Meeting Up With Two Montreal Bloggers



This morning I got to meet up with Lucy from http://www.moonlightgleam and Tina from http://bookshipper.blogspot.ca/ for breakfast this morning. It was so nice to see them again since its been a few weeks I believe. I saw them both shortly before leaving for BEA.

Once again I had every intention of taking pictures again of the food and us but we got into talking about my trip (my train travels and some of the hassle I encountered), BEA (publisher parties, the books, the people etc), NYC (what I saw and did) that I forgot to take pictures and only realized as the waitress was cleaning up that I didn’t do any. Next time I promise. (sounds like a broken record right?)

After our talk about NYC and BEA we got to talking about things in our lives, what we were doing, plans for the summer, lack of blogging (mainly on my part) etc. I am always amazed at how fast the time flies by when we meet up.

I am sure we would have stayed longer had we not had prier commitments. I am thinking that we need to do a brunch sometime soon.

Anyways no meet up would be complete without some kind of swap and this is what I came home with:

From Tina I got: a Publisher Weekly magazine (you can’t really see it because of the glare) a Neutrogena facial cleanser sample (I love this, I got one and used it when I was in NYC and I am thinking of perhaps purchasing a full size eventually) and the book Hostage Three by Nick Lake. This was actually one of the books I wanted to get at BEA and didn’t. Thanks Tina 🙂

From Lucy I got: a cute sample box filled with a Dior Gentle Cleansing Milk (I love this and I actually ended up buying the full size bottle a few months ago), Garnier hand lotion sample (another love of mine and I think I might pop that into my suitcase for traveling), LACoupe shampoo and conditioner sample, Two Lips Gloss in the shade Vixen, naked skin cream, Whipped Body Cream in Villainess and a pretty blue eye shadow.

I also got five books from Lucy and they were:

  1. Exposure
  2. Delusion
  3. What We Became
  4. Bewitching
  5. With a Little Luck

I am happy because I have been eyeing Delusion and Bewitching every time I go to Chapters but never bought them because they were in hardcover so I am thrilled to add these to my collection.

Now I am off to the library to return a few items (books and video games) and to hunt down the suitcase that is hidden in the children’s section. Michael is thrilled to be going. He is determined to find it as many times as he can because he is hoping to win the small suitcase filled with candy.

Have a great day everyone

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Cover Reveal/ Forever Us by Sandi Lynn

Hello everyone!

New York Times Bestselling Author, Sandi Lynn, is currently writing her third and final installment in the Forever Black Series, FOREVER US, and I’m so excited to be taking part in the cover reveal today!
So, without further ado, here is the cover of
FOREVER US BY SANDI LYNN!


About The Book:


Title: Forever Us (Forever Black #3)
 

Author: Sandi Lynn

Publication Date:  November, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance 



The story of Connor and Ellery Black continues in the last installment of the Forever Black Trilogy, Forever Us.

You took Connor and Ellery’s journey of love, courage, andstrength as Ellery’s illness threatened their future in Forever Black. You continued their journey through the eyes of Connor Black in Forever You as you watched them get their happily ever after through marriage and planning for their first child.

Join Connor and Ellery once again as they face the challenges of parenthood. Take their journey in Forever Us as they learn to cope with the demands of a new baby, a demanding career, and the onset of a new challenges in which Connor and Ellery must confront for the sake of their family.





Find Forever Us Online:

Goodreads

 
 About The Author:

I’m a wife and the
mother of three teenage girls. I spend all my time balancing the roles of wife, mother, and author. I have two dogs and two cats. Writing has always been a passion of mine, and I’ve had many dreams of writing and publishing a book. In
just a little under a year, I’ve written and published two novels in which one was a New York Times Bestselling Novel, and the other was a USA

Today’s Bestselling Novel. When I’m not writing, I enjoy going on dates with my husband by going to the movies and out to dinner. I have a severe coffee addiction, and you can usually find me hanging out at the local Starbucks with my laptop!







Find Sandi Lynn on the Web:

Twitter | Official Page | Goodreads | Pinterest | Facebook

 

PREVIOUS FOREVER BLACK NOVELS:

Title: Forever Black (Forever Black #1)

Author: Sandi Lynn

 
Publication Date:  February 16, 2013 
Genre: Contemporary Romance 

Literary Awards: USA Today’s Bestseller 



When Ellery moved to New York with her boyfriend, she thought they’d live happily ever after in their small New York apartment. She never thought he’d pack his bags and leave because he “needed space.” With her new-found single status and fear of being alone, Ellery buries herself in her artwork and paintings until one night she helps a mysterious intoxicated stranger get home safely. Little did she know, the mysterious stranger is none other than CEO and millionaire, Connor Black. After finding Ellery in his kitchen the next morning and assuming she broke his #1 rule about sleepovers, he becomes intrigued, not only by her stubbornness and defiance, but by her kindness.

Connor Black, emotionally dead and damaged, that stemmed from a personal tragedy, made a vow to never love or fall in
love with a woman, until Ellery Lane walked into his life by accident. After she opens up and shows him her world, Connor starts to feel emotions and feelings he never knew existed. Despite the rumors and warnings regarding Connor Black and his use and misuse of women, Ellery finds herself being drawn into his world.

Ellery knows they can never be together because she is harboring a deep secret that could destroy Connor emotionally forever.

Join Connor and Ellery as they embark on a journey of courage, love, and strength. Will it be enough to save them?

Find Forever Black Online:

Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | iBookstore | Kobo

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Title: Forever You (Forever Black #2)

Author: Sandi Lynn

 

Publication Date:  May 29, 2013

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Literary Award: New York Times Bestseller 

New York Times bestselling novel, Forever You, is the highly demanded sequel to USA Today’s Bestseller, Forever Black.

Connor Black’s life consisted of his company and his use of multiple women.

There was never going to be love, relationships, or a fairy-tale life.

Emotionally dead and damaged, that stemmed from a personal tragedy, Connor

Black vowed never to feel any emotion or fall in love with a woman. That was

true until Ellery Lane

walked into his life by accident and changed his life forever. He begins

experiencing feelings and emotions that he never felt before and finds himself

being drawn into her world.


You took the journey with Connor and Ellery as their love, courage, and

strength were put to the test. You watched their worlds come together through

her eyes in Forever Black, and now it’s time to take the journey through his in

Forever You.

Find Forever You Online:
Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | iBookstore
| Kobo


 Thank you for stopping by!

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Blog Tour/ Super Pop

 
Super Pop! Pop Culture Lists to Help You Win at Trivia, Survive in the Wild, and Make It Through the Holidays by Daniel Harmon (published by Zest Books, June 2013, $16.99; ISBN 9781936976362)
  • As David Letterman demonstrates on the Late Show, top ten lists are really funny. And we know lists are a great way to get organized, get things done, and streamline life’s many tasks. But now, pop culture expert Daniel Harmon takes a totally new approach to list making in his new book Super Pop! and organizes 500 movies, songs, video games, and books into top ten lists that not only have the power to entertain, but also to help create a new and better you!
  • Super Pop! offers a maximum-pleasure, minimum-effort way to become smarter, happier, and a little bit more likely to survive a shark attack. This wide-ranging collection organizes pop culture’s greatest hits—including blockbusting movies, bestselling books, platinum albums, and more—into hilarious, provocative, and weirdly edifying top ten lists, and provides quick-hitting commentary in the nearly 500 entries.
  • “A weird, witty, endlessly entertaining compendium for the budding pop-culture aficionado.” – Kirkus Reviews
  • “This is a go-to resource for [those] looking to bone up on pop culture, sound interesting at a party, or craft the perfect playlist for a workout.” – Booklist
  • “This book is terrific fun just for browsing purposes. But as a source of potential teaching / discussion / writing ideas, it’s downright invaluable.” – School Library Journal



Blog Tour Schedule

Super Pop_9781936976362
Monday, June 10
Chick Loves Lit
Book Sake
Television Without Pity

Tuesday, June 11
The Mod Podge Bookshelf
Cindy’s Love of Books
Dear Teen Me
The Book of Life

Wednesday, June 12
Live to Read
The Young Folks
Pop Culture Spectrum

Thursday, June 13
Actin’ Up With Books
Elizziebooks
The Empire Strikes Forward

Friday, June 14
Eli to the nth
The Broke and the Bookish

Monday, June 17
Hollywood the Write Way
I Read Banned Books

Tuesday, June 18
Dad of Divas
Hanging Off the Wire

Wednesday, June 19
Shelf Talkers Anonymous
Book Nerds Across America
Royal Reviews

Thursday, June 20
Masala Reader
Bella’s Bookshelf

Friday, June 21
YA Book Nerd
The Hiding Spot

Saturday, June 22
Beauty and the Bookshelf

Sunday, June 23
Book Whales
The Cover Contessa
Comp Lit and Mediaphilia

Monday, June 24
Shut Up and Read
Books, Movies, Reviews. Oh My!
Hippies, Beauty, and Books…Oh My!
Biblio File

Tuesday, June 25
Coffee, Books, & Me
In Bed with Books
The Fake Steph

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A Chance to grab I’m Not Her by Janet Gurtle for free

I’m Not Her by Janet Gurtler is currently featured as the iBookstore Book of the Week! The ebook will be offered free until May 27.

Please use this link to download Janet’s novel, I’m Not Her on the iBookstore:  click on this


Janet Gurtler excels at capturing life’s milestones, bringing a refreshingly authentic voice to stories that tackle the sensitive and transformative rites of passage that define young adulthood. Hailed as “just right for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jodi Picoult” (Booklist), Janet’s novels balance both humor and drama while drawing honest and realistic portraits of her teen characters.
Amusing and heart-wrenching, I’m Not Her is sure to appeal to sisters and teens of all ages.
 
Tess is the exact opposite of her beautiful, athletic sister. And that’s okay. Kristina is the sporty one, Tess is the smart one, and they each have their place. Until Kristina is diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly Tess is the center of the popular crowd, everyone eager for updates. There are senior boys flirting with her. Yet the smiles of her picture-perfect family are cracking and her sister could be dying. Now Tess has to fill a new role: the strong one. Because if she doesn’t hold it together, who will?
Also, just so you know, Janet’s novel How I Lost You was just published this month. Along with a kick-ass interview on Entertainment Weekly’s Shelf Life blog: http://shelf-life.ew.com/2013/05/05/how-i-lost-you-janet-gurtler/ , Janet is also hosting a month-long “YA Authors Talk BFFs” celebration on her blog where she’s posting interviews with other YA authors about their relationships with their best friends from their teen years to today. It’s actually really fascinating: http://janetgurtler.blogspot.com/

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Today I am Featured on…….

Last month I got an email from GlossyBox informing me that I was selected as a Blogger Of the Month for the anniversary box. I was so happy because GlossyBox is one of my favorite subscription services I get each month.

I have been with GlossyBox from day 1 which was over a year ago. I thought it was an honor to have been given permission to attend their GlossyBox party last June and I was so happy and excited to go but I have to say being featured as a Blogger of the Month is by far the best.

So please click ON THESE WORDS to go and check it out.

Thanks GlossyBox for this honor.

As part of the Blogger of the Month I will be given an goodie bag and as soon as I get it I will update this post.

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Sneak Peek at some Authors Signing at BEA this year

One of my favorite things about attending BEA is the author signings because for three days you have hundreds of amazing authors signing their books. They can be debut authors or regular authors.

When planning out my BEA days I always see what authors are signing on what days and where because they can be scheduled for in booth or in the autograhing area. Sometimes you can get really lucky have an author signing more then once and last year I was really lucky with those.

Living in Canada and especially Quebec we don’t get alot of the big name authors coming unlike Toronto that gets tons. So alot of the time its your one chance to get to meet your favorite authors and get the chance to briefly speak with them.

So this morning I was pleasantly surprised when I went on facebook and saw that Book Expo America posted a sneak peek at authors who would be possibly signing this year. If you are curious you can see the list here: CLICK THIS TO SEE THE AUTHOR LIST

Some of the ones I am super excited for are:

  • Jenniger L. Armentrout
  • Ally Carter
  • Kate Brian
  • Andrea Cremer
  • Jenny Han
  • Richelle Mead
  • Elizabeth Norris
  • Lauren Oliver
  • Veronica Rossi
  • Marie V.Synder

Plus so many more. Who are you excited to see there?

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Easter Treats from Lush

Okay when I had originally bought the following Lush products I instantly thought of doing this post but as I sit and write this up I realized my planning of this post wasn’t exactly right. I am sorry about that.

I probably should have planned to do this long before now because I am not sure that these are still available.

Earlier in the month of March I saw these at my following Lush store and bought them to try and funny enough whenever I would go to use one of these items Michael wanted to try them out so I ended up having to go back and buy a set for myself. I love Lush products and hopefully for the next big promo I will do it right.

The first item I tried was Henata. It sells for $7.95 and its currently sold out.

Our Easter hen is inspired by a colorful piñata, and is meant to be smashed on the side of the tub to reveal the hidden surprises inside. Should we tell you what they are? Why not! This hen lays a Bath Bomb egg just for you, and it’s surrounded in soap paper flower petals to scrub up with. Perfumed with fresh and citrusy tangerine, bergamot and mandarin oils, Heñata is a fiesta for your tub.

 

This was the second bath bomb I used this month and I loved it. This is very colourful as you can see with the orange and yellow colors. It smelled delicious before smashing and even more so after smashing it. You can tell right away that its a citrus smell and we loved that smell. The water turned yellow/orange which Michael loved. The only thing is I think if I was to re buy this again next year I don’t think I would use this at bed time because its more of a wake up and smell me scent. Not relaxing at all.

This is called The Brightside and its sales for $8.95 and sadly this is sold out as well.

A brand new invention this spring, The Brightside is a bright and cheerful bubble bar to bring you a fresh perspective. When you crumble it under the running tap, the water will turn into a hazy red and orange sunset with frothy white clouds of bubbles. Sink in and inhale the Sicilian mandarin, tangerine and bergamot oils. You’ll emerge from the tub feeling clear and energized.

I discovered that this is a limited edition soap. I ended up breaking this into four pieces so we were each allowed two baths. This was another lovely bath item. It gave off a ton a bubbles and it left the water orange/yellow. The smell was delicious and very citrusy. Its exactly what I needed in March with the snow and cold temperatures. I would definitely buy other scents in this format.

This is a limited edition soap and its called Egg Hunt and it sells for $7.95/100grams

The entire round of this soap looks like a giant lawn studded with Easter eggs waiting to be found. We’ll cut you a fresh slice to take home and wash up with, or hide around your home for the family to find. They’ll just have to follow their noses to the fruity raspberry, orange, lemon and violet leaf scent!

This was so pretty in the store that I just had to buy some. It looked so cute when it was whole because it literally looked like a patch of grass covered with Easter eggs. It smells so good and I am not really a raspberry fan but all the other scents make it a very nice soap. This was placed in our upstairs bathroom to get a longer use of it.

This was the most expensive item in the whole Easter promo. This is the Immaculate Eggception. It sells for $12.95 and comes in Yellow and Pink. Sold out.

Inside each giant fizzy egg is a secret surprise. What is it? You’ll just have to crack the Bath Bomb shell to find out! Get a hold of your egg, line up the crease with the edge of a hard surface and give it one good WHACK! Once it’s cracked, you can drop the shell in your tub for a beautiful ylang ylang, grapefruit and vanilla bath. And of course, enjoy the mysterious treat inside, too.

You are able to get three baths out of this. Michael wanted the yellow and I took the pink one. I told Michael that there would be a little surprise in the eggs so he was excited to get into his bath to find out what it was.  I actually loved the scent of this and was surprised at how much I liked it. I thought at first that the price was a little steep but when I discovered it was good for three baths I realized that it was a good deal.

This Fluffy Egg was probably my favorite of them all and the price is great at $6.95. This is out of stock as well.

Fluffy Egg is enormously popular every Easter. While we love the cheery pink color, we think it might be because Fluffy Egg smells like a vanilla ice cream cone that fell into a cotton candy machine. The scent comes from the (now retired) Candy Fluff dusting powder, so those of you who adore Creamy Candy bubble bar will fall madly in love with Fluffy Egg. Pick up a dozen while they’re still here!

I was really happy to find out that this is almost a staple every Easter so now I know next year to stock up on these. This smelled delicious and I could smell the vanilla and the cotton candy smell. I think this was the first one I put in the bath that caused Michael to want to jump in. It left my main floor in the house smelling so good and spring like. My only regret is not picking up more when I had the chance. Now I know for next year.

Finally the last item that I bought are we are currently still using is Carrot (bubble bar). It sells for $7.95 and it might still be available at least online it is.

Hop into the tub this Easter with the best-smelling ‘vegetable’ you’ll ever enjoy. This bubbly carrot may not improve your eyesight, but it will fill your bath with piles of frothy lemon and buchu scented foam. Simply grab the carrot by its top and swish, swish, swish around your tub and set it aside to use again and again. This beauty is good for 7-10 baths, so you should have lots to keep you busy until the Easter Bunny makes his visit to your house.

This is another one I loved the smell of this (nice citrus and perfect when you are longing for spring to come) and loved that you could just hold onto the green part and swirl it around your bath to get the desired amount of bubbles that you want in your bath. The only thing you should make sure that when you dry it its not on a flat surface. You can expect to get at least 7 baths from this one carrot.

So this is my favorite Easter Lush items. What would you want to try?

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