WWW Wednesdays November 13, 2013

WWW Wednesdays is hosted by Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

Clicking on the book covers will take you to Goodreads for more information about the books listed below.

What are you currently reading?

Almost Always by Bobbi Reed

Another wonderful Christmas book ~ I love this cover!

The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

(read by Colin Firth)

What did you recently finish reading?

Ruby Blue by Julie Cassar 

Ruby Blue #1

Deja Blue by Julie Cassar

Ruby Blue #2 

Not so sure why it has taken me so long to read this series but I am loving it. And since I waited ..... I get to read the whole series at once! 2 down - 2 to go! Win! Win!

Beautiful Beautiful by Heidi Garrett

This is book #1 in Heidi's new series, Once Upon a Time Today. My thoughts were posted yesterday ~ read them here. I love the retelling of fairy tales. 

Jubilee's Journey by Bette Lee Crosby

This is book #2 is Bette's Wyattsville Series. I love Bette's stories!

What do you think you will read next?

I've got a couple more Christmas books to read for some up-coming tours. I am excited to get started on these.

Miss Kanes's Christmas by Caroline Mickelson

Candlelight Christmas by Susan Wiggs 

What's on your WWW this week?

Leave me a comment and

I'll stop by to check out your reads.

Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!

On Tour and a Giveaway! Beautiful Beautiful by Heidi Garrett

Beautiful Beautiful by Heidi Garrett

Series: Once Upon a Time Today #1

Genre: Adult Contemporary Fairy Tale novella

Release date: November 15th, 2013

Publisher: Half-Faerie Publishing

Movie director Kerrin Mayham has an eye for beauty. Now her years of struggling on the indie film circuit are about to pay off. She's the frontrunner to win Golden Pinnacle's Director of the Year. Winning will mean generous financial backing for her next project, and the most bankable actors in the industry are already signaling interest in the leading role. How will she decide which Adonis is right for the part of Demion Glass?

In this contemporary retelling of the eponymous Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, Kerrin's journey leads her to discover a deeper meaning of beauty.

Beautiful Beautiful, a contemporary fairytale novella, is the first release in Heidi Garrett's new Once Upon a Time Today collection. (Adult language & situations, no explicit sex)

My thoughts about Beautiful Beautiful ~~

I have read other books by Heidi and I love her stories. She is a fabulous writer with a wonderful imagination which allows her to create beautiful and exciting worlds for her characters to live in. I was entranced with her Queen of the Realm of Faerie series so was super excited to see that she was putting her spin on the fairy tales of old.

I love how, in Beautiful Beautiful, a fairy tale is woven into a story from the present so that the reader gets a sense of how the fairy tales relate to what is happening now. Kerrin tells her daughter bedtime stories which mirror her life stories as a way to teach her daughter life lessons.

'Kerrin had discovered a creative way to pass meaningful lessons from her life to her daughter, and Mibi cherished the opportunity to reshape the tale, each time it was told by asking questions and interjecting her own opinions and commentary.'

I love reading fairy tales and loved reading Heidi's version of this one. I look forward to reading the rest of this series. Here are some more quotes that I love.

"I'm going to be the only person on the planet who doesn't have any troubles!" Mibi announced.

"But if you ever do --"

"Mommy, I'll remember to look for something beautiful."

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"No, it was the Wicked Witch if Iowa."

(Tee hee hee - growing up in Nebraska, this was extra funny to me.)

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'What good are magic shoes and a fairy godmother if they can't save you from a witch?'

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'As long as you believe.'

About the author

Heidi Garrett is the author of the contemporary fairytale novella collection, Once Upon a Time Today. In these stand-alone retellings of popular and obscure fairy tales, adult characters navigate the deep woods of the modern landscape to find their Happily Ever Afters. The Original Fairy Tale short stories: The Girl Who Watched For Elves, The Girl Who Dreamed of Red Shoes, and The Girl Who Couldn't Sing are a prelude to that collection.

She is also the author of The Queen of the Realm of Faerie series, a fairy tale/high fantasy mashup about a young half-faerie, half mortal woman who must save both the Enchanted and Mortal Worlds.

Heidi was born in Texas, and in an attempt to reside in as many cities in that state as she could, made it to Houston, Lubbock, Austin, and El Paso. Heidi now lives in Eastern Washington state with her husband, their two cats, her laptop, and her Kindle.

Being from the South, she often contemplates the magic of snow and hopes to remind readers that: Once upon a time, you lived in an enchanted world…

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WWW Wednesdays November 6, 2013

WWW Wednesdays is hosted by Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

Clicking on the book covers will take you to Goodreads for more information about the books listed below.

What are you currently reading?

Jubilee's Journey by Bette Lee Crosby

This is book #2 is Bette's Wyattsville Series. I love Bette's stories! 

The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
(read by Colin Firth)
It's an okay story but I love listening to Colin read, so it's all good! 

What did you recently finish reading?

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

I loved this book! Joe Hill is a chip off the old block. He writes as creepy as his dad, Stephen King. And it's a Christmas story! (of sorts) My stop of the tour was Sunday and you can read my thoughts and more about the book here.

A Nantucket Christmas by Nancy Thayer

Another great Christmas read! My thoughts will be posted on Friday.

What do you think you will read next?

Beautiful Beautiful by Heidi Garrett

This is book #1 in Heidi's new series, Once Upon a Time Today. I can't wait to see how she rewrites the fairy tales. 

What's on your WWW this week?

Leave me a comment and

I'll stop by to check out your reads.

Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!

Cover Reveal and a Giveaway! Beautiful Beautiful by Heidi Garrett

Release date: November 15th 2013
Series: Once Upon a Time Today #1
Publisher: Half-Faerie Publishing

Movie director Karen Mayham has an eye for beauty. Now her years of struggling on the indie film circuit are about to pay off. She's the frontrunner to win Golden Pinnacle's Director of the Year. Winning will mean generous financial backing for her next project, and the most bankable actors in the industry are already signaling interest in the leading role. How will she decide which Adonis is right for the part of Demion Glass?

In this contemporary retelling of the eponymous Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, Karen's journey leads her to discover a deeper meaning of beauty.

Beautiful Beautiful, a contemporary fairytale novella, is the first release in Heidi Garrett's new Once Upon a Time Today collection.

About the author

Heidi Garrett is the author of the contemporary fairytale novella collection, Once Upon a Time Today. In these stand-alone retellings of popular and obscure fairy tales, adult characters navigate the deep woods of the modern landscape to find their Happily Ever Afters.

She is also the author of The Queen of the Realm of Faerie series, a fairy tale/high fantasy mashup about a young half-faerie, half mortal woman who must save both the Enchanted and Mortal Worlds.

Heidi was born in Texas, and in an attempt to reside in as many cities in that state as she could, made it to Houston, Lubbock, Austin, and El Paso. She also spent a decade in southern California, but was disappointed to discover it seldom rains there. Now Heidi lives in Eastern Washington state where she's content experiencing the four seasons with her husband, their two cats, her laptop, and her Kindle.

Being from the South, she often contemplates the magic of snow and hopes to remind readers that: Once Upon A Time You Lived in an Enchanted World Too…

Sign-Up for Heidi's Monthly newsletter here and receive a Lavender & Gold Half-Faerie Bracelet.

Connect with Heidi

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Giveaway Time!!

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