Top 5 Sundays # 64 - Best Covers of 2011!

 

 

Hi Guys!

Some awesome covers this year huh? I took into account only covers of books I have read ok?

Hope you guys will join me!

 

  This week’s results:

Best PNR Novels of 2011! = 3 (21%)

Best Covers of 2011! = 11 (78%)

 

The theme for today is:

Best Covers of 2011!

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.

2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.

3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)

4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.

5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Best Covers of 2011!

*in no particular order

 

Alien Proliferation 

Katherine “Kitty” Katt Series by Gini Koch

LOVE Daniel dos Santos work for this series!

 

The Hour of Dust and Ashes

Charlie Madigan Series by Kelly Gay

So gritty and perfect for the series!

 

 

One Sea Salt 

October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire

Gorgeous work isnt’t it! creepy and perfect!

 

Blood Death 

World of Lupi Series by Eileen Wilks

 

The cover of Blood Challenge was great, but I love this one more hehe

 

The Iron Knight

The Iron Fey Series by Julie Kagawa 

I love the covers for this series in general and this one is just as awesome, not to mention that we get Ash LOL

 

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#BHSV – WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT! {25 Winners}

 

 

Hey Everyone! They’re here! The Winners of the Bookish Have Summer Vacation Event, that me and the girls from Paranormal Haven Hosted, are here! All 25 of them! YAY!

If you entered the giveaways at Paranormal Haven, you need to check out there winner announcement, to see if you’ve won.

PARANORMAL HAVEN

Before we get to the good part, I wanna take a minute to thank my fellow bloggers, Athenna and Stephanie from Paranormal Haven for hosting the event with me and of course, ALL the awesome authors that contributed to make this event so awesome!

Alice Clayton
Carolyn Crane
Dakota Banks
Eileen Wilks
Gini Koch
Jeaniene Frost
Jeanne C. Stein
Jess Haynes
Jocelynn Drake
Kelly Gay
Lara Adrian
Larissa Ione
Vicki Pettersson
Laura Bickle / Alayna Willams
Linda Robertson
Michele Barsdley
Michelle Rowen
Nancy Holzner
Seanan McGuire

 

THANK YOU!

 

Remember…

 

 

ALL winners and have 72hrs to contact me at:

larissa@larissaslife.com

*please state in the email your prize choice if it’s the case.

 

 

Now to the winners:

 

Giveaway	Winner	email {1st part}
1of3 "Redhead" eBook Sets by Alice Clayton	Anne Reeths	areeths
1of3 "Redhead" eBook Sets by Alice Clayton	blodeuedd	blodeuedd1
1of3 "Redhead" eBook Sets by Alice Clayton	Melliane	delhia_1
Signed "Mind Games"	Pam S /pams00	pams00
Signed Copy of "Sacrifice" + 25$ Amazon Gift Card	jc	yumihamano
"Blood Challenge" by Eileen Wilks	SweetShenanigans	girl23rocks
A SIGNED "Alien" Book by Gini Koch	Meredith Miller	meredithfl
Signed "This Side of The Grave" or "One Foot In The Grave"	Brittany Gale	quixoticdreamer
Full set of the Anna Strong series by Jeanne C Stein	JenM	jen
H&W 3Book set {Signed} by Jess Haines	Christy M	practimom
1 of 2 SIGNED Copies of "Wait For Dusk" by Jocelynn Drake	Dovile	spamscape
1 of 2 SIGNED Copies of "Wait For Dusk" by Jocelynn Drake	Midnite	lady.midnite
SIGNED Copy of “Darkness Becomes Her” + NEW Copy of “Natural Born Charmer” from Kelly Gay/Kelly Keaton	Kristen My Bookish Fairy Tale	mybookishfairytale
Signed Taken by Midnight/Bk1 Audiobook/Bkmarks	Nanni Clover	nanniclover
SIGNED Larissa Ione Book (winner's choice)	Naty Gry	natygry
Signed Neon Graveyard + Poker Chip	Naty Gry	natygry
Signed "Embers" & "Dark Oracle" by Laura Bickle / Alayna Willams	Mish@	misadevilgirl
1 of 2 SIGNED Copies of "Arcane Circle" or "Fatal Circle" {US}	Ash	ashley.mckinsey
1 of 2 SIGNED Copies of "Arcane Circle" or "Fatal Circle" {US}	Anne	acm05
SIGNED Copy of "Arcane Circle" or "Fatal Circle" {Intl}	Nanni Clover	nanniclover
25$ Amazon Gift Card from Michele Bardsley	Bethany C.	b.cardone
1 of 2 SIGNED Copies of “Bloodlust" by Michelle Rowen	erin	efender1
1 of 2 SIGNED Copies of “Bloodlust" by Michelle Rowen	Cathy M	caity_mack
Pair of Sea Glass Earrings from Nancy Holzner	Leni	lenikaye
SIGNED "Late Eclipses" by Seanan McGuire	Rachel Leigh	TheOneRing111

 

 

 

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BHSV – Kelly Gay Guest Blogs + International Giveaway!

 

As I write this, the temperature outside is 95 degrees with a heat index topping 100. In other words: *#!@$! Hot! J Summer always comes early to the south and spring always ends up being a ‘blink and you missed it’ kind of event.

Nonetheless, I love summer. And during this time, my taste in the imaginary usually turns to lighter fare. You know, fun, romantic stories full of laughs and heart and

depth. See, ‘lighter’ doesn’t always mean a lack of depth. When I talk about this term, I mean light as in uplifting. Works that make you smile, laugh, tear up… Works that are snarky, smart, sexy, funny.

While I write (and read) a lot of dark fantasy and paranormal, I also really enjoy taking a break from my usual genres and delving into romantic comedies and contemporary single titles. So if any of you read in these genres or just feel like you need

a break from what you normally read, I thought I’d share some of my all-time favorite authors who I think are perfect summer fare. They are masters at bringing out all those wonderful emotions. They can make me smile long before I even realize I’m doing it.

They write stories filled with relationships, friendships, family, personal growth, love, laughter, fears, and even sorrow.

Okay, enough gushing! Here are some of my top summer picks:

• Jennifer Crusie: MAYBE THIS TIME. BET ME.

• Kristin Higgins: CATCH OF THE DAY. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

• Susan Donovan: TAKE A CHANCE ON ME. PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION.

• Susan Elizabeth Phillips: BREATHING ROOM. AIN’T SHE SWEET. NATURALBORN CHARMER (because, really, when a book opens on the heroine marching down the side of the road wearing a rented Beaver suit, her flat tail smacking the ground with every angry step… Totally my kind of book!).

Those are just a few of my favorites. So if you’re looking for a change in genre or just something new, give these authors a try. You might find yourself smiling, too. Hope everyone has a great summer. Stay cool. And Happy Reading!

~ Kelly

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Top 5 Sundays #21 - Best Book Covers of 2010!

 

Hey Everyone! Welcome to my Top 5 Sundays Post!

It’s 8:20am Sunday Morning here in Portugal and it’s 5 degrees Celsius here right now, so I am FREEZING!

I just got back from a night out and I’m dead LOL

I will be resting all day, but I’ll get back on later tonight to chat and stop by other blogs, I promise!

Not to mention that I will be drawing winners for 2 more giveaways!

But before I finally go to to bed,

let’s get to what you came here for…

This week’s results:

Best Kick-Ass Heroes of 2010! = 7 (29%)

Best Book Covers of 2010! = 17 (70%)

The theme for today is:

Best Book Covers of 2010!

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1 - Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.
2 - Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.
3 - Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)
4 - After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.

5 – If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Best Book Covers of 2010!

There are soooo many gorgeous covers to mention from 2010, that I think this is the hardest theme I’ve ever had to handle LOL

*in no particular order

The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter

Usually, Paranormal Romances have a LOT of HOT men on the covers or even couples… but this one took the cake for me in 2010!

The Darkest Edge of Dawn by Kelly Gay

I Love Chris McGrath covers and this one is awesome!

 

Katherine “Kitty” Katt Series by Gini Koch

My FAVORITE cover illustrator is Daniel Dos Santos and he out done himself with the covers for Gini Koch’s Kitt Kat series!

Amazing!

 

Silver Bone by Patricia Briggs:

I LOVE this series and Daniel dos Santos totally rocks when making the covers! This one is my favorite yet!

 

Changeless & Blameless by Gail Carriger:

The covers for this series are simply awesome!

Can’t wait for the next ones!

 

 

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Your input would be much appreciated!

 

 

Now I can’t wait to see who is in YOUR List of Best Book Covers of 2010!

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6th & Last Update! - 1027+ Followers & Bday Blow Out! {It’s My Birthday and I’ll Giveaway LOTS OF BOOKS If I Want To} – Extended to Oct. 18th!

 

This Giveaway is over!

Winners will be drawn when I’m back in Brazil, since a lot of the prizes are there =D

Thanks so much for participating!

 

*Please read ALL the info carefully before entering!

 

Hey Everyone! It’s my birthday tomorrow {August 11th} and I have been planning this HUGE blow out for a while now. I am so happy it’s finally the day to unveil the biggest giveaway i have ever hosted!

There are 11 Prize Packs and for starters there will be 4 Winners! The amount of winner can grow up to 11 Winners throughout the Giveaway =)

Oh, if you’re wondering why i chose the number 1027, it’s because I’m turning 27 today… YAY!

Before I unveil the AMAZING Packs I have for all of you, I need to thank all the people that have made this Contest Possible:

 

Authors:

Gini Koch	Stella Price	Aline Hunter	Elizabeth Isaacs
Laura Bickle	Gena Showalter	Vivian Arend	Jordan Deen
Alayna Williams	Dakota Cassidy	Carolyn Crane	Angie Frazier
Jocelynn Drake	Leslie Dicken	Joely Sue Burkhart	Larissa Ione
Kelly Gay	Sydney Somers	Cynthia Eden	Cari Quinn

 

Blogger / Twitter Buddies:

Ivy {Book Reader Times}

Paperback Dolls

Insane Hussein

 

Publishers:

Angela from Penguin Group

 

You have all been so freaking amazing and this

Giveaway could never happen without you!

Thank you for making my Birthday so much sweeter!

 

Now for the Giveaway =)

 

Since I have just passed 2100 twitter followers…

There will be 11 winners! Each winner will Choose one of

the prize packs from the list bellow…

 

The Prize Packs:

 

Urban Fantasy Prize Pack #1:

• Embers by Laura Bickle {Signed}
• Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams {Signed}
• Dead In The Family by Charlaine Harris {Signed}
• & Eric Northman Inspired Jewelry!

 

Urban Fantasy Prize Pack #2:

• Embers by Laura Bickle {Signed}
• Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams {Signed}
• The Darkest Edge of Dawn by Kelly Gay {Signed}

 

Urban Fantasy Prize Pack #3:

• Pray For Dawn by Jocelynn Drake {Signed}
• Wait For Dusk by Jocelynn Drake {Signed}
• Mind Games by Carolyn Crane {Signed}

 

Historical Romance Prize Pack #1:

• Beauty Tempts The Beast by Leslie Dicken {eBook}
• To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt {Signed}

 

Historical Romance Prize Pack #2:

• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn {Signed}
• To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt {Signed}

 

Young Adult Prize Pack #1:

• Hearts At Stake by Alyxandra Harvey {Signed}
• Morganville Vampires Inspired Jewelry
• & Swag!

 

Young Adult Prize Pack #2:

• Hearts At Stake by Alyxandra Harvey {Signed}
• & Swag!

 

U.S. Only Prize Pack:

• Changes by Jim Butcher {Signed}
• The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter {Signed}

 

Funny Ladies Prize Pack:

• Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch {Signed}
• My Way To Hell by Dakota Cassidy

 

Naughty Prize Pack:

• Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden {Signed}
• The Rose of Shanhasson by Joely Sue Burkhart {Signed}
• Dear Sir, I’m Yours by Joely Sue Burkhart {Signed}
• The Bloodgate Guardian by Joely Sue Burkhart {eBook}
• Tidal Wave by Vivian Arend {eBook}
• Ex Appeal by Cari Quinn {eBook}
• Eternity and A Day by Aline Hunter {eBook}
• & Swag!

 

Paranormal Romance Prize Pack:

• Masquerade by Stella and Audra Price {Signed}
• Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione {Signed}
• I’ll Be Slaving You by Cynthia Eden {Signed}
• The Chosen Sin by Anya Bast
• Stripped Away by Sydney Somers {eBook}
• Unbreakable by Sydney Somers {eBook}
• Demonica Series Bag & Book Light!

 

Phew! Those were a lot of prizes! I so wish I could enter this giveaway, damn!

Well, I bet you are all wondering how you can enter the contest…

All you have to do is answer the following question in the comments and fill out one of the forms bellow:

*All Extra Entries are listed in the forms!

Question:

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 Disclaimer: I have two forms, one for U.S. residents Only and one for International readers. I will pick a winner for all the Prize Packs from both of them, except for the U.S. Only Pack and will pick a winner for the U.S. Only pack from that specific form.

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5 - You are required to follow the blog, fill out a form

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Top Commenter Extra Entries!!!

Ok so, by the end of the contest, if you are part of the

TOP 5 commenters of the blog, you will get +1 extra entry

for EVERY COMMENT listed next to your name!

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