Category: Winners!

First off — my apologies for my intermittent responses to comments this week. WP made things difficult — like not letting me comment on my own blog! I even tried responding to the comment emails and that worked all of twice. So I gave up and left it alone and when I tried much later, voila, all was well. Sigh.

For the past couple of weeks I had problems seeing the comments I posted — until I tried refreshing the page and suddenly they appeared. So, if you think your comment hasn’t posted, give refresh a try. Otherwise, you can always email me to enter a giveaway. Things have settled down for me now though, so hopefully that will be the same for everyone. It’s definitely a WP problem — not one I (in all my technological wisdom…snort!) can fix.

Winners will be contacted if they left their email address, otherwise it’s up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca (please note it’s ca as in Canada, not com.) From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven’t been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now, so please, DON’T BE SHY — CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN’T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN’T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS:

It’s time to check our wish lists for the new releases coming out in December!

Winners will be contacted if they left their email address, otherwise it’s up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca (please note it’s ca as in Canada, not com.) From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven’t been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now, so please, DON’T BE SHY — CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN’T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN’T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS:

Winners will be contacted if they left their email address, otherwise it’s up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca (please note it’s ca as in Canada, not com.) From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven’t been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now, so please, DON’T BE SHY — CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN’T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN’T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS:

Choose which Christy Awards 2023 finalist you would like to win in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category

Choose which Christy Awards 2023 finalist you would like to win in the Short Form OR Speculative categories

Winners will be contacted if they left their email address, otherwise it’s up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca (please note it’s ca as in Canada, not com.) From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven’t been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now, so please, DON’T BE SHY — CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN’T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN’T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS:

Choose which Christy Awards 2023 finalist you would like to win in the Historical Romance category

First of all — my apologies for the confusion over my fleeting post for An Ivy Hill Christmas. It is scheduled to post on November 7 and I forgot to switch the date before scheduling the post. I caught my mistake immediately and took the post down but I didn’t reckon on the email notifications going out so efficiently (especially when we had issues with that a week or so ago!) So — rest assured that giveaway will be featured, but in a week and half from now. (I try to post at least a week ahead so I’m not feeling the pressure of reading just to post a review…if that makes any sense.) Because of all the Christy Finalists posts, I’m actually almost two weeks ahead with scheduled posts, so while I’m feeling all kinds of efficient I need to pay more attention to post dates! 🙂

Winners will be contacted if they left their email address, otherwise it’s up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca (please note it’s ca as in Canada, not com.) From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven’t been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now, so please, DON’T BE SHY — CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN’T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN’T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS:

Choose which Christy Awards 2023 finalist you would like to win in the Historical category

I can’t believe it’s that time again — where did October go?! — but it’s November 1st and that means it’s time for a Hello November giveaway where you can choose any Christian Fiction book releasing in November 2023 to enter in this giveaway. If you win, you receive an IOU for that book which will be shipped to you on Release Day.

Winners will be contacted if they left their email address, otherwise it’s up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca (please note it’s ca as in Canada, not com.) From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven’t been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now, so please, DON’T BE SHY — CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN’T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN’T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS:

Choose which Christy Awards 2023 finalist you would like to win in the General Fiction or Young Adult

Winners will be contacted if they left their email address, otherwise it’s up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca (please note it’s ca as in Canada, not com.) From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven’t been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now, so please, DON’T BE SHY — CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN’T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN’T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS:

Choose which Christy Awards 2023 finalist you would like to win in the First Novel Category.

Winners will be contacted if they left their email address, otherwise it’s up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca (please note it’s ca as in Canada, not com.) From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven’t been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now, so please, DON’T BE SHY — CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN’T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN’T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS:

Christy Award Finalists will be announced this Thursday Oct 12, so Friday will be our first ‘choose which finalist you would like to win’ in the Contemporary Romance Category.

Well, this was a fun week! My head is spinning with all the new bookish possibilities. Thanks for sharing in the anticipatory joy of new releases! My wishlist is nicely plumped up now. 🙂

Before we get to the fun stuff, here’s some bibliophile nerdy stats for you. I always find it fascinating to see what the most requested books are in each category. If you don’t, just scroll down until we get to the part where I announce the winners.

MOST REQUESTED HISTORICAL FICTION (it’s a tie!):

The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham

AND

Calling on the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund

MOST REQUESTED CONTEMPORARY FICTION:

A Million Little Choices by Tamera Alexander

MOST REQUESTED MYSTERY/SUSPENSE FICTION:

Into the Fire by Irene Hannon

MOST REQUESTED AMISH FICTION:

The Passing Hour by Leslie Gould

And now it’s time to move into the part of this post you will be most interested in (and I thank you for indulging in my bibliophile nerdiness.)

READERS CHOICE WEEK, SUMMER EDITION, WINNERS!

HISTORICAL FICTION WINNERS!

Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee won by PATTY!

The Paris Housekeeper by Renee Ryan won by ALISON B.!

CONTEMPORARY FICTION WINNERS!

Snow Place Like Home by Lacey Baker won by NORA ST LAURENT

A Million Little Choices by Tamera Alexander won by won by LUCY!

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE WINNERS!

Into the Fire by Irene Hannon won by JACKIE!

Better Watch Out by Natalie Walters won by CHERYL BARKER!

AMISH FICTION WINNERS!

The Amish Matchmakers won by RUBYNREBA!

Home From the Storm by Laurel Blount won by SANDY!

GENERAL CHRISTIAN FICTION WINNERS!

Julia Monroe Begins Again won by DIANE FLOWERS!

The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright won by KIMMY!

But wait, it’s not over yet. The Vanity category has become a blog tradition. It’s where a book is actually judged by its cover and I choose my favourite cover art per genre and then draw from a pool of readers who requested that title. Here are my COVER LOVE winners!!

HISTORICAL COVER LOVE WINNER!

I’m not a huge Biblical Fiction reader but this cover makes me want to change that. There’s something about the contrasting colours that bring depth to the image and make me want to stand right beside the heroine and step out on her journey with her!

The Peasant King by Tessa Afshar won by TRACEY!

CONTEMPORARY COVER LOVE WINNER!

This cover makes me want to cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa and this book and snuggle in for an exciting read. Love the soft tones in blue and gray and the sparing pops of colour. All kinds of appealing.

Better Watch Out by Natalie Walters won by ELIZABETH LITTON

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE COVER LOVE WINNER!

Dark and ceepy, this cover promises thrills and chills and it releases on Halloween!

The Bungalow on Shadow Road by Christy Barritt won by MARK BUZARD!

AMISH COVER LOVE WINNER!

A refreshing update on the typical Amish cover (back view of heroine looking out across a field.) Seeing that big grin on her face as she cuddles her kitty (dare I assume his name is Gingersnap?) just makes me want to dive right into the story.

Ruth’s Ginger Snap Surprise by Anne Blackburne won by CINDY DAVIS

WAIT! Don’t go away ’cause we’re not through. We have another Reader’s Choice tradition of picking a random number which becomes a ‘just because giveaway’ on the genre specific days. If that doesn’t make sense, all you need to know is that it means more book giveaways. Woohoo! This time the number is: 31

HISTORICAL 31st

The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham won by CARYL KANE

CONTEMPORARY 31st

Clock Tower Bound by Chautona Havig won by TAMMY!

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE 31st

Children of the Shadows by Erica Vetsch won by SLYVIA MILLER!

AMISH 31st

Happily Ever After on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand won by HEIDI!

That’s another RC wrap up. I’ll send winners an email stating their book win, publication date and requesting contact info so that I’ll have everything ready for release day. Then I’ll email you once again once the book has been ordered. Oh — and if you didn’t include your email in your comment it’s up to you to contact me.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS:

Monday October 2nd: Hello October! Time to choose the October Release you’re most anticipating and entry it in our monthly New Release giveaway. (so keep your lists from this week handy.)

Tuesday October 3rd: The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky

Wednesday October 4th: Undercover Operative by Maggie K. Black

Thursday October 5th: Her Unsuitable Match by Sally Britton

Friday October 6th: Reading Goals Review

Winners will be contacted if they left their email address, otherwise it’s up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca (please note it’s ca as in Canada, not com.) From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven’t been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now, so please, DON’T BE SHY — CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN’T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN’T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS:

For all that the hot, humid weather made the summer feel like it was dragging by, I’m still gobsmacked that a whole quarter year as flown by and we’re at the point where —EEEEPPP — it’s time for another Reader’s Choice Week!!!! So, welcome to the Fall Into Books Edition 2023.

In case you’re new here (or need a refresher) here’s what Reader’s Choice Week is all about:

You recommend Christian Fiction titles with release dates in October, November or December 2023 (up to three entries per genre day) and you have a chance at winning one of your suggested titles…or more accurately, a IOU for when the book releases.

But it’s a little more complicated than that so be sure to read ALL the details listed each day before entering. Each day is genre specific which means you can only suggest historical titles on historical fiction day etc.) Here’s the posting schedule:

Monday September 25 — Historical Fiction — any full-length novel or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period before 1980. May cross genres such as YA, suspense, Amish etc and may include dual timelines.

Tuesday September 26 — Contemporary Fiction — any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period after 1980. May cross genres such as YA, suspense, Amish etc and may include dual timelines.

Wednesday September 27 — Suspense / Mystery Fiction — any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas where mystery is an important part of the plot. The hero or heroine (or both) are often in peril (more so in suspense.) Can be set in any time period — contemporary or historical — and cross genres such as YA, Amish or dual timelines etc.

Thursday September 28 — Amish Fiction — any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas where the hero or heroine (or both) are Amish OR the story has significant Amish involvement through Amish secondary characters and Amish community. Can be historical or contemporary and cross genres such as YA, suspense or dual timelines.

Friday September 29 — General Christian Fiction — Any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas. Any genre including previous selections you’ve made on other days and also for specific  genres not covered this week such as Women’s Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, etc.