October | 2012 | The Housework Can Wait

I’m trying something new today – participating in a Book Blast. The idea is to help increase awareness of a book by a bunch of bloggers promoting it at the same time. I’ll be honest — I haven’t read this one yet. But I decided to participate because it sounds light and fun, and I’ve been reading some darker stuff lately and thought it was about time for some fluffy chick lit. Rest assured I will read it soon, then post a review.

In the meantime, read the synopsis, buy a copy if it sounds like something you’d be interested in (the Kindle version is only $0.99!), and while you’re at it, enter to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!

The Reluctant Bachelorette by Rachael Anderson

Unknowingly cast as the bachelorette for her town’s charity event, Taycee Emerson wants out. Especially when she discovers her old teenage crush, Luke Carney, is one of the bachelors and it’s up to the viewers–not her–to decide which bachelors stay or go.

Coerced into participating, Taycee does what any self-preserving girl would do. She launches a subtle attack on Luke’s good name with the hope of getting him voted off the show. Unfortunately, Luke’s an eye-for-an-eye kind of guy, and when he discovers what she’s up to, it means revenge.

But when their pranks go south, will they screw up any chance they have at a future together, or will they be able to forgive and forget and prove that love really does conquer all?

About the Author:

Rachael Anderson is the author of four contemporary romances: Divinely Designed, Luck of the Draw, Minor Adjustments, and The Reluctant Bachelorette. She’s the mother of four, can’t sing, doesn’t dance, and despises tragedies. But she recently figured out how yeast works and can now make homemade bread, which she is really good at eating.

Links:

FB fan page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rachael-Anderson/174521852685105

Website:

http://rachaelreneeanderson.blogspot.com/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/rachaelreneeand

Goodreads:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3229576.Rachael_Renee_Anderson

Amazon author page:

http://www.amazon.com/Rachael-Renee-Anderson/e/B003357K70/

http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/p/blog-tour.html

The Reluctant Bachelorette Blog Tour – October 2012

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It’s time for another Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and today’s topic is near and dear to my heart. So much so that I co-host a meme that brings attention to some of these great older titles. [Speaking of which, insert shameless Throwback Thursday plug here.]

That said, if you’ve been reading my blog for a while, these titles are going to be familiar, because I’ve featured most of them as Throwbacks. What can I say? They’re awesome.

Top Ten “Older” Books You Don’t Want People To Forget About

1. The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Lots of people don’t even realize this is a book, and I find that immensely sad.

2. Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Still the best high fantasy series I’ve ever read, and the book I measure all other fantasies against. If you’re a fantasy lover and I haven’t convinced you to read this book yet, I’m doing something wrong.

3. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

I divide my sci-fi into two categories: Aliens and No Aliens. In the Aliens category, this book is my favorite.

4. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

And in the No Aliens category, this one is my favorite. If you’ve only seen the movie, the book is vastly different. Although the movie is pretty awesome too.

5. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

This one bridges the Aliens-No Aliens gap, and so I love it in a different way than the other two. Also, I realize this is another Michael Crichton book. But considering I’ve read all his books (and there are many), the fact that I’m only putting two of them on this list actually took a great deal of restraint. I could make a Top 10 of just Crichton books that I’ve read over half a dozen times.

6. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Man, do I love this book. I’m not typically a historical romance kind of gal, but throw in a sprinkling of time travel, and you’ve got me.

7. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

I don’t think this story is in any danger of being forgotten any time soon, but it’s definitely older and I most certainly don’t want it to ever become obsolete. Tolkien’s world of Middle Earth was groundbreaking and stunning, and I hope people love it forever.

8. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Likewise, I doubt the story of the Pevensie children stumbling their way into a magical land via an antique wardrobe in an old man’s spare room is going anywhere in the immediate future, but I just wanted to state for the record how much I adore these stories.

9. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

I love the story of the March sisters, and that through all their adventures and romances and hardships, their relationships with each other, and with their mother, is what’s really important.

10. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery