The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 10-27-13

Sunday Post

Halloween is coming. This week! It’s our first Halloween in Seattle, and we don’t know what Autumn will mean here in the Pacific Northwest, although we’re guessing that it’s the start of the rainy season.

In the South, it meant the weather finally got decent again, after a summer of “OMG it’s hot!” In Alaska, by late October winter had already set in for the long haul. In the Midwest, Halloween really did mean that Fall was ending. Chicago usually has a pretty nice (and generally pretty, Fall. (Spring kind of sucks, but Fall was often long and beautiful).

Something Wicked Returns BlueBut about Halloween. There are still a few more days to enter both the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop and the Something Wicked Returns Hop. Because, of course, they are Halloween-themed hops and will ghost away on Halloween. However, the lucky winners will be able to spend their $10 Amazon or B&N gift cards any time they like. Even on non-ghostly books. But enter soon before the chance disappears until next spook time.

Speaking of ghosts, Book Lovers Inc. has sadly joined the legion of ghost book blogs. The international book congress was my book blogging “home away from home” for two years, and I’ll miss posting there and all the friends I made over at BLI. I’d like to formally welcome those who followed the links and decided to give Reading Reality a try.

And for those who miss Draconismoi’s trademark rants from BLI, let me introduce you to Cass, otherwise known as Draconismoi from BLI. She has graciously, or snarkily, agreed to bring her ranting and reviewing skills down the coast from Alaska to Seattle for the occasional rant and review. Her first post at Reading Reality was this week’s Series Shakedown. Read and enjoy!

Current Giveaways:

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop 2013Something Wicked Returns: my prize is a $10 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble; visit the other stops on the hop to see their fabulous prizes.

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop: Yet another opportunity for you to win a $10 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Check the post to see the over 300 other stops on this hop!

Hunter’s Moon by Lisa Kessler — tourwide giveaway of a $25 Amazon gift card and earrings.

Psy ChangelingBlog Recap:

Entangled Edge Release Day Blast
B+ Review: Hunter’s Moon by Lisa Kessler + Giveaway
B+ Review: Finding It by Cora Carmack
B Review: The Case of the Cosmological Killer by Stephanie Osborn
B+ Review: Rogue’s Possession by Jeffe Kennedy
Guest Post by Jeffe Kennedy on The Lure of the Fish-Out-of-Water Character
Series Shakedown: Psy/Changelings by Nalini Singh (written by Cass)
Stacking the Shelves (64)

Fall into Romance Giveaway HopComing Next Week:

Work in Progress by Christina Esdon (review + guest post + giveaway)
Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb (review)
Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster (review + Q&A + giveaway)
Something Wicked by Angela Campbell (review)
Take Me, Cowboy by Jane Porter (review)
Fall into Winter Romance Giveaway Hop

The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 10-20-13

Sunday PostWe’re in Reno right now, and part of this is funny. It’s the setting for Lisa Kessler’s Hunter’s Moon, which I’m reviewing tomorrow. I can see the mountains from our room, at least during the day. At night there’s just this pink neon glow.

The drawback to staying at a casino hotel? This is the first public place I’ve been to in years that allows smoking. I’d forgotten what that’s like, and it’s not a memory I wanted to revive.

Current Giveaways:

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop 2013Something Wicked Returns: my prize is a $10 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble; visit the other stops on the hop to see their fabulous prizes.
Spooktacular Giveaway Hop: Yet another opportunity for you to win a $10 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Check the post to see the over 300 other stops on this hop!
Promise, Me Cowboy by CJ Carmichael: enter the rafflecopter for a chance to win an ebook copy.

Monsters by Rich CohenBlog Recap:

B+ Review: The Case of the Displaced Detective: At Speed by Stephanie Osborn
Spooktacular Giveaway Hop
A Review: Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football by Rich Cohen
A- Review: Faking It by Cora Carmack
B Review: Promise Me, Cowboy by CJ Carmichael + Giveaway
Stacking the Shelves (63)

hunters moon by lisa kesslerComing Next Week:

Hunter’s Moon by Lisa Kessler (blog tour review)
Finding It by Cora Carmack (blog tour review)
The Case of the Cosmological Killer by Stephanie Osborn (review)
Rogue’s Possession by Jeffe Kennedy (blog tour review + guest post + giveaway)
Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb (review)

The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 10-13-13

Sunday Post This is another one of those Sundays when it is just too pretty to be inside. But here I am. My home office has a lovely tree-lined view on the other side of the street–appropriately for this Halloween month, those trees shade the very nicely landscaped cemetery across the road. Hopefully the neighbors will be quiet at the end of the month!

Something Wicked Returns BlueCurrent Giveaways:

Something Wicked Returns: my prize is a $10 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble; visit the other stops on the hop to see their fabulous prizes. Hell’s Belle by Karen Greco (ebook, international, tour-wide)

Winner announcements:

The winner of the ebook copy of Treacherous Temptations by Victoria Vane is Julie B. The winner of the ebook copy of Heavy Metal Heart by Nico Rosso is Jo J.

Libriomancer by Jim C. HinesBlog Recap:

A- Review: The Case of the Displaced Detective: The Arrival by Stephanie Osborn Guest Post by Author Stephanie Osborn on Tidbits They Don’t Tell You In Author’s School B+ Review: Corroded by Karina Cooper A Review: Libriomancer by Jim C Hines B Review: Hell’s Belle by Karen Greco Guest Post by Author Karen Greco on the Inspiration for Hell’s Belle + Giveaway B+ Review: Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux Stacking the Shelves (62)

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop 2013Coming Next Week:

The Case of the Displaced Detective: At Speed by Stephanie Osborn (review) Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football by Rich Cohen (review) Faking It by Cora Carmack (review) Promise Me, Cowboy by CJ Carmichael (blog tour review + giveaway) Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 10-6-13

Sunday Post

A lovely Fall day in Seattle, although I expect the rainy season to return with a vengeance any day now. I think I’ll go read outside while that’s still a reasonable thing to do!

Something Wicked Returns BlueCurrent Giveaways:

Something Wicked Returns: my prize is a $10 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble; visit the other stops on the hop to see their fabulous prizes.
Heavy Metal Heart by Nico Rosso (ebook, international)
Treacherous Temptations by Victoria Vane (ebook, international)

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the $10 Amazon Gift card from the Sunset on Summer Sun Blog Hop was Laurie G.
Declan’s Cross by Carla Neggers (hardcover): Tallulah A.
Marry Me Cowboy by Lillian Darcy and Tempt Me, Cowboy by Megan Crane (ebooks) Shelley S. gets first choice, second winner still TBD

Spider Women's Daughter by Anne HillermanBlog Recap:

B Review: Heavy Metal Heart by Nico Rosso
Guest Post by Author Nico Rosso on Rock and Roll + Giveaway
Something Wicked Returns Blog Hop
B+ Review: The Sheik Retold by Victoria Vane
Guest Post by Victoria Vane on Reinventing a Classic Bodice-Ripper + Giveaway
A+ Review: Spider Woman’s Daughter by Anne Hillerman
B+ Review: Treecat Wars by David Weber and Jane Lindskold
Stacking the Shelves (61)

Libriomancer by Jim C. HinesComing Next Week:

The Case of the Displaced Detective by Stephanie Osborn (blog tour review + guest post)
Corroded by Karina Cooper (review)
Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines (review)
Hell’s Belle by Karen Greco (blog tour review + guest post + giveaway)
Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux (review)

Something Wicked Returns Blog Hop

Something Wicked Returns

Welcome to the Something Wicked Returns Blog Hop, hosted by Rainy Day RamblingsCandace’s Book Blog, The Nocturnal Library and My Guilty Obsession!

macbeth by william shakespeareIt sends a chill up your spine, doesn’t it? That phrase, “Something wicked this way comes.” We all know the line, but forget where it comes from. It’s Shakespeare, he had all the best lines. This one is from Macbeth. Of course it was one of the three witches. Does it matter which one?

By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.

And in walks Macbeth himself. Poor fool, he didn’t start out evil. BWAHAHAHA

Boo! I’m giving away a $10 gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice).

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For more giveaways, visit the other stops on this hop!

The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 9-29-13

Sunday Post

Tomorrow the sun will set on the Sunset on Summer Sun Blog Hop. If you’re interested in the $10 gift card to either Amazon or B&N that I’m giving away, or the grand prize of a Kindle Fire or Nook HD that the organizers are giving away, or just perusing all the other great prizes, you have 24 hours to enter everything. Give or take.

Sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun.

Seattle is absolutely sopping wet this weekend, and on track to make this September the wettest September EVER. Drip, drip, splish, splash. Waiting for the bus tomorrow is going to be such a joy! NOT.

Rainy season is here with a vengeance!

Sunset on Summer Fun Blog HopCurrent Giveaways:

Sunset on Summer Sun Blog Hop: my prize is a $10 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble; the blog hop’s grand prize is a Kindle Fire or Nook HD.
Declan’s Cross by Carla Neggers: Hardcover (US/CAN only)
Tourwide Giveaway: 5 signed paperback copies of Forged in Dreams and Magick by Kat Bastion, 5 ebook copies, Pandora sterling silver charm bracelet
Marry Me, Cowboy by Lillian Darcy and Tempt Me, Cowboy by Megan Crane; both ebook only, but INT giveaway

Gilded by Karina CooperBlog Recap:

B Review: Declan’s Cross by Carla Neggers
Q&A from Author Carla Neggars + Giveaway
B+ Review: The Rare Event by P.D. Singer
B+ Review: Gilded by Karina Cooper
B- Review: Forged in Dreams and Magick by Kat Bastion + Giveaway
B Review: Marry Me, Cowboy by Lillian Darcy + Giveaway
Stacking the Shelves (60)

Something Wicked Returns BlueComing Next Week:

Heavy Metal Heart by Nico Rosso (review + guest post + giveaway)
The Sheik Retold by Victoria Vane (review + guest post + giveaway)
Spider Woman’s Daughter by Anne Hillerman (review)
Treecat Wars by David Weber and Jane Lindskold (review)
Something Wicked Returns Blog Hop