Rant or Rave Monday 3.8.10

♥ Isalys's Rave ♥

I am a follower of The Season, a website/blog dedicated to all Romance books (historical, paranormal, contemporary, etc.) Last week, they announced that they were looking for a few more reviewers to add to the family.

With my addiction of historical & paranormal romances in mind, I 'applied' via email.

I'm VERY EXCITED to announce that I was one of the chosen reviewers along with three other ladies! I'm am so stoked to become a part of their team and can't wait to start sharing my love of romances with other junkies like me :)

If you'd like to know more The Season, you can visit the following links:

The Season Website
The Season Blog
Sign up for The Season Newsletter

The first book that I will be reviewing for them is:


Synopsis:
A secret list of the desires of Lady Olivia Rathbourne:
1) Disregard convention

2) Follow my heart
3) Bed the Earl of Wyldewood

A decade ago, Olivia had expected to marry the Earl of Wyldewood, only to have happiness stolen from her before his ring could be placed upon her finger. Now he stands before her, as proud and arrogant and handsome as ever, vowing to rescue her.

Well, he's got some nerve urning up after all these years. Where was he when she needed him?
As for the earl, scandal has never touched him nor has impropriety ever besmirched his name. But his penchant for doing the expected does have his family calling him, well, dull. Isn't it time to flaunt society's conventions and do what he's always wanted?

And first on his list:
Olivia in his bed—with or without a wedding.


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Today, I {Isalys} am RANTING on behalf of Vanessa who is going absolutely nuts at work. My poor friend is being run ragged...lol...so much so that she's not able to work on her post today.

So guys, leave her some fun messages, comments or anecdotes to make her smile and get her through this truly manic Monday =)

♥Isalys

"Flog It" it's Friday's Vlog 3.5.10

Our Friday Vlog has become our Saturday Vlog this week...
and we hold YouTube entirely responsible!! (lol)

We're sorry for our tardiness, but again it took us almost 2 days (and about 100 errors later) to get the video uploaded *Grrrr* We hope you guys don't mind too much!

Next week, we'll try to rearrange our schedules to allow us more time to upload it and hopefully avoid this lateness!

Nonetheless, enjoy:)

♥ Vlog ♥



♥ Picture Time♥




♥ Books We Received In The Mail ♥
Dawn of the Dreadful by Steve Hockensmith (with some help from Jane Austen :)
Alice in Wonderland & Philosophy by William Irwin, Richard Brian Davis
White Cat by Holly Black

♥ Books We Purchased ♥
Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale
Becoming Jane by Jon Spence
Shadowglass by Erica Hayes
Merlins Harp by Anne Crompton
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Heretics Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
and Alice in Wonderland Movie Bookmark

Have a superb weekend!

Wicked Wednesday Winners!



1. Lori {Submitted}

2. Caryl {Submitted}

3. Happy Mom of 5 {Submitted}

4. Maria Ciccone {Submitted}

5. Mitzi Hinkey {Submitted}




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1. Cindygio {Submitted}

2. Miss Cindy {Submitted}

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4. Mitzi {Submitted}

5. Cecile Smith {Submitted}



Yayyy! Winners were chosen using randomizer.org. We will email those who we do not have addresses for already. You have until next Friday to get back to us with your address (if we don't already have it). If we haven't heard from you by then, a new winner will be chosen.

If you are still interested in more giveaways, check out our giveaways page {here}!


A Yummy Award

Yay :) We're so happy to have received the Yummy Award. A big, fat thank you to the girls of Book Lovers Delight for this award!! There are so many awesome blogs out there that deserve this award - you guys should see our mile-long dashboard, lol!

The rules for this Bliss (Happy 101) Award are that we must list 10 things that make us happy, then pass it along to 10 other bloggers.

And since it happens that we are two people, we split the list right down the middle...

Vanessa's 5 Things That Make Her Happy (About Bookish things)
1. Going to B&N with Isalys multiple times a week! (Seriously. She's the only one that understands my addiction - and shares it too. lol)
2. Reading a great book whose ending I cannot guess!
3. Meeting new authors who aren't all "high & mighty". (Authors are our rock stars. When you meet them - at book signings - and they're friendly, it makes you idolize them even more and makes you brag about their book to everyone! When they're nasty and unfriendly, it makes you sad and you look at them differently... ya know? Why bother going to a book signing if you're going to act indifferent to the people buying YOUR book? Hello McFly!)
4. Drinking my Black Tea while reading an awesome page-turner (Even though it makes me pee 10 times an hour! Really, just ask Isalys and Nely. Grrrr)
5. Sniffing books. I do. I really do love the smell. (Does that make me weird?)

Isalys
's 5 Things That Make Her Happy (About Bookish things)
1. Sitting on my couch, in the peace & quiet of the night with nothing but my blanket & my book! (I will read until I can't keep my eyes open anymore!)
2. That first moment when you walk into a book store and you're instantly hit with the smell of books & paper. (It really is one of my fave smells ever! I would so buy a book-scented candle to put in my "library", you hear that Yankee Candle - hop to it!!)
3. Looking at my Billy bookshelf. I just love to admire it in all it's overstuffed glory :) And of course, I love adding more books to it which happens regularly!
4. Collecting book marks! I especially love the little magnetic ones. I have a little set of shoe ones (because I'm a shoe-whore too!) and little coffee ones. I get tired of looking at the same one over & over so I switch them around every time I pick up a new book.
5. Blogging and Vlogging about books with my book soulmate - like, duh!! (We have so much fun together and it really has been a great bonding experience for us as friends ♥)

 
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