Love That Cover Monday - Weekly MeMe (#1)

Hello everyone and welcome to my weekly MeMe "Love That Cover" hosted by me "Chrissy" author of Chrissy's World Of Books.

Do you love covers of books like I do then join me weekly to see some wonderful covers and to talk about them. I never judge a book by its cover but I sure enjoy the art work on them. Lets give credit to those artists.

Here is how to participate in "Love That Cover Monday"

1. Create your own blog post about the cover(s) you liked that you received, bought, borrowed from the library, ect. from last week or recently and then you can add the "love That Cover" Banner shown above if you wish (I just love seeing my three favorite covers) but you don't have to. Just link back to me in your post somewhere.

2. Then return back to Chrissy's World Of Books on Monday and add your direct link to your post in the list.

3. If you hop to another blog using the list below let them know you are there via the love That Cover Monday hop.

4. You Do Not have to follow anyone to join this hop.... Just have fun

I'm excited because this is my first post for my new MeMe I created... I hope you all will enjoy this linky and it will grow big soon..This is MeMe Week #1.... I just love visiting book blogs and seeing the wonderful covers on books they like. So I hope lots of you will join me.


Covers I liked last week: I had two covers that I liked a whole lot from the pile I received last week.


Dreams Of A Dark Warrior By Kresley Cole
Cover design by Lisa Litwack
Cover illustration by Craig White

This is such a wonderful cover I think... It's in black and white but boy do those muscles stand out. This is one cover that just doesn't need to be all colored up.

Received this book for review from Simon and Schuster




A Light At Winter's End by Julia London
Cover illustration by Tom Hallman
Interior design by Davina Mock-Maniscalco

This is a pretty cover that follows true to the back side of the book. I love the color choices used on the cover and the couple sure dose look like they are happy. Love the yellow flowers adds a warm feeling touch to the cover.

Received this book for review from Simon and Schuster

To Tempt A Rake - Review & Giveawy

To Tempt A Rake By Cara Elliott

Details: Paperback, 400 pages

Expected publication: March 3rd 2011 by Forever (first published January 13th 2011)

The Circle Of Sin Series: To Sin With A Scoundrel, To Surrender to a Rouge & To Tempt A Rake

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Description: (Goodreads) Kate Woodbridge has spent most of her life sailing to exotic ports around the globe, acquiring an expertise in botany, along with a few less ladylike skills. So when a deathbed promise to her parents brings her to London to seek reconciliation with her grandfather, the imperious Duke of Cluyne, she feels like a fish out of water. Her outspoken views and fiery temper tend to set off sparks in Society-especially with the rakish Conte of Como.

A devil-may-care rogue, Marco finds the alluring and mysterious Kate a tempting target for his flirtations. But when murder strikes at the duke's country house party he begins to suspect that she's hiding a dark secret. He has his own clandestine reasons for offering to help her prove her innocence . . . And so begins a journey of dangerous deception that leads from England to the glittering ballrooms of Vienna, where Marco and Kate must duel with a deadly villain . . . and their own explosive attraction.

My Thoughts: To Tempt A Rake is the third book in the circle of sin series. I always like to read series in order but I haven't read the first two books yet. I thought after reading To Tempt A Rake that it could be read as a stand alone. I enjoyed this historical romance from the beginning to the end.

This book had the right amount of mystery, romance and even murder. The characters in this book came to life for me and I was suddenly lost up in the novel.
I rate this novel 4 stars

About The Author: Cara Elliott

I started creating books at the age of five, or so my mother tells me. And she has the proof — a neatly penciled story, the pages lavishly illustrated with full color crayon drawings of horses and bound with staples — to back up her claim. I have since moved on from Westerns to writing about Regency England, a time and place that has captured my imagination ever since I opened the covers of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

I have a BA and an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University and now work as the creative director of a lifestyle sporting magazine, a job which lets me combine my love of the printed word with my love of art. I’m very fortunate in that my work allows me to travel to interesting destinations around the world — however, my favorite spot is London, where the funky antique markets and used book stores offer a wealth of inspiration for my stories.


My Giveaway:
I am giving away 3 copies of To Tempt A Rake.... Good Luck Everyone

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Rules/Guidelines: ** 1 winner per address **

The books will be shipped direct to you by Hachette Book Group. They have a couple of guidelines... (1) US Residents & Canada only & They can't ship to P.O. Boxes if you win I would need your physical address. Books will arrive by UPS.

Each entry must have its own post. I use Random.org to pick my winners. If you don't have your email displayed on your profile please leave it in your posts so I can contact you by email. Winners must contact me with in 72 hours of being notified or I will need to pick another winner.


Good luck everyone Giveaway will end March 5, 2011 at midnight Central Standard Time.

* I have been provided a complimentary Advanced Readers copy of To Tempt A Rake for review threw an offer from the Reading Romance Group (Book Blogs). By receiving a complimentary copy and giveaway opportunity it in no way obligates me to write a good or bad review. I am an honest reviewer and my reviews are based on my own opinion and written only by me.*

I posted this review on Sniffly Kitty's "loving The Reviews" Challenge... Click On button to find out how you can enter the challenge.

A Look In My Mailbox- #41

Welcome to my weekly post about what books I have received during the week.... I love to read and reading free is my favorite way to read.... Click here to see previous weekly In My Mailbox Posts. I received 4 books in the mail this week free for review.

In My Mailbox

Dreams Of A Dark Warrior By Kresley Cole
Paranormal Romance (Goodreads)
received from publisher for review

A Light At Winter's End By Julia London
Fiction - Romance (Goodreads)
received from publisher for review

Bloodshed of Eagles By William W. Johnstone
Western (Goodreds)
received from publisher for review

Dragonfly: A Book Of Love Letters
By Ed Pilolla (Goodreds)
received from the Author For Review

I found a blog that hosts a weekly MeMe called In My Mailbox... It's hosted by The Story Siren.... If you do a weekly post related to your books you receive during the week Click here and link up.... I just love seeing what everyone is getting....

Deadly Lies - Review

Deadly Lies By Cynthia Eden

Details: Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages

Expected publication: March 1st 2011 by Grand Central Publishing

Deadly Series Deadly Fear, Deadly Heat and Deadly Lies

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Description: (Goodreads)

She wants to hide the past
FBI Special Agent Samantha Kennedy is haunted by memories of the serial killer who abducted her. To keep the darkness at bay, she pretends to be a different, more confident woman. This Samantha doesn't fear every unknown face. So she throws caution to the wind and shares a night of unbridled passion with a handsome stranger.

He needs to uncover the truth
One night isn't enough for successful entrepreneur Max Ridgeway. He wants more of the sexy, smart, mysterious woman who slipped away before dawn. When they meet again, their attraction is undeniable-until his stepbrother goes missing, and Max realizes that Samantha isn't who she seems. But they must trust each other to trap a ring of bloodthirsty kidnappers before the nightmares that terrorize Sam become irrevocably real.

As a merciless criminal spins a web of . . .
DEADLY LIES

My Thoughts:

I was able to review Cynthia's first two books in this series Deadly Fear (Deadly Fear & Deadly Heat) and I am extremely happy that I was able to review Book #3 in the Deadly series Deadly Lies.

I enjoyed Deadly Lies from the first page all the way tell the end. This book was action packed threw and threw. If you haven't read the other two this could be read as a stand alone book. I highly recommend this series. I am so glad to find this author I will be looking for more of her work in the future.
I rated this book 5 stars


I posted this review on Sniffly Kitty's "loving The Reviews" Challenge... Click On button to find out how you can enter the challenge.

* I have been provided a complimentary copy of Deadly Lies for review threw an opportunity from Hachette Book Group threw an opportunity from Reading Romance Group (Book Blogs). By receiving a complimentary copy it in no way obligates me to write a good or bad review. I am an honest reviewer and my reviews are based on my own opinion and written only by me.*

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Author Guest Post : Vincent Zandri Author Of The innocent

Kindles and E-Books Offer Endless Opportunities for Authors/Publishers/Readers
By Vincent Zandri

Remember the days when you'd sign a major contract, get a big ass check in the mail, and just spend a year or so partying like a rock star in New York or Los Angeles or Lincoln, Nebraska for that matter? There was nothing else to do because after all, your book probably wouldn't be hitting the shelves until at least a year from contract execution.

I remember my original editor for The Innocent telling me to "Take a break," at the lobby bar of the hotel we were staying at for Bouchercon back when that novel was first about to be published by Delacorte.

All that's changed now with the new publishing model which includes heavy reliance on Kindle and E-Book sales. It's no longer cool for an author to write one book a year or every two years (Egaads!). Authors now can, and should, try and write at least a couple of novels a year, including some digital shorts. Readers with Kindles can now read more books simply because of the ease and convenience of downloading them and also because they can afford them. It used to be a bit of a strain on a budget to invest in a $30 book. But now you can have that same book for anywhere from $.99 cents to $9.99, hot off the digital press.

Other exciting opportunities also exist for authors, publishers, and readers. For instance, my bestselling Kindle novel, The Remains has been teamed up with Aaron Patterson's bestselling novel, Sweet Dreams to form one of the first ever special edition, two thriller Kindle packages which is now available from StoneHouse Ink for just $4.99. I'm not advertising the "Sweet Dreams/Remains" special edition so much as I'm alerting you the reader and author as to the great opportunities that now exist for us all.

It's because of these ops that I'm able to make a living and you dear reader, don't have to go broke because of it. Everyone benefits.

So what's on the horizon?

Digital shorts that will eventually be collected into a special edition volume. Collected non-fiction volumes, collected blogs, entire single author fiction cannons, special "uncut" editions of novels, special "cleaned up" editions of novels, etc. The opportunities are endless.

So long as the product is worth the price of admission and so long as we authors keep honing and improving our craft, we'll keep churning out the work for you. Oh, and thanks but no thanks, dear editor. This author isn't interested in taking breaks. I've got two novels going now and I can't wait to finish them so that I can start two more. After all, 'm a writer. That's what I do.

For a ton of Reading Ops, head to WWW.VINCENTZANDRI.COM

Third Sentence Thursday (#1)

Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme for curling up with the third sentences of books.

This week's theme is review the sentence from your current read.

1) Take the book you are reading now and post the third sentence
2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)
3) Post a link to your sentence here or if you don't have a blog, just post it in the comments!
4) Prepare for next week's theme: Third Sentence Review (nothing special folks sorry, busy with tests for one last week!)

The Confessions Of Catherine DeMedici By C W Gortner


"Outside the window I could hear the splashing of the courtyard fountain, the cries of the vendors in the Via Larga and staccato of horse hooves on the cobblestone streets, and I thought for the hundredth time that I couldn't stay inside another minute."


My first thought was wow this is the longest 3rd sentence ever.... I wouldn't be able to stay inside either with all that going on outside I would want to get out and investigate and possible sit by that fountain and read my book.

God Gave Us The World - Review

God Gave Us The World
by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Art by Laura J. Bryant

Details: Childrens Book
Hardcover, 40 pages - $10.99 US

Published January 11th 2011 by WaterBrook Press

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Description: (Goodreads) Little Cub’s trip to a special museum exhibit, “Bears Around the World,” sparks a flurry of questions from the young polar bear who is just beginning to learn about life beyond her North Pole home.

As Mama Bear shares with her about the different types of places that God has put the various types of bears, with their different kinds of fur and eating habits, Little Cub begins to wonder: Why didn’t God make us all the same?

With Mama’s loving guidance, Little Cub is taught to see the vastness of God’s wonderful creation, his abilities as an amazing, inventive Creator, his desire for us to care for our world, and especially the important lesson that…

“Every bear has a special place in God’s great, big world.”

It's story time at my house and my oldest daughter is enjoying reading to my youngest. They enjoy their reading time together. They sat and read and read and read.
This was a wonderful story with all kinds of different bears. My youngest loves bears and she sure enjoyed this book. The beautifully colored pictures kept her focused and she made big sister read it over and over.

I thought this was a wonderful story with a fantastic lesson. A polar bear cub in the north pole learns that God has made many different types of bears living in different lands and with different types of fur. Little cub learns that every bear has a special place in God's great big world and this is a great story to teach kids that they have a special place also.

This book is part of God Gave Us series which includes: God Gave Us You, God Gave Us Two, God Gave Us Christmas, God Gave Us Heaven, God Gave Us Love and God Gave Us So Much. This is a wonderful book with a great lesson. I am definitely going to pick up more of these books for my little girl.


I am a MamaBuzz reviewer and I have been provided a complimentary copy of for review from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group. By receiving a complimentary product it in no way obligates me to write a good or bad review. I am an honest reviewer and my reviews are based on my own opinion and only written by me.*

Happy 1st Blog Birthday & Giveaway

Happy 1st Birthday Chrissy's World Of Books


It's hard to believe my blog is 1 year old today..... This year has gone by so quickly... My other blog Happy Mom Of 5 is almost 2 years old. Wow my babies are growing up.

It feels just like yesterday when my sister of DK'S Everything Romance Books convinced me to start a book blog. She told me since I already review books on my main blog along with my product reviews, why not just do a book blog and then have your regular blog for everything else. I decided that was a good idea and I started to build Chrissy's World Of Books. I remember telling my husband the day I was building my book blog "just great I'll make this book blog and have noting to talk about on it". Boy was I wrong... I find more to say and do on my book blog then I actually do on my main blog.

I want to thank all of the authors and publishers of the books that I have loved, enjoyed, featured and reviewed on my blog. I especially want to thank my followers for following my blog. Thank you everyone you have made my first year so wonderful... Now for my giveaway.....

Giveaway Has Ended *** Winner To Be Announced 3/2/2011***

I will be giving away $40 worth of Books from the Book Depository to one of my lucky readers.

You Choose the books & I buy and with free shipping all over the world my giveaway is open internationally..... Good Luck



Rules/Guidelines:

Each entry must have its own post. I use Random.org to pick my winners. If you don't have your email displayed on your profile please leave it in your posts so I can contact you by email. Winners must contact me with in 72 hours of being notified or I will need to pick another winner.

Good luck everyone Giveaway will end March 1st, 2011 at midnight Central Standard Time. Giveaway Is Open Internationally.... Everyone can enter.....

Deadly Heat - Romantic Supense Review

Deadly Heat By Cynthia Eden

Details: Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages - Romantic Suspence

Published February 1st 2011 by Forever (first published January 25th 2011)

Deadly Series Deadly Fear, Deadly Heat and Deadly Lies

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Description: (Goodreads) She wants revenge . . .

Six months after her lover died in an arsonist's blaze, firefighter Lora Spade calls in the FBI's elite Serial Services Division to track the elusive killer. When Special Agent Kenton Lake is lured into a violent inferno, Lora pulls him to safety and is stunned - not by the fire, but by her own searing attraction to Kent. For the first time in months, she longs for something other than vengeance.

He wants her . . .
Kenton's interest in Lora should be purely professional. But one fleeting kiss and he can't get her out of his mind. Her combination of strength and vulnerability makes him want to protect her, and that means solving this case - and fast. For even the passion igniting between them can't hide a terrifying truth: Lora is the next target in a murderer's sadistic, fiery game.

A vicious killer wants only . . . DEADLY HEAT

My Thoughts:

I was able to review Cynthia's first book in this series Deadly Fear (See My Reivew) so I was so pleased to be able to review her next two books in this series. Today's review is on Deadly Heat Book #2 in the Deadly Series and I will be posting a review on Deadly Lies on the 4th.

I hadn't read anything from Cynthia before reading Deadly Fear and after reading that book I was hooked I was hopping she continued the same wonderful writing in her next book and I wasn't disappointed at all. Deadly Heat was full of suspense and romance a real on the edge of your seat read. I have read the first book in the series but Deadly Heat was written so well that it could be read as a stand alone book.

I rated this book 5 stars

I posted this review on Sniffly Kitty's "loving The Reviews" Challenge... Click On botton to find out how you can enter the challenge.

* I have been provided a complimentary copy of Deadly Heat for review threw an opportunity from Hachette Book Group threw an opportunity from Reading Romance Group (Book Blogs). By receiving a complimentary copy it in no way obligates me to write a good or bad review. I am an honest reviewer and my reviews are based on my own opinion and written only by me.*

Deadly Heat & Deadly Lies - Book Giveaway

***Giveaway Has Ended - Winners Announced 3/6/11 **** Congratulations winners....

#21 Pam S
#15 angie
#12 Katie

Congratulations Winners.....

I am giving away 3 sets of Cynthia Eden's Deadly Heat & Deadly Lies. Book #2 and Book #3 in the Deadly Series....

*I had been given the opportunity to giveaway 3 sets of Deadly Heat & Deadly Lies from an opportunity from Hachette Book Group threw an opportunity from Reading Romance Group (Book Blogs).