Blog Tour - Book Review: The Vigilante's Lover (The Vigilantes #1) by Annie Winters and Tony West

About the Author(s):

Annie Winters is the new romantic suspense pen name for Deanna Roy/JJ Knight, the USA Today bestselling author of romances and serials.

She teamed up with thriller writer Tony West for a new series that combines the best of romance and a heart-stopping action.

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My Thoughts:

The Vigilante's Lover is the first in a new serial that mixes intrigue, adventure, and romance. This first part was a great introduction into the world of The Vigilantes. Technology and criminal enterprise appear to play a big part of the world that is shown so far and I am interested in seeing where this leads.

Jax is a very charismatic character. Although he appears dangerous, he has a soft spot for Mia that avoids the cliche of the typical mobster bad guy. Although he clearly has done wrong in his lifetime, I am rooting for him to be able to figure out who is behind his being sent to jail and subsequently getting blackballed from his former occupation.

Mia is also a well rounded character. At first, I thought that she would be meek and mild, but she clearly has some backbone and is not afraid to defend herself if needed. I like that she calls on her parents' memories, especially her mother, to gather strength to do things that would normally be out of her comfort zone.

My one disappointment was that I felt the beginning was a little rushed. I would have liked to see more of the development of Jax and Mia's relationship via the letters. Although it was a case of mistaken identity, I would have liked to have a read a first hand account of Mia receiving the first letter and responding to it, as well as the progression of Jax getting concerned over his friend based on the letters. I think it would have created more depth in the characters.

I will be looking out for the next book in the series, as the first ended with a major cliffhanger. Normally I don't like that, but I think in this case it adds to the intrigue of the plot line and has definitely made me want to find out what will happen next!


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The Vigilante's Lover (The Vigilantes #1)
Contemporary Erotic Romantic Suspense
Published: 13 January 2015 by Casey Shay Press

Spies, vengeance, and one seriously well-dressed man

"If Bourne dressed like Bond and acted like Grey, you'd have Jax De Luca." An addictive new romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy/JJ Knight

Mia trembles as she reads the letter that arrives from Ridley Prison.

Seduction. Bondage ropes. Descriptions of things Mia has never experienced or known.

The man’s words are desperately passionate. He longs for a woman who must have given him a fake address. Mia’s address.

She plans to send the letter back. He’s a convicted felon.

But his words gnaw at her. She’s never done anything dangerous. And no man has ever talked to her like this.

So Mia writes him, pretending to be the woman he desires.

It's her one dark thrill in her dull, solitary small-town life.

The man is in prison for another fifteen years.

It's harmless. She is safe enough.

Until he escapes.

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Release Day Blitz: The Vigilante's Lover (The Vigilantes #1) by Annie Winters and Tony West

About the Author(s):

Annie Winters is the new romantic suspense pen name for Deanna Roy/JJ Knight, the USA Today bestselling author of romances and serials.

She teamed up with thriller writer Tony West for a new series that combines the best of romance and a heart-stopping action.

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Excerpt from The Vigilante's Lover:

I turn to the box of the letters from the prisoner, wondering if I can handle reading one more before I go to sleep. Maybe my dreams will be full of Jax De Luca. I lift my hand in the air, the long cotton sleeve of the old-fashioned nightgown sliding to my elbow. I giggle, imagining my wrist tethered to the bedpost.

I’m just not the sort of girl made for BDSM novels.

But Jax doesn’t know that. I can say anything I want to when I write him. He’s locked away. He’ll never know.

My eyes are heavy. For a little while, I drift in a twilight sleep. The letters ruffle through my thoughts. The cool silk of a well-made rope sliding around my wrist. The tickle of a sheet as it slips across my body.

Then I’m awake.

Wide awake.

The light on me is harsh.

My arms are immobile.

Both wrists are tight against the bedposts.

My breasts and belly are crisscrossed with red rope over my white gown.

One ankle is tethered to the knob at the base of the bed.

My other leg is in the air, lifted by an arm.

An arm in a slick pale gray suit.

A suit connected to a man with a scruffy beard and dark, impenetrable eyes.

“Good evening,” says a deep voice.

Oh, God. Who is it?

I can’t speak. I can’t breathe.

My nightgown is riding up, exposing my leg. The man tucks my ankle on his shoulder.

I begin to hyperventilate, my chest heaving. This isn’t happening. Not in my town. Not to me. It’s a dream. A bad dream.

I try to look at the man, to see inside those hooded eyes.

“Who…are…you?” I finally ask.

“I think you know who I am.” He reaches down for the sheaf of letters and flings them across my body.

“Jax?”

“The one and only.”

“But you’re in prison.” My eyes dart to my body, the rope, the white pages, and his lean body in the silk suit.

His grin spreads wide.

“Not anymore.”


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The Vigilante's Lover (The Vigilantes #1)
Contemporary Erotic Romantic Suspense
Published: 13 January 2015 by Casey Shay Press

Spies, vengeance, and one seriously well-dressed man

"If Bourne dressed like Bond and acted like Grey, you'd have Jax De Luca." An addictive new romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy/JJ Knight

Mia trembles as she reads the letter that arrives from Ridley Prison.

Seduction. Bondage ropes. Descriptions of things Mia has never experienced or known.

The man’s words are desperately passionate. He longs for a woman who must have given him a fake address. Mia’s address.

She plans to send the letter back. He’s a convicted felon.

But his words gnaw at her. She’s never done anything dangerous. And no man has ever talked to her like this.

So Mia writes him, pretending to be the woman he desires.

It's her one dark thrill in her dull, solitary small-town life.

The man is in prison for another fifteen years.

It's harmless. She is safe enough.

Until he escapes.

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Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop Giveaway

Welcome to Read My Mind's stop on the Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop! Thanks to author PJ Schnyder for hosting. There's a great grand prize being offered by the 14 authors that have sponsored the hop, so check out the link to check out the goods!

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Sourcebooks Spotlight: The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart and Giveaway

Blurb:
For Natalie Stewart, a normal life has never seemed so far away. Her only solace, Lord Jonathan Denbury, is wanted for murder. To clear his name, Denbury must return to England and assume the role of his demon doppelganger. 

But Natalie begins to doubt his true motives, especially as a new gentleman begins whispering in her ear. Natalie and Denbury may be able to visit each other in their dreams, but they can't escape the darkening shadows. 

spontaneous explosions, friends turned enemies and dangerous secrets revealed, there's still a demon who has Natalie's scent, and someone is trying to resurrect the ultimate evil.


THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART continued the tale of Natalie and her love, Jonathan Denbury. Having been rescued from the painting that he was trapped in, the two embark on a journey (figuratively and literally, at points) to find and uncover the villain they can't seem to shed.

Natalie has regained her voice, which makes her part in discovering more about the demon that walked about as Jonathan slightly easier, as now she can talk to her confidantes and help Jonathan don the personality of his demon doppelganger. In DARKER STILL, Natalie is shown to be an intelligent young woman, with a freedom that is seldom contained, and a sharp mind. The reader gets to experience more of this in THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART.

Hieber knows how to spin a great tale, where the setting is just as important as the story, and she captured my interest with the unusual tale of Denbury and Natalie. Starting out as a tribute to the Dorian Grey idea, Hieber has continued the series by molding a legend and mystery with great success.

Book Rating:
13/15
4 Stars
A-

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Thanks to my contact at Sourcebooks for sending me a copy of THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART. Since I read this fantastic book via NetGalley, I'm passing along the brand new print version to one lucky Read My Mind reader! Just enter via rafflecopter and Good Luck!

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Promo: Under His Skin by Sidney Bristol w/ Giveaway

Thanks to Sidney Bristol and Bewitching Book Tours, Read My Mind has a promo and giveaway for Sidney's UNDER HIS SKIN, a tantalizing romance with a tattoo parlor as the setting.

Blurb:
A woman who doesn’t believe she deserves love...

Toe-curling kisses and enough sex to fill a weekend were all Pandora wanted from a fling with her teenage crush. She’s never forgotten how he played the knight in shining armor to her damsel in distress. She’s ready to say thank you in several naughty ways, so long as she can walk away when it’s over with her heart intact.

A man moving on from tragedy...

Brian has no intention of allowing the feisty tattoo artist to leave after one taste. He hasn’t had enough of her inked curves. The packaging might have changed, but Pandy is the woman he hasn’t been able to excise from his memory. He’s ready to put together a new life, one that includes her.

But Brian isn’t the only one vying for Pandora’s attention. Someone else wants her, dead or alive.

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About The Author:
It can never be said that Sidney Bristol has had a ‘normal’ life. She is a recovering roller derby queen, former missionary, and tattoo addict. She grew up in a motor-home on the US highways (with an occasional jaunt into Canada and Mexico), traveling the rodeo circuit with her parents. Sidney has lived abroad in both Russia and Thailand, working with children and teenagers. She now lives in Texas where she splits her time between a job she loves, writing, reading and belly dancing.

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Here's a little taste of UNDER HIS SKIN!


“I think I’m going to be sick,” she muttered into his t-shirt.

He said something she didn’t hear and took her hand. As Butch began acquainting the audience with one of the smaller contests, Brian led her through the press of people crammed into the ballroom. Focusing on putting one foot in front of the other, she didn’t question why she was following him. It was nice not to have to sit at the bar by herself. She hadn’t yet been able to face the other girls after her public disqualification. Escaping with Brian was preferable to the alternative.

Exiting from the ballroom-turned-bar, she sucked in a deep breath and squinted in the bright lights of the lobby. Brian kept a firm grasp on her hand, leading her across the foyer to a comfortable nook with contemporary leather lounge seating built against the walls. He pushed her down onto the edge of one of the couches and hovered.

Pandora cradled her face in her hands, her elbows two painful points digging into her knees.

“Can I get you anything?”

“A beer? I’m not drunk yet.”

“I think you are. How about some water?”

“This is tipsy, not drunk.”

Where the ballroom had become stifling with the press of bodies and the pulsing music, the foyer was cool and the music at least muted. She wanted to drink away today, but it would require a greater amount of alcohol than she’d consumed to do more than make her a little loose.

Her gaze focused on Brian’s worn Converse, the way each shoe sported twin worn spots behind the rubber toe where the shoe would crease when he knelt.

“Hey.” The shoes creased and his right knee hit the ground.

Sighing, she straightened and pushed her hair over her shoulder. She’d curled it for nothing. “I’m fine. A little dramatic, but I’ll be okay.”

“Pandora, Pandora, fly away home.”

She whipped her head around and glared at Robert, flanked by her former coworker Juan and a man she didn’t recognize. He had his thumbs hooked into his belt and glared at Brian. She hated how often Robert said her name.

“Fuck off, Robert.” Her voice lacked the heat, the fiery quality of her hatred for him. It took effort to be that mad, and she was beaten down enough not to care.
“Slumming for a new boyfriend, Pandora?”

Her blood boiled. Shoving to her feet, she took two steps toward Robert, jabbing her finger at him. “What? Or go back to being with you? No thank you.”

“Hey.” Brian stepped in front of her, blocking her view. “Back off.”

She peeked over Brian’s shoulders. Robert’s face had transformed from his typical, cocky grin to full-on crazy. His eyes glinted, the pupils larger, his nostrils flared and color high in his cheeks. All he needed was a vein popping out of his forehead to complete the picture. She’d seen him like this before, and he’d demolished a Vespa because it was in the spot where he usually parked.

“Or what?” he said in a low voice that had goose bumps breaking out down her arms.
Looping an arm around Brian’s chest, she pulled him back. She didn’t know what Robert would do, but he was crazy and getting into it with him was not how she wanted to spend the night.

“Let’s just go, please?” She pressed her front to his back, her hand splayed over his stomach. She wasn’t tipsy anymore.

He flattened his hand over hers, rubbing his fingers across her knuckles.

Robert turned his head to acknowledge someone calling his name. Pandora took advantage of the distraction to grab Brian’s hand and lead him to the bank of elevators. She pressed the button and allowed him to push her into the first available lift. She tottered to the far wall, grabbed hold of the bar mounted at hip height and faced the glass. She liked to watch the ground drop away suddenly, as if she were flying. At the first pull of gravity as the elevator rose, her stomach rolled and protested.

“You okay?”

She glanced over her shoulder and nodded. “Yeah.”

Leaning back, her back hit his chest. Brian paused and she thought he would step away from her, but he wrapped his arms around her waist. Allowing her eyes to shut intensified the disorientation, but Brian steadied her.

“You can’t antagonize him like that.”

His breath was warm against her neck. “You did.”

“Yeah, well I almost married him. For some reason I get away with fighting with him. I think he likes it. But you? I think he would go berserk.” She knew he would. Though she hadn’t seen it happen to a person, Robert was one small step away from making that leap.

“You were going to marry him?” The disbelieving growl surprised her.

She looked over her shoulder, wanting to soothe her hero. “I was in a bad place the last year I worked for him. I’m not proud of who I was then, and I regret every second I was engaged to that deranged, self-centered dipshit.”

His features relaxed and he leaned against her. Their breath mingled, scented with vanilla and brandy. She could kiss him right now. He squeezed her hip and circled her waist with his other arm to splay his hand over her stomach. The press of gravity lessened as the lift slowed to a stop.

“Where are we going?”

She shrugged. “I already checked out of my room.”

“This is my floor. Come on. I can get you some water.”

They walked hand in hand down the hall, with its pretentious gold-plated sconces and busy patterned carpet. They could be any couple returning to their room together for the night. Brian led her into one of the rooms not far from the elevator, swiped his card and pushed her in ahead of him. The darkness swathing the room was comforting, easier on her eyes. Even when he flipped the lights on, bathing the room in a muted glow, it was better than the harsh glare downstairs. Besides a suitcase sitting on the desk, there wasn’t any evidence he was staying in the room.

“How you feeling?”

She turned to face him. It was like being eighteen again and going back into the piercing room to make out with him, only this time it was actually Brian. As if to remind her it wasn’t a dream, his hand brushed her arm.

Flinching away from the touch, she headed for the armchair next to the window and sank down in it. The curtains blocked out all but two lines of light at the top and bottom. Closing her eyes, she tried not to listen to the rasp of his jeans as Brian walked across the room, following the path she’d taken but much slower. She could hear his breathing and smell the cologne that had rubbed off on her skin the day before. Dropping her head back against the chair, she dug her fingers into the armrest to give them something to do.

Brian was not Robert. He wasn’t like the guy kicked out of his band. He wouldn’t hurt her, at least not physically. But neither was he the kind of guy that dated a girl like her.

Large hands grasped her knees, his thumbs swiping over the fishnets that were already slicing into her toes.

“Hey.”

The gentle word might as well have been a command. Prying one eye open, she looked at him kneeling in front of her.

He appeared serious and stark without the long hair. He’d aged, and not in a bad way. “How you feeling?”

“Like shit.” She massaged her temples.

“Want some water? Something for a headache?”

“All of the above?”

The corners of his mouth turned up. “You got it.”

He left for a few moments, then came back with a glass and a package of pain relievers.

“Thanks.” She downed both, folding her hands around the glass. She held it in her lap and stared at it to keep from looking at him. “I should go back downstairs. The girls will be looking for me.” She pushed to the edge of the seat until her knees bumped his chest.

He put a hand on her thigh. She could feel the pressure from each individual finger through the sateen skirt. “Do you think Robert’s going to give you a hard time again? You don’t have to go. You can stay here for a bit.”

Lifting her gaze to his face, she searched him for some sign, some intangible something she couldn’t name. One side of her mouth hitched up and she put a hand against his arm. The muscles tensed under her fingertips. He might be scarred, but he was a strong, virile man. “Was this your plan? Get me up here and see where it goes?”

“What?” He snatched his hand back and she missed the reassuring weight of him immediately. “That’s not what this is about.”

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Promo: Two And Twenty Dark Tales Anthology + Giveaway (@Month9Books)

I'm happy to feature a new publishing company on the YA scene. Month9 Books launched October 2012, with TWO AND TWENTY DARK TALES, a dark and twisted retelling of fairytale rhymes from 22 YA authors.


About Month9 Books:
Month 9 Books is a publisher of speculative fiction for teens and tweens... where nothing is as it seems. Month9Books will donate proceeds from each of its annual charity anthologies to a deserving charity. Individually, authors may donate his or her advances and royalties to a charitable organization. Month9Books will also release 10-12 non-charitable titles annually. TWO AND TWENTY DARK TALES: DARK RETELLINGS OF MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES is Month9Books’s first release. Month9Books is distributed by Small Press United, a division of IPG.

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About TWO AND TWENTY DARK TALES:

TWO AND TWENTY DARK TALES: DARK RETELLINGS OF MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES. THIS AIN’T YOUR TODDLER’S MOTHER GOOSE BOOK!

Fairy tales sung sweetly can take us back to childhood, but just beneath those same sweet tales, is a hint of something dark…

Month9Books, a new publisher of speculative fiction for teens and tweens launches in October 2012, with the release of TWO AND TWENTY DARK TALES: DARK RETELLINGS OF MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES. This unique collaboration’s proceeds (from the first 5,000 copies sold) will be donated to YALITCHAT.ORG, an organization that fosters the advancement, reading, writing and acceptance of young adult literature worldwide. TWO AND TWENTY DARK TALES: DARK RETELLINGS OF MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES features some of today’s most admired young adult authors, including: Michelle Zink, Lisa Mantchev, Sarwat Chadda, Nina Berry, Leigh Fallon, Suzanne Young, C. Lee McKenzie, Angie Frazier, Jessie Harrell, Gretchen McNeil, KM Walton, Heidi R. Kling, Nancy Holder, Karen Mahoney, Suzanne Lazear, Pamela van Hylckama Vlieg, Shannon Delany with Max Scialdone, Leah Cypess, Sayantani DasGupta, and Georgia McBride, founder of Month9Books. Francisco X. Stork, author of the critically acclaimed MARCELLO IN THE REAL WORLD, provides a foreword that is nearly as riveting as the stories themselves.

When asked why they wanted to be a part of TWO AND TWENTY DARK TALES: DARK RETELLINGS of MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES, the authors had a lot to say!

“I'm so excited to be working on Month9Books's epic anthology. I've been a Tudor© nerd since before the Tudors© were cool, and this nursery rhyme is about the accession of the Scottish king, James VI, to the English throne (as James I.)” -- New York Times Bestselling author, Nancy Holder

"As soon as I heard the anthology's theme, I knew there was no stopping me! I love anything to do with folklore, so immediately latched onto 'One for Sorrow' as my story's basis. I've wanted to write a crow story for a long time, and this was the perfect excuse!" -- Karen Mahoney, author of The Iron Witch and The Wood Queen, Flux Books

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Month9 Books has kindly offered a giveaway of THE IRON WITCH by Karen Mahoney for Read My Mind during the tour! Just enter via the rafflecopter below, and be sure to leave a blog post comment answering the question on the rafflecopter for your entry to count.

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Blog Tour: Wild Encounter by Nikki Logan Giveaway

Entangled Publishing has a relatively new imprint called Dead Sexy, which features a combination of suspense, danger and romance. WILD ENCOUNTER caught my eye because of the cover art, and I was happy to have a chance to feature it at Read My Mind with a giveaway to one of my lovely readers.

Blurb:
A wildlife release mission in Africa turns deadly when the convoy is hijacked by smugglers, and veterinarian Clare Delaney is taken hostage. Terrified for her life and her animals, the intrepid Clare establishes a rapport with the man she believes is the criminals’ leader, and reluctantly finds herself under his protection... and falling hard for the enigmatic man.

Alpha-to-the-max Simon deVries sees right through his sexy captive’s attempt to seduce her way to freedom. So when their simmering attraction flares into true passion, it takes them both by surprise. Now he’s torn between completing his secret mission and letting her escape without telling her his true identity. He knows if he lets her go, he will be risking his career, his life... and his heart.
September 2012, DEAD SEXY (ENTANGLED PUBLISHING)

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About The Author:
Nikki Logan lives amongst a string of wetlands in Western Australia with her long-suffering partner and a menagerie of furred, feathered and scaly mates.

She studied film and theatre at university, and worked for years in advertising and film distribution before finally settling down in the wildlife industry.

Her romance with nature goes way back, and she considers her life charmed, given that she works with wildlife by day and writes fiction by night–the perfect way to combine her two loves.

Nikki believes that the passion and risk of falling in love are perfectly mirrored in the danger and beauty of wild places. Every romance she writes contains an element of nature, and if readers catch a waft of rich earth or the spray of wild ocean between the pages she knows her job is done.

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June Is Audiobook Month Blog Hop

June is audiobook month, and Read My Mind is taking part in a blog hop, hosted by Reading Teen!

I'm giving away an audiobook of the winner's choice from Audible. Just enter via the rafflecopter below.


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Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop

Summer is on it's way, and to celebrate, Read My Mind is taking part in the Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop. There are more than 200 other blogs participating, so prizes abound!

Check out the linky with the other giveaways at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer. Thanks to Kathy and Page Turners Blog for hosting.


Sarah Dessen is one of my favorite go-to beach read authors, so I'm offering up winner's choice of one of the following books by her. This is open internationally, wherever The Book Depository ships. (That's where the prize will be coming from.)

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Spring Blog Carnival Winners

Prize: Winner's Choice of

• When Blood Calls and When Pleasure Rules by J.K. Beck
• How To Flirt With A Naked Werewolf and The Art of Seducing A Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
• Mind Games and Double Cross by Carolyn Crane

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My choice winner: JessS



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Laura Kaye's West Of Want Preview and Prizes Winner

Prize: Bookmark and romance trading cards for NORTH OF NEED and WEST OF WANT.

Winner: Amy2read



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THE VAMPIRE SHRINK by Lynda Hilburn Giveaway Winner

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One signed copy of THE VAMPIRE SHRINK by Lynda Hilburn

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Spring Blog Carnival: Ferris Wheel

Welcome, welcome. Are you ready to experience the Spring Blog Carnival? See what's in store using the CARNIVAL MAP. Make your way around all of the booths and try your luck!

Step right up to the Ferris Wheel. Round and round you go. This ride is For Adults Only (18+). 2 winners will have a chance at a First In A Series Book Prize from the romance selection below.

Print (US/International. 2 Winners):

• When Blood Calls and When Pleasure Rules by J.K. Beck
• How To Flirt With A Naked Werewolf and The Art of Seducing A Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
• Mind Games and Double Cross by Carolyn Crane

Challenge:

Give me the challenge. In 3 sentences or less, re-write the blurb from one of your favorite books that is first in a series (at least 3 books currently published) as a blind item. One winner will be chosen by me from my favorite of the entries. One winner will be randomly chosen via rafflecopter.

Need a helping hand on the Ferris Wheel?

Ex: Mysterious woman spotted with powerful leader and sinfully decadent bachelor. Rumors abound that she has him breathing fire with desire while more dangerous events shimmer on the horizon for both.
(The book would be DRAGON BOUND by Thea Harrison)

Rules:

• Must be 18+
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• Ends May 13th, 11:59pm

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Meeting Destiny *signed* Copy Giveaway Winner

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One signed copy of MEETING DESTINY by Nancy Straight



Winner:
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Congratulations to the winner! I'll pass along your contact information, and the tour organizer will arrange your prize redemption.


Didn't win this time around? Check out the other giveaways/contests I have going on until May 9th, 11:59pm:

THE VAMPIRE SHRINK by Lynda Hilburn *Signed* Copy Giveaway

Laura Kaye's Preview and Prizes Event

Remember, come back to Read My Mind for more great bookish content, including reviews, author posts, interviews, cover reveals, and giveaways!


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Austism Awareness Hop 2012 Winner

Prize: Winner chooses one of the following books:
Heavenly by Jennifer Laurens
Marcelo In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Water Bound by Christine Feehan

Winner: See rafflecopter below





Congratulations to the winner! I will be contacting you in the next few days for your prize redemption.


Didn't win this time around? Check out the other giveaways/contests I have going on right now:

MEETING DESTINY by Nancy Straight *Signed* Copy Giveaway

Laura Kaye's Preview and Prizes Event

Remember, come back to Read My Mind for more great bookish content, including reviews, author posts, interviews, cover reveals, and giveaways!


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Autism Awareness Blog Hop 2012

Welcome to Read My Mind's stop on the Autism Awareness Blog Hop. Autism is a disorder close to my heart, since I've spent the last 8.5 years being caretaker, tutor, friend, and companion to a young boy with Asperger's Syndrome (a disorder on the higher functioning end of the autistic spectrum).

To find out more about Autism and autistic-spectrum disorders, or to find a resource if someone close to you has Autism, start with Autism Speaks. There are also many organizations on and off-line that can help and provide support.


Autism In Fiction:
I've decided to contribute to this hop by giving away a book that features a character with Autism or Asperger's Syndrome.

Pick Your Poison:
One winner will be able to choose 1 (one) book from the following group

Enter Via Rafflecopter:
Follow the directions from rafflecopter to make your entry count

Rules:
U.S. address required to claim prize
Must comment to enter
Must be 13+ to claim a YA title, and 18+ to claim an adult title
Must enter before 11:59pm, April 17th
1 (one) winner will be chosen via rafflecopter within a week of the giveaway ending

Good Luck To All!


Thanks to the Autism Awareness Blog Hop hosts:
I Am A Reader, Not A Writer
Page Turners Blog
Fire And Ice
Just Another Book Addict


See all of the participating blogs HERE


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Valentine's Books With Love Blog Hop Winners

Prize: One (1) ARC of FOREVER by Maggie Stiefvater

Prize: One (1) hardcover of FALLEN by Lauren Kate.
One (1) ARC of TORMENT by Lauren Kate

Prize: One (1) paperback of THE DEMON IN ME by Michelle Rowen.
One (1) paperback of SOMETHING WICKED by Michelle Rowen.
One (1) paperback of TOUCH AND GO by Michelle Rowen


Winner(s): See rafflecopter announcement below


Congrats to the winners! Initially I was going to let 2 winners choose from the 3 prize packs, but there were so many entries, and I really need to make some room on my bookshelves. So, I went ahead and picked a third winner! Check your emails, winners; to claim your first choice it is first come is first served.


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Didn't win this time around? There will be plenty of future giveaways. Please return to Read My Mind for more great bookish content, including reviews, author post and interviews, cover reveals, and contests.