PDF Finale Episode + The Power of Starting Something Stupid by Richie Norton Book Giveaway

16 Sep, 2013 by in giveaway, PDF, Richie Norton, the Power of Starting Something Stupid 1 comment

This weeks episode of Pretty Darn Funny is the finale titled Fitness Challenge. Do any of you have friends into Cross Fit? Or maybe you brave the gym regularly yourself… If so, this should make you crack a smile.

About Pretty Darn Funny: A comedy like no other. For your sister and your mother. Pretty Darn Funny is a comedy web series about life as a woman, a mother and…comedian. 


The award winning Pretty Darn Funny web series started in April 2012 and has continued to keep thousands of people laughing. Pretty Darn Funny has won five Telly awards, honored along side other notable recipients such as Time Warner Cable, ABC Family Digital Media,  and AOL Media.  Its parody videos were featured on The 700 Club, the flagship television program of the Christian Broadcasting Network, airing in syndication throughout the United States.

Season 1 Followed Gracie Moore, a mom who gets more than she bargains for when she forms an all-female comedy troupe in efforts to clean up the local comedy scene. It features a cast of colorful, loveable characters. It will make you laugh. It might make you cry (from laughing so hard). However you spin it, we know you’ll think it’s Pretty Darn Awesome.

Season 2 is launching August 2013 and continues the craziness of Gracie’s life. From battling crossfit and the pressures of Pinterest envy, to competing with the PTA president for superior fundraising cred, Gracie and the troop show that no matter what life throws at you it’s always worth the laughs.

Each new “bite-sized” 6-8 minute webisode is released weekly and is designed for your busy lifestyle. (Meaning you can watch it in-between picking up your kids from soccer, making a fabulous meal that half of your kids will probably refuse to eat, and composing what is sure to be the best blog post ever written in the history of the world. You know, in all your free time.)
Pretty Darn Funny is your new best friend. Your new, very funny, best friend.

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The Giveaway: The Power of Starting Something Stupid by Richie Norton

Book Description: What if the smartest people in the world understand something that the rest of us don’t? (They do.) What if they know that in order to achieve success, they will sometimes have to do things that others may initially perceive as stupid? The fact of the matter is that the smartest people in the world don’t run from stupid, they lean into it (in a smart way).

In The Power of Starting Something Stupid, Richie Norton redefines stupid as we know it, demonstrating that life-changing ideas are often tragically mislabeled stupid. What if the key to success, creativity, and fulfillment in your life lies in the potential of those stupid ideas.

Author Bio: Richie Norton is the bestselling author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid as well as the #1 Amazon download Résumés Are Dead and What to Do About It. He is an international speaker and consultant for the corporate growth and personal development industries, a social entrepreneur, and CEO and Founder of Global Consulting Circle.

Richie has been featured in Forbes, Businessweek, Young Entrepreneur, Huffington Post and other national publications both in print and online. The 2013 San Francisco Book Festival named The Power of Starting Something Stupid the winner of the business category and the grand prize winner of all book categories in its annual competition. In 2010, Pacific Business News recognized Richie as one of the Top Forty Under 40 “best and brightest young businessmen” in Hawaii.

Richie has shared the stage with bestselling authors such as Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen M.R. Covey, author of The Speed of Trust and Kevin Rollins, former CEO of Dell Computers.

Richie received his MBA from the world’s #1 ranked international business school, Thunderbird School of Global Management.

To enter to win a copy of  The Power of Starting Something Stupid by Richie Norton Book courtesy of Deseret Book, pick your own entries in the rafflecopter form below

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Free Ebooks- Fabulous Finds From Fire and Ice

16 Sep, 2013 by in fabulous finds, rachael renee anderson Leave a comment

Enjoy today’s Fabulous Finds From Fire and Ice…
by Rachael Renee 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.  
  


by Shannon Guymon
Layla Kendall is the oldest of three sisters. She’s a burned out social worker one step away from a major depression and she needs a fresh start. When she and her sisters Kit and Jane inherit their grandmother’s bakery, she doesn’t know if she can trust her good fortune or not. Life has taught her that happiness is just an illusion. But the chance to be with her sisters and get away from the heart ache and pain she’s faced day in and day out is a chance she’s going to take. The fact that they don’t know anything about running a bakery won’t stop them. With Layla’s new life, come new connections and friendships including Michael Bender, a single dad and someone who wouldn’t mind getting to know Layla better. She doesn’t trust men and she doesn’t want to change her mind but Michael’s little girl Stella grabs her by the heart and won’t let go. When Layla and her sisters realize that there are people who want to see them fail, it will take a lot of heart and courage to keep going. Layla will have to let go of the past in order to grab onto the future if she’ll ever find the love she needs.
by Marie Higgins
Lord Trey Worthington isn’t about to give his heart to a woman. He does not want a marriage like his parents. But when his mother brings in a childhood acquaintance into the home to sponsor into society, Trey has to get Miss Faraday trained properly. The more he gets to know Judith, the more he yearns for something he doesn’t dare reach for. Judith is after a faithful husband—something Trey has been convinced most of his life he’ll never become. Judith Faraday is only after one thing—to marry her Naval Officer and enjoy a life full of love. She’s doubtful her dream will ever come true while living as the ward to the dowager duchess. However, the longer Judith is with the dowager’s son, Trey, an attraction blossoms. Judith now wonders if God has different plans for her life, because Trey doesn’t believe in the sanctity of marriage . . . the very thing Judith cannot do without. 

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Be sure to check price before buying.
ENJOY!

Say Love By Hilary Weeks Giveaway Winner

16 Sep, 2013 by in Uncategorized Leave a comment

Congratulations to Jen R who won a copy of Say Love by Hilary Weeks

and to Brooke who won Rocky Road by Josi S. Kilpack in our Pretty Darn Funny giveaways sponsored by Deseret Book.

Send us your mailing address and they will get your prizes off to you.

Be sure to enter this weeks giveaway for this week’s PDF episode hosted by Deseret Book!

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Peek Into the Spindlers by Lauren Oliver

13 Sep, 2013 by in spindlers 2 comments

Harper Collins is featuring a chance to read The Spindlers for free HERE. 
Enjoy until September 22, 2013. 
And be sure to head over to Goodreads for a chance to win a copy of your own!

The Spindlers 
by Lauren Oliver
Hardcover, 246 pages
Published October 2nd 2012 
by HarperCollins
ISBN 0061978086

When Liza’s brother, Patrick, changes overnight, Liza knows exactly what has happened: The spindlers have gotten to him and stolen his soul.

She knows, too, that she is the only one that can save him.

To rescue Patrick, Liza must go Below, armed with little
more than her wits and a broom. There, she uncovers a
vast world populated with talking rats, music-loving moles,
greedy troglods, and overexcitable nids . . . as well as
terrible dangers. But she will face her greatest challenge
at the spindlers’ nests, where she encounters
the evil queen and must pass a series of
deadly tests — or else her soul, too, will
remain Below forever.

From author Lauren Oliver comes a
bewitching story about the reaches of
loyalty, the meaning of love, and the
enduring power of hope.


LAUREN OLIVER captivated readers with her first novel, the New York Times bestseller BEFORE I FALL, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. She followed that up with DELIRIUM, the first      book in her New York Times bestselling trilogy, which continued with  PANDEMONIUM. Oliver is also the author of LIESL & PO, a  book for middle-grade readers, which received three starred reviews  and was described as “a gorgeous story—timeless and magical” by  Newbery Medal winner Rebecca Stead. A graduate of   the University  of Chicago and NYU’s MFA program, Lauren Oliver lives in  Brooklyn, New York. 
   You can visit her online at www.laurenoliverbooks.com.

Free Read Friday…the 13th

13 Sep, 2013 by in Uncategorized 4 comments

Happy

the 13th!

Enjoy these awesome 


   Free Reads…
   
 
We are happy to announce Free Read Friday hosted by Heather at Fire and Ice, a way for bloggers, authors and publicists and readers to spread our favorite weekly free Ebook finds.

Link up below to share your Free Read Friday posts!

Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson- Shadow Mountain Blog Tour and Review

10 Sep, 2013 by in proper romance, review, Shadow Mountain 2 comments

Fire and Ice is today’s stop on the official blog tour for Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson hosted by Shadow Mountain.

Blackmoore
by Julianne Donaldson
276 pages
Published September 9, 2013
by Shadow Mountain
Genre:  Regency Romance
Book Brand: A Proper Romance
Book Source: Publisher
5 stars

 Kate Worthington knows she can never have her heart’s desire and so believes she will never marry. But Kate’s meddlesome mother has other plans. Kate journeys to the stately manor of Blackmoore on the cliffs above the seashore, where she must face the truth and the man that has kept her heart captive.

Set in northern England, Blackmoore is a Regency romance that tells the story of a young woman struggling to learn to follow her heart. With hints of Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters, Blackmoore is a page-turning tale of romance, intrigue and devotion.

Review: An absolutely stunning second novel by Julianne Donaldson. This book is a treasure that will remain forever on my shelves and be shared through generations. Julianne has taken Jane Austen’s style and period and crafted a novel that is poetic, deep, haunting and classically romantic.  I re-read Blackmoore in preparation for my post, and those who know me well will know that I have only read a handful of books twice through. I think I can honestly say it was better the second time than the first. There is just so much to be discovered and unfurled. There are so many levels of symbolism, sentiment and character development that one could safely read and re read Blackmooore over and over again.

Kate Worthington is a voice we can all relate to, a women on a quest to discover who she really is and how to escape her cultural traps. She feels misunderstood and misplaced within her family of ill behaved women. When a series of revelations about her mother and her childhood friend Henry lead her on a path of change, she decides it is time to lock up her heart for good. Her deepest desire is to visit Blackmoore, the summer estate of Henry’s family and to make a trip to India with her Aunt Charlotte. Her dreams are almost dashed when she rejects the unwelcome arrangements of her mother, but Kate has a plan…one that just might break the heart of her admirer and break the chains of her entrapment.


The Gothic tone and mysterious setting of the moors next to the sea make this a wonderful Fall or rainy day read. Written in Kate’s first person point of view with flashbacks from the past, the story line moves swiftly and I admit I read it all in one day. It is amazingly well written and I will recommend it to all my friends. Thanks to Julianne for helping me out of a reading funk and for keeping me on the road of Regency Romance with clean content.


Highlight with your cursor to reveal parental content information in the next sentence. Content: Clean language, no sex or swearing. Hinting of extramarital affairs, one mention of skinny dipping and swim shorts being “swung low on the hips.

About The Author: Julianne Donaldson grew up as the daughter of a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot. She learned how to ski in the Italian Alps, visited East Berlin before the wall came down, and spent three years living next to a 500-year-old castle. After earning a degree in English, she turned her attention to writing about distant times and places. She lives in Utah with her husband and four children.

Learn more on Facebook/ Twitter/ Deseret Book

Join us tonight for the launch part of Blackmoore at 7 PM at The King’s English in Salt Lake City! Julianne has promised Regency Era Dress and some fun surprises.

Shadow Mountain is offering special pricing on Blackmoore at $7.99 in Kindle form and $1.99 for Edenbrooke, Julianne’s first book!

You really do not want to miss these prices or the books. Click the images to purchase…

Hilary Weeks Say Love CD Giveaway + PDF Basket Case Episode

09 Sep, 2013 by in giveaway, PDF, Say Love CD 4 comments

Today’s brand new episode of Pretty Darn Funny features a stand off between moms in the war of the PTA raffle basket. Having been on the PTA board before, I can vouch for the crazy competitive, mom face offs that occur within “the ranks.”  Meetings can get a little heated 🙂 But our giveaway features the perfect antidote to the problem, so be sure to watch Hilary Weeks’ video as well.
Enjoy Basket Case!

Gracie faces-off with a rival PTA mom to prove who is the busiest–and best–mom by gathering the most donations for the school basket auction. But pulling together 30 cute baskets the night before the fundraiser is a bigger job than she bargained for…

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Giveaway:

The giveaway that goes along with this episode is A- Mazing! Deseret Book has given us a Hilary Weeks Say Love CD, just released today! This is by far by favorite CD of the year. It’s inspiring and hopeful and rings me back to where I need to be every time I listen to it. The cover design is gorgeous, designed by Cassandra Barney. 

Here’s a sneak peek…

Learn more about Say Love at Deseret Book
To enter to win this CD, simply choose your own entries in the rafflecopter form below.

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Pretty Darn Funny Giveaway Winners

09 Sep, 2013 by in book giveaway, sarah m eden Leave a comment

Congratulations to Brooke who won Rocky Road by Josi S. Kilpack

and Emily F who won Longing for Home by Sarah M Eden in our Pretty Darn Funny giveaways sponsored by Deseret Book.

Send us your mailing address and they will get your prizes off to you!

Be sure to enter this weeks giveaway for this week’s PDF episode, which is a copy of Say Love by Hilary Weeks.

Whitney Awards 2013 Are Open For Nomination- Link Up

07 Sep, 2013 by in whitney awards Leave a comment

The last couple of years I’ve had a chance to work with this wonderful program and wanted to let you all know about The Whitney Awards!

ABOUT THE WHITNEY AWARDS 

What are the Whitneys? (excerpt from the official website) 
The Whitney Awards honor novels in the following categories: General Fiction, Romance, Suspense/Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Young Adult Fiction, General Young Adult Fiction, Middle Grade, Historical, Best Novel of the Year, Best Novel in Youth Fiction, and Best Novel by a New Author.
Novels can be nominated by any reader (via this website or by mail), and nominees are voted on by an academy of industry professionals, including authors, publishers, bookstore owners, distributors, critics, and others.

See all of the awesome books that  won Whitneys, last year, in 2012 here.

 We are now accepting nominations for your favorite books published in 2013 by an LDS author. New LDS Fiction has a great list of new releases/ eligible books on their site.
Nominate your favorite book published by an LDS author in 2013 now and not later than December 31, 2013 here.
The 2013 Whitney Awards will be presented:
April 26, 2014 at the Whitney Award Gala, Davis Convention Center, Layton, Utah


Spread the word : If you are an LDS author and your book was published in 2013 link us to your book via the linky list, or comment below. 
Let’s help spread the word about your titles and readers, keep those nominations rolling in 🙂