Sitting at the tattoo shop.......

That's right peeps! I'm sitting here at a tattoo shop getting a new, awesome tattoo designed by my great friend Shaunda! Love ya girl!

It's my splurge.....to me/from me!

Here's the finished product! It will lighten up a lot as it heals. I love it!

The words say: bandia na hEiriann (Irish Goddess -- roughly translated)


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AND THE WINNERS ARE......

First I want to say thank you so much for supporting me! All of your kind words in your posts are so appreciated and really touched me!

The next giveaway will be a cookbook the my sister put together. It's one of those with old family recipes from all of us and a lot of her friends. She did it to help a good friend of ours who has fallen on hard times. So, I bought an extra one to give to ya'll. Of course, I'll have her tell you guys all about it. It has some of my very favorite cookie recipes in it.

So, without running on forever like I can! The winner of the Freedom Blog Hop was
SiNn! Congratulations on winning the first two books of the Lorelei James Rough Riders Series. Make sure you read by a fan because they are Smokin' Hawt!

The winner of the Skyrockets At Night Blog Hop was Krystal. She gets to spend her $20 Amazon gift card!!

Both winners have been contacted and have claimed their prizes! It's so wonderful to give to people who are so appreciative!

Thank you all for participating and I appreciate you so much!

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ALL BECAUSE OF YA'LL BEING SO AWESOME!!!

I hit 150 followers today! To some people that might not be a big deal, but for someone who never knew how thrilled it would make me......I'm over the MOON!!!!

So, to show how much I love ya'll, I will be doing a giveaway when both the Freedom Hop & the Sky Rockets Hop are over!

Please continue to spread the word about the wonderful blog hops going on right now- two posts below this one are the giveaways!

To the authors & cover artists that have been such an integral part in why this blog has hit 150 followers, I have been completely in awe of the kindness shown by ya'll.

To my fellow bloggers who never fail to offer support when needed, I am so extremely thankful!

I think my next giveaway should be a cookbook!!!! I know just the one too! Interview & giveaway coming up AFTER these two WONDERFUL blog hops are over!

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SKYROCKETS AT NIGHT BLOG HOP! 07/04 - 07/10/2011

Woooha! Here we go again! One more blog hop. Seems I'm in for a penny or in for a pound! This wonderful blog hop is hosted by Bells of Hanging with Bells; Tigris of TigrisEden's Garden of Books; Danielle of Lush Book Reviews; and last but definitely NOT least JoJo of JoJo's Book Corner!

So, are you wondering what the giveaway is this time???? Hmmmmm......Let me think.

Ok, Ok. You have totally wormed it out of me!

My contribution to this blog hop will either be a $20 gift card to Amazon.com.

OR
If the Book Depository ships to you (you should check first) then I'll buy book(s) up to $20 (US Dollars for international peeps) to the Book Depository if you live out of the US (or just prefer it). I just fixed this since Book Depository doesn't do Gift Cards -- total bummer! Anyway, as long as it ships free to you, and you win, you got it! Sorry I had to revise this!

So, Here's what you HAVE to do in order to win:
1. You MUST be a follower via GFC -- No exceptions!
2. Leave a comment. If there is no comment, with your email address (johndoe AT gmail DOT com -- so it has less of a chance to get spammed) then you aren't entered into the giveaway.

ALSO -- PLEASE DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE FREEDOM GIVEAWAY IN THE POST BELOW! It's not a gift card but it is some super smexy Wyoming cowboys! These boys are LIP-SMACKIN yummy!


You MUST be over 13 to win (if the book is considered an "adult" book, then you must be 18 to win).

I'm not requiring you Tweet about this giveaway but it would be super nice if you did!

Please scroll down to the END of the Linkies to leave a comment.

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FREEDOM GIVEAWAY HOP!!!

Hey everybody! It's time! Another one of the I am A Reader, Not a Writer and Simply Stacie super blog hops! I just love their hops!

So, as I said in the previous post, a good friend of mine turned me on to a series called Rough Riders, written by Lorelei James. Ever seen 'em? These books are SMOKIN' HAWT! From book one, page 1 you are thrown into the Wyoming cattle ranching McKay's and their HAWT Irish Country heritage. Don't get me wrong. None of these boys are dressed in kilts. These boys are country through and through. Tight wranglers, Tony Lama boots, Stetson Resistol Cowboy hats and all! They're good with their hands and good with their......ropes! *snickering* These books bring it all. If you have any sexual "hot buttons" you may want to check the books out before trying to win them. There are all kinds of sexual escapades in these books.

There are no shifters, vamps, demons, witches or anything supernatural in these books. Its just HAWT cowboys and the strong women who love them and have the pleasure of being loved by them.

For my giveaway, I will be giving one winner in the US (sorry International peeps) a copy of the first book in the series "Long Hard Ride"

AND a copy of the 2nd book, "Rode Hard, Put up Wet"

If you don't happen to win, you can check out these super HAWT, SMEXY books full of rock hard....biceps & 6-pack abs at Amazon (just one of the locations you can purchase them).

Now for the important stuff....what do you need to do to be counted in the Random.org Goddess's count? (Sorry, the "comment" section is BELOW all the links for the blogs participating in the blog hop.)
1. You MUST be a follower. No exceptions!
2. You MUST leave a comment. Not just a "great giveaway, yada yada yada" comment, something that shows you're interested in these books.

That's it! No jumping through thousands of hoops and following me everywhere.

You MUST be over 18 to win these books! The content is VERY adult & there is no way I'll be giving these books to any kids.....sorry!

I would like you to see the previous post as there is a link to the Facebook Fan Page where the characters of these books "live" and interact with the fans.

Now, there are linkies that you can use to hop from blog to blog. And if I do this right, they will be down here. If not, please go to the link in the beginning for the I Am A Reader, Not A Writer blog or Simply Stacie's blog.

It's been almost a MONTH!

Wow! I hadn't realized it has been so long since I posted. As I stated before, I was in a bit of a "reading funk" and had a hard time getting out of it. It has been a busy month getting the puppies to training and then back and forth to their follow ups. I was lucky and came across an excellent trainer!

Now, a good friend of mine has turned me on to a "new to me" author. Lorelei James? Have you heard of her? If not, listen up! This author has a series call the Rough Riders. STEAMY! From page 1 of the first book I was bowled over by the sexiness of these books. They are real page turners. I will warn you that if you have issues with different types of sex, you might want to check them out first before you buy them, because this author leaves no stone unturned. They are HAWT, a great romance series and full of yummy, sexy Wyoming cowboys and the strong women who love them.

Now, The Freedom Giveaway is coming up in a couple of days, July 1st to be exact, and my contribution to this blog hop is going to be the first two books in the Rough Rider series. Hang tight everybody, grab onto your boots straps and jump into this sexy series!

Also, just so you know, once you do get into this series, there is a fan page for the Rough Riders on Facebook. Here is a link to join that fan page if you decide you love them as much as the rest of us do!

Rough Riders Fan Page

So, July 1st my friends! I'm going to give away the first two books in the series!

For more information on the series, please visit Lorelei's website via this LINK.

Be back in a few days to post for the blog hop!

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May R.A.K.

Thanks to the wonderful people at Book Soulmates, I was gifted with a wonderful book by Kristen at Kris-ten.net.

This was my first R.A.K. EVER! What a wonderful idea. If you haven't checked it out, please do. It's a great way to share books.

Kristen sent me a book from one of my FAVORITE series, Kitty Norville Series by Carrie Vaughn.

I am so thankful to Kristen for the book and Book Soulmates for putting the R.A.K. together (Click on Book Soulmates to go to the R.A.K. page). As soon as I find a book that I have (that someone wants), I'll be sure to return the favor!

Ya'll should check it out.

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