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Working It Out by Rachel Anderson #BookBlast

    Working It Out A chance encounter . . . Grace Warren’s life is safe and predictable—exactly the way she likes it. But when she gets roped into going to an auction to help out a friend, everything changes. She meets Seth Tuttle—a guy who unexpectedly kisses her then disappears, leaving her flustered and […]

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Because I’m Your Dad #BookReview

Because I’m Your Dadby Ahmet Zappa    About the Book:  This is a cute story about all the things a Father will do for his children. Some unrealistic – like skipping school to fly to Australia – but that represent every Father’s desire to do the very best for their child while having fun.  About […]

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Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop

I have so many books. SOOO many books!  I also have a very hard time getting rid of books. Thankfully I have been able to receive many books for review that I may never have otherwise picked up. I have found so many good books this way, but have also read some that I didn’t […]

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Coyote Winds by Helen Sedwick {Book Review}

Coyote Winds By Helen Sedwick About the Book: Andy is a 21st Century teen living with an overprotective mother, and disconnected family. His grandfather is the only one who seems to understand; with funny jokes, and stories from the Dust Bowl, he inspires Andy to dream and follow those dreams. But when his Grandfather passes […]

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Goodnight, Brian by Steven Manchester {Book Review}

Goodnight, Brian by Steven Manchester    About the Book: Fate was working against little Brian Mauretti. The food that was meant to nourish him was poisoning him instead, and the doctors said the damage was devastating and absolute. Fate had written off Brian. But fate didn’t count on a woman as determined as Brian’s […]

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January Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

20 Amazing Authors plus more than 100 of the Best Bloggers have joined together to bring you 1 Amazing Giveaway! The winner will have the option of receiving a Kindle Fire HD (US Only) Or $199 Amazon.com Gift Card (International) Or $199 in Paypal Cash (International) This giveaway is sponsored by these Awesome Authors: The […]

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Author Kimball Fisher’s Top 10 Christmas Books {Blog Tour}

Tour Schedule Thanks for stopping by Home Maid Simple in the Finding the Baby Jesus blog tour! I had the opportunity to ask the Author for a Top Ten List. Since the theme is obviously Christmas, I wanted to know Mr Fisher’s Top Ten Christmas Book List. Here it is!   1 – A Christmas […]

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Finding the Baby Jesus – Book Blast and $50 Paypal Giveaway

Finding the Baby Jesus by Kimball Fisher After being forced to wear lederhosen for the annual holiday card picture, twelve-year-old Chris thinks that the least his parents can do is get him the Tony Hawk skateboard he wants for Christmas. But when he recovers the hand-carved Baby Jesus that everyone thought had been destroyed in […]

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Reading with Scholastic

I just realized I missed the school book fair! I always loved the book fairs in elementary school. We’d go with my mom, and she usually let us pick out a book or two. Of course once we had our own money, we’d buy our own books. I went through a Roald Dahl phase and […]

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Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

It’s a SPOOKY giveaway! Hosted by I am a Reader Not a Writer and The Diary of  A Bookworm Welcome to my Spooky giveaway!  I’ve got 2 books for you, and a book bag!   First up The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #1 by Alexander McCall Smith  and our Spooky addition Secret of the […]

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