GreenBeanTeenQueen

Thank you to everyone for all the comments and entries into the I LOVE BOOKS Contest! It took me forever to count up all the entries on Random.org and after everything was counted there was over 800 entries! So, the winner is.... BOOKWORM of Bookworm Book Lovers Congrats Bookworm and thanks again to everyone! I'll be posting another contest soon!:)

Please welcome Storyheart, author of Across the Pond. One lucky commentor will win a copy of the book as well as some wonderful English goodies! You have until March 6th to enter. Good luck! You write under the name Storyheart-where did you come up with that pen name? It’s quite a long story. I have been chatting online for around 15 years, going back to the days of the old html chat rooms before you had pretty faces and everything was either in html code or abbreviated letter lol, rofl, *L* etc.. About ten years ago I met my now wife online, she was chatting under the name of “tenderheart” so as I wrote stories I changed my name to “storyheart” to fit with her… think Care Bears *grin* From then on I used that name to write me romance stories, stories that came from the heart, the name of my first book was actually called “Stories from the heart” The book was actually terrible full of mistakes the company that was meant to do the editing actually used the wrong version of the final dra...

Don't forget the I LOVE BOOKS Contest ends tomorrow, Feb. 28th I will post the winner on March 2 because I need to a day to count up all the great entries!:) Also, there's an author interview coming tomorrow with another chance to win. I'm off to a wedding shower (for me-yay!), so posting will be a little light this weekend.

Rating: 3.5/5 Stars Genre: Contemporary Release Date: 12/23/08 About the Book: Years have passed since the death of Alice's mother, but Alice can't seem to move on. Her father has re-married and his new wife has just had a baby. Alice doesn't want anything to do with them and finds comfort in her music and her boyfriend. When Alice, her step mom and her new baby sister find themselves trapped in a deadly snowstorm, Alice finds herself having to face issues and feelings she's pushed aside in order to save her life. GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I am a big fan of Lisa Schroeder and she doesn't disappoint! Alice's journey is beautifully written and full of emotion. I loved her boyfriend Blaze, who is such a great example of an awesome boyfriend-I kind of had a book boy crush on him. I also liked the elements of Alice and her faith-it wasn't overt or anything, but it made Alice a more realistic. I did find myself wanting to yell at Alice for being so selfish at tim...

Since I picked The Forest of Hands and Teeth as one of my Want It Wednesday picks, I thought I'd let you know about a way you could win an ARC of the book! Maria over at Cupcake Witch is hosting a giveaway. Check it out and you could win one of this week's picks! I should try and coordinate my picks with giveaways more often!:) Update: Carrie Ryan is also giving away a copy of the book, but hurry, her contest ends tonight!

All March releases this week becuase I hate waiting forever for a book! Just One Wish by Janette Rallison About the Book: Seventeen-year-old Annika Truman knows about the power of positive thinking. With a little brother who has cancer, it’s all she ever hears about. And in order to help Jeremy, she will go to the ends of the earth (or at least as far as Hollywood) to help him believe he can survive his upcoming surgery. But Annika’s plan to convince Jeremy that a magic genie will grant him any wish throws her a curveball when he unexpectedly wishes that his television idol would visit him. Annika suddenly fi nds herself in the desperate predicament of getting access to a hunky star actor and convincing him to come home with her. Piece of cake, right? GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: Ok, so I'll probably be laughing and crying while reading this one, but it looks so good and Janette Rallison is awesome! Release Date: 3/5/09 The Kings Rose by Alissa M. Libby About the Book: Life in th...

The awesome Amanda Ashby, author of Zombie Queen of Newberry High is hosting a week long release party over at her blog. She's had some great guests stop by like Melissa Walker, Stephanie Hale and Kay Cassidy and that was just day one! Comment on the various posts for the chance to win some awesome prizes. Since I know how much you all love prizes, I had to share!:) Also in case you missed Cynthea Liu's Great Call of China release party, the after party is still going strong over on Cynthea's site , with a chance to win "the great haul of China!" I'm loving this online release party trend! Anyone else like author's who have online release parties? Have you attended any before?