The Sunday Post: 30th Edition

The Sunday Post is a weekly Meme hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. 

It's a chance to share news, 

a post to recap the past week on your blog,

 showcase books

and things we have received and

 share news about what is coming up 

on our blog for the week ahead

* I haven't done a Sunday post in over a month, just because I haven't had time.

Last Week on Melissa'sMidnight Musings:

(Click Links to be taken directly to the posts)

• I posted my January Book Recap
• Author Emily Craven stopped by the blog for an Interview plus a giveaway
• I hosted a Blog Tour Stop with review and giveaway for Rally Round the Corpse by Hy Conrad
• I hosted a Blog Tour Stop with review and author interview for Deep Connections by Rebecca Graf
• I reviewed Scammed by Art Maines as part of a blog tour
• I talked about how Love is a Leap of Faith for Behind the Blog
• Author Art Maines shared his insights on The Steps to Take if You are Scammed
• I posted a Kindle Fire Giveaway that's going on right now. Be sure to enter!

So as you can see last week was very busy! This week looks to be just as busy.

Coming up This Week:

•  Review of Before You Say I Do Again by Benjamin Berkeley
• Benjamin Berkeley stops by to do a guest post about how to handle loneliness
• I'll be interviewing Debbie Martin, author of Chained Melody
• I'll be doing a book spotlight of How I Met the Man of My Dreams: A Guide to MANifesting Yours by Debbianne DeRose
• For Behind the Blog this week, we'll talk about Gestures of Love: 
• With it being Valentine's Day this week, we wanted to ask about gestures of love. Do you appreciate grand gestures, ie, being lavished with gifts, and chocolates, romantic getaways etc. Or do you appreciate the smaller things, like your bf/gf doing something for you without being asked, a homecooked meal, etc. If you'd like, you can share what you did/will do to celebrate Valentine's Day. In relation to books and media: What are some gestures of love, grand or small that have stuck out to you in books or movies? 
• Review of The Eighth Wonder by Kimberly Young

Giveaways:

Be sure to enter these great giveaways that I've got going on right now:

Enter to Win a Copy of Rally Round the Corpse (INTL) 2-15

Win A Copy of I of the Storm AND a 10 Dollar Starbucks GC 2 Winners (US ONLY) 2-16

Win A Copy of The Grand Adventures of Madeline Caine 2 Winners (INTL) 2-18

This Week's Book Haul:

Clicking on the links will Take you to Goodreads

All covers are credited to Goodreads

Amazon Freebie: 

The Talisman of El by Alecia Stone

Gift From Author:

Zombie Kids Go Green

That's my haul for this week! I'm really trying to work through all the books I've already got so I'm trying not to take in too many books right now. What did you get this week? Please be sure to leave links to your hauls!

The Sunday Post 25th Edition

The Sunday Post is a weekly Meme hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. 

It's a chance to share news, 

a post to recap the past week on your blog,

 showcase books

and things we have received and

 share news about what is coming up 

on our blog for the week ahead

Last Week on Melissa's Midnight Musings:

(Click Links to be taken directly to the posts)

• I hosted a tour stop for the Salacious Marny Ottweiler by Bridget Straub
• I posted about the cover reveal and book introduction for Rebel Bride by Morgan K. Wyatt
• I reviewed Henrietta the Dragon Slayer by Beth Barany
• I reviewed Shifted Perspective by J. Bridger
• For Behind the Blog I talked about What I'm Thankful For
• I reviewed The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. This wasn't nearly as good as I had hoped it would be.

Giveaways and Other Important Posts

Enter To Win  1 Smashwords coupon for an e-copy of What I Did on My Midlife Crisis Vacation by Debbianne DeRose. Open internationally

Also, if you would like a holiday card from me, go to THIS POST to fill out the request form. The list CLOSES December 5th, so please be sure to request one if you'd like one.

Coming Up This Week:

• Review of Four in the Morning by Christi Goddard
• Review of Last Chance Christmas by Hope Ramsay
• Tour Stop for Crazy for Cowboy by Roxy Boroughs
• Guest post from author Addison Westlake
• Behind the Blog: This week's theme is Crime:  While many may never experience crime firsthand, it is something that is constantly in society as many feel that rules and regulations are simply there to be broken. This week we do not wish you to admit to your crimes, or even crimes of people you know, but simply your views on crime in general. Or, if you prefer, could you imagine how you would react if a) you were to find a body. b) you were kidnapped or c) you had a gun pointed at your head.
  In relation to media, what books and films do you know that reflect crime in an interesting way or what are your favourite crime stories?
• Author interview and Giveaway featuring Marc Johnson
• Review of Heaven Or Hell by Roni Teson (if I can complete the review in time)

So, as you can see, it's going to be another jam packed week here at Melissa's Midnight Musings. I hope you'll all stop by and check out these great posts I have lined up. 

This Week's Book Haul:

Clicking the links will take you to Goodreads' descriptions
*all book cover photos and links credited to Goodreads unless otherwise noted

Free Amazon Kindle Download:



The Angry Woman Suite by Lee Fullbright




Cupid's Christmas by Bette Crosby



The Eighties: A Bitchen Time to be A Teenager by Tom Harvey


Received for Blog Tour:


Witch in the Wind by Brenda M. Collins

Received for Review from Author/Publisher:

Print copies I received this week from left to right:
Transferable American Morals by Christopher S. Bell (ARC)
Letters to My Mother (but really for my father) by Kate Kaiser

E-books for Review:


If Only by Ashlyn Mathews



How Santa Became Santa Clause by Jennifer Longe
*Photo and link Credited to Amazon.com



Virtual Love: Everything You Need To Know About Online Dating by Pamela "Penlady" Jones



Goodnight Brian by Steven Manchester



Naked Determination, forty one tales for fearless, motivated underdogs by Gisela Hausmann*
*Photo credit and link to Amazon.com

So many awesome books to look forward to! I want to say a big thank you to all the authors/publishers who have sent me books this week!

What did you get? Be sure to leave links so I can check out your hauls!