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Carving Angels Blog Tour & Giveaway

03 Dec, 2011 by in Uncategorized 3 comments

Fire and Ice is today’s stop on the Carving Angels blog tour hosted by Cedar Fort books.
Carving Angels
by Diane Stringham Tolley
Hardcover, 128 pages
Published September 8, 2011
by Cedar Fort, Inc
ISBN  1599559447
Source: Publisher
Rating: 4 Stars
Papa Adam, the North Pole’s oldest elf and Santa’s former chief carver, has given up. Blind, frail, and feeling useless, he counts the minutes in every day as he waits to die — until his youngest granddaughter challenges him to carve again. Together they prove that the most beautiful creations can come from the most unlikely sources and with the right love and encouragement, anything is possible.
 This is a sweet Christmas story that tells more than just the tale of Santa and his elves. It tells of the power of love and belief to bring light and joy into the lives of another. Sweet Amy (Papa Adam’s youngest grandchild) brings her blind grandfather a block of wood and asks him to make her a carving like he had made for the other grandchildren. At first Adam says no, but Amy’s belief in him inspires him to take his tools out of their dusty box and try. What results is more than just beautiful carvings, but the development of a beautiful relationship between Papa Adam and his sweet, young granddaughter, Amy.
What I love about this book is it’s simplicity. As the holidays arrive, schedules become busy and time is in short supply. Reading for pleasure (as opposed to a careful and complete perusal of the sale ads and recipe books) can often be pushed to the backburner. This sweet story is a very quick and uplifting; certain to put you in the Christmas mood. 

Content: clean
Learn more about Carving Angels as well as tour dates here.
About the author- Diane Stringam Tolley was born and raised on a ranch in Southern Alberta, Canada. Educated in journalism, she is the author of countless articles and short stories and a novel for young adults, Essence. She and her husband, Grant, are the parents of six children and live in Beaumont, Alberta, Canada.
The Giveaway- We have one e-book of  Carving Angels to give away to our readers coutesy of Cedar Fort as part of the blog tour. Open Internationally. Comment below to enter. Ends December 17, 2011.

Sorry ‘Bout That

02 Dec, 2011 by in Uncategorized Leave a comment

No post yesterday! We were the hub of a 119 mph wind storm and lost power, internet. Thanks for all of you who wished me well and checked in on twitter. We are safe and sound even though our house and yard suffered damage. See photos of the crazy on insta.gram and twitter @fireicephotos.

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Dancer Girl Blog Tour & Giveaway

28 Nov, 2011 by in Uncategorized 19 comments

Fire and Ice is Today’s stop on the official blog tour for Dancergirl hosted by Kismet Book Tours, Carolyn Tanzman and Harlequin Teen.

Book Summary: Ali Ruffino loves to dance. When her friend posts videos of her online and they go viral, she thinks her unexpected fame might propel her straight to center stage. But along with some real admirers she gets some nasty detractors—and a stalker who isn’t content to watch from afar.

Special Post- Interactive Map

The main character in the YA thriller DANCERGIRL, 16 year-old modern dancer Ali Ruffino, lives in Brooklyn, NY. She and her friends at Washington Irving High School, WIHi for short, have a definite list of fave foods. Here are the places they love, along with their twitter/website addresses. They are:

Ali’s Top Ten List of Favorite NYC Foods

1. Black and white cookie—half chocolate icing, half vanilla. As big as your hand. Lassen & Hennings, 114 Montague St. Brooklyn Twitter: @lassencatering

2. Red Velvet Cupcake Crumbs 109 Montague St. Brooklyn Twitter: @CrumbsBakeShop

3. Egg cream (okay, this is a drink not a food…), Seltzer water, U-Bet chocolate syrup, little bit of milk. Sounds gross – but it’s foamy and delicious. Park Plaza Diner, 220 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn http://parkplazarestaurant.com/

4. Italian ices Uncle Louie G 233 Smith St. Brooklyn Twitter: @UncleLouieG

5. Pizza –thin crust, gooey cheese Frascati 80 Henry St. Brooklyn Twitter: @seriouseats

6. Falafel (fried chickpeas) in pita bread with hot sauce, tahini sauce, and pickled vegetables. Hummus on the side. Tutt Café 47 Hicks St. http://www.tuttcafe.com/

7. Cheesecake. Creamy. No fruit on top. Junior’s 389 Flatbush, Brooklyn, Twitter: @JuniorsCheeseck

8. Potato Knish from the Hot Dog stand in Brooklyn Heights (Knish = dough with filling inside). MUST be eaten with mustard. Clinton near Montague

9. Pies and Thighs- Chicken Biscuit and Choco Peanut Butter Crunch Pie! 166 S. 4th Street, Brooklyn Twitter: @piesnthighs

10. Fried rice (chicken, vegetable, pork). For takeout! Great Wall Kitchen, Best 60 Henry St. Brooklyn

Click to see an Interactive Map of Ali’s Favorite Food Places!

About the Author- Carol M. Tanzman – website, twitter, facebook, goodreads, tumblr

Carol M. Tanzman’s performing arts career is eclectic. She was a dancing poppy in a production of the Wizard of Oz that toured to the Soviet Union, an abstract chicken in a New England mime company, and the assistant director for a play in Germany where her major responsibility was making sure the sheep entered and exited on cue. She’s directed regional and Off-Broadway productions of new plays, was the artistic director of a children’s theatre company in upstate NY and has been honored (twice!) by the Bravo Awards for her work with the Los Angeles Unified School District.Her first YA novel, The Shadow Place, was on YALSA’s Quick Pick List of Recommended Books, the National Council of Teachers of English ALAN List of Best Books, and the CA Collection for Middle & Senior High Schools.

Be sure to check all the stops on the Dancer Girl Blog Tour for chances to enter the awesome giveaway!

Monday, November 14th – The Unread Reader
Wednesday, November 16st – YA Liberian Tales
Friday, November 18rd – ChicaReader
Monday, November 21st – Musings of a Reader Happy
Wednesday, November 23th – Alice Marvels
Friday, November 25th – A Cupcake and A Latte
Monday, November 28th – Fire and Ice Reviews
Wednesday, November 30th – Books with Bite
Friday, December 2nd – Well Read Wife

Contest Info: Carol and Harlequin are offering two giveaways for his tour!

1.) The first give-away is copy of Dancergirl. Enter by leaving a comment on this Tour Stop (and then confirm that you left a comment via Rafflecopter)

2.) The second give-away is an iPod nano, skinned in the Dancergirl artwork!

Simply enter via the Rafflecoper widget (click the arrow under post that says read more) and get extra entries for tweeting (once per TourStop), following Carol on twitter,”Liking” her on facebook, leaving your mailing address (for faster shipment of the prize) and for leaving a comment at each Tour Stops (one extra entry for each TourStop) See full contest rules here. Good Luck!

We Have Winners

10 Nov, 2011 by in Uncategorized Leave a comment

Congratulations to Margaret Rainwater who won a copy of Horses Never Lie
who Anne Friday who won an ARC of Slayers
who TV and Book Addict won an ARC of Scorpio Races and Lyan Mora who won a hardback and custom made bracelet
and to Brenda Jean who won Not My Type.

Please email us to confirm your mailing address!

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Blog Tour and Giveaway- Eternal Starling

07 Nov, 2011 by in Uncategorized 4 comments


Fire and Ice is today’s stop on the Eternal Starling Blog Tour hosted by Once Upon A Twilight.


Eternal Starling

Emblem of Eternity Book 1
Hardcover 320 pages
Published by: Pendrell Publishing
Expected Pulication:December 6, 2011
ISBN 982729793
4.5 starsA love so strong, even eternity can’t separate them.

Evie Starling has lived a relatively uneventful life hanging out with friends, gossiping about boys, and driving her 1966 Mustang. All of that changes when she moves to Gunnison, Colorado, to start college and meets two mysterious men.

For centuries, Alex Night and Emil Stone have yearned for Evie—but they each have their own reasons for wanting to be with her. When both men claim to be her soul mate and tell her about an unbelievable past, Evie learns that she’s not the person she thought she was. Soon, Evie finds herself in the middle of an age-old battle between the Amaranthine Society—the soul protectors, and the Daevos Resistance—the soul destroyers. With a past she doesn’t understand, and a future rife with danger, Evie has to decide who she can trust. But Alex and Emil aren’t the only ones who want Evie, and her soul is about to become the rope in an eternal tug-of-war.

There are so many things I love about Eternal Starling…where to start? The cover, the author, the writing. Evie Starling is about to start her freshman year of college in Gunnison, Colorado when she becomes lost hiking in the mountains. As independent and head strong as she is she does not want to admit she needs help getting back to her car when Alex Knight finds her and volunteers to help. But Alex is arrogant and won’t take no for an answer, matching her stubbornness. Thus starts the vortex of attraction and pull between the two of them. Ales is everything she could ever dream of, independently wealthy, graduated early and working as a volunteer for charity. He’s romantic and sparks fly fast , but then Alex puts the breaks on it all claiming Evie is in danger and pretty much disappears from the scene.
Just as Evie is getting used to the idea of their strange break up, she’s siting in the student center one day and an equally gorgeous and mysterious man comes up and kisses her out of the blue. Could life get any weirder? Emil Stone makes no apologies for his forward public move and Evie finds that he’s a welcome diversion from her broken heart. Things get complicated when Alex returns and the of them are are caught in a battle of wills that spans centuries. Evie is just beginning to learn that no one is quite what they seem and her heart is pulled in two directions.
With a protagonist who can stand up for herself and two men that both have ultimate potential, I found myself eating up every second of Eternal Starling. I love that the author Angela Corbett put so much of her self into the book with little details like a 1966 purple Mustang GT and 4 wheeling on sand dunes. Evie has a strong relationship with her parents who are invested in making sure she’s safe and taken care of. Things get particularly interesting when both Emil and Alex unexpectedly turn up at her family camping trip. I’m so glad this is a trilogy!! Can not wait to see what happens and I gurantee I will be reading book two. At this point in the game I can see her reasoning for wanting to be with both Mr. Knight and Mr. Stone. Angela rocked this as her debut novel. I think you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.

Click Eternal Starling to read a summary of the first book and escape to a world of soul mates, suspense, and
romance.Read about the book launch party here!
You can now pre-order Eternal Starling at
barnesandnoble.com!

photo by Heather Zahn GarnderAbout the author: Angela Corbett graduated from Westminster
College with a double major in communication and
sociology. She started working as a reporter for her
local newspaper when she was sixteen and won
awards for feature, news, and editorial writing. She
has also done freelance writing. In addition to
writing, she works as a director of communications
and marketing. She lives in Utah with her extremely
supportive husband and their five-pound
Pomeranian, Pippin, whose following of fangirls
could rival Justin Bieber’s.

Find Angela Corbett on Facebook / Twitter/ Goodreads/ Blog

Angela Corbett is hosting a pre-order contest to win a kindle. Anyone who pre-orders Eternal Starling can be entered to win. Just EMAIL Angela a photo of the receipt or a copy of the email receipt for proof of purchase. Enter from now until the Eternal Starling’s release date on 6 December 2011.
We are giving away an ARC, author signed bookplate and bookmark to one of our readers as part of the blog tour. To enter to win fill out this form. Giveaway ends November 29, 2011.

Goods Things Utah Appearance

02 Nov, 2011 by in Uncategorized 2 comments

This morning, co-author of (dis)Abilities and the Gospel, Danyelle Ferguson and I will be on Good Things Utah! So, all my Utah friends, tune in today, Wednesday, November 2nd at 10 am on ABC Channel 4. Danyelle and I will be talking about how to help kids with autism and other cognitive disabilities at church.
To learn more about The Book (dis)Abilities and the Gospel and to read my review click here. To visit my website, about our adventures with special needs click Parenting Partner here. Hope you can watch!
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Halloween Spooktacular Giveaway Winners

01 Nov, 2011 by in Uncategorized 1 comment

Congratulations to our winners of the Halloween Spooktacular book giveaway

Jolene A- Original Sin
Mary Gravett- Masquerade
Tiffany Drew- Magnolia League
Tracey McCorkle-Darkest Mercy
Evika Pina-Night World #1
Lisa Potts- Graveminder
Tracy Maddox- City of Bones
Valerie Fink- The Jumbee
Brandy Huffman- Thirst #1
Lady Vampire- Night World #2
Tanya Maxemow-Siren Song

I have your mailing addresses so let me know when you receive your book. And thanks to all our new followers. We love to give things away here at Fire and Ice so stay tuned for lots more chances!

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Barnes and Noble Authorpalooza Swag Giveaway

26 Oct, 2011 by in Uncategorized 34 comments

Saturday was the huge Authoropalooza event at Barnes and Noble which every year is one of my favorites. There are so many great writers all in one place! This year’s authors in attendance included:

G.G. Vandagriff-Foggy With a Chance of Murder
Jessica Day George– Tuesdays At The Castle
Frank L. Cole– Hashbrown Winters
Joy Spraycar– Quicksilver
April Touchette- Parole at Camp Somerset
Caleb Warnock-Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers
Connie Sokol– Faithful, Fiot and Fabulous
Mandi Slack-The Alias
Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen– The Hidden Kingdom
B.K. Bostick– Huber Hill and The Dead Man’s Treasure
Carla Kelly-Marian’s Christmas Wish
Tristi Pinkston– Hang ‘Em High
Jason Anderson
Kim Justesen- My Brother The Dog
Berin Stephens-Dragon War Relic
Wendy Paul-101 Gourmet Cake Bites
Nancy Miles– In Good Taste
Debbie Hulet-Independence Rock
Mary Muller- The Guardians of Innocence
Nichole Giles-Sharp Edge of A Knife
Russell Estlack- Shattered Lives Shattered Dreams
Taylor Hartley-Sinner’s Advocate
Marilyn Brown-Images of America: Provo
Paul Talbot-Wizard Magic
Cindy M Hogan-Watched
Jewel Adams-Words of Love
J. Kevin Morris-Strangely Normal
Valerie Mechling & Samuel Stubbs-The Tale of Telsharu
Jenni James– Pride and Popularity
Heather Justesen– Blank Slate
and Jennifer Laurens-Heavenly

Jennifer donated an awesome tote bag from her Heavenly Series as well as a huge of pile of swag including a music CD, postcards and bookmarks. Jessica Day George signed some bookplates for our readers and the other authors chipped in signed bookmarks.
To enter to win some Authorpalooza swag comment below. I’ll pick three winners. Giveaway is open internationally! Ends November 17, 2011. View all the photos from the event on Heather Gardner Photography’s Facebook page.