Bow. For that to happen, Billy must track down the previous White Rider, who is hiding in a place where even Death cannot go.

Billy’s search takes him across the centuries: from ancient Phrygia, where a man called King Mita agrees to wear the White Rider’s Crown, to a mighty forest, where Pestilence plans to cheat Death; from the docks of Alexandria, where plague is packed into cartons of grain, to the Children’s Crusade in France, where the White Rider learns a truth that will break him. By the time Billy finds the man who had tricked him so long ago, the White Rider is completely insane—and is poised to unleash a plague that would make the Black Death look like a summer cold. And only Billy can stop him.

Does one bullied teenager have the strength to stand his ground—and the courage to save the world?


News  6:

Elle Jasper has revealed the cover of Eventide, book three in the Dark Ink Chronicles.
Expected publication: March 6th 2012.

News  7:

Jennifer Estep has revealed the cover for Kiss of Frost, book two in the Mythos Academy series.
Expected publication: November 29th 2011.

News  8:

Kim Harrington has revealed the cover and synopsis for Perseption, book two in the Clarity series.
Expected publication: March 2012.

This hotly anticipated sequel to CLARITY delivers another dark, paranormal mystery.

When you can see things others can't, what do you do when someone's watching you?

Everybody knows about Clarity "Clare" Fern. She's the psychic girl in school, the one who can place her hands on something and see hidden visions from the past.

Only Clare would rather not be a celebrity. She prefers hanging back, observing. Her gift is not a game to her.

But then someone starts playing with her head . . . and heart. Messages and gifts from a secret admirer crop up everywhere Clare turns. Could they be from Gabriel, the gorgeous boy who gets Clare's pulse racing? Or from Justin, Clare's hopeful ex-boyfriend who'd do anything to win her back?

One thing is certain. Clare needs to solve this mystery, and soon. Because the messages are becoming sinister, and a girl in town has suddenly disappeared.

Wow I like a lot of these covers and I can't wait to read Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins, I love that series.

So what do you think? Are there something special you are looking forward to?

Lots of winners!

  
Thank you to all of you who entered all the different giveaways I had going on, it's been great to read your comments and I feel humble that so many of you decided to become a follower of Mysteriousbooks. It means so much, Thank you!

As many of you know we had water in our basement so I use most of my time trying to recue things and that has taking my time and focus away from the blog. It's far from over yet and I still have a lot of things to do but I apologize to everyone for the delay of posting all the winners. I can't wait to get everything fixed so I can get back to posting more often again.

Lets get to it.

The winner of an E-copy of Replay by Keira Lea is:

KIMYUNALESCA!!!


The winner of an E-copy of Shadow Path by P. L. Blair is:

SHADOW_KOHLER!!!


The Winners of a signed copy of Burn The Night by Jocelynn Drake are:

1# THE NOVEL NYMPH!!!

and

2# WILDABOUTBONES!!!


The winner of an E-copy of Dark Magick by Stacey Thompson-Geer and Stevie Trinity is:

DENISE Z!!!


And finally the winner of the Freedom giveaway Hop, a book of your choice, up to $10 from the Book Depository is:

YI TING!!!


Congratulations to all of you, I wish I could give everyone who participated a prize but that's sadly not possible.

I will contact the winners soon via. email.

The winners of Burn The Night and Book of your choice will have 72 hours to answer back with there mailing address before I will have to draw a new winner.

I hope all of you will enjoy your books:-)

Guest post with author M. M. Shelley, Mishap & Mayhem tour

I'm so happy to welcome M. M. Shelly to the blog today. She's stopping on her Mishap & Mayhem tour and she's going to tell us about herself and the Adventures on the Mediterranean.
Mishap & Mayhem was published April 3rd 2011.

Feel free to post any comments and/or questions you have for M. M. Shelly in the comments.

Author bio

M.M. Shelley is a storyteller, wordsmith and dreamer. MISHAP AND MAYHEM, a captivating story of faerie's and magic, is her debut novel. She has traveled the world extensively in search of the magic which is often overlooked in every day life. M.M. Shelley is a native of southern California, and a student of mythology from which she gets much inspiration.

Links: www.mmshelley.com/http://mmshelley.blogspot.com/



Adventures on the Mediterranean
Having never visited Nice, France before I didn’t know what to expect, I had seen pictures and read books, but I decided to go with an open mind. There was one thing I was sure going to do. That was to buy a bottle of Olive Oil. I had read that there was a shop in Nice that had really good Olive Oil and I wanted to try it out.

With my travel book in hand I traveled the streets asking some locals for directions when I stumbled into road blocks or just couldn’t seem to find the street. Along the way, the path was filled with venders who had set up shop on long white tables. I don’t know if that was something they do all the time or if it was just my luck. I do like to support artist and I did buy some silver jewelry from a silversmith, he was kind enough to give me directions.

After spending a good deal of time looking for the shop, I found it to be quite anti-climatic. The store was cute and was filled wall to wall with different oils; I suppose my problem with it was that you couldn’t try any of the oils. I asked the salesclerk which one was the best and she told me that it really depends on my taste. So, I took a gamble and grabbed the first one I saw. It did turn out to be quite good and worth the hassle in finding the store. I wonder if they take online orders?

As I made my way out of the store, two little old ladies were eyeing it. The one closes to me was about to take a step onto the curb. She must have miss-judged the height of the curb because she stumbled and was about to fall, thanks to my fast reflexes I stepped forward and caught her; preventing her from falling onto the concrete ground. She was very grateful and thanked me over and over again.

Thinking about it afterwards, I thought if this had been a book she would have invited me home for supper where it just so happened that they were having a party and I would have met her incredibly handsome grandson or something like that. But, nope, we parted ways and all I have is wishful thinking of what could have been.

Nice is a great place to travel to and people watch. All are there for different reasons. Some are there to hit the beach and its clear waters, others are there as a stopping point before they move further down the Mediterranean, and some are there for the Olive Oil. Whichever serves you best you are sure to have your own adventure.


Thanks to, Mysterious Rose, for letting me share with you all today. You can find me over at my blog mmshelley.blogspot.com and on twitter @MM_Shelley and be sure to take a look at my book, Mishap & Mayhem.

Much love,

M.M. Shelley

Thank you so much M. M. Shelly for being here today, It's been a pleasure and I'd really enjoyed your guest post.
Good luck with future books:-)

Blurb:

For centuries magical beings have hidden in the darkness, waiting. Some good, some evil. A battle is brewing, and only twins, Grasiella and Tatiana, have the power to stop it.

Buy links:　

Amazon, B&N, Smashwords

Interview with author Laura Bickle

I'm so happy to welcome Laura Bickle to the blog today.  she's going to tell us about herself and her books.

Feel free to post any comments and/or questions you have for Laura Bickle in the comments.

 

 

 

Author bio

Laura Bickle (a.k.a. Alayna Williams) has worked in the unholy trinity of politics, criminology, and technology for several years. She lives in the Midwestern U.S. with her chief muse, owned by four mostly-reformed feral cats. Writing as Laura Bickle, she's the author of EMBERS and SPARKS for Pocket - Juno Books. Writing as Alayna Williams, she's the author of DARK ORACLE and ROGUE ORACLE. More info on her urban fantasy and general nerdiness is here: www.salamanderstales.com

 

 

Thanks so much for hosting me! I'm very excited to meet you and your readers!

If you could visit anywhere (real or fictional), were would you go?　
I would love to visit ancient Egypt. I have a persistent dream about napping in the sunshine on the roof of a building, surrounded by cats. Plus, the library at Alexandria...irresistible.　

Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now?　
I hope that I am doing much the same thing: sitting in the sunshine with a cat at my feet, enjoying far too much of my husband's excellent pasta, and telling stories.
I'm also very fortunate in that my day job is in a library. So I'm able to spend time with books wherever I am.

What does the word “home” mean to you?　
Home is where the people who love you are. I don't know that it's necessarily a geographic space. But as long as I feel loved, I always feel at home. Sort of like a turtle, who takes her home on her back, wherever she goes.

For people who have yet to read your series can you describe the Anya Kalinczyk series in three sentences?　
By day, Anya Kalinczyk is an investigator with the Detroit Fire Department. By night, she pursues malicious spirits with an eccentric team of ghost hunters and her fire salamander familiar. Anya must stop an attractive arsonist intent on summoning an ancient entity that will leave Detroit in cinders

Will you mention 5 words about Anya Kalinczyk?　
Five words that come immediately to mind are: outsider, exorcist, seething, intense, and solitary.

You also write books under the name Alayna Williams will you tell us a little about your Oracle series?　
Tara Sheridan swore off criminal profiling after narrowly escaping a serial killer who left her scarred for life. By combining Tarot card divination with her own intuition, she must help an intense federal agent find a missing scientist who has unlocked the destructive secrets of dark energy. The agent, Harry Li, draws her out of her self-imposed exile and back into the world.

If you had the chance to meet any character from one of your books in real life, who would it be and why?　
Definitely Sparky the fire salamander from EMBERS and SPARKS. My favorite character is, hands down, Sparky the fire salamander. There's a scene in which Anya has crawled into bed and is fretting about her investigation. Sparky ignores the dog bed she's purchased for him, crawls into bed, and snuggles up with Anya and his Glow-Worm toy. He reminds me a lot of unconditional love...as people, we can fail and make wrong choices. But I wanted Anya to have a sense of that unconditional love, even when she screws up.



This may be a hard question but can you quote something from one of your books that defines you as a writer?　
The first two lines of EMBERS are lines that really resonated with me:
"Truth burned.
"It always burned, even in the cold, dark hours of the morning when nearly everyone slept."
For me, writing is a lot about exploring ideas and truths, even if they aren't always pleasant. Every once in awhile, I think it's good to go rooting around in the dirt of my fears for story fodder. We all have things that scare us and tend to linger. Maybe it's a childhood terror, a phobia, a bit of something inexplicable that boils up once in blue moon in a recurring dream. Every so often, I take my shovel to the forgotten stuff in the back of my brain and see what I can unearth. Things like what happens when one gets to close to evil - does it act like a contagion? Like feeling isolated. Like Chernobyl. About knowing the future and being powerless to change it.
Because things scare me, I have to write about them.

What are you working on now?　
I'm working on a couple of fantasy projects. Like my other books, they involve female protagonists. Somehow, my heroines always wind up with pets...be they cats, salamanders, or other familiars.

Which books are sitting at the top of your TBR pile?　
My TBR pile is completely out of control! At the top are: Yvonne Navarro's CONCRETE SAVIOR, Phillipa Ballantine's SPECTYR, Jenna Black's DARK DESCENDENT, Julie Kagawa's THE IRON KING, Jeri Smith-Ready's SHIFT, and Ann Aguirre's KILLBOX.

Thanks very much for chatting with me! I had a lot of fun.

Thank you so much Laura for stopping by, it's been an absolute pleasure and I really enjoyed reading yout answers to the questions.
I wish you good luck with all your future books and I hope to see you here on Mysteriouesbooks again some other time.

Find Laura on the web:
Website
Blogs here and here
Facebook
Twitter
Livejournal

Fast Forward (19)

Hello all my fellow bloggers and readers, another week has begun and it's time to look forward and see what this week will bring.
I hope you will play along in this meme.

Book related
I have so many books waiting to be read, it's almost overwhelming:

I will write some titles here as soon as I figure out, which ones to read next.

My Laura Bickle interview will be posted tomorrow, Tuesday (can't wait!)
M.M. Shelley will stop by with a guest post Wednesday July 20th (looks great)

If I have the time, I will participate in the following memes this week:
Teaser Tuesday
Waiting on Wednesday
Follow Friday/Blog Hop
On My Wishlist
In My Mailbox


Other things this week
So many things to do...that my blog suffered for it last week and proberly the next one too. I will update everything and post some winners as soon as I get some time:-)

GIVEAWAY! Win Delicate Freakn' Flower by Eve Langlais

 

Author Bio

So you want to know a little about me? Well, I'm in my mid thirties, married 11 years to a wonderful supportive man--yes, he's a hunk-- who gave me three beautiful--noisy-- children aged ten, seven and four. I work as a webmistress/customer service rep from home and in my spare time--of which there is tragically too little-- I write, read or Wii.

I was born in British Columbia, but being a military brat lived a little bit everywhere--Quebec, New Brunswick, Labrador, Virginia (USA) and finally Ontario. My family and I currently reside in the historic town of Bowmanville, about an hour or so out of Toronto.

Wow was that ever boring!!! Now for the fun stuff.

I'm writing fantasy the way I like it--hot with a touch of magic. I enjoy reading and writing stories that push the envelope of what we consider normal, and I love to cross the line into fantasy. I tend to have alot of sexual tension in my tales as I think all torrid love affairs start with a tingle in our tummies. My heroes are very male, you could even say border line chest thumping at times. So if you want a truly sensitive man, I am not for you. But that said, my men will do almost anything for the one they love. Even babysit.

I'd love to tell you more, but judging from the sounds in the living room the children are at it again, which means I'll need a mop and loads of patience. What I really need is a robot maid like Jane Jetson! Thanks for checking me out and hope to see you again soon.

Find Eve Langlais here:
Website
Blog
Facebook
Goodreads

Book Blurb

Delicate Freakn' Flower

Eve Langlais

This is an erotic paranormal romance with M/F/M theme.

Dammit , just how many toes was she going to have to stomp on before people realized she was a delicate freakin’ flower?

Naomi doesn’t want to follow tradition and settle down with a violence-loving, chest thumping shapeshifter. She grew up in a household with five, testosterone laden brothers where none of the dishes ever matched, the ugly-as-sin furniture could withstand any catastrophe, and where crazy glue was bought by the case.

When fate—with a snicker—makes her meet not one, but two mates, Naomi digs her heels in and refuses to do what her wolf—and her body—demands. No way is she voluntarily allowing herself to get hitched to a pair of dumbass—totally hot and muscled—lacrosse players.

Can Ethan, the towering Kodiak bear, and Javier, the sexy, tanned jaguar convince this she-wolf that life with them won’t be all chaos? And can this delicate freakn’ flower unbend her prejudices enough to recognize she needs a pair of men who can handle her thorns—and her passion?

Buy Delicate Freakn' Flower:

Amazon.com

Amazon.uk

Smashwords

GIVEAWAY TIME!

Win an E-copy of Delicate Freakn' Flower!

Official Contest information:
To enter, please leave a comment below

Contest deadline is July 25th, 2011
Contest is open Internationally, 18 years and up.

ONE ENTRY PER PERSON!

Good luck to everyone!

Go here to see all the great tour stops:

http://thebookishsnobtours.blogspot.com/2011/06/delicate-freakn-flower-giveaway-blitz.html

Interview with author Sherry Soule, Beautiful Broken tour

I'm so happy to welcome Sherry Soule to the blog today. She's stopping on her Beautiful Broken tour and she's going to tell us about herself and her book, Beautiful Broken.
Beautiful Broken was published June 30th 2011.

Feel free to post any comments and/or questions you have for Sherry Soule in the comments.

Author bio
Sherry Soule has won numerous awards for her short stories and now writes fulltime. She loves cats, gobbles lemon muffins and lives on peppermint mochas. She lives in San Francisco Bay Area with her family and her black cat, Charm who long ago accepted the fact that she's not a morning person, rarely cooks, and loves all things supernatural. She is hard at work on the next book in the Spellbound Series. 

Find Sherry on the web:

Website: www.sherrysoule.com

Blog: http://sherrysoule.blogspot.com/
http://www.darkangelwritingtools.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/WriterSherry
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001711927128

If you could visit anywhere (real or fictional), were would you go?

Mystic Falls. I'd like to hang out with Damon and Stefan for a day.

Do you listen to music when you write, if yes would you mention some of it?

In the last scene of Beautifully Broken, I listened to Turning Tables by Adele.
Otherwise, I like it tranquil when I’m writing.

What does the word “Home” mean to you?

Family.

If you could have an ability, what would you choose?

Eternal thinness. lol

For people who have yet to read your book can you describe Beautifully Broken in three sentences?

Shiloh Ravenwolf is a sixteen-year-old heritage witch that lives in the gloomy town of Whispering Pines, where teenagers have mystically disappeared for years. Now Shiloh's would-be boyfriend is next on the supernatural hit list. So, she decides it's her duty and Destiny (Yes, with a capital "D") to find out what is causing the unexplained phenomena before it claims another life...

What kind of research did you do before writing this book?

Researched gloomy, fog-shrouded towns, Wicca, Witchcraft, and haunted houses.

Will you mention 5 words about Shiloh Ravenwolf?

Quirky. Fearless. Insecure. Romantic. Survivor.

If you had to choose one thing you like the most from the cover of Beautifully Broken, what would it be?

The mansion is fantastic. The book cover for the sequel, Beautifully Haunted is even more gorgeous. The talented Parajunkee Designs creates all of my awesome covers.

What are you working on now?

The sequel. The first chapter is tough to write without doing a massive info-dump. *sigh*

Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now?

A world famous, bestselling novelist. Hey, a girl can dream, can’t she? J

Thank you so much Sherry for stopping by it's has been a great pleasure and I really enjoyed your interview answers.I wish you the best of luck with the rest of your tour and I can't wait to read your future books.

Thirteenth Daughter. Heritage Witch. Demon Slayer.

　

They say every town has its secrets, but that doesn’t even begin to describe Whispering Pines. The townsfolk are a superstitious lot and the mystical disappearance of a local teen has everyone murmuring about a centuries old witch’s curse.

Sixteen-year-old Shiloh Ravenwolf is a heritage witch from the Broussard family, a family both destined and cursed. When she takes a summer job at Ravenhurst Manor, she discovers a ghost with an agenda. That’s where she meets the new town hottie, Trent Donovan, and immediately becomes　spellbound by his charms. Yet she is determined to discover the connection between them.

Finally, Shiloh's met someone who is supercute and totally into her, but Trent may be the next victim on the supernatural hit list. And Shiloh is the only person with the power to save him.　Complicated much?

It sucks to have a destiny, especially since Shiloh would rather spend her summer being a normal girl who worries about clothes and boys, not the supernatural. But she’s never been normal, and the stranger things become the more her own magical senses awaken.

With cryptic messages from a pesky wraith, she will begin to understand the mysterious significance of the strange mark branded on her wrist and decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to protect the other teenagers in town.

Unfortunately, for Shiloh, not all ghosts want help crossing over. Some want vengeance.

View the book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/embed/5uqVXKygvUs

Interview with author Angela Henry, The Paris Secret tour

I'm so happy to welcome Angela Henry to the blog today. She's stopping on The Paris Secret tour and she's going to tell us about herself and her book, The Paris Secret.
The Paris Secret was published January 17th 2011.

Feel free to post any comments and/or questions you have for Angela Henry in the comments.

My review of The Paris Secret will be up on Monday at latest.

If you could visit anywhere (real or fictional), were would you go?

I’d go back to Paris! I fell in love with that city when I went a few years ago. I was only there a week and barely scratched the surface. Clearly, I need to go back ; ).

Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now?

Hopefully, in five years I’ll still be writing, exploring different genres, and growing as an author.  It would be nice if I’d be in the position to write full time in the next five years. But I’ll have to get busy and write a lot more books for that to happen.

Will you mention 5 words about Maya Sinclair?

Smart, resourceful, cautious, loyal, and confident

And 5 about Simon?

Sexy, laid-back, driven, passionate, and a little bit moody

If you had the chance to meet any character from The Paris Secret series in real life, who would it be and why?

I’d love to meet Simon’s goddaughter Francoise. I had a lot of fun writing her character. She’s a smart, sassy and opinionated 13 year-old. Her devotion to Simon is really sweet. Plus, she’s a techno geek and an anime fan like me.

What are you working on now?

I’ve usually got several projects going at once. I’m working on the sequel to The Paris Secret. I’m also working on the first book in a new urban fantasy series, as well as my first middle grade novel.

Thank you so much Angela for stopping by, it has been a great pleasure and I wish you good luck with the books your working on and the rest of your Paris Secret tour.

Less than twenty-four hours after fleeing to Paris, Maya Sinclair is the prime suspect in a brutal murder—and targeted by the real killer. When she's viciously attacked in the gardens of Versailles, Maya barely escapes with her life thanks to sexy French journalist Simon Girard.


Simon has been investigating the mysterious death of his brother, an art forger with ties to the woman Maya is suspected of killing. Still healing from heartbreak of his own, Simon reluctantly joins forces with Maya, who has awakened feelings within him he thought long dead.


Their search for answers uncovers the existence of a secret society, and puts them on a quest to find a missing crucifix rumored to hold the key to everlasting life. Together, Maya and Simon race through Paris one step ahead of a killer who will do anything to ensure some secrets remain buried forever...

Buy The Paris Secret
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble

Find Angela Henry here:
Website
Blog


Thank you so much for reading all of you and I hope you will check out the rest on The Paris Secret book your, hosted by Kismet book touring.

Find the tour stops here:
Monday July, 4th - Julie, That's Swell / Guest Post, Maya's Map of Paris
Tuesday, July, 5th - Tishia, Paranormal Opinion
Wednesday, July, 6th - Heather, Bewitched Bookworms
Thursday, July, 7th - Jules, The Great, The Good and The Bad / Guest Post, Visitor Tips for Paris
Friday, July, 8th - Mysterious Books / Interview with Angela

Monday July, 11th - Deea, Deea's Book Journal / Guest Post, The Paris Secret Playlist
Tuesday, July, 12th - Sarah, Workaday Reads
Wednesday, July, 13th - Lisa, Baffled Books / Guest Post, What's In Maya's Bag
Thursday, July, 14th -Yiota, Splash of our Worlds
Friday, July, 15th - Lori, Romancing the Darkside

Monday July, 18th - Penelope, The Reading Fever / Guest Post, A Day in the Life
Tuesday, July, 19th- Mandy, The Well Read Wife
Wednesday, July, 20th- Rebecca, Kindle Fever
Thursday, July, 21th- Missie, The Unread Reader / Guest Post, When I'm Not Writing
Friday, July, 21th - Crystal, Elegantly Bound Books / Interview with Angela

Tuesday, July 26th: Announcement of the big prize winner on Angela's Blog!

Teaser Tuesday (19)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
Read more about Teaser Tuesdays HERE.

Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This weeks teaser:
I was in no big hurry to find out what was on the other side of that door. And once it was opened, my fears were validated.
P. 142 The Paris Secret by Angela Henry

Fast Forward (18)

Hello all my fellow bloggers and readers, another week has begun and it's time to look forward and see what this week will bring.
I hope you will play along in this meme.

Book related
I started The Paris Secret by Angela Henry, I think it's a very interesting book so far.
I also begun to read Love Story by Jennifer Echols, sweet story.

Angela Henry is stopping by on her Paris Secret tour with an interview on July 8th.

If I have the time, I will participate in the following memes this week:
Teaser Tuesday
Waiting on Wednesday
Follow Friday/Blog Hop
On My Wishlist
In My Mailbox


Other things this week
There was a lot of rain here in Denmark two days ago and we ended up having a lot of water in our basement, so a lot is ruined and I use much of my time now trying to find out what is ruined and what can be rescued.

This is so not fun...


Now it's your turn, tell me your FFW:
I would love to hear what you are reading this week and also tell me, what are your plans for the week?

Your welcome to make your own Fast Forward post on your blog and then come back and post a link, that would be awesome.

Thank you to everyone who participated last week.

RAK - June ends and July begins

RULES RE-CAP:
Sign up each month that you'd like to participate.
Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button :)

Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.

If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger for their address.

At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K!  Make a post saying 'Thank You' to whoever granted one of your wishes and share it with us :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Let's keep our International bloggers in mind and in our hearts.
Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!

June was the first month I participated in RAK, I think it's an fantastic idea.
I didn't get anything this month but I also joined late in the month.
So now I have joined in July and I cross my fingers.

I'm so happy that I can finally receive books from The Book Depository with free delevery, I know Denmark is still not on the official list but I have ordered from them and received the orders without any problems.

My wishlist:
http://www.bookdepository.com/wishlist/524306/Mette-Jensen

Any covers/paperbacks/hardbacks/ARC or already read books are happily received, thank you:-)

Pictures of some of them:

In My Mailbox (15)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme created and hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren for bloggers to show all of the great books or book related things that you have gotten over the past week! It can be books bought, gotten from the library, received for review ect.
Go HERE to read more about IMM.

For Review

Beautiful Broken by Sherry Soule

NetGalley (for review)

Legacy by Cayla Kluver

The Lipstick Laws by Amy Holder

Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson

Won

Cryer's Cross by Lisa Mcmann

I can't wait to read all of these books, they look so good.

I would love to know what you got in your mailbox this week, leave a link in the comments and I'll check it out:-)

Guest post and giveaway with author Stacey Thompson-Geer and Stevie Trinity, Dark Magick tour

I'm so happy to welcome Stacey Thompson-Geer and Stevie Trinity to the blog today. they are stopping on their Dark Magick tour and she's going to tell us about herself and The Characters Of Dark Magick.
Dark Magick is the first book in The Gatekeeper series and it was published June 17th 2011.

Feel free to post any comments and/or questions you have for Stacey Thompson-Geer and/or Stevie Trinity in the comments.

Author Bios:

Stacey Thompson-Geer

Stacey is a wife and mother of three. She started writing in High School with horror short stories. One of her first is now published through the kindle - Silver Bullet. When she's not dreaming up her next story or novel, she can be found hanging out with her kids or reading one of her favorite authors. She is also an avid Facebooker and Twitter user. Stop by her website to see what she's working on and any of her backlist work. 

Stevie Trinity
Stevie lives in Wyoming with her family. She loves the wide open space There is nothing better than sitting out on the prairie looking out at the stars, or driving less than an hour to the Mountains and climbing trees, and yes she still climbs trees! :)

Stevie started to write short stories when she was 12. She loves poetry and started to write poems when she was 13. She then stopped writing in her early 20s, due to raising a family and focusing her attention elsewhere. When she was 30 she started to write again.

A couple of years later the Gatekeeper series emerged. She and her co author spent many hours talking about and discussing the world they created. Stacey really encouraged Stevie to write again.

Currently Stevie is working on a historical romance about the old west in a time of amazing change! She is also working on the second book to the Gatekeeper Series.

The Characters Of Dark Magick

This really is a character driven story. You learn about their motivations and what makes them tick as people. I think this really helps the story to develop and the people in the world seem more real and fun within something hard and dark.

Lynn

Lynn is the fighter of the story. She feels like it's her duty to take care of the survivors and the people she loves. While she risks her life at every turn, she makes it clear she doesn't want some of the others to do the same. She comes off as a hard person, but when you get down further, you see the motives behind the way she acts and the choices she makes.

Lynn has a past and it does come back to haunt her. She has to navigate this new scary world while trying to stay away from these parts of her past, but she may have to face them.

Rhea

Rhea is more than she appears. She heals the wounded and is a mother, but she also has a dark past that she has to deal with. These secrets could unravel the balance her and Lynn have together. She knows this and tries to fights against it.

Raiden

He is a supporting character with a bigger part to play as we get into the series. He's a smart ass, but under that, he cares about the people he helps. Raiden is a loyal friend and great fighter, but he also has secrets that could tear the friendship he has with Lynn apart.

These are just a few of the characters that make up the Gatekeeper's world. They make mistakes and learn from them as they are pushed to the limits of themselves. I fell in love with them and hope you will too. :)

Thank you so much Stacey and Stevie for stopping by here today it was a great pleasure and your book looks amazing, I can't wait to read it.

The world has changed, we have changed. The world we once knew has fallen away and left us in a wasteland of Magick. Powerful witches and underworld gods control our lives. The past comes back in ways we are not prepared for. The Gatekeepers are our only hope. The question is if we can get to them first.

Buy Dark Magick

Amazon.com

Amazon.uk

Barnes & Noble

GIVEAWAY TIME!
Now you have the chance to win an E-copy of Dark Magick

Official Contest information:
To enter, please leave a comment below
Contest deadline is July 21, 2011
Contest is open Internationally
ONE ENTRY PER PERSON!

Extra entries:
+1 GFC follower
+1 Networked blogs follower
+1 Twitter follower (@mette_s_jensen)

+1 Goodreads friend/follower (Goodreads profile)
+1 Post about this giveaway (Twitter, Facebook ect.)

If you want extra chances to win, visit the other tour stops:

http://bewitchingbooktours.blogspot.com/2011/07/dark-magick-gatekeepers-tour-kick-off.html

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