Showing posts with label 12 Nights of Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 12 Nights of Christmas. Show all posts

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Christmas Contest: DECORATIONS-CREATIONS - Vote for your favorite!



Hey, Hi and Hello there! Our Decorations/Creations Contest for the 12 Nights of Christmas Event is now over (at least, the entering part). I know some of you have been wondering... “Prize? What prize?” Well, we’ve agreed from the get-go that the prize would be a surprise. And it’s not just a prize... it’s errr... prizeS ←  you see what we did there? PLURAL! *does happy dance* ...(facepalm)... What’s up for grabs, you ask?


ONE WINNER will be getting...drum roll please... *little drummer boy drumming his drum in the distance*
*See Ana be silly, here ^ smh. lol*


  • A $10 GC to the retailer of your choice. Yepp, that’s right, any retailer you choose ;) Neyra’s giving like that ^_^
  • 4 books from Ana’s bookshelf - Mhm... Ana’s willingly, I repeat, WILLINGLY parting with these babies
    • Betrayed (Book #2 in the House of Night series) by P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast
    • Rhymes with Witches by Lauren Myracle
    • Phantom Evil (Book #1 in the Krewe of Hunters series) by Heather Graham
    • Wolf Whisperer (Book #11 in The Pack series) by Karen Whiddon
  • ELF Cosmetics - Some of Ana’s fave’s from ELF
    • 1 Total Face Brush
    • 1 Eyeshadow Brush
    • 1 Blending Eye Brush
    • 1 Defining Eye Brush’
    • 1 Eyeshadow Quad (#2007 Drama)
    • 2 Liquid Eyeliner (#4203 - Black & #4210 - Copper)
  • NYX Girls Nail Polish - Cause every girl deserves some sparkle ;) Plus, Ana’s a sparkle freak xD
    • NGP 169 - Super Funk
    • NGP 166 - Grand Royal




Now that you’ve seen the prizes, it’s time for the entries!! Drum roll please little drummer boy!

*CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE*
Entry #1: Anna @ Herding Cats  & Burning Soup - 2011 Christmas Tree
Entry #2: Anna @ Herding Cats & Burning Soup - 2012 Christmas Tree
Entry #3: Sharonda @ Salacious Reads - Christmas Tree
Entry #4: Krista Davis - Snowflakes
Entry #5: Penni Freels - Christmas Tree
Entry #6: Penni Freels - Snowman Village
Entry #7: Penni Freels - Caroling Village


That’s it for our entries! Beautiful, right? We sure think so. Now for the voting. To vote all you have to do is leave a comment in the comment section BELOW with....

  • Entry # you are voting for
  • Your Email address for confirmation

You can only vote ONCE, so vote for the one you like the most! Thanks to all who entered and thank you all for participating in our 12 Nights of Christmas Event. We had a blast, and we hope you did as well :)


Ana: *wipes sweat from brow and nudges Neyra* Hey, Chica, we doing this thing again next year?
Neyra: Well that depends... did our readers enjoy this event? *looks to blog readers* I’m thinking yes... but still skeptical... what do ya’ll think? Should we do this again next year? ;)
Ana: *nods enthusiastically while mouthing “say YES” to our readers* I think, they think, that we think that we should xD
Neyra: *Shakes head at Ana* you would! LOL Well, I hope so. And let’s not forget, Darkest Addictions has added in a new co-blogger... if Ning decides she wants to join our misguided adventures, I’m sure the turnout for next year will be better! ;)
Ana: *raises glass* I’ll drink to that! *coughs* NING, you better say YES! :p
Neyra: *raises bottle* Here, here!! xD


Wednesday, December 26, 2012

12 Nights with Beach Bum Addicts + Giveaway




MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! By now, we are sure you've all unwrapped your presents, ate good food, and shared many kodak moment with your friends and loved ones! It's always the holidays that elicit so many joyous moments, and we love it! December 25th, marks day 12 in our Nights of Christmas Event, and you know what that means....

"That's it everyone! The 12 Nights of Christmas event has officially come to a close with our Interviews & Spotlights. We hope you had as much fun meeting these amazing bloggers and authors as we did. But the festivities are not over yet! Each giveaway will run until 11:59pm December 31st, so there's still a chance for you to enter. And last but definitely not least, we couldn't end the blogger/author event without mentioning OUR favorite 2012 reads, so below you'll find a list of SOME of the books we couldn't get enough of this year. It was a tough choice since there's so many great books we enjoyed, but we had to narrow it all down to these. Thank you for joining us on our misguided adventures, Merry Christmas everyone y Felices Fiestas de mi familia to yours!! ^-^  -Neyra

It was surely a blast! Thanks to all of you who participated! I hope y'all enjoyed our 12 Nights of Christmas as much as we did :) Merry Christmas and again in Samoan, Manuia Le Kerisimasi :) ♥♥♥ -Ana♥


Neyra's 2012 Picks

   

Ana's 2012 Picks

 


*Note: Since neither of these books are stand alone, if you've already read the listed above or haven't yet started the series, we will buy the first book for you, or you can choose any book from the Book Depositoryworth up to $10. Have fun and good luck to all who enter.


 How to Enter:
Be BOTH a follower of Beach Bum Reads
and Darkest Addictions to be eligible to win.
Open internationally as long as the 
Book Depository ships to you.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Good luck to all who enter!
***For more interviews & giveaways click HERE***

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Blogger Spotlight: Interview with Ning of Darkest Addictions


Welcome back to another super-fantastic night of 12 Nights of Christmas. Neyra and I had the awesome pleasure of interviewing Ning of Reading by Kindle Fire, BUT now Ning is a co-blogger over at Darkest Addictions with Neyra... Bad timing lady! lol kidding ;) you're still awesome ^_^ 


 *Back at BeachBum Addictions HQ*

Neyra: *shutting down laptop & walking towards Ana’s office* You ready Ana, we gotta be at the Harem Lounge in like *looks at watch* 1hr. Ning’ will be there soon. You know she’s on a tight schedule at the moment.
ANA: *looks up at Neyra and finishes up the rest of my paperwork* Yeah, yeah. I'm comin'. *hurries and files papers and looks at watch* oh shit, okay lets go *locks up the office and jumps on my Harley* I'll meet you at the Lounge *fastens helmet on and takes off*

*While waiting for Ning in the Harem Lounge *

*Shade walks into the lounge wearing his paramedic uniform ready for work, coming in to say goodbye... properly!*

Neyra: *watches as Shade begins to walk off to get to UGH. And turns to face Ana* I have a bad feeling about having moved our Harems to the same remote spot Ana. I mean- *notices the mischievous glint in Ana’s eyes & narrows her own* ….it’s not like we haven’t agreed to keep our…. *sentence trails off as Ana begins moving towards Shade… Pulls out Sig Sauer, steps in front of Ana & points it at her* BACK OFF!!!!
ANA: *sees Neyra reach for her sig sauer.... pulls out her glock and points it at Neyra* HOLD UP!! PUT IT DOWN!!!
Neyra: I WILL NOT BACK DOWN, BACK OFF & I'LL BACK OFF >.< *At a standstill w/ Ana in the Harem Lounge*
ANA: *walks around with glock pointed at Neyra* PUT DOWN YOUR GUN! WE CAN DO THIS IN A CIVILIZED MANNER!
Neyra: *growls in frustration* WE'LL GET NO WHERE W/ THIS ANA! WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE!! PUT IT DOWN AND ALL WILL BE WELL >.<
ANA: ARE YOU MAD?! I AM NOT PUTTING DOWN MY WEAPON! *backs up to the entrance of the building and presses the call button* CALLING MY REINFORCEMENTS!!
Neyra: *Pulls out cell while eyeing Ana & holding Sig Sauer w/ the other hand* I need you. *puts away the phone & walks backwards towards the floor to ceiling windows* MAD? WHATEVER ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT DOLL, I'M PERFECTLY CONTENT. BUT I THOUGHT WE'D ALREADY SETTLED THIS... BUT IT'S OBVIOUS THAT WALKING INTO THE HAREM LOUNGE AND ALL BETS ARE OFF.. NOW CALMLY PUT.DOWN.YOUR.WEAPON. I'LL DO THE SAME, YOU KNOW ME. I'M ALL ABOUT THE COMPROMISE.... YOU KNOW THERE'S NO EASY OPTION HERE, JUST CHOOSE THE FORMER... SAVE US THE TROUBLE...
ANA: *backs away from the building door and moves away* ARE YOU FUC- NO! YOU PUT YOURS DOWN AND MAYBE WE'LL COME TO A SOLUTION. YOU PULLED YOURS FIRST *feels the floors vibrate with heavy footfalls and looks to the left* WE CALL AND THEY COME.. PUT YOUR GUN DOWN!
Neyra: *starts to feel the floor vibrate with more heavy footfalls… turns to the right* I WOULDN’T OF HAD TO IF YOU’D JUST KEPT YOUR DISTANCE!! YOU KNOW DAMN WELL THERE WAS NO NEED FOR APPROACHING HIM ANA!! *feels the floor begin to rumble even more so* SHIT! SHIT, SHIT!! THEY’LL ALWAYS COME WHEN WE CALL… PUT IT DOWN ANA!!

*with a loud bang the Harem Lounge entrance by Ana comes tumbling down… the glass on the opposite side near Neyra scatters with a loud crash*

Neyra: *see the shadow looming by the window before it crashes through* SHIIIIT!!! *jumps out of the way and rolls to the left*
Ana: SHIT! *jumps and rolls to the right* 

*1 hour later* - *Ana & Neyra are sitting on opposite sides nursing wounds*

Ana: *gives Neyra a pointed look* I told you to put your weapon down, you couldn't even do that. I am so not cleaning this up and YOU are so paying for this! 
Neyra: *looks up from neck massage* Are you insane!? I AM NOT CLEANING THIS! You're the one who just had to call reinforcements! Shoulda kept your damn distance, that's what... -- *notices a shadow moving on the left from the corner of her eye and jumps up with gargantua dagger in hand*
Ana: *glaring at Neyra, I notice a shadow moving from the corner and reaches under the cushion and aims Glock at the movement then lowers gun when she notices it's just Ning...fashionably late* 
Neyra: Welcome back Ning! *gets up off couch and heads towards Ning for a hug* I can’t say your harem’s been missing you, cause they’ve been with us but.. we sure did ;)
ANA: Welcome back! *hugs Ning and giggles* oh yeah, they’ve been busy alright ;)

NING: *hugs Neyra and Ana* Group hug!! Yay!! I needed that! It’s good to be back. It’s good that you kept my harem entertained, because left alone, who knows what they’ll get themselves into? But now that I’m back, you will stay away from my harem!! *quickly finds another safe location for her harem*

Neyra: All teasing aside hon, and before we get to the juicy bits, would you tell our readers a little about yourself?

NING: Well, sure. I’m in my early twenties. I moved to the US from China ten years ago. I’ve always loved reading and reading is basically how I learned English. I just graduated from college this past May. Now I have a stable job with a public accounting firm. I don’t have as much time to blog as I did before. I sure miss school!

ANA: *watches Paris pass by and winks before turning back to Ning* So miss thang, when did you start blogging and what did you expect to get out of blogging?

NING: Huh? *too lost in staring and Paris*

ANA: Earth to Ning!

NING: *looks back at Ana* Oh sorry. Anyway, blogging… Well, I tried blogging back in 2010, but didn’t really keep up with it, but last year, after I read the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning, I had to share, so I impulsively wrote up a blog post!! Seriously, it’s been a year since Thanksgiving, because I remember finishing basically one book a day during my Thanksgiving Break last year.

I honestly did not know there was such a huge blogging community out here with so many passionate readers. I don’t have anyone to talk books with in real life. I can’t express how happy I was that I decided to start up blogging. Otherwise I have no one to talk books with… and no one to fight for my Harem *glares as Neyra and Ana*

Neyra: Whaaat? If you’d just SHARE your Harem we wouldn’t have to fight, Ning. *shrugs and looks up as Wraith walks into the lounge* Ooh, hey baby! Ladies, I’ll uh... be right back! *winks and takes off with her sexy sex demon-vamp*
Ana: *rolls eyes and sighs heavily* Not again!

*1 hour and 30 minutes later*
Neyra: Ahem, soo where were we? That’s right, blogging! Ning,  a blogger’s life isn’t always as easy peasy as it seems, what has been one of the most challenging things about blogging for you this year?

NING: Just keeping up the pace of it. I never thought it would be so time consuming, and I gave up a lot of other things to read and blog, like playing video games. My PS3 has been sorely neglected. It wasn’t so bad this past year because I had a lot of free time, since I already had a job offer and didn’t have to stress about find a job after graduation, but with my current job, it’ll be extremely difficult to find the time to read and blog.

ANA: There’s a lot of holiday spirit going around, if you could give away one series, what series would it be and why?

NING: The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning. It started all this blog craziness, so everyone should definitely read it, if you haven’t already. Actually, that’s a good blogoversary giveaway idea. Thanks Ana for mentioning it!!

Ana: ^_^ no problem :)

Neyra: We here at the Dark Shores Lounge pride ourselves in the HOT-BROODING-ALPHAS we’ve come to obsess over. From the Special Force to the hot sexy shifter heroes that we’d like to go bump in the night with ;) What kind of alpha hero is your fave, and please, tell us, why? ;D

NING: VAMPIRES!! My paranormal romance obsession began with The Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon (another must read series for PNR fans)! Then comes the Carpathians, then BDB! It’s something to do with their immortality and strength and out-of-this world appeal!!

ANA: Our hawt hunks don’t mind a little dessert in bed, are you the “lay-it-on-and-lick-it-off” type or “no-mess-here” type?

NING: I’m usually “no-mess-here”, but if it’s Acheron or JZB or anyone in my harem, oh yeah, give me some of that whipped cream!

Neyra: It seemed 2012 was the year every author decided it was time to up their game, and the stories they provided us were epic, obsessive, and at times, heart wrenching. What has been your favorite read this year?

NING: Oh my god, I have to pick? You guys are cruel!! *looks through her Goodreads list* If I just pick from 2012 books, then it’s gotta be Lothaire by Kresley Cole and Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver. I narrowed it down to 2, you guys should be proud of me. 

ANA: Lol. oh yeah, round of applause for Ning! xD

...We’ve got your favorites down, what about least favorites?

NING: I can’t think of anything published in 2012, but the Goddess Test by Aimee Carter. For a book with such an awesome blurb, it didn’t meet any of my expectations. Even the guy wasn’t even that hot.

Neyra: Any books on your ‘MUST-HAVE-RIGHT-NOW-OR-I’LL-DIE list? *looks at Ana & Ning’s worried expressions* Am I the only one with this kind of list? xD

ANA: Wow... uh, yeah you are >.<   

NING: *agrees with Ana* I wouldn’t go that far, but I’ll give you the top 5

ANA:  There’s a big book blowout event going on in the middle of nowhere (because, I’m harsh like that) where all of your favorite authors will be giving away free signed copies of every single book they've ever written... IN HARDCOVER!. To get there, you have to...
        1. Win the Hunger Games
        2. Beat Emmett Cullen in an arm wrestling competition
        3. Steal Aladdin’s magic carpet...
        4. ...take said magic carpet and retrieve “the ring” from  a very possessive Gollum.

Are you down? Or will you pass?  Oh.. and you have a MINUTE to WIN IT, GOOD LUCK lmbo (gameshow reference)

Neyra: *Quirks eyebrow* Minute to win it.. really? lol smh..
ANA:  GOOD LUCK! lol. yes, that show... is good xD

NING: Seriously? A minute? For books? I’m down!

Ana: Haha! No hestitation!

Neyra: It’s Christmas, and Hottie Santa is coming to town! His naughty elf has gone amiss, and he wants YOU to take her place. He’s granting one wish, anything you want, but you MUST give him control. Are you willing to submit to his every desire, or deny Hottie Santa his one Christmas wish?
ANA: Hottie Santa huh? move aside, Ning! lmbo

NING: Hey! My interview, me first! Get in line, Ana! Oh yes, Hottie Santa! Who am I to deny this Christmas wish?

Ana: Lmbo!! Not a chance xD
Neyra: It would be a crime to do so, good answer Ning ;) LOL 
ANA: I’m gonna dig a little deep here (and I do hope you don’t mind) *winks* How kinky does it get in your bedroom? Or are you strictly a vanilla ice cream kinda girl with no sprinkles on top?

NING: Of course, I should’ve known this is coming. There’s a little bit of tying down and spanking *blushes* But it’s hard to be kinky when you’re in a long distance relationship *sigh* But both my bf and I are both pretty open to exploring different things. So if you ask me this in maybe 5 years, my answer hopefully will be a lot more colorful.

Neyra: Girrrl, don’t I know it! *Sighs in frustration* I like them kinky too ;) lol

In the spirit of Naughty Christmas, if you could ask Santa for any hawt hunk of burnin’ alpha male love and any sex scene to go with him, what would you pick? ;)

ANA:  Don’t be afraid to lay out your most hunkiest alpha males ;) Neyra & I test dri- I mean, put them through a thorough inspection to make sure he’s every bit as BIG, BAD AND ALPHA for you ;)

NING: Geez, no fair that I get to miss out on all the fun!! Well, Jericho Barrons when he was trying to cure Mac of her “sickness” in the Fever series. Honestly, if I had Barrons all to myself for a few weeks/months serving my every sexual need, I wouldn’t want to be back to normal either.

ANA:  Thanks so much for joining us, Ning! I’ve gotta say, meeting you (and you too Neyra) was the highlight of my blogging experience. You girls are awesome!
Neyra: *sniffs* you big ol’ softie... *turns around and blows nose on a handkerchief* I’m with Ana though Ning, meeting you  girls was so much fun this year, here’s to many more blogging years together :D *raises glasses brought over by sexy Lord of the Var Reid* RAWR! I’ll see you later tonight hottie ;)
ANA: *raises glass* to the THREE MUSKE-- bloggers ;) haha.
Neyra: LOL you dork *shakes head at Ana* ..Thanks so much for letting us probe your mind Ning, we had so much fun as always :D

NING: *laughs* You girls are so awesome! I’m so happy to have met you! Seriously, I agree with Ana, meeting you girls is definitely the highlight of my blogging experience! *cheers* Now I’m off to celebrate with my harem!! Ciao! 

  Laughing as she watches Ning take off to her Harem, Neyra turns to Ana. “Think she’ll notice the scratches, bites, and, uhm.. love marks on her men, hoochie? After all, they were off limits, but we seem to be immune to those words when it comes to men. I just hope she sees what we were ultimately dy--I mean, trying to accomplish here; to keep her harem from feeling neglected during her two month hiatus.” She winks and takes a sip of her strawberry daiquiri. 

Taking a sip of her drink, Ana turns back to Neyra, “hmm... Oh, she’ll mind, but she can’t complain. We were only, as you put it, keeping them from feeling neglected.” With her drink finished, Ana set her glass back on the table, “Well, Hoochie, it was fun, but... I hear mighty alpha males calling for me.” With a wink and a sway of her hips, Ana makes her way out the door. 

© This has been a Dark Shores Production. No Alphas were hurt during the interview process.
Yes! Another giveaway! I know, I know, I totally found herself a sugar daddy to sponsor this event! lol... so kidding. We both worked our asses off to be able to hold all these giveaways! Concluding our interview with Ning, Neyra and I are going to be giving away ONE eBook of Ning's fave reads of 2012!
How to enter:
Fill out the rafflecopter below to enter.
MUST be BOTH a follower of Beach Bum Reads and Darkest Addictions to be eligible to win.

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Good luck to all who enter!

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Author Spotlight: Interview with Elizabeth Marx

Welcome back! Tonight is night #9 of the 12 Nights of Christmas and Neyra and I are happy to welcome Elizabeth Marx, author of contemporary romance novels, Cutters Vs. Jocks & Binding Arbitration :)

Ana: *singing EXTRA loud* TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME, TAKE ME OUT WITH THE CROWD. BUY ME SOME PEANUTS AND CRACKERJACKS! I DON’T CARE IF I NEVER GET BACK! *nudges Neyra* Think we should take this interview down to the sports pub?

Neyra: *chuckles* I doubt you need to take it to the pub to make it a party. But I’m sure Elizabeth would love to sit and relax, sooo lee’goo!


*20 minutes later* 

Ana:
*buys a round of beer for the table* Thanks for joining us today, Elizabeth!
Neyra: We’re so glad you could make it! The holidays are always hectic for all of us, so thank you.

Elizabeth: Thanks so much for inviting me out for a drink, I think I’ll have a Cranberry Sangria, sounds festive right?

Ana: *eyeing Elizabeth’s drink and calls back waitress* uhmm.. yeah, so festive ;) *to the waitress* yeah, let me get one of those *pointing to Elizabeth's drink*

To kick off this interview, why don’t you tell our fellow followers all about yourself :) P.S. Anything goes ;)

Elizabeth: Well I grew up in Chicago,  but I’ve lived in Texas and Florida. I’ve always loved books and world building, so I became a writer. Right now I’m counting down to Christmas and I’m totally obsessed with decorating and wrapping and creating my own winter wonderland. You can stop by my blog and see what I’ve been up to and how many trees I have in my house. http://elizabethmarxbooks.blogspot.com/  
Ana: Let me just say that I absolutely loved Aidan and Libbys’ story! How did you come up with the whole storyline?

Elizabeth: My husband went to IU which is where the story was set and he was a baseball player there. Once I visited there and I ran into a couple by a fountain and they just looked like they came from different worlds. So I decided I wanted to write a story about a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who fell in love for Mr. Perfect.

Neyra: Were they characters based on real people in your life? Or perhaps your own experiences?

Elizabeth: Writers are a composite of all their experiences and characters are a composite of everyone we meet and know. Aidan’s arrogance was based on a professional football player who I don’t care for at all, and then I formed his sweeter, truer self, based on several people. So be careful or you’ll end up a villain in my next novel.

Ana: *Takes a sip of drink* I love that CvsJ & BA are contemp romance novels that have baseball thrown in! I loved reading all the baseball references, are you a baseball junkie or did you do some much needed research? (And by research, I mean stalk and hound hawt baseball players *winks*)

Neyra: *Lifts up glass* I wouldn’t mind stal-- I mean interviewing those hunks myself. I love baseball ;)

Elizabeth: Honestly, I’m not a big sports fan, at all, well except for the hawt baseball players in tight pants, but as I said my husband was a big ten athlete and learning about sports came with the territory. Also one of his friends made it to the majors so I did have an inkling of the behind the scenes of professional baseball. What I didn’t know I researched or my husband helped me out with.

Ana: I couldn’t help but notice that your main character’s name is Elizabeth, did the inspiration for her character stem from you?

Elizabeth: Actually I wanted to name her Libby, I’ve always loved that nickname but I needed a more formal name and it just happened that Libby is short for Elizabeth. That’s my story and I’m sticking with it! Plus, I’m way snarkier than Libby!

Neyra: lol! 

Ana: haha. And Libby is pretty snarky too!
Neyra: I also noticed you have a paranormal urban fantasy book, All’s Fair in Vanity’s War. It’s about a young girl who dies and is reborn on Halloween night to become what is known as a Seer. Where did inspiration for this book come from?

Elizabeth: I wanted to write a paranormal about witches, but I thought it was over done so I went to druids, which led me to Celtic mythology and that led me to Boston where the largest concentration of Irish Americans live and that drew me right back to Salem. I visited two summers ago for research, it’s an awesome place.

Neyra: All’s fair in Vanity’s War takes place in Salem, a city notorious to us all for it’s Witch trials of 1692. How much research went into this book, if any about the trials, the city, the history?


Elizabeth: A lot of research went into All’s Fair, as I said I went to Salem and did the whole tourist thing so I could place my characters in their real environment. I had to research Celtic mythology and Celtic Gods and Goddesses, Celtic prayers and rituals, then I did a lot of research on the druids and then had to tie that all back together with an explanation about the witch trials and how they relate to my story.


Ana: Which was easier for you to write Contemp. Romance or Paranormal?

Elizabeth: Contemporary is the easiest to write for me because the research is minimal and since my series is set in Chicago I am very familiar with the ins and outs of Chi Town. I know the architecture, people, places and way in which people interact intimately.

Neyra: Any books currently in the works?

Elizabeth: I just released two Gothic Paranormal Romances.
Ana: I heard you released these, congrats! I'm definitely intrigued ^_^ *pulls up GR on phone and adds books to TBR Pile* 

Did you have a certain playlist of songs that you listened to while writing CvJ & BA ?  

Elizabeth: I don’t listen to music while I write, it’s too distracting for me but I do have songs that I hear while I’m writing a book and I think, wow that’s really a good song for this or that part of the book. These are some of the songs I like for BA/CVJ Jar of Hearts, At Last by Ella James, Left Hand by Pink, Rolling in the Deep by Adele.


Ana: Oooh. Jar of Hearts is really good. Christina Perri has an amazing voice!

Neyra: If you could live in any of your book worlds, which would it be? :)

Elizabeth: I would have to say BA/CVJ. I love Chicago, it is one of the greatest cities in the world and I've traveled enough to know it’s true. It’s clean, it’s safe, the people are nice and friendly, we have some of the greatest museums and theaters and some of the tallest buildings in the world!

Ana:
Thanks so much for taking the time out to chat with us :) We’ve really enjoyed your company :)

Neyra: We loved having you here Elizabeth, and we wish you luck and look forward to reading more from you! Thank you for stopping by :D

Elizabeth: thanks again Ana and Neyra for having me over and make sure all your followers know that CUTTERS VS JOCKS is still FREE for almost all reading devices. Happy reading and reviewing to all!

Ana: You heard the lady, CUTTERS VS JOCKS is STILL FREE!! Click HERE to take you to Amazon. The book is Amazing and the follow up, Binding Arbitration, is even BETTER!
Wrapping up our interview with Ms. Marx, Neyra and I will be giving away ONE eBook copy of any of Elizabeth Marx' books AND if you want BINDING ARBITRATION you can pick that one and get it in paperback :) Also, I've got a signed BA bookmark from Ms. Marx, so one lucky winner will get that as well :) Cutters Vs. Jocks & The Seer's 7 Deadly Fairy Tales are currently free on Amazon. If the prices chance and you would like one of those two, then we would more than happy to get them for you :)


How to enter:
Fill out the rafflecopter below to enter.
MUST be BOTH a follower of Beach Bum Reads and Darkest Addictions to be eligible to win.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Good luck to all who enter!

Windy city writer, Elizabeth Marx, brings cosmopolitan life alive in her fiction—a blend of romance, fast-paced Chicago living, and a sprinkle of magical realism. In her past incarnation she was an interior designer, not a decorator, a designer, which basically means she has a piece of paper to prove that she knows how to match things, measure things and miraculously make mundane pieces of furniture appear to be masterpieces. Elizabeth says being an interior designer is one part shrink, one part marriage counselor and one part artist, skills eerily similar to those employed in writing.   

Elizabeth grew up in Illinois, but has also lived in Texas and Florida. If she’s not pounding her head against the wall trying to get the words just right, you can find her at a softball field out in the boonies somewhere or sitting in the bleachers by a basketball court. Elizabeth resides with her husband, girls, and two cats who’ve spelled everyone into believing they’re really dogs.  

Elizabeth has traveled extensively, but still says there’s no town like Chi Town.


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