Teaser Tuesday

Hosted By: Should Be Reading

Some customers seemed outright suspicious when they saw me. "Where's Sue Allen?" a woman asked, as if I might have murdered Aunt Sue in order to take over her farmers' market stand.

- page 102

The Monday Update

I want to start by reiterating what today is truly about. Today is Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have fallen and have been wounded in battle while serving the USA. Without their sacrifices, we wouldn't have all of the freedoms that we have today. And also let's remember those who are still serving our country and say a little prayer to keep them safe.

With that said, it's time for the Monday Update! I haven't done one of these in a while, so my TBR list has changed and shifted several times. I won't bore you with all the details, but I will tell you that I have updated my reading challenge on Goodreads from 100 books to 125. It's not even June yet and I have managed to read 76+ books. I say more than that because there for a while at the beginning, I didn't know that you were supposed to add a book to "Currently Reading" before rating so it would be added to the list of books on your reading challenge. 76 is the number that I have since I realized this.

Also, I'm going to be out of town for most of the week starting tomorrow. I have a bunch of scheduled posts, but in the off chance that Blogger decides to rebel against me and not publish my posts... well, just don't give up on me. I'll be back late Friday or early Saturday.

Happy Memorial Day, everyone!

Author Profile: Kate Kaynak

Kate Kaynak

"I was born and raised in New Jersey, but I was able to escape. My degree from Yale says I was a psych major, but my true course of study was YPMB.

After serving a five-year sentence in graduate school, I started teaching psychology around the world for the University of Maryland.

While in Izmir, Turkey, I started up a conversation with a handsome stranger in an airport. I ended up marrying him.

We now live in New Hampshire with our three preschool-aged kids, where I enjoy reading, writing, and fighting crime with my amazing superpowers." Find out more here.

Website
http://www.katekaynak.com/
http://www.site.ganzfield.com/


Social Media
Blog | Facebook | Twitter


Books By Kate Kaynak



Book Chapters & Excerpts
Minder Excerpt
Adversary Excerpt
Legacy Excerpt


Upcoming Books
2011

2012



Missy's Reads & Reviews
Minder ★★★★★
Adversary ★★★★
Legacy ★★★★★


Buy Kate Kaynak's Books
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | IndieBound

2011 Top Picks Giveaway (Giveaway CLOSED)

Alright guys, it's time for the fourth and final giveaway of the 1st Annual Anniversary Celebration! I'm extremely excited about this one because I get to showcase all of the many 5-star books that I have read and fell in love with [so far] this year. Just for consideration, some books may be available as an e-book only. Please make sure to check the BOTTOM of THIS POST where I will have a list of the books that are e-book format only.

**You guys seem to like getting extra entries, so I'll go again for this giveaway as well. For each review post that you comment on, you get +1 extra entry for the giveaway. This is completely optional, of course.

As per usual, let's go over the rules one last time!

(1) Choose one book from the options below to receive if you're picked as the winner of this contest.
(2) Make sure to read the rules on this post before entering.
(3) Contest is INTERNATIONAL.
(4) Fill out THIS FORM to be entered!


Good luck!!

E-books Only
Banished
Dreamwalk
The Gods of Dream
LadyStar: The Dreamspeaker
The Mind Readers
When Colors Bleed

Don't forget that this giveaway is part of a four-part giveaway for the 1st Annual Anniversary Celebration. If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out and enter the other giveaways below as well.

Giveaway #1: In My Mailbox
Giveaway #2: Before & After
Giveaway #3: New Releases

Blog Tour: James Christian Character Interview

Today it is my absolute thrill to welcome everyone's favorite teacher, James Christian, to the blog as part of the tour for Jennifer Laurens' A Season Of Eden!



Hi, James! How would you describe yourself, outside of being a teacher?
I have a secret fantasy of winning American Idol.

Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I wanted to change lives, bring music into consciousness where there wasn't any appreciation for it.

What was your first thoughts of Eden?
That she's really a strong girl. Really determined and aggressive. She's not afraid of anything.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
Walk the beach. Write music. Read.

Where do you see yourself in five years?
In graduate school maybe. Getting my Masters. Still teaching.

New Releases Giveaway! (Giveaway CLOSED)

Welcome to Giveaway #3 for the First Annual Anniversary Celebration! Below is a gallery of pictures from all of my 2011 New This Week! posts. They're sporadic, but I think I have done enough to give you a nice variety to choose from! Each link will direct you to a different post, beginning from this week's post back to January.

(1) Choose one book from the options below to receive if you're picked as the winner of this contest.
(2) Make sure to read the rules on this post before entering.
(3) Contest is INTERNATIONAL.
(4) Fill out THIS FORM to be entered!

Good luck!!

New This Week! #1
New This Week! #2
New This Week! #3
New This Week! #4
New This Week! #5

Don't forget that this giveaway is part of a four-part giveaway for the 1st Annual Anniversary Celebration. If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out and enter the other giveaways below as well.

Giveaway #1: In My Mailbox
Giveaway #2: Before & After

New This Week!

These are just some of the books that were released this week!
Click on the picture for more information.

Before & After Giveaway! (Giveaway CLOSED!)

Before I say anything else, I want to apologize for flooding your Google Readers with my B&A posts today. I scheduled all of my posts last week because I knew I wouldn't be around much this week. Unfortunately, my mind is a month ahead of time... I ended up scheduling them all for a week in June instead of May! Then, Blogger decided it didn't want to cooperate, so I had to re-do them all over again today. Again, sorry!

Now...


Welcome to Giveaway #2 for the First Annual Anniversary Celebration! Below is a gallery of pictures from all of my Before & After posts. Each photo is linked to its corresponding post. Only the author's featured book is eligible for this giveaway!

**This giveaway includes the opportunity to earn extra entries. Simply comment on the posts below for +1 for each comment. Add up your points and include them in the entry form!**

(1) Choose one book from the options below to receive if you're picked as the winner of this contest.
(2) Make sure to read the rules on this post before entering.
(3) Contest is INTERNATIONAL.
(4) Fill out THIS FORM to be entered!


Good luck!!

Remember, this is Giveaway #2 of my 4 giveaways this week. Click here to enter Giveaway #1, and be sure to keep an eye out for the last two giveaways that will be posted this weekend!!