September Social Splash - Win $100 Amazon GC

I can't believe it's been a year since I was first
sucked intointroduced to Adopt an Indie and what has evolved into The Indie Exchange.  I saw a tweet with a suggestion to "Adopt an Indie" (and I still remember who sent the tweet, but I don't think said tweeter is associated with TIE these days), and replied with, "Do I have to adopt one, or can I just foster a couple?" I ended up "adopting" four authors for the event, as well as writing a guest post. I have since learned that indie authors are like cats: You adopt a few and it doesn't take long for all the others to find you. I've made some great friends along the way, though, so I think I'll keep them. As long as I don't have to clean up after them.

E-reader Giveaway

In conjuction with the Feed Your E-reader Giveaway Hop, twenty blogger have joined together to give away an e-reader.

Win a $40 Amazon Gift Card from UniqueVanities.com

Mama Papa Barn is pleased to offer this giveaway thanks to our sponsor, UniqueVanities.com.

No, it has nothing to do with books, but it's an Amazon gift card! And they do have some really cool stuff on their site. - Amanda

UniqueVanities.com is a unique e-boutique that prides itself on not only have the largest selection of individual and truly unique bathroom vanities and fixtures, but also the best client experience available on the web. We strive, with each client, to return to the sales process of the "five and dime," where not only did associates know you by name, but they were genuinely interested in helping you find the perfect item for your project--whether you bought from them or not.

Babypalooza With Anderson O'Donnell: Free Ebook and A Chance to Win a Signed Copy

To celebrate the birth of his second child, for the next three days (August 13–15) Anderson O’Donell is offering his debut novel Kingdom for free for your Kindle and Kindle reader apps! To get your filthy little mitts on a complimentary copy, just drop by Amazon. And, if you like it, buy one for a friend—diapers ain’t cheap! (He is kidding, well sort of)

Review and Giveaway: Too Many Cooks by Shirley Ann Wilder

Book description: 

Bitter news leads a San Diego widow and widower to true love—and to a scheme to marry off their adult children, a plan that goes deliciously awry.

Opportunity for Authors and Book Bloggers:September Social Splash Sign-ups

The Indie Exchange is now planning its biggest ever giveaway: the September Social Splash! If you’re an author or blogger, you’re welcome to sign up.  Get the details and sign up HERE.

Morrigan Cover Reveal and Giveaway

Welcome to the Morrigan Cover Reveal Giveaway, sponsored by Author Laura DeLuca, Mom to Bed by 8, The Sisters Elemental, The Whimsical Pixie, Crones Magical Crafts / Moonwise Creationz, and New Age Mama! This is a giveaway filled with magic and we're sure you will enjoy walking through the land of Tír Na nÓg with our heroine and all her supporters.  To start off the fun, lets share a little about the YA novel, Morrigan, which is due to be released by Pagan Writers Press on October 31st, 2012!

Win a $100 Amazon GC from Promotional Book Tours and 9 Great Authors

Welcome to Promotional Book Tours Group Tour taking place August 3 - 24. We have teamed up with 9 Amazing Authors and several awesome bloggers to bring you a $100 Amazon Giftcard! Brought to you by these 9 books! Don’t miss out on these great reads even if you don’t have a kindle yet. You can download the kindle app for you phone, desktop, or ipad HERE. All of these books are less than a Starbucks Coffee!

Review and Giveaway: Kentucky Green by Terry Irene Blain

Book Description:

April Williamson’s heart calls her across the frontier, but only one man—a handsome army scout with a tormented past—can get her safely to freedom.

Daniel McKenzie was an army scout—quiet, capable, handsome…and utterly unwilling to be the trail guide April Williamson needed to reach Kentucky. The Indian attack at Blue Licks was but one bitter taste of the American frontier, a massacre that had taken her father just as cholera had taken her mother. But April would not give up on her dream. At journey’s end was independence, and nothing would stand in her way. 

The young widow was beautiful and determined, but the months of travel involved in her plan would be too hard. Without the general’s order Dan would have told any woman no, but April especially. His secret would destroy her—or she might destroy him. April’s kiss was like the country itself. Restless and sweet, it promised a love that denied every boundary and looked only to freedom and the future.

Review and Giveaway: Colorado Silver, Colorado Gold by Terry Irene Blain

Book description: 

To protect her sister, Juliette Lawson stole documents and fled west. Now Wes Westmoreland, undercover lawman, threatens both her plan and her heart.

Socialite Juliette Lawson fled west from Philadelphia on a train and in disguise. In Colorado she’d be safe; she’d take work with her uncle at the Rio d'Oro, his smelting operation. Her actions back east had been wrong, but to protect her pregnant sister from scandal she would have done anything. Then she met a man as hungry for answers as she was for independence. A handsome, honorable man. For him, she wished the truth was hers to tell.


From the first, Wes Westmoreland knew he couldn’t trust her. Having grown up in the saloons and brothels of San Francisco, he saw trust, like love, as a luxury an undercover lawman couldn’t afford. Not on a job like this one, not with gold involved. This woman dressed as a widow was clearly hiding something; he’d felt it the moment they touched. But he’d felt other things too, stirrings in his heart, and for the first time ever, he saw riches worth the peril.