Judge a BOOK by its COVER!

Have you ever bought a book based solely on the cover?

What makes a GREAT cover?

These are some of my favorites. 

Pick ONE you have not read based ONLY on the cover.  This should be fun.  Let's see who wins.  

Your choices 

I have found that some of the most BEAUTIFUL covers are in YA.
Please visit my YA Blog

Which is your favorite book cover?

• First Grave on the Right
• City of Bones
• Die for Me
• Fallen
• Nightshade

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RULES

1. Must be a FOLLOWER (add your follower name)
2. Tweet:  #ENTER to #WIN Freedom Giveaway Blog Hop (Judge a book by its COVER) http://bit.ly/hotbooks @jowannnjk  
3. Find me on Facebook (not a requirement) for mancandy Pimpin' Reads
4. EXTRA:  Follow my YA page and I will put your name in the drawing +5
5. You MUST leave your email addy in the comment below so that I can find you.  Thanks

Please note this is an international contest...however, I buy my books through the Book Depository.  Please check to see if they ship to your area.  I am not responsible for lost mail.  I will give you the confirmation number of your order.

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Q. ACK! Your favorite book/movie character (example Hermione Granger played by the Emma chick) just walked into the room! Who is it and what would be your first reaction? You get extra points if you include visual stimulation.

VISHOUS 

FROM THE BLACKDAGGER BROTHERHOOD

So that is my reaction.  Then I would jump him like a mad woman.  LOL

Book Drop Tuesday. June 28th Edition

At eighteen, Corinne Bishop was a beautiful, spirited young woman living a life of privilege as the adopted daughter of a wealthy family. Her world changed in an instant when she was stolen away and held prisoner by the malevolent vampire Dragos. After many years of captivity and torment, Corinne is rescued by the Order, a cadre of vampire warriors embroiled in a war against Dragos and his followers. Her innocence taken, Corinne has lost a piece of her heart as well--the one thing that gave her hope during her imprisonment, and the only thing that matters to her now that she is free. 

Assigned to safeguard Corinne on her trip home is a formidable golden-eyed Breed male called Hunter. Once Dragos's most deadly assassin, Hunter now works for the Order, and he's hell-bent on making Dragos pay for his manifold sins. Bonded to Corinne by their mutual desire, Hunter will have to decide how far he'll go to end Drago's reign of evil--even if carrying out his mission means shattering Corinne's tender heart

The Great Awakening approaches . . .

After eons in exile, the naturi have broken their chains and now roam the Earth bent on revenge. It is the sworn duty of Mira, the Fire Starter, to protect the nightwalker race—though even she may be powerless to withstand the horrific onslaught. As Mira and her brave lover, the vampire slayer Danaus, stand ready to do battle, thousands of winged shapeshifters darken the skies. The war of ultimate extermination has begun, and the battleground is Mira's home turf.

The humans don't yet recognize the doom descending upon them. And the nightwalkers will surely perish unless they unite with outcast naturi who claim to want peace. But these unexpected "allies" are the same demons who have long worked for Mira's destruction—and in these darkest of days the lines between friend and foe will blur treacherously before the bloody end of all things.

A product of genetic manipulation, Melanie Milan shares a body with her malevolent sister Phoebe. A sleek, blonde predator with a heart of pure darkness, Phoebe puts their body through the wicked underbelly of sex for thrills—when she’s not igniting her pyrokinetic skills for an evil organization bent on taking over the world. Melanie rarely gets out to play—much less fall in love. But that changes when rival ARCO agent Stryker Wills shows up, with a mission to take out the woman who torched his partner.

An operative with rare abilities, Stryker soon realizes that the woman he’s about to kill isn’t the murderous fire starter he’s hunting. But he does want her. Melanie, with the power to ice anything in her path, is heating things up in ways that are setting his blood on fire. As long as Melanie stays in control, she is his best ally to bring down her sister and stop hellish havoc from being unleashed. Walking a tightrope of longing and hate, Stryker and Melanie begin to understand that true power lies in sweet surrender to each other, to the fire between them, to the erotic adventure that’s joined their hearts and abilities to become their salvation—and perhaps the world’s

Gina O’Neill will do anything to hold on to her beloved ranch that has been in her family for generations. Enter Mateo Mecate, an archeologist whose greatest wish is to dig there. Prepared to despise Matt—and to thwart his agenda—Gina cannot deny the shocking desire she feels for him.

Matt believes that the Nahua Springs Ranch holds an important key to Aztec history—one that will restore his standing in the archeological community. But he never expects to go head-to-head with the maddeningly sensuous owner, Gina. The ranch seems to have cast a spell on them both…

When Gina and Matt delve into the secrets of this ancient place, they awaken something unspeakably evil—a shapeshifter who is centuries old. A werewolf with vengeance on its mind. A sorcerer of incredible power. Can Gina and Matt defeat this enemy—even as their conflicts deepen…and their attraction grows more dangerous?

Emerging from the bayou like an apparition, Donegal Plantation is known for its unsurpassed dining, captivating atmosphere, haunting legends…and now a corpse swinging from the marble angel that marks its cemetery’s most majestic vault. A corpse discovered in nearly the same situation as that of Marshall Donegal, the patriarch killed in a skirmish just before the Civil War. Desperate for help traditional criminologists could never provide, plantation heiress Ashley Donegal turns to an elite team of paranormal investigators who blend hard forensics with rare – often inexplicable – intuition. Among them is Jake Mallory, a gifted New Orleans musician with talent that stretches beyond the realm of the physical, and a few dark ghosts of his own. The evil the team unveils has the power to shake the plantation to its very core. Jake and Ashley are forced to risk everything to unravel secrets that will not stay buried – even in death

Winner

The WINNER of the Midsummer's Eve Blog Hop is

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JENNIFER! 

Mid Summer's EVE Blog HOP!

If you are familiar with the popular Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead then you know she is a great writer.  However, I have found that most people have not read her adult PNR books, which are AMAZING.  That is why I have chose these 2 Books.  Your CHOICE 

Pick From

Just typical. No love life to speak of for months, then all at once, every horny creature in the Otherworld wants to get in your pants...

Eugenie Markham is a powerful shaman who does a brisk trade banishing spirits and fey who cross into the mortal world. Mercenary, yes, but a girl's got to eat. Her most recent case, however, is enough to ruin her appetite. Hired to find a teenager who has been taken to the Otherworld, Eugenie comes face to face with a startling prophecy--one that uncovers dark secrets about her past and claims that Eugenie's first-born will threaten the future of the world as she knows it.

Now Eugenie is a hot target for every ambitious demon and Otherworldy ne'er-do-well, and the ones who don't want to knock her up want her dead. Eugenie handles a Glock as smoothly as she wields a wand, but she needs some formidable allies for a job like this. She finds them in Dorian, a seductive fairy king with a taste for bondage, and Kiyo, a gorgeous shape-shifter who redefines animal attraction. But with enemies growing bolder and time running out, Eugenie realizes that the greatest danger is yet to come, and it lies in the dark powers that are stirring to life within her...

When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they often pay with their souls, but why get technical? But Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid's life is far less exotic. At least there's her day job at a local bookstore-free books; all the white chocolate mochas she can drink; and easy access to bestselling, sexy writer, Seth Mortensen, aka He Whom She Would Give Anything to Touch but Can't.But dreaming about Seth will have to wait. Something wicked is at work in Seattle's demon underground. And for once, all of her hot charms and drop-dead one-liners won't help because Georgina's about to discover there are some creatures out there that both heaven and hell want to deny-"Mead cooks up an appetizing debut that blends romantic suspense with a fresh twist on the paranormal."--Booklist"The mix of supernatural mystery, romance and reluctant succubus is great fun." --Locus"An engaging read."--Jim Butcher, New York Times bestselling author

I am celebrating the release of Richelle's new comic book DARK SWAN.  Out now.  I would love to have this as a giveaway also, but it is a little hard to find and I could not ship it internationally and I promised this would be International.  However,  Please check it out.  She is absolutely AMAZING.   I am expecting mine in the mail any day now!  WOOT

Richelle Mead's Dark Swan (Storm Born) Graphic Novel will be out on the bookshelves in September of this year. For those interested in getting the comic issues, the first issue will be out on May 18th.

Description:
Eugenie Markham never asked for any of this. Until now, she’s been content with her job as a freelance shaman, battling and banishing Otherworldly creatures. When a prophecy suddenly makes her the Otherworld’s most popular bachelorette, Eugenie finds herself fighting off unwanted supernatural suitors, as well as the evils that begin emerging from her past.  

Her spin off to the Vampire Academy BLOODLINES is due out August 23, 2011.  For more info on her YA Books please visit my YA Site http://bit.ly/YAlove 

RULES

1. MUST be a follower of the blog.  If you are on Facebook please click the Network Blogs Put your follower name in your comment. +1 for each also you email addy.
2. Make sure that Book Depository delivers to your area.  (if you are international)
3. Check out the Pimpin' Reads Facebook page.  Not a requirement.  Lots of Man Candy!
4. Follow me on Twitter.  Please post. 

 Midsummer's Eve Blog Hop Giveaway Celebrating @RichelleMead http://bit.ly/hotbooks 18+PNR @jowannajk              +3

*please remember I have no control over the mail.  if you win I will place your order and send you a confirmation number from book depository.  The rest is up to you and to them.

Have a GREAT blog hop!  I hope to meet many more friends, and I will be entering some contest to.  I LOVE all the new friends I have made.