A Book A Day for Write 31 Days Challenge in October

I'm excited to be taking part in a fun and exciting challenge for the month of October. It is hosted at 31 Days. Bloggers/writers vow to write a post each day of October on a chosen subject. I have decided to dedicate myself to publishing a book review a day. Wish me luck and be sure to come back daily to see the progress.
One of the really fun aspects of this challenge is the opportunity to visit and find new and new-to-me sites. There are blogs on just about any topic under the sun that will be participating. I'm also going to doing the challenge with my other two blogs:  Centsable Couponing and Halloweenistic
I will be listing the posts and links here as an index as I publish them.
  1) Nightbloom by Juliette Cross   2) Ever After by Odessa Gillespie Black   3) Summit of the Wolf by Tera Shanley   4) Ghost for Sale by Sandra Cox   5) Bold Seduction by Karyn Gerrard   6) Balance Keepers: The Pillars of Ponderay by Lindsay Cummings   7) The Prince of Prigs by Anthony Anglorus   8) Interview - Anthony Anglorus: Author of The Prince of Prigs   9) The Carols of Christmas: Stories Behind the Songs by Andrew Gant 10) The Biggest BUT in the World by Natalie K. Hodge 11) Shivers: The Pirate Who is Afraid of Everything by Stone and White 12) Rachel's Guard by Jillian Jacobs + GIVEAWAY 13) A Lady Never Lies by Stephanie Burkhart + GIVEAWAY 14) Wicked Wager by Beverley Eikli + GIVEAWAY 15) A Trust Betrayed by Candace Robb + GIVEAWAY 16) One Last Time by Denise Daisy 17) Get Yourself Organized by Christmas by Kathi Lipp  18) The End of All Times by Lissa Bryan + GIVEAWAY 19) Moonstone Conspiracy by Elizabeth Ellen Carter + GIVEAWAY 20) The Diamond Grenade by Daniel Julian + GIVEAWAY 21) Murder at Redwood Cove by Janet Finsilver 22) The Midwife of Bethlehem by Shad Driggs 23) Margaret Kerr Series by Candace Robb + GIVEAWAY 24) How to Save Money & Get Cash Back When Buying Your Books 25) Aurelia by Alison Morton + GIVEAWAY 26) True Deceptions by Veronica Forand + GIVEAWAY 27) The Challenge by Kim Iverson Headlee + GIVEAWAY & FREE BOOK 28) Love the One You're Witch by Randa Flannery + GIVEAWAY 29)
30) 31) ~~~~~ Disclaimer:  All opinions expressed on this blog are 100% my own.  I do not receive monetary compensation for my reviews but do utilize affiliate links.  I may receive books in  order to facilitate a review, but this does not guarantee a good review - only a completely honest one.  Each review post denotes how I obtained the book.

Veteran's Day Blog Hop Giveaway

A Salute to Veterans

With this Veteran's Day Blog Hop, we are honoring the selfless service by veterans to our country.  In keeping with this, we'd like to introduce Jessica Scott ~ active duty Army Captain, full time Mom and Author!  We also salute her husband who is currently deployed on his final tour with the Army as a First Sergeant. Thank you both for all you do and thank you to ALL of the veterans ~ you are appreciated.
Jessica and Romance at Random's Loveswept line are promoting the first book in her new Coming Home series:

Because of You: A Loveswept Contemporary Military Romance  
From the war-torn streets of Baghdad to the bittersweet comforts of the home front, two wounded hearts navigate the battlefield of coming home from war in this explosive eBook original from newcomer Jessica Scott.
Keeping his men alive is all that matters to Sergeant First Class Shane Garrison. But meeting Jen St. James the night before his latest deployment makes Shane wonder if there’s more to life than war. He leaves for Iraq remembering a single kiss with a woman he’ll never see again—until a near fatal attack lands him back at home and in her care.
Jen has survived her own brush with death and endured its scars. And yet there’s a fire in Shane that makes Jen forget all about her past. He may be her patient, but when this warrior looks her in the eyes, she feels—for the first time in a long time—like a woman. Shane is too proud to ask for help, but for Jen, caring for him is more than a duty—it’s a need. And as Jen guides Shane through the fires of healing, she finds something she never expected—her deepest desire..
Each of the following 25 blogs will be giving away a FREE ebook copy of Because of You.  Be one of the first readers to enjoy this powerful love story.  It is easy to enter ~ just comment below or on any of the participating blogs.  Stack your odds by visiting all of the sites and entering their drawings.  That's a total of 25 chances to WIN!  Drawing ends 11/13/11 at midnight PST.  Be sure to leave your email address with your comment.
If you don't want to wait (and why would you?) you can get your own copy:Amazon Barnes & Noble


~~~~~ Disclaimer:  All opinions expressed on this blog are 100% my own.  I do not receive monetary compensation for my reviews but do utilize affiliate links.  I may receive books in  order to facilitate a review, but this does not guarantee a good review - only a completely honest one.  Each review post denotes how I obtained the book.

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop Starts NOW!

It's that time again for another fun and exciting giveaway hop hosted by Inspired Kathy at I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and Rhianna at The Diary of a Bookworm.  This Halloween inspired blog hop will run from October 24th until midnight October 31st.  At the time of this post, there are over 425 blogs participating!  That means lots of chances to win some great bookish goodies.  You can find the list HERE.
First I hope you will take the time to enter the drawing I am having here at One Book Shy. I will have two winners this time; one US/Canadian and one International.  I am keeping it super simple as there are a lot of blogs to check out on this hop.  Just fill out the simple form below with your name and email address and that's it!  No flaming hoops to jump through on this one :) 

Oh, in case you're wondering what the prizes are.  I will tell ya...
US/Canada winner will receive a $10 GC to Amazon.comInternational winner will receive a $10 credit to The Book Depository
Now continue on your way through this hop BUT...Just so you know, I will be having a 1000+ follower drawing in the next couple of weeks with 5 prize packages so you should plan on coming back for that!  Click on the box at the top right of the page to get email updates so you'll be one of the first to know when it happens.


~~~~~ Disclaimer:  All opinions expressed on this blog are 100% my own.  I do not receive monetary compensation for my reviews but do utilize affiliate links.  I may receive books in  order to facilitate a review, but this does not guarantee a good review - only a completely honest one.  Each review post denotes how I obtained the book.

Blog Fest 2011 Giveaway

Join us July 15 through July 17....

 

 

 Today is the start of the 2011 BlogFest, hosted by A Journey of Books.  Hundreds of bloggers are participating and will be offering various prizes just for stopping by.  I am giving away a $15.00 giftcard (actually I'll buy you a book up to $15.00 USD) from    This is a fun event where you can find great new-to-you blogs and possibly visit some old friends.  As a special treat and bonus, you can visit the tracking page to help you remember which blogs you've been to.  The kicker is that each blog you visit and mark off on that page will also provide you another entry into a special drawing!  So you have many, many chances to win some lovely prizes.   The rules to enter my drawing are simple:

• You must be a GFC follower
• 13 years or older
• Open INTERNATIONALLY - wherever The Book Depository ships
• Drawing ends 7/15 at midnight PST
• Winner will have 72 hours to reply to notification
• Fill out FORM below
• Extra entries are available but NOT required - see form
• IF we reach 1000 followers, I will add a second prize

 While you're here, be sure to enter my other giveaways currently running. I am giving away 3 copies of Vicky Dreiling's "How to Seduce a Scoundrel" and 5 copies of Karen Essex's "Dracula in Love". That's a lot of bookish goodness being given away this weekend!

I am #134 on the BlogFest list.  You can continue on the hop by either going to A Journey of Books or by choosing one of the next blogs on the list: 135 One Hot Mess with Laura Harner

136 Paranormal Wastelands

137 Patricia Leever

138 Practical Frugality

139 Preternatural Primer

  
~~~~~ Disclaimer:  All opinions expressed on this blog are 100% my own.  I do not receive monetary compensation for my reviews but do utilize affiliate links.  I may receive books in  order to facilitate a review, but this does not guarantee a good review - only a completely honest one.  Each review post denotes how I obtained the book.

Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop

I am participating in the Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop that is running from today until March 20th.  It's a fun way to run around blogland and meet possible new-to-you bloggers and maybe even win a bookish prize!  Thank you to the ever fabulous Inspired Kathy at
 I Am A Reader, Not a Writer and Books Complete Me for hosting this great hop.

I will be giving away two of my numerous ARCs to one lucky winner.  I apologize for not having the list and photos ready, but there are many that you will have to choose from!  (I'll try to list them later.)

Entry is simple, fill out the form below.  There are two extra points available - 1 for GFC followers and 1 for email subscribers.  Comments are really appreciated, but they don't count for the giveaway.  Good luck!

I hope you'll check out the other GIVEAWAYS I currently have running by clicking on this LINK.  When you're done with that, be sure to go to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer to continue on the giveaway hop.

 

~~~~~ Disclaimer:  All opinions expressed on this blog are 100% my own.  I do not receive monetary compensation for my reviews but do utilize affiliate links.  I may receive books in  order to facilitate a review, but this does not guarantee a good review - only a completely honest one.  Each review post denotes how I obtained the book.

Follower Love Giveaway Hop - 2 Winners!

Prizes from CSN Stores AND The Book Depository await TWO lucky winners...

Today marks the start of the Follower Love Giveaway Hop hosted by the lovely Kathy at I Am a Reader, Not a Writer.  From today until February 13th, over 200 blogs will be hosting a bookish type of giveaway.  By clicking HERE or on the pretty pink button above, you can go to the list of all the participants. 

But FIRST, check out MY giveaway - just to thank the lovely readers who follow One Book Shy.  I was absolutely thrilled when I reached that 500 Follower milestone!  I never would have thought it possible.  I am very thankful for each and every one of you so I thought I'd share a bit of the love with TWO winners receiving prizes from two of my favorite online stores:

One lucky INTERNATIONAL follower will receive a credit for up to $10.00 USD from

One other lucky US or Canada follower will receive a $65.00 gift code to

Entry into the drawing for either is simple:  You MUST be a FOLLOWER to enter - this is a Follower Love hop after all.  Since my International friends get left out of a lot of these drawings, the giveaway for the $10.00 credit is only open to those who live outside of the US and Canada in countries that The Book Depository ships to.  The CSN Stores gift code drawing is open to US and Canada residents only.

There are extra entries available for also being an email subscriber and for blogging about this contest.  Be sure to check the boxes on the entry form.  Please note that commenting on this post would be fabulous, but doesn't enter you in the drawing - only the entry form will do that.

Good luck to everyone :)

Go to the List of Participating Blogs to continue on your merry way and have fun hopping!
(I am #54 on the list if that helps you find your place :)




 
~~~~~ Disclaimer:  All opinions expressed on this blog are 100% my own.  Thank you to CSN Stores for providing the gift code for this giveaway in exchange for a previous product review.

Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop Starts NOW

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Enter to win $10 worth of books from The Book Depository

This fun giveaway hop is being hosted by Martha's Bookshelf and I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.  Thank you to both of them for all of the work to get this up and running!

This blog hop will run from right now until Monday night at midnight (in California).  One winner will be randomly drawn to win a book of their choice from The Book Depository (up to $10.00).  I will notify the winner by email and they will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.  The drawing is open to anyone who lives where The Book Depository ships. (click on the banner below to check if they ship to your country)

Enter by simply filling out the FORM below with your name and email address and tell me a book you might get if you win.  (The book name isn't mandatory, but I'd appreciate some hints on new-to-me books.) 

You don't have to be a follower to enter, but I will award extra points to followers and subscribers. Comments are appreciated, but won't count as an entry in this drawing.

Good luck everyone and have fun blog hopping!

CONTEST HAS ENDED
FORM REMOVED

To continue on the journey and find out who else is playing along in the hop this weekend, click HERE for a complete list of blogs. 

 

~~~~~ Disclaimer:  All opinions expressed on this blog are 100% my own.  I do not receive monetary compensation for my reviews but do utilize affiliate links.  I may receive books in  order to facilitate a review, but this does not guarantee a good review - only a completely honest one.  Each review post denotes how I obtained the book.

Midwinter's Eve Giveaway Hop - International!

Celebrate the longest night of the year with us and win some bookish prizes!

hosted by:  I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

Join us as we journey to various blogs offering book-related prizes of their own on this 2010 Midwinter's Eve!  Be sure to enter our drawing before taking off on your adventure.

Up For Grabs:  $10.00 gift code to The Book Depository

This contest will be open to FOLLOWERS of One Book Shy who live in a country that The Book Depository ships to.  If you aren't already a follower, it's easy to sign up on the right hand side!  Just leave a comment below WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS and you're entered!  There are no other requirements or hoops to jump through. The contest ends at midnight on 12/22/10 - yes, it's only a 2 day hop ~ so get with it people and Good Luck!

When you've entered our drawing, click HERE to continue on your blog hop to find more great blogs and fantastic prizes. 

 

~~~~~ Disclaimer:  All opinions expressed on this blog are 100% my own.  I do not receive monetary compensation for my reviews but do utilize affiliate links.  I may receive books in  order to facilitate a review, but this does not guarantee a good review - only a completely honest one.  Each review post denotes how I obtained the book.

Book Blogger Hop: August 20-23, 2010

Once again I'm joining in on the weekly Book Blogger Hop hosted by Crazy For Books.

The last time I participated I had a blast and met several new-to-me bloggers who I now follow quite happily.  This event is a lot of fun and very easy to participate in.  You simply sign up HERE and then start hopping through the list.  It's a great way to interact with and meet other bloggers that you might not find otherwise.

The hop lasts all weekend long so you have plenty of time to visit and chat with the other bloggers. It's also a great way to find out about some new books out there.  My TBR list grew A LOT last time.

Each week there is a question for the bloggers participating to answer. This week's question is:

How many blogs do you follow?

My answer: Well, there are about 200 on the list.  I don't visit them all everyday, but I do try to check in at least once a week and see what everyone is up to.  There are so many fabulous blogs out there, it's really hard to narrow the list down.

So I'm now off to check out as many of the other blogs that I can over the weekend. It looks like once again there are numerous great book blogs to explore.

Book Blogger Hop 7/30-8/2/2010

Hosted by Crazy-For-Books.com

I decided to join in on the weekly Book Blogger Hop hosted by Crazy For Books.  It's a fun event where you sign up thru a Mr. Linky on her site and then hop around to all of the blogs (that you can) in the list.  It's a fabulous way to meet and interact with other book bloggers that you might not come across otherwise.

The hop lasts all weekend long so you have plenty of time to visit and chat with the other bloggers.  It's also a great way to find out about some new books out there.

Each week there is a question for the bloggers participating to answer.  This week's question is:

Who is your favorite new-to-you author so far this year?

My answer:  Well, he's not a new author by any means, but I've just discovered his work. 

George R.R. Martin

I'm looking forward to reading much more from him.

So I'm now off to check out as many of the other blogs that I can over the weekend.  It looks like there is a lot of great book blogs on the list.  Don't miss out on the fun!

Happy Reading!