Giveaway & Review: How to Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreiling

Publication Date: January 1, 2011
Genre: Historical Romance
Pages: 396
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Summary: Tristan, the Duke of Shelbourne is a man with a mission: find a wife he can tolerate as long as they both shall live. Love is not necessary--nor desired. But how to choose among a dizzying array of wealthy-yet-witless candidates? Hire London's infamously prim and proper matchmaker. Then pretend she's not the most captivating woman he's ever met...

Helping a devilish Duke create a contest to pick his perfect mate is the kind of challenge Tessa Mansfield relishes. Her methods may be scandalous, but she's determined to find the notorious bachelor more than a wife--she'll bring him true love. Yet when Tessa watches the women vie for the Duke's affections, she longs to win his heart herself. And after a stolen kiss confirms Tristan's desire, Tessa knows she has broken a matchmaker's number one rule: never fall in love with the groom. 

My Thoughts: I found this to be quite an entertaining little read. I have before watched those shows like The Bachelor and so on. Sometimes those shows can be quite entertaining and if that is a show you happen to like, then you will love this book. However if you don't care for those shows, I think you will still like this book. Tristan is quite the stubborn man who feels he needs to get married for only one reason, to make an heir. However he doesn't want just any woman for a wife, he needs her to be someone with common sense and can hold some sort of conversation. He is immediately attracted to Tessa (though she plans to never marry) and decides to use her to help him find a wife since she is in the matchmaking business. The two characters in this book are so back and forth that it leaves you with quite an entertaining read. 

I have 3 copies of this book to giveaway. Enter below:

• Fill out the form (US and Canada Only. No PO Boxes)
• Contest will end January 31st.

Just not loving western romance, what genre do you not enjoy?

I have been trying out the genre western romance for awhile. I think I am on my 4th attempt now on this genre and well, I still am not loving it. Each time I have tried a different author to see if that makes a difference and so far it just hasn't made me want to pick up another. I have two books coming up in the next few months for review that I have received in this genre. I think if I don't like those, then maybe it just isn't for me.

Currently I am reading I Love This Bar by Carolyn Brown. It really hasn't caught my attention. I am enjoying it to an extent.  I am going to push through it. The story line is good. I just can't pin point what it is that I am not liking. Being a Georgia girl, I would think some of the country dialect I could relate to but it seems to just get to me for some reason. It is this author in particular, its all of them.

I have not tried an Linda  Leal Miller book yet. I have one of hers that I actually picked up a few months back and maybe I should. I know a lot of bloggers who read her and have loved her. Does anyone recommend a specific author or book that might change my opinion on this genre?

So tell me, what genre can you really not get into?

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by Should Be Reading.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB ofShould Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teaser

My current read is Tick Tock by James Patterson.

Pg. 101

Formerly nice, I corrected myself as I stepped up to the driver's side open door and saw ruined bodies. A middle-aged man and a younger woman leaned shoulder-to-shoulder in the center of the car, both shot twice in the head with a large-caliber gun.

Pass It Forward (1) (Giveaway)

Its time for the first Pass It Forward! This is a giveaway! There will be a linky below for you to add your  book giveaway to the Pass It Forward Hop. Here are the few rules to it.

• Add a book to the hop if you would like and or just enter. Be sure to add the Pass It Forward button to your post. (On right side bar. I could not get it to work in the post for some reason, I apologize.)
• Write your blog address in the book so as the book gets passed a long, so does your blog.
• It doesn't have to be the next month, but hopefully after reading the book, you will enter it into another months Pass It Forward.
• Please have your contest run for a week. You can choose to have it run longer if you decide to.
• Its your choice if you want to have a comment giveaway or use google docs. 
• Be sure to check back here to periodically to see any new books listed. You can enter them all month if you choose to do so.
• Please write a short review to the book or point them in the direction of a review you may have posted earlier.
• Have fun!

Onto the first book I am giving away!

Click HERE to fill out the google doc.

Ends January 16th

To be honest, I didn't rate this book good at all when I reviewed it.  However, every other review I read, it got rav reviews. So, instead of me holding on this book, I want to pass it on to someone else who will most likely love it. Jude Deveraux just must not be an author for me. I have read two by her now and didn't like either. If anyone has one to suggest, I will try it. She is such a big author. If your interested in my review, it is HERE.

Summary of book:  Charleston, 1799: A daughter of Southern gentility and a gifted painter, Catherine Edilean Harcourt has no lack of suitors at home in Virginia, waiting to fulfill her dream of marriage and family. But Cay’s adventurous spirit, fostered by growing up with her three brothers, is piqued while visiting her godfather in South Carolina. Bedridden with a broken leg, he asks Cay to fill in for him on an urgent task: on her way to a fancy dress ball, she must deliver a packed horse to an old friend’s son—who also happens to be an escaped convict charged with murdering his wife! Cay agrees to the plan, which doesn’t go at all as planned . . . whereupon she finds herself fleeing Alexander McDowell’s captors, riding blind into the night with the fugitive Scotsman. Though she should fear him, Cay finds herself overwhelmingly attracted to Alex, and drawn into his tale of misguided justice and his innocence as they seek refuge in the steamy Florida everglades. Will trusting him be the worst mistake of her life? Or will falling in love be the salvation both of them have been looking for?

Now, the linky is below. Choose your thumbnail. Put the book title and the date that the book giveaway ends.

Thank you so much for participating in the first Pass It Forward!

Easy As Pie At Bobby's Dinner by Susan Wingate

Publication Date: May 15, 2010
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback (E-book available)
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
Series: Book 2 (Bobby's Dinner)
My Rating:


Book Summary: Georgette Carlisle lost her first husband, and is about to lose her next one: Hawthorne Biggs. She’s running the diner with Roberta, her late husband’s daughter. When old friend, Helen, comes back home after a failed attempt at a writing career, she is, once again, attracted to Georgette’s man. After the two women part company Helen goes missing. While digging around, Georgette finds out that Biggs has a dangerous past. With Roberta at her side, the two women brave separation, torture, and near death at the hand of Biggs. And, after taking him down, the women find a new strength and belonging. EASY AS PIE is the number two book in the four-part “Bobby’s Diner” series.

My Thoughts: Being the second book in the series, I was able to catch up quickly since I have not read the first book. This was quite an enjoyable read. The chapters were shorts and maybe reading the book fast for me. Each chapter ends with such a cliff hanger, you have to turn the page to see what is going to happen to Georgette next and all the crazy people in her life. It seems luck just isn't on her side, even five years after the death of her late husband Bobby. Things seem to be looking up to her, however things are not always as they seem she soon learns. People are also not whom they seem to be.  At times Georgette isn't even sure who she can fully trust.

This book is full of mystery, and a lot of comical situations. You find yourself laughing along while you root with Georgette. I love her cat Gangster. What a name for a cat. I am assuming I would know a little more about the cat and how he got his name if I had read the first book, which definitely will be added to my list to read. Susan Wingate has written an excellent novel and I just hope she has another one out before long. I can't wait to see what happens in Georgette'e life next. I do hope for love for her and hopefully finding someone to settle with. The book itself ends with a slight cliffhanger, having you already wondering, something else is going to happen. This mystery is not over, so watch out Georgette!



**This book was provided to me by the author and publisher in return for my honest review.**

Pass It Forward (1) (Giveaway)

Its time for the first Pass It Forward! This is a giveaway! There will be a linky below for you to add your  book giveaway to the Pass It Forward Hop. Here are the few rules to it.

• Add a book to the hop if you would like and or just enter. Be sure to add the Pass It Forward button to your post. (On right side bar. I could not get it to work in the post for some reason, I apologize.)
• Write your blog address in the book so as the book gets passed a long, so does your blog.
• It doesn't have to be the next month, but hopefully after reading the book, you will enter it into another months Pass It Forward.
• Please have your contest run for a week. You can choose to have it run longer if you decide to.
• Its your choice if you want to have a comment giveaway or use google docs. 
• Be sure to check back here to periodically to see any new books listed. You can enter them all month if you choose to do so.
• Please write a short review to the book or point them in the direction of a review you may have posted earlier.
• Have fun!

Onto the first book I am giving away!

Click HERE to fill out the google doc.

Ends January 16th

To be honest, I didn't rate this book good at all when I reviewed it.  However, every other review I read, it got rav reviews. So, instead of me holding on this book, I want to pass it on to someone else who will most likely love it. Jude Deveraux just must not be an author for me. I have read two by her now and didn't like either. If anyone has one to suggest, I will try it. She is such a big author. If your interested in my review, it is HERE.

Summary of book:  Charleston, 1799: A daughter of Southern gentility and a gifted painter, Catherine Edilean Harcourt has no lack of suitors at home in Virginia, waiting to fulfill her dream of marriage and family. But Cay’s adventurous spirit, fostered by growing up with her three brothers, is piqued while visiting her godfather in South Carolina. Bedridden with a broken leg, he asks Cay to fill in for him on an urgent task: on her way to a fancy dress ball, she must deliver a packed horse to an old friend’s son—who also happens to be an escaped convict charged with murdering his wife! Cay agrees to the plan, which doesn’t go at all as planned . . . whereupon she finds herself fleeing Alexander McDowell’s captors, riding blind into the night with the fugitive Scotsman. Though she should fear him, Cay finds herself overwhelmingly attracted to Alex, and drawn into his tale of misguided justice and his innocence as they seek refuge in the steamy Florida everglades. Will trusting him be the worst mistake of her life? Or will falling in love be the salvation both of them have been looking for?

Now, the linky is below. Choose your thumbnail. Put the book title and the date that the book giveaway ends.

Thank you so much for participating in the first Pass It Forward!

Monday is the First Pass It Forward!

Don't forget, Monday starts my new monthly meme called Pass It Forward. Choose your book and be ready to link up Monday. Clicking the image will take you to the page for more info. However to quickly sum it up, you choose a book you own and want to giveaway! Then you link up here and enter other giveaways too.

I hope to see you Monday!

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