Thursday, November 29, 2012

It's our 3rd Blogiversary (21 books and $50 GC Giveaways)

Today is our 3rd Blogiversary! It's odd to think our blog is now 3 years old. Since this time last year, we joined Twitter, passed 500,000 page views, reached (and passed) 1,400 blog posts, added a 2nd guest reviewer (say hi to Diane!), and have a (another) brand new blog design.

As a thank you to all our followers who made this another wonderful year, we have 2 great prizes to giveaway.


Prize #1

A $50 gift card to Amazon.com OR BarnesandNoble.com.  If the winner prefers, we will instead allow them to buy $50 in books from The Book Depository (no pre-orders). 



Prize #2

One winner will get all 21 of these brand new books (plus LOTS of swag!)

Bleeding Out by Jes Battis
Death's Rival by Faith Hunter
Incarnation by Emma Cornwall
In the Company of Witches by Joey W. Hill
Blood of Innocence by Tami Dane
Alchemystic by Anton Strout 
Live and Let Drood by Simon R. Green
Blood and Silver by James R. Tuck
Blackhearted Betrayal by Kasey Mackenzie
Chosen by Sin by Virna DePaul (SIGNED)
Blood Riders by Michael P Spradlin
Deception by Kris Kennedy
Darklands by Nancy Holzner
Grave Memory by Kalayna Price
Haunted by Jeanne C. Stein
Need by Todd Gregory
Sin's Dark Caress by Tracey O'Hara
A Hundred Words for Hate by Thomas E. Sniegoski
A Wolf at the Door by K.A Stewart
The Janus Affair by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris
The Demoness of Waking Dreams by Stephanie Chong


This giveaway is open internationally and the winners will be chosen and announced on December 8th. Please read our giveaway policy before entering.  Good luck!

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144 Comments:

Penni said...

Congrats on 3 years! Such an amazing contribution to the reading world. I love reading your reviews! It has helped me find so many great authors. Thank you for making the time to share it all with us!

Joella said...

Huge CONGRATS on reaching your 3 year blogging anniversary!!! Love your blog and the great book recommendations I have received from following it! Thanks for such an AWESOME giveaway to celebrate!

Heather Coulter said...

Congrats on your 3 year anniversary! I a newbie ~ WoW...this is an Awesome giveaway!

Heather ~ http://booksbooksmorebooks.blogspot.com/

Mandee Wyrick said...

Congrats, love the blog! New follower. Thanks for the giveaway. :D

Natalie Cleary said...

Congrats on 3 years :) Love the blog and adore the header!!!

Janiera Eldridge said...

happy blogeversay! you have a very nice blog!

Texas Book Lover said...

Big Congrats on three fantastic years! I love your blog! I think it was one of the very first book blogs I found and thus started my addiction. I am not a blogger just a reader and even though I don't comment that often I do read every post and look forward to them every day!

Keep up the great work!

miki said...

Happy blogoversary! thank you a lot for the giveaway!

i love your blog and discovering new author and books thanks to you

Antonietta Scrofani said...

Congrats on 3 years!! And thank you for the wonderful giveaway =)
Nette’s Bookshelf Reviews

Lindsay Glass said...

Your blog keeps getting better! Come here to get reviews of favorites and new discoveries.

Joanne said...

Congrats on 3 years. That's quite an accomplishment. Love the new look of the blog. Thanks for the great giveaway.

Beautiful Disaster said...

Congrats on 3 years and look forward to more years in the future. I'm so fortunate I stumbled into this blog. It has been a big help in finding new authors not to mention its a lo of fun:)
lorih824@yahoo.com

Veronika said...

Happy Blogoversary! Wow 3 years!! I love the blog and keep up the amazing work!

Natasha Areena said...

CONRATS on fabulous 3 years of blogging ! I LOVE the blog, love the header so much.

Cean said...

Congratulations :) Love your blog, love PNR, love your reviews, love your giveaways and will keep following! Good luck!

Roger said...

Congratulations. Great prizes. Thanks for the chance.

Birgit said...

First of all HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY!
I've been following you for more than a year I think and am looking forward to many more years! :-)
BTW I adore the new header!!

Brandellavanela said...

Happy Blogoversary!! I absolutely adore he header. And thank you for the giveaway :)

petula said...

Congratulations on 3yrs. What great prizes. Nice of you to make them international. I live in Spain so sometimes dip out. Have fun celebrating.

p.winmill@hotmail.com

ahz1 said...

Congrats on your blogaversary! Love the blog.

Tiffany said...

HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY. Three years is a loooong time LOL

I love the new look!!!!!!

Thanks for the EPIC giveaway!!!!

Rain Maiden said...

I'm so glad you guys are here. :-) Keep those reviews coming!

Carmel @ Rabid Reads said...

Congrats on turning 3! Your blog rocks; I've been a follower for quite some time and visit regularly. Keep up the good work and thanks for the giveaway!

Jennifer TheBookNympho said...

Congrats on the big 3. You don't look a day over 1. ;)

Love your blog so keep up the great work.

Melissa (Books and Things) said...

Love the blog! Congraties and here is to 3 more years of success!

Keslynn said...

Congrats on 3 years of the blog! I really enjoy reading the reviews even though they usually make my TBR pile bigger. ;-)

dbreynolds said...

Steph and Athenna, Congratulations on 3 great years! Love the new very romantic header!

DBR

Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews said...

Congrats on your 3rd anniversary! I'm an old follower and love to check out your blog! Keep up the great work!

Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway!

Jordan said...

Congrats on the blogaversary and thanks for the amazing giveaway opportunities!

Maris said...

Congratulations! I think your blog is well organized and has a nice flow to it. It's not too busy or confusing. I also like the banner..very mystical. Thanks for the giveaway. Damaris dsr002(at)gmail(dot)com

SacredmOOn said...

Congrats on your third blogoversary!! So many great book blogs are hitting their anniversary right lately.
I like the new blog look. :)
DeAnna Schultz

Jessica@a GREAT read said...

Love your blog! Can't believe it's been three years for you already! I know so many bloggers now it always surprises me when their blogoversary comes up!

Stephanie said...

Congrats on three years! I love the book reviews and the new blog design.

Giada M. said...

Congrats and thank you for the awesome giveaway! :D

You have a great blog and I love to read your reviews. Thank you for posting! :)

whitewolfreads said...

Congrats! I've been following this site since it pretty much started and I've alway loved the honest and insightful reviews. Love the new blog design!

amandawk said...

Congrats! I love your blog!
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Victoria said...

Congratulations on three years!
I love your blog. It's bright and clear. Nice reviews. I also love the romantic header :).
Thank you.
vsloboda(at)gmail(dot)com

erin said...

Happy Blogoversary!!! Here's wishing you many, many more :)

I really enjoy this blog. I love the posts and I've found some new fav authors and books b/c of your reviews. Thanks for all the hard work and dedication you've put into this... it shows and the blog is awesome :)

Sharon Stogner said...

3 years is a long time! I've been following your blog for a long time via email and FB. I love the fact that you have the new releases over in the right side bar. Very helpful. I know I can pop over and quickly check to see what is coming out. Here is to another year of reading! :)

Stella Ex Libris said...

CONGRATS on 3 years Ladies! :-D I've been with you since the beginning and it's always fun to see all the changes your blog goes through, like a woman changing her haircut/colour :-) This one looks magical, like a fantasy fairy tale setting :-)

Here's to many more years and posts!!

Stella
stella.exlibris (at) gmail (dot) com

wade2121 said...

Happy 3rd year! Your blog is amazing!

StacyUFI said...

Love your blog. I enjoy reading it.

Brianna (The Book Vixen) said...

Happy Blogoversary!! I love the new look :)

books4me said...

Congrats on three years!! I like the new look to the site although I'm not a fan of the new photo at the top of the site but then again, I don't care as much for historical romances.

cerenity2007 said...

awesome! 3 years!! Congrats. Hope to see 3 more :)

Jackie Burris said...

I think your new blog design is the coolest one yet, that header is a perfect fit for it's description and as far as the blog in general I have eagerly read and enjoyed every reading suggestion you ladies have ever posted! My TBR shelves are proof of that . LOL.

Jackie B Central Texas

elaing8 said...

Happy 3rd Blogiversary!!!
I love the new look.

Lexi H said...

Happy Blogoversary! I know I can always get my paranormal fix here. You have written some great reviews and had author interviews that have gotten me hooked. So thanks for a great year, I will try be better at commenting this year. To many more!

Zainpire said...

Your blog as grown a lot over the last few years and it's been wonderful! Congrats! And such amazing giveaways, too.

KtTurner said...

Wow, happy blogoversary and congratulations on 3 years, that's amazing. Love the blog, the sparkles and wolves look fantastic.
Thanks for this awesome giveaway.
Katie ~ Turner’s Antics

laura said...

Congrats on 3 years! Love your blog, your reviews always help me decide what to read next. Thank you for the awesome giveaway!

E said...

Awesome 3 years thanks for the great giveaways and reviews!!!!!!

Julie S said...

Happy blogoversary! Yay!
I definitely enjoy your blog :)

Nastassia said...

Congrats on reaching your 3 yrs blogiversary :) Thanks for this great givaway

Diane said...

Congratulations! I love your blog, come every day to check out your snippets!!!

Barbara E. said...

Happy 3rd Blogoversary! I enjoy your blog very much, it's definitely a great place to visit.

June M. said...

Happy Blogiversary!
I love your blog. Paranormals are my favorites and I can never get enough of them, love to find new books and authors :)

mariska said...

Happy Blogoversary !
love your blog as always. it's clean, easy to navigate it. and most of all, i love paranormal :D

Amy said...

The blog is great and well-organized. It's very easy to read and looks good, I love it!

J9 said...

Congrats! PNR is my favorite & I've gotten good recs from here so thanks!

Tore said...

Congratulations on your anniversary. I love your blog. Thanks for the awesome and very generous giveaway. Tore923@aol.com

HaveBook WillSurvive said...

3 years and may you have many more!

wanda f said...

I love your blog congratulations on your Anniversary and wishes for many many more .Have a fantastic week

Kt Clapsadl said...

I love your blog and I visit daily :) Congrats on three years!

Lily B said...

Congrats on your 3rd year blogiversary! sounds like it's been an exciting year for you. I hope you have many more to come :) your blog has come a long way and each day it gets more wonderful!

joder said...

Happy Blogiversary!!! I enjoy your site for its fast loading and great discussion of books and other issues.

joderjo402 AT gmail DOT com

ad0ffae6-78f6-11e1-8cde-000bcdcb5194 said...

I think this is my first time here, but I'll be back. The layout is really pleasing to the eye, and the content looks great!

vitajex(at)aol(Dot)com

Bethany C. said...

Happy Blogiversary! I don't get a lot of time to read blogs, but I love this one because I read almost nothing but paranormal books.

lindalou said...

Happy Blogversary! 3 AWESOME years! KUDOS!
AND thank you for this giveaway!
lindalou (at) cfl (dot) rr (dot) com

Ren said...

Happy Blogoversary Paranormal Haven! Love your site since I'm big fans of PNR and UF genres :). Its also infomative too :)

Thanks for the giveaway!

BLHmistress said...

Happy Blogoversary! I am a huge fan of yours because you read almost everything I do and I always find the great reads from your blog.

Rafflecopter Name: Dawna Newman

Susan W. said...

Happy Blogoversary!!! I love your blog! I've found several new to me authors because of this blog. Thanks for the giveaway!

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Dot S.(ladeetdareads.wordpress.com) said...

Wonderful giveaway! congrats on 3 years!

Melisa said...

Wow you made it to 3 years, congratulations! Keep blogging and thanks for the giveaway.

strawberryrose said...

Congratulations! I'm very happy to see the 3 year mark. I love the book reviews and have gotten many book after your reviews. Keep up the good work.

Ricki said...

Love your blog - and totally in love with your header. Congrats on 3 years!

KMichelleC87 said...

awesome blog! thanks for the generous giveaways

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Ollie said...

Congratulations on your anniversary and you are doing a great job!

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Ollie aka DarkBloodyVamp

DANIELA said...

Happy blogoversary
I like the reviews and giveaways. Thanks!!

JenM said...

I always enjoy reading your features and reviews. Happy Blogversary.

robinky42 said...

I love reading the reviews. Thanks for all the great giveaways.
Happy blogoversary!!!!!!

kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews said...

I love your blog, guys!!! and what a lovely new header, really fairytalish :)

Happy blogoversary! Huge achievement, I wish you many more years of happy blogging! *hugs*

Na said...

I love finding new reads! The interviews and giveaways and reviews are nicely balanced. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!!

Gurlonthemove said...

I love your blog, it helps me finds lots of great new authors and books :D Congrats! Thanks for the chance to win, Good luck to Everyone participating.

Jennifer Bielman said...

Congrats. I love your blog. I visit everyday.

Mel said...

Congrats on 3 fabulous years! I love the new look, Hopefully you have at least another 3 wonderful years! :-)

Aline Tobing said...

Happy 3rd Blogiversary!
Your blog is cute. I especially love the header :)

Lilian S said...

Congrats on 3 years.
Love your blog, it's simple to search anything i want to look.

Mervi said...

Congrats on 3 years! Your blog is great and the header is beautiful. Thanks for the giveaway! :)

sheryl said...

Congrats!!! I love the blog, I check it everyday

Shattered Rainbows said...

Kudos to you! Happy Anniversary! Thanks for the awesome giveaway.

Northwoman said...

Congrats on your 3 years! Thanks for the awesome giveaway opportunity.

NoraA said...

Congrats on your anniversary. I'm not sure how long I've been doing it, but like birthdays I don't hold with celebrating.

You do a fantastic job of getting out great reviews and introducing new books for us all to enjoy.

I wish I had the energy you put into this week after week.

I hope you'll still be doing this 50 years from now and that I'll still be here reading you.

NoraAdrienne(at)gmail(dot)com

Joy Bosetti said...

Congrats on your anniversary!!! I love the blog!

Linda said...

I love your blog, =) i read each mail i get and join almost every competiton you have =D
Thanks for the giveaway & Happy Friday!

//Linda

Jodi Greene-Kelly said...

Congratulations!

Anne said...

Congrats on reaching 3 years and only getting better. I'm still a subscriber so I must like the reviews and giveaways.

May said...

Congrats! Love your reviews... :)

Susan said...

Congrats on your anniversary!

Aurian said...

Congrats on three years of blogging! I do love your blog, and the new header is gorgeous! I hope to be following you ladies for many more years to come. Thanks for this awesome giveaway!

Heather said...

Congrats on 3 years!!!!! I love the blog. The reviews are really helpful.

Eva said...

I think it's wonderful -- huge congrats!!!

Smarty A said...

Great blog!

Joy said...

I am new to this blog but have been enjoying it so far. Thanks for the amazing giveaway and Happy Anniversary.
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Underworld Love Addiction said...

Congrats on hitting the 3 year mark. Blog looks great :)

Diana said...

Congratulations and Happy Anniversary!!!
Your blog is one of my favorite. It is (and some other) the reason I started to read blogs.
Thank you for the giveaway!
Artemis

debbie said...

congrats on three great years. I love your blog.

Melliane said...

Happy Anniversary!!! It's so impressive... 3 years, wow I would love to be that long. What do I think about your blog? It's really interesting, I always love to see your reviews, I'm difficult with PNR books and it allows me to choose some good books.

Kimberley said...

Congratulations on your 3rd anniversary!

I love your blog, it is one that I read faithfully. Keep up the good work. I have found many a book I would have missed if not for your blog.

Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
kcnrhtx (at) charter (dot) net

Leni said...

Happy Anniversary
The graphics are what caught my eye when I found this blog. It's a great source for anyone wanting to learn more about this genre.

deanna said...

Congrats on your 3 year anniversary!

laceyblossom said...

Congrats on the 3 years and Happy Blogoversary!! That's absolutely amazing :) I love your blog! Your reviews are a great help in choosing new books to read.
Lacey T

EvelynS said...

Love the blog!!

Holly said...

Congratulations,Thank you for these wonderful contests.

Mariee said...

Happy Blogiversary!

Love the blog, lots of great reviews!

DeeDee Griffin said...

Congrats on 3 years! I love your blog, you have great taste in books!

Julia Ivashkov @Carti cu Colti said...

LOVE YOUR BLOG!

Mary Preston said...

Congratulations & Thank You!!

Always a great place to visit.

Helzkat said...

Happy 3rd Blogoversary!!!

Llehn said...

I love your blog and discovering new author and books.

lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com

Margay said...

I love your blog! So here's to many more blogiversaries!

Ash said...

Congrats on 3 years! And your blog is great... love the fact that it loads fast and it's easy on the eye.

sienny said...

congrats!! many more great reviews in the future! i rarely open the blog, but i read your daily updates, especially if it feature a book that i'm interested it

hey, when did the blog got a new image? i like this one better than the previous.

Leilani @Leilani Loves Books said...

Three years, that's crazy! I remember my first blogiversary! I love love your layout, btw!

Paranormal Opinion said...

I love your blog, and you have such a beautiful header. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Congrats on your blogiversary!

Megan@Riverina Romantics said...

Love your blog! Happy Blogoversary!

Roxana Matfei said...

Happy Blogoversary!! Your blog is awesome!!

Stephanie27 said...

Love it! Happy Blogoversary! Keep up the good work!

Lisa said...

Congratulations! Love the design and hearing about what to add to the TBR.

Spav said...

I love the blog and your reviews!

Angie said...

I really love the format of your blog! It's really well thought out and creative!!

SdyLion said...

Congrats- you are one of my favorite bogs. I love the reviews and the various events. sdylion(at)gmail(dot)com

Carol L. said...

A Big Congrats on your third anniversary. Wishing you many more. I love that your blog has so much to offer. That I have found so many new Authors and books from visiting your blog. I'm an old follower and will continue to follow. Thanks so much for this opportunity. Keep up the great work.
Carol L
Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com

Felicia the Geeky Blogger said...

Happy 3rd year Anniversary! I wanted to stop by and say that :) Don't tell anyone that I marked your post when I was taking the weekend off LOL

Tara said...

Congrats on the anniversary!

traci16 said...

Contests on your three year blogoversary..hope you have many more to come!!! Thanks for the great giveaway!!!!!

traci16 said...

Contests on your three year blogoversary..hope you have many more to come!!! Thanks for the great giveaway!!!!!

leesa said...

Thanks for the chance-great giveaway. Love, love your blog!! Congrats and keep up the great work, I so appreciate you guys

Proserpine said...

Hi! Congrats for this amazing blog and for your 3 years blogging! I love the new header and blog button. Thanks for this awesome giveaway too!

Tish Thawer said...

Congratulations!! 3 years and still rocking it! You guys are the best! <3

Nae said...

Congrats! Three years is an awesome achievement and I love the new decorations. :)

Linda said...

Happy 3rd Blogiversary and a Big Congrats! Looking forward to your many more years of blogging!

Jasmine1485 said...

Happy blogaversary! :) Your blog is great, packed full of content but not too cluttered and has plenty of books that are on my TBR pile.

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Hushed Paradox said...

This is my first time here and I love the blog design. Love the big button, beautiful header. :)

- Stella