The Indie Book Festival: Post -Christmas Sale



The Post-Christmas Holiday Book Sale, hosted by the Indie Book Festival, will kick off on December 28 and run through December 31. All books will be .99!! The Indie Book Festival will be posting the participating books to their Facebook page as well.

The Indie Book Festival website is the premier online website for seasonal ebook sales events! From Halloween to Valentine's Day – we'll celebrate it by bringing you bestselling books by today’s hottest Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal and Young Adult indie authors.

Indie Book Festival |Facebook | Twitter

You can also enter to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card now!

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2013 Ebook Challenge List



The 2013 Ebook Challenge. Encouraging readers to expand past just physical books to embrace ebooks in all forms, whether on Kindle, Kobo, computer, or any other reader.
Challenge Guidelines:

1. This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013.
2. Anyone can join, you don’t need to be a blogger. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to sign-up in the comments. You can post reviews to any book site (i.e. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Goodreads, etc).
3. Any genre or length of book counts, as long as it is in ebook format.
4. You can plan your books in advance or as you read them.
5. When you sign up in the linky, put the direct link to your post about joining the E-Book Reading Challenge.
6. You can move up levels, but no moving down.
7. Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2013, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.

Levels:

1. Floppy disk – 5 ebooks
2. CD – 10 ebooks
3. DVD – 25 ebooks
4. Memory stick – 50 ebooks
5. Hard drive – 75 ebooks
6. Server – 100 ebooks
7. Human brain – 150 ebooks

At the beginning of each month there will be a roundup post for you to add your reviews for that month. The linky will remain open for the remainder of the year, so if you forget, feel free go back and add them when you remember.
There will be a giveaway at the end of the year for eveyone who achieves their goal level (or higher).

My Goal - CD [10 books]

Ebook Challenge List [no order]:

The Enchanted Orchards - Kristin Maddock

The Choice - Robert Whitlow

Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

If I Stay - Gayle Forman

Flat Out Love - Jessica Park

A Sweethaven Summer - Courtney Walsh

The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

Ask The Passengers - A.S. King

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight - Jennifer E. Smith

The Summer I Learned to Dive - Shannon McCrimmon

Cover Reveal: Running On Empty by L.B. Simmons

Title: Running On Empty

Author: L.B. Simmons

Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction

Age Group: Adult

Cover Designer and website: Okay Creations, www.okaycreations.net

Cover reveal organized by: AToMR Tours

Expected release date: Jan 9, 2013

Book Description:

I had the perfect life. 

Beautiful and loving husband. 

Three gorgeous little girls. 

Successful career. 

The only thing missing was the white picket fence.  I really wanted that fence. 

Three years ago, I lost that life.  I lost my husband.  And I lost myself.  But, eventually, I found my way through the darkness.  I’ve made peace with my new life. I have my girls, and that’s all that matters. They are my world.  I have no illusions of ever falling in love again or getting whisked away on a white horse.

But then he came back into my life. On a freakin’ motorcycle.

There’s no way I’ll let him turn my life completely upside down.  Absolutely no way. 

The question is…

How long can I keep pretending that I’m happy with my life being right-side up?

 About the author:

L.B. Simmons is a graduate of Texas A&M University and holds a degree in Biomedical Science.  She has been a practicing Chemist for the last 11 years.  She lives with her husband and three daughters in Texas.  Although they keep her busy, she writes every chance she gets. 

L.B. Simmons | Twitter | Facebook

My Holiday Reads

I'm totally in my mode right now. I LOVE Christmas! Even though I live in Tx and it's not the ideal place when you think of winter I enjoy it all the same. I love watching Xmas movies...some of my faves... The Family Stone, The Holiday and Love Actually. I enjoy baking though I can't cook to save my life. I even love being around my crazy family.

My favorite thing to do though is getting cozy and reading a good seasonal read. I got a bunch of free Kindle reads plus I bought a few. I haven't read them all but I thought I would share a few I did read.



Why I took this long to read it I'll never know. It had me laughing and wanting a red notebook and my very own Dash.

Three very cute stories about the magic of Christmas and love. Gives you hope and that love has a way of showing up in the most unlikely places.

Three amazing writers and I love how all the stories sort of all tie together in the end.

The story of forgiveness and redemption. That they are still good people in the world who are always willing to give you a second chance in life.



Cute childrens story. A talking Christmas tree showing kids the true meaning of Christmas and living a full and meaningful life.

This will be my final post of the year. Going to take time off to relax and spend it with family. Can't wait to see what the new year brings and can't wait for all the fab reads we all will share in 2013.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

2013 TBR Challenge - Finalized Reading List

Earlier this month I decided to enter my first reading challenge. It's the TBR 2013 Challenge. I finally got around to making my list of books TBR. Some are 2012 reads I got/bought but never read, others are older than that. I'm so behind!

I had originally stated my goal was: A Firm Handshake [1-10 books]

My new goal is: A Friendly Hug [11-20 books]

I'm hoping *fingers crossed* to do 15... here's my list!

*2013 TBR List*

[no order]

The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
Live Through This - Mindi Scott
Where She Went - Gayle Forman
Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah
A Sweethaven Summer – Courtney Walsh
The Choice - Robert Whitlow
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty - Joshilyn Jackson
Gods in Alabama – Joshilyn Jackson
If I Stay - Gayle Forman
Divergent - Veronica Roth
Bossypants - Tina Fey
The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight - Jennifer E. Smith
The Summer I Learned to Dive - Shannon McCrimmon

WoW [11]

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly event hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

This week’s WoW feature is:

The History of Us by Leah Stewart
Expected publication: January 8, 2013
Publisher: Touchstone

[Goodreads] Three grown siblings return to their childhood home and face a family secret that forces them to reexamine their relationships to each other—and to the aunt who took them in as children.

Eloise Hempel is on her way to teach a class at Harvard when she receives devastating news. Her sister and her husband have been killed in a tragic accident, and Eloise must return home to Cincinnati to take her sister’s three children, Theodora, Josh, and Claire, out of the hands of her own incapable mother. She moves back into her mother’s ancient house and, after her mother leaves, pours her own money into its upkeep.

Nearly two decades later, Eloise is still in that house, still thinking about what she left behind. With Claire leaving for New York City for a promising ballet career, Eloise has plans to finally embark on a life that’s hers alone. But when her mother makes a competition out of who inherits the house, and Claire reveals a life-changing secret, their makeshift family begins to fall apart.


I'm a fan of Leah Stewart. I think she's an amazing writer and I'm never disappointed when I read her writing. The novel sounds good and interesting and I cant wait to read it.

So what are you all waiting on? Please share.


　

Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I've Read in 2012

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme from thebrokeandthebookish

This weeks Top Ten:

Best Books I've Read in 2012

That's my Top 10...what's yours?