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A Day in the Life of… Aria Kane

2013-06-19T07:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!!A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors! -------------------- Aria Kane is a recovering mechanical engineer and romance writer. She lives in sunny Florida with her fifty pound mutt who thinks he’s a Chihuahua. She is the author of ONCE UPON A DARKNESS and A TITAN FOR

Blog Tour: Animate Me by Ruth Clampett

2013-06-17T05:00:00.000-04:00

Ruth Clampett, daughter of legendary animation director, Bob Clampett, has spent a lifetime surrounded by art and animation. Graduating from Art Center College of Design with a BFA in photography, Ruth opened her own Design/Photography studio and also taught photography at UCLA. In 1993 she joined Warner Bros. almost fifty years after her father left the studio and worked her way up to VP of

Book Tour: Wanted Wife by Gwen Jones

2013-06-16T08:00:00.000-04:00

Gwen Jones, after spending years writing several un-publishable novels, decided to learn what she was doing wrong or give it all up. So after earning an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Connecticut State University, she’s now so good they even allow her to teach there. An unabashed born-and-bred native of Southern New Jersey and the Jersey Shore, she lives with her husband, Frank, and the

Book Blitz: Rylee Adamson Series by Shannon Mayer

2013-06-15T05:00:00.000-04:00

Shannon Mayer lives in the southwestern tip of Canada with her husband, dog, cats, horse, and cows. When not writing she spends her time staring at immense amounts of rain, herding old people (similar to herding cats) and attempting to stay out of trouble. Especially that last is difficult for her. She is the author of the The Nevermore Trilogy, The Rylee Adamson Novels and the Celtic Legacy

Review: Into the Fire by Amanda Usen

2013-06-14T21:30:00.000-04:00

Title: Into the FireAuthor: Amanda UsenGenre: Contemporary RomancePages: 201Published: June 2013Publisher: EntangledSource: PublisherSynopsis: Jackson Calabrese has a lot of nerve. He beat Lila Grant in the Culinary Academy competition using her recipes. Now, he’s opening a restaurant and wants her help? Fine, she'll fix his menu, but it's going to cost him.Heir to the Calabrese

Book Tour: Into the Fire by Amanda Usen

2013-06-14T06:00:00.000-04:00

Amanda Usen knows two things for certain: chocolate cheesecake is good for breakfast, and a hot chef can steal your heart. Her husband stole hers the first day of class at the Culinary Institute of America. She married him after graduation in a lovely French Quarter restaurant in New Orleans, and they spent a few years enjoying the food and the fun in the Big Easy. Now they live in Western New

Review: Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead

2013-06-13T11:00:00.000-04:00

Title: Gameboard of the GodsAuthor: Richelle MeadGenre: Paranormal, DystopianPages: 464Published: June 2013Publisher: DuttonSource: NetGalleySynopsis: In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile after failing in his job as an investigator of religious groups and supernatural claims. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen

Review: Always the Baker, Finally the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker

2013-06-13T07:00:00.000-04:00

Title: Always the Baker, Finally the BrideAuthor: Sandra D BrickerGenre: Christian RomancePages: 352Published: April 2013Publisher: AbingdonSource: NetGalley Synopsis: In "Always the Baker, Never the Bride," readers fell in love with Emma Rae and Jackson, and they've gotten more acquainted with them in the two books that followed. But now it s time for the diamond to meet the road as

A Day in the Life of… Roni Loren

2013-06-12T06:30:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!!A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors! -------------------- Roni wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her

Book Tour: Devil Black by Laura Strickland

2013-06-11T04:00:00.000-04:00

Disgraced in her father’s eyes, Isobel Maitland travels to Scotland, determined to purchase her sister’s happiness at the cost of her own. But when her coach is held up and she is abducted by a dangerous highwayman, she faces an unexpected choice: suffer the loveless union to which she has resigned herself, or marry this ruthless, Scottish outlaw who can ignite her desire with a single touch.

Canada Day Blog Hop Sign Ups Are Now OPEN!

2013-06-10T13:45:00.000-04:00

3rd Annual Canada Day Blog HopJune 27th to July 1st 2013 Co-hosted by myself, Chrystal of Snowdrop Dreams of Books & Carmel of Rabid Reads! In honor of Canada's birthday we are having a Canada Day Blog Hop extravaganza!Each blog will host their own giveaway - Canada themed of course! Giveaway's will run from June 27th to July 1st As this is a Canadian event, we are asking that all giveaways

Book Tour: The Gospel According to Prissy by Barbara Casey

2013-06-06T04:00:00.000-04:00

Barbara Casey is president of the Barbara Casey Agency, representing adult fiction and nonfiction for authors throughout the United States, Great Britain, and Japan. She is also the author of numerous articles, poems, and short stories. Her award-winning novels have received national recognition, including the Independent Publishers Book Award, the Dana Award for Best Novel, and the Publisher’

A Day in the Life of… Nina Rowan

2013-06-05T07:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!!A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors! -------------------- Originally from California, Nina Rowan holds a PhD in Art History from McGill University, Montreal, with a specialization in 19th century French and Russian art. She began writing when she was an undergraduate

Book Tour & Review: Affairs of the Dead by A J Locke

2013-06-04T05:00:00.000-04:00

Affairs of the Dead by A.J. Locke Genre: Adult Urban Fantasyebook, 341 pagesPublished April 19th 2013 by Etopia Press (first published April 1st 2013)ISBN13: 9781939194916 Help ghosts, stop a thief, and try not to die… Necromancer Selene Vanream helps ghosts settle their affairs so they can move on. But when breaking the rules gets her in trouble, she’s bumped down to tracking ghosts trying

Blog Tour: 8 Days of Desire with Vicky Dreiling & Jennifer Haymore–5 Fun Facts & Giveaway!

2013-06-03T06:00:00.000-04:00

THE DUKE'S DESIRESimon Hawkins, duke of Trent, is no stranger to scandal. Rumors and innuendo have darkened the House of Trent for decades, and it has fallen to Simon to restore his tattered family name. He lives by a strict code of honor, but when he is called home to investigate his mother's disappearance, the distinguished duke will tangle with temptation. For there waits the only woman he

A Day in the Life of… Angela McCallister

2013-05-29T06:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!!A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors! -------------------- Angela McCallister has always wanted to grow up to be someone who would never grow up, and lucky her, that's exactly what she's done. Nothing says adventurous more than being a 16-yr US Navy Sailor with an

Review: Sea Glass Island by Sherryl Woods

2013-05-28T10:30:00.000-04:00

Title: Sea Glass IslandAuthor: Sherryl WoodsGenre: Contemporary RomancePages: 384Published: May 2013Publisher: HarlequinSource: Publisher through NetGalley Synopsis: Under summer skies, New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods evokes family, friendship and heartfelt emotion.With her two younger sisters heading for the altar, will Samantha Castle exchange old dreams for new ones?

Review: A Most Scandalous Proposal by Ashlyn MacNamara

2013-05-25T09:30:00.000-04:00

Title: A Most Scandalous ProposalAuthor: Ashlyn MacNamaraGenre: Historical RomancePages: 352Published: February 2013Publisher: BallantineSource: NetGalleySynopsis:In Ashlyn Macnamara’s stunning romance debut—perfect for fans of Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Sabrina Jeffries—two childhood friends in Regency England discover love with the most unlikely of partners: each other.After

Book Tour: Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare

2013-05-24T04:00:00.000-04:00

Tessa Dare a part-time librarian, full-time mommy, and swing-shift writer. She makes her home in Southern California, where she shares a cozy, cluttered bungalow with her husband, their two children, and a dog. http://tessadare.com/https://twitter.com/TessaDarehttps://www.facebook.com/TessaDareAuthorhttp://tessadare.com/newsletter-signup/http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2752928.Tessa_Dare

Book Promo: Fish Out of Water by Ros Baxter & Giveaway

2013-05-23T05:00:00.000-04:00

Ros writes fresh, funny, genre-busting fiction. She digs feisty heroines, good friends, quirky families, heroes to make you sigh and tingle, and a dash of fantasy from time to time. Ros Baxter has been writing since she was eight and penned a whimsical series of short stories about a race of tiny people who lived on a rainbow. Since starting writing again in earnest three years ago, Ros has

A Day in the Life of… Cathy Maxwell

2013-05-22T07:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!!A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors! -------------------- Bestselling novelist Cathy Maxwell, a storyteller since childhood, embraces her writing romance as a way to express her belief that "loving well is the greatest adventure of all," and to explore her fascination

Book Tour: Then, Again by Karen Stivali

2013-05-21T09:00:00.000-04:00

Karen Stivali is a prolific writer, compulsive baker and chocoholic with a penchant for books, movies and fictional British men. When she's not writing, she can be found cooking extravagant meals and serving them to family and friends, who never seem to mind the excessive quantities she tends to prepare. She attributes her ability to multitask to the fact that she rarely sleeps, which gives her

Book Tour: The Spinster’s Secret by Emily Larkin

2013-05-21T06:00:00.000-04:00

Title: The Spinster’s SecretAuthor: Emily LarkinGenre: Historical RomanceLength: 281 pagesRelease Date: February 2013Ebook ISBN: 978-1-62266-881-6Imprint: Scandalous Penniless spinster, Matilda Chapple, lives at isolated Creed Hall, dependent on the austere charity of unloving relatives and under pressure to marry a man twice her age. In an attempt to earn enough money to escape this miserable

Review: Bristol House by Beverly Swerling

2013-05-20T13:00:00.000-04:00

Title: Bristol HouseAuthor: Beverly SwerlingGenre: Historical Fiction, MysteryPages: 416Published: April 2013Publisher: Viking AdultSource: NetGalleySynopsis: In the tradition of Kate Mosse, a swiftly-paced mystery that stretches from modern London to Tudor EnglandIn modern-day London, architectural historian and recovering alcoholic Annie Kendall hopes to turn her life around and

Review: Mother of Pearl by Kellie Coates Gilbert

2013-05-20T07:00:00.000-04:00

Title: Mother of PearlAuthor: Kellie Coates GilbertGenre: Christian FictionPages: 303Published: September 2012Publisher: Abingdon PressSource: NetGalley Synopsis: Barrie Graeber has two great kids, a loving husband, and a respected job as the high school counselor in her close-knit community. Without warning, everything unravels when her teenage daughter, Pearl, is betrayed by friends