The Twelve Days Of Robmas Giveaways With Robert Pattinson: DAY 2

The Twelve Days Of Robmas Giveaways With Robert Pattinson: DAY 2

We are onto Day 2 of our Twelve Days of Robmas Giveaways and this time we have this beautiful drawing by Audrey to give away!



Giveaway Guidelines

• You only have to click a button, which you'll see when you enter.
• Giveaway is International.
• You MUST enter using Rafflecopter or your entry will not be counted.
• You can enter once a day, everyday, until the closing date - Tuesday, Dec. 27th.
• There will be 1 winner receiving a Robert Pattinson Drawing  By Audrey & a Robsessed Fridge Magnet.
• The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced after the giveaway ends.

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Have you entered yesterday's giveaway??? 
If not get your entry in HERE

The Twelve Days Of Robmas Giveaways With Robert Pattinson: DAY 1

The Twelve Days Of Robmas Giveaways With Robert Pattinson: DAY 1

We have some exciting giveaways for you for the next 12 days. Starting today and ending on Christmas Day you'll have the chance to win yourself a beautiful painting by our lovely and super talented friend Audrey along with a Robsessed Fridge Magnet.

On Christmas Day there'll also be an extra special addition to the prize pack. You'll have to tune in to see what that will be.

Until then here's a look at what's up for grabs today.

• You only have to click a button, which you'll see when you enter.
• Giveaway is International.
• You MUST enter using Rafflecopter or your entry will not be counted.
• You can enter once a day, everyday, until the closing date - Tuesday, Dec. 27th.
• There will be 1 winner receiving a Robert Pattinson Painting  By Audrey & a Robsessed Fridge Magnet.
• The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced after the giveaway ends.

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Don't forget to pop back again tomorrow to see what gorgeous painting you can win on Day 2!

GIVEAWAY RESULT: WE HAVE A WINNER!

GIVEAWAY RESULT: WE HAVE A WINNER!

It's time to announce the lucky winner of this gorgeous Robert Pattinson Music Bag designed by the  talented Nere aka Dreaming Of Rob.



Thanks to everyone who entered, we had a great response and the lucky winner is..........

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Nancy you should have an email from us in your inbox. Please reply back to the email with your mailing address and we'll get your bag out to you ASAP.

If you weren't lucky enough to win and you really want to get your hands on one of these fabulous bags (or any of the other designs by Nere) then head over HERE to order.

And stay tuned for another great giveaway that you won't want to miss coming up later today.

Looking For The Perfect Gift For The Robsessed Friend In Your Life?

Looking For The Perfect Gift For The Robsessed Friend In Your Life? We've got the answer for you.

I'm saying your Robsessed friend but you may well want to treat yourself OR throw some "not so subtle" hints by leaving this page open on your computer ;p

The super talented Nere aka Dreaming of Rob has started designing her own products that are just PERFECT for Xmas Gifts.

Here's a little taste of some of her designs.........



You can check out these (and more) by clicking HERE 

And to celebrate we're going to do a little giveaway!
Up for grabs is this GORGEOUS Robert Pattinson Music Tote and entering couldn't be easier.



Giveaway Guidelines

• You only have to click a button, which you'll see when you enter.
• Giveaway is International.
• You MUST enter using Rafflecopter or your entry will not be counted.
• You can enter once a day, everyday, until the closing date - Tuesday, Dec. 13th.
• There will be 1 winner receiving a Robert Pattinson Music Tote.
• The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced after the giveaway ends.

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GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Celebrating 8 Years Of ROBSESSED

Today we are celebrating, can you believe, 8 YEARS of Robsessed! YES I said 8 YEARS.
Those 8 years have flown by. It's been a roller coaster ride that we've enjoyed sharing with all of you.




We want to say a big thank you to YOU, our readers. You make this blog what it is. Thank you so much for coming back multiple times a day to check what Rob is up to, to check what other ROBsessors are up to, and to see what the crazy bloggers posted this time. Without you we would just be 5 lunatics laughing at our inner thoughts. We hope we bring a smile to your faces everyday.

Of course we have to say thank you to Rob, for being the talented, funny, charming, witty guy that he is. For always introducing us to new things, be it books, music, films or directors. For keeping us on our toes with his new and exciting projects. And most of all for bringing us all together here where so many friendships have been made over the years.

Here's to another 8 years at Robsessed!
~ Gözde, Kate, Kat, Tink & PJ 



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As part of our Birthday Celebrations we have a fabulous CAPTION ROB CONTEST for you.
We are giving you the chance to win a copy of 'The Childhood of A Leader' on DVD.



Here's your caption picture!



To enter write a caption for the picture in the comments.

• Your fellow ROBsessors will vote by clicking that little "like" button next to your comment.
• Do not click "like" twice because it deletes the 1st vote when you do.
• The caption with the most "likes" wins.
• Please keep your caption to 1-3 sentences ;-)
• The contest is open worldwide & you have until 10pm GMT on Friday 28th Oct 2016 to enter 
• You will receive your DVD as soon as it is released in either America (Nov 22nd 2016) or UK (Jan 30th 2017). 

ROBsessed wishes you a Happy Valentine's Day + enter our giveaway for Emma Chase's steamy series!

ROBsessed wishes you a Happy Valentine's Day + enter our giveaway for Emma Chase's steamy series!

UPDATE: Winner announced below! We will email you for your mailing address :) Thanks for participating!

We love you guys and we love Rob so spread the love and have a great day!

Verena made a sultry video featuring DiorRob2.0 for VDay. He's the perfect muse *sigh*.



We also want to offer a new giveaway for the day of love. In the past, we've featured Emma Chase's Tangled series on the blog. I started reading the Legal Brief series because I've been on this lawyer kick in romantic novels. Overruled (HAAAAWT) and Sustained (and HAWWWWTTER) were released last year and Appealed was released last month.

So who's interested in some steamy reads with some of the finest attorneys around?? Check out the synopses.

The first book is about the southern charmer, Stanton, and also introduces you to the two other leading men in the rest of the series. Drew from the Tangled series also makes an appearance. A smorgasbord of yummy men that starts with Overruled:

A Washington, DC, defense attorney, Stanton Shaw keeps his head cool, his questions sharp, and his arguments irrefutable. They don’t call him the Jury Charmer for nothing—with his southern drawl, disarming smile, and captivating green eyes, he’s a hard man to say no to. Men want to be him, and women want to be thoroughly cross examined by him. 

Stanton’s a man with a plan. And for a while, life was going according to that plan. 

Until the day he receives an invitation to the wedding of his high school sweetheart, the mother of his beloved ten-year-old daughter. Jenny is getting married—to someone who isn’t him. 

That’s definitely not part of the plan. 

*** 

Sofia Santos is a city-raised, no-nonsense litigator who plans to become the most revered criminal defense attorney in the country. She doesn’t have time for relationships or distractions. 

But when Stanton, her “friend with mind-blowing benefits,” begs her for help, she finds herself out of her element, out of her depth, and obviously out of her mind. Because she agrees to go with him to The-Middle-Of-Nowhere, Mississippi, to do all she can to help Stanton win back the woman he loves. Her head tells her she’s crazy…and her heart says something else entirely. 

What happens when you mix a one-stop-light town, two professional arguers, a homecoming queen, four big brothers, some Jimmy Dean sausage, and a gun-toting Nana? 

The Bourbon flows, passions rise, and even the best-laid plans get overruled by the desires of the heart.

What we know about Jake is limited in the first book and I suspect he likes it that way. But Sustained is HIS story and it's a goooood one:

A knight in tarnished armor is still a knight.

When you’re a defense attorney in Washington, DC, you see firsthand how hard life can be, and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I have a reputation for being cold, callous, and intimidating—and that suits me just fine. In fact, it’s necessary when I’m breaking down a witness on the stand. 

Complications don’t work for me—I’m a “need-to-know” type of man. If you’re my client, tell me the basic facts. If you’re my date, stick to what will get you off. I’m not a therapist or Prince Charming—and I don’t pretend to be. 

Then Chelsea McQuaid and her six orphaned nieces and nephews came along and complicated the ever-loving hell out of my life. Now I’m going to Mommy & Me classes, One Direction concerts, the emergency room, and am knee deep in a damn compost pit. 

Chelsea’s too sweet, too innocent, and too gorgeous for her own good. She tries to be tough, but she’s not. She needs someone to help her, and defend her…and the kids.
And that—that, I know how to do.

The last book gives us Brent's story and I can't wait to see what Appealed is all about. It looks like it's the lawyer story I've been searching for - prosecutor and the defense going at it...in more ways than one. ;)

When Brent Mason looks at Kennedy Randolph, he doesn’t see the awkward, sweet girl who grew up next door. He sees a self-assured, stunning woman…who wants to crush the most intimate – and prized – parts of his anatomy beneath the heels of her Christian Louboutins. 

Brent has never let the loss of his leg in a childhood accident affect his ability to lead a fulfilling life. He sets high goals–and then he reaches them.
And now he has his sights set on Kennedy. 

** 

When Kennedy looks at Brent Mason, all she sees is the selfish, Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue-worthy teenager who humiliated her in high school to join the popular crowd. A crowd that made those years a living hell. 

She’s not a lovesick social outcast anymore – she’s a DC prosecutor with a long winning streak behind her. Brent is the opposing attorney in her next case and she thinks it’s time to put him through a little hell of his own. 

But things aren’t exactly working out that way. 

Because every fiery exchange has her wondering if he’s as passionate in the bedroom as he is in the courtroom. Each argument and objection only makes him want her more. In the end, Brent and Kennedy may just find themselves in love…or in contempt of court.
APPEALED is a sexy, humorous romance about first crushes, second chances and the final verdict of the heart.

Giveaway Guidelines

• You only have to click a button, which you'll see when you enter. Tweeting the giveaway is optional but gives you more chances to win!
• Giveaway is US/Canada only! 
• You MUST enter using Rafflecopter or your entry will not be counted.
• You can enter once a day, everyday, until the closing date - Monday, Feb. 21st.
• There will be 1 winner receiving Overruled, Sustained and Appealed by Emma Chase!
• The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced after the giveaway ends.

Good luck!!!
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ROBsessed Giveaway: Enter to win WICKED SEXY LIAR signed by Christina Lauren and all the books in the WILD SEASON series!

ROBsessed Giveaway: Enter to win WICKED SEXY LIAR signed by Christina Lauren and all the books in the WILD SEASON series!

UPDATE: The winner has been announced! Scroll down to see the winner in the Rafflecopter widget. The winner will be emailed for further information. Thanks for participating!

We tend to hold these book giveaways on Fridays but the publishers have reached out to us with a great prize and we want to start the giveaway tout de suite!

The final book in the Wild Seasons series is coming out Feb. 2nd and we're not only giving away that hot novel, we're giving away the whole series!



The winner will received SWEET FILTHY BOY, DIRTY ROWDY THING, DARK WILD NIGHT and a signed copy of Christina Lauren's latest, WICKED SEXY LIAR.

When three college besties meet three hot guys in Vegas, anything can—and does—happen. Book Four in the New York Times Wild Seasons series that began with Sweet Filthy Boy (the Romantic Times book of the year that Sylvia Day called “a sexy, sweet treasure of a story”), Dirty Rowdy Thing, and Dark Wild Night.

For two people ambivalent about dating and love, they sure get naked around each other an awful lot . . .

London Hughes is very content to surf daily, tend bar, hang out with her group of friends, and slowly orient herself in the years after college. Everything’s going great and according to the non-plan.

But when a wave knocks her for a loop one morning, then Luke Sutter’s flirtatious smile knocks her for another that evening, she veers slightly off course…and into his path. Sure, he’s a total player, but the Why not—it’s only one night is a persistent voice in her ear.

For his part, Luke’s been on hookup autopilot for so long that he rarely ever pauses to consider what he’s doing. But after an amazing time with London, he realizes that he hasn’t been moving on from a devastating heartbreak so much as he’s been drifting to wherever—and whomever—the current takes him. With London he wants more.

Every relationship involves two people…plus their pasts. And as much as she enjoys her fling with Luke, when London learns about his past—more specifically, who’s in it—everything becomes the brand of complicated she strives to avoid. It’s up to Luke then to change some things in order to try and ensure he’s not something she’ll outright avoid as well.

In case you haven't heard of the other books in the series, here are the synopses of all the books in the giveaway!

SWEET FILTHY BOY synopsis:

One-night stands are supposed to be with someone convenient, or wickedly persuasive, or regrettable. They aren’t supposed to be with someone like him. 

But after a crazy Vegas weekend celebrating her college graduation—and terrified of the future path she knows is a cop-out—Mia Holland makes the wildest decision of her life: follow Ansel Guillaume—her sweet, filthy fling—to France for the summer and just…play. 

When feelings begin to develop behind the provocative roles they take on, and their temporary masquerade adventures begin to feel real, Mia will have to decide if she belongs in the life she left because it was all wrong, or in the strange new one that seems worlds away.

DIRTY ROWDY THING synopsis:

Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don’t even like each other...which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. 

She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra. Maybe she’s too similar to the rugged fisherman—or just what he needs. 

We interviewed Christina Lauren about DIRTY WILD THING (my fave of the series so far) when it was released last year...

Q: Fan casting is fun. Who have you fan casted for Harlow and Finn? Or who have you seen others suggest? 

Christina Lauren: Ooh this is a good one but our answer is going to be a cop out—but wait! With good reason! See, it’s really hard to find an actress who fits Harlow. Harlow is half Spanish, half Irish-European mutt, so she has darker hair and skin but light brown eyes. In our mind her face is very Emma-Stone, but she’s more golden, darker-eyed. Finn is similarly tricky for us to cast. But since it’s a Rob site, we can totally confide here that if Rob put on about 30 pounds of muscle, he could rock the role. 

Click HERE if you want to read more from our interview!

DARK WILD NIGHT synopsis:

Lola and Oliver like to congratulate themselves on having the good sense not to consummate their drunken Las Vegas marriage. If they'd doubled-down on that mistake, their "Just Friends" situation might not be half as great as it is now.  

...Or so goes the official line.  

In reality, Lola's wanted Oliver since day one - and over time has only fallen harder for his sexy Aussie accent and easygoing ability to take her as she comes. More at home in her studio in her studio than in baring herself to people, Lola's instinctive comfort around Oliver nearly seems too good to be true. So why ruin a good thing? 

Even as geek girls fawn over him, Oliver can't get his mind off what he didn't do with Lola when he had the chance. He knows what he wants with her now...and it's far outside the friend zone. When Lola's graphic novel starts getting national acclaim - and is then fast-tracked for a major motion picture - Oliver steps up to be there for her whenever she needs him. After all, she's not the kind of girl who likes all that attention, but maybe she's the kind who'll eventually like him. 

Sometimes seeing what's right in front of us takes a great leap of faith. And sometimes a dark wile night in Vegas isn't just the end of the day, but the beginning of a bright new life.

Giveaway Guidelines

• You only have to click a button, which you'll see when you enter. Tweeting the giveaway and following the author (@ChristinaLauren) are optional but give you more chances to win!
• Giveaway is US/Canada only! 
• You MUST enter using Rafflecopter or your entry will not be counted.
• You can enter once a day, everyday, until the closing date - Monday, Feb. 1st.
• There will be 1 winner receiving Sweet Filthy Boy, Dirty Rowdy Thing, Dark Wild Night and the latest, Wicked Sexy Liar signed by Christina Lauren!
• The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced after the giveaway ends.

Good luck!!!
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If you want to purchase any of the latest books featured in this post, click the Amazon links to buy now!
 

ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Are you in a bind with Part 9? You better know your Robert Pattinson films!

ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Are you in a bind with Part 9? You better know your Robert Pattinson films! 

This is the last part and then you'll submit all your answers to robsessedgiveaway@gmail.com.
This should be easy for the ROBsessed....



But we'll seeeeeeee!

Part 9: Bonus!
Based on domestic release and including film festivals, from 2008 to the end of 2015, name all the characters Rob has played in his films.

And that's it! You have until Oct. 22nd, 12pm ET to submit your answers to Part 1-9. Email us at robsessedgiveaway@gmail.com.

Winners will be chosen by random.org. We'll announce 7 winners for our 7 years on our birthday, Oct. 23rd!

Grand Prize Winner:
A Rob film DVD or Bluray of your choice
An unofficial 2016 Rob calendar
Novel from the Robert Pattinson Book Club or our ROBsessed Friday book giveaways
ROBsessed button
ROBsessed fridge magnet

Runner-Up:
Choice of the calendar or book
ROBsessed button

5 remaining winners:
2 ROBsessed buttons

Click HERE if you missed Part 1
Click HERE if you missed Part 2
Click HERE if you missed Part 3
Click HERE if you missed Part 4
Click HERE if you missed Part 5
Click HERE if you missed Part 6
Click HERE if you missed Part 7
Click HERE if you missed Part 8

GOOD LUCK! May the ROBsession be with you.

ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Are you ready for Part 8? Do you remember the lucky island that got a visit from Robert Pattinson?

ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Are you fixed for Part 8?  Do you remember the lucky island that got a visit from Robert Pattinson?

In exchange for a key, Rob has the eighth question for the ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway Celebration!



Part 8: 2015
What remote island did Rob visit that's rumoured to be sinking?


Keep your answer with all the rest (links to questions 1 through 7 below), wait for the bonus question then submit for a chance to win. 

Find out more about our ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway under the cut!

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ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Will You Be In Heaven With Part 7? Do You Remember What Robert Pattinson Nurtured in 2014?

ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway:  Will You Be In Heaven With Part 7? Do You Remember What Robert Pattinson Nurtured in 2014?



The answer to Part 7 is very much love it or hate it. So was it YOUR idea of heaven?


Part 7: 2014
Besides his list of auteur directors Rob grew something else in 2014.
We want to know, what did Rob grow?


Find out more about our ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway under the cut!

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ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Are you fixed for Part 6? Do you remember all Robert Pattinson's career highlights?

ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Are you fixed for Part 6?  Do you remember all Robert Pattinson's career highlights?

(A link to the wallpaper from Creation by Jules is available here)

Here's the sixth question from the ROBsessed birthday giveaway celebration:

Part 6: 2013
Name the biggest thing that happened for Rob professionally in 2013? 


What do you do with the answer? What can you win?? Do you need any hints?  Check out the comments section!!
Find out more about our ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway under the cut!

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ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Can you jive with Part 5? Do you remember Robert Pattinson's special words in 2012?

ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Can you jive with Part 5? Do you remember Robert Pattinson's special words in 2012?

This was EPIC.

Part 5: 2012
What did Rob say about ROBsessed?



Find out more about our ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway under the cut!

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ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Ready To See Part 4? Do you remember Robert Pattinson's immortalization in 2011?

You should now have a little list of answers, if not click HERE to see Part 1, HERE for Part 2 and HERE for Part 3.

And now we're onto Part 4. Good luck! 



Part 4: 2011
How was Rob immortalized in 2011?



Find out more about our ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway under the cut!

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ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Ready To See Part 3? Do You Remember Robert Pattinson's Schedule In 2010

ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Ready To See Part 3? Do You Remember Robert Pattinson's Schedule In 2010

You should have the answers to Part's 1 & 2 written down somewhere safe, if not click HERE to see  Part 1 and HERE for Part 2.

And now we're onto Part 3. Eyes on the prize.



Part 3: 2010
What was Rob doing in Budapest?




Find out more about our ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway under the cut!

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ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Join the fun with Part 2! Do you remember the first time we saw Robert Pattinson at Cannes?

ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway:  Join the fun with Part 2!  Do you remember the first time we saw Robert Pattinson at Cannes?

We've been addicted and devoted to Robert Pattinson for 7 YEARS and we are CELEBRATING!



Like Rob, we're givers and have a fun ROBsessed-themed giveaway for you guys. Every 6 hours, we're going to be posting questions that only the ROBsessed can know easily. Will that be you?

Here's the second question from when ROBsessed was just one year old:

Part 2: 2009 
What red carpet film premiere did Rob attend at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009? 


What do you do with the answer? What can you win?? Is walking the red carpet with Rob a prize?!?
Find out more about our ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway under the cut!

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ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Join the fun with Part 1! Do you remember Robert Pattinson's hair from 2008?

ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway: Join the fun with Part 1! Do you remember Robert Pattinson's hair from 2008?

We've been addicted and devoted to a certain someone for 7 YEARS!

Do you know that someone?

Of course you do.



And chances are, you're just as addicted and devoted because you're reading this post on ROBsessed!

Our 7th birthday is around the corner and it's time to celebrate!

Like Rob, we're givers and have a fun ROBsessed-themed giveaway for you guys. Every 6 hours, we're going to be posting questions that only the ROBsessed can know easily. Will that be you?

Here's the first question and based in the year of ROBsessed's birth:

Part 1: 2008
Who infamously got Rob to talk about his hair on Jay Leno, leading to years of speculation that Rob doesn't wash his hair?



What do you do with the answer? What can you win?? Is Rob in my bed a prize?!?
Find out more about our ROBsessed Birthday Giveaway under the cut!

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ROBsessed Giveaway: Enter THE HOUSE if you dare for a creeptastic October read by Christina Lauren

ROBsessed Giveaway: Enter THE HOUSE if you dare for a creeptastic October read by Christina Lauren

Everyone loves a scary story right?



Rob's face is pretty much my reaction. I'm such a wuss and easily frightened by films and books that make it their mission to give you the creeps. Well Christina Lauren is back this fall to freak you the BLEEP out.

Last year, the ladies dived into Young Adult fiction with their creeptastic and eerily whimsical story, Sublime. This year, they return to freak-out-fiction and want to make your house unlivable with THE HOUSE *enter screams here*.

Author, Ransom Riggs, warns, "Don't read it at home alone. Or at night. Or at all if you scare easy." Sheesh! I'll admit, I started and had to stop. I told you. I'm a wuss. I like peace of mind, OK. But for you daredevils out there, maybe you think you can enter THE HOUSE. We'll see. We'll see.

Summary:

His shirt is black, jeans are black, and shaggy black hair falls into his eyes. And when Gavin looks up at Delilah, the dark eyes shadowed with bluish circles seem to flicker to life.  

He lives in that house, the one at the edge of town. Spooky and maybe haunted. Something worse than haunted. And Gavin is trapped by its secrets. 

Delilah and Gavin can't resist each other. But staying together will exact a price beyond their imagining.

GAH. I can't. *cowers away*

Giveaway Guidelines

• You only have to click a button, which you'll see when you enter. Tweeting the giveaway and/or following @ChristinaLauren are optional but gives you more chances to win!
• Giveaway is WORLDWIDE! 
• You MUST enter using Rafflecopter or your entry will not be counted 
• You can enter once a day, everyday, until the closing date - Friday, Oct. 16th
• There will be 2 winners receiving THE HOUSE by Christina Lauren!
• Winners will be chosen by random.org and announced after the giveaway ends

Good luck!!!
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Who won the PLAYING WITH FIRE???
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Congrats Marty and Irmaida! We'll email you to send your prize.

If you want to purchase any of the latest books featured in this post, click the Amazon links to buy now!

ROBsessed Giveaway: Enter to win PLAYING WITH FIRE, book 2 in the Hot in Chicago series!

ROBsessed Giveaway: Enter to win PLAYING WITH FIRE, book 2 in the Hot in Chicago series!

We know all about someone being hot like FIIIIIEYAAAAAH, don't we?



No need to simmer down because this book series wants you to stay enflamed.

Back in March, we did a giveaway for Kate Meader's Hot in Chicago series debut, FLIRTING WITH FIRE. Now we're back with the followup, PLAYING WITH FIRE! Publishers Weekly calls the second novel flawless and superb with captivating characters and we agree. You'll love the series and especially book 2:

As the only female firefighter at Engine Co. 6, Alexandra Dempsey gets it from all sides: the male coworkers who think she can’t do the job, the wives and girlfriends who see her as a threat to their firefighter men, and her overprotective foster brothers who want to shelter their baby sister at all costs. So when she single-handedly saves the life of Eli Cooper, Chicago’s devastatingly handsome mayor, she assumes the respect she’s longed for will finally come her way. But it seems Mr. Mayor has other ideas…   

Eli Cooper’s mayoral ratings are plummeting, his chances at reelection dead in the water. When a sexy, curvaceous firefighter gives him the kiss of life, she does more than bring him back to the land of the living—she also breathes vitality into his campaign. Riding the wave of their feel-good story might prop up Eli’s flagging political fortunes, but the sizzling attraction between them can go nowhere; he’s her boss, and there are rules that must be obeyed. But you know what they say about rules: they’re made to be broken…

Giveaway Guidelines

• You only have to click a button, which you'll see when you enter. Tweeting the giveaway is optional but gives you more chances to win!
• Giveaway is WORLDWIDE! 
• You MUST enter using Rafflecopter or your entry will not be counted 
• You can enter once a day, everyday, until the closing date - Friday, Oct. 2nd
• There will be 2 winners receiving Playing with Fire by Kate Meader!
• Winners will be chosen by random.org and announced after the giveaway ends

Good luck!!!
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Who won the WILD SEASONS series including the newest book, DARK WILD NIGHT???
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Congrats Sue and Joy! We'll email you to send your prize.

FanFic Friday
The other fic I read and enjoyed was Wrenfield Hall. I love a period fic and this was delicious with just enough scandal to keep me from biting my nails clear off. We have Bella who lost her father, the only family she had, who just scored a job working for Lord Edward Masen as a housemaid. The UST is primed and ready with this scenario and period stories do UST sooooooo well. Upstairs/downstairs drama is fun and the characterizations of Edward and Bella don't disappoint. Well written and a great time port back to the era of 1870s England. Give it a go!

If you want to purchase any of the latest books featured in this post, click the Amazon links to buy now!

ROBsessed Giveaway: Win a DARK WILD NIGHT with Robert Pattinson (in your dreams, ladies)

ROBsessed Giveaway: Win a DARK WILD NIGHT with Robert Pattinson (in your dreams, ladies)

Oh wouldn't we all love a dark, wild night with Rob...I should pluralize that right? NIGHTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.



We love Christina Lauren's work and I especially love their Wild Seasons series. The third book, DARK WILD NIGHT, is coming out Sept. 15th and we're not only giving away that hotness...we're giving away SWEET FILTHY BOY and DIRTY ROWDY THING as well!

If you haven't read any of the books, you must start from the beginning since the characters stay connected through the series and "that one time in Vegas" starts with a SWEET FILTHY BOY. ;)

Here's the synopsis to DARK WILD NIGHT:

Lola and Oliver like to congratulate themselves on having the good sense not to consummate their drunken Las Vegas marriage. If they'd doubled-down on that mistake, their "Just Friends" situation might not be half as great as it is now.  

...Or so goes the official line.  

In reality, Lola's wanted Oliver since day one - and over time has only fallen harder for his sexy Aussie accent and easygoing ability to take her as she comes. More at home in her studio in her studio than in baring herself to people, Lola's instinctive comfort around Oliver nearly seems too good to be true. So why ruin a good thing? 

Even as geek girls fawn over him, Oliver can't get his mind off what he didn't do with Lola when he had the chance. He knows what he wants with her now...and it's far outside the friend zone. When Lola's graphic novel starts getting national acclaim - and is then fast-tracked for a major motion picture - Oliver steps up to be there for her whenever she needs him. After all, she's not the kind of girl who likes all that attention, but maybe she's the kind who'll eventually like him. 

Sometimes seeing what's right in front of us takes a great leap of faith. And sometimes a dark wile night in Vegas isn't just the end of the day, but the beginning of a bright new life.

In case you don't know about the prior 2 books in the series, here are the summaries to entice you as well as an interview excerpt.

SWEET FILTHY BOY synopsis:

One-night stands are supposed to be with someone convenient, or wickedly persuasive, or regrettable. They aren’t supposed to be with someone like him. 

But after a crazy Vegas weekend celebrating her college graduation—and terrified of the future path she knows is a cop-out—Mia Holland makes the wildest decision of her life: follow Ansel Guillaume—her sweet, filthy fling—to France for the summer and just…play. 

When feelings begin to develop behind the provocative roles they take on, and their temporary masquerade adventures begin to feel real, Mia will have to decide if she belongs in the life she left because it was all wrong, or in the strange new one that seems worlds away.

DIRTY ROWDY THING synopsis:

Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don’t even like each other...which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. 

She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra. Maybe she’s too similar to the rugged fisherman—or just what he needs. 

We interviewed Christina Lauren about DIRTY WILD THING (my fave of the two) when it was released last year...

Q: Fan casting is fun. Who have you fan casted for Harlow and Finn? Or who have you seen others suggest? 

Christina Lauren: Ooh this is a good one but our answer is going to be a cop out—but wait! With good reason! See, it’s really hard to find an actress who fits Harlow. Harlow is half Spanish, half Irish-European mutt, so she has darker hair and skin but light brown eyes. In our mind her face is very Emma-Stone, but she’s more golden, darker-eyed. Finn is similarly tricky for us to cast. But since it’s a Rob site, we can totally confide here that if Rob put on about 30 pounds of muscle, he could rock the role. 

Click HERE if you want to read more from our interview!

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FanFic Friday
I haven't gotten much fic reading done and ended up reading 2 stories from my TBR list that have been on there for ages. I loved them both! Hands down, I recommend In The Debris. This story was beautifully written and you don't just fall for Edward and Bella, you fall for Victoria and James too! That's rare. The POVs are Edward and Victoria and just thinking about them makes me want to reread the fic. I was completely captivated by their voices. The setting is high school but these kids are dealing with heavy but realistic issues. It's an oldie so you might have already checked it out. If not, start it tout de suite! I'll tell you guys about the other fic next week!

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ROBsessed Giveaway: Robert Pattinson makes her weak in the knees so we're giving away her book for Fiction Friday!

ROBsessed Giveaway: Robert Pattinson makes her weak in the knees so we're giving away her book for Fiction Friday!

 

Last week we interviewed Sophie Jackson about her upcoming release, A Pound of Flesh. Click HERE if you missed our interview! The winners of the giveaway are below but you can also grab a copy of the book, out on June 9th, from our Amazon links.

This week, we're shedding some light on an author that Flavia linked on twitter. Effrosyni Moschoudi had some perfect words to say about Rob in an interview she did with Kelly Smith Reviews.

I selected a couple of excerpts from the interview about her novels and of course the parts about Rob. Click HERE to read the interview in its entirety.

What was the inspiration behind your novels The Lady Of The Pier and The Necklace of Goddess Athena? 

The Necklace of Goddess Athena is my debut novel and this is a book that has helped me express my love and admiration for my country, its people and massive heritage. I’ve always had foreign friends and found it hard to explain what makes the Greek psyche so different, why it’s hard for other nations to relate. I am confident this book said it all (*laughs*). As for The Lady of the Pier, you may be surprised to know that the first volume of this trilogy, The Ebb, is a memoir in a way, when it comes to young Sofia holidaying in Corfu. I have a huge affinity for this island where my mother was born and raised. I used to be a youngster just like Sofia, holidaying with my grandparents there every summer. I have a myriad of fond memories and I guess the inspiration stemmed from those; I felt the need to record them on paper and to share them with the world. My readers tell me Sofia’s story feels like you’re actually on the island. It always pleases me to hear this; it means there’s truth in my novel and therefore, that my work is done. 

Living in Greece obviously influences your writing quite a bit. For those who aren't familiar with the locale, what is it about the country that is so inspiring? (I want to visit there one day!) 

What can I say about Greece? My country is a scatter of sun-bleached stones thrown into the sea. The foreign visitors find here a beauty that is unique to the rest of the world, not just because of the deep blue or the clarity of the water, but also because of the unique Greek light that doesn’t compare to any other in the world. I remember when Hollywood filmed Captain Corelli’s Mandolin in Kefalonia, I read in the papers they couldn’t get over the natural light. Only a filmmaker or photographer will really know the difference, I guess. To the Greeks the sun and the sea are mainly what Greece is all about and I think these are what stay with the tourists the most in the end, more even than the warm hospitality of the people, the delicious food and the awesome museums and archeological sites on offer.

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In The Lady of The Pier, why did you decide to write of a decade-crossing story of forbidden love? 

This story is a sweet romance with a paranormal twist. I had to have two different stories far apart in time for the paranormal element to work. This paranormal element becomes more and more prominent in the second and third book of the the trilogy as the two worlds slowly merge until they become one. I can’t say more as that would give spoilers! 

Would you like to see either book as a film? If yes, who do you want to see play your characters? 

Oh yes, of course! Isn’t this every author’s dream? I have The Lady of the Pier fully cast in my head. The hero is Robert Pattinson, the heroine is Amanda Seyfried and the villain is Jonathan Rhys Meyers. He plays a wicked baddy! 

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Thank you for participating in the interview. Can you please leave the readers with three things that may surprise them about you?

Whereas normal people have a craving for coffee or chocolate, mine is hazelnuts. I can always say no to chocolate, but keep those hazelnuts coming and I’ll never stop!

The sight of Robert Pattinson makes me weak at the knees.

While working for an airline in an Athens office (2003-2005), I used to go to work every day dressed as an air hostess.

I totally approve of this assessment. Rob does in fact make one weak in the knees. We should be giving away kneepads but instead we're giving away Effrosyni Moschoudi's The Lady of the Pier. She said Rob would play her hero if she got to cast the film so I'm SOLD.

Click HERE to check out reviews on GoodReads and here's an additional synopsis (Moschoudi explained more in the interview above):

BRIGHTON, 1937 

Dreaming of wealth and happiness, Laura Mayfield arrives in Brighton to pursue a new life. She falls for Christian Searle, a happy-go-lucky stagehand at the West Pier theater, but when she’s offered a chance to perform there, her love for him is put to the test. Charles Willard, a wealthy aristocrat, is fascinated by her and pursues her relentlessly. Will Laura choose love…or money? 

CORFU, 1987 

On a long holiday with her grandparents, Sofia Aspioti meets Danny Markson, a charming flirt who makes her laugh. Although she tries to keep him at arm’s length, worried that village gossip will get back to her strict family, she falls desperately in love. That’s when strange dreams about Brighton’s West Pier and a woman dressed in black begin to haunt her. Who is this grieving woman? And how is her lament related to Sofia’s feelings for Danny?

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• You only have to click a button, which you'll see when you enter. Tweeting the giveaway is optional but gives you more chances to win!
• Giveaway is WORLDWIDE! 
• You MUST enter using Rafflecopter or your entry will not be counted 
• You can enter once a day, everyday, until the closing date - Friday, June 12th
• There will be 2 winners receiving Amazon eBook The Lady of the Pier by Effrosyni Moschoudi!
• Winners will be chosen by random.org and announced after the giveaway ends

Good luck!!!
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Who are our winners for A Pound of Flesh?
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Congrats Alex and Sarah! We'll email you to get your information!

FanFic Friday
After reading Rochelle Allison's The (Wet) Dreamgirl, I browsed her favorite stories. I settled on One Day by RueForRegret. It wasn't until the end of the story I realized this was GeorgeyGirl from Weight of Words fame. That fic was published along with its sequels and it's great in case you missed it.
One Day deals with older an Edward and Bella. I don't read too many fics like that but I just adored this story and adored them both. They meet as teenagers in Toronto and reconnect later as adults - Bella with a teenage daughter. I won't say anything else because I think it's best you let this unfold the way it's told - in flashbacks and present day. This Edward is perfection. Not to say he's without flaw like a normal person but you'll see what I mean. I want him *cries*. And this Bella is great too. As her teen self and her adult self. The story is sexy and emotional and everything in between. Read it if you haven't already!

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