March 12, 2014
IT HAD TO BE YOU $100 Visa Giveaway from @SusanMayWarren!
Susan May Warren is celebrating the release of her newest Christiansen Family novel, It Had To Be You, with a $100 Visa cash card giveaway and offering readers a free book club kit.
One winner will receive:
- $100 Visa cash card
- Take a Chance on Me and It Had to Be You by Susan May Warren
Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on March 29th. Winner will be announced April 1st on Susan’s blog. Also, visit her website to learn more about the It Had To Be You backstory and Susan’s free book club kit.
Don’t miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to stop by Susan’s blog on April 1st to see if you won.
March 11, 2014
It Had to Be You by Susan Warren #Review
It Had to Be You written by Susan Warren follows the story of Eden Christiansen. She was a young, passionate but quiet young woman trying to make her place in the world. She places herself in the role of her younger brother Owen’s cheerleader and babysitter. Looking after her reckless younger brother and his NHL career leaves little time for Eden. She has dreams and hopes to become a famous reporter but is currently stuck writing obits and she beats herself down thinking she will only ever write obits. She looks for help from someone on her brother’s hockey team to mentor him but she never expected bad boy enforcer Jace Jacobsen to step up and help. Jace has built his career on his infamous aggressive behavior both on and off the ice.
Like Eden, Jace finds himself at a crossroad in his career and his future in hockey. Everything changes when Owen’s carelessness leads to a career threatening injury and Eden stumbles upon a story that could be her big break in the reporting field. Jace and Eden are thrown together on this story and they begin to develop feelings for each other.
It Had To Be You was a fun and entertaining story from start to finish. The characters were love able and real both in their faults and in their emotions. Watching the relationship develop between Eden and Jace was fantastic. It truly showed that you can not always judge a book by it’s cover! Jace has so many layers to him and it was exciting watching Eden open herself up to learning more about him. He truly shows his true nature above the media bad boy hype. It also had a great side story intertwined in it with Jace’s good friend and his young daughter that left you craving for more about their own story.
It Had To Be You was a fun read and I really hope there is a second part to this book! I would love to see how both Jace and Eden’s lives end up. You can find more reviews on It Had To Be You here. To purchase a copy of this book you can do so here.
Rating: 3.5/5
Disclosure: I received a digital copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
March 6, 2014
#BuyArtNotKids Auction
Art has always been the perfect way for me to relax and unwind, to draw out my frustration and a way to find myself. I try hard to encourage my boys to use their creativity and enjoy drawing, painting and sculpting.
Buy Art Not Kids’ (B.A.N.K.) is a fantastic organization that raises awareness and funds through art to support Ratanak International, a Canadian charity that rescues and rehabilitates child sex trafficking victims in Cambodia. The idea behind B.A.N.K is that art helps build up and communicate truths. They showcase art that inspires.
Their event is two fold; one to raise awareness about child sex trafficking in Cambodia while also raising funds to benefit Ratanak International.
The details:
Date: April 4th, 2014
Location: Havergal College – 1451 Avenue Road, Toronto, ON, M5N 2H9
Details: Will feature live music, performance art, raffle prizes, food, wine and auction. Tickets are $75.
You can purchase tickets online here. If you are unable to attend but want to donate you can do so here.
Here are some of my favourite pieces of artwork that I have framed around the house created by either myself or my children:
Disclosure: I did not receive compensation for this post. All opinions expressed are my own. Artwork is my own. Image at the beginning of the post is from #BuyArtNotKids
March 4, 2014
Staying Ahead of the Times with iParent.TV #giveaway
There is no way to get around it – technology is everywhere. My children are so advanced with apps and electronics I am constantly giving them my stuff to figure out!
I am always scared that they will be exposed to something that is harmful, download or share inappropriate information. What is even scarier is how many young adults will hide their online activities from their parents!
With it you will get articles,videos, reviews, tips and tools on:
- popular apps
- social network sites
- major websites
- top devices
Check out this awesome video on iParent.TV:
They are offering one of my readers a one year subscription! US and CAN residents, eighteen years of age and older can enter via the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!
Disclosure: I will receive a subscription to iParent.TV in return for posting and hosting this giveaway. All opinions expressed are my own.
March 4, 2014
Shrove Tuesday #WW w/linky
It’s Shrove Tuesday today and this morning we are celebrating by eating Pancakes for breakfast and the kiddies will also be having pancakes at school today as well!
Link up your Wordless Wednesday post below so that I can stop by.