Musing Mondays #2

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by Should Be Reading, which each weeks ask us a book related question to mull over.  It's the first time I've joined in today!

If you were going to write a book, what would you write about? Would it be fiction, or nonfiction?

Oh wow, I have so many ideas floating around in my head of books I'd like to write at some point! I have both fiction and non-fiction ideas! In the fiction realm I'd like to write something with lots of action and a little magic (with the romance being on the sweet not erotic side). 

As far as non-fiction goes I am already writing an ebook for my business (6 ways to optimise your online presence with blogging & social media) and will write more too!

Stacking The Shelves #2 & Showcase Sunday #1

Stacking The Shelves is a brand new meme for us all to showcase our book haul for the week. The lovely Tynga at Tyngas Reviews.

Showcase Sunday is another fantastic new meme where we can showcase our books, this is hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

I can't choose which of these memes to participate in so I'm going to take part in both!!!

I've been delving into the free Kindle downloads on Amazon UK again. These books were all free on Saturday 5th May, I'm not certain if they still are and have no idea if they are free in other countries - sorry!

Moon Dance (Vampire for Hire #1) by J R Rain
Thirst (Ava Delaney #1) by Claire Farrell
Bewitching the Werewolf by Caroline Hanson

I'm rather loving the books which are free for Kindle at the moment, great to see them and they get me interested in the author too :-)

TGIF (Literary Vacations) & Book Blogger Hop #1

Friday is the day of following, friendship and questions in the book blog world. This week I am taking part in two further blog hops! TGIF is run by Ginger at GReads and the Book Blogger Hop is run by Jen at Crazy for Books. Look forward to getting to meet & know you my fellow book bloggers :-)

Q - Literary Vacations: If you could take a trip this summer to any place within a fictional book, where would you go? Tell us about your summer dream vacation!


A - Where would I go? I think I'd choose to visit  Caldwell and go to meet the Black Dagger Brotherhood and their Shellens.  I kind of feel like I already know the place from rereading the books a tie or two :-)

Q - Are you attending the Book Blogger Convention (aka Bea Bloggers) and/or Book Expo America in New York City in June? If not, will you participate in the online event called Armchair BEA?

A - Me? No I'm not going to be attending the Book Blogger Convntion, but it's kind of difficult for me as I'm in the UK! I hadn't heard of Armchair BEA but I will go and check it out now :-)

Feature & Follow Friday #6

What is Feature & follow?

Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers -- but you have to know -- the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!

The featured blogs: Ali's Bookshelf and The Housework can Wait

This weeks Question:

Q: What is one thing you wish you could tell your favorite author?

I'm not sure I can pick just one favourite author now! I'm going to go with my favourite from my childhood! I loved Enid Blyton as a child, The Famous Five, The Far Away Tree and so much more. I'd like to say to her "thank you for writing such fantastic children's book which have helped to give me a love of reading for life!!!" I started to read the Famous Five books when I was just 5 and the 21 in the series kept e going rather a long time at that age!!

UK v US Cover: Succubus On Top / Succubus Nights

How important is the cover of a book to you?

I'm sure I notice them more because I often see a book I like and go off to buy it, only to find the version I get had a totally different cover. I'm in the UK just in case the blog post title didn't give it away! So I thought I'd start up a feature on comparing UK and US covers (might bring in ones from elsewhere too if it takes my fancy!) (Quick disclaimer, I know this is not original but I can't remember where I've seen it so can't credit!)

I've picked out one which has always stuck out in my mind as being different in the UK to the US. Not only is the cover quite different but the book also has a different title!! I ask myself why and have no answer, if anyone does know....

Succubus On Top or Succubus Nights is the second book in the excellent Georgina Kincaid series by Richelle Mead:

Which do you prefer? Why?

Me?

I think it's kind of a tie for me this time. I like the red but I like the green and black too. I like the fancy lettering on the UK cover as it is more eye-catching than the type used on the US cover. To be honest though, neither cover is one of my favourites, it's just sort of there!! The reason this book caught my attention as being different is largely due to the title - anyone?

I'd love to know what you think. Also do you think it's right that the same cover (and title!!!!) is not used worldwide?

Waiting on Wednesday ~ Once Burned

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine which spotlight eagerly anticipated upcoming releases.

Once Burned is the first book in the Night Prince series by Jeaniene Frost. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person looking forward to this one!!

Title: Once Burned
Author: Jeaniene Frost
Series: Night Prince #1
Publisher: Mass Market Paperback
Publication date: 26 June 2012


She's a mortal with dark powers...

After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude...until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world's most infamous vampire...

He's the Prince of Night...

Vlad Tepesh inspired the greatest vampire legend of all—but whatever you do, don't call him Dracula. Vlad's ability to control fire makes him one of the most feared vampires in existence, but his enemies have found a new weapon against him—a beautiful mortal with powers to match his own. When Vlad and Leila meet, however, passion ignites between them, threatening to consume them both. It will take everything that they are to stop an enemy intent on bringing them down in flames.

Teaser Tuesday ~ Witchling

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

"She stretched and slipped out from under the covers. Where I was curvy and buxom, she was willow-thin and petite, the top of her head barely coming up to my nose. Delilah had us both beat, topping out at an inch over six feet, a good six inches taller than me, athletic to boot."

p27.

Witchling  (Otherworld / Sisters of the Moon #1) Yasmine Galenorn