Month: January 2016

Audiobook Review:  Alienated by Melissa Landers

Audiobook Review: Alienated by Melissa Landers

This was the next audiobook I downloaded from my local library.  I’d been hearing constantly how great this book was.  But I had yet to pick it up.  I can’t decide if I can count it as part of my It’s New to Me Challenge, since technically I started listening to it right at the […]

Posted January 10, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 12 Comments
Promo Post and Giveaway: A Cupcake Christmas (Touchstone #5) by Beth Barany

Promo Post and Giveaway: A Cupcake Christmas (Touchstone #5) by Beth Barany

Book info: A CUPCAKE CHRISTMAS (Touchstone, #5)Publisher: Firewolf BooksContemporary Fantasy RomanceSweet-to-sensual; Can be read as a stand-alone.Pages: 186Available: Ebook + PrintPublished: Dec. 25, 2015 This short novel (or long novella! ~43,000 words) is now available for on Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, and Nook. ABOUT: A CUPCAKE CHRISTMAS What if you risked losing your baking legacy by […]

Posted January 8, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway, promo post / 2 Comments
Teaser Tuesday – January 5th, 2016

Teaser Tuesday – January 5th, 2016

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm.   Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! […]

Posted January 5, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 18 Comments
Cover Characteristic:  Jewels

Cover Characteristic: Jewels

The Cover Characteristic meme is hosted at  Sugar and Snark.   Here are the guidelines: Each week we will post a characteristic and choose 5 of our favorite covers with that characteristic. If you want to join in and share your 5 favorite covers with the weeks particular characteristic, then just make a post, grab the meme […]

Posted January 4, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 16 Comments
Review:  Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

Review: Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

First, thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for allowing me to read an egalley of this title.  Most of the time I’m not much of a contemporary reader. But this book had a very interesting sounding premise.  And fortunately, it didn’t disappoint. This was a roller coaster ride of emotions for me.  As I […]

Posted January 3, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 16 Comments