GIVEAWAY: 21 Day Tummy by Liz Vaccariello

Based on the latest science, the 21-Day Tummy diet targets excess weight and belly fat while addressing the most common digestive disorders. We love to eat but that doesn't mean our stomachs always enjoy digesting what we put in them. Add to this the fact that our nation is heavier than it's ever been, and it's clear that our tummies don't just need to function better, they need to be smaller. In general, smaller stomachs digest food more effectively, and that's why dropping the pounds isn't just a matter of vanity but of health. Featuring carb-light, anti-inflammatory foods, the 21-Day Tummy eating plan slashes inches from your belly (up to 4 ½ inches!) while banishing gas and bloating, heartburn and acid relux, constipation, diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In addition, 21-Day Tummy includes:

• 50 scrumptious recipes such as Tomato-Ginger Flank Steak and Almost Pumpkin Mini Pies.
• a Digestion Quiz to help you measure your overall digestive health
• tips on how to combat the Four S's -- Supersizing, Sitting, Stress, and Sleep Deprivation.
• inspirational stories and advice from our successful test panelists. Our top tester dropped 19 pounds in 21 days and completely stopped taking medications for acid reflux.
• an optional equipment-free workout plan that helps to both sculpt and soothe your belly with a mix of core strengthening, walking, and yoga.
• guidelines on how to incorporate potentially problematic foods back into your life so you are never deprived of your favorite foods.

21-Day Tummy is a fun, easy guide to healthy eating that will have a smaller, healthier you feeling better than, well, possibly ever!

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About Liz Vaccariello with Kate Scarlata, RD Liz Vaccariello is the editor-in-chief and chief content officer of Reader's Digest, one of the world's largest media brands, with 26 million readers. A journalist with 20+ years experience in health and nutrition, she's also the coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers The Digest Diet, The 400-Calorie Fix and Flat Belly Diet!. Vaccariello regularly appears on national programs such as Good Morning America and The Doctors, and has been featured on The Biggest Loser, Today, Rachel Ray, and The View. Previously, Liz was the editor-in-chief of Prevention. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and twin daughters. Her blog, Losing it with Liz, lives on rd.com. She has over 3,000 followers on Twitter (@LizVacc). Kate Scarlata, RD, LDN, is a registered and licensed dietitian with over 25 years of experience in the nutrition and wellness field, specializing in digestive disorders. Kate completed her postgraduate training at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate. The author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Well with IBS, she has been interviewed in many national publications, including Ladies Home Journal and Fitness magazine. She lives and practices in Boston, Massachusetts. About Reader's Digest Association Reader's Digest Association (RDA) is a family of iconic brands that celebrate reading, sharing and doing among consumers on print and digital platforms. Our portfolio of products includes our flagship magazine Reader's Digest; Taste of Home, the world's largest circulation food publication; The Family Handyman, America's leading source for DIY; and a suite of Enthusiast titles including Birds & Blooms, Country, Country Woman, Farm & Ranch Living and Reminisce.For more than 90 years, we have simplified and enriched the lives of a passionate readership by discovering and expertly selecting the most interesting content in family, food, health, home improvement, finance, and humor.Reader's Digest casts a global footprint by providing products and services around the world through owned and licensed operations.Further information about the company can be found at www.rda.com. For more information, view Liz Vaccariello's Web site.

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Book Blast and Giveaway: Dylan's Story by Tressa Messenger

What do you do when everything you've ever known is taken away from you? Do you throw your hands up and just let it be and fade away to nothing or do you fight? I may have technically died but I’m not dead and I refuse to give up everything I used to be or the woman who keeps my memory alive, even if it takes me tag teaming with some unlikely allies to do it. I may not be a human anymore but I am still me; Dylan Williams, a man of substance.

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About the Author:

I am a small town girl with big dreams. I grew up in a small coastal community called Pamlico County in the town of Reelsboro North Carolina. Growing up in such a rural area there wasn't much to do, so I developed a wide fantasy finding solace in writing poetry and songs. After high school I left my little secure coastal town to discover other parts of the country. It was a sad and lonely time, but also a fun and exciting time in my life. I had too many emotions to process so I started to put it all down on paper. That became the start of my first novel, which I have yet to finish. My first complete novel entitled Protector was a dream come true, although I found out during the process, at 31 years old, I am dyslexic. Reading was always a struggle throughout my life and finding out why has really made a difference in me and my writing. It was such a wonderful and daunting process but I have succeeded in doing something I never thought I would do. I have 3 novels published, Protect, Protect Me and Too Close To Home and 2 more on the way. Writing is such a passion of mine and will continue to be whether I become successful with it or not. I currently live out side of my home town with my husband and daughter.

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COVER REVEAL: Undeniable by Tawdra Kandle

Releasing tomorrow, February 5th, on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Smashwords. . . UNDENIABLE. This is Rafe's story--what happened after The King Series ended. . .

For Rafe Brooks, running from a broken heart means losing himself in alcohol and women. Lots of women, none of whom will remember him, since he has the ability to manipulate their minds and make them forget. Numbing the pain works until he meets an irresistible redhead with secrets of her own. She offers him the opportunity to join forces with an organization that will use his powers for good rather than his own amusement. Jocelyn rocks his world with her unapologetic passion and makes him believe for the first time he just might survive heartbreak. When a mission takes the two of them undercover to infiltrate a commune with suspicious activity, they discover it's just the tip of a plot to cause world-wide anarchy. Hiding their extraordinary powers and real identities is crucial to staying alive. For Rafe and Jocelyn, when life is uncertain, love is undeniable.

Come back tomorrow for the links on release day, and join us for a Twitter party Wednesday February 5th at 9 PM EST (#Undeniable). And now the reveal: this gorgeous HOT cover designed by the ever-talented Stephanie Nelson of Once Upon A Time covers.

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REVIEW: The Tyrant's Daughter by JC Carleson

Title: The Tyrant's Daughter
Author: JC Carleson
Series: none
Publisher: Random House Children's
Published Date: expected Feb 11, 2014
ISBN:  978-0449809976
Buy It Link: Amazon
Format: ebook
Pages: 304

Rating: 4 stars

Synopsis: When her father is killed in a coup, 15-year-old Laila flees from the war-torn middle east to a life of exile and anonymity in the U.S. Gradually she adjusts to a new school, new friends, and a new culture, but while Laila sees opportunity in her new life, her mother is focused on the past. She’s conspiring with CIA operatives and rebel factions to regain the throne their family lost. Laila can’t bear to stand still as an international crisis takes shape around her, but how can one girl stop a conflict that spans generations? 

Review: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley. I am not required to post a positive review.

Right before I read this book, I read Scattered Links by M. Wiedenbenner. I was really taken with how similar the storylines were, and yet how different the endings were. Both of them were absolutely fascinating books to read.

Laila is a 15 year old princess from a Middle Eastern country whose father ruled as king, at least that is what she was told her entire life. When her father is killed in a coup, and her family exiled to the United States, she's thrown into a complete culture shock. High school introduces her to Internet, quite different from the Internet she is used to, much less restrictive than she is used to. In exploring the Web, she realises that her family is not royal at all but her father was a tyrant who ruled his country with an iron fist, after his own father died.

The entire book she struggles with the difference in culture and her discomfort with the American way. She struggles to help her mother who fights to bring her family back to its rightful spot as leader of the country they were exiled from. The book was so captivating with the difference in mindset between Laila and her American counterparts. I truly enjoyed reading it.

Promo and Giveaway: Glistening Rebellion by Jill Cooper

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Sci-fi Dystopian (Sequel to Glistening Haven) In Glistening Haven, Jenna Morgan fought to uncover a government conspiracy. In Glistening Rebellion, she fights for her life. New Haven 57 is opening for business—bigger landscape, nicer homes, and tougher reconditioning techniques that will make resistant glistenings docile. A caravan of glistenings from overcrowded concentration camps are enroot to their new home. For Jenna Morgan it’s the final job before she retires forever to a happy low key life. When the escape glistenings from New Haven 56 attack, a simple transportation job turns into life or death. Jenna does the unspeakable and is pulled back into a fight she wants no part of. With an assassin on her tail, her loyalties are questioned. She will need to decide once and for all, which side she’s on as she teeters on the brink of full out war.  

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Meet the author

Author of the YA Dream Slayer series, Jill loves to blend horror, comedy, the supernatural, and love, through her novels. A fan of genre blending, her work strives to cross boundries, but most of all strives to entertain. She loves soft cuddly cats, warm blankets, and paranormal romances. Jill resides in Massachusetts, is constantly renovating her home that she shares with her husband, young daughter, and two skittish cats.

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It's Monday, What are you Reading?

So I completely forgot about last Monday.... I can only blame it on the flu/bronchitis/whatever it was I was battling earlier in the week previous. It's February already!!! Is anyone else as excited about this as me? That means winter only really has maybe two more months up here in New England, and that makes me one very very happy momma! No more kids with cabin fever, no more shovelling the snow, no more black ice.

Last post, I said I was going to finish Sympathy for the Devil and A Warrior's Redemption as well as start:

1. A Sinner's Garden by William Sirls: as soon as I get it from the publisher
2. A Tyrant's Daughter by J.C.Carleson

Sympathy for the Devil and A Warrior's Redemption were both Did Not Finish (DNF) for me, and that bummed me out. I* try really hard to never have any DNF's on my bookshelf, especially two in one week, however, when I got past the halfway mark (almost to 75% on one), and they weren't getting any better, I couldn't force myself to continue putting in energy in books I didn't like.

I did finish both of the books I planned on starting. The review for A Sinner's Garden by William Sirls can be found here. I still have to write the review for The Tyrant's Daughter. There are many reviews I still have to write.

I actually finished four books last week, to the consternation of my kids, who couldn't pull me away from my Kindle, so you can look forward to the reviews soon for:

1. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laina Taylor
2. In The Place Where There is No Darkness by KM Douglass
3. Glistening Haven by Jill Cooper
4. Glistening Rebellion by Jill Cooper

This week, I'm going to be reading:

1. Spartanica by Powers Molinar
2. Leviathan by Charbel Tadros

I'm waiting for Compass:The Study Bible For Navigating Your Life by the Ecclesia Bible Society to come in the mail for review. I don't expect that to be in till almost the middle of February.

PROMO: Fearless by Tawdra Kandle

Have you read FEARLESS, The King Series Book One? Grab it now--as a free ebook! And for a very limited time only, the other three books of The King Series are sale, too.
That's right: get BREATHLESS, RESTLESS and ENDLESS for 99 cents each for three days only. AND the complete series box set--along with a tiny preview of Rafe's story--is only $1.99. This sale kicks off release week for UNDENIABLE: The Serendipity Duet Book One. This is Rafe's book, a spin-off of The King Series.

Be sure to come back to Tawdra's page often to catch the links as soon as they're up, and follow Tawdra on Facebook and Twitter for updates.

Subscribers to her  newsletter got a special sneak preview of the cover of this hot book last week. Are you a signed up? Do it here! For the rest of the world, the cover will be revealed here on Tuesday, February 4th. Are you ready for Rafe?

For Rafe Brooks, running from a broken heart means losing himself in alcohol and women. Lots of women, none of whom will remember him, since he has the ability to manipulate their minds and make them forget. Numbing the pain works until he meets an irresistible redhead with secrets of her own. She offers him the opportunity to join forces with an organization that will use his powers for good rather than his own amusement. Jocelyn rocks his world with her unapologetic passion and makes him believe for the first time he just might survive heartbreak. When a mission takes the two of them undercover to infiltrate a commune with suspicious activity, they discover it's just the tip of a plot to cause world-wide anarchy. Hiding their extraordinary powers and real identities is crucial to staying alive. For Rafe and Jocelyn, when life is uncertain, love is undeniable. Follow Tawdra here: Website/Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest/Tumblr