FAOM: You Are Going to Love This GIVEAWAY!

Even though the month is only a couple days shorter than the rest, it always seems to me like February is way, way, way shorter. Like blink and you’ll miss it short. Is it just me? Anyone else out there?

Anyways…. Because it is so ridiculously shorter than every other month of the year I’m not wasting any time getting the February FAOM Giveaway going!

As always, you’ll have a number of different ways to enter. Some get you a single entry, some get your name in a couple times in one step, and there’s one option you can do every day of the giveaway to get your name in LOTS of times. Each option only takes a minute or two to complete, so take the time – I promise you won’t be sorry!

Now because I love Rebekah and because Rebekah loves all of YOU we’re giving away 3 AWESOME PRIZES!!!

Prize #1

a paperback copy of Life’s Defeat, book 1 in The Life’s series.

Prize #2

e-book copies of The Life’s series: Life’s Defeat,

Life’s Hope, and Life’s Inception

*note: Life’s Inception releases March 5^th

Prize #3

a package of Author-Drawn Book (inspired) Illustrations

and additional Book Swag

 

Like I said, pretty amazing right?

Enter today. It is sssssssooooooooo worth it.

And a couple little notes:

à When you visit us on Facebook – like and/or comment on a post, like our pages, or share something you’ve seen… Facebook algorithms have our visibility declining every single day but even some simple engagement helps our posts to be seen. You don’t have to do this to enter, but it sure would help us out.

à Make sure to leave a blog comment on this post to get credit for your entry… I don’t like doing it, but I will discount your entry if there isn’t a corresponding comment. It’s worth 5 entries, don’t miss out on them for no good reason! (I cannot tell you how sad I was when I had to discount blog comment entries in last month’s giveaway for this reason, please don’t make me do it again.)

Have fun everyone and GOOD LUCK!

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The Swamp Witch Giveaway Has A Winner!

Well the contest closed at midnight last night and this morning I finally got around to picking a winner. Now it’s time to tell the world!

Tasha R. entered the contest by visiting the author of The Swamp Witch series on Facebook – you can find Sonia Taylor Brock here – and will now be the proud owner of a paperback set of the 4 books currently in the series, as well as a bit of swag the author will be sending her way.

Congratulations Tasha, I hope you’ll enjoy the stories of this series as much as I have!!

FAOM: We Recommend...

The very first romance novel I read was a historical romance I stole off my older sister’s shelf when I was a teenager. I fell in love with the characters of that book and the somewhat madcap, sort of heartbreaking, but totally enchanting story that was told. I was always an avid reader and dreamer but that book was quite possibly the first time I was left with a HEA that simply melted my heart. When I first read that book I was on the verge of first love, I had a basic understanding of relationships and what they entailed (I was a teen after all, and it was the ‘90’s), but romance wasn’t really something I’d spent a lot of time thinking about in detail.

Throughout my remaining teenage years, I found myself searching the shelfs for books which would leave me feeling a similar warm-heartedness upon finishing the last page. It wasn’t until my early 20’s (and after having my first child) that I put forth a concerted effort to find the kind of books that provided that feeling and gave me a brief mental escape from my daily life. That moment, or period in my life is really when my obsession, for lack of a better word, with the romance genre came in to being. I went back to that very first book and read it again, then I haunted the library and bookstores exploring the shelves. I used the internet to the best of my ability to discover other authors and books that would be similar to what had hooked my interest in the first place. In those early days of my romance reading, historical romance was my go-to and my collection of books (these days in the Corner Table House referred to as “Mom’s Love Library”) has grown and grown and grown.

It’s no longer just historical romance on my shelves, but the books and stories from those early days are still some of my favorites to turn to when I need a break from my normal chaotic life, or when I want a romantic story that offers a glimpse into a way of life entirely different from today, or when…. Well, you get the point. Even today I still love historical romance.

So, when I started working with Kelly for this month’s FAOM posts I decided to ask her if she’d help me out with a new kind of post for the blog. A kind of recommended reading, top 5 in a genre, my favorite stories kind of list post. And that’s what we have for you today. Each of us scoured our minds, our bookshelves and our hearts, and have come up with 5 historical romance novels that we recommend to you…