Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop sponsored by I Am A Reader, Not a Writer and Reviews By Martha's Bookshelf. I have a great prize pack for you.  I have three of my favorite recent YA reads: Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep, Living Violet by Jaime Reed and Everneath by Brodi Ashton.  This giveaway is open to US/Canada only. Fill out the Rafflecopter below to enter.

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Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep
My Review

Logan Quinn was try­ing to kill me. My Spar­tan class­mate relent­lessly pur­sued me, swing­ing his sword at me over and over again, the shin­ing sil­ver blade inch­ing closer to my throat every time. A smile tugged up his lips, and his ice-blue eyes prac­ti­cally glowed with the thrill of battle...

I’m Gwen Frost, a second-year warrior-in-training at Mythos Acad­emy, and I have no idea how I’m going to sur­vive the rest of the semes­ter. One day, I’m get­ting schooled in sword­play by the guy who broke my heart—the drop-dead gor­geous Logan who slays me every time. Then, an invis­i­ble archer in the Library of Antiq­ui­ties decides to use me for tar­get prac­tice. And now, I find out that some­one at the acad­emy is really a Reaper bad guy who wants me dead. I’m afraid if I don’t learn how to live by the sword—with Logan’s help—I just might die by the sword..

Living Violet by Jaime Reed
My Review
He's persuasive, charming, and way too mysterious. And for Samara Marshall, her co-worker is everything she wants most--and everything she most fears. . .

Samara Marshall is determined to make the summer before her senior year the best ever. Her plan: enjoy downtime with friends and work to save up cash for her dream car. Summer romance is not on her to-do list, but uncovering the truth about her flirtatious co-worker, Caleb Baker, is. From the peculiar glow to his eyes to the unfortunate events that befall the girls who pine after him, Samara is the only one to sense danger behind his smile.

But Caleb's secrets are drawing Samara into a world where the laws of attraction are a means of survival. And as a sinister power closes in on those she loves, Samara must take a risk that will change her life forever. . .or consume it.



 Everneath by Brodi Ashton
My Review 

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever.

She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.

Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.

As Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's...

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Book Review: Gun Games by Faye Kellerman

Gun Games by Faye Kellerman

Publisher: William Morrow

Publish Date: January 3, 2011

Hardcover, 384 pages 
Fiction, Suspense
 ISBN: 978-0062064325
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus #20

My Review:
Gun Games is my first Faye Kellerman novel.  I have meant to read her for years.  I have read her husband and have even read her son, but for some reason haven't read her.  I use to have this thing where I had to start the series from the beginning, but I have finally gotten over that.  Yes you do miss character growth and some background, but I've found a lot of these suspense series, each book stands on it's own and that's how I feel about Gun Games.  It's the 20th novel in the Rina  and Peter Decker series and as I stated before the first I have read.

Gun Games seems to center around two separate stories, Gabe, the foster son that Pete and Rina are keeping who is a piano prodigy is the center of one of the stories.  He meets a girl who is a year younger and is a Persian Jew.  Gabe is white and not a Jew at all.  A romance ensues secretly.  Gabe keeps up his piano studies and is trying to decide what to do with his life.  All-in-all I really enjoyed this story line.  I liked Gabe and Yasmine.  They were cute and sweet and everything young love is when you are 15 and 14.

The second story centers around a suicide that Pete and his detectives have been asked to look into at an exclusive private school.  The mom just doesn't think her son could have committed suicide.  Crazy things start showing up.  I really enjoyed this storyline.  The detective work and the way things unfolded really made the story.  And I always enjoy reading about exclusive prep or boarding schools.

And then the storylines intersect like you would not believe and I won't give anything more away.  But thing go completely crazy.  If you think you couldn't put the book down before this point, there is no way you are putting it down after this point.

I think Ms. Kellerman does an excellent job creating believable characters and scary characters.  She interweaves a plot that is so crazy that it is believable.  I was enthralled.  It's one of those books that is so calm and easy going in the beginning that it sucks you in and before you know it you just cannot put it down.

Overall I think this was an amazing book and if the others in this series are anything like it I am definitely starting at the beginning and working my way through.  In fact I'm going to my library website now to reserve The  Ritual Bath.  I can't wait to get more of Peter and Rina Decker.

My Rating: 5.0/5.0

Advisory note: Not for the faint of heart, there is bad language, though it is not overdone. There is also sex and plenty of sexual references especially between the teenagers.  Also Gabe's biological father owns brothels, so references are made to that and they are often crude.  All of this seems to be in the character of Chris, the father, but if you don't like that kind of thing in the books you read, this book may not be for you. It wasn't all the time, more time was spent on the suspense plot, but it is in there so I feel I should mention.


About the Book:
LAPD lieutenant detective Decker and his wife, Rina, have willingly welcomed fifteen-year-old Gabriel Whitman, the son of a troubled former friend, into their home. While the enigmatic teen seems to be adapting easily, Decker knows only too well the secrets adolescents keep—witnessed by the tragic suicide of another teen, Gregory Hesse, a student at Bell and Wakefield, one of the city’s most exclusive prep schools.

Gregory’s mother, Wendy, refuses to believe her son shot himself and convinces Decker to look deeper. What he finds disturbs him. The gun used in the tragedy was stolen—evidence that propels him to launch a full investigation with his trusted team, Sergeant Marge Dunn and Detective Scott Oliver. But the case becomes darkly complicated by the suicide of another Bell and Wakefield student—a death that leads them to uncover an especially nasty group of rich and privileged students with a predilection for guns and violence. Decker thought he understood kids, yet the closer he and his team get to the truth, the clearer it becomes that he knows very little about them, including his own charge, Gabe. The son of a gangster and an absent parent, the boy has had a life filled with too much free time, too many unexplained absences, and too little adult supervision.

Before it’s over, the case and all its terrifying ramifications will take Decker and his detectives down a dark alley of twisted allegiances and unholy alliances, culminating at a heart-stopping point of no return.

About the Author (from Goodreads.com): 
Faye Kellerman was born in St Louis, Missouri. She began her career as a dentist but turned to writing after the birth of her eldest child in 1978. As well as the highly popular Peter Decker series she has also written one historical mystery. In between writing, she tries to find the time to enjoy her two favourite hobbies, gardening and music. She has four children and lives with them and her husband, novelist and psychologist Jonathan Kellerman, in Los Angeles.

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Epic Kindle Giveaway Day #2: 4 Kindle Fires, $200 in Gift Cards, 45 free books #epickindlegiveaway

Want to win a Kindle Fire? Authors Aiden James, Scott Nicholson, J. R. Rain, and H.T. Night are teaming up Jan. 11-13 to give away $1,000 in prizes, including four Kindle Fires, $200 in Amazon gift cards, and 45 free Kindle books.

There are four ways to enter during Jan. 11-13:

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TODAY’S FREE KINDLE BOOKS

Scott Nicholson
The Red Church (supernatural thriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;
As I Die Lying (psychological thriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Creative Spirit (haunted house thriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Disintegration (suspense thriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Zombie Bits (zombie stories) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Duncan the Punkin (children’s book) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Speed Dating with the Dead Amazon US Amazon UK;
The Skull Ring (suspense thriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Scott Nicholson Library, Vol. 4 Amazon US; Amazon UK;
GHOST COLLEGE - A supernatural mystery Amazon US Amazon UK;
CURSED urban fantasy Amazon US Amazon UK;
BAD BLOOD - A Vampire Thriller Amazon US Amazon UK
Transparent Lovers (paranormal mystery) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Head Cases (psych thriller stories) Amazon US Amazon UK
Solom Amazon UK

Aiden James
Aiden James Vampires (Vampire adventure) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Cursed Immortals (Supernatural Thriller/Vampires) Amazon US Amazon UK;
The Vampires’ Birthright  (Vampire adventure) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Cades Cove (Horror/Mystery) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Vampire Twist (Vampire adventure/Mystery) Amazon US Amazon UK;
The Raven Mocker (Horror/Mystery) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Deadly Night (Murder mystery/Supernatural) Amazon US Amazon UK;
The Forgotten Eden (Supernatural Thriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Twice Bitten (Vampire adventure) Amazon US Amazon UK

J.R. Rain
ARTHUR - A modern-day spiritual adventure Amazon US Amazon UK;
BAD BLOOD - A Vampire Thriller Amazon US Amazon UK;
BLACK RAIN: 15 Short Stories Amazon US Amazon UK;
CURSED - Supernatural horror thriller Amazon US Amazon UK;
DARK QUESTS: Two Adventure Screenplays Amazon US Amazon UK;
ELVIS HAS NOT LEFT THE BUILDING - A murder mystery Amazon US  Amazon UK;
GHOST COLLEGE - A supernatural mystery Amazon US Amazon UK;
JUDAS SILVER - An adventure screenplay Amazon US Amazon UK;
LOST EDEN - An adventure screenplay Amazon US Amazon UK;
THE LOST ARK - An adventure novel Amazon US;
THE BODY DEPARTED - A ghost story Amazon US Amazon UK;
THE VAMPIRE CLUB - supernatural fantasy comedy Amazon US Amazon UK;
THE VAMPIRE WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO -mystery novella Amazon US Amazon UK

H.T. Night
A Boy's Life (Young Adult) Amazon US Amazon UK;  
Boy Meets Girl (Young Adult) Amazon US Amazon UK;  
Everlasting Love (Poetry) Amazon US Amazon UK;  
Getting Yours (Romantic Comedy) Amazon US Amazon UK;  
Paranormal Love Stories (Vampire/Werewolf Love Story) Amazon US Amazon UK;  
The Werewolf Whisperer (Vampire Romance) Amazon US Amazon UK;  
Vampire Love Story (Vampire Romance) Amazon US Amazon UK;  
Winning Sarah’s Heart: Back to School (YA Romance) Amazon US Amazon UK;  
Winning Sarah’s Heart: Boys Being boys (YA Romance) Amazon US Amazon UK

If one of the four authors hits #1 on the Kindle Free list, they will give away another Kindle Fire. If at any time during the event, the four authors hold all the Top 10 slots on the Kindle Free list, they will give away a sixth kindle. Winners will be selected after the contest by the Watauga County (NC) Public Library using random.org.

Book Review: Cracked by K. M. Walton

Cracked by K. M. Walton

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Publish Date: January 3, 2012

Hardcover, 311 pages 
Fiction, Young Adult
 ISBN: 978-1442434424

My Review:
I must admit that after the first few chapters I almost put this down.  Is is poorly written?  Absolutely not! Was it boring?  No way!  It was just painful.  This also causes me to admit that I am not the target audience for this book and this is one of those times where I think this may matter.  However I kept reading and I am glad I did.  Even though I am not the target audience of young adult (I am a parent of an almost 11-year-old and a 6-year-old and I'm approaching my late 30s), I took some great lessons away from this book and what starts out as a very painful book, becomes so much more by the end.

Why is it painful.  To me it was because of the parents that just did not care.  But maybe a lot of young adults can relate to that.  And to them I would love to apologize.  I am so sorry there are parents like this out there.  This book has also helped me to see how words can hurt.  I have always been careful to word my criticism of my kids like my parents did with me, but this book has made me even more aware.  I don't think we should go to the other extreme and make them think everything they do is wonderful because that is not how the world works, but constant verbal abuse is just about as bad as physical abuse if not worse at times because there are no outward scars to show.

Okay off my soapbox.  Cracked alternates chapters between Victor and Bull.  Victor is actually bullied by Bull and is just trying to get through life unnoticed.  He tried to be unnoticed by Bull, by kids at school and even at home because if he's noticed at home, he is sure to draw some sort of criticism from his mom and to be reminded that he was an "accident".  Bull is a bully of sorts, but his home life is far from ideal as well.  He lives in a small apartment with his grandfather and mom who both drink themselves into oblivion.  His grandfather beats him when he takes the notion and makes sure Bull knows that he is the reason they live like they do and that his grandmother died of a broken heart.  Bull's mom got pregnant at 17 and his dad didn't want him so obviously his situation is bad as well, he just chooses to act out instead of hiding like Victor.  But there is a different side to Bull as well.

Then the fateful last day of school comes, the one that lands both Bull and Victor in the psych ward under the 5-day forced commitment and they are in the same room.  Both are struggling with their own demons and they meet kids in the ward who have demons of their own and they begin to realize that they aren't alone.  This is the part I loved, when both came out of their shells.  It was great watching them come into their own in this environment and finding out that there are people that care.  This kept me turning the pages and glad I kept reading the book. 

The painful part is there for a reason, to make you appreciate the rest of the book even more.  And to show what some kids do go through and to show teenagers out there they aren't alone.  K.M. Walton did a brilliant job with this.  I think almost anyone can relate to Bull or Victor in some way or one of the other kids on the ward.  They may not be contemplating suicide, but I remember being a teenager and feeling alone even when I had friends.  This is one of those books that I think just speaks to teenagers.  And I like that it features male main characters, since I am raising boys and there isn't as much just plain contemporary fiction for them out there.  Cracked fills that void well.  It's a great book for teens and parents alike.  It's powerful, thought-provoking and unfortunately timely in a world of parents who are selfish and tuned out from their kids.  It's also a page-turner, you have to know what will happen to Victor and Bull next and how it will turn out.  It is an amazing book that I am sure will not leave my mind for quite a while.

My Rating: 4.5/5.0


About the Book:
Sometimes there's no easy way out.

Victor hates his life. He has no friends, gets beaten up at school, and his parents are always criticizing him. Tired of feeling miserable, Victor takes a bottle of his mother's sleeping pills—only to wake up in the hospital.

Bull is angry, and takes all of his rage out on Victor. That makes him feel better, at least a little. But it doesn't stop Bull's grandfather from getting drunk and hitting him. So Bull tries to defend himself with a loaded gun.

When Victor and Bull end up as roommates in the same psych ward, there's no way to escape each other or their problems. Which means things are going to get worse—much worse—before they get better….

About the Author: 
K.M. Walton writes contemporary YA, middle grade suspense, picture books and nonfiction. Her debut contemporary YA novel, CRACKED comes out from Simon Pulse ~ Simon & Schuster January 3, 2012. She is fortunate to be represented by the lovely Sarah LaPolla from Curtis Brown Ltd.

K. M. had a gazillion dreams when she was a little girl. Her biggest dream was to be a teacher. Teaching became a reality for K. M. and she taught for twelve glorious years – some of it in Osteen, Florida and most of it in Springfield, Pennsylvania. But, it turns out writing is her favorite thing to do. Even the hard parts – and there are a lot of hard parts.

K.M. Walton also co-authored a book on the teaching of mathematics called TEACHING NUMERACY: 9 Critical Habits to Ignite Mathematical Thinking published by Corwin Press.

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FTC Information: I received this book through Teen Book Scene for an honest review.

Day #1 of Epic Kindle Giveaway, 4 Kindle Fires, $200 gift cards, 45 free #kindle books #epickindlegiveaway

Want to win a Kindle Fire? Authors Aiden James, Scott Nicholson, J. R. Rain, and H.T. Night are teaming up Jan. 11-13 to give away $1,000 in prizes, including four Kindle Fires, $200 in Amazon gift cards, and 45 free Kindle books.

There are four ways to enter during Jan. 11-13:

• Share this blog link on facebook or twitter using the share buttons at the bottom of this post, if you do this, make sure you comment with links to your tweets or facebook posts and your email address on this post.   

• Follow the authors on Facebook (J.R. Rain, H.T. Night, Aiden James, and Scott Nicholson) and look for "Click to share" posts

• Go to their free books on Amazon, click "like" and then "share" each book on Twitter and Facebook, using the hashtags “free for #kindle”and “#epickindlegiveaway”

TODAY’S FREE KINDLE BOOKS

Scott Nicholson
The Red Church (supernatural thriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;

As I Die Lying (psychological thriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Creative Spirit (haunted house thriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Disintegration (suspense thriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;
The Harvest (technothriller) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Zombie Bits (zombie stories) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Transparent Lovers (paranormal mystery) Amazon US Amazon UK

H.T. Night
A Boy's Life (Young Adult) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Boy Meets Girl (Young Adult) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Everlasting Love (Poetry) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Getting Yours (Romantic Comedy) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Paranormal Love Stories (Vampire/Werewolf Love Story) Amazon US Amazon UK;
The Werewolf Whisperer (Vampire Romance) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Vampire Love Story (Vampire Romance) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Winning Sarah’s Heart: Back to School (YA Romance) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Winning Sarah’s Heart: Boys Being boys (YA Romance) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Vampires and Werewolves Beginnings (Vampire Romance) Amazon US

J.R. Rain
ARTHUR - A modern-day spiritual adventure Amazon US Amazon UK;
BLACK RAIN:15 Short Stories Amazon US Amazon UK;
CURSED - Supernatural horror thriller Amazon US Amazon UK;
DARK QUESTS: Two Adventure Screenplays Amazon US Amazon UK;
ELVIS HAS NOT LEFT THE BUILDING - A murder mystery Amazon US Amazon UK;
GHOST COLLEGE - A supernatural mystery Amazon US Amazon UK;
THE LOST ARK - An adventure novel Amazon US;
THE VAMPIRE WITH THEDRAGON TATTOO -mystery novella Amazon US Amazon UK

Aiden James
Aiden James Vampires (Vampire adventure) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Cursed Immortals (Supernatural Thriller/Vampires) Amazon US Amazon UK;
The Vampires’ Birthright (Vampire adventure) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Cades Cove (Horror/Mystery) Amazon US Amazon UK;
Vampire Twist (Vampire adventure/Mystery) Amazon US Amazon UK

If one of the four authors hits #1 on the Kindle Free list, they will give away another Kindle Fire. If at any time during the event, the four authors hold all the Top 10 slots on the Kindle Free list, they will give away a sixth kindle. The bonus Kindle winners will be selected using the #epickindlegiveaway hashtags on Facebook and Twitter.

The Facebook and Twitter hashtags must accompany a link to one of the free books, a participating book blog, or the contest home page at http://epickindlegiveaway.blogspot.com or it won’t count as a valid entry. Thanks, good luck, and enjoy the free books!

Waiting on Wednesday (14)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Joshilyn Jackson is one of the authors I found through other bloggers and I have devoured her books ever since.  I especially love her books on audio as she reads them herself and I adore her southern accent and really feel she brings her characters to life.  Her books are different, sad usually, dealing with difficult subjects, but they are good and I love each one of them and I look forward to this one at the end of the month.  I may save my audible credit to get it on audio.

A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson

Publish Date: 1/25/2012

A GROWN-UP KIND OF PRETTY is a powerful saga of three generations of women, plagued by hardships and torn by a devastating secret, yet inextricably joined by the bonds of family. Fifteen-year-old Mosey Slocumb-spirited, sassy, and on the cusp of womanhood-is shaken when a small grave is unearthed in the backyard, and determined to figure out why it's there. Liza, her stroke-ravaged mother, is haunted by choices she made as a teenager. But it is Jenny, Mosey's strong and big-hearted grandmother, whose maternal love braids together the strands of the women's shared past--and who will stop at nothing to defend their future.

So what are you waiting on this week?

Book Review: Stalker in the Shadows by Camy Tang + Giveaway

Stalker in the Shadows by Camy Tang

Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense (Harlequin)

Publish Date: January 3, 2012

Paperback, 224 pages 
Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Christian
 ISBN: 978-0373444755

My Review:
If you like suspense and romance in a quick-to-read format then this is just the book for you.  Stalker in the Shadows packs quite a punch for a short 200 page novel.  Camy Tang knows how to pace the novel well for this format so that things move quickly but never too quickly and so that my attention never waned.

I loved Stalker in the Shadows and I will now make sure I go back and read the first two books in this series.  Not because I needed to for this book to make sense, but because I liked Ms. Tang's writing and also because I liked the setting and the family.  I want to know more about them.  Stalker in the Shadows was a nice stand alone with characters from the earlier novels and I think there were mentions of things that happened, but nothing that gave away what happened in the books (except the couple outcomes, but the reader knows those going in anyway).

Monica was a great main character.  She was strong, but she had her faults that she needed to work through.  It was something I really didn't see coming, but understand fully as I deal with it as well.  I think a lot of women will find Monica easy to relate to.  She's a great character.  I admired her strength.  I also enjoyed Shaun who is a bit tortured.  He has some things in his past he needs to work through, but in typical human fashion, he thinks he should hang onto that guilt.  I liked watching him in the protector role in the book, it suited him.  I also liked seeing him start to work through his issues.  He was easy to relate to as well, as his issue was guilt and I think we all carry some form of guilt with us.  The chemistry between Monica and Shaun was great as well.  I was cheering for them through the book and at times wanted to hit both of them over the head, but that was what made the book interesting.  There was a build up for their relationship and Ms. Tang did that very well.

As I mentioned earlier, the plot is well-paced.  It built up through the whole book and never felt rushed like the short format can sometimes do.  It came to it's climax and resolved itself in a timely manner and then the book was over.  I felt satisfied with the ending and surprised by the climax, and I was guessing through the whole book who was the stalker.  Ms. Tang does an amazing job with the suspense element also.

Stalker in the Shadows reminds me that the Love Inspired Suspense is s great line from Harlequin.  Clean romances with a Christian focus, yet they don't pound you over the head with Christianity.  Ms. Tang wrote a wonderful, suspenseful romance that had me on the edge of my seat and cheering for Monica and Shaun from the beginning to the end.  It's a great book and I can't recommend it enough.  I also can't wait to go back and read the first two in the series as well.  Camy Tang is quickly becoming a must-read author for me.

My Rating: 5.0/5.0

About the Book:
"Consider this a warning."

Lately, nurse Monica Grant feels she's being watched. Followed. And then she receives a threatening letter—accompanied by a dead snake. If she doesn't stop her plans to open a free children's clinic, she'll end up dead, too. Terrified, Monica turns to former lawman Shaun O'Neill—who believes the same madman murdered his own sister five years before. She understands how much it means to the handsome, heart-guarding man to save her—and her dream. Even if he has to lure a deadly stalker out of the shadows—straight toward himself.


About the Author (from Goodreads.com): 
Camy Tang writes romance with a kick of wasabi. She used to be a biologist, but now she is a staff worker for her church youth group and leads a worship team for Sunday service. On her blog, she ponders knitting, spinning wool, dogs, running, the Never Ending Diet, and other frivolous things. 

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Giveaway:
If you go to Camy's website above and join her mailing list and leave your email address and name below, I'll enter you to win a book from my giveaway page.  Get a second entry if you join Camy's Street Team, please mention my name, Crystal Fulcher, when emailing Camy to join.  You can get the specifics on the Street Team here.  I'll go international with this one, ends 1/17/2012.  You must enter your info on her site and also opt-in with the confirmation email.  I will double-check with Camy to make sure the winner is on the email list.


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