Saturday, January 31, 2015

Romance Is In the Air $250 Giveaway


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Romance is in the Air $250 Cash Giveaway

Valentine's Day is coming . . . wouldn't it be great to have a little extra cash for something special?

A wonderful group of authors and bloggers have joined I Am A Reader, Not A Writer to bring you the chance to win one fabulous prize: One lucky winner will receive $250 in Paypal Cash. Good luck!

Sponsor List

I Am A Reader
Danielle Thorne
Laurie Here - Cont Fiction and MORE
Krysten Lindsay Hager author
Ann Swann - Romance and Romantic Suspense
Kimber Leigh Wheaton
Kindle & Me
YA Author Fabio Bueno
Laurisa White Reyes
Martha @ Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf
Glistering B's Blog
Diana's Book Reviews
Lise McClendon - Author
unshefish
The Discerning Reader
A Tattered Copy
J.L. Weil
B. Kristin McMichael
Simple Wyrdings
Kelsey Ketch
Stacy Claflin, Author
LeahSay's Views
Amiabooklover
A Leisure Moment
Aubrey Wynne: Romantasy Through The Ages
Kelly's Lucky You
Dianne Venetta
Every Free Chance Books
inspiredbooksguide
Felicia Starr
Room With Books
Lori's Reading Corner

Giveaway Details

$250 Paypal Cash

Ends 2/14/15

Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use money sent via Paypal. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader and sponsored by the author, bloggers and publishers on the sponsor list. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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Reviews for The Glister Journals: Bronze
More Glister Journals info at the book's website here: theglisterjournals.com
The Glister Journals: Bronze can be purchased through any bookseller, or purchase now at Amazon.com
Note: All original text and materials by or commissioned by B. B. Shepherd are copyright 2012-2015 to B B Shepherd and China Blue Publishing.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Dreaming of Cash $250 Cash Giveaway


I'm happy to be a part of this wonderful giveaway - a wonderful group of authors and bloggers have joined together with I Am A Reader, Not A Writer to bring you one fabulous prize!

One lucky winner will receive $250 in Paypal Cash!

Sponsor List

I Am A Reader
Laurie Here - Cont Fiction and MORE
Unshelfish
The Discerning Reader
A Tattered Copy
My Book Self
Aubrey Wynne: Romantasy Through The Ages
Melissa M. Frye
Leisure Reads
Julie Anne Grasso Books
Bonnie Blythe Pure Romance
Author Camelia Miron Skiba
Ann Swann ~ Author of Suspense
Kimber Leigh Wheaton
Glistering Bs Blog
Krysten Lindsay Hager author
Author Ednah Walters
inspiredbooksguide
D.E. Haggerty author
Diana's Book Reviews
Simple Wyrdings
A Leisure Moment: A Casual Conversation About Our Love For Literature
Melanie Crouse
Jess @ Gone with the Words
Author Deb Atwood

Giveaway Details

$250 Paypal Cash

Ends 1/30/15

Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use money sent via Paypal. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader and sponsored by the author, bloggers and publishers on the sponsor list. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

 

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Reviews for The Glister Journals: Bronze
More Glister Journals info at the book's website here: theglisterjournals.com
The Glister Journals: Bronze can be purchased through any bookseller, or purchase now at Amazon.com
Note: All original text and materials by or commissioned by B. B. Shepherd are copyright 2012-2015 to B B Shepherd and China Blue Publishing.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop


Welcome to the 2015 Dreaming of Books Giveaway! I hope your New Year is off to a great start and to help it along a little, I'm giving away a $25 gift card to the book store of your choice. Make sure to check out all the other great bloggers on the linky! Happy 2015!



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Reviews for The Glister Journals: Bronze
More Glister Journals info at the book's website here: theglisterjournals.com
The Glister Journals: Bronze can be purchased through any bookseller, or purchase now at Amazon.com
Note: All original text and materials by or commissioned by B. B. Shepherd are copyright 2012-2015 to China Blue Publishing.

Sunday, January 4, 2015

2015 - A Look Ahead

Happy New Year everyone! This is just a quick update and look forward to 2015.

First of all, I've been having issues with formatting and posts (and parts of posts) disappearing from this blog, so the first thing I'll be doing is completely reloading and reformatting here. I'm not sure how long that takes, but should have things in order before the first giveaway of the year. EDIT: Yay! Fixed!

Which is the second thing, yes! I will be continuing with giveaways throughout 2015. There will be regular gift card and book giveaways, of course. I'll have a music one coming up soon. I'll also be giving away copies of the new edition of Bronze when it's ready and TGJ Book 2 as soon as it's released.

The soundtrack contest is still on and waiting to be launched. The grand prize is at $200.00 right now, though I will continue adding to it. It will be open for entries when Book 2 is ready to get sent out for early reviews, so if you've read Bronze and are figuring out the songs, stay close. I'll publicize the starting date as widely and loudly as I can! If you aren't aware of the contest, you can read about it and find the clues here.

The last chapters of The Glister Journals 2 are taking me some time, though I'm not sure why. It should be completely finished in the first part of this year. I am looking into different publishing options, so I'm not sure exactly how that's happening yet. These choices could affect the cover and title, so I'm still keeping those to myself. The picture above, by the way, gives some clues to Book 2. Any ideas?

Bronze has been getting an overhaul, revising for length, and I'm considering a different cover. I'd love input on that.

I expect to begin writing in earnest on Book 3 by mid to late spring.

Personally, apart from finishing writing projects, I still want to try to get fit and begin riding again. After a very long time not riding at all, I bought a horse a few years ago. But it didn't work out - physically or financially. My heart and brain retain my love and knowledge, but my body has lost the strength, balance, and much of the muscle memory required to ride the way I want to. So if I can get my body back in good enough shape, especially core and leg strength and flexibility, I'll find someone to train with and go from there. I may never be able to own my own horse again, but I'll never give up on wanting to ride.

Do you have plans for 2015? What are you most looking forward to?

Writing: TGJ Book 2 Chapter 28.

Listening: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highway

Reading: Caszandra by Andrea Host and Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Watching: Mockingjay Pt 1 and Harry Potter (all of them)



Reviews for The Glister Journals: Bronze
More Glister Journals info at the book's website here: theglisterjournals.com
The Glister Journals: Bronze can be purchased through any bookseller, or purchase now at Amazon.com
Note: All original text and materials by or commissioned by B. B. Shepherd are copyright 2012-2015 to China Blue Publishing.