Re-Create A Cover Contest

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Princess Bookie is having a Re-Create A Cover contest to promote Tell Me A Secret by Holly Cupala. This is my first time trying this so it’s not anything fancy! I tried, what else can I say? HAHA! You can find out all the details at her blog. What do you think?

COVER ALERT: Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann

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RELEASE DATE: FEB.11. 2011
SYNOPSIS:

The community of Cryer’s Cross, Montana (population 212) is distraught when high school freshman Tiffany disappears without a trace. Already off-balance due to her OCD, 16-year-old Kendall is freaked out seeing Tiffany’s empty desk in the one-room school house, but somehow life goes on… until Kendall’s boyfriend Nico also disappears, and also without a trace.

Now the town is in a panic. Alone in her depression and with her OCD at an all-time high, Kendall notices something that connects Nico and Tiffany: they both sat at the same desk. She knows it’s crazy, but Kendall finds herself drawn to the desk, dreaming of Nico and wondering if maybe she, too, will disappear…and whether that would be so bad. 
Then she begins receiving graffiti messages on the desk from someone who can only be Nico. Can he possibly be alive somewhere? Where is he? And how can Kendall help him? The only person who believes her is Jacian, the new guy she finds irritating…and attractive. As Kendall and Jacian grow closer, Kendall digs deeper into Nico’s mysterious disappearance only to stumble upon some ugly—and deadly—local history.
Kendall is about to find out just how far the townspeople will go to keep their secrets buried.

ZOMBIEKINS by Kevin Bolger

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ZOMBIEKINS
Author: Kevin Bolger
Source: Publisher
* I received and ARC copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review*

  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Hardcover: 206 pages
  • Publisher: Razorbill (June 24, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1595141774
  • ISBN-13: 978-1595141774

SYNOPSIS:


The little town of Dementedyville is as boring as they come–but a mysterious stuffed animal is about to liven things up . . .

Stanley Nudelman buys Zombiekins at the yard sale of his neighbor, the Widow Imavitch. It looks cuddly and creepy-cute–but expose the TEDDY OF TERROR to moonlight, and strange things happen. . . .

When Zombiekins gets loose at his school, Stanley finds himself in GRAVE danger. Because if his teacher Mr. Baldengrumpy discovers he turned the whole school into zombies, Stanley will be in detention till he’s, like, 80!

Can Stanley and his best friend Miranda save their schoolmates from eternal zombiefication? If not, will Mr. Baldengrumpy even notice?

MY THOUGHTS:

Yes, I know this book is more for the younger teens, but isn’t that cover so freaky that it is cute?  If only I had a stuffed animal that looked like that when I was growing up to freak my brother out with!

This was one of those quick books to read, that you would not normally read, but found yourself sucked into it because it is written so cute!  I loved the plot, and the characters, but the best by far was the illustrations that accompany the story.  I could easily seeing the younger generation wanting to read this book because they want a paranormal-like book to read too.  This was quirky and would fit perfectly for the younger ages whether they are a boy or a girl.

Overall, if I was a tween again, I would definitely be asking my parents to buy it for me!

MY RATING:


Very Good! I would recommend this book! 4 STARS

Interview & Giveaway with Author Mary Wine

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Today on My Overstuffed Bookshelf, I have the pleasure of introducing you to author Mary Wine.  She has a wonderful book titled To Conquer A Highlander and agreed to do an interview for the blog!  My review will be posted tomorrow of the book, but today we can have some fun with an interview and giveaway! Let’s get started!

  1. To start off, welcome and can you tell the readers a little about yourself?
    I’m an insane…oh…hum…I’m an active mother and wife. I met my husband at a renaissance fair…yes, I married a knight in shinning armor and I get to polish it often! Writing has been a passion of mine for years and there are days I feel like I just can’t write fast enough to get the stories out of my head. So… .I guess that means that I am living in my fantasies! 
  1. Can you tell us a little about your upcoming or latest release?
    To Conquer a Highlander was an amazing journey for me. I first imagined Torin while reading history on the assignation of James the first of Scotland. This hero was so vivid, not to mention determined to hound me until I sat down and began to write out where he lived. The story came out of the time that he living in, the challenges and responsibilities of his station as laird of a highland clan. He needed a woman that could be his partner and Shannon was defiantly that. 
  1. I am a fly on your wall.  What would I report back to my master of the daily grind of Mary?
    She needs more hours because the “to do” list is a mile long! I’m also a real push over as far as the parrot goes, he runs the house and I’m often heard pleading with him to let me finish my chapter. 
  1. When you are not writing, what kind of books do you like to read? Do you have any favorite authors that are must reads?
    I love an author that can make me laugh. Karen Roberts makes me giggle. I also love really steamy novels like Sylvia Day or Lucy Monroe write. My other love is fantasy. 
  1. What are 3 things that are “must haves” for you when you sit down to write a new book?
    The internet to research maps, names and history of the place I’m setting my story. My “messy” book, that’s my husbands nick name for the binder that I begin writing all manner of little facts down about the story. By the end of the book, it’s a mess. A cup of iced tea. That’s my vice, I’ll admit it. 
  1. Do you have a blog or website that your readers can keep up with you and your books?  Twitter?
    I’m on Facebook and my website, MaryWine.com. 
Now for some fun stuff:
  1. What came first–the chicken or the egg?

 

    Obviously the Chicken because let’s face it….the mother does all the hard work when it comes to birth days. My kids should give me presents on their birthday…I’m sure of this. 
  1. Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
    That would take up room that might be used for good wine and no living creature or inanimate object would want to interfere with a bottle being really full of wine. 
  1. If you choke a Smurf, what color do they turn?

 

    My mother would tell me to say I do not know, because choking a Smurf would be unkind….my tae kwon do master would tell me to sweep the ankle and drop them because it would be faster than choking but that would only be if they attacked me. 
  1. If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?

 

    His mother made up the song because she had to clean up the mess and mothers never forget nor do they allow their youngsters to escape being reminded that they never forget. 
Miscellaneous
    • Favorite perfume: Sandalwood oil.
    • Favorite TV show: Top Gear
    • Favorite Movie: This list might need a glossary because there are so many.
    • Favorite Drink: Iced tea, I get into plenty of trouble sober.
    • Favorite Dessert: Cream Burley

 

Thanks for joining us on My Overstuffed Bookshelf!!
 

TO CONQUER A HIGHLANDER BY MARY WINE—IN STORES JULY 2010 
A fierce Highland laird ready to kill for king and country…
When Torin McLeren discovers his neighbor’s plot against his king, he takes their daughter as his prisoner, thereby stopping her father’s plot from going forward. But that leaves him with a woman under his roof whom he can’t ignore, and not just because she’s his enemy’s daughter… 
A woman who’s as much trouble as she is temptation…
Shannon McBoyd decides to use her captor to experience passion for the first time, and then to destroy him. But her plan goes awry because once she has lured Torin into her bed, she no longer wants to hurt the one man who seems to value and understand her…

Even if her father will kill him—and her—when he discovers what they’ve done… 


About the Author
Acclaimed author Mary Wine has written nearly twenty works of erotic fantasy, romantic suspense, and historical romance.  An avid history-buff and historical costumer, she and her family enjoy participating in historical reenactments.  Mary lives with her husband and two sons in Yorba Linda, California. For more information, please visit http://www.marywine.com/. 
GIVEAWAY!!!
Thanks to Sourcebooks, I have 2 copies of To Conquer A Highlander to giveaway!
RULES:
1.  You must be a follower.
2.  You must live in the USA or Canada to enter. 
3. No PO Boxes.

TO ENTER:

1. Just leave your name and an email address for me to contact you if you win in the comments.
Contest will be open until July 11th, 2010. Winners will be announced on July 12th, 2010.
*Please note–the books will be sent from Sourcebooks directly to you*