Throwback
Thursday Book Club
So often I’ve discovered great reads that happen to be five or
more years old. I never would have found reading gems like Christine Wells’
Regency romance novel, Wicked Little Game
and The Bronze Horseman by Paullina
Simons if I hadn’t started reading titles that aren’t exactly fresh off the
presses. So to celebrate titles like these, I’ve decided to open up a new
feature on here at The Cozy Page every other Thursday called the Throwback
Thursday Book Club. Every other week, readers can find a new recommended read
published prior to 2010. You can also comment and recommend your own
“throwback” title, which I’ll be happy to include in the following Throwback
Thursday Book Club pick….
Book
Bundle Giveaways
Yes, that’s right! I had so much fun giving away book bundles
last year in honor of my Harlequin Superromance debut, A Place With Briar, that I’m bringing back book bundles giveaways
to Cozy. I have three of these giveaways planned so far this year, starting
with a special Valentine’s Day bundle next month. Be sure to check back in next
month for more about our first giveaway of the year and others to follow….
Adopt a
(Used) Book Reader Service
This is more for readers who have subscribed to my official
mailing list, but I wanted to go ahead and mention it anyway. While sorting
through my book collection, I realized 1) how little room I have for books on
my shelves and 2) how difficult it is to part with these books. There’s little
I can do in the first case. However, giving away these books would be buckets
easier if I knew that they could somehow find their way into loving homes.
(Yes, for me, bringing books home is much like adopting a pet). To that end,
I’ve been tossing around the idea of opening up a used book adoption service
for readers. Every month in my official author newsletter, I will list titles
by genre of used books that are still in good to fair condition. From there, readers
will then be able to enter in the drawing for 1-3 listed titles of their
choice. There’s something for everyone – romance, sci-fi/fantasy, even a little
erotica and non-fiction. A winner will be chosen at the first of every month,
except for the months that include a book bundle giveaway here at my blog. All
that I ask of winners in return is that they add the titles to their own keeper
shelves if they are so inclined or (if a title isn’t to their liking) to keep
the used book service going by donating them to their local library, book
group, or Salvation Army. So what do you think? Does this sound like a service
you’d be interested in? I’d love some feedback on it as I toss around ideas for
it throughout the next couple of weeks….
Speaking
of February, I’ll be blogging both at Roses of Prose and Super Authors on Friday,
February 6th. At Super Authors, I’ll be sharing my latest cooking catastrophe.
And on Roses of Prose, I’ll be sharing a special “slice of life” from the hero
and heroine of A Place With Briar.
Throwback
Thursdays will begin here at Cozy on February 5th so be sure to check in next
week for this exciting new feature as well as details on the Valentine’s book
bundle giveaway which begins on Sunday, February 8th.
Oh, and
there might be a Mardi Gras-themed update within the next week!
