June 2019 Book of the Month Giveaway
July 14, 2019 03:08 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
June was a so-so reading month for me. Out of the six books and novellas I read during the month, only half rated four stars or higher, and out of those three, only one received that all-important five-star rating to be in the running for Book of the Month. It’s the companion guide to one of my all-time favorite romance series, one that has been very popular over the years since its publication. I found this to be a very informative book that gives readers all sorts of insights and background that you don’t get merely from reading the novels and which can help to enhance the reading experience.
Categories: Book of the Month, Giveaways
Tags: Stephenie Meyer, Twilight
His Heart’s Desire 5th Bookaversary Giveaway – Week 4
June 24, 2019 12:02 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
Tags: His Heart's Desire
His Heart’s Desire 5th Bookaversary Giveaway -- Week 3
June 17, 2019 12:10 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
Tags: His Heart's Desire
The Story Behind the Story: His Heart’s Desire
June 16, 2019 05:15 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
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Since His Heart’s Desire is my first published novel, the story behind this story is basically my journey to becoming a writer. I’ve always been an avid reader, and as a child, I used to make up stories to entertain myself, but I never really envisioned myself as a writer. I’d always had excellent reading comprehension and grammar skills, but the mechanics of writing are a far different beast than actual storytelling. I just didn’t know if I had a good grasp of the nuts and bolts that were involved in creating an entire novel. Then in 2008, I started my book review website, The Hope Chest Reviews, something I’d been wanting to do for a while. Writing reviews is something I’d tinkered around with before, but then I really got serious about it. |
Categories: The Story Behind the Story, Writing
Tags: His Heart's Desire
Black Lace Butterfly Choker + eBook Giveaway
June 15, 2019 03:02 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
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This month, for my second giveaway, I’m offering a pretty black lace butterfly choker with black bead accents. This delicate necklace will be a lovely fashion accessory for your wardrobe. In addition, the winner will also receive an eBook copy of my book Butterfly Serenade. Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for your chance to win. Good luck! |
Categories: Giveaways
Tags: Butterfly Serenade
May 2019 Book of the Month Giveaway
June 14, 2019 10:39 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
My May reading was kind of hit and miss. Most of what I read was quite good, but there were a couple of “meh” stories, too, and only one that I ended up rating five stars. Since that’s my main requirement for a book to be featured as my Book of the Month, my choice this time was easy. :-) It’s a historical romance by a favorite author of mine who I’ve showcased before, and it’s part of a series -- that, thus far, has been a clean sweep of perfection -- about four friends who form a book club, reading popular and sometime salacious stories. The ladies book choices always parallel events in the story, and in this one, they’re reading a fictional ghost story that mirrors the mystery of a ghostly intruder who is robbing and murdering aristocratic women. Our heroine who has a major crush on our hero, who is a Bow Street Runner, concocts a story about hearing a ghost outside her bedroom window, leading to her father hiring him to protect her. But soon the threat turns real, placing her life in imminent danger, while this couple fall madly in love and must buck society’s rules to be together. It’s a sweet, emotional, and lightly mysterious story that I hope you’ll enjoy as much as I did.
Categories: Book of the Month, Giveaways
Tags: Jacquie D'Alessandro
His Heart's Desire 5th Bookaversary Giveaway -- Week 2
June 10, 2019 12:19 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
Tags: His Heart's Desire
His Heart's Desire 5th Bookaversary Giveaway -- Week 1
June 3, 2019 12:41 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
Tags: His Heart's Desire
Fibre Optic Decorative Butterfly + eBook Giveaway
May 17, 2019 12:57 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
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This month, for my second giveaway, I’m offering a fibre optic decorative orange, black, and white butterfly that lights up in a pretty array of colors. It has an on/off switch and a self-stick adhesive mount to attach it to any surface. In addition, the winner will also receive an eBook copy of my book Butterfly Serenade. Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for your chance to win. Good luck! |
Categories: Giveaways
Tags: Butterfly Serenade
April 2019 Book of the Month Giveaway
May 17, 2019 12:27 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
April was a mixed reading month for me. I had several great reads, including multiple five-stars, but there were a couple of not-so-good ones, too. With there being more than one highly rated book, though, I had my work cut out for me deciding which one to feature as my Book of the Month, but I ended up choosing one that was a pure delight, a fun, sexy, romantic story that really put a smile on my face and a spring in my step. As a bonus, it’s written by a popular indie author I’ve never featured before, and I love offering up new authors to my readers.
Nick is a cartoonist whose popular comic strip, The Adventures of Mister Orgasm, was turned into a hit, late-night, animated television series. A formerly shy, nerdy guy, he eventually found his confidence, and now prides himself on being a top-notch lover who craves learning what a woman wants in the bedroom and giving it to her in spades. He’s not a total man-whore, though. He is, in his own words, a “serial monogamist,” sticking with just one lover at a time until the relationship has run its course, but none of those women have tempted him to make a more permanent commitment. Instead, Nick can’t seem to help lusting after his best friend’s sister, even though he considers her off-limits. But when they start hanging out together as friends and she asks him to be her dating coach, that coaching soon turns into flirting, then sexting, and finally he just can’t resist her charms any longer. Ah, Nick! [dramatic sigh] Nick is totally my dream guy in every way, from the physical aspects (dark hair, short trim beard, glasses, and a hot body) to his single-minded focus on giving a woman the best orgasms of her life, he simply makes me swoon. But when he realizes he’s fallen in love, he’s also a touch vulnerable and uncertain, and I absolutely loved him to pieces.
Categories: Book of the Month, Giveaways
Tags: Lauren Blakely
