Carina Press Giveaway!
Today I received word that next to the reviews, interviews and a guestpost to enjoy, there will also be an awesome giveaway during my Carina Week! 
Up for grabs are two coupon codes of $ 15 each so you can indulge in some of the wonderful Carina e-books! Is that awesome or what! 


Make sure you return next week to see how to win! 



When I read on Twitter and several blogs/websites last year that Harlequin was starting a new digital-first publishing venture, Carina Press, I immediately got excited and started following anyone involved in the project as to not miss a thing about it.  Then towards the end of the year, author names, titles and unofficial blurbs started showing up and my excitement only grew as there were several familiar favorite author names being mentioned and also enough enticing new author names.

Then in the beginning of 2010, covers and official blurbs were being announced, and more author names, new and enticing ones. More and more twitter announcements of acquisitions and contracts until about a month ago the official list with Carina Press Launch titles and authors was announced and I got as giddy as anyone can get over names and titles, covers and blurbs.








An idea started to take form and the Launch contest/giveaway was the little fuel I needed to turn the little idea into a blaze...called Carina Week at Pearl's World of Romance. So without further ado I hereby announce my tribute and welcome week for Carina Press:


For the past 2 weeks I have been engrossed in the world of really good stuff Carina Press has to offer. Not only for my personal book-blog Pearl's World of Romance but also for the Realms on our Bookshelves-Blog.



I've enjoyed a short and scorching erotic romance with a wonderful co-workers to lovers trope, a lovely historical romance set in Austria with an enthralling and endearing couple, an amazing   contemporary romance with family dynamics that will rip your heartstrings apart and put a smile on your face at the same time and a romantic suspense that will send chills down your spine and make you bite all your fingernails to the flesh.
At the moment I'm reading a paranormal thriller that is taking me to the edges of my comfort zone in a very good way!



So what's in store during my Carina Week:

One woman, one man, and a love that won’t let either of them go.

Born on the wrong side of the tracks and dealt a fair share of hardship, Nikki Kline never gives up a fight. Even when her reason to keep going is ripped from her, Nikki tries desperately to hang on. But when the man who broke Nikki’s heart comes back into her life she doesn’t know how much she can take. Especially since that man seems determined to win back her damaged heart.

Wade Lightfoot is a man who knows he’s made more mistakes than most. As much as he would like to repair the damage he’s done to those he loves, Wade also knows there is no going back. But when he sets out to put things right the last thing he’s prepared to find out is that he had a son. A son he’ll never get the chance to meet.

When the truth is out and all the old wounds are bared, it seems impossible that Nikki and Wade will find their way back to each other. But true love is an undeniable force that even past hurts can’t destroy.

This book has been previously published and has been revised from its original release.

Warning: This title contains heartbreaking tragedy, lies and deception, and a scorching passion that nothing can deny.

My entry for Diana Rowland's Demontastic Contest to Hell!!!







Waking up, still a bit fuzzy...






Brushing the teeth






Taking a shower






Getting dressed






Working out with Zumba






Doing some blog stuff






Trip to the grocery store





Getting groceries






Getting cozy with the groceries






Making some music with hubby






Reading Craig Robertson's RANDOM in the reading chair.





Having lunch with the hubby





Doing laundry...blegh






Ironing...double blegh






A much needed manicure






Enjoying the 0-calorie diet







Reading on the iPhone before sleeping

And the winner is...

Cathy M.

1. Cathy M
2. Jill D.
3. Zeek
4. Marissa
5. CheekyGirl
6. Sewicked
7. SusiSunshine
8. donnas
9. Pam P
10. Donna (Fantasy Dreamer)
11. Heather Long
12. Razlover's Book Blog
13. elaing8
14. Leontine
15. kimmyl
16. Mandi
17. Patti
18. Mandy

To unearth a centuries-old secret, an archaeologist must team up with the rakish thief who's stolen both an ancient relic and her heart...

Back Cover:
Oh, is he handsome. And charming. And sexy as all get out. Dr. Lisa Maxwell isn’t the type to go home with a guy she barely knows. But, hey, this is Italy and the red-blooded Rafe Sullivan seems much more enticing than cataloging a bunch of dusty artifacts.

After being fully seduced, Lisa wakes to an empty bed and, worse yet, an empty safe. She’s staked her career as an archaeologist on collecting the three Furies, a priceless set of ancient Greek reliefs. Now the one she had is gone. But Lisa won’t just get mad. She’ll get even.

She tracks Rafe to Florida, and finds the sparks between them blaze hotter than the Miami sun. He may still have her relic, but he’ll never find all three without her. And they’re not the only ones on the hunt. To beat the other treasure seekers, they’ll have to partner up—because suddenly Lisa and Rafe are in a race just to stay alive.

A few weeks ago I was the lucky wench to win a copy of Elisabeth Naughton's STOLEN FURY on a giveaway at the Nobody Writes It Better Blog. It came in last week, signed and sealed so to speak!
Needless to say I was a happy camper, but there was on dilemma: I had bought a copy of STOLEN FURY when it came out (book horder that I am!!).

Since I have started dabbling in the world of holding blog contests instead of only participating in them every now and then, I thought I would make someone else as happy with my own bought copy. Due to enormous TBR pile it is still unread and brand new!
And for the fun of it I'm throwing in some STOLEN HEAT, book 2 in the series which releases July 28th, goodies (bookplate, magnet and bookmark) in the mix too.

"What must I do to enter?" I hear you asking...

To enter just comment on this blogpost or tweet/RT it on Twitter using the hashtag #contestpearl

Contest closes Friday, 31 July 2009 at midnight CET and the winner will be randomly drawn from all entries on Sunday 2 August 2009 at the latest.

Have fun!

And the winner of thePuppies-Contes is.....drumroll please......

Dottie!!! who came up with the names DUCHESS & DEVIL

Please email me at mbarten72 (at) upcmail (dot) nl or DM me on Twitter (@Pearl_ROOB) with your addy and which of the three books you would like to receive.

Because I appreciate amount of entries I decided to draw another winner from all the entries and RTs on Twitter:

And that winner is.....another drumroll please.....

@Susi_Sunshine

Please email me at mbarten72 (at) upcmail (dot) nl or DM me on Twitter (@Pearl_ROOB) with your addy and which of the three books you would like to receive. I would like to ask you to send me your first AND second choice of books since Dottie has first choice because her names were chosen.

Hope you all had fun with the contest and stay tuned for another contest coming really soon. A copy of Elisabeth Naughton's STOLEN FURY will be up for grabs. Keep an eye on the blog for it!

On our short break to Belgium (2 day trip to Mechelen and Leuven) hubby couldn't resist the machines at the fair in Mechelen. He announced quite arrogantly that he was going to win me something. I thought it was all talk to justify the lure of the machines but my surprise was great when within he few minutes he indeed won me something...and a few minutes later another something, so behold the new additions to the B-household. One is a boy and one is a girl (duh! blue and pink accented hooded jackets...LOL). Aren't they cute?



Now for the contest part: I call them the twins for lack of creativity to name them and need some help in that department. So twitter me or leave me a comment with name suggestions for the twins. The prize is one of the books below. If you enter via Twitter don't forget to add the hashtag #contestpearl to you tweet!





There are a few simple rules to this contest: