6th & Last Update! - 1027+ Followers & Bday Blow Out! {It’s My Birthday and I’ll Giveaway LOTS OF BOOKS If I Want To} – Extended to Oct. 18th!

 

This Giveaway is over!

Winners will be drawn when I’m back in Brazil, since a lot of the prizes are there =D

Thanks so much for participating!

 

*Please read ALL the info carefully before entering!

 

Hey Everyone! It’s my birthday tomorrow {August 11th} and I have been planning this HUGE blow out for a while now. I am so happy it’s finally the day to unveil the biggest giveaway i have ever hosted!

There are 11 Prize Packs and for starters there will be 4 Winners! The amount of winner can grow up to 11 Winners throughout the Giveaway =)

Oh, if you’re wondering why i chose the number 1027, it’s because I’m turning 27 today… YAY!

Before I unveil the AMAZING Packs I have for all of you, I need to thank all the people that have made this Contest Possible:

 

Authors:

Gini Koch	Stella Price	Aline Hunter	Elizabeth Isaacs
Laura Bickle	Gena Showalter	Vivian Arend	Jordan Deen
Alayna Williams	Dakota Cassidy	Carolyn Crane	Angie Frazier
Jocelynn Drake	Leslie Dicken	Joely Sue Burkhart	Larissa Ione
Kelly Gay	Sydney Somers	Cynthia Eden	Cari Quinn

 

Blogger / Twitter Buddies:

Ivy {Book Reader Times}

Paperback Dolls

Insane Hussein

 

Publishers:

Angela from Penguin Group

 

You have all been so freaking amazing and this

Giveaway could never happen without you!

Thank you for making my Birthday so much sweeter!

 

Now for the Giveaway =)

 

Since I have just passed 2100 twitter followers…

There will be 11 winners! Each winner will Choose one of

the prize packs from the list bellow…

 

The Prize Packs:

 

Urban Fantasy Prize Pack #1:

• Embers by Laura Bickle {Signed}
• Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams {Signed}
• Dead In The Family by Charlaine Harris {Signed}
• & Eric Northman Inspired Jewelry!

 

Urban Fantasy Prize Pack #2:

• Embers by Laura Bickle {Signed}
• Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams {Signed}
• The Darkest Edge of Dawn by Kelly Gay {Signed}

 

Urban Fantasy Prize Pack #3:

• Pray For Dawn by Jocelynn Drake {Signed}
• Wait For Dusk by Jocelynn Drake {Signed}
• Mind Games by Carolyn Crane {Signed}

 

Historical Romance Prize Pack #1:

• Beauty Tempts The Beast by Leslie Dicken {eBook}
• To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt {Signed}

 

Historical Romance Prize Pack #2:

• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn {Signed}
• To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt {Signed}

 

Young Adult Prize Pack #1:

• Hearts At Stake by Alyxandra Harvey {Signed}
• Morganville Vampires Inspired Jewelry
• & Swag!

 

Young Adult Prize Pack #2:

• Hearts At Stake by Alyxandra Harvey {Signed}
• & Swag!

 

U.S. Only Prize Pack:

• Changes by Jim Butcher {Signed}
• The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter {Signed}

 

Funny Ladies Prize Pack:

• Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch {Signed}
• My Way To Hell by Dakota Cassidy

 

Naughty Prize Pack:

• Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden {Signed}
• The Rose of Shanhasson by Joely Sue Burkhart {Signed}
• Dear Sir, I’m Yours by Joely Sue Burkhart {Signed}
• The Bloodgate Guardian by Joely Sue Burkhart {eBook}
• Tidal Wave by Vivian Arend {eBook}
• Ex Appeal by Cari Quinn {eBook}
• Eternity and A Day by Aline Hunter {eBook}
• & Swag!

 

Paranormal Romance Prize Pack:

• Masquerade by Stella and Audra Price {Signed}
• Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione {Signed}
• I’ll Be Slaving You by Cynthia Eden {Signed}
• The Chosen Sin by Anya Bast
• Stripped Away by Sydney Somers {eBook}
• Unbreakable by Sydney Somers {eBook}
• Demonica Series Bag & Book Light!

 

Phew! Those were a lot of prizes! I so wish I could enter this giveaway, damn!

Well, I bet you are all wondering how you can enter the contest…

All you have to do is answer the following question in the comments and fill out one of the forms bellow:

*All Extra Entries are listed in the forms!

Question:

What is your fondest Birthday Memory???

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U.S. Residents Please

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 Disclaimer: I have two forms, one for U.S. residents Only and one for International readers. I will pick a winner for all the Prize Packs from both of them, except for the U.S. Only Pack and will pick a winner for the U.S. Only pack from that specific form.

Attention:

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2 - Filling out the form without answering the contest

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3- Listing entries in the comments

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4- You are NOT  required to do any of the extra things to enter,

you can just mark NO to all of them. It’s your choice!

5 - You are required to follow the blog, fill out a form

and answer the question above. That’s All!

 

BONUS:

Top Commenter Extra Entries!!!

Ok so, by the end of the contest, if you are part of the

TOP 5 commenters of the blog, you will get +1 extra entry

for EVERY COMMENT listed next to your name!

1 comment per post please!

*You can respond to comments, but please don’t post 10 comments in one post just to get the points!

 

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Review: Dark Obsession (Shadow Destroyers, #4) by Sydney Somers

 

 

 

 

“Scorching desire…fatal consequences.
Demon slayer Rae McAvoy refuses to let anything stand between her and getting the job done. Especially her ex. Loving Parker nearly destroyed her, and if partnering with him one last time means he’ll be reassigned and out of her life for good, bring it on.
If Parker was the only threat to her heart, tracking down one rogue scientist would be a snap. Except the scientist in question is Rae’s father, and his experiments are hitting much too close to home.
Parker Walsh hasn’t forgotten the passion that once burned between them, and he’s determined to remind Rae every chance he gets. But giving in to more than just lust could mean surrendering to the darkness inside him—the same darkness that once drove her away.
Riding the edge of their rising desire pushes them to the breaking point, until an explosion of passion raises the stakes even higher. Especially when long-buried secrets force them to break the last links to their past—or else be consumed by an obsession so dark it could tear them apart for good.”

From Goodreads.

Publisher: Samhain Publishing

Release Date: June 15th, 2010

My Copy: eBook given to me by the author.

Pages: 201 (PDF)

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Author's Website

Buy This Book:

Dark Obsession: Shadow Destroyers, Book 4

I am not a fan of reading a series out of order, as I have stated here on the blog before. I love series and even when reading a paranormal romance, where usually each book deals with a the happily ever after of a different couple, I feel that I’ve started watching a movie midway through.

Dark Obsession is the fourth is a series I had not read before and there is mention of previous adventures and back stories I know nothing about and wish I did.

Despite all that and thanks to me being proactive and checking out the blurbs for the previous three books on goodreads, I was not only able to really enjoy Dark Obsession, but now I can’t wait to get my hands on the other books in the series.

Centuries ago two powerful brothers lived in harmony until one day one of them got jealous of the other’s life and couldn’t handle the fact that his sibling was the king and he wasn’t. The jealous brother attacked the king and the king, to protect his world, he banished his younger brother to a parallel dimension and made sure he could never feel, anything, again.

Powerful in his own right, the banished brother created a race of shadow demons and even though these demons could not feel, they could feed from human emotions and become easily addicted to them.

Cut back to the present and these demons are still trapped in this other dimension, but now and then, and recently more often then not, these demons cross over and feed on humans.

That’s where the Shadow Destroyers come in, they have a genetic marker that allows them to acquire powers from the shadow demons the first time they are attacked by one. This genetic disposition was the old King’s way of trying to protect the world from his jealous brother.

Dark Obsession is the story of Rae and Parker, two shadow destroyers that share a tragic past. Rae is the leader of her shadow destroyer group and 6 years ago she loved Parker, but couldn’t deal with his destructive nature anymore, so she left him.

Parker found himself working under the woman he loved and that left him years ago. He wants nothing more than to get Rae under him and working with her the past months has been hell, but their past might be too much to get through.

I really enjoyed this world Sydney Somers has created, there is a lot of action, mysteries, twists, sexual chemistry and romance. The balance between plot and the romance is pretty well done and the smex scenes are definitely on the sizzling side, specially with the hotness that is Parker, oh and he is hella sweet too! What is not to love?

"He smoothed the water away from her cheek. “I don’t need you to heal me or be strong for me.” His lips feathered over hers. “I just need you to love me.” "

Rae and Parker are perfect together and I loved that they had actually been together before, but it wasn’t the right time for them. They had to hurt and go through 6 years apart before they could make it work. I really like that, because for me, life is all about timing and everything happens when it is supposed to.

All in all, Dark Obsession is a great Paranormal Romance read and even though I would have rather read the previous books, I was totally able to enjoy this one without them. If nothing less, it has made me crave for the previous installments.

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