Welcome to the 5th Annual Spooktacular Giveaway Hop!  My giveaway is going to be a little bit different. As you might know, I have become a fan of the works of the actor Sebastian Spence.  (If you don’t know, please check out the following reviews here, here, and here. You can also check me out on twitter and see what […]

BOOKS TO MOVIES GIVEAWAY HOP October 2nd to October 10th Hosted by I Am a Reader and BookHounds For my giveaway, I am giving away either a book that has been made into  a movie (international) or a DVD/book combo as long as the combined price is no more than $25. Otherwise, U.S. winner may choose one or the other.  […]

Welcome to the Banned Books Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am a Reader and BookHounds.  This is a special time of year when we remember that there are still people actively censoring books for various reasons. This is a practice that goes so totally opposite of what free speech promises.  If we permit someone to ban a book for a […]

I want to welcome everyone to the third annual Highlander Giveaway Hop.  Although I don’t always get the opportunity to read books in this genre, I love historical fiction so this is always a fun genre to read.  For my giveaway, one international reader will win his/her choice of a book from this genre.  This giveaway is open worldwide as […]

I want to be one of the first to welcome you to the Stuck in a Good Book Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader and Stuck in Books. Now, I can imagine what my loyal readers are thinking. “You’re actually posting early? You never do that.” Oh, dear reader, so very long ago, I used to post early. […]

Since I am from the Pacific Northwest, I suppose that I’m not supposed to like the state that is featured today, but I don’t really care about all that.  On this date in 1850, California became the thirty-first state admitted into the United States.  When I was growing up, Californians were emigrating to the Seattle-Tacoma area, and they were the […]

Welcome to the Clear Your Shelf  Giveaway Hop!  This is the perfect opportunity for bloggers to do just that–clear our shelves!  You can imagine how many books we get, and there is never enough room for the new books we get regularly.  Although I love e-books, I still have physical books, and plenty of them. I am giving away a […]

Welcome to the Christmas in July Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am a Reader and Laurie Here.  This is a blog hop that is celebrating Christmas books!  I loved Hallmark’s Christmas in July movie marathon a couple of weeks ago.  I am still watching Christmas movies I put on the DVR back then!  As a result of Hallmark, I love […]

Welcome to the 3rd annual Western Roundup Giveaway Hop!  Western books are something I enjoy, but I often forget about!  I get so busy reviewing other genres, that I forget about one of my all-time favorite book series! I read the Canadian West series by Janette Oke many years ago, and I have never forgotten.  I fell in love with […]

I am so pleased to be participating in this giveaway hop.  I am indebted to great authors, and books have been a major influence on my life.  When I was growing up, it was Little House on the Prairie and Anne of Green Gables book series that influenced my immeasurably.  Once I read the Little House books, I never could […]