Monday, December 1, 2014

The Christmas Wonder giveaway hop

Celebrate the Wonder of the Season! 
Visit all of the blogs to see what they love most about the season and which books have made their Christmas wish lists! There's a giveaway at each stop so be sure to visit them all! 

The Christmas Wonder giveaway hop begins Dec 1st and ends Dec 31st. What do I like most about the holidays? Since my oldest child is at college, I love having her home. I also like being able to see family, being in really good spirits, watching the first snowfall, checking out the decorations while driving around and inside store windows, baking cookies and celebrating winter. I also like choosing gifts for loved ones and wrapping presents. There's something about the smell of a fresh Christmas tree-the smell of evergreen-mixing with the smells of baking that puts me in a great mood.

As for books, I don't have one particular favorite, I like to spread the holiday love around. With movies, my family and I always watch A Christmas Story. My favorite all-time holiday flick is the classic It's A Wonderful Life and I love seeing A Christmas Carol, the Harry Potter movies and a handful of others. 

Here are some books I'm looking forward to reading in 2015:


Ari Marmell's Widdershins is one of my ultimate favorite YA fantasy series. It will be sad to say goodbye in Covenant's End. I LOVED the Vampire Empire series by the Griffiths and so anticipate their new series, Crown & Key.


Wicked and The Return by Jennifer L. Armentrout
I know Wicked is coming out in December but with this season being so busy I'm afraid I may not be able to read it until January. The Return comes out in February. JLA has quickly become a favorite author.


I loved The Winner's Curse and can't wait to sink my eyes into The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski. I also fell in love with the cover of Wolves of the Northern Rift by Jon Messenger. Wow! I'm also waiting to read the next installment in the Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian. There are more but these are my top choices.


As for our giveaway, I will give one winner eBook copies of three of my anthologies: Lacing Shadows (New Adult paranormal romance); Beginnings (YA fantasy) and Stalkers (New Adult paranormal). The winner chooses the format they want (epub, mobi, or pdf). My giveaway is open internationally.


1. herding cats & burning soup  20. Snarky Mom Reads...{INT}  39. Melanie Karsak, Author  58. Marie's Cozy Corner (US)--coming soon  
2. Vox Libris  21. Susan Arden  40. Joanne Jaytanie  59. Cassandra Dean  
3. Shelley Munro  22. Decadent Publishing  41. Savings in Seconds (US)  60. Nancy Gideon...Romance by Any Other Name  
4. Camille @ Girl meets Books  23. Siren Allen  42. Christina @ Creating Serenity  61. Expressions of a Hopeful Romantic (INT)  
5. Taking Time for Mommy Books and Movies  24. Robyn Neeley, Romantic Comedy Author  43. Becky Flade  62. Alisa Anderson (BitchesBeWritin')  
6. Melissa Haag YA Author  25. I am, Indeed  44. Elisabeth Staab  63. Beverly Ovalle  
7. Author E. B. Walters  26. Sam Cheever - HOHO Honeybun  45. Doris O'Connor  64. Sharing Links and Wisdom (INT)  
8. Rhialistic  27. Laurie Treacy, Author  46. Kitt Crescendo  65. Nicci @ The Book Lovers Codex  
9. Dani Harper PNR Author, INT'L  28. Lucy Felthouse  47. Christine Murphy  66. Marlene @ Reading Reality  
10. Book Lovin' Mamas  29. Tara Quan  48. Read for your Future  67. Sharon Kleve  
11. Karen Lynch YA Author  30. Tory Richards  49. Houston Havens  68. Scandalous Stories  
12. MYTHICAL BOOKS (INT)  31. Hot Listens (INT)  50. Talk Supe  69. Declan Sands - Oh! Hoaley Night!  
13. BIBLIOPHILE MYSTERY (INT)  32. Anne Lange  51. Yolanda Ashton  70. Sasha Hibbs-YA Author (INT)  
14. RhiReading  33. Leigh Ellwood  52. Natasha Blackthorne  71. More Books Than Livros (INT)  
15. Sedona Venez  34. Share My Destiny (INT)  53. Eargasms Audiobook Reviews  72. Nana Prah  
16. Bookswagger  35. Not Necessarily In That Order  54. eReading on the Cheap  73. Read Our Lips! Book Review Blog  
17. Cerian @ Rookie Romance (INT)  36. Susan Griscom, Author PNR & Contemporary Romance  55. V.S. Morgan  74. Sahara Roberts  
18. Author Zoe Forward  37. Emme Rollins  56. Normandie Alleman  75. Alicia @ Addicted Readers (INT)  
19. Angela @ Angel's Guilty Pleasures  38. Selena Kitt  57. Tabitha Conall  

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15 comments:

  1. Anna (herding cats-burning soup)December 1, 2014 at 3:23 PM

    Oh those look good Laurie! Thanks so much for joining in on the hop this month!

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  2. UnknownDecember 2, 2014 at 2:11 AM

    Just all of the rituals that my family does together during the holidays. I miss the whole family getting together like we used to, so I try to hold on to what we still do have.

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  3. mai tranDecember 2, 2014 at 7:40 AM

    During holidays, I get to sleep as long as I can. I also have time to discover forests with my dogs.

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  4. UnknownDecember 2, 2014 at 12:25 PM

    I look forward to seeing my family and having a break...and Christmas dinner. I love all the food I can eat come Christmas time!
    Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  5. Heather BDecember 2, 2014 at 1:51 PM

    I look forward to seeing family that we do not see often. I also love watching my children and all the joy and excitement in their faces.

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  6. JeanMPDecember 4, 2014 at 10:39 AM

    Look forward to seeing the decorations and decorating the tree. Spending time with family.

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  7. ElizabethDecember 7, 2014 at 1:04 PM

    I look forward to all the decorations around town, Christmas music on the radio, and baking cookies. :)

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  8. bn100December 7, 2014 at 6:40 PM

    the decorations

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  9. HeatherDecember 10, 2014 at 4:11 PM

    Well, last week it was decorating the tree. However it's done now. So for the rest of the time I guess its the parties... opps I mean seeing friends and family!

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  10. magic5905December 11, 2014 at 4:05 PM

    Paid time off.

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  11. Kathy DavisDecember 14, 2014 at 9:46 PM

    My son coming home from school.

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  12. UnknownDecember 14, 2014 at 10:18 PM

    The being with family and friends. Oh the food

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  13. UnknownDecember 21, 2014 at 12:40 PM

    Long vacation, means spending more time with my family :D

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  14. barniebadDecember 29, 2014 at 5:02 PM

    My favorite thing about Christmas is watching the little kids opening their presents. I love seeing the children and their bright eyes, their big smiles and listening to all the giggling that goes on as they open their gifts from Santa.

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  15. BookLadyDecember 30, 2014 at 5:28 PM

    I look forward to visiting with family and friends during the holidays. Thanks for the great giveaway. Happy Holidays!

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