February 18 2011 Follow Friday Tag Along

 
Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.
 
Her question this week is: If you are a fan of Science Fiction what is your favorite book? If you haven't read Science Fiction before...any inkling to? Anything catch your eye?
 
Honestly, I haven't really ever read science fiction. Here and there a few things, which has usually done more to confirm that it's not one of my favorite genres. But. There are a few that I want to check out. I really want to read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card for one.

If you've got some AWESOME recommendations for science fiction (straight up, romance, erotica) leave them in the comments, I'd love to have more to choose from to dive into.
 
 

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.

Recent

Review of First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones - Debut author book

February 11 2011 Follow Friday Tag Along

 
Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.
 
Her question this week is: What is your favorite romance hero-type? Stereotype wise. Do you like the strong silent type or the brute macho man?

I like a variety. I don't want to read the same thing over and over again. But if I were forced to pick, I love a big male that is possessive, a touch dominating, strong, intelligent and absolutely devoted to the heroine.
 
 
 
 

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.

This week's question: Whats your favorite genre?

I've always been fascinated by the supernatural, so I naturally gravitate towards anything to do with paranormal - whether it be Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantasy. Those are probably my two most read, but I like to mix up genres too. I also really enjoy Fantasy, Steampunk, Historical Romance, Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense (on occasion). And if I see a BDSM erotic romance story - I can't turn it down.

Recent

Review of Master of the Abyss by Cherise Sinclair
Review of Two-Man Advantage by Riley Shane
Review of Dead Man's Eye by Shaun Jeffrey
Review of Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
My Waiting on Wednesday Pick

January 28 Blog Hop Follow Friday Tag Along

 
 
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.
 
About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!
 
This weeks question is: "What book are you most looking forward to seeing published in 2011? Why are you anticipating that book?"

Well, my MOST anticipated book of 2011 has already been released. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning. If I had to pick from upcoming releases though I'd have to go with either Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh or Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews.
 

 
Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.
 
Her question this week is: What is/was your favorite subject in school?

I love learning. Always have. So I really enjoyed all subjects, from art to economics, photography to biology, chemistry to math. My passion has always been language though. English fascinates me, the power that words have to convey meanings and paint pictures. Closely tied with, and in a similar vein, is Anthropology/Archaeology and Linguistics. History, where we came from, what we did, and how we did it absolutely fascinates me. I'll stop here or I could go on for hours on this subject.
 
 
 
 

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.

January 21 2011 Follow Friday Tag Along

 
Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.
 
Her question this week is: Who do you cheer for?

Having grown up in Wisconsin, I think it's an easy guess that I cheer for the Packers and the Badgers. And, though, over the years I've cheered for other teams occasionally, my heart has always lay with them.

I love football though. This weekend should be awesome games to watch!

Who do you think is going to the Superbowl? Predictions on who's going to win?
 
 
 
 

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.

Recent

My review of the final book in the Hunger Games trilogy
My thoughts on the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning - before the release of Shadowfever
My Waiting on Wednesday pick - hot and sweet m/m erotic contemporary romance

January 14 2011 Blog Hop Follow Friday Tag Along

 
 
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.
 
About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!
 
This weeks question is: Why do you read the genre that you do? What draws you to it?

I've had a life-long love affair with the written word. Almost as long as I can remember I've loved to grab a book and transport myself into its pages. I traveled to distant lands, explored forgotten caves, met fascinating people, and always continued to learn. I think it was these combination of things that led me to fantasy, urban fantasy, and paranormal books.




 
Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.
 
Her question this week is: Who makes up your non-human family?

I only have Gage now. My beloved, 95lb Chesapeake Bay Retriever. He's a beautiful chocolate brown with a loving, snugly personality. He's just over 5 years old and I don't know what I'd do without him.
 
 
 

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.

To join the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.


It's been a busy few weeks here at Touch the Night, so there's a lot if new content.

Recent

I posted some more free ebooks
And more yet...
Another
Last one

I reviewed The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I reviewed Quinn's Hart by Cassandra Gold
I reviewed Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire
I reviewed Yes, Captain by Rebecca Royce
Review of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

I added Ilona Andrews reading order and updated all my other reading order lists (at the top in the sidebar if you're looking for quick links to them)
I posted where I finished in challenges I participated in in 2010

BEST OF 2010 LIST

I'm hosting the A to Z Reading Challenge for 2011!

A to Z Reading Challenge Review Link Post
Stop by and join in! I had so much fun with it last year.
Other Challenges I'm participating in
One more Challenge I'm participating in

Waiting on Wednesday January 5: Magic Slays
Waiting on Wednesday January 12: Lover Unleashed


I hope everyone had great holidays!

What are you reading and loving (or not) right now?

December 31 2010 Follow Friday

Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.

Her question this week is: WHAT ARE YOUR NEW YEARS BOOK BLOGGING RESOLUTIONS? This question is also being asked by Melissa at My World...in books and pages Check out other bloggers New Years Resolutions there.

Mine are pretty simple.

1. Comment more on blogs I follow. I am always reading them, but only occasionally manage to make it over to say hi.
2. Post more reviews.
3. Continue to have fun!

Recent

I posted some more free ebooks
And more yet...
Last list of free ebooks for the year

I reviewed The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I reviewed Quinn's Hart by Cassandra Gold
I reviewed Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire

I added Ilona Andrews reading order and updated all my other reading order lists (at the top in the sidebar if you're looking for quick links to them)
I posted where I finished in challenges I participated in in 2010

I'm hosting the A to Z Reading Challenge for 2011!

Stop by and join in! I had so much fun with it last year.

BEST OF 2010 LIST

Lastly I hope everyone has a safe, and happy New Years Eve! And I send best wishes with you in to the coming year.

December 10 2010 Blog Hop Follow Friday Tag Along

 
 
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.
 
About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!
 
This weeks question is: What is the thing you like most about reading book blogs? Is it the reviews, author guest posts, articles, giveaways, or something else entirely?

My favorite thing is just the enthusiasm that other book bloggers have. I just love having other people that are as passionate about books to talk to about them. Finding new recommendations to add to my to-be-bought list is never a bad thing either.




 
Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.
 
Her question this week is: Do you have an under-noticed author that you think we should all know about?
 
My favorite author, that I can hardly ever get anyone to read, is Lynn Kurland. She writes romance that is sweet, funny, and tugs at my heart. I found her purely by accident one day, and immediately upon finishing the first book I read, Dreams of Stardust I went out and glommed up her entire backlist. Her books are everything from historical to contemporary, time travel to ghosts.

Beyond her straight romance she writes fantasy romance trilogies which are some of my favorites every year. Check out her book order here. Her romance books, while connected, definitely do not need to be read in order as they're all self-contained. The fantasy trilogy should definitely be read in order to avoid confusion.
 
 
 

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.

This week's question: Whats your hot book pick this month so far?

Hot book pick for this month. It's absolutely got to be Quinn's Hart by Cassandra Gold (review to come soon). I absolutely loved this book and can not get enough of it! It wasn't released this month, but I just read it and I highly recommend it to everyone. You can buy it here.

November 12 2010 Blog Hop Follow Friday Tag Along

 
 
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.
 
About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!
 
This weeks question is: "If you find a book that looks interesting but is part of a series, do you always start with the first title?"

99.9% of the time, Yes. I just...have to. I need the history, the background, the buildup. There are series that can be read out of order, without any loss to the story, but I've always found that the investment I have in them is greater when I start at the beginning.

However, this sometimes works against me too. Because I'll start at the beginning and the book ends up not being very good and I never get to the fifth book in the series that I wanted to read in the first place.

I can only think of one series that I've read out of order, and that was by complete accident. Most of the time I research a book before I buy it - I love internet on my phone. LOL
 

 
Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.
 
Her question this week is: What is your usual monthly book budget?

Um. I don't have one. I actually try not to think about what I spend on books. And some months are heavier than others. Honestly, I have no idea what I even spend on books a month - I make sure I have the money to buy what's coming out that particular week, or pay-period, and then I buy them. I think if I looked at actual dollars spent I'd be afraid.

I actually had a person at Borders the other day try to tell me how much I'd spent there this year already, and I told them I didn't want to know. We both laughed over that. I try to keep my spending reasonable.

Though I am trying to get myself onto a budget plan, but more of a budget of read vs. bought. So, this is my goal - for every two books I read, I can buy one new one. *nods* We'll see how well this works...
 
 
 
 

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.




New this week:
Review: Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
Review: Scoundrel by Zoë Archer
Free ebooks 16 I found a great site with free ebooks, so check this post out!


Right now I'm reading Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews, second in her Edge series. It took me a bit to get into, but the pacing picked up and the chemistry is intense! I'm really enjoying it and hope to have a review up this weekend.

What are you reading and loving this week? Or not loving, because I know I don't love everything I read.

November 5 2010 Blog Hop Follow Friday Tag Along

 
 
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.
 
About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!
 
This weeks question is: What are your feelings on losing followers? Have you ever stopped following a blog?

Hmm. Good question. I've never really thought about it. I guess my feeling is that everyone should pay attention to what works for them. If the stuff I have here doesn't work for someone, or they aren't enjoying my blog, then I don't want them to feel like they have to continue to follow me for whatever reason.

 

 
Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.
 
Her question this week is: Who are your favorite authors??

Oh, the list goes on and on. Let's see. J.R. Ward, Nalini Singh, Karen Marie Moning, Meljean Brook, Lynn Kurland, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Jeaniene Frost, Patricia Briggs, Kresley Cole, Jennifer Armintrout...I think I'll stop there. That's the top of the list.

There's a ton more that are just slightly below those, and/or that I love sporadically (some of their books, usually more recent, just don't work for me).
 
 
 
 

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.



New this week
Free eBooks 14
Review: The Taste of Magick by Riley Shane
Free eBooks 15

It's been a bit of a slow week for me here with real life intruding and demanding a bit more. I expect to have two reviews up this weekend, one for Play of Passion by Nalini Singh, and one for Scoundrel by Zoë Archer. I've also been thinking about adding some film/tv reviews as I get stuff from my Netflix queue, so you might see one of those soon.

How's the week been for you all? What are you reading and loving right now?

October 29 2010 Blog Hop Follow Friday Tag Along

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.

About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!

This weeks question is: What is the one bookish thing you would love to have, no matter the cost?

Well, that would have to be my library. You'd walk in through double pocket doors, dark walnut, into a spacious two story room. It would be completely open in the center. On the first floor would be a fireplace, along with several little reading areas. Comfy chairs, chaises, small tables and direction-able lamps. There would, of course, be a ton of bookshelves filled with books and some of my favorite collected things. There would be one of those sliding ladders so you could reach the books up high. In the corner(s) is one, possibly two (depending on the size of the room), spiral staircases that went up to the second level. Here would be a walkway with the walls filled with more shelves. Carrying more books. One entire wall would be made up of glass to let in the natural light when I wanted. There would be sliding doors, with a patio or porch just outside the room with more comfortable seating.

Yep. I can picture it perfectly in my head. I've wanted it forever.




Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.

Her question this week is: If you have, or would have a daughter, what book would you want your daughter to read?

I don't have a daughter, but if I did I think I'd just be happy she was developing a love of reading. It's such a wonderful thing to have that I can't imagine a childhood or life without it. I'm not going to get into the whole age-appropriateness of books because that's a very personal thing between a parent and their child - and my views on it could very well take up the next 3,000 words in this blog.

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.


If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.


New This Week
It's been a slow week for me. I've been busy at work, and that hasn't let me be here as much, but the good news is that should change very soon :)
Waiting on Wednesday
What were they thinking??

My Halloween Contest!! Come by and enter to win

October 22 2010 Blog Hop Follow Friday Tag Along

 
 
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.
 
About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!
 
This weeks question is: Where is your favorite place to read? Curled up on the sofa, in bed, in the garden?

Favorite place to read, hmm? I'd have to say it's out on my three-season-porch. It's enclosed, with windows all around and my nice comfy reading chair. I can curl up any way I want in there, enjoy the rain in the spring, the breeze during the summer and the changing leaves in the fall. With a nice cup of hot latte or tea by my side it's damn close to heaven.
 

 
Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.
 
Her question this week is: What are you currently reading? Basically, what book is that?

I'm currently reading Bayou Moon (The Edge 2) by Ilona Andrews. I really, really enjoyed On the Edge, the first book in the series, and was anxious to start this one. Work, and some back issues, have kept me from reading as much as I want and I'm not very far in it, but I hope to finish it this weekend and have a review up.
 
 
 
 

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.





New this week:
Free eBooks!!
Hodgepodge Tuesday - Where I talk about a bunch of contests going on, and have my Top Ten Fictional Crushes as well as a Teaser Tuesday excerpt from Bayou Moon
Cover Alert! - Kiss of Snow (Hawke's book) by Nalini Singh has a cover!
Waiting on Wednesday - River Marked (Mercy Thompson series) by Patricia Briggs



This time of year, like no other, makes me miss living in the city. I love the peace and quiet of the country, without neighbors to worry about when I'm making noise. With room to run my dog without a leash, and with the simple fresh air. But Halloween's approaching. I miss the trick-or-treaters. I miss dressing up to hand out candy. *sigh* I'm thinking of doing something this year anyways. I've heard of a couple of parties, and I may go to one just to be able to get out and have fun.

Next week I'll be carving apples, something I haven't done in years, to hang in my trees. I'm really looking forward to that and will post pictures (if I remember LOL).

So what are you all doing for Halloween? What's your favorite tradition, or new thing, that you have planned?

October 15 2010 Blog Hop Follow Friday Tag Along

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.

About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!






Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.

She asks: What is your reading suggestion this week?

Definitely The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook. I was absolutely engrossed in this book all last weekend - whenever I could sneak away to read.

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.


New This Week
Review of The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
Review of Proof by Seduction by Courtney Milan
Waiting on Wednesday: Spellweaver by Lynn Kurland
Deserted Island 5
Waiting for Payday: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
Review of On the Edge by Ilona Andrews

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!

October 8 2010 Blog Hop Follow Friday Tag Along

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.

About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!

This weeks question is: What's your favorite beverage while reading or blogging, if any? Is it tea, coffee, water, a glass of wine, or something else?

I almost always have a glass a water, no matter what I'm doing, so I guess that would have to be it. However, one of my favorite things to do on the weekend is sit out on the porch with a nice steaming cup of latte, the sun just rising, and a book in my hands. Especially in the fall.




Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.

Her question this week is: How many reviews do you like to do a week?

I don't get to do nearly as many as I'd like. But that's simply a time constraint and not getting to read as much as I'd like. I try to do two a week. Sometimes I only manage one.

Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.





So I'm heading out to visit some family this weekend, which means loads of reading time on the way there and the way back! I'm super excited not only about seeing family, but about all that uninterrupted bury-my-nose-in-a-book time! LOL Especially as I'm engrossed in Meljean Brook's The Iron Duke right now.

I hope everyone has a great and fantastic weekend!

October 1 2010 Blog Hop Follow Friday Tag Along

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.

About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!

This weeks question is: How do you spread the word about your blog?
(e.g. Social Networking sites, Book Blog Directories, comments on other blogs...)?

Honestly, I started my blog almost 2 years ago now, and I didn't do much of anything to spread the word. I'm still getting my feet wet too. I just recently discovered the Book Blogger Hop, Follow Friday and a few other memes that help spread the word, and I started visiting a LOT of other blogs, commenting, following and just generally finding a bunch of great, new people.










Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.

Her question this week is: What books have bitten you?

Those books that I can't just read once, that I have to read over and over and over again? Well there's a lot of them honestly. I put quite a few of them in my Shelf of Awesome post, but here I'll post the first ones in the series (if applicable).

Darkfever (Fever 1) by Karen Marie Moning - I can NOT get enough of this series. You may have seen me talk about it here before, and I doubt it'll be the last time. I read and re-read them an every time I find something new.

Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood 1) by J.R. Ward - One of the first paranormal series I started on, I still go back to the beginning for re-reads.

Angel's Blood (Guild Hunters 1) by Nalini Singh - I'm a huge fangirl for Nalini's work (as evidenced by her having two series on this post). She is just incredible at world-building and unique, real characters.

Slave to Sensation (Psy/Changelings 1) by Nalini Singh - Just a few months ago in fact I read the entire series, back to back. Twice.

Moon Called (Mercy Thompson 1) by Patricia Briggs

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien -I still usually pick this up for a read at least once a year.

Queen of the Damned (Vampire Chronicles 3) by Anne Rice - Yes, I know I said I was going to post the first of the series, but this is the only book in the series that I always, and consistently, come back to for a re-read - so here's the exception that proves the rule ;)























Calling all 18 and over book bloggers, are you looking for more bloggers like yourself? Well please join in so we can tag along with each other. This is for a specific group and your blog needs to primarily have book reviews and post adult book content. In other words, if you read books like erotic and adult romance and have adult pic, then you can play tag along. Sorry YA readers, but if you read both (I know some of you do) you can tag along also. Just make sure you have both YA and adult romance on your blog.

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.


To join in the fun and get details click here. This tag along is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

If you have an adult book blog, please sign up for this tag along. There are others including myself that are looking for you so please join us.



New here this week:
Review of Demon From the Dark (Immortals After Dark 10) by Kresley Cole
More Free eBooks
My Waiting on Wednesday Pick - The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
New Meme: Waiting for Payday
My First Award!!!
and my Third Quarter Round Up of the Challenges I took on this year


What I'm reading:

How's your week been? What are you reading? I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

September 24 2010 Blog Hop and Follow Friday

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books.

About the Hop: In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!

This weeks question is: When you write reviews, do you write them as you are reading or wait until you have read the entire book?

I will flag things that strike me while I'm reading the book, but I generally start actually writing the review when I finish the book. Mostly I'll finish it right away, but then I let it sit a couple of days and re-read the review to make sure I've covered everything I wanted to, and that nothing new popped out at me while my brain was stewing over it. And sometimes that does happen and I end up editing before putting it out there.











Follow Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.

Her question this week is: What is your high fashion book? --- translation --- best book cover ever.

Um. Hmm. Well, I can't pick just one. Surprising, I know. I did a post not long ago on some covers that I really like. So I tried to pick some different ones. In no particular order.

The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy 1) by Jonathan Stroud

Touch the Dark (Cassandra Palmer 1) by Karen Chance

Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunters 2) by Nalini Singh

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

Faefever (Fever 3) by Karen Marie Moning

Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson 5) by Patricia Briggs

The Mage's Daughter (Nine Kingdoms 2) by Lynn Kurland

A Matter of Magic by Patricia C. Wrede

















So those are just some of my picks. What's your favorite cover?






And, because while I love YA, I also love UF, Paranormal, Romance and Erotica.



The 18 & Over Blog Hop is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance


Some new stuff this week:

Waiting on Wednesday: Shadowfever
Amazon Free eBooks 9
Review: Run For Your Life by Andrea Kane

Coming up:
I'll be updating all the reading orders (again) with upcoming release information.
Also, a review of Demon From the Dark by Kresley Cole. Book 10 in her Immortals After Dark series.




Question for you stopping by: What's your favorite book so far this year?