{Giveaway} Flirting in Spanish ebook giveaway! (Closed)

Welcome! bibliophyte is giving away an ebook copy of Flirting in Spanish by Susan McKinney de Ortega to one lucky reader!

I read it and loved it and hope you'll love it too! To read my review, click here.
This giveaway starts now and will end at 6:00 pm (central time) on Monday, January 23rd, 2012.

Read on for a synopsis of the book...

"Running from paralyzing memories of an attempted rape and the decade of silence and shame that followed, Ortega lands in Mexico at 33, trying not to fall for a much younger local. In 1992 the author, the daughter of champion NBA coach Jack McKinney, was teaching English to Mexican teenagers when she met 19-year-old Carlos, who ardently pursues her despite the age and huge cultural differences. She resists at first, due to their divergent backgrounds--Ortega's childhood was one of summer vacation rentals and white gloves at Mass, while Carlos was a high school dropout who didn't have running water until age 10. But when she realizes that she is surprised a man could be kind to her like her father, "I didn't feel like a nervous wreck of a person anymore." It's not an instant happy ending as Ortega contends with the extreme poverty Carlos and his family live in, the machismo culture, and her own lingering doubts, with one foot in Mexico and the other wavering. When she finally achieves hard-won contentment, it's a joyous moment." --Publishers Weekly

Now for the rules! To be entered into this giveaway you must do the following:

1. Leave a comment along with your email address at the bottom of this post.

That's it! After the giveaway ends a winner will be chosen via random number generator, after which he or she will be notified of their win via the email address left below.

Don't forget the giveaway ends at 6 pm (central time) on 01/23/2012. Thank you for stopping by & happy reading!
Mary Beth

Note: the ebook being given away has been kindly provided by the author.

{Giveaway} My first book giveaway!

to be given away to one lucky reader!

I am so excited to be having my first book giveaway! I was having a hard time deciding what book to use and finally settled on a hardback copy of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. I absolutely love this book with its great story, awesome cover art and lots of vintage photos.

The giveaway begins... now! and ends at 6pm (central time) on Wednesday, December 21st.

The rules to enter are simple:

a. you must be a follower of this blog

b. you must leave a comment at the bottom of my december book giveaway! page

c. you must live in the continental US to be eligible to win

Immediately after the giveaway ends, or as close to it as possible, one winner will be chosen by random number generator and his or her name will be announced, at which point they will need to email me their address so I can get their book in the mail to them and they can get to reading!

the fine print: I will cover all costs associated with this giveaway, including shipping fees. If you win and the address you wish the book to be sent to is not in the continental US, I will be forced to disqualify you and another winner will be chosen. Also, the winner will have 24 hours to acknowledge their win and email me their address. If more than 24 hours passes after the end of the giveaway and I have not heard from the winner, a new number will be drawn and a new winner announced.

That's it! I hope you're as excited about this as I am!

Mary Beth