You Won!

I'm feeling a bit embarrassed. I had a give-away that ended on June the 2nd and I just now realized that it's June the 6th. I'll blame it on my stressful life, but reality is I'm getting old. =)

Thank you to everyone that participated. You have ALL won at least one book.

Amanda

A Broken Kind of Beautiful

Bread and Wine

Love Like in the Movies

Melanie

World Cup Mouse

Katherine

Holler Loudly

Beth-Anne

Return to Me

Please contact me so that I can get these books to you! Thank you to those of you who shared this on your social media sites.

More Free Books!!!!!!

Authors and publishers will often send me a book called an ARC to review. This simply means that the book hasn't been published yet. They might change the cover slightly and every once in a while some errors are found and corrected. But basically it is the same book. These are the books I'm going to be giving away today, because if I like the book I'll support the author by purchasing the book once it's been published. So now I'm passing on these books in hopes that you'll find a new author to read too.

The rules:

1. Go through the list of books and pick ALL of the ones you like.

2. In the comments section list the books you like in the order you would like to receive them.

3. If I do not know you personally or your sign-in name doesn't match your real one, please leave an email address so I can contact you when you win.

4. The deadline is June 2nd. Sharing this will get your name moved to the top of the list if you want the same book as someone else. So please share and then comment again where you shared!

Once the deadline has passed, I'll go through and give the books to the people who have requested them. If multiple people request the same book I'll use random.org to select the winner. Chances are pretty good you'll get at least one book.

Holler Loudly

My review.

This book is not an ARC, but is an extra copy my children received. Because it's part of the Imagination Library it has a large label on the back.

Return to Me

My review.

This book is an ARC, but is in manuscript form. It doesn't have a cover. 

But the words are all the same.

A Broken Kind of Beautiful

My review.

World Cup Mouse

My review.

Love Like The Movies

My review.

This is also an ARC in manuscript form, so the cover does not look like the picture.

Bread & Wine

My review.

And the winners are. . .

Since I had two contests running at the same time I thought I'd announce all four winners here.

The winner of the book Kiss & Make Up is -

Amanda from Faith, Food & Family

The three winners for the book God Gave us Easter are -

Andrea Scharer

 Beth-Anne

Laura Harville

Please contact me with shipping info so I can get the books mailed out early tomorrow morning! Thank you so much for sharing and participating in the give away.

Stay tuned for another book give-away coming soon.

School Struggles Give Away

Give Away for School Struggles


About the author:

Dr.  Richard Selznick is a psychologist, nationally certified school psychologist, graduate school professor, university professor of pediatrics and school consultant. The author of two books, The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child   and the recently published School Struggles: A Guide To Your Shut-Down Learner’s Success, he has presented to parents and educators internationally, as far as Dubai and Abu Dhabi and throughout the United States .  A down-to-earth presenter who looks to discuss difficult topics in non-jargon terms, Dr. Selznick tries to present complex issues in down-to earth terms. 

Among the many topics that he presents, some of the more popular include:  “Relationship:  The Key Variable in School Struggling,”  “Myths & Realities of Dyslexia,”  “Understanding the Shut-Down Learner Formula,” “Stages of Reading Development:  Signposts That Guide Instruction,”  “Why’s Everyone Always Pickin’ On Me:  Myths & Realties of Bullying,” “We Keep Telling Him You Have to Get Organized:  Executive Function Deficits,” “Secrets of Parenting Success,” and  “Regaining Control of the Ship.”

 Dr. Selznick is the Director of the Cooper Learning Center, a Division of the Department of Pediatrics, of Cooper University Hospital.   

About the book: (my review)

Learning issues in school are a frequent concern for parents, teachers, and students. The author of The Shut-Down Learner, takes the reader through the different issues that might be hindering your child scholastically. The section begins with an illustration on the issue at hand (ie: ADHD). There is take-away point that summarizes and then a "try this" section that gives practical advice on how to work with the particular issue.

I can definitely see this book being a huge help to a parent or teacher who has a child with one of these issues. Since the author tackles a wide range of issues that include social, organizational and reading this is a book that most parents will benefit from reading. The writing style makes this book easy to read and process, something that is greatly appreciated in an informative book of this nature.

MANDATORY QUESTIONS. PLEASE ANSWER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO BE ENTERED INTO THE DRAWING. YOU MUST ALSO BE FOLLOWING THE BLOG TO ENTER. 

DEADLINE TO ENTER IS SEPTEMBER 18TH. WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. PLEASE LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR COMMENT SO WE CAN REACH YOU.
THANK YOU.

1. Do you have children in school? If so, what grades are they in?

2. The No Child Left Behind Act, Won't Back Down (the new movie coming out this month), and underpaid teachers are hot topics right now. Are you concerned with the level of instruction your child
 is receiving at their school?

3. Do you think children should be bringing homework home with them at night?

For an extra entry, please head over to the authors' facebook page (here) and like them. Leave a separate comment on this blog letting us know.

Blog Give-Away

Today is the give-away for the book
 

Luke Goes to Bat

Rachel Isadora
 

Congratulations

Shawn Pope!

Please contact me at timamurrell(at)ymail(dot)com

with your mailing address.

Thank you to everyone who participated. I have another give-away coming soon so please let everyone know about the blog. Thanks!

Blog Give-Away

I have an extra book to give away on my blog.

I've just read the book and I'm excited that I can share it with my readers.

Please leave a comment on this post or the review post and I will randomly pick a winner on Friday, July 20th.
 

Luke Goes to Bat

Rachel Isadora
 

Rules:

1. Please leave your name and an email address I can reach you at. You will not be entered into the drawing if I have no way of contacting you. 

2. If you do not respond to my email announcing you have won by one week, I will pick another winner and you will forfeit the book.

3. I can only mail this book in the US. Sorry!

Blog Give-Away

Today is the give-away for the book 

 

Faith and Other Flat Tires

A Memoir

Searching for God on the rough road of doubt

Andrea Palpant Dilley

 

Congratulations

Beth-Anne!

Please contact me at timamurrell(at)ymail(dot)com

with your mailing address.

Thank you to everyone who participated. My next give-away will be starting on Monday. It's a children's book so please be sure to let your friends and family know.

Shades of Sin

Shades of Sin

Lillia Forsythe

This is one of the books in the blogger contest. Check out my Bloggerthon - Free Books page for instructions on how to win this and many other books.

Chevelle is raised as a slave. Her life is horrifying. But when she's rescued she must learn to live in a world completely unfamiliar to what she's been used to. She can see slightly into the future and is learning to use her insights to help and protect her friends and the random stranger. She joins a band called Shades of Sin and learns which of her friends are real.

This book is an paranormal/fantasy book that is unlike any I've ever read. It reads quickly, has interesting ideas and only briefly describes the typical fantasy characters. The book has non-monogamous relationships, vampires and sexual slavery. It's definitely not your typical book, but well written and worth your read if you enjoy this type of fantasy.

I received this book free of charge in exchange for my review.

Island of Secrets

Island of Secrets

Tammie Clarke Gibbs

This is one of the books in the blogger contest. Check out my Bloggerthon - Free Books page for instructions on how to win this and many other books.

 Lila reluctantly agrees to masquerade as her reporter friend who is laid up with a messed up ankle. It could be the scoop of a lifetime for her friend, so Lila agrees to pose as Cassie for a day.

She rides a boat to an island to meet Shane, the owner. His ex-girlfriend told the world that his resort has ghosts. So Shane agrees to let one reporter come to the island to prove her wrong.

What happens next will change both of their lives forever. Or were they already changed and just didn't know it?

I'll admit it right now, I don't care for time-travel books. I've read quite a few and just couldn't get into them. But occasionally I'll find one that really interests me. This book just happened to be one of them. I couldn't put it down. The plot and layout was good, the characters were engaging and the author has a way of pulling you into the story and sweeping you along with the characters. 

One thing that I don't like about most time-travel books is the inconsistencies with what happens to the characters when they go missing from the present. Ms. Gibbs addressed this and it made the story more appealing to me. I won't spoil it, but I loved the ending. It was sweet, but not what I was expecting.

On another note: This book could potentially be labeled as Christian fiction. I noticed some things throughout the book that, to me, pinpointed that the author was Christian. For those of you who don't care for this type of book - it is very subtle, you might not even notice. But I noticed her reference to God a couple of times and liked that element in the book.

I received this book free of charge from the author in exchange for my honest review.

Blog Contest

I know it seems like forever ago that it started, but the bloggerthon contest is still going on.

I need 67 more followers (128 total) to be able to give away these books.

It's perfectly okay for me if you follow until the contest ends and then quit. I'm just ready for this thing to be over. So let everyone know that right now we have approx 34 books to give away and I only have 20 people who have commented. So right now those twenty people are guaranteed a book. Pretty good odds if you ask me.

Here is a direct link to the page - Contest

Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out

Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out 

Pandora Poikilos

This is one of the books in the blogger contest. Check out my Bloggerthon - Free Books page for instructions on how to win this and many other books.

 

Anya finds out that she has a rare brain disorder and her world is suddenly changed. She begins writing letters to her dad about her thoughts. These thoughts are all across the board as far as subject, but also deal with her feelings about her disorder.

This book is written in a similar style to Daddy Long Legs and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in that the story is told through letters. The rest of her style is completely different, but I noticed the similarities. Some readers might get frustrated with this style, but I've always enjoyed it.

Check out this book if you want to think, ponder and question.

I receieved this book free of charge in exchange for my honest review.

Perilous Light

Perilous Light

The Afterglow Trilogy

Alyssa Rose Ivy

This is book two in the Afterglow Trilogy. I reviewed the first book, Beckoning Light, a while back and really enjoyed it. So I was thrilled to get a chance to review this one.

Charlotte has learned about her place in "another world" and is coming to grips with the fact that she is the Essence and belongs to someone else. But before she can get control of her special abilities she finds herself at war to save her new home.

This book was just as good as the first one. It deals more with her new life in Energo and how she is learning to use her powers to help those around her.

It is just as fascinating as the first book. The author has a beautiful way of writing a story that pulls you along almost before you realize what is happening.

My only complaint is that now I have to wait for the third book to come out.

I received this book free of charge in exchange for my honest review.

Be sure to check out my blog contest page for info on how to enter the contest so you can win a copy of Beckoning Light.

Blog contest for Miracle for Jen

I'm a day late putting this on the blog. Sorry!

I have one gift certificate to give away, but decided to give away the hard copy that I received from Tyndale as well.

The winners are Beth-Anne and Tiffany P.

Ladies, please contact me at timamurrell(at)ymail(dot)com with your address so I can send you your gift.

Thank you for participating.

Win a copy of miracle for Jen

Tyndale House has given me a gift certificate to give away on my blog. 

It is for the book that I just reviewed called miracle for Jen.

Please check out the review and if you would like a copy of the book then leave me a comment on this blog post and I will randomly pick a winner on Monday, March 26.

Through Winter Skies

Through Winter Skies

Evans Family Series

Collette Scott

Book One in this series is being given away in my contest. Check out the contest page to see how you might win a copy.

Emery and Zach were best friends. But one night ten years ago something terrible happened and they both drifted apart. Now Emery needs Zach's help and he has to find a way to breach the walls.

Although this book is part of a series, it can be read alone without missing anything. I loved this book as much, if not more, than the first book. The story is well written and the characters are so fun to get to know. Ms. Scott has a way of capturing the reader and drawing them into the story. I felt the desperation, pain, love and urgency through out the story. I can definitely say that Collette Scott has become a new favorite author of mine. Check out the series if you enjoy romance, mystery and suspense.

I received this book free of charge in exchange for my honest review.

Dreams Unleashed

The Prophecies, Book 1
Dreams Unleashed

Linda Hawley

This is one of the books in the blogger contest. Check out my Bloggerthon - Free Books page for instructions on how to win this and many other books.

Life has changed in the United States. Freedoms are being lost under the guise of protection and health. Ann has dreams that are becoming reality and she isn't sure what to do. She belongs to a grassroots organization that is trying to stop the control the government is taking. She must learn to use her organization and her dreams to control the world around her as it seemingly spirals out of control.

This book was really great. I enjoyed the characters and story plot. Even though I'm not a tech savvy person, I understood what was going on because the author explained everything so easily and clearly. The book is a part of a trilogy. So if you don't enjoy that rush at the end that leaves you hanging then make sure you have all three books before you begin reading. Because you won't want to put this down. A fun read that will keep you guessing.

I received this book free of charge in exchange for my honest review.

Ties That Bind

Ties That Bind

 A Madison Knight Novel

Caroline Arnold

This is one of the books in the blogger contest. Check out my Christmas contest page for instructions on how to win this and many other books.

  This book is about a detective, Madison, and a serial murder case that falls into her lap. She's a hard worker, honest, and determined to find the truth even if it isn't convenient.

I really enjoyed this book. Mystery is one of my favorite genres. The characters in the book were real to life and fun. The author had a way of portraying someone so that I either loved them or hated them (Madison's boss). The story flowed smoothly and kept me interested the entire time. It had a surprise twist at the end that I certainly didn't see coming. This is definitely an author to check out if you enjoy suspense or mysteries.

The second book in the series just came out last month and I can't wait to check it out.

I received this book free of charge in exchange for my honest review.

Don't forget about our contest!

Happy New Year!

Just a reminder to everyone - our Christmas bloggerthon is still going on. I need 84 more followers and about 15 more comments before I can give these books away. 

I've had quite a few authors contacting me about book give-aways. 

So let's get moving and finish this contest so we can move on to another one. =)

Contest

I am participating in a blogger give-away with Tyndale House Publishing. They have given me the following book to give away on my blog to one of my followers. Please leave a comment to be entered to win.

Night of the Living Dead Christian

Matt Mikalatos

I'm in so many contests and blog tours that my head is beginning to spin.

So I'm going to make this very easy. Be the first person to comment (besides the author comment that is already there.) and I'll mail you the coupon for the free book. You must comment on the post about the book - NOT on this post.

It's that easy!

If We Dare to Dream

If We Dare to Dream

Collette Scott

This is one of the books in the blogger contest. Check out my Christmas contest page for instructions on how to win this and many other books.

This is book I in the Evans saga. It follows Jamie, the youngest and only girl in a family of five. A chance encounter with someone will change everyone's life forever. It's hard to imagine that just a small act of kindness or a short conversation can be someone's saving grace.

Jamie very briefly meets a man at a bar on her last night in town. She's headed out the next morning to begin her new life. He will be charged with murder the next day.

Collette Scott delivered another great book. This is her third book and I enjoyed it as much as the first two. I don't want to spoil it for anyone so I'll try to be vague. The main characters were fun and easy to like and relate to. The story flowed very smoothly and while I knew almost from the beginning who the murder was, it didn't detract from the book at all. In fact, I'm not even sure it was supposed to be a secret. The main part of the book for me was not trying to figure out who the killer was, but watching how the characters dealt with the issues they were handed.

 It was a great book and I can't wait to read the next book in the saga, due February 2012.

I received this book free of charge in exchange for my honest review.