A penny a day, Means a book giveaway!

We have our new title!!!! YAY!!!!!

A penny a day, Means a book giveaway!

And now its time to start Decembers giveaway!!!!

Read more...

Never Tempt Danger Winner

So I know this is late, but really things have been so crazy getting ready for Christmas! Baking, baking, shopping, and more baking! But now I am done and its time to get a winner!

Don't forget to check back in the next few days cause I'll have the Monthly giveaway up again with the Winning Name too!

Now onto our winner of a signed copy of:

(REVIEW COMING SOON)

Never Tempt Danger
By: Denise Robbins

Read more...

Thrifty Thursday: Christmas Gifts Ideas!

 Christmas gift ideas!!!

The first 5 are YA which I love !!! and they are all HARDBACK

The last 5 are ADULT and they are all PAPERBACK

Misguided Angel
By Melissa de La Cruz

 After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence—with her forbidden love, Jack. Now the two of them must embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the seven gates that guard earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silverbloods.



As the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads—and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.

 Publisher: Hyperion Books
Published: 26 October 2010
Format: Hardback 272 pages
Categories: Science Fiction Romance
ISBN 13: 9781423121282
ISBN 10: 1423121287
 
$8.18
HERE

Crescendo
By Becca Fitzpatrick

 Nora should have known her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described as anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy, Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.

The further Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim bloodline has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 01 November 2010
Format: Hardback 432 pages
Categories: Fiction Science Fiction
Traditional Romance Relationships
ISBN 13: 9781416989431
ISBN 10: 1416989439
 
$10.29
HERE

Torment 
By Lauren Kate

 Hell on earth.
That’s what it’s like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel.
It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts—immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students: Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans.


At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn’t told her everything. He’s hiding something—something dangerous.
What if Daniel’s version of the past isn’t actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else?

Publisher: Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Published: 28 September 2010
Format: Hardback 452 pages
Categories: Fiction Romance
Society & Social Issues
ISBN 13: 9780385739146
ISBN 10: 0385739141

$8.99
HERE

Beautiful Darkness
By Kami Garcia, By Margaret Stohl

Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has marked Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals for generations. A Gatlin where impossible, magical, life-altering events happen.
Sometimes life-ending.
Together they can face anything Gatlin throws at them, but after suffering a tragic loss, Lena starts to pull away, keeping secrets that test their relationship. And now that Ethan's eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there's no going back. Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems.

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 12 October 2010
Format: Hardback 503 pages
Categories: Science Fiction Romance
ISBN 13: 9780316077057
ISBN 10: 0316077054

 $10.92

HERE

Nightshade
By Andrea R Cremer

 Calla Tor has always known her destiny: After graduating from the Mountain School, she'll be the mate of sexy alpha wolf Ren Laroche and fight with him, side by side, ruling their pack and guarding sacred sites for the Keepers. But when she violates her masters' laws by saving a beautiful human boy out for a hike, Calla begins to question her fate, her existence, and the very essence of the world she has known. By following her heart, she might lose everything-- including her own life. Is forbidden love worth the ultimate sacrifice?

Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 19 October 2010
Format: Hardback 528 pages
Categories: Science Fiction Romance
Animal Stories
ISBN 13: 9780399254826
ISBN 10: 039925482X
 
$11.99
HERE
 
 
 
AND HERE ARE FOR SOME FOR THE ADULT
 
 
 

Devoured by Darkness
By Alexandra Ivy

Tane is a Charon, sworn to hunt and kill rogue vampires. His new assignment seems like a waste of his talents - until he catches up with the jinn he's been sent to capture. Half human, half demon, Laylah has a vulnerable streak that strikes right through to Tane's cold heart. He should be furious when she uses her powers to bind them together, preventing him from dragging her before the Commission. Instead he welcomes any reason to stay close enough to touch, to taste, to seduce...Laylah doesn't know why she was chosen to protect a child who may be the catalyst in a war between good and evil. But the mysteries of her past pale compared to the dangers approaching. Tane is devastatingly strong, breathtakingly sensual. And Laylah will have to trust in every ounce of that strength, because her enemies are drawing near, eager to destroy them both...

Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 10 January 2011
Format: Paperback 352 pages
Categories: Horror Romance
ISBN 13: 9781420111354
ISBN 10: 1420111353
 
$5.99
HERE
 
 
 
 
 

Lover Mine
A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood
By J R Ward

The hot new novel in the Black Dagger Brotherhood by the #1 New York Times bestselling author John Matthew has come a long way since he was found living among humans, his vampire nature unknown. Taken in by The Brotherhood, no one could guess what his true history was-or his true identity. Xhex has long steeled herself against the attraction to John Matthew. Until fate intervenes and she discovers that love, like destiny, is inevitable.

Publisher: Signet Book
Published: 30 November 2010
Format: Paperback 656 pages
Categories: Horror Romance
ISBN 13: 9780451231550
ISBN 10: 0451231554

$5.99
HERE
 
 
 
 
 
 

A Knight's Vow
By Lindsay Townsend

Ever since she was fourteen, Alyson of Olverton dreamed of marrying a brave, charismatic young knight. His name was Guillelm de la Rochelle - and his marriage proposal satisfied her deepest yearnings. But her father forbade their union, prompting Guillelm to set out for the Holy Land, breaking Alyson's innocent heart. Seven years later, the valiant knight has defied rumours of his death and returned home, having no idea that nothing is the same as when he left...Back from fighting in the crusades, Guillelm is stunned to find Alyson entrenched in his father's ancestral castle - even worse she was betrothed to his father before he died. Despite this chilling fact, Guillelm finds himself struggling to resist the temptation to seduce her. Torn between intense jealousy and overwhelming desire, he shocks them both by proposing marriage a second time, justifying that it will be easier to keep her safe if she is his bride. Little do they know, however, that there is an enemy in their very midst - one who won't rest until he destroys their chance at everlasting love...

Publisher: Zebra Books

Published: 25 July 2008

Format: Paperback 352 pages

Categories: Historical Romance

ISBN 13: 9781420103618
ISBN 10: 142010361X

$3.98

HERE

Must Love Hellhounds
Four Tales of Devilish Dogs

ByMeljean Brook, By  Charlaine Harris, ByNalini Singh

Four big names in paranormal-four adventures starring man's worst friend...

In these four original novellas, readers follow paranormal bodyguards into Lucifer's realm, where they'll encounter his fearsome four-legged pets; seek out a traitor in the midst of a guild of non-lethal vampire trackers, one who intends to eradicate the entire species of bloodsuckers; find out why the giant three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hades has left the underworld for the real world; and embark on a perilous search for the kidnapped niece of a powerful vampire alongside her blind-and damn sexy-companion and a hellhound.

  Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Published: 25 November 2010
Format: Paperback 320 pages
Categories: Anthologies (non-poetry)

Fantasy Romance Short Stories
ISBN 13: 9780425236338
ISBN 10: 0425236331
 
$5.99
HERE
 
 
 
 
 

Moon Called
 (Mercy Thompson)
By Patricia Briggs

 Mercy Thompson's life is not exactly normal. Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a VW bus for a vampire. But then, Mercy isn't exactly normal herself.

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Published: 31 January 2006

Format: Paperback 340 pages

Categories: Fantasy

ISBN 13: 9780441013814
ISBN 10: 0441013813

$5.99

HERE

Read more...

Happy Birthday to our AWESOME Caroline AKA @pattepoilue

Today is a very special day! Today is one of my fav twitter peeps, fellow BLI Blogger, and just all around sweetest gal evers Birthday! So I just want to wish our girl Caroline AKA @pattepoilue from One Book Away From Heaven a very Happy Birthday!!!! *pops the bubbly*

 

Read more...

Thrifty Thursday: Dangerous Women Writing = Hawt E-books!

Bound

by Donna Grant

A defiant bride-to-be tries to stage her own disappearance when she's kidnapped, and her only chance at freedom is surrendering her heart to the one man who can save her. Taraca has waited years for the time she could choose a husband and learn the pleasure of love making. When her father binds her to a man twice her age, Taraca does the only thing she can--she runs away. Instead of her freedom, she finds capture at the hands of the Kellians. Yarrow has loved Taraca from afar for years. The only thing keeping him from taking her is his blood relation to the Kellians who are feared throughout Shadowhall. But when Taraca is taken by Kellian warriors, Yarrow will risk everything to free her. Publisher Note: This book is linked to 'Tempted' although it can be read as a stand alone story.

Read more...

Monthly Giveaway Winner + Giveaway Name Poll

Its time for my First Monthly Giveaway Winnner

First I want to thank everyone who stopped by and entered! I had a total of 53 followers enter, and a total of 54 name suggestions! And let me tell you they are all great! But before we get to the name voting , I bet you guys want a winner! .................No..................Nobody is ready?!?!

Read more...

Denise Robbins Blog Tour: Character Interview + Giveaway

Hello Everyone. Today I would like to give a warm welcome to 2 very special guests here on JoJosBookCorner. We have the wonderful Maureen -Gilly- Gillman, and the scrumptious Lucas Danger!

(setting - A local brick oven pizza place called 900 degrees.)

*I sit down across from the very talented, very intelligent Maureen -Gilly- Gillman and the interview begins............( insert squiggly lines as the scene come into view) *

JJBC- Gilly, How do you think your life would differ if you did not have your gifts?

"Hmm. I’d probably know less about some "

JJBC-Can you tell us where you stand with you and your future with NanoRobotics?

"I now own NanoRobotics and I’m staying on at least a CEO."

JJBC- I think that is a very good choice. I can see a very good future for you and Lucas with that decision.

Read more...

Hottie of the month - December

Now I know its been a while since I've had a hottie of the month. I have been very limited on my internet usage each month, and My Hottie of the Month was one of the things that had to be put on hold. But Since it is a month of giving *wiggles brows* I have brought it back just for you! And to make it special I am sharing a BUNCH of hotties for you this time! Hopefully this will help make up for the lack of Hottie! *mwuahhhhh*

Sean Faris

Read more...

Friday Forgot About Finds: Sharing the Love of Susan Krinard

**What is Friday Forgot About Finds?**
 Well it is simply sharing the love of books that might have been forgotten. I try to find books that have been published before 2000, and bring them back to the public eye. If you have any you would like me to share, just let me know jojosreviewsATgmailDOTcom

Prince of Shadows
By Susan Krinard

Scarred by a tragic accident, Alexandra Warrington has come back to the Minnesota woods looking for a refuge and a chance to carry on her passionate study of wolves. But her peace is shattered in a heartbeat when she awakes one morning to find a total stranger in her bed. Magnificently muscled and perfectly naked, he exudes a wildness that frightens her and a haunting fear that touches her. Yet when Alex responds to his pain, she doesn't realize that this handsome savage is a creature out of myth, a wolf transformed into a man. And soon, as the town condemns him for a terrible crime, all Alex knows is that she is dangerously close to loving him, and perilously committed to saving him, no matter what the cost

Read more...

Thrifty Thursday: All Romance E-Books Spreads the Love

It's that time of year again! Time to do some christmas shopping, or just buy for yourself. Today I bring some great e-book deals from All Romance E-Books They have some wonderful discounts going on.

Silver Moon
By: T.L. Mitchell

The inhabitants of the sleepy little town called Gladys could rest at night. Wake up in the morning and go to their jobs, living their lives as normal. The police would report another animal attack and look for some wild creature capable of doing such a terrible thing.

Over time the truth will fade and turn into myths. No one would ever believe a werewolf existed. It's just a myth-right?

Read more...

Tuesday Talking Teaser with Author Teresa D'Amario

First off I wanna say

HAPPY PRINT RELEASE DAY

for SheWolf Teresa!!!

Please help me give a warm  welcome

to my awesome "twin" Teresa D'Amario

She is reading from her newest print release

SheWolf

SheWolf
By: Teresa D'Amario
**isn't this an awesome cover!!**

Read more...

Black Friday Shopping - Yay , Nay , I'd rather find couch lint with tweezers.......

Well it's that time of year again. The wild and crazy BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING *insert eerie music here* is back!What I want to know is do YOU shop on Black Friday? Do you actually get up and the butt crack of dawn, and try to push through all the millions of people to get to those few special items? Or do you shop online for black Friday specials?

Read more...

REVIEWS

REVIEWS
Author  / Book (linked) / Reviewer

• Jennifer Armintrout - Queene of Light - JoJo

• Kresley Cole - No Rest for the Wicked - MommaSally
• Kresley Cole - A Hunger Like No Other - MommaSally

Read more...

New Winner

We have a new winner!!!

Winner will recieve all 3 books

And the new winner is

|

|
|

Read more...

OMG OMG OMG Gena Spills Secrets!

Ok So SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Gena Showalter did a 1 hour chat yesterday under the HashTag #ChatPAD (which you can still pull up on twitter if you like) She gave so much GOOOOOOD info! I am going to try and do a quick recap below for all you fellow LOTU, and Gena loving fans! I'm telling you so much good stuff you just might Squeeee yourself......I did *snickers* Annnnyway first I HAVE TO share this new yummie cover again for you:

The Darkest Secret

*pets screen* prrrrrrrrr

Read more...

NEW Monthly Giveaway!

*UPDATED*

NEW MONTHLY GIVEAWAY!

Ok so I was thinking the other day, and decided  I needed to start a new monthly giveaway here on JoJosBookCorner! Thanks to all my wonderful followers , my blog would not be what it is today without you! So I have decided to give back to you!

Here is how this will work:

I have a jar full of change

Read more...

OMG OMG OMG Have you seen this ?!?!?

The Darkest Secret
By: Gena Showalter
Release - April 1, 2011 to April 2, 2011

Keeper of the demon of Secrets, Amun can manipulate the darkest thoughts of anyone nearby. But when new demons possess him, the immortal warrior must be chained and isolated to protect those he loves. Death is his only hope of release—until he meets Haidee, a fellow prisoner whose beauty and hidden vulnerability draw him into a reckless test of his loyalty…. Haidee is an infamous demon assassin, raised to despise Amun’s kind. Yet how can she hate the man whose touch sets her aflame? But to save him, she must give herself body and soul…and face the wrath of a powerful adversary sworn to destroy her.

Read more...

Winners! We have MORE winners!

Morning my awesome peeps! I have more winners for you this morning!

I will make this short and sweet, because I am in the process of working on a post for a NEW " Monthly Contest" for all my wondeful followers!

 *wiggles brows* I think your going to like it!

Anyhoo on to the winners!

Winner of the True Vows Tour, who wins

Sarah from Imaginary Dreams





Winner of Sandra Sookoo week Wins a Backlist E-book

Pam K from Book Crazy Scrapbook Mama

I don't have email addresses for either of these winners, so if you know either of them could you please point them in this direction within the next 48 hours.

WINNERS
Must email me jojosbookcornerATgmailDOTcom
within 48 hours or new winner is picked
Thanks!

Congrats to the winners, and again check back today about the
NEW Monthly Giveaway!

Read more...

Halloween Bash Winners!!!

Ok so I know I normally do a pretty decked out winners post, but since I am Completely swamped still, I am just going to jump into the winners. I will have a delish winners post for you next time.

WINNERS HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND TO MY EMAIL

(which will all be sent out some time this weekend, so technically you will have a little more time)

Congrats to the winners. For those that win e-books just email me back, with your choice if thats what you won, with your address if you win a paperback.

Congrats everyone, and thank you so much for joining me in my 1st Halloween Bash!

and THANK YOU to all the Authors who participated, and helped make this possible!

Read more...

Sandra Sookoo Week: Day5: Character Interview + Giveaway

The Year: 2050
Location: Food Service Area onboard the starship Copernicus
Characters: Charlotte, Jax, Garreth from Blink


(I first sit down at a table with the very intelligent Garreth, of the Daridian's)



JJBC~ Can you tell us a little bit about what working with the humans is like? Do you enjoy it? Dislike it? Why
Garreth~Working with the Earth people is challenging at every turn. They’re not as advanced in every way as my people and rely too much on snap decisions. This is why their civilization will most likely never last.

Read more...

Lots of stuff coming tonight and a bunch of info !

*stands on soap box, and taps microphone*

Hi all my wonder peps! I have lots of info coming to you guys tonight! I know some of this stuff you guys have been waiting on for a while *puppy eyes* saaaawie. Things have been crazy hectic lately. But I am trying to get it all back up and running. So read on down below and MAKE SURE you come back tonight!

Read more...

Sandra Sookoo Week: Day 4 Review: Blink + Giveaway Entry

Blink
By: Sandra Sookoo

Published By: Eirelander Publishing
Published: Nov 05, 2010
Format: E-ARC
ISBN # 9781456331108
Websites: Author , Eirelander Publishing , AllRomanceBooks.com ,  Amazon.com

 Which man is her destiny? Charlotte Jackson knows everything about her small portion of the galaxy but nothing about the secrets of her heart.

When her ship is attacked by the very beings Garreth wants to save them from, Charlotte and Jax will have to put their feelings for the blue-haired alien aside and focus on saving not only themselves but the entire galaxy. What the three find at the end could be the most valuable commodity of all.

Her life is as unstable as a supernova when her ship—the Copernicus—is visited by a blue-haired alien who calls himself Garreth. He tells her he’d like to build an alliance with Earth to improve the dire problems of both their planets. As if intergalactic space negotiations weren’t complicated enough, Charlotte finds herself more than a little attracted to the man who she should be thinking about in only the most professional terms. This does nothing to make her second-in-command—and would-be lover Jax—any more relaxed about the whole cooperation.

My Thoughts

Read more...

Author Sandra Sookoo Week: Day 3 - Interview

ABOUT YOU

JJBC~How did you get into writing?
SS~I got into writing when I was a kid and needed an escape from “real” life. Creating worlds and making characters became so fascinating, I kept up with it until I finally became a published author.

JJBC~Is writing your full time job?
SS~I do try to write full time. A few years ago I was laid off from the real estate industry and decided to give “serious” writing a go. I’m now getting ready to start my fourth year in the publishing industry and can’t wait to see what happens.

JJBC~What’s a typical writing day for you like?
SS~Usually in the morning I take care of busy work (usually promo stuff) then start writing in the afternoons or evenings. A couple days a week are set aside for errands or anything else not writing related. I generally try not to write on the weekends but sometimes it doesn’t work out that way.

JJBC~Do you set a daily writing goal?

Read more...

Sandra Sookoo Week: Day 2 Tuesday Teaser

 Blink

Which man is her destiny? Charlotte Jackson knows everything about her small portion of the galaxy but nothing about the secrets of her heart.

Her life is as unstable as a supernova when her ship—the Copernicus—is visited by a blue-haired alien who calls himself Garreth. He tells her he’d like to build an alliance with Earth to improve the dire problems of both their planets. As if intergalactic space negotiations weren’t complicated enough, Charlotte finds herself more than a little attracted to the man who she should be thinking about in only the most professional terms. This does nothing to make her second-in-command—and would-be lover Jax—any more relaxed about the whole cooperation.

Read more...

Welcome to Author Sandra Sookoo Week Day 1

Welcome everyone to Sandra Sookoo Week!

We have some wonderful stuff planned for you this week so you don't want to miss out!

• Monday - Guest post by Sandra Sookoo
• Tuesday - Tuesday Talking Teaser with Sandra Sookoo
• Wednesday - Interview with Sandra Sookoo
• Thursday - My Review of  Blink
• Friday - Character interview with the cast of Blink

Each day Sandra has also shared a little snippet from Blink with you. So you def. don't want to miss out on any of those!

On Friday Sandra is giving away a book off her back list to 1 lucky winner. So from now until friday every comment you make on Sandras posts enters you into her giveaway! (please make them meaningful comments, and not just a HI multile times. Those will not count)

So head on down and get to know a little bit about Sandra Sookoo

Read more...

Review: The Icing on the Cake By: Alison Kent + Giveaway

THE ICING ON THE CAKE
by Alison Kent

Pub. Date: September 2010
Publisher: Health Communications, Incorporated
Format: Paperback , 264pp
Series: True Vow Series
Genre: Reality-Based Romance™
ISBN-13: 9780757315350
ISBN: 0757315356
Websites: True Vows, Book Depository, Goodreads


Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match . . . dot com! An on-line dating service is not Michelle Snow’s idea of how to find love but when the Big 3-0 hits, Michelle decides she has nothing to lose since she hasn’t brought a date home in ten years, she’s professionally burned out, and her climb up the corporate ladder has come at the expense of abandoning her sweet dream: to own a boutique cupcakery.

Todd Bracken, early 30s and a successful technology consultant, isn’t exactly a player after being off the market for ten years, and pours himself into his dual passions of martial arts and home-sweet-home renovations. Only there’s no one to come home to so he decides to give Match.com a try. Todd isn’t so sure the Internet dating scene is his thing—until a message pops up in the wee hours on a weekend night: “I like your smile.” Todd likes—a lot—the whole package that glides into a French bistro in Washington, D.C.

It’s serious mojo-at-first-sight but there’s a glitch: Todd and Michelle live in different cities. Will love find its way in the digital age with a You’ve Got Mail courtship when video cam kisses just aren’t enough? And when Todd challenges Michelle to not only go for her dream but let him share it, will they be able to make it happen together despite obstacles more plentiful than a shower of rainbow sprinkles?

Read more...

Thrifty Thursday : Free E-books

Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon 
Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century, and a lover in another...

In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon—when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an "outlander"—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Lord...1743.
Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire's destiny in soon inextricably intertwined with Clan MacKenzie and the forbidden Castle Leoch. She is catapulted without warning into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life ...and shatter her heart. For here, James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a passion so fierce and a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire...and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Pub. Date: October 2004
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Format: eBook
Series: Outlander Series , #1
ISBN-13: 9780440335160
ISBN: 0440335167

$0.00

Nook HERE

Kindle HERE

Read more...

Tuesday Talking Teaser with Author Krista D Ball

Please help me welcome

Krista D Ball

She is reading from her newest release

Harvest Moon

Harvest Moon

By: Krista D Ball

Cursed, abused, and desperate to know her future, Dancing Cat sneaks a glimpse inside her tribe’s Sacred Bundle, a powerful source of spirit magic. Instead of the future, she sees her most powerful ancestor, Small Tree and incurs her wrath. Small Tree strips Dancing Cat of everything —her home, her identity, even her gender – and drops her in the middle of enemy lands.

Injured, and in a strange, new body, she is befriended by Bearclaw who is on a spirit quest. He offers her assistance and asks for nothing in return; a kindness Dancing Cat had forgotten existed. She struggles to weave a path around the obstacles of friendship, identity, and longing in order to survive her eventual return home to face even further punishment.

Now here's Krista

reading from

Harvest Moon

Read more...

Halloween Day Bash: Part 2: Costume Ball

Welcome to part 2 of JoJosBookCorner Halloween Day Bash. What would a Halloween party be without a Costume Ball!!! So today we have some of the wonderful Authors who have been here this week, And they have all come with dates! Who are their dates you ask?!?! Well they have all generously brought their Heros as dates! And I have come with my Fav Hero

Rehvenge

Read more...

Halloween Bash: Part 1: Voting Party

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

To start off the Halloween Party today, We have all the wonderful pictures you have all created throughout the week. I thank each and every one of you who participated!!! I am such a sucker for games, and I hope you all enjoyed them!

So how this will work is each category will have its own section with a form below it. You just pick which number is your favorite, and submit it. Then sometime tomorrow i will talley all the votes, and winners will be selected. Thats it! And if you wouldn't mind, help spread the word so we can get some voting!!!

Read more...

Halloween Bash: Day 7 with Author Leanna Renee Hieber

Hello friends!

My favourite thing about Halloween is EVERYTHING. One year, when I was a professional actress in residence at the Commonweal Theatre of Minnesota, playing Mina in Dracula, I created a month-long Halloween celebration calendar that included many activities, readings, movie nights, decorating a Halloween tree, pumpkin carving, scarecrow making, and more. That year I was crowned the Queen of Halloween by the town, and an artisan even crafted an Edward Gorey crown for me.

Winning the costume contest at Authors After Dark was a particular honour. If any of you have seen me in person, you know I take costuming VERY seriously. Dressing up as Miss Percy definitely is my favourite costume of all time. Halloween infuses everything I love into one holiday; fun with the dark side of things, a celebration of all things that are strange and beautiful, costuming, historical tradition, parties with friends and communities coming together, spooky stories, all things pumpkin related (YUM), and best of all we Gothlings get to celebrate in high style- although for we Goth kids, as the Ministry song says: “Every day is Halloween”.

Read more...

Halloween Bash: Day 6 with Author Joey W. Hill

Halloween Bash

 

It’s hard to narrow down my favorite part of Halloween, because, just like Stella, it’s my favorite holiday. For one thing, I’m Wiccan, and Samhain (the other name for All Hallow’s Eve) is our New Year’s Eve, so to speak. It’s the night the Veil is thinnest between the here and now and the worlds beyond – the afterlife, the Fae worlds, all the unknown dimensions. If you step out on a Halloween night and inhale deeply, you can sense it. There’s just something special about that night.

Another favorite part for me is the trick-or-treaters themselves. Each year of course, fewer and fewer of them come out, as churches, schools and other youth outlets offer kids “safe” places to go for organized Halloween activities. Pfffft (Me blowing raspberry). Mom, Dad – stop being such pussies and let them go out in packs to trick or treat at total strangers’ houses, just like we used to do. 99.9% of us survived it, after all (lol).

Read more...