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Monday, November 15, 2010

Makeup Blog Grand Opening Giveaway!

Hello Everyone!

I’ve become a makeup addict and after a quick survey in my last In My Mailbox Vlog I decided to create a makeup blog!

On this blog you’ll be able to find looks I’ve created, makeup tutorials, reviews, giveaways and more!

And to celebrate my grand opening I am offering 10 mineral makeup samples of My Beauty Addiction, open internationally!

To enter, please visit my new blog!

Saturday, November 13, 2010

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox
Before getting to serious business, I would like to thank The Story Siren for hosting In My Mailbox every week =)

 

Mentioned:

For review:

Grave Witch by Kalayna Price (thank you Penguin Canada)

Black Wings by Christina Henry (thank you Christina!)

Won:

Darkest Night by Gena Showalter (Thank you Stephanie)

Please don’t forget to answer my survey question!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Xmas before Xmas with Book Depository!

That’s right, I would love to throw some sparkly glitters and Xmas love at you today with a new promotion from Book Depository !

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They are offering a 10% discount on one of your orders!

If you don’t know them yet, they offer a wide variety of books (both US & UK covers) and offer FREE SHIPPING to more than 90 countries around the world.

Since I’ve discovered them, I buy all my books there! No more Amazon for me.

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While you are at it, is you use THIS LINK while doing your purchase, I will get a 5% commission I use toward giveaways ^^

Cover Reveals!

TONS of pretty covers have been released lately so I’m gonna split them in two posts (the second one next week) so my post isn’t never ending lol. I usually join a product description when possible, but I’m gonna keep this one short and sweet and show you the covers only.

3..2..1… here we go!

The first one isn’t official yet, found it at Midnight Bloom Reads, and she saw it on GoodReads.com, so nothing official, but I LOVE it, so I hope it’s the real cover!

Something Deadly This Way Comes by Kim Harrison

Something Deadly This Way Comes by Kim Harrison

Release date:  April 8th, 2011

 

Inara Scott also revealed the TENTATIVE Cover of The Watchers (sequel to The Candidates). It’s not final, it will still change, but I think it's gorgeous! Prettier than the first one.

Release date: August 2nd, 2011

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Up next is the cover of Lover Unleashed, 9th book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward. LOVE this series, only read the first to book so far because I’m trying to make the pleasure last lol

Release Date: March 29th, 2011

lover-unleashed

Next book is Grave Dance by Kalayna Price, I just got my hands on the first book, Grave Witch and love those covers!

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Release date:  July 5th, 2011

Last one for this week is Hunt the Moon, the 5th book in the Cassandra Palmer series by Karen Chance. I already own all the previous books in the series, but I haven’t read them yet and this cover makes me want to start reading the series ASAP!

hunt the moon

Release date: June 2011

So what you guys think? Pretties, yay or nay?

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward

Within the brotherhood, Rhage is the vampire with the strongest appetites. He’s the best fighter, the quickest to act on his impulses, and the most voracious lover—for inside him burns a ferocious curse cast by the Scribe Virgin. Possessed by this dark side, Rhage fears the times when his inner dragon is unleashed, making him a danger to everyone around him.

Mary Luce, a survivor of many hardships, is unwittingly thrown into the vampire world and reliant on Rhage’s protection. With a life-threatening curse of her own, Mary is not looking for love. Her faith in miracles was lost years ago. But when Rhage’s intense animal attraction turns into something more emotional, he knows that he must make Mary his alone. And while their enemies close in, Mary fights desperately to gain life eternal with the one she loves…

Lover Eternal is the second book is the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, and I think I liked it even better than the first one. This second installment features Rhage, one of the brother who is cursed and as to rely on sex and fights to keep The Beast (yes literally) from coming out and Mary a human girl who’s got cancer. I can see the gears in your head, you’re thinking with an introduction like that it must be cheesy, well it’s not! There are multiple plot lines going on, but I’ll try to resume as best as I can without spoiling anything. Mary is a simple girl, volunteering in a suicide phone line and that’s how she meets John, a young mute vampire who doesn’t know what he is. She also happens to befriend Bella, who’s also a vampire and recognizes John right away. That’s how Mary finds herself mixed up with the Brotherhood in the first place, and how Rhage got nuts for her. There’s something about her that speaks to Rhage’s soul but his perusing her puts her in danger from Lessers: the spark that will start their rollercoaster ride relationship.

I just really loved the interaction between the main characters. Mary might be sick, but she has a warrior spirit and her mind is set to fight, plus she’s not impressed by the six and a half feet tall piece of a man Rhage is. She confronts him, and the beast, heads up. Rhage is not only incredibly sultry, he is also multi-layered and the perception you have of him after the first book is  completely crushed in Lover Eternal. Their relationship goes through many phases and I’ll admit it, I shed a few tears near the end!

One of the other characters to grab my intention was Zsadist, he is dark, dangerous, out of control and has his twin puts it, he is ruined. His interactions with Bella though leads me to believe there is much more to discover about this broken man, and I can’t wait to learn more about him.

The conclusion of this book took very surprising twist promising some very interesting plot lines for the next book in the series.

If you haven’t discovered The Black Dagger Brotherhood series yet, and you love Paranormal Romance, then you must get your hands on that series. It’s dark, sexy, sultry yet not overloaded with sex. Just the right amount of action, passion and carnal pleasure to get you addicted and craving for more!

Read Excerpt

**CONTAINS SPOILERS**

 

 

Black Brotherhood Series:
Dark Lover
Lover Eternal
Lover Awakened
Lover Revealed
Lover Unbound
Lover Enshrined
Lover Avenged
Lover Mine

Book Stats:

  • Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Signet (March 7, 2006)
  • Language: English The Book Depository
  • ISBN-10: 0451218043
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451218049

    Book Source: Personal Shelf

  • Wednesday, November 10, 2010

    Fan Art: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

    Hello my darlings!
    Once more I am joining Katie from Sophistikatied Reviews, to feature Fan Art!

     

    I’m anxious awaiting the release of City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare and Mundie Moms were having a cover contest, so I jumped in the crazy wagon and created my own!

     COFA

    The voting has started, so feel free to go ahead and vote for your favorite!

    Let me know what you think ^^

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