Blog Tour/Giveaway Time for Wind Warrior

So I know I've been AWOL for about a month now and I promise an explanation later! But for now it's time to tour with the lovely author Cynthia Roberts and her new Historical Romance novel Wind Warrior. And what makes this tour huge is the amazing giveaway prizes that are being offered which you could win by leaving a comment under my post and being a follower (these are the musts to qualify to be a finalist)! For extra entries you can:

~Tweet the following text:
Wind Warrior by Cynthia Roberts A story of longing, wanting & a love so strong it conquers human evil. On sale now at Major Book Retailers

~Post the same tag on your Facebook and/or Myspace Profile

~For myself personally I will give an extra entry (for you to be chosen as one of my finalists) if you give me a fact based around the Iroquois Tribe (since this is the first book in Cynthia's Iroquois Series)

This contest will run from September 1st until September 30th. And guys n dolls this contest is international. We have blogs participating from all over the world!! Once I randomly choose my five finalists I will submit my Fab Five to Cynthia and she will randomly choose the winners. A lot of great blogs are participating and you can enter on any, all or just one for a chance to win! Have we peaked your interest yet? If not just get a look at these fabulous prizes:

Jewelry, a romantic picnic basket for two, chocolates ( every womans weakness), and gift cards!! Honestly what more could you need (; Well besides the man that is!

So enter away, spread the word about Cynthia's phenomenal new book Wind Warrior, and I'll keep my fingers crossed that the winners come from my blog! Hey who knows maybe a little Native American magic will pass this way! And for more information on Cynthia's new novel Wind Warrior or the giveaway you can check out her website here!

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Goddess Of Spring

Title: Goddess Of Spring

Author: P.C. Cast

Reading level: Older Teens/Adults

Paperback: 326 pages

ISBN #: 9780425227084

Received From: Bought It

Publisher: Berkley Sensations

Group Genre: Mythology/Romance

Cover: A+

Overall: A+++

"Lina’s trendy bakery in Tulsa is proving to be less than lucrative, and she must come up with a plan. When she stumbles upon an Italian Goddess cookbook, Lina can’t help but think she’s found the answer to her problem – even if it means invoking a goddess to save her business. Soon enough, Lina finds herself face-to-face with Demeter, who has a plan of her own. She proposes that Lina exchange souls with Persephone, the Goddess of Spring, who will breathe new life into the bakery. In return, Lina must set order to the Underworld. Before all this, Lina’s problems mostly involved sourdough and second dates. Now that she embodies the enchanting Persephone, Lina has weightier things on her mind – like the formidable task of bringing Spring to a world of spirits. But when the handsome, brooding Hades kindles a spark in her heart, Lina wonders if this Lord of the Underworld might be the man of her dreams… "

Hands down!!! My FAVORITE of the Goddess Summoning Series. P.C. Cast delivers a stunning mythical romance following some of the guidelines to the myth of Persephone and Hades (but also throwing some of that myth to the wind). Lina the main character and heroine is so relate-able to my life (and not just because we're both bakers). She is a strong, resilient career driven woman not able to slow her 100 mile per hour life for a little romance. That is until she finds herself head over heels for the Underworld and it's enchanting ruler. And speaking of that ruler; Hades embodies female fantasy i.e. dark, brooding, handsomely masculine, but most of all he's lost and set apart until he finds that which can complete him! And I love the interwoven myths throughout the story for example Orpheus does make an appearance although not in the hero kind of way! This story definitely had me laughing, wistful, tearful, and overjoyed at times but I guarantee that you will be engrossed completely from cover to cover. This is the best retelling of Persephone's myth I think I've ever read so kudos to P.C. Cast. And since I think if there is even a glimmer of romantic twinkle in your eye YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK; I'm not going to say anymore to spoil this little gem for you!

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Goddess Of The Sea

Title: Goddess Of The Sea

Editor: P.C. Cast

Reading level: Older Teens/Adults

Paperback: 342 pages

ISBN #: 9780425192795

Received From: Bought It

Publisher: Berkley Sensations

Group Genre: Mythology/Romance

Cover: A+

Overall: A

"Home alone on the night of her twenty-fifth birthday, U.S. Air Force sergeant Christine Canady yearned for something to cure her loneliness. After drinking too much champagne, she recited a divine invocation to revive her humdrum life. But how was she to know the spell would actually work? When her plane crashes into the ocean, CC’s life changes forever. She awakens, bewildered, to find herself in a legendary time and place ruled by magic – and in the body of the mythical mermaid Undine. But danger lurks in the water, ready to swallow CC whole. Taking pity on her, the goddess Gaea turns CC into a damsel so that she might seek shelter on land. When a dashing knight comes to CC’s rescue, instead of falling for this dream come true, she aches for the sea and the darkly sexy merman who’s stolen her heart… "

This is the first in P.C. Casts Goddess Summoning Series! Most of you know of her other series The House Of Night Series which is excellent in my opinion. But these books are aimed more towards Adults. I love Cast's infusion of myth, magic, and romance in all her books. But this book I found fascinating because to me it mirrored my favorite childhood fairytale "The Little Mermaid". I love CC as she transforms from mortal to mermaid to human trapped in medieval Wales to Goddess Of The Sea. She is such a powerful influence on everyone's life she touches whether that be emotionally or physically. And although the book leans more towards romance and myth than inspirational; there is a great message that "All women have a divine power in themselves!" And CC is the very example of this whether she is Mermaid, Mortal or lost in between. But Romance fans fear not because there is plenty of passion pumped into this novel and True Love always conquers all as everyone knows! This is only the beginning and I cannot wait to delve deeper into this series. I have a deep love for Greek and Roman mythology, and if your also a fan or just a true romantic at heart (hey I'll readily admit I am) than this book will have you begging for more Goddess Summonings!

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Wind Warrior: Release Contest News & Book Tour

I have some exciting and delighting news to entice you with my faithful followers! In September I will be participating in a major book tour for Cynthia Roberts Wind Warrior! If you haven't read her guest post or book trailer let me just give you a brief synopsis that I found on Cynthia's website that had me wanting to know more:


"Wind Warrior plunges readers into the intimate depths of a relationship that unfolds like a live drama before their eyes while painting an insightful and intriguing portrait of Native Indian life in the 1800s. It is a story of longing, of a wanton need to survive all odds, and a love so strong it conquers human evil. Wind Warrior expresses with cunning words the simple, raw human emotions that hold readers spellbound and captivates their hearts."


But Back to the Book Tour!!! In September Cynthia will be offering You my followers (yup that's right!) a chance to win 1 of 5 outstanding prizes. 600 Dollars worth of outstanding prizes!!! She is giving away something that I know will appeal to just about everyone! And just like her new book Wind Warrior there will be something Romantic, something Succulent, something Exquisite, and something that requires a Choice! All things I'm sure that will help power up the passion inside of you! So now that everyone is as intrigued as myself I'm sure you want to know more, right? Well you can check out all the fabulous prizes and Release Contest information here along with more information on Cynthia's fabulous new novel Wind Warrior! (A big thank you to Chelsea over @ TweetPoppets for letting those of us on the tour use her graphic!)


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Blog Hop Friday

Yay Book Blogger Hop Day! Last week I found some fantastic fellow bloggers, and am ready for more awesome finds this week! If you want to join in on the fun of networking with other just hop on over to Crazy-For-Books blog and enjoy your Friday finds! Every week they do a special twist and this week's twist is to post up about some of your favorite authors. So here's my answer:

I have a great love and respect for all authors! I think anyone who puts themselves out in the public eye is worthy of praise! That being said I do have some favorite authors of my own. I truly adore P. C. Cast novels for her style of writing and ability to combine mythology, paranormal, romance, and suspense into every page of her novels. Charlaine Harris for creating The Sookie Stackhouse series which has led to my favorite TV show True Blood. Classically, I LOVE Jane Austen, her work is truly indescribable to me! And in the historical fiction department I'm obsessed over three wonderful female authors Robin Maxwell, Phillipa Gregory, and Margaret George (my current author of the month). All three lovely ladies take famous women in history and portray them for who they really were whether that be great, foolish, or just plain bad! These are probably my top six at the moment but like I said I appreciate all authors new and old! And I'm sure there is another great storyteller just around the corner waiting to be discovered!

Well hope you enjoy this weeks hop and I look forward to hearing about some of your favorite Authors as well. Have a great weekend!

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True Blood and Philosophy

Title: True Blood and Philosophy

Editor: William Irwin

Reading level: Older Teens/Adults

Paperback: 227 pages

ISBN #: 9780470597729

Received From: FSB Associates

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Group Genre: Philosophy

Cover: A+(how could it not be!)

Overall: A

"Does God hate fangs? Is Sam still Sam when he turns into a collie? Is coming out of the coffin the same as coming out of the closet? Are all vampires created evil?

Vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, fairies, telepaths -- True Blood has it all. In a world where supernatural creatures coexist with human beings, Sookie Stackhouse and Bill Compton wrestle with powerful desires while facing complex issues concerning sex, romance, bigotry, violence, death, and immortality. Now True Blood and Philosophy calls on the minds of some of history's great thinkers to perform some philosophical bloodletting on this thought-provoking series. From the metaphysics of mind reading to Maryann Forrester's cult of Dionysus, from vampire politics to the nature of personal identity, and from contemporary feminism to the rights of nonhuman species, True Blood and Philosophy mines the thinking of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche, and John Rawls to enlighten us on the intriguing themes that surround this supernatural world. You'll find no shortage of juicy metaphysical morsels to sink your teeth into!"

What a mind blowing read! Yes I figured even before starting this book that they would compare "coming out of the coffin" with "coming out of the closet"! But has anyone ever noticed the "God Hates Fangs" at the beginning credits is a direct throwback to the Fred Phelpsian slogan that bashed Gay rights activists. I sure didn't and was amazed at how many other philosophical and historical reference points the producers of True Blood draw upon. This book really brings to light (haha didn't actually mean the pun) some questions the fans of True Blood are dying to have answered! And I always enjoy a book that makes you go "hmmmmmm?" There are so many eye openers in this book that after reading I went and re-read The Sookie Stackhouse Series, then re-watched Season 1 & 2, and then finally re-read this book! And I was honestly startled at how obvious the hidden meanings are once they have been revealed in the book! If your a fan of either True Blood or the Charlaine Harris books I seriously suggest you read True Blood and Philosophy! Not only is it fun to have that "ahh-hah" moment of finally figuring something out but even after reading your left with some things to ponder! And last but not least since this only covers the first two seasons I'm sure will be seeing more in-depth looks into this phenomenal books and show!

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Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading. This is one of my favorite meme's as I have a love for all things that hold mystery! Unfortunately I've been quite busy at work the past couple of weeks but as I said before I'm back and ready to blog! This week I'm reading Goddess Of The Rose by P.C. Cast. Just about everyone knows Ms. Cast from her House Of Night Series. However; many don't realize she also has written books for a more adult audience as well. I stumbled upon this book after checking out her official website and without too much more rambling let the teasing begin:

"Mikki knew something was wrong as soon as she approached the rose bed that had been planted so close to the stairs that led from her balcony that the roses brushed against the marble railing. It was the same sick feeling she'd had the night before, only this morning it was far stronger."

~pg 146 Goddess Of The Rose by P.C. Cast

This is a hodgepodge of a story; part Beauty and The Beast, part Greek Mythology, and pure fantasy. I'm very intrigued by P.C.'s older series of books they are exceedingly well written as were her House Of Night Series but have a little more realism to me based on my age! Plus anything that combines Greek or Roman Mythology and the modern day is my cup o' tea! but I hope you have a Terrific Tuesday and as always let me know you teasers for the week!

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