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I see blue skies!

We get so much rain in Oregon it's depressing. We don't play in it (normally). Or take pictures of it. Lol. We do things like... see how far we can get without purchasing an umbrella. 'Cause Oregonians grudgingly resort to umbrellas. They are like admitting defeat. Like the rain won. It's not like they work anyway, 'cause of the wind. It'd take a bodysuit to stay dry. And rubber boots. That would be even worse defeat. So we dress up and head out in it with cute hats on. Lol. We put up with droopy hair styles 'cause no one protects their hair from the moisture in the air. It's very bad to show up at a destination looking like a drowned rat, though. I suppose that's also defeat. Lol.

I'm not very good at conquering the elements without looking like it business-style, yet. There are more umbrellas downtown and there's some of those itty bitty compact ones that fit in a purse. Lol. I've been eyeballin' 'em 'cause I don't really have a hat or hood on my coat. It's like I need 5 different coat weights and I'm trying to make do with 3 and it's not working.

I need an umbrella. Darn it.

In other news...  I found these deals for Nook - did you pick them up, yet?  Click the cover to go to B&N and pick 'em up - only $1.99 each!

  

I've read The Dragonriders of Pern too many times to count, but I didn't have this version, yet. I compare every dragon I ever read about to these dragons... and Lessa totally rocks.  I haven't read A Breath of Eyre, yet.  Have you?

From NetGalley:

            

I had to grab a couple titles at the library, too:

  

Since I'm reading about one book a week, this is rather... obsessive-compulsive action. I like having so many books available to read, I guess.  If I had to choose ONE, which one should I read?! 

So Many Books...

It's agony... sweet, sweet agony!  So many books, so little time. 

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Here's my newest on my Nook:
Click any of the covers to check 'em out somewhere...

          

I have to agree with Kathy:

There is no way I will ever be able to read all the great ebooks I have but I love having my Kindle full of wonderful books

I sort all the books on my Nook like I re-arrange my TBR shelves. Just to look at them. *rolls eyes* Pretty, pretty bling!!!

Books I'm reading for tours (there's always room for one more on a tour - join in the fun!):

     

So far... 

I couldn't put Daughter of the Sky down... my review's up already. Lol. I enjoy Michelle Diener's writing style. This book is rather heart-wrenching and loaded with strategic details.

Eternity Cure is a review book... and I peaked inside* last night and it's... gory. In the first few pages, I was reminded of Immortal Rules - the nitty-gritty dystopian world & the disgusting rabids. The story dives right into choosing victims to blood... and visions of torture. Not exactly bedtime, late night reading. I was not sleepy after reading a few pages. Weird.

The Deepest Night will be a treat, I hope... I've been reading some of Shana Abe's books and they're so fluidly beautiful. I'm hoping this follows The Sweetest Dark in being more YA-ish since I'm a little skitterish around adult love-making, having my own man & liking to keep that sort of thing just between the two of us. *ahem*

Amanda Carlson's books are new to me... direct from Orbit via NetGalley. I think I'm in the mood for wolves. Lol. Full Blooded has some raving reviews on Goodreads. Maybe I should've checked for hotness levels... hm...

I won Pirate Ruse participating in one of Kathy's monthly Kindle Fire giveaways. You can win things by posting those. How cool is that?!  I'm saving it for a rainy-reading-day. :-)

Terra - Couldn't put it down. I tried, too, 'cause I like to read half-way through tour books to capture that  lovin'-it-but-clueless-still moment. But, I couldn't stop, the story is much too fun. This tour is coming up fast, starting April 1st, but... yea. Take advantage. Jump on the ride!!

I Have People found me huddled under my covers white-knuckled, nervous to see what would happen next. Taylor has captured that cycle of anger-sorry-love-anger that is too real to look away from. EEP!!

Sweet Mercy... Ha! All the appearance of sweetness and innocence... all the foreshadowing of it being an illusion. Planning this tour yesterday was DE-LIGHTFUL. I'm hoping to highlight those gangsters mentioned that ruled during the prohibition, not to mention, the secret moonshining boom.

At my house we watch every old gangster movie that comes out. All the moonshining ones, too. There's something thrilling about the real people who dared wild adventures... something *shivery* about the reality of their shortened lives. Is it creepy that I find that so fascinating?!

I also have recently acquired & wish I had time to read:

         

I will... I will read them ALL!!  Muahahahahaha....

I have lost track of time... these are the most recent additions to my Nook that jumped onto my TBR. Not all my new additions...

*I have had a horrible habit lately of starting something and not finishing. Do you ever do that? It's very irritating. It's just... I have SO MANY books that I want to read NOW. 

I started Mastiff on audio a couple weeks ago. I finally pulled it out of the CD player in the car and took it back to the library. There are just too many details repeated too many times. Too many additional details added for fun. Plus, the style of entries in a journal sucks whatever tension there might be right out of the story. Ffffwoooop!  Gone.  I might return to it at a later date, but right now... Ugh. DNF.  My review of Bloodhound was unfortunately spot-on for me.

I've also peaked inside of: Beauty Queens, The Golden Lilly, & Throne of Glass this week from the library. I'm having trouble picking one "just for fun". I also started Mila 2.0 & Strands of Bronze and Gold (both released 3/12, weird!) while lingering in the middle of A Duke's Promise. Whatever is going on at the moment, this butterfly flitting? UGH.

However... I found Scarlet at the library on audio. Only... on audio. Lol. I've got the whole fam gathered around every night listening to it. It's all I can do to not finish it RIGHT THIS MINUTE!!!  But then I'd have to listen to it twice. 'Cause they're done skipping ahead to where Mom's at. Phthfffft

I also started Clockwork Angel. I haven't read any of Cassandra Clare's books, yet (somehow), but she's coming to my B&N on Sunday. I have it all planned out:  Before church, I'll run down to B&N & get a copy of Clockwork Princess and a bracelet with an early number on it. Then I'll go to church. (Happy Palm Sunday all y'all!)  Then... I'll go back to B&N in time for the reading & signing & meeting awesome author. My kids (?) will be happy b/c I'll be early in line... with the early bracelet number.  See?  Flawless!!

Today, however... I'm writing. My book is finally coming together. In one cohesive order and I'm squeeling with glee, kissing Scrivener. (I re-arranged everything without re-writing it all!!!!)  Lol. I guess it's no wonder I'm not getting much of anything else done.

eBook Finale Bookblast! See the entire tour at a glance... Lancaster House and The Middle Aisle by Taylor Dean

BOOKBLAST!!

The Tour of Lancaster House & The Middle Aisle has come to an end. In celebration of this unique tour of the Lancaster Mansion, we are giving away 10 eCopies of both books!! & sharing highlights from the Tour. Yep!! Catch the entire tour right here...

On tour with Prism Book Tours...

Fundimental Review of Lancaster House & The Middle Aisle

2/11 – Unputdownable Books – Guest Post Paranormal 

What inspired me to write a paranormal romance?

2/12 – I AmA Reader, Not a Writer – Guest Post Inspiration

The American Idol performance that inspired Lancaster House

2/13 - Fundinmental Guest Post by Taylor Dean

Lancaster House contains many secret passageways and hidden rooms.

-          Letters to the Cosmos – Review of Lancaster House

thought-provoking romantic read that isn't afraid to confront darkness

2/14 – Oh,The Books You’ll Read – Review of The Middle Aisle

I didn't think that this book would be as good as the first one but I was wrong.  Taylor Dean is a literary genius.

-          Proud Book Nerd – Excerpt

 Luminous, bright green eyes were trained directly on her. 

2/15 – LDS& Lovin’ It – Review of Lancaster House

I wanted to actually leap into the book and visit the place, old and damaged or not.  I loved the idea of secret hiding places and staircases that go nowhere

2/17 - PhantasmicReads - Guest Post Inspiration for the Lancaster House

The Hayes Mansion . . . is it haunted?

-          Lavender & Camomile Press Highlight

-     Colorimetry - Guest Post the Mansion

The mansion that served as inspiration for writing Lancaster House

2/18 – TheReading Diaries – Excerpt

Reviews: Lancaster House & The Middle Aisle

2/19 -  Living a Goddess Life – Review Lancaster House

the imaginative Lancaster House within the novel really captured my attention.

-          Beck Valley Books – Guest Post by Taylor Dean

I Scared Myself!

2/20 – Living the Goddess Life –  Recipe from Lancaster House

2/21 – Passionand Life – Guest Post Excerpt

The doorway was gone.The room had been re-sealed and the wall, painted. There was no evidence it had ever been opened.

-          Books Mystify –  Review of Lancaster House & The Middle Aisle

2/22 – Christy’s Cozy Corner – Review of Lancaster House

 Her story becomes even more alive in this follow-up to Lancaster House. It is a story woven with great detail and raw emotion.

2/24 – Christy’sCozy Corner – Review of The Middle Aisle

I give it 5 stars! 

  - A Buckeye Girl Reads - Guest Post 1920's Slang

Dewdropper: young man who sleeps all day and doesn’t have a job

2/25 – Livinga Goddess Life – Review of The Middle Aisle

The Middle Aisle... toyed with the question of Zoe's sanity, which I found to be the most compelling part of the books.

-          Icultgen – Guest Post Excerpt

“Excuse me, I need to iron my shoelaces. Can you help me?”

2/26 - FUONLYKNEW - Guest Post the Doctor

 "I consulted my psychology-degreed daughter as I wrote Doctor Channing."

2/26 – Who’sThanny?  – Review of Lancaster House in Portuguese

A sequência de Lancaster House, The Middle Aisle, já está disponível. Aguardem pra saber mais sobre essa história!

-          Letters to the Cosmos – Review of The Middle Aisle

Dean adds some great storytelling to mix, turning the concept of an unreliable narrator so completely on its head that the reader is never quite sure what is real, what isn't, and how it will all end.

2/27 – Livinga Goddess Life – Recipe from The Middle Aisle

2/28 – ABuckeye Girl Reads – Review Lancaster House & The Middle Aisle

 This series just has a way of pulling you in and not wanting to come up for air.

  - Who's Thanny?  Review of The Middle Aisle

(...) But I'll never admit That he's here. Never again. I need him. I want him. I do not care if he's not real. I wish I'd never known the truth. The truth sucks. Delusions are fantastic. The world would be a happier place if everyone was allowed to Live Out Their fantasies, live in a dream world where everything is butterflies and roses. (...)

Lancaster House & The Middle Aisle, available in print or eCopy from Smashwords or Amazon:

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Taylor Dean lives in Texas and is the mother of four grown children. Upon finding herself with an empty nest, she began to write the stories that were always wandering around in her head, quickly finding that she had a passion for writing, specifically romance. Whether it's paranormal, contemporary, or suspense-you'll find all sub-genres of romance in her line-up.

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Bookblast Giveaway!!

10 eCopies of Lancaster House & The Middle Aisle for 10 Winners!!!
March 1 - March 7, 2013

Open only to those who can legally enter. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter and announced on Rafflecopter and Grand Finale posts as well as emailed and the winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Burgandy Ice @ Colorimetry and Prism Book Tours and sponsored by Taylor Dean. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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Tour-Wide Giveaway Winners on Rafflecopter:

5 WINNERS in USA will receive.... Signed copies of Lancaster House and The Middle Aisle, two Lancaster House bookmarks, two pencils that say, "Believe it, Know it, Accept it," and a cute little tote bag.

5 International Winners will receive... eCopy of Lancaster House & The Middle Aisle

Open only to those who can legally enter. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter and announced on Rafflecopter and Grand Finale posts as well as emailed and the winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Burgandy Ice @ Colorimetry and Prism Book Tours and sponsored by Taylor Dean. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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Bring on the eBooks!!!!

Sometimes I go a little nuts with collecting eBooks, I admit it. But... tell me, what's a book lover to do when I run into these awesome deals?! I plan on reading them all, I do. Even if I feel like a dragon settling protectively over my mountain of pure gold and jewels in a very hoarder-like fashion. With smoke ascending from my huge nostrils in the direction of anyone who looks at me funny. My stash!!!

I stumbled upon this Bethany House eBook deals page.... You are sooooo welcome!!!!  That's where I got all these ones:

      

Ok... so I read Love Comes Softly by Janet Oke when it first came out and I'm a bit of a softy for these Christian romances. Lol. If you haven't read it, it's better than the movie. You should read it. Heartbreakingly sweet.


Rae Carson! FREE short story!! Must read!!!!


Scarlet... the first 5 Chapters. Talk about Torture!!!  I read her short story, The Queens Army on Tor.com, but this I had to download on my Nook. So I can gaze at the pretty cover whenever I like.

For Review:

I read -n- reviewed the first two books in the series this summer, so I was excited to see this on NetGalley. Must read!!!!







Bonus Fun:

   

Got any new eReader deals this week?  Do share!! I'm always ready for more in my stash!!!!