Weekend Wrap-Up + Giveaway Winner!

Weekend Wrap-up is where I share what I read this past week, am currently reading, and hope to read this coming week, and (when applicable) the current giveaways/giveaway winners. Occasionally I'll post some other stuff as well.

Feel free to join along and post your own Weekend Wrap-up on your blog/site (if you do, please leave the link in a comment so I can stop by) or, in a comment, share what you've accomplished (reading-wise) this past week. :)

 What I've read this week:

What I'm currently reading:

 What I hope to read next week:

I really don't know what exactly I hope to read next week, so I'll just list several books I'd like to get to. :)

Reviews posted this week:

Flight of Fancy by Laurie Alice Eakes
The Memory Jar by Tricia Goyer
The Rake's Redemption by Regina Scott

  Current Giveaways!

Enter to win a copy of Time and Again by Deborah Heal! Open INT! Ends 11/7



Enter to win a copy of My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade on my blog! Open INT! Ends 11/13!



Enter to win a copy of The Rake's Redemption by Regina Scott! Open to US Residents! Ends 11/16!

Giveaway Winners!



The winner is...

Cláudia!*

*Winner has claimed their prize.

There you have it, that is what I accomplished (reading-wise) this week! What about you?

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Review & Giveaway! The Rake's Redemption by Regina Scott

The Rake's Redemption by Regina Scott

Love Inspired Historical / 2012

Find on: Amazon, Christianbook, Goodreads

About the book:

Even infamous duelist and poet Vaughn Everard has qualms about dragging an innocent lady into his quest for revenge. But Imogene Devary is the daughter of the man suspected of murdering Vaughn's uncle. Surely that makes her fair game in order to uncover the truth!

Can the man who writes such moving verse be beyond redemption? Imogene can't believe so. In taming Vaughn's heart and healing the rift between their families, she's sure she's found her calling. Then his mission to unmask a killer reveals a terrifying plot. Only together can they safeguard his legacy, their newfound love…and England's very future.

My rating:

My review:

I've really enjoyed "The Everard Legacy" series and, I have to say, I think The Rake's Redemption is my favorite in the series so far (I don't know whether or not there will be another book, but I'm hoping there will be one about Samantha).

One of the reasons why I probably enjoyed The Rake's Redemption so much is because Vaughn had really intrigued me in the past two books and I loved his character even more in this one. I was surprised by how much I liked Imogene Devary - she quickly became another favorite character of mine.

The story was really good and I had a hard time trying to figure out who was right about Imogene's father's guilt - Imogene or Vaughn.

I personally would have liked it if there would have been an epilogue or something (to show us how things are later on) and to have been told more about Samantha's season, but it was still great the way it was.

Overall, I really enjoyed The Rake's Redemption and recommend it if you enjoyed historical romances - it is a great one. I don't think you need to have read the first two books to enjoy The Rake's Redemption, but those books were also really good, so you might want to. :)

*I received a complimentary copy of this book for my review. I was not required to give a positive review, only my honest opinion - which I've done. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*

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Giveaway!




Enter to win a copy of The Rake's Redemption (it got slightly damaged in the mail). Giveaway is only open to residents of the US.

Enter via the Rafflecopter below. The mandatory entry is to leave a comment on this blog post, after you do that, the optional entries will become available. :)

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CFBA: A Thousand Sleepless Nights by Michael King

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing A Thousand Sleepless Nights Realms (October 16, 2012) by Michael King

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

When Mike Dellosso won a one-year battle with colon cancer he set out to help readers of his books discover it before they had to go through what he experienced.

“I want others to avoid what I had to go through,” he says. “It was an experience that taught me a lot about myself, others, and God, but one I wouldn’t want to repeat. If I can help even one person battling this disease, it would have been worth it.”

Mike set about writing a novel quite different from what his fan base had come to expect from him. Not a thriller, but a character-driven novel, so he wrote it under a pen name, Michael King, and entitled it A Thousand Sleepless Nights. His publisher, Charisma Media, went for it and the first copies went on sale in October.

Mike’s next step was to determine whether a partnership between him, Charisma Media, and the Colon Cancer Alliance was possible. This month both announced their cooperative fundraising venture, with Charisma Media making a significant contribution to CCA and Mike committing a portion of the proceeds from the book through December to CCA.

Speaking about A Thousand Sleepless Nights Mike says, “I want people to see colon cancer (and all the other cancers) for the monster it is, but also to show it does not need to defeat us. There is hope, there is strength, and there is courage and love. And though cancer may rob us of our physical vitality, it has no power over our spirit.”

ABOUT THE BOOK

In the 1970s, escaping a home where he knew nothing but violence and hate, Jim Harding found work, and love, on the largest horse ranch in Virginia. The object of his affections, Nena St. Claire, is the daughter of the owner—a man who ruled his ranch with an iron fist and would do whatever it took to keep Nena and Jim apart.

Against the wishes of her family, Nena marries Jim, and after her father dies, she sacrifices everything—including her family—to keep the ranch alive. Now their three grown children have lives of their own and want nothing to do with Nena. She was never the mother they needed.

When cancer strikes and Nena is given a devastating diagnosis, can Jim reconcile the family before it is too late?

If you would like to read the first chapter of A Thousand Sleepless Nights, go HERE.

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Monthly Reflections (#10) ~ October

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Monthly Reflections, where we take the time to reflect on the previous month.

My goals for October were...

☑Read a total of 12 books or more.
☑2 eBooks
☑1-2 Nonfiction

In October I...

Read 14 books!
2 eBooks (Time and Again and A Light in the Window)
1 Nonfiction book (Courageous Teens)

Books read:

Reviews:

Courageous Teens by Michael Catt and Amy Parker (3 stars)
Entice by Amber Garza (4 stars)
Critical Condition by Sandra Orchard (5 stars)
When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason (5 stars + Favorite)
The New Recruit by Jill Williamson (4 stars)
A Love Surrendered by Julie Lessman (5 stars)
Twice Promised by Maggie Brendan (4 stars)
Unveil by Amber Garza (4 stars)
Echoes of Titanic by Mindy Starns Clark and John Campbell Clark (2.5 stars)
You Don't Know Me by Susan May Warren (4 stars)
A Promise to Love by Serena B. Miller (5 stars)
Time and Again: Charlotte of Miles Station by Deborah Heal (2.5 stars)
A Light In The Window by Julie Lessman (4 stars)
A Flight of Fancy by Laurie Alice Eakes (4 stars)

Reviews posted on Goodreads that I haven't posted here yet:

The Doctor's Lady by Jody Hedlund (5 stars + Favorite)

Interviews:

Joanne Bischof
Tamara Leigh
Heather Sutherlin
Becky Wade

My thoughts on this month:

Fall is definitely here! It is SO cold! Brrr! Time for sweaters, tea, and pumpkin muffins!! :) The only thing missing? Hockey! When is the lockout going to end?? LOL! If you have been reading this blog for a while, you probably know I'm a HUGE hockey fan and it's really sad that they're in a lockout. :(

October was a busy-ish month for me and there were a few days that I didn't get much (if any) reading time, so I'm surprised that I was able to read 14 books this month!

Looking ahead:

Here is what I hope to accomplish in November:

Read 10 books
1 "Just for Fun" book
Reread 1 book

If you want to do your own Monthly Reflections, feel free to grab the button and post about it on your blog, then leave a comment with the URL - otherwise, please share your thoughts in a comment!

Now it's your turn! What did you accomplish in October, what do you hope to accomplish in November?

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