Announcing the 3rd Annual Banned Books Week Giveaway Hop
WHEN: September 22nd to September 28th
Announcing the 3rd Annual Banned Books Week Giveaway Hop
WHEN: September 22nd to September 28th
This time around let’s make it simple for everyone.
EVENT: Feed Your Reader Giveaway Blog Hop
ORGANIZERS:
Kathy @ I‘m A Reader Not A Writer
Jessica @ Books: A True Story
START DATE: 08/23
END DATE: 08/29
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT 08/30.
PRICE: 5 e-copies of my short story I Was Here–Before You Came (historical YA clean romance)
For your chance to win all you have to do is like me on Facebook and leave your answer to the following question:
What’s your favorite male hero and why? Mine is Rhett Butler from “Gone With The Wind” by Margaret Mitchell because, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
Have fun!
Let’s have fun together: I’ll tell you my favorite book. You enter the form below. Then you come back on June 7th to see the winner announcement (hopefully it’s you). The giveaway runs between June 1st and June 6th as part of the giveaway hop My Favorite Reads organized by Kathy @ I’m A Reader Not A Writer (thanks, Superwoman!)
My favorite book is … Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I can’t get enough of it. It’s a classic, timeless romance. I’ve seen the movie so many times, I lost count. And yes, I know some dialogue by heart.
If you landed here it means you really have lots of patience. And you love to read. And you are persistent. Yeah, you. I’m talking about you. Thanks for stopping by. I know I’m at # 67 on the Giveaway Hop Best of 2011. And for you to make it down the list of blogs all the way here it means something. Your reward: an e-copy of either my debut novel Hidden Heart or my newest release called A World Apart . The winners will be announced here on January 1st 2012.
I know we are supposed to pick our favorite book for 2011, but I’m going to take it to the next level and pick the best book turned movie. “Gone with the Wind” that is, the best classic book and movie of all times. I have to say I’ve seen the movie at least 10-15 times and I never get tired of it. Clark Gable—handsome, devilish, sexy—and Vivien Leigh—sweet powerhouse, stunning, stubborn—are electrifying and the chemistry between them is almost palpable. I can’t think of anyone else playing their roles and no one ever would be able to fill their shoes. How can a movie be so powerful and so convincing?
I watched it again two nights ago. At the end of it I felt nostalgic and sad, as if not only did Rhett walk out of Scarlett’s life, but he gave up on love. And no one should ever give up on love. It’s what makes us grow, and gives us a reason to live, it’s why a man and a woman belong together, it’s why we feel butterflies in our belly…
I then remembered about Alexandra Ripley’s book “Scarlett” and the TV series with the same name made sometime in the 90’s and had a desperate need to continue watching the love story, as to confirm happy ending does exist after all. I just finished seeing it and I feel so much better. Joanna Whalley and Timothy Dalton are maybe not the best pick, but I grew fond of them throughout the movie. If you haven’t seen it, I encourage you to find it and watch it, it’s worth it if you are an incurable romantic like me.
Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler’s love story is better than any love story out there, be it a book, a movie, a song or a screenplay. Better than Romeo and Juliet, better than Cesar and Cleopatra, better than Dante and Beatriz. It’s timeless and compared to any of the love stories it has a happy ending. And where is happy ending, there is hope.
My hope is that you will enter the giveaway contest below and you will give my heroes a chance to tell their stories.
Happy Holidays!