Jenny's 40th Birthday Celebration

Hello everybody and thank you for stopping by and helping me celebrate 40 years of being alive!! Instead of me getting the presents this year, I am sharing my birthday with you ALL and giving you presents instead....

That's right, you read that right!! I am giving YOU presents to celebrate my birthday!!

So, all you have to do is enter the rafflecopter below for your chance to win some pretty awesome prizes from these two fabulous ladies, Kelli Rush and Melanie Newton!! They are giving away swag, some of it signed and a $5 Amazon Gift Card has also been thrown in!!

AND, there is a GRAND PRIZE from me!! I am giving away a signed tote that will have 70+ authors from around the country to give away along with a lot of swag from this year's Once Upon A Book Author Signing!! There will only be one winner!! 

Let me give you an idea of what the grand prize will look like....

Attending Authors

(Tote will be signed by these authors attending)

AND......

What this year's bags look like!!

(photo provided by Stacey Rourke)

ALSO IN OTHER NEWS......

Not only am I turning 40 this year, but because of all of you, I was nominated for Die-Hard Reader of the Year and Best Book Blog!! And I thought that this would be the best way to give back to all of you as a thank you for all you do!! I will find out August 11th whether or not I won, but if I didn't, it was just awesome to be nominated and you all helped me get there!! Thank you to all of you who have supported me these last 5 years!!

SO PARTY TIME....

NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY

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Again, I wanna thank you all from the bottom of my heart for celebrating this awesome year with me!!

Sincerely,

REVIEW: Incense and Peppermints by Cathrina Constantine

Incense and Peppermints

Cathrina Constantine

Peace demonstrations, sit-ins, and burning the U.S. flag following the escalation of the Vietnam War are leading to a catalyst known to the world as the Sixties. A musical revolution, flower power, hippies, marijuana, and drugs are carrying the generations—young and old—into a new decade. All the while sixteen-year-old Mary Monroe is caught between being an innocent good girl and an autumn of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.

When her brother offers a solution to her dilemma in the form of a little pill, Mary ignores the rumba in her brain and takes a walk on the wild side. Plunged into popularity and a life she’s only imagined, she meets Michael Covington, the hot newcomer, and she’s instantly drawn in by his less than flawless exterior and bad boy sex appeal. Caught up in the danger and excitement as they drift from party to party, into underground fight clubs, and through a series of drug and alcohol fueled adventures. Mary follows her new crush into a world where young girls are never truly safe from the predators lurking in the shadows and where young men are hiding from the harsh reality of war.

Feeling buzzed and as if her life is spinning out of control, Mary is assaulted by an unknown man at a party, and she’s left questioning if the enigmatic Michael is truly her hero or if he is the face behind the terrible attack. With every piece of information Mary learns about Michael, her doubts grow deeper, but with every minute she spends in his presence, so does her love.

With the war and her fear threatening to separate Mary and Michael forever, only the death of a friend, a crushing confession, and her own sensibilities can carry her over the threshold between adolescence and adulthood.

This was an incredible psychedelic journey into alcohol, drugs, sex, and rock ‘n’ roll. I could dream and was fascinated by this story and all that happened within its magical pages. This author brought together a time that truly existed but that can from her imagination. I could just live within its pages, soaking up every moment as if it was on a wide screen TV. Everything was so vivid in my mind of each and every event that played out. The feelers really came out in this story. So much pain, heartache, love, and hate just flowed out of the pages of this book. The characters were easy to fall in love with and I felt as if I could actually relate with them. The story-line was solid and fast paced and had quite the lesson behind it. I highly recommend this read.

JENNY'S BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA

To celebrate me turning 39 this year, I am holding a giveaway just for you!!! Just enter the rafflecopter below or enter on the Fan page HERE !! Either way you will be entered!! This giveaway runs from July 26-August 26!! So bring your friends and enter!!

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