♥ 5,000 LIKES GIVEAWAY BASH ♥

February 18, 2013 by Aestas · 635 Comments

Ok, seriously guys, I’m. in. SHOCK.

We were at 4,000 only two weeks ago!

And now we are at F I V E T H O U S A N D !!! 5 0 0 0 !!!

I’m absolutely overwhelmed and utterly thrilled to know there are so many of you out there who share the same book addition and passion as I do! ♥

A while back I’d said that if the Facebook page got to 5,000 likes that I would give away a Kindle Paperwhite but, as it turns out, by popular vote you guys chose that I giveaway about $125 worth of books instead.

So… basically that mean that I have a whole TON of books to giveaway!

😀

Here’s how this Giveaway works:

I have 2 selections of books: a pile of signed paperbacks and a group of Kindle eBooks.

Each day for the next 10 days, random winners will be selected to pick a book of their choice to win from the 2 piles.

There will be 5 signed paperback winners and approximately 20 eBook winners.

All you have to do is enter at Rafflecopter below.

You only have to enter ONCE to be a part of the whole 10 day giveaway.

I’ve made lots of different entry options to give you more chances of winning.

I’m giving you a head start to enter in the Giveaway,
so the first winner draw will be on Wednesday, Feb 20th.

♥ GOOD LUCK EVERYONE ♥

Kindle copy giveaways are International.
Paperback giveaways are as individually marked on Rafflecopter.
Void where prohibited. Must be over 18 to enter.

Nook users: if you win, you have the option of choosing your book from Smashwords providing it is available there.

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LIST OF SIGNED PAPERBACKS AVAILABLE:

LIST OF KINDLE BOOKS AVAILABLE TO WIN:

**all the books listed as signed paperbacks above are ALSO available as eBooks to win**

CAPTIVE IN THE DARK or SEDUCED IN THE DARK by CJ Roberts
SEMPRE by JM Darhower
FIND YOU IN THE DARK or CLOUD WALKINGby A. Meredith Walters
WALKING DISASTER (pre-order) by Jamie McGuire)
THE SWEET GUM TREE by Katherine Allred
FLAT OUT LOVE by Jessica Park
PUSHING THE LIMITS by Katie McGarry
FOREVER MY GIRL by Heidi McLaughlin
MYSTERY MAN or WILD MAN or LAW MAN or MOTORCYCLE MAN by Kristen Ashley
(or any other Kristen Ashley book of your choice – there are too many to list here)
THE EDUCATION OF SEBASTIAN or THE EDUCATION OF CAROLINE by Jane Harvey-Berrick
SEDUCTION & SNACKS, TROUBLES & TREATS, or FUTURES & FROSTINGS by Tara Sivec
ON DUBLIN STREET by Samantha Young
CRASH & CLASH by Nicole Williams
DAMAGED GOODS by Lauren Gallagher
THE BRONZE HORSEMAN & TATIANA AND ALEXANDER by Paullina Simons

FALLEN TOO FAR by Abbi Glines
THE EDGE OF NEVER by JA Redmerski
BACK TO YOU by Priscilla Glenn **signed
THE MIGHTY STORM by Samantha Towle
WOUNDED by Jasinda Wilder
COME AWAY WITH ME by Kristen Proby
FIGHT WITH ME by Kristen Proby
THE PROPOSITION   or   THE PROPOSAL by Katie Ashley
WHEN WE COLLIDE  , TAKE THIS REGRET  or PULLED by AL Jackson
THE SECRET OF ELLA AND MICHA or THE COINCIDENCE OF CALLIE AND KAYDEN by Jessica Sorensen
FALL FROM GRACE & SAVING GRACE by Christine Zolendz
SLAMMED or   POINT OF RETREAT by Colleen Hoover
THOUGHTLESS, EFFORTLESS, or   RECKLESS by SC Stephens
WALLBANGER by Alice Clayton
THE UNIDENTIFIED REDHEAD & THE REDHEAD REVEALED by Alice Clayton
THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Katja Millay
BACKSTAGE PASS by Olivia Cunning (or any other in the series)
ROCK ME or LEAVE BE BREATHLESS by Cherrie Lynn

Travis Maddox Valentine’s Day Giveaway

February 11, 2013 by Aestas · 442 Comments

I’ve decided to make Travis Maddox the prize of this year’s Valentine’s Day.

I mean, he’s TRAVIS freaking MADDOX. You know I couldn’t pick any one else 😉

Unfortunately, you can’t actually win “him”, BUT, you have the choice of entering to win either:

a SIGNED special limited edition hardcover of Beautiful Disaster

a pre-ordered Kindle or Paperback version of Walking Disaster

The choice is yours, but either way, its Travis so really, you can’t go wrong 🙂

♥ Good luck everyone ♥

Paperback giveaways are US/CANADA only.
Kindle copy giveaways are International.
Void where prohibited. Must be over 18 to enter.

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♥ 4,000 LIKES GIVEAWAY ♥

January 28, 2013 by Aestas · 499 Comments

WE DID IT !!!!

Wow. Seriously, I can’t believe we are already a group of FOUR THOUSAND book lovers.

F O U R T H O U S A N D !!

I’m still in shock.

Buuuuut…. I wanted to find a way to thank you all for being a part of the blog community and to help spread the word about some of my favorite books and authors.

So… I decided to hold a GIVEAWAY!!

I know, totally shocking, right??

Ok, so, here’s how it works:

I’m going to give you all a 24 hour head start to ENTER THE GIVEAWAY (Rafflecopter below).

Then, starting on Tuesday night, I’m going to draw TWO lucky winners every day for 5 days.

Draws will be at 7PM EST each day.

M’kay?

So that’s 5 days with 2 winners each day.

The first winner of the day will win their choice of PAPERBACK from the list below.

The second winner of the day will win their choice of eBOOK from the list below.

❤

Enter below at the Rafflecopter link for your chance to be one of the 10 winners!

I’ve made a TON of tasks for you to do so you can pick and choose the ones you want to do,
BUT remember that the more tasks you do, the higher your chance of winning!!!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

** squee **

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Ok, here’s the list of PAPERBACK books you can choose if your name is called.

CONSEQUENCES or TRUTH by Aleatha Romig
**signed, US/Canada

LOVE UNSCRIPTED or LOVE UNREHEARSED by Tina Reber
**signed, International

BACK TO YOU by Priscilla Glenn
**signed

THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Katja Millay
**signed galley bound copy, US/Canada

IN FLIGHT or MILE HIGH by RK Lilley
**signed, International (waiting for release sometime this week)

VAIN by Fisher Amelie
**signed, US/Canada (waiting for release sometime this week)

WOUNDED by Jasinda Wilder
**signed, US/Canada

THE MIGHTY STORM by Samantha Towle
**signed, International

ON THE ISLAND by Tracey Garvis Graves
**signed, International

COME AWAY WITH ME by Kristen Proby
**signed, US/Canada

THE PROPOSITION or THE PROPOSAL by Katie Ashley
**signed, US/Canada

WHEN WE COLLIDE , TAKE THIS REGRET or PULLED by AL Jackson
**signed

CHARADE by Nyrae Dawn
**signed

THE WILD ONES by M. Leighton
**signed, International

CRASH by Nicole Williams

THOUGHTLESS, EFFORTLESS, or RECKLESS by SC Stephens
(Reckless will be a pre-order)

BEAUTIFUL DISASTER or WALKING DISASTER by Jamie McGuire
(Walking Disaster will be a pre-order)

SLAMMED or POINT OF RETREAT by Colleen Hoover

TEN TINY BREATHS by KA Tucker

FALLEN TOO FAR by Abbi Glines

THE EDGE OF NEVER by JA Redmerski

THE SECRET OF ELLA AND MICHA by Jessica Sorensen
(Paperback pre-order)

***

If you are a KINDLE eBOOK winner, you can also choose any eBook from the following list:

NEVER TOO FAR by Abbi Glines (available upon release)

GROUNDED by RK Lilley (available upon release)

THE SECRET OF ELLA AND MICHA by Jessica Sorensen

SEMPRE by JM Darhower

FIND YOU IN THE DARK by A. Meredith Walters

CLOUD WALKING by A. Meredith Walters

TEN TINY BREATHS by KA Tucker

FALLEN TOO FAR by Abbi Glines

THE EDGE OF NEVER by JA Redmerski

BACK TO YOU by Priscilla Glenn **signed

THE MIGHTY STORM by Samantha Towle

IN FLIGHT or MILE HIGH by RK Lilley

VAIN by Fisher Amelie

WOUNDED by Jasinda Wilder

COME AWAY WITH ME by Kristen Proby

FIGHT WITH ME by Kristen Proby

THE PROPOSITION or THE PROPOSAL by Katie Ashley

CONSEQUENCES or TRUTH by Aleatha Romig

DOWN TO YOU by M. Leighton

UP TO ME by M. Leighton

CHARADE by Nyrae Dawn

WHEN WE COLLIDE , TAKE THIS REGRET or PULLED by AL Jackson

♥ GOOD LUCK EVERYONE ♥

♥ SHARE THE LOVE GIVEAWAY ♥

January 25, 2013 by Aestas · 225 Comments

**** THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED ****

THE WINNER IS TERRI D.

** SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE **

Ok… I am SUPER excited to bring you this GIVEAWAY straight from the amazing TINA REBER!!

To celebrate the upcoming paperback release of LOVE UNREHEARSED,

Tina is going to GIVEAWAY a set of *SIGNED* paperbacks
of both books in the LOVE SERIES to one lucky winner!!

Seriously, these are some of my FAVORITE books EVER!!!

To enter for your chance to WIN, scroll down to the Rafflecopter below.

But wait!! there’s more…

A second winner will be selected to win a Kindle copy of either book at the same time!!

***All you have to do to enter that is to SHARE THIS STATUS ON FACEBOOK (closed now) and then COMMENT ON THAT STATUS (not here on the post!!) that you shared. A random winner will be selected when this giveaway ends.

The Paperback Giveaway is only open in the US and Canada.
The Kindle copy Giveaway is International.

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Here are my reviews of both books:

LOVE UNSCRIPTED
LOVE UNREHEARSED

If you want to BUY them, here are the links:

LOVE UNSCRIPTED (KINDLE)
LOVE UNSCRIPTED (PAPERBACK)

LOVE UNREHEARSED (KINDLE)
LOVE UNREHEARSED (PAPERBACK)

WINNER’S CHOICE PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY: Round #5

January 17, 2013 by Aestas · 453 Comments

**** THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED ****
THE WINNER IS TRACY P.
.

Here are the selections for Round #5 of the Winner’s Choice Paperback Giveaway!!

They were chosen partly based on books that I adore and would love to share with you
and partly based on the suggestions that you guys had requested on Facebook.

So, here’s how the Winner’s Choice Giveaway works:

The Rafflecopter link at the bottom of the post is where you can enter to win!

***The winner will get to choose any ONE of these paperbacks. ***

And wait! There’s more…

A second winner will be selected to win a $5.00 Gift Card to Amazon at the same time!!

—> All you have to do to enter that is to SHARE THIS STATUS ON FACEBOOK and then COMMENT ON THAT STATUS (not here on the post!!) that you shared. A random winner will be selected when this giveaway ends.)

The Paperback Giveaway is only open in the US and Canada.
The $5.00 Giveaway is International.

If you want to read my reviews of each book, just click the cover… or you can just skip below to the Rafflecopter part and enter for your chance to WIN!!! 😀

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**Also, just remember, whenever my FACEBOOK PAGE gets to 5,000 LIKES, I’ll be doing a GIVEAWAY for a KINDLE PAPERWHITE. This will be open Internationally – an International winner may instead receive a Gift Card from Amazon for the value of the device.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AND HAPPY READING!! <3

COLLEEN HOOVER ~ Interview & signed GIVEAWAY

December 31, 2012 by Aestas · 15 Comments

Closing our 22-22-22 Author-a-thon is one of everyone’s most favorite authors Colleen Hoover!! Guys, I can’t tell you just how much LOVE I have for her books.

Slammed and Point of Retreat are two of the most beautiful, powerful and honestly, just plain perfect books I have ever read. Its totally unsurprising that they both got movie deals this year! 🙂

And I’m sure by now you have all heard of or read Colleen’s brand new, utterly breathtaking book HOPELESS which was released last week and has already made it #1 on Amazon. This book absolutely blew me away!!

Scroll down for info Colleen, her books, a fan Q&A from the readers and… a *SIGNED* international *GIVEAWAY!!

Be sure to check the bottom of the page and
ENTER TO WIN A *SIGNED* COPY of “HOPELESS”!!!

Writer. Mother. Ninja. Wife. Avett Fanatic. Hardcore Realist.

I’m addicted to and seriously floored by the talent of The Avett Brothers band, which is obvious in both of my books. They are 99% of my playlist. The other 1% being Eminem and Jason Mraz.

I love lindor truffles (the white ones with the chips inside) and have an unhealthy addiction to diet pepsi. A serious addiction.

I get stoked whenever I get a message from goodreads saying I have a new friend request…so request me, dangit!

Colleen lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. She released her debut novel, SLAMMED, in January 2012 and the follow-up novel, POINT OF RETREAT, in February, 2012. Both books have been optioned for film as of October, 2012.

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon

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Brand New Release!!!
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“And once again in my new world full of heartache and lies,
this hopeless boy somehow finds a way to make me smile.”

Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies…

That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder: A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of just one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past that she wishes could just stay buried.

Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky’s life will change forever.

My spoiler-free review of HOPELESS
(One of the best books of 2012!)

“Fuck all the firsts, Sky. The only thing that matters to me with you are the forevers.”

Kindle | Smashwords

Falling in love can feel like poetry. Or it can feel like a slam to the heart.

Colleen Hoover’s romantic, emotion-packed debut novel unforgettably captures all the magic and confusion of first love, as two young people forge an unlikely bond before discovering that fate has other plans for them.

Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for both her mother and younger brother. She appears resilient and tenacious, but inside, she’s losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbor Will, a handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for poetry slams thrills her.

Not long after a heart-stopping first date during which each recognizes something profound and familiar in the other, they are slammed to the core when a shocking discovery brings their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together and the forces that tear them apart. Only through the poetry they share are they able to speak the truth that is in their hearts and imagine a future where love is cause for celebration, not regret.

(click covers to buy them)

My review of Slammed (book #1) – 6 stars!!

My review of Point of Retreat (book #2) – 6 stars!!

“I got schooled this year
by
a
Boy.
a boy that I’m seriously,
deeply, madly, incredibly,
and undeniably in love
with.
And he taught me the most
important thing of all …
To put the emphasis
On life.”

These are a few questions that our readers wanted to ask Colleen.

Whitney C ~ Do you have any plans to write adult romance?

Colleen ~ Actually, I have half of an adult romance completed. I set it aside to finish Hopeless, but I’m hoping to go back to it. In fact, it’s sort of SO adult and on the verge of erotica, I’ll probably have to publish it under a different pen name just to keep my PG readers separate. lol.

Clista S ~ Did Will or Lake come to your mind first when you were creating the story? Really can’t wait for more!!!

Colleen ~ No. The way I write is sort of odd. I had no clue from chapter to chapter what was going to happen next. When I was writing the first chapter of Slammed, I had no idea she was going to have a neighbor until she pulled up in her driveway. It’s fun that way, because I feel like I’m watching a movie in my own head and I have no clue what comes next!

Gudy H ~ Have you continued to write poetry? Will you ever publish your work?

Colleen ~ To be honest, I don’t write poetry. I wrote it for the books because Will loved poetry, but other than the slams in the books, I have nothing else.

Abby ~ How did you come up with the name Lake? I always wondered. Both books were Fantastic!!!!

Colleen ~ I was pregnant with my second child when I saw the name in the newspaper. If he would have been a girl, he would have been named Layken. But…I kept having boys.

Tiffany Z ~ Do you know how many books you will write in the Slammed series?

Colleen ~ I completed the third, which is not really a sequel. It’s SLAMMED from Will’s POV. I really don’t think I will continue with their story, but I’d love to do a spinoff one day of one of the younger characters. Maybe Kiersten or Kel.

Susan S ~ Prior to reading your books, I had never heard of poetry slams. Is this something that has always interested you?

Chelsea B ~ Have you always loved slam poetry or did you study it for these books?

Michelle M ~ When and how did you first hear of “slamming”?

Colleen ~ I watched a documentary on HBO that introduced me to Slam Poetry. It was so motivating, but I had never actually been to a slam before writing the books. I’ve been since, and it’s absolutely amazing!