Monthly Archive

April 2012

Amazon.com Kindle E-Books Under $3

It’s been a while since I’ve done this sort of post–and I do apologize for that! Finally being self-hosted should make this a lot easier. Now if only I had all sorts of time to find those deals… I discovered a new-to-me blog tonight while hanging out on Twitter, and she is currently running a ... Read More »

April 29, 2012 ·

Books

Giveaway: 10 Page Critique from E.J. Patten, Author of Return to Exile (International! Ages 14 and up only)

If you have been paying attention to my status updates on Facebook, you may have seen me give some pretty vague details about an upcoming giveaway that will appeal to anyone who is writing or has written an unpublished novel. I am ecstatic to finally reveal all of the details! As a participant in the ... Read More »

April 28, 2012 ·

Books

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Review & Giveaway: Return to Exile by E.J. Patten

It’s almost hard to believe that the intended audience of E.J. Patten’s RETURN TO EXILE is ages 8 and up. At 500 pages, this is a pretty hefty tome. But once a reader gets lost in the story, it becomes a book that you will not want to put down until you have read each and ... Read More »

April 28, 2012 ·

Books

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Bikini Season!

My complex’s pool opens for the summer this Memorial Day, and I can think about nothing but bikinis. I think the last time I wore a string bikini I was 19 or 20. When I started dating my future husband a few years later, I slowly began packing on the pounds. Nearly every activity that ... Read More »

April 25, 2012 ·

Motherhood

Book Review & Giveaway: When You Were Mine by Rebecca Serle

Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET was required reading in my 9th grade english class. For me, that was also the same year that Baz Luhrmann’s ROMEO + JULIET came out  in theaters and I sobbed senselessly as Romeo and Juliet met their demise. In 10th grade, my english teacher sort of ruined the “romance” of ROMEO AND JULIET for me ... Read More »

April 24, 2012 ·

Books

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Must Love Books: Literally Jen is Looking for Book Reviewers

When I started this blog late last year, I never anticipated that I would ever have more book review requests than I could keep up with. Lately, I have been getting several requests a week and I still have e-books left over from December when I put it out there on Kindle Boards that I ... Read More »

April 23, 2012 ·

Books

Book Review: Bumped by Megan McCafferty

I have had my eye on BUMPED by Megan McCafferty since before it was released, and was very excited a few months ago when it was a bargain e-book buy at $0.99. Some of the reviews I read from trusted sources were not very promising, so I kept putting this one off and reading other ... Read More »

April 19, 2012 ·

Books

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Book Review: Stonewords by Pam Conrad

A few years ago, a memory surfaced. I remembered three words: “stone”, “words”, and “Zoe”. They were from a book I had read as a child. I knew it was a ghost story, one I had checked out from my school’s library. Not a book that I ever owned that would be unearthed in a ... Read More »

April 18, 2012 ·

Books

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Book Review: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

It’s been months since I have picked up and read a book that focuses largely on vampires. Bookstores are plagued with these sorts of books, and after reading quite a few of them, they all sort of start to blend together. I’m not sure why THE IMMORTAL RULES by Julie Kagawa appealed to me so much ... Read More »

April 16, 2012 ·

Books

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5 Restaurants That Are Open Past 9PM in Utah

It’s not uncommon for my family to grab a bite to eat after 9 p.m. (sometimes even later!) on any night of the week. In Utah–and I’m sure other places as well–it becomes challenging to find somewhere that is open past 9 p.m. on a Sunday. We found out just how difficult tonight when my ... Read More »

April 16, 2012 ·

Family Life