Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop (INT) - with updated information!

Welcome to my stop on the Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop, sponsored by Insatiable Reads.

This giveaway hop is running from July 18 to 21 and Insatiable Reads has an amazing pool of prizes for the whole hop:

There are Two Grand Prizes:
#1 is a Kindle Fire
#2 is a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate
**The winners are being selected from the comments on the blogs participating in the hop. Comment with your email address.** 
For the entire month of July, Insatiable reads is also giving away a Loaded Kindle Fire 4G HD 8.9" 32gb -- you can Enter this giveaway through Rafflecopter. Click here.

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What can you win from my stop? I'm offering a $10 Amazon Gift Card or a book from The Book Depository for up to $10.

But first --

Summer in the Philippines actually starts in April and ends in June, so while the Western Hemisphere is now enjoying their summer breaks, my kids and I are actually back in school already. ^_^

I had a really fun summer of traveling with my family and I had more free time, which means more reading done. So here's my summer summary:

I discovered new authors: Shana Galen has always been on my reading radar. Since it was vacation, I had a bit more time to read and was able to pick up a copy of When You Give a Duke a Diamond, the first book in her Jewels of the Ton series. Long story short? Loved the book and now I love the author. I'm following the series now and have bought the second book (If You Give a Rake a Ruby). Just clearing my reading sked and will get into it soon. ^_^

I also had the pleasure of reading Emma Locke's debut novel, The Trouble with Being Wicked. I loved that Emma's heroine wasn't a young, fresh-faced, innocent miss but a seasoned courtesan -- and her approach to bringing about a romance between her hero and heroine was very refreshing.

Finally, I stumbled upon Susanna Fraser during her blog tour for An Infamous Marriage. I followed the tour faithfully and became more and more intrigued by the premise and by the excerpts and features she posted. I tried and tried and tried to win a copy of the book -- when the tour ended, and I didn't win, I just went ahead and bought the book. (And it was worth it.) When I finished reading it, I went ahead and got her two previous books (The Sergeant's Lady and A Marriage of Inconvenience) -- yes, I have a massive TBR pile and, yes, I dream of one day reading through the whole thing.

I read the latest installments to series that I follow: I have loved Sophia Nash since the first book in her Widow's Club series and I have enjoyed every book in her Royal Entourage series. The latest book, The Duke Diaries had a wonderful mix of humor and heart.

Elizabeth Hoyt released Lord of Darkness, book 5 in her amazing, amazing Maiden Lane series. After I read one of Elizabeth Hoyt's books, it usually takes me a few days to digest what I've just read and another few days to figure out a review for it. Her writing is masterful and her vision/concept for the Maiden Lane series is so original and trailblazing and so, so exciting!

Lastly, I read Beverley Kendall's e-novella, Those Nights in Montreal (now retitled: All Over You and is freeon Amazon and all major etailers). I love Beverley Kendall's historical romances and when she announced that she was writing a New Adult series, I had to break my rule (I only read historical romances) and read it. And I enjoyed them a lot. So now, I follow one NA series -- and it's this one by Beverley Kendall. ^_^

How goes your summer? I hope you've found some interesting reads. ^_^

* * * * Now for the good stuff * * * *

(thank you for patiently reading through this)

*This giveaway is via Rafflecopter and is open to International Readers.
*This giveaway will run until July 21.
*One entry per household per IP.
*Rafflecopter will select 1 winner:

Who will receive either a $10 Amazon Gift Card

or

1 book of their choice from Book Depository (max value $10)

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Hop on to the other blogs! Enjoy!

Sign Up for the Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop - Sponsored by the Insatiable Reads Tour - July 18-21.

1.	Gemma Juliana	40.	Amanda Young	79.	Cassandra Carr	118.	Justus Roux
2.	Susan Arden	41.	Close Encounters with the Night Kind	80.	Mary Eason	119.	Deanna's Tidbits
3.	Malia Mallory	42.	Lucy Felthouse	81.	Ramblings From A Chaotic Mind	120.	Cassandra Dean (INT)
4.	Emme Rollins	43.	Leontii Holender	82.	Sydney Jane Baily: Spark: A Writer's Site	121.	J.L. Hammer
5.	PJ Adams	44.	Kimber Vale	83.	Eromantica by Seven McBay	122.	Jennifer Simpkins
6.	Lily Harlem	45.	Rosanna Leo	84.	I Love Lady Porn	123.	Jacqueline's Reads (INT)
7.	M.G. Morgan	46.	Starla Kaye	85.	Lynda Bailey	124.	Amanda J. Greene (INT)
8.	Tabi Wollstonecraft	47.	Tricia Schneider	86.	Cocktails and Books	125.	Stormie Kent
9.	Michelle Fox	48.	Jennah Scott	87.	Jane Wakely	126.	Carrie Lane's Cat Haus (Int)
10.	Clara Bayard	49.	Lisa Bilbrey	88.	Share My Destiny (INT)	127.	Shelley & Courtney @ MustReadBooksOrDie
11.	Krista Lakes	50.	Amber Skyze	89.	Allyson Lindt	128.	Normandie Alleman
12.	Melanie Marchande	51.	Brandi Salazar (INT)	90.	Reading Reality	129.	Romantic Reading Escapes
13.	Siren Allen	52.	Xakara	91.	Stacey @ Sassy Book Lovers	130.	Lacey Silks
14.	Juliette Springs	53.	Louisa Bacio	92.	Wicked Wolves & Dreaming Dragons	131.	M. B. Feeney
15.	Morticia Knight	54.	Eliza Gayle	93.	I Smell Sheep (US)	132.	Victoria Blisse
16.	Suzanne Rock	55.	Rhonda L. Print	94.	Bex 'n' Books (INT)	133.	Susan Frances
17.	Adriana Kraft	56.	Tory Richards	95.	Lynn Cahoon	134.	Ellery Rhodes
18.	Tonya's Tales	57.	Farrah @ Imagine a World	96.	Vanessa Kelly/VK Sykes	135.	TD Hassett
19.	Tara Lain erotic romance	58.	Rachel Hargrave	97.	Adria @ Adria's Romance Reviews	136.	Molly Church
20.	Smoldering Heat	59.	Em Epe	98.	CJ Black	137.	Laura Breck
21.	A.R. Von	60.	Faye Hunter	99.	I am Indeed	138.	Read Between The Lines
22.	Tattooed Book Review	61.	Sharon Cummin	100.	Mythical Books (INT)	139.	KJ Montgomery
23.	Sarah Grimm	62.	Nora Flite	101.	Annabeth Albert	140.	Readers Confession
24.	Margaret Taylor	63.	Lila Lacroix	102.	Cerys du Lys	141.	Book Recommendations
25.	Celia Kyle	64.	Harper Bliss	103.	Read Your Writes Book Reviews	142.	LENA HART
26.	Margay Leah Justice	65.	Ann Gimpel	104.	Dalia Daudelin	143.	S.D. Bancroft
27.	Katya Armock: erotic paranormal	66.	Lesa Fuchs-Carter	105.	My Devastating Reads	144.	Daizie Draper
28.	Lacey Wolfe	67.	Eireann Shells	106.	J.R. Pearse Nelson	145.	Lissa Matthews
29.	Jessica E. Subject	68.	Rose Anderson	107.	MamaJo	146.	Rhonda Laurel
30.	Kitt Crescendo	69.	J.D. Faver	108.	Deena Ward	147.	Love Saves the World (INT)
31.	Gale Stanley	70.	Brynna Curry	109.	Holly Hood	148.	Jay @ Vailia's Page Turner
32.	Sheri Fredricks	71.	Jane Leopold Quinn	110.	Booked & Loaded	149.	Lisa Chalmers
33.	Kristabel Reed	72.	Anna Daye	111.	Aubrey Rose Writes	150.	Danita Minnis
34.	Ella Jade	73.	Star @ Illustrious Illusions	112.	Literal Hotties Naughty Book Reviews	151.	Helena Newbury
35.	Night Owl Reviews	74.	Kelly Gendron	113.	Sheri Savill	152.	Serenity Jones
36.	Jennifer Garcia	75.	Christine Murphy-Author of Sphinx Resurrected	114.	Suzanna Medeiros	153.	Under the Covers Book Blog
37.	Yvonne Nicolas	76.	DC Juris	115.	Bookswagger	154.	Alexandra Messina
38.	Naomi Bellina, Adventurous Erotic Romance (INT)	77.	Nitzan @ Drugs Called Books	116.	Book Liaison
39.	Shelley Munro	78.	Cassy Campbell	117.	Sotia Lazu

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