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Friday, August 31, 2012

August Winners!

It's that time of the month.  No not that time of the month!  LOL!  It's the last day of the month and here at My Little Pocketbooks that means it's time to announce the winners of all the giveaways.  With all the giveaways starting and stopping it's soo much easier to just do one winner post a month.  Just saving a few step.  Let me say a big THANK YOU to all you for stopping by, commenting, following and entering the giveaways!  
So now on to the August winners.  There were a total of 13 giveaways this month and 44 winners.  Congratulations goes out to a ton of people... 

Operation TBR Reduction: August Report

Operation TBR Reduction Button
Just in case you haven't heard of this amazing Challenge.  It is only for book hoarders.  Which I know I am the only one here that is.  Right?  Right!  
Operation TBR Reduction was created and is hosted by Stephanie at Once Upon a Chapter to reduce the number of books current in her/my/our houses.  
Whatever comes in...more has to go out!

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Why I Love Wednesday #22

Alexis from Reflections of a Bookaholic started a Wednesday Meme called Why I Love Wednesday. Hop on over to Alexis' blog and join in the fun.  Since I have been to busy to keep up with this meme, I decided to borrow Jade from Sort of Beautiful idea and do one post for the month.  I am not stealing the idea ya'll!  I asked her ahead of time.  :) 

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Stacking the Shelves #16

  Hosted & created by Tynga's Reviews This post is my weekly update about the shiny new books I have bought (I know I need to stop buying them), won (I love to enter giveaways) or received from authors or others.  As well as purses I buy or receive, of course!   Click the photo to go to Amazon.com or Goodreads.com to read more about the books or to purchase a copy.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Review: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk


Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
Author: David Sedaris
Illustrator: Ian Falconer
Genre: Humor
Hardcover: 176 pages
Release Date:  September 28, 2010
Source:  Picked it up at a book swap last year
Buy the Book:  Amazon

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Sunday Best #16

This is a great new weekly linky started by Tanya at Girlxoxo.com
Every Sunday, we are going to share the best post on our blogs from the week and link them up.  Join us in showing off your Sunday Best and leave a comment or two.

Friday, August 24, 2012

Challenge: Operation TBR Reduction

Operation TBR Reduction Button

During Bout of Books Week I ran across this button and had to click it to see what it was all about and low and behold a Challenge with my name written all over it.  Honestly, this could be named "Alysia get some of these books read before you bring more books into the house challenge."  But that would be way to long!  And won't look so cute on this button.  
Stephanie at Once Upon a Chapter is just like so many of us book hoarders but is actually doing something about it.  Check out the details below:

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Guest Post & Giveaway: Blood Jewel Author's Favorite List

As part of The Blood Jewel book tour, author Georgia Cates has stopped by to answer 10 Questions about her favorites stuff. 

Contact the Author
Goodreads

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Cover Reveal: Perception

PERCEPTION is a ( SF/mystery/romance) Young Adult novel that takes place in the not too distant future in a world changed by climate extremes, natural disasters and impending wars, and where scientific breakthroughs cause class divisions—both financially and philosophically.  It explores the clash between faith and science and how differences can separate us as enemies or alliance us together. And in some cases, even in the midst of betrayal and personal crisis, there’s room to fall in love.
This is the first book in a planned three book series. 
Check out the cover!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Stacking the Shelves #15

  Hosted & created by Tynga's Reviews This post is my weekly update about the shiny new books I have bought (I know I need to stop buying them), won (I love to enter giveaways) or received from authors or others.  As well as purses I buy or receive, of course!   Click the photo to go to Amazon.com or Goodreads.com to read more about the books or to purchase a copy.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Sunday, August 19, 2012

What I Am Reading...

Sunday Best #15

This is a great new weekly linky started by Tanya at Girlxoxo.com
Every Sunday, we are going to share the best post on our blogs from the week and link them up.  Join us in showing off your Sunday Best and leave a comment or two.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Book in the Spotlight & Giveaway: The Winemaker's Diner

by Dr. Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond

Book Description
Recently named executive chef at one of Miami Beach's hottest restaurants, Jaden Thorne is determined to make her culinary mark and fulfill her professional dreams. When Jaden is given highly coveted tickets to the ultra-exclusive Winemaker's Dinner, she jumps at the opportunity to meet South Florida's wealthiest and most influential food and wine enthusiasts. Jaden's eyes are drawn to the VIP section even before the appetizers appear, but she soon finds herself thinking less about networking and more about the intriguingly sexy stranger eying her from across the room. After dinner, what begins as a lighthearted flirtation unexpectedly catapults into a night of explosive passion. But when morning dawns, Jaden leaves her sleeping Mr. Oh So Sexy behind, sure they'll never see each other again. Dr. Ivan Rusilko, a handsome, young physician, boasts an extensive resume' and a well-established position on Miami Beach's social scene. But despite his success and glamor, he's routinely had to suffer uninspiring dates and doomed relationships. With a romantic heart, Ivan's not the "love-'em-and-leave-'em" type. But when he awakens to find that the girl in the red dress has done exactly that, he resolves to find her--only if it's just to ask why she left without even a kiss goodbye. The Winemaker's Dinner is a fictionalized erotic memoir inspired by the romantic triumphs and tragedies of Dr. Ivan Rusilko's real life. Weaving fact with fantasy, authors Everly Drummond and Dr. Ivan Rusilko have gifted readers with a swoon-worthy, flesh-and-blood romantic hero and the intoxicating bouquet only a heartfelt tale of passionate love can create.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Book in the Spotlight & Giveaway: Blood of Anteros

Blood of Anteros (The Vampire Agápe Series Book #1)
Author: Georgia Cates
Buy the Book: Amazon

Book Description
I was tantalized by the mystery of her. The leech inside me came out to find prey, but found none in this enigmatic girl. The close proximity of her essence didn’t entice the monster within, so what did that make her? I had more questions than answers, but one thing was unmistakable; although she released me from her embrace, her hold on me remained.
Cruel circumstances turned Curry Brennan into the wretched monster he hates and refuses to accept, but when an expected turn of events releases him from the bond of his obsessive maker, he returns to the home he knew 161 years earlier and finds the return of happiness and joy in something he didn’t know existed. Puzzled by his growing attraction to Chansey Leclaire, a human, he is unable to resist the captivating relationship that threatens to reveal his existence as a vampire. He eventually discovers the reason he was destined to find what he didn’t know he searched for and is faced with the cruel realization that the living and the immortal undead will always be separated by one thing. Eternity.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Stacking the Shelves #14

  Hosted & created by Tynga's Reviews This post is my weekly update about the shiny new books I have bought (I know I need to stop buying them), won (I love to enter giveaways) or received from authors or others.  As well as purses I buy or receive, of course!   Click the photo to go to Amazon.com or Goodreads.com to read more about the books or to purchase a copy.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Bout of Books 5.0 Weekly Progress

Bout of Books Read-a-Thon
Bout of Books Progress
I decided around midnight to put all of my daily progress and updates with the read-a-thon here in one post.  So everyday of the read-a-thon this post will be updated.  
I am really looking forward to getting a few books from the TBR list to the Read list.  :)

Review: The Reluctant Matchmaker

Genre: Women's Fiction
Publisher: Kensington Fiction
Paperback: 352 pages
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Source: Provided by the author for an honest review
Buy the Book: Amazon

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Sunday Best #14

This is a great new weekly linky started by Tanya at Girlxoxo.com
Every Sunday, we are going to share the best post on our blogs from the week and link them up.  Join us in showing off your Sunday Best and leave a comment or two.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Bout of Books 5.0 Goals

Bout of Books Read-a-Thon
Bout of Books 5.0
This is going to be my first time doing the Bout of Books Read-A-Thon.  I have seen the button on several blogs for the past week or so.  I thought I was going to pass on it but the more and more I think about it... I really need to focus and get some ready done.  This is the perfect opportunity to get to it and finish a few books I started.

What I Am Reading...


Friday, August 10, 2012

Giveaway: The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer

Book Description
This book opens in a small town in Michigan where fifteen-year-old Sarah Cole is stuck spending the summer at her Aunt and Uncle’s with her sister, Lacey. She’s not happy with the situation until she befriends a girl named Jackie. The three girls stumble upon the ruthless murder of a reclusive neighborhood woman. One of the officers investigating the crime believes the girls are responsible for her death. Fearing that this officer will frame them for the murder, the girls organize their own detective squad. They become the Super Spies and start their own fact-finding mission. The Super Spies can’t understand why anyone would want to murder the “Cat Lady” until they start digging into her past and discover a horrible crime that happened thirty years ago. They uncover a connection between the two crimes and attempt to bring this information to the police, only to be reprimanded for meddling in the inquest. Not only are the girls upset by the admonition, but they also struggle with the fact that their exuberant investigating could provide a legal loophole allowing the killer to go free. To make matters worse, the police don’t even believe them. Frustrated by this turn of events, the Super Spies realize it’s up to them to snare the Cat Lady killer. 

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

YA Giveaway Hop

 
Hop Hop Hop Time!
Thank you goes our to Kathy from I Am A Reader not A Writer and Reading Teen
for hosting this wonderful giveaway hop.   This post might take a minute to load because I have a video for you to watch this time.  It's all about Audiobooks.
When you finish entering the rafflecopter form jump over to the other blogs on this hop.  

What I Am Reading...

Stacking the Shelves #13

  Hosted & created by Tynga's Reviews This post is my weekly update about the shiny new books I have bought (I know I need to stop buying them), won (I love to enter giveaways) or received from authors or others.  As well as purses I buy or receive, of course!   Click the photo to go to Amazon.com or Goodreads.com to read more about the books or to purchase a copy.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Review: Objects of My Affection

Objects of My Affection
Genre: Fiction
Audiobook: 10 hours 20 minutes
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Narrator: Xe Sands
Source:  Purchased at Audible.com
Buy the Book: Amazon

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Bagluxe Handbag Giveaway

 
Hosted by Bella Savvy
Bagluxe, a specialty online retailer of fashion-forward chic, affordable handbags, purses and accessories (influenced by the latest runway and celebrity trends) knows that every girl has a passion. Well, Bagluxe has a passion too... it's handbags, of course!
Their website features a wide range selection of fashion handbags and related accessories -- all priced at under $85.00. The company aims to build a trusting relationship with women who love handbags by ensuring superior customer service and offering quality, inexpensive products that are always on-trend.

Sunday Best #13

This is a great new weekly linky started by Tanya at Girlxoxo.com
Every Sunday, we are going to share the best post on our blogs from the week and link them up.  Join us in showing off your Sunday Best and leave a comment or two.

Friday, August 3, 2012

Help! Help! Help!

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More or less you have noticed a lot of changes going on at my book clubs blog Mocha Girls Read.  We have been updating and trying to get things in order.  Now that I can safely say, 70% of the to do list is Done!  It is time for me to ask for help.  So here is what I had in mind for the Mocha Girls Read Team.

Team Members Wanted

Giveaway: $100 Amazon Gift Card

 
Welcome to Promotional Book Tours Group Tour taking place August 3 - 24. We have teamed up with 9 Amazing Authors and several awesome bloggers to bring you a $100 Amazon Giftcard!
Brought to you by these 9 books!
Don’t miss out on these great reads even if you don’t have a kindle yet. You can download the kindle app for you phone, desktop, or ipad HERE. All of these books are less than a Starbucks Coffee!

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Book in the Spotlight & Giveaway: Arson

Book Description 
ARSON is the first book in a Young Adult Paranormal series. Book two, ASHES, is also available now.
ARSON GABLE FEELS LIKE A FREAK. HE CAN CREATE FIRE. HE NEVER ASKED FOR IT. HE NEVER WANTED IT. BUT HE CAN'T SHUT IT OFF.
Before now, three things were true: he both loved and despised his grandmother; his life was going nowhere; and he was alone. But when a strange girl--who feels more normal behind a mask than inside her own skin--moves in next door, Arson hopes to find something he's never had: purpose. After years of living in fear, he will be forced to confront his haunting past and embrace the unknown as he walks the fine line between boy and monster. Edgy, realistic, and breathtaking, Arson, the chilling chronicle of an isolated teenager with unimaginable ability, is set to ignite the hearts and minds of a new generation.


Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Book in the Spotlight & Giveaway: Destiny Unveiled

Destiny Unveiled 
Author: Laura Deluca
Genre: YA Paranormal
Date Published: 4/2012
Links to Buy:

This Blog is Cleaning House!

I will not be a Hoarder!  I will not be a Hoarder!!
Clean house is going to go on every single month from now on to whenever at My Little Pocketbooks.  Every month I will be picking a winner who will be able to pick three (3) books from the list below.  Why am I doing this?  Basically, I'm really trying not to be on the next episode of "Hoarders" or "Buried Alive".  My bookshelf is over the top and now I need to let go.  Especially of the books I have not read and I have no plans on reading this year.  So by the time this year is over I would have removed 15 books and tons of swag (3 books a month for the next 5 months) from my casa.   I might do this all of 2013 too!