Sunday, June 30, 2013

Give Away Announcement for One Thousand Gifts

Give Away Announcements

Congratulations to the winner of the book -
One Thousand Gifts

Lindsey Reynolds

I will be sending you an email with a request for a mailing address.
If there is no response after a week, another winner will be chosen.
Thank you to everyone who participated.
Please check out the other give-a-ways going on this month.

Give-Away

Give-Away for

Wishing on Willows*
Katie Ganshert

Check out my review here.

I will randomly draw a name on July 8. So please leave your name and email address in the comments if you would like to be entered into the drawing. No info means no book.
Also I will provide extra entries to anyone who shares this on Facebook. Just post another comment letting me know you've shared. 

*This is an ARC.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Give Away Announcements for Sammy Experiences God

Congratulations to the two (2) winners of the book -
Sammy Experiences God


Misty Davis
&
Andrea Scharer

I will be sending you an email with a request for a mailing address.
If there is no response after a week, another winner will be chosen.

Thank you to everyone who participated.
Please check out the other give-a-ways going on this month.

Get Your Kids Hiking

Get Your Kids Hiking
How to Start Them Young and Keep it Fun!
Jeff Alt

Alt has hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, the John Muir trail, through Ireland, and many other places. He was an experienced hiker before his children came along and he vowed to continue hiking with them. With his children are now older and just as in love with hiking as he and his wife, he decided to share his tips and expertise.

This is one of the most comprehensive and well thought out books on hiking that I've come across. The book is broken down into different sections based on the age of the child and is filled with tips, hiking equipment lists, and amusing stories. It is an amazing resource about how to get your children to fall in love with nature through hiking. I am definitely keeping this book and would highly recommend it.

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

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Stealing the Preacher

Stealing the Preacher
Karen Witemeyer

Joanna is shocked when her father brings her a surprise birthday present - a preacher. Yes, she asked for a preacher for her birthday. She just never expected her father to kidnap one. Now what are they supposed to do? Can Joanna make him see the importance of staying or will he continue on to his appointment?

The concept for this story is unique and interesting. The characters have depth and are enjoyable. Elements of faith were sprinkled through out the book, but didn't make it heavy or overly preachy.
I enjoyed the romantic part, but also the interaction between father and the preacher.
I've really enjoyed reading the books by this author and look forward to reading more.

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

Give-away

More free books - just like I promised.

This book is very informative.  
And even though I'm not a complete health nut, I still enjoyed reading it.

Eating on the Wild Side
Jo Robinson

Check out my review here.


I will randomly draw a name on July 1. Please leave a name and email address so I can contact you. No info means no book. Also I will provide extra entries to everyone who shares this on Facebook. Just post another comment letting me know you've shared.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

How I Got Him to Marry Me

How I Got Him To Marry Me:
50 True Stories
Cherise Kelley

Back in the 1950s everyone waited until they were married to sleep together and everyone got married. Or at least that is what the norm was. But enter the 1960s and everything changed. Free love, no strings attached kinds of relationships began to become more normal and accepted. It is now over 50 years later and the difficult part of a relationship for a woman is often getting her boyfriend to actually marry her. The author/facilitator put together 50 stories about different women who were married after 1990 and what they did to get their boyfriend to become their husband.

I really enjoyed this. The stories were well written and really fun to read. The author did a great job of picking interesting stories. While I didn't have to deal with this issue, I found the statistics she gave alarming and the advice and stories fun and informative. Even if you are already married, you can still really enjoy the stories in this book. Will be checking out the other books by this author.

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