Happy Birthday Blog Hop

No it’s not my birthday. (Lets not rush the next one, okay? lol) I’m helping fellow author Carrie Ann Ryan celebrate her birthday.

Happy Birthday Carrie Ann!

The fun thing is that it’s you the reader that has the chance to win all the prizes. In addition to each prize being offered on every  single stop there are two very awesome grand prizes.

1. A Kindle touch

2. A $60 Amazon or B&N giftcard.

Continue reading for more details about the contest and how to win.

Birthdays:

I love em. Seriously. Your birthday, my birthday, my friends and families birthdays. I look forward to each and every one. They are a day to celebrate and have some fun. Over the years I have had some spectacular birthdays and I’ve tried to create some pretty special ones for my kids.

I think my favorite that I did for my oldest daughter (who left for college this week. *sniff*) was the time I drove and rounded up her friends at 5:30 am before school so we could all gather in her room and scare err I mean wake her up with a shocking early morning birthday breakfast. And I think if you asked her it would probably be her most memorable.

My youngest daughter has a birthday coming up in about ten days and when I asked her what she wanted to do for her birthday she said “nothing.”

Whaaatttt?!?!?!

Nothing! I can’t do nothing. Time to get out the devious mom hat and start planning something good wouldn’t you say?

As for my own birthdays, these days I tend to want to do something from my bucket list. (don’t we all?) This year I’m going a little crazy. My birthday is this summer and I’m packing up and moving my entire family across the country to somewhere completely different from where we’ve lived all our lives. Time for change. *g* (and new adventures)

Viva la birthday!

By the way:

If you hadn’t heard, I had a new release last week and I’m dying to share it with you. Smoking hot vampire anyone?

The truth may set her free but there’s no guarantee she’ll recover.

Abby Douglas has lived in the dark for six months. Until a mysterious package and a voice in a dream spark a chain of events she didn’t see coming. To futher complicate matters, a lethally stunning stranger walks into her life and awakens erotic needs inside her that run deep. Now she has to decide how much she’ll give up to unlock her memories.

Caleb Barrett, a vampire on a mission, pursues Abby while on the hunt for a homicidal vampire. Instead he’s captured by a silken voice and haunting eyes that stir an insatiable hunger. An instant connection is forged and Caleb marks her as his own with no intention of letting her go. When she runs from him all bets are off and this dead sexy cowboy will do whatever it takes to find out what secrets her mind harbors before it’s too late. Rules or no rules.

Suddenly being careful what you wish for is more than just another cliché, it’s life or death.

This books contains one sexy as sin, motorcycle riding, black leather wearing vampire with a two track mind. Sex and blood.

Now it’s your turn!

For a chance at the fabulous grand prizes and a digital copy of any of my backlist books, leave me a comment, with email address, and let me know if you have a bucket list. Even better share something on it. (optional)

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Here is a list of all the other blogs who are participating so you can visit and earn more chances to win the many offered prizes.

Carrie Ann Ryan http://www.carrieannryan.blogspot.com/
Lia Davis www.authorliadavis.com/
Beth-Ann Mason www.bethannmason.com/blog
Writer,Author,Husband,Dad jamieheppner.blogspot.com/
Natasha Blackthorne jamieheppner.blogspot.com/
Romance Book Club blog.romance-book-club.com
Daryl Devore myeroticnotions.blogspot.com
Realmantic Moments http://realmanticmoments.blogspot.com/
Amber Kallyn amberkallyn.wordpress.com
Harlies Books harliebooks.blogspot.com
Wickedly Erotic by JL Oiler www.joiler.weebly.com
Kacey Hammel http://kaceyhammellkreations.blogspot.com/
I Love Shape-Shifters michelehart.blogspot.com/
Marie Dees mariedees.com
Victoria Adams victoriaadams.blogspot.com/
The World of Heaven Oshey http://theworldofheavenoshey.blogspot.com/
Lucy Francis www.lucyfrancis.net
Vickie Taylor www.vickietaylor.com
Tara Lain taralain.blogspot.com
Birthday Traditions www.steelestories.com
Wendi Zwaduk wendizwaduk.blogspot.com/
Megan Slayer http://theauthormeganslayer.blogspot.com/
Cari Quinn cariquinn.blogspot.com
Stephanie Haefner http://www.stephaniehaefnerthewriter.com/
Angelique Armae http://angeliquearmae.blogspot.com/
Cassandra Carr http://booksbycassandracarr.com/wordpress/
Kharisma Rhayne www.kharismarhayne.com
A Page in the Life http://leeannsontheimermurphywriterauthor.blogspot.com/
Wendy Elys Books www.wendyely.blogspot.com/
Jessica E. Subject jessicasubject.com
K.E. Saxon www.kesaxon.blogspot.com
Stacy Jubas Mysteries, Murder & More stacyjuba.com/blog/blog/
Jessie Kimmel-Freeman http://bellanottethebook.weebly.com/blog.html
Tracy Sumners Romance Site www.tracysumner.com
Shells Book Corner shellsbookcorner.blogspot.com/
Allison Merritt havenovelwilledit.blogspot.com
Suzzana C Ryan http://www.suzzanacryanromanceauthor.blogspt.com/
Lizzie Starr starrwords.blogspot.com
Diana Layne Blog blog.dianalayne.com/
Love is a Many Flavored Thing – DC Juris dcjuris.blogspot.com
Dianne Venetta www.diannevenetta.com
Sharon Gerlach sharongerlach.wordpress.com
Book Lovers Haven taiyouryu.blogspot.com
Romance you Can Sink Your Fangs into http://www.shannanalbright.blogspot.com/
Casey Crow (18+ Over) www.caseycrow.com/blog/
Writing with Kristine Cayne kristinecayne.blogspot.com/
Just a Readers Ramblings http://justareadersramblings.wordpress.com/
Angela Stone www.angelastone.ca/blog-3
Rawiya Erotica rawiyaerotica.wordpress.com
Conversations with Lisa Mondello www.lisamondello.blogspot.com
Passions Recalled and Celebrated christineleovlealand-author.blogspot.co.nz/
Bull Protettore http://bullprotettoremurdermysteries.blogspot.com/
Louisa Bacio – Love Knows No Bounds louisabacio.blogspot.com
Cat Johnson catjohnson.net/2012/04/06/blog-hop/
Cynthia Woolf www.cynthiawoolf.com/blog
Diane Alberts dianealberts.com
Patrica Green Books www.patriciagreenbooks.com
Discovering Nya Rayne http://discoveringnyarayne.blogspot.com/

Comments

  1. My Birthday this year is the big 30! Yikes O.0
    I’m making the most of it, going to AAD which will be my first Author Con, first time in NOLA, first time on a plane and first time being away from my kids and Hubby (which I think is going to be hard). Huge year of firsts for me ;)
    bluesun1218(at)yahoo(dot)com

  2. Sue Sattler says:

    Number one on my bucket list is to go to either Scotland or Ireland. Kilts, accents, pub crawling and an alpha man or two sounds like fun to me!

    proudarmymom32(at)yahoo(dot)com

  3. I don’t have a bucket list and don’t plan on getting one. Congrats on the new release!

    amysmith98@gmail.com

  4. I don’t have an actual “bucket list”, but I would love to visit Australia sometime before I get too old to enjoy it!

    towannalovestoread@yahoo.com

  5. Congrats on your release!

    Let’s see – traveling to Asia and Europe are definitely on my bucket list! Oh, and seeing my books in print, heh.

    torymichaels(@)live.com

  6. i don’t have a bucket list
    thanks you for participating in this event

    all the best

    isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com

  7. How about a personal sized b-day cake waiting her her with her favorite ice cream for breakfast! I’d like that myself. Or a day off from school???? My top thing on my bucket list is to go visit Scotland. Happy Birthday Carrie Ann.
    Z
    SeawitchReviews @ yahoo.com

  8. Cherie Marks says:

    In my family, we are currently in what I call “birthday season”. It begins in February and doesn’t slow down until June. Hope you come up with something great for your youngest dd. Authorcheriemarks (@) gmail (.) com

  9. Rhonda D says:

    I have no bucket list. I really need to start one.
    Thanks for the blurb. Your new release sounds really hot!
    Happy Birthday Carrie Ann!
    slinkydennis@yahoo.com

  10. I started a bucket list after my daughter was born, but the thing is I think she might want to take most of these adventures with me!! I liked your FB page!

    viajeradelmar@aol.com

  11. Dianna Breeden says:

    I have no bucket list diannaandpaul@yahoo

  12. i dont really have a bucket list. i have a few things that i’d love to do before i die but that is about it.

    oklahomamommy0306@gmail.com

  13. Oh yes, I have a bucket list. Some of the stuff on it is stuff I’d like to do, i.e. go in a hot air balloon. But mostly, it’s places I’d like to see – which are FAR too many to list!

  14. Lisa Walker says:

    I have a bucket list. One item on there is to go on a safari in Africa.

  15. My daughter has a birthday coming up too. My bucket list is to travel and see parts of the US I haven’t been, then see Europe and more. We’ll see how far I get. Thanks for the giveway!

  16. On my bucket list I have only one item and that is to remember what I did with my bucket list! (Too many senior moments these days)

  17. Sherry S. says:

    Yes I have a bucket list. On it are place I would love to see like Ireland and Scotland.
    sstrode at scrtc dot com

  18. Gena Robertson says:

    Happy Birthday to Carrie!

    Thank you so much for participating in this hop – I’m so glad to have found another new to me author :D

    I don’t have a bucket list either, but I am yet another one that would love to visit Scotland and Ireland. There is something about those men that call to me *swoony sigh*

    Facebook follower Gena Robertson
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    Gena Robertson
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  19. Maria pronounced Mariah says:

    I don’t have a bucket list…though since I really haven’t done anything I should start one! First goal travel anywhere outside of Texas…don’t care where it is!

  20. Turning 30 this year. On my bucket list, writing a romance novel!

    mariea5 (at) aol (.com)

  21. Mary Doherty says:

    I don’t have a bucket list, but I would really love to go to Alaska some day. Thanks for the giveaway!

    gatormaryd(at)yahoo(dot)com

  22. On my bucket list, i want to go to Ireland, Scotland and Egypt. :) One day… Thanks for the the giveaway!
    fb- Shadow Kohler
    I cant get twitter to work. Ill come back later and try.
    Linky Follower: Shadow Kohler
    Newsletter subscriber
    shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com

  23. JoAnna B says:

    Congrats on your release. I don’t really have a bucket list but the one place I want to visit is China so I guess that would be a bucket list item.

    beckerjo at verizon dot net

  24. Mel Bourn says:

    I don’t have a bucket list. That means I will have to kick the bucket one day…something I am not doing…not without a fight anyway :)

    The one thing I do want to do is visit Ireland. I have seen so many beautiful pictures. I just have to go.

    fb: Mel Bourn

    Mel
    bournmelissa at hotmail dot com

  25. aprilalvey says:

    I have one thing on my list and that is to write a book ive always wanted to do and now that my kids are older i have more time on my hands so i can finally start on it. My email is butterfli262002@yahoo.com
    FB April Alvey

  26. cathy m says:

    No bucket list anymore but last on list was a tandem parachute jump on my 30th.
    caity_mack@yahoo dot com

  27. Shannon says:

    I do have a bucket list – including lots and lots of travel: Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Alaska, Ireland, Dubai, the Taj Mahal, Great Wall of China, and so much more.

    Thanks for participating in Carrie Anne’s birthday celebration hop!

    bas1chsemail at gmail dot com

  28. Vanessa N. says:

    I don’t have a bucket list. Thanks for the giveaway.

    mythic021@gmail.com

  29. Susan W. says:

    I don’t have a bucket list. But if I do want to do something then I just do it. Life’s too short to wait for later. Thanks for the giveaway! Happy Birthday to Carrie Ann!

    suz2(at)cox(dot)net

  30. I’ve never actually written a bucket list but I have things in mind that I’d like to do before I die. One of those was that I wanted to be in a movie. LOL And when I was diagnosed with skin cancer (though a treatable kind) I made that one happen. I was an extra in the movie Abduction, starring Taylor Lautner. After that I was an extra in the movies Steel Town (with Maggie Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis and Ving Rhaymes) and The Dark Knight Rises. I’m actually going to an open casting call this Saturday for a Matt Damon movie. :)

    Thank you for the giveaway!

    Pam
    vanillaorchids69(at)gmail(dot)com

  31. deb pelletier says:

    Bucket list, do something fun . I don’t know what.
    deb P
    r.d1@myfairpoint.net

  32. I don’t have a bucket list…

    leighsavage@sbcglobal.net

  33. Would love to be able tour Europe before I kick it.

    sionedkla@gmail.com

  34. I don’t really have a written bucket list, but maybe I should write one. I do have some things I want to do before I get too old, one is travel out of the US to Canaday (will have to be during summer) and Great Britian/Europe.
    Thank you for the giveaway. Happy birthday to Carrie Ann and to your daughter’s upcoming one.

    June
    manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com

  35. Esther Treib says:

    I really don’t have a bucket list, but I’d like to meet some of the people I’ve made friends with on the groups I belong to. So that’s what I want to do. Someday.

    tiss81@hotmail.com

  36. I don’t have a bucket list. I probably will never start one.
    Thanks for the giveaway
    elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net

  37. Julianne says:

    I don’t really have a bucket list. But I’d like to make a trip out to Yellowstone and stop at all the scenic places on the way there and back home.
    I’d also like to go to England, Scotland, Ireland and visit all those beautiful castles.
    Happy Birthday Carrie Ann.
    follow by email: luvfuzzzeeefaces at yahoo dot com
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    I get your newsletter

  38. Emily Tardy says:

    I have so many things on my bucket list! I’ll just say one of them though… I want to spend a couple weeks in Scotland!I want to see the sights and learn more about the history =)

    emilytardy AT yahoo DOT com

  39. Lori Zalewski says:

    I don’t have a written down bucket list. But, one thing I would like to do is visit Europe. I’ve never traveled over the big pond.

    Lori

    knitrix29 at gmail dot com

  40. Nope,i don’t have a bucket list :(
    Does that sound weird??but it’s the truth,what can i say,huh??

    sweety225(at)rocketmail(dot)com

  41. Catherine says:

    Too many buckets, not enough years left.

    I love Carrie Ann and I’m glad to wish her a HAPPY, HAPPY Birthday. And how sweet that she and her friends are giving away things on her special day.

    catherinelee100 at gmail dot com

  42. Great Birthday Hop! Thank you for the giveaway and participating in the HOP.
    I guess I have a bucket list. One of the things I would love to do is travel to Europe! I live in the US and have never been out of the country. I especially want to see Italy, Germany and Spain.
    Happy Early Birthday to your daughter!
    That’s great that you are going to have new adventures with moving across country. Hope it goes well. I love the blurb of Vampire Awakening! I have it already added to my TBR.
    trb0917 at gmail dot com

  43. Blog Hopping! Woohoo! Happy Birthday Carrie!

    What a great way to discover new authors/blogs and visit with old friends. Everybody wins this way! LOL

    No bucket list, but several places I’ve yet to visit.
    email subscriber, Facebook follower too. Love your books and would love to win one of them. (I don’t have them all yet, tehe)

    Thanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to win such a fantastic prize!

    reneebennett35(at)yahoo(dot)com

  44. Done! Books sound wonderful! Thanks!
    jennyrlowery@yahoo.com

  45. Elizabeth (BookAttict) says:

    My bucket list is to go to travel to every continent — then to every country! Have made some progress on both, but still a LOT of places to go!!

    elizabeth @ bookattict . com (subscribed)
    Linky: BookAttict
    Facebook: Elizabeth Kotkiewicz Hyatt

  46. Congrats on the new release. I can never get enough vamp stories.

    acm05atjuno.com

  47. I don’t have an official bucket list but there are loads of places I’d love to visit plus I’d love to attend some conferences and have the chance to meet some of you authors in person! Great idea to tackle some of those as part of celebrating a birthday!

    f dot chen at comcast dot net

  48. Congratulations on the book! I don’t have a bucket list.

    bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

  49. Jessica B says:

    I do have a bucket list. It’s got simple and more complicated things on it (i.e. visit Australia, learn chess, do a scrapbook, etc.).
    jessangil at gmail dot com

  50. Angie Adair says:

    I don’t have a Bucket List..angadair@nwcable.net