Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost only $1.99

Description taken from Goodreads:

An immortal war has been brewing in the darkness . . . And now one woman has stumbled into the shadows.Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares.

At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master vampire who thought he'd seen it all. Then Kira appears, this fearless, beautiful . . . human who braved death to rescue him. Though he burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life. Yet sending her away is unthinkable.

But with danger closing in, Mencheres must choose either the woman he craves, or embracing the darkest magic to defeat an enemy bent on his eternal destruction


To celebrate the upcoming release of Once Burned, from now though June 25th, Jeaniene Frost's publisher is offering a special ebook edition of Eternal Kiss of Darkness for only $1.99! As some of you know, Eternal Kiss of Darkness won the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Vampire Romance and it was a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestseller. Plus, in this limited-time discount edition, you can get a sneak peak at the entire first three chapters of Once Burned, available wherever books are sold June 26. http://jeanienefrost.com/2012/05/eternal-kiss-of-darkness-special-ebook-edition-and-contest/

Review: Perfect Strangers by Rebecca Sinclair

Title: Perfect Strangers
Author: Rebecca Sinclair
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: ebook, 286 pages
Published:  June 9th 2011 by ePublishing Works
Source: Received for review
Buy It: Amazon

From Goodreads:
Gabrielle Carelton is one of Queen Elizabeth's most devoted ladies-in-waiting. But her loyalty is put to the test when Her Majesty commands her to marry Scotsman Collin Douglas. When Gabrielle is kidnapped by Collin's twin brother, not even Good Queen Bess can save her. Dubbed the Black Douglas, devilishly handsome Connor is known throughout the land for his magnificent feats of strength and cunning. But now he is in need of an heir. An English bride will bring peace to the warring nations and give him the son he craves. What he doesn't expect is a woman as passionate as she is proud and a desire that knows no boundaries. Set against the pageantry and savage splendor of 16th-century England and Scotland, here is the story of a man and a woman who begin as enemies and strangers and find a love that will triumph against all odds.

Queen Elizabeth of England has asked Gabrielle to marry the Scotsman, Colin Douglas, in order to help end an on going feud. Once Gabrielle has accepted her fate, she decides to just be glad she is not marring Colin's twin brother, Conner Douglas, aka the Black Douglas. 

On the other side of things, Conner has decided to steal his brother's bride. Mostly to get back at Colin for the past, but also in effort to make peace with the warring Maxwell clan and benefit with an heir in the process.

This book had adventure, kidnapping, love and love scenes. Gabrielle had low self-esteem and did not view herself very highly, mostly due to the Queen's put downs.  I liked how Connor builds her up and once he gets to know her, he becomes attracted to her for her kindness and passion. Ella is the stubborn, determined cousin and I wish the book would have had more about how her life continues in the closing but maybe we will see a book about her. I also felt the second love scene dragged on and I found myself skimming parts of it. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book and I plan to read more books by Rebecca Sinclair. I give this book 4 of  5 stars!

You can find out more about Rebecca Sinclair and her books by visiting her website at: http://www.rebeccasinclair.com

My Favorite Reads of 2011

I saw some other blogs listing their favorite reads of the year and I thought it was a good idea so I'm going to do the same. Unfortunately, I can not remember all the books I read this year so I will list the few that stood out to me (not all the books on my list were published in 2011).

For the year 2012, my goal is to keep a list of every book I read throughout the year and write a review for each one. 

Adult Books:

Young Adult Books

Gift Card Giveaway Hop: Win a $10 Amazon Gift Card!

Welcome to The Gift Card Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Attack of the Book. 

The Gift Card Giveaway Hop is just in time to help with with last minute holiday shopping!  This hop runs from Friday, December 9th to Tuesday, December 13th! 

Over 100 Blogs are each hosting a giveaway for a gift card.

MY GIVEAWAY!
$10 Amazon.com Gift Card!
One lucky winner will be emailed a $10 gift card from Amazon.com.  Open to anyone who can use a gift card sent from Amazon.com.

To Enter:

I am going to make this easy!  You only have to follow via GFC - Google Friends Connect! Please leave a post below with your e-mail so I can contact you if you win and that is your entry. A winner will be chosen by random.org. That is all you have to do to win, Good Luck!

Now check out all the other great book blogs offering gift cards! 

 

What is your favorite book blogger meme?

I'm looking to see what fun memes there are out there that book bloggers have going on. I've found a few, but what have you found and which ones are your favorites?

Breaking Dawn Countdown Giveaway Hop: Week 4

 

Welcome to week 4 of the Breaking Dawn Countdown Giveaway Hop!

This giveaway hop is hosted by Grave Tells and The Twilight Girl

In honor of the Breaking Dawn part 1 movie coming out on Nov. 18, yes I already have my tickets, I am giving away your choice of a 2012 Breaking Dawn Calender that has pictures of all your favorite stars.

OR

you can choose the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 1 soundtrack CD

In order to win you  MUST be a GFC follower of The Book Diva

To enter, leave a comment with your email (so I contact you if you win), name the prize you choose (calender or CD), and an answer to this question:

Do you like the Twilight Saga books or movies better, why or why not?

This giveaway is for the US only!

The giveaway ends 11/17/11 at 11:59 PM EST. Winner will be chosen by Random.org and contacted within a few days, you will have 72 hours to respond to my e-mail or a new winner will be chosen. Once I have a confirmed winner an announcement will be made.

Click here to see the other blogs that are participating this week

Thank you and good luck!

Dirty Little Secret (2)

Dirty Little Secret is a weekly meme hosted by us at Under the Covers. Every Thursday we get to know other bloggers and our readers more intimately by asking them a question hoping to reveal their dirty little secrets.  We hope that you will all join us!

To participate in the meme all you need to do is:

1. Be a follower of Under the Covers.
2. Create a post in your blog taking the meme image and copy instructions.
3. Answer the question we propose! This can be done in any way you like, post a video, write a post etc.
4. Then add your link, click here.

Non-bloggers: We want to hear from you as well!!!  Let us know your answer in the comments!

We hope you join us and let us know your Dirty Little Secrets!

"What supernatural power would you NOT want to have?"

 

 

 Lets see...Two come right to mind, Hearing the thoughts of others and the Touch of Death. But between the two, I would have to say the touch of death being the worst.  I could not imagine not being able to touch anyone skin to skin without killing them. :(