Vegas themed giveaway

As you guys know we recently went to Las Vegas, I love Las Vegas, think that was our 6th or 7th trip. I brought a few wee goodies back with me specifically for a wee giveaway.




Up for grabs, as pictured, is a big reg totebag, x1 mardi gras beads, x1 sleep mask and a Las Vegas beer cooler holder. Or if like, for your WKD bottle and it stops all the condensation soaking your hand.




Do not disturb mask.




Beads blue x1.




Drinks holder x1 with the Last Vegas strip on it, so pretty at night.

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February's Giveaway is now live

Happy February!




Hi you guys and finally I have February's giveaway ready, I have had this planned for ages. I knew it was going to be a romancey type giveaway and as author Tracey Sinclair sent me a signed copy of her book "The Bridesmaid Blues" I knew it was perfect for my giveaway.





Whether you are into Valentines or not I think everyone appreciates a wee giveaway, I know I do. So what is up for grabs? As pictured: X1 preloved signed paperback of "The Bridesmaid Blues" by Tracey Sinclair", X1 bookmark, X1 chuppachup tealight candle and X1 marquise cut silver coloured ring, size L UK. I bought the ring specifically for the competition and think the book is a perfect wee match for it.





If this is your first giveaway with us you enter by using Rafflecopter below, the more entries you complete the more times your name goes into the draw. Entries are always checked so please only mark those you have done. I think we will open this worldwide, good luck all.



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July giveaway is finally here

Sorry it has took until practically the middle of the month to get this one up, between work and life sometimes you just get caught up with things. So for this month's giveaway it will be a wee £5 Amazon voucher, that way it is open to all, worldwide, all you need is an Amazon account!





To be in with a chance of winning, as per, it will be via the Rafflecopter \t the bottom of the post, the more options you complete the more entries you will have. Good luck and as always thanks for taking part, interacting with the blog both here and Instagram/Twitter/Facebook. It is always nice gabbing with fellow book geeks and as a result, from the fabulous Facebook book club Book Connectors I have ordered my first Ninja book box, it won't arrive until mid or the end of August. I will of course do a wee post when it comes, exciting!


I have another giveaway going just now for a paperback copy of Perfect Imperfections by Taryn Leigh, click here for details.


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Christmas Giveaway

My new wee latern from B&M, I love it!







Sorry I am a bit late with December's giveaway, I cannot believe it is the 4th already! The draw for last months competition has been announced and the winner emailed. So nothing for it but to get Decembers up, I have decided to draw it earlier this year and try and get it to the winner before Christmas. If you enter and are outwith the UK it won't get there before the holidays I am afraid, if you are in the UK it should as we will draw the competition to a close on Friday the 16th of December and if the winner has provided all the info needed I will hit the post office on Saturday.







As you can see, we have been embracing the festive period here, well I have and dragging the others with me. We usually do decorations up 12 days before and down 12 days after, but a wee bit of Christmas here and there doesn't count! So, this months prize will be a wee surprise giveaway, a surprise book and maybe a wee extra something. Merry Christmas guys, as always please use the Rafflecopter to enter, the more entries you complete the more times your name goes into the draw, open worldwide.







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Q&A with Michael Christopher Carter

1. Welcome to So Many Books, So Little Time Michael, thanks for taking the time to come and chat. Tell us a bit about yourself.

I grew up in England’s Home Counties of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, before succumbing to the Pembrokeshire Pull and moving to the wonderful Pembrokeshire Coast National park in the South West corner of Wales. The scenery, towns and cities of Wales have been a big inspiration, and feature prominently in many of my stories.


2. Who inspires you and are you reading anything just now?

I have enjoyed many of the biggest names—John Grisham, Stephen King, Dean Kuntz and Robert Goddard, but really I have a very diverse taste. Recently, I’ve been enjoying discovering independent authors but, whether it’s a thriller, or a comedy, or horror, or even an autobiography I do like a twist! I always have a twist in my stories, and because I plan them out beforehand, there are always clues along the way. I get very excited when I write something and imagine myself as the reader trying to work it out. When I get feedback from readers who have been hooked by my red herrings, I get very excited.


3. An Extraordinary Haunting, is this your first book? Without spoilers, what is your book about?

I wrote and released three other books before this one, each exploring different paranormal elements, and each having their own twists. This one’s about a houseful of students in Swansea who experience some weird poltergeist activity. Ghostly goings on are occurring in other places too: the local pub, as well as the new home of former housemate, Elin Treharne. Nothing is as it seems, and when hints of the truth are realised, all the threads collide in a thrilling climax. And I don’t like loose ends. I try to make sure all questions are answered; it’s one of the key questions I put to Beta-Readers.


4. What gave you the idea for it?

Real life experiences of my wife and my late mother-in-law were the inspiration. It’s difficult to say what those were without spoiling the story.

5. When I read the blurb I expected a completely different kind of read, what made you decide to tell the book with astro travel themes rather than horror?

It wasn’t so much a decision. It was always the inspiration. Offering a different perspective for poltergeist activity was my main intention. I love exploring the unusual, and imagining readers exploring with me is thrilling. Reviews all say how scary the book is, but to be honest, that surprised me. I’m pleased, but the thrust of the story for me are the twists. The scary parts were required to make those happen, but it seems to work!


6. Are you working on anything just now?

Of course! But I’m not sure ‘working’ is the right word, because I enjoy it so much. I am writing every day creating a couple of books at the moment; one, ‘The Nightmare of Eliot Armstrong’ is almost out with beta-readers, and my next novel ‘Destructive Interference’ is in alpha stage. I hope to release by November and New Year.

7. Where can fans find you?

On Amazon, worldwide. I have U.S. and U.K. author pages, Facebook, and Twitter, and at my website: michaelchristophercarter.co.uk. Don’t be shy, I’d love to hear from you!


Twitter - @cartercarter72 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/michaelchristophercarter/?ref=bookmarks



And now is your chance to win a paperback copy of An Extraordinary Haunting, as always use the Rafflecopter below to enter, this competition is open only to the UK, good luck.



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Aprils giveaway is The Lie by C L Taylor

This book isn't released until April the 23rd (2015) so this competition will run until the end of the month as always, which is after the actual release date. You can find my thoughts on it here, as always, no spoilers, http://www.alwaysreading.net/2015/03/arc-lie-by-c-l-taylor.html If you haven't read her first book, The Accident, you don't have to as this is a stand alone however I suggest you seek it out as it is a great wee read.

As always, enter by using the rafflecopter below, the more entries you do the more chances you have on winning. The winning entry is always checked, if postal address isn't left and the winner fails to claim the prize within 48 hours another winner will be selected.

Good luck and as always thanks so much for stopping by and taking part. I will open this up to everyone (UK and outwith). Happy Easter people, hope you have had a nice weekend.

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March's Pre-loved giveaway is now open

This month's pre-loved giveaway is The World's Greatest Hollywood Scandals. This is a thin book at 159 pages. It is an old book, printed in 1997 I think. If you like scandal, especially from years ago then this is a great wee book that you will enjoy.

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