Fictional Priorities

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Hope you're all having a great week!

I came across this little gem on Facebook a while ago and thought I'd share it with you. "Going to the grocery store just isn't a priority when the fate of a fictional character is hanging in the balance."

So I was wondering, have you ever neglected priorities, obligations, or even just your 'to-do' list for the sake of a fictional character? If you're really enjoying the book your reading, do you have a hard time putting it down until you're finished?

For me, a book that I love that made me neglect my priorities was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I bought the book right after Thanksgiving of 2010, when I was still an undergraduate student. I decided to open it and read a few pages one day, during the middle of semester finals week. Boy, was that a mistake! I had a 16 page paper to write for a class on postcolonial fiction. I'd procrastinated and it was due in two days! But I could NOT put The Hunger Games down! So what did I do? Well...I spent a day reading The Hunger Games and then wrote a 16 page research paper in one day. Surprisingly enough, I got a B+ on the paper. Moral of the story: I don't know, you tell me lol.

Someday, I hope that my books, like SHADOW HUNTER, will be enough of a page-turner that someone can't put it down either.

What's a book that's done this to you? Leave your answer in the comments. Til Friday ;-)

A Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Hope you're having a great week.

I thought I'd share this photo from my publisher, Harlequin. "A picture is worth a thousand words, but a book that touches your heart is priceless." Personally, I agree 100% with the statement in this photo. I know I have had a lot of books touch my heart and that is certainly a priceless feeling.

One of my favorite novels, which has definitely touched my heart, is Lisa See's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. I find that women's fiction is what really touches me spiritually when it comes to books.

But, of course, I always love a good paranormal romance with a sweet and romantic happy ending, and I hope that Shadow Hunter (Sept. 2013) can touch someone's heart in a way that is priceless.

So how about you? What's a book that's touched your heart? Please share in the comments.

Til Friday ;-)

2 GIVEAWAYS and Follow Friday #115

Happy Friday, everyone! I'm sure you're all glad it's the weekend! And the weekend means, it's time for some blog hopping. So please hop on over to Parajunkee's View or Alison Can Read, and hop around to some new blogs. You can also participate in the social media hop as well! So have fun and check out my answer to the weekly blog hop question below.

This week's question:

What hyped up book do you think was worth all the talk?

My Answer: I'm going to agree with the featured blogger on this one: The Hunger Games. Everyone had hyped it so much I was worried I would be disappointed, but I DEFINITELY wasn't. Love that series!


Make sure you scroll to the two posts below to find some awesome giveaways! You could win one of three ebook copies of Kate SeRine's debut urban fantasy novel in her Transplanted Tales series, Red, or you could win an autographed copy of NYT Bestselling author Christina Dodd's paranormal romance novel, Chains of Ice!