Tag Archives: GoodReads

Signed Book Giveaway Hop

16 Apr

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Signed Book Giveaway Hop
April 16th to 22nd
Featuring Books Signed by the Author
As technology and humans evolve we authors have now a neat way of signing even electronic copies of books. Using Autograph.com any book can be signed with a push of a button then delivered to any electronic shelf (see mine on the right column, near the end of the page).
But I’m still a sucker for paperbacks. The smell of ink, the paper’s thickness between my fingers, the sound of another file being turned… that’s all part of the reading pleasure. With that in mind my prizes for today’s giveaway hop are simple: 3 winners US ONLY, each receiving a signed copy of my novels:
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Interested? I hope you are. And if you are all you have to do is fill out the form below and leave your answer to the following question: Do you have a signed item (be it a book, a DVD, a painting, a baseball, etc) by a famous person, what that item is and from whom? I have a signed poster by astronaut John Grunsfeld and one by fellow Arizonan and romance author Erin Quinn.
Good luck everyone!

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Titanic Giveaway Hop

7 Apr

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Titanic Giveaway Hop
April 8th to 14th
 
My Giveaway:
I know the Titanic movie is old but it’s unforgettable and a classic in my opinion. I remember crying my eyeballs out watching Leo and Kate say goodbye. So in case you haven’t seen it here is your chance to win a DVD (my giveaway is US only).
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What you have to do to win it? There are more people following my blog than my fans on Facebook (THANK YOU ALL!). So to balance that number out  like Author Camelia Miron Skiba and  leave a comment here with your favorite book or movie about tragic disasters & epic love stories.

Good luck everyone!

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Young Adult Paranormal Giveaway Hop

20 Feb
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February 21st – 27th
 
Featuring Young Adult Books with Paranormal elements.

MY GIVEAWAY (US ONLY) the first DVD in Twilight series.

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What you have to do to win this? Well, I was up to 2,998 likes on my author account on Facebook, but they did some voodoo to that number and dropped it overnight to 2,308. Not happy about it since the only reason I have a personal account AND an author account on FB is to connect with readers. So, I will kindly ask for your thumbs-up again for Camelia Miron Skiba Author Site on Facebook.

And since Twilight is my pick for this giveaway, how many of you saw all Twilight movies and which one was your favorite/ less favorite?

 My fav was Breaking Down-Part II (except the animated girl). Finally Bella showed some backbone. My least favorite was New Moon. Edward seemed so pathetic with all that pity me poor guy and Bella being so lost without him, and reckless only to force him to come back to her. I almost asked for my money back but then again, I went to the dollar theater to watch this one so the waste or dent in my wallet wasn’t too big.

How about you?

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Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop

17 Jan

Back home in Romania believing in dreams is quite popular. I used to believe in them a lot. Like if I dreamed I was crying, the next day I’d laugh a lot. Or if I’d dream blood the next day I’d receive a letter.  Or coins– that meant a heated argument. Since I moved to the US I stopped believing in them, and I must confess I feel lighter, more at ease. In looking back I think of how silly I was then to pay so much attention to them AND let whatever dream dictate how I felt the next day. I still have a recurring dream tough and as much as I refuse to acknowledge it, it proved many times true.  It’s more a sign of something bad about to happen, but luckily I don’t dream it very often.

And because the subject of the day is dreaming I decided to sign up for the 3rd Annual Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop running from  January 18th to 24th and organized by Kathy @ I’m A reader Not A Writer and co-hosted by Reviews by Martha’s Bookshelf.

For this giveaway I chose Vain by Fisher Amelie

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Open internationally for one electronic copy of this book all you have to do is chose one of the following:

1. FOLLOW THIS BLOG BY EMAIL by clicking on the button to the right called “Sign me up!” (atop all images)

2. Become a FaceBook Fan of Author Camelia Miron Skiba

3. Add me to your friends list on GoodReads

I also have a question for you: DO YOU BELIEVE IN DREAMS? If yes, why?

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Best Of 2012 Giveaway Hop

26 Dec

It’s time to share the best books you and I have read this year.  The Best of 2012 Giveaway Hop it’s organized by Kathy at I’m A Reader Not A Writer and wraps up a year of giveaway hops by featuring your favorite reads.  For this blog hop I decided to gift any one e-reader version of the following books which I read during 2012 and absolutely loved:

1. IFEEL by Marissa Carmel

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2. SOULS IN PERIL by Sherry Gammon

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3. SOUTH OF BIXBY BRIDGE  by Ryan Winfield

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For your chance to win one of the books please fill out the form below. 

FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS BEST WISHES AND A WONDERFUL, PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY 2013!

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It pays off to try your best

12 Dec

As an author you put your heart out there and hope people will enjoy your work. In the beginning there is a lot of angst associated with each review, each rating. The good ones melt your heart. They encourage you to keep writing, keep publishing. The bad ones devastate you. You want to throw in the towel never to touch the keyboard again.

As time passes by you realize that while you strive to satisfy each and every reader, you just can’t. You’re only a mortal and there is no such thing as being liked by every single soul on this planet. So what you do is grow a tough skin for the critiques and shift your focus toward the full side of the glass.

While I appreciate all reviews and ratings, I rarely read them. They are not for me, but for the next reader interested/or not to read my novels. I have people from all over the world contacting me and telling me how much they enjoyed them. One of them is Javiera from Chile. I’m beyond ecstatic she took the time to write me. Thank you, Javiera! With her permission I copied her message here:

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Winners Announcement for the Thankful for Books Hop

15 Nov

Winners:

Hidden Heart goes to Adriane Marshall.

A World Apart goes to Krista Bagley.

I Was Here–Before You Came goes to Richard VanHook.

For those of you interested in my books I’m looking for reviewers. Please contact me at cami[dot]skiba[at]gmail[dot]com. THANK YOU!!!!

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Thankful For Books Giveaway Hop

7 Nov

What nourishes your soul or imagination? What makes you dream? For me books, movies and music are constant companions. The sun shining in a child’s eyes, the breeze rustling through leaves and the water cascading over rocks. It’s the love I offer and the love I receive.

And for all of that and more I’m grateful. And since today we celebrate books with the Thankful For Books Giveaway Hop organized by Kathy @ I’m A Reader Not A Writer, helped by Tristi @ Tristi Pinkston I decided what better way to show my appreciation than to give my own books some TLC.

On 11/14 I will announce three winners  (US ONLY) as following:

Two bookmarks and one autographed paperback of my debut novel Hidden Heart (click on the cover for blurb and Goodreads rating)

Two bookmarks and one autographed paperback of A World Apart (click on the cover for blurb and Goodreads rating)

 

The short story I Was Here—Before You Came, part of the summer anthology It’s A Love Thing will be gifted as an e-copy. (click on the cover for blurb and Goodreads rating)

Enter the form below for your chance to win. No liking, befriending or following necessary. Just your love for books is enough <3

THANK YOU ALL FOR STOPPING BY!

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Review Souls in Peril by Sherry Gammon

26 Sep

My rating:

Because I’m a huge fan of author Sherry Gammon, naturally when she released Souls In Peril I had to have the book.
What I like about Sherry’s work is that she talks openly about real life situations in a fictional world, builds characters that anyone can easily fall in love with, and writes endings that leave you wanting more. And Souls in Peril delivers exactly that. Her narrative is smooth building up tension and ending with a well-drawn climax. Not for one second did I know where the story headed, but rather flipped page after page impatiently wanting to find out.
This young adult novel is one of my favorite reads this year. Max, the main character, goes through one of the best arcs I’ve read in a long time. He’s the perfect guy (senior in high school) living in a perfect world. He’s not arrogant, but he’s not humble either. I’d say confidence is one of his strongest qualities. Unfortunately tragedy strikes and Max falls deep, losing everything and then some.
Next, we follow him through a brand new journey with trials, conflicts and doubts to fill a lifetime. Enter JD, the school’s most bullied student with whom Max has no other choice but to… coexist for a while.
Sherry drives the reader to real emotions masterfully creating trials, conflicts and doubts. You’ll cry and laugh, ache and root for these heroes. I also liked the messages that come with this book, that life is worth living, that we should never give up and we should always try our best. As life goes on and routine sets in we have a tendency to forget how important these things are. Truth is—tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone.
I recommend this book to everyone loving a good, clean YA for themselves or their teenagers–so worth reading it.

My review is up on Amazon, GoodReads, B&N and iTunes.

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Stuck in a Good Book Giveaway Hop

19 Sep

How many times did you pick a book and couldn’t put it down? How many times did your family go without dinner because you were so caught up in a book that cooking was as far out of your mind as galaxies away from Terra? How many times you went to work the next day without a second of sleep because you had to find out the end of a book?

Well, it’s time to celebrate those books. Those books that even years later you remember them as if you just finished them yesterday. The celebration comes with the Stuck in a Good Book Giveaway Hop hosted by Kathy @ I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Valerie from Stuck in Books.  It runs from September 20th to 25th with the winner announcement on September 26th. 

I could give away so many books, but those would be my favorites (this year alone I fell in love with Souls In Peril by Sherry Gammon, Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, American Sniper by Chris Kyle, iFeel by Marissa Carmel, to name a few). But to make it exciting for my readers instead of books I’ll give away a $10.00 Amazon gift card or any book from Book Depository of equal value ($10.00).

To win this prize become a friend on Goodreads and leave a comment with the title of one of those books you couldn’t put down.

Happy hopping!

 

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