Mr. Mailman: THRONE OF GLASS, MACKENSZIE'S CROSS & Swag

It seems that this holiday season is lucky for me and I couldn't wait to find these in my mail!! *big smile* This wait is worth another Mr. Mailman feature!

About Mr. Mailman:

Mr. Mailman is a kind of "blog meme" started by Juju over at Tales Of Whimsy to feature books which one is anxiously waiting to arrive in the mail!

A huge THANK YOU to The LUV NV and Grapevine Book Tours for hosting a contest which made it possible for me to win Mackenszie's Cross by Sarah Barthel!!

Mackenszie's Cross by Sarah Barthel
Genre: Young Adult Historical

About Mackenszie's Cross:

Mackenzie’s life has always been one of duty. However, in a land where even the Brotherhood of the Knights are becoming power hungry mongers, how can a young kitchen maid maintain her morals when tempted with all she’s never had? In the end, the truth is even more complicated than Mackenzie had ever imagined.

Source: Info in the About Mackenszie's Cross was taken from http://www.theluvnv.com/2013/11/buzz-event-excerpt-giveawaymackenzies.html on 18/11/2013.

A huge THANK YOU to Jennifer L. Armentrout for hosting a contest which made it possible for me to win Throne Of Glass by Sarah Maas!!

Throne Of Glass by Sarah Maas
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

About Throne Of Glass:

Meet Celaena Sardothien.
Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.

In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake: she got caught.

Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a to-the-death tournament — fighting the most gifted thieves and assassins in the land. Live or die, Celaena will be free. Win or lose, she is about to discover her true destiny. But will her assassin’s heart be melted?

Source: Info in the About Throne Of Glass was taken from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13519397-throne-of-glass on 29/11/2013.

A huge THANK YOU to Jessica Estep, Chelsea M. Cameron and Magan Vernon for hosting a contest which made it possible for me to win a $10 Gift Certificate and 10 signed postcards from the cover models of Off The Market!!

Off The Market by Magan Vernon
Genre: New Adult

About Off The Market:

*** This book is proud to be a part of The 12 NA's of Christmas ***

12 New Adult Novellas. 12 Best Selling Authors. November 2013.

Etta Davis didn't have showing a house penciled into her Christmas plans, but with the other realtors already off enjoying their holiday, she'd been stuck with the task. It wasn't all bad though, the house up for grabs used to belong to the family of her high school sweetheart, Andrew Lawson. Though now dilapidated, thanks to its current owners, it still held the power to bring back forgotten memories and turn the routine showing into something else entirely. Particularly when Andrew shows up, wanting to buy the house. Now Etta must decide whether a second chance is worth taking the house, and her heart, off the market.

Source: Info in the About Off The Market was taken from GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18106538-off-the-market on 20/12/2013.

A huge THANK YOU to Heather Gray for hosting a contest which made it possible for me to win a $10 Amazon GC!

Nowhere For Christmas by Heather Gray
Genre: cowboy romance

About Nowhere For Christmas:

Anything can happen on the road to Nowhere... Avery is used to being in control though she tries to remind herself to let God take lead. Eli, her son, is happy as long as he has his music, plenty of food, and the occasional adult on which to practice his rapier wit. Gavin, a virtual stranger, is a photojournalist who mysteriously dropped off the scene a few years ago.

The trio ends up together for a road trip to the small town of Nowhere. An eight hour drive turns into two days of misadventure and calamity as bad luck stalks them. They get a flat tire, the bumper falls off, the car overheats – and that's only the beginning! Along the way they meet some interesting people – from a bait shop owner who moonlights as a mechanic to a highway patrolman whose wife and mother can't agree on the best way to remove a skunk's stink.

Hungry, cold, and tired, the three finally reach Nowhere only to discover the town is nothing like they expected. They learn that reaching their destination doesn't necessarily mean the journey has ended.

Source: Info in the About Nowhere For Christmas was taken from http://heathergraywriting.com/entries/christmas/midwinters-eve-giveaway-hop on 02/01/2014.

Just Dessert by Heather Gray
Genre: contemporary romance

About Just Dessert:

Dessert…the perfect remedy when nothing in life seems to be going right.

What do you do when you are the sole protector of four children, your brothers and sisters? When each day is haunted by disappointment, disillusionment and desperation? When you believe that everyone who ever loved you, including God, has abandoned you? You bake a pie, of course.

What do you do when you find a woman whose heart is consumed by fear? Who does not know how to trust? Who scoffs at your faith and throws your kindness back in your face? You eat a pie, of course.

Source: Info in the About Just Dessert was taken from http://heathergraywriting.com/entries/christmas/midwinters-eve-giveaway-hop on 02/01/2014.

Apparently I won a paperback from Tina's Saturday Spotlight. I am not quite sure yet as of what... but Thank You to Tina B for hosting a contest which made it possible for me to win! It would be interesting to see what I won when it comes.

Mr. Mailman: FALLING KINGDOMS

Hey! Looks like I get to start this year with lovely prize(s)!! Thank you to Tiffanie of Mostly YA Lit for hosting the December New Release Giveaway Hop! which made it possible for me to win Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes!

Couldn't wait to find it in my mail!! This wait is worth another Mr. Mailman feature!

About Mr. Mailman:

Mr. Mailman is a kind of "blog meme" started by Juju over at Tales Of Whimsy to feature books which one is anxiously waiting to arrive in the mail!

Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
Book 1 of the Falling Kingdoms series
Genre: high fantasy

About Falling Kingdoms:

In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power--brutally transforming their subjects' lives in the process. Amidst betrayals, bargains, and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined:

Cleo: A princess raised in luxury must embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long thought extinct.

Jonas: Enraged at injustice, a rebel lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country impoverished--and finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.

Lucia: A girl adopted at birth into a royal family discovers the truth about her past--and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.

Magnus: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, a firstborn son begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword...

The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?

Source: Info in the About Falling Kingdoms was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12954620-falling-kingdoms on 05/05/2012.

Mr. Mailman: SECOND GRAVE ON THE LEFT & LOST GIRL

A huge THANK YOU to Close Encounters With The Night Kind and BTS Virtual Tours for hosting a contest which made it possible for me to win a $90 Amazon Gift Certificate!! And I was therefore able to buy Second Grave On The Left by Darynda Jones audiobook CD and Lost Girl Season 1 dvd boxset!!

Couldn't wait to find it in my mail!! *big smile* This wait is worth another Mr. Mailman feature!

About Mr. Mailman:

Mr. Mailman is a kind of "blog meme" started by Juju over at Tales Of Whimsy to feature books which one is anxiously waiting to arrive in the mail!

Second Grave On The Left by Darynda Jones
Book 2 of the Charley Davidson series

About Second Grave On The Left:

Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper Extraordinaire, is back in this sexy, suspenseful novel of supernatural shenanigans.

When Charley is rudely awakened in the middle of the night by her best friend who tells her to get dressed quickly and tosses clothes out of the closet at her, she can’t help but wonder what Cookie’s up to. Leather scrunch boots with a floral miniskirt? Together? Seriously? Cookie explains that a friend of hers named Mimi disappeared five days earlier and that she just got a text from her setting up a meet at a coffee shop downtown. They show up at the coffee shop, but no Mimi. But Charley finds a message on the bathroom wall. Mimi left a clue, a woman’s name. Mimi’s husband explains that his wife had been acting strange since she found out an old friend of hers from high school had been found murdered a couple weeks prior. The same woman Mimi had named in her message.

Meanwhile, Reyes Alexander Farrow (otherwise known as the Son of Satan. Yes. Literally) has left his corporeal body and is haunting Charley. He’s left his body because he’s being tortured by demons who want to lure Charley closer. But Reyes can’t let that happen. Because if the demons get to Charley, they’ll have a portal to heaven. And if they have a portal to heaven…well, let’s just say it wouldn’t be pretty. Can Charley handle hot nights with Reyes and even hotter days tracking down a missing woman? Will Cookie ever get a true fashion sense? And is there enough coffee and chocolate in the world to fuel them as they do?

Here is your signpost for the most hilarious read of the summer: Second Grave On The Left.

Source: Info in the About Second Grave On The Left was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9565045-second-grave-on-the-left on 27/12/2012.

Lost Girl TV series
Season 1
DVD box set

About Lost Girl TV series:

Lost Girl focuses on the gorgeous and charismatic Bo, a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan system and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth about her own mysterious origins.

Source: Info in the About Lost Girl TV series was taken from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1429449/plotsummary on 27/12/2012.

Mr. Mailman: LORD OF THE ABYSS

A huge THANK YOU to Nalini Singh for hosting the "Ten Year Anniversary Celebration Giveaway #6" which made it possible for me to win a copy of Lord Of The Abyss by Nalini Singh! And HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Nalini Singh!!

Couldn't wait to find it in my mail!! *big smile* This wait is worth another Mr. Mailman feature!

About Mr. Mailman:

Mr. Mailman is a kind of "blog meme" started by Juju over at Tales Of Whimsy to feature books which one is anxiously waiting to arrive in the mail!

Lord Of The Abyss by Nalini Singh
Book 4 of the Royal House of Shadows series

About Lord Of The Abyss:

Once upon a time…the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs…and time is running out.…

As the dark Lord who condemns souls to damnation in the Abyss, Micah is nothing but a feared monster wrapped in impenetrable black armor. He has no idea he is the last heir of Elden, its last hope. Only one woman knows—the daughter of his enemy.

Liliana is nothing like her father, the Blood Sorcerer who’d cursed Micah. She sees past Micah’s armor to the prince inside. A prince whose sinful touch she craves. But first she has to brave his dark, dangerous lair and help him remember. Because they only have till midnight to save Elden.

Source: Info in the About Lord Of The Abyss was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10802904-lord-of-the-abyss on 24/10/2012.

Mr. Mailman: COLD DAYS

A huge THANK YOU to Ken of Paperless Reading for hosting the "1 Year Blogoversary Giveaway" which made it possible for me to win a copy of Cold Days by Jim Butcher! And HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY to Paperless Reading!!

Couldn't wait to find it in my mail!! *big smile* This wait is worth another Mr. Mailman feature!

About Mr. Mailman:

Mr. Mailman is a kind of "blog meme" started by Juju over at Tales Of Whimsy to feature books which one is anxiously waiting to arrive in the mail!

Cold Days by Jim Butcher
Book 14 of the Dresden Files series

About Cold Days:

Librarian note:

Release date is a best guess based on Butcher's public comments that the manuscript is due in July.

More information: http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,31273.0.html

Source: Info in the About Cold Days was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12216302-cold-days on 05/07/2012.

Mr. Mailman: TRICKED

A huge THANK YOU to the beautiful ladies at Bewitched Bookworms for hosting the "The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne – Series Feature & Giveaway" which made it possible for me to win an audiobook copy of Tricked by Kevin Hearne!

Couldn't wait to find it in my mail!! *big smile* This wait is worth another Mr. Mailman feature!

About Mr. Mailman:

Mr. Mailman is a kind of "blog meme" started by Juju over at Tales Of Whimsy to feature books which one is anxiously waiting to arrive in the mail!

About Tricked by Kevin Hearne:

Druid Atticus O’Sullivan hasn’t stayed alive for more than two millennia without a fair bit of Celtic cunning. So when vengeful thunder gods come Norse by Southwest looking for payback, Atticus, with a little help from the Navajo trickster god Coyote, lets them think that they’ve chopped up his body in the Arizona desert.

But the mischievous Coyote is not above a little sleight of paw, and Atticus soon finds that he’s been duped into battling bloodthirsty desert shapeshifters called skinwalkers. Just when the Druid thinks he’s got a handle on all the duplicity, betrayal comes from an unlikely source. If Atticus survives this time, he vows he won’t be fooled again. Famous last words.

Source: Info in the About Tricked by Kevin Hearne was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12700306-tricked on 05/07/2012.