March 2013
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Lucky in Love Blog Hop
Are you ready for St. Patrick’s day this Sunday?
I know it’s not the most romantic of holidays. The only real tradition I have is drinking an Irish Car Bomb or two. That goes back to my college days. Last year the weather here in Minnesota was ridiculously HOT, and I spent St. Patrick’s day at the local beach flying kites. The year before that, I was working the Spring Break craze at a tourist...
February 2013
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Swept Away Blog Hop!
First I’ve got to say thank you to Drea from The Blog Hop Spot for putting together this amazing hop.
We’ve all had that moment when we’ve been swept away. We’ve all loved those moments in books and on TV.
Like this moment from New Girl:
That’s how things are for David and Lexie in the Hello Again series. Since this is also the one year anniversary of the...
Cupids Playground Blog Hop
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Yay! More giveaways!
I like to keep these simple, easy since I know everyone has so much going on and so many other blogs to visit. Below is the first scene from my novella Silent Night.
The soft sounds of I’ll be home for Christmas, filled Corrine Montana’s ears as she tried to balance the shopping bags in her arms while making her way through the crowd of holiday shoppers. She...
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Heartbreaker Blog Hop
First of all, as always thank you to Carrie Ann for hosting this one.
At this stop I’ll be giving away an ebook copy of my Novel Stranger in my Bed and my Novella Silent Night, on top of being entered to win the following prizes:
1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet
2nd Grand Prize: A $100 Amazon or B&N Gift Card
3rd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks,...
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Fools for Luv Blog Hop!
It’s time again for another blog hop, which means time for another giveaway! Yay!
Thank you to our hosts Steph at Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust And Dana at Readaholics Anonymous
This time I’m giving one lucky winner a digital copy of Hello Again and Stranger in my Bed.
These two books are part of a three book series about Lexie Kramer and David Grayson, who five years ago were on...
January 2013
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Poem A Day # 8
Shattered torn confused lost dazed in daylight swallowed by night stars planets adventure future tick tock meet me at the dock shadows dance children laugh you are gone I am lost tangled together yet all alone wishing to rewind change mistakes take back the pain walking searing bloody pain return to sender released from a cage embrace break free pick up the pieces ...
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Poem A Day #7
far away where the blue of sky of sea meet we dream we laugh we play yearning first kiss last kiss final goodbye always together yet never meant to be
(c) 2013 Kat Halstead
Image from: http://mentoringmoments.org/learning-to-sit/woman-on-swing/
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Poem A Day #6
wishing for a lullaby fireflies in the sky drip drop lollipop sugarplums then back again waiting for renewal charging the future snip snap buttercup let us wake back up
(c) 2013 Kat Halstead Image found at: http://secretstobeautifuleyes.com/eyelashes/6-tips-to-grow-eyelashes-longer/
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Poem A Day #5
Salty sea air warm rays of light hopes dreams envision yearning for adventure waiting for a moment searching for the end no pot of gold no adventure waiting still one more moment perhaps it is now one look that way or one look this way forward yes keep going sparks fly heartbeat races this was it this is it
(c) 2013 Kat Halstead
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Poem A Day #4
Vibrant
Reaching
Yearning
Howl
Crying
Glowing
Enwrapped
Dusty
Lost
Discovery
Slithering
Temptation
Redemption
Heaven
(c) 2013 Kat Halstead
Picture found at: http://www.makeyousmile.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sunset-wallpapers-3-arizona.jpg
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Poem A Day #3
Watching Waiting Anticipating Breath catching Heart racing Knuckles white Is this real Is this true Fingers cold Tears hot Throat raw Heartbeat on fire It’s true It’s real Nights of restless sleep Long gone Relief Joy Intensity return Discarded Against the wall Feverish Explosive Calm Grateful
(c) 2013 Kat Halstead
Image is from http://dallasgalocksmith.com/raindrops-background&page=7
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Poem A Day #2
It was everything It was nothing We screamed for joy We cried in confusion Arms entwined Legs joined Memories cold Promises warm Heartbreak hot Once, first, always Remembered Forgotten Nothing left Except pictures in a Faded scrapbook
Poem (c) 2013 Kat Halstead
Image from http://lovewallpapers4u.blogspot.com/
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No Kiss Blogfest 2013
For today’s blogfest I’ve decided to share a scene from my novel Hello Again that takes place between David and Lexie.
Enjoy!
The sky was black, the yellow light of the street lamps glowed against the postcard perfect view of downtown. Lexie was in her bed, listening to the sounds of the hotel. Trying to relax and fall asleep. She had a major scene to film in the morning after all. Yet something...
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Poem A Day #1
I’m going to try and write a poem every day for the month of January (and if I can, perhaps beyond). I’ll be posting a picture and using that as my prompt.
just once more holding on not ready to let go knowing the end tears falling final caress don’t go I must good-bye
Poem (c) 2013 Kat Halstead
Image is from http://my.opera.com/kxitijv69/albums/
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Happy New Year! Blog Hop!
Happy New Year!
I hope you all had a wonderful and safe New Year’s Eve.
I myself spent the evening at home, working on a doll house. I will be blogging about it later so check on back soon.
So let’s make this quick and easy cause I bet you’ve got a lot more hopping to do today so you can get to work on those resolutions!
I’m giving away a copy of my latest novel Stranger in my Bed.
Also when you...
December 2012
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Silent Night
Merry Christmas!
Have I got a treat for you, a Christmas inspired Novella that is only .99 cents on amazon.com.
It’s a story I originally wrote years ago, let sit around waiting for the right time. Which felt like now to be released.[[MORE]]
The last thing Corrine Montana wants to do is spent the holiday with her family. Yet when she meets a mysterious man at the mall she starts to...
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Purrrfectly Giftastic Christmas Blog Hop!
Yay! It’s the Holiday Season, which means about now everyone is in need of a little break! Well blog hops are the perfect way to take a little break, right? I want to thank Drea Becraft from the blog hop spot for hosting this awesome hop. Over 140 Authors are hosting giveaways.
This hop I’m giving away a paperback copy of my newest release Stranger in my Bed, which is the sequel to...
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Holiday Gifts of Love Blog Hop!
I love this season! I adore almost everything about it from the music, to the food, to the decorations.
Here are some of my favorite decorations I’ve got this year.
This is my glass multi-colored owl. I got her last Christmas when I did a total Owl theme on my tree.
This is our Denver Broncos ornament I gave my boyfriend our first Christmas together back in 2009.
This is a...
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November 2012
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Thursday Topper—Favorite TV Christmas Movies
I haven’t written a real blog post in a while. I did recently finish Stranger in my Bed so yay! I spent all of last week in bed, sick with an awful cough/cold that still is keeping me from getting stuff done. L
One thing I have gotten to do is watch lots of cheesy and not-so cheesy Christmas movies on TV. I mean the ones produced by ABC Family, Hallmark Channel and Lifetime—okay and maybe one or...
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Black Friday Blog Hop!
It’s Black Friday.
I hope that if you went out into the madness you got some good deals.
I myself am not brave enough for that. I stick to online shopping whenever possible to avoid the crowds.
Today, I’ll be giving away a paperback copy of my new book Stranger in my Bed, which is the second book in the Hello Again series.
You will also be entered to win the following prizes from the blog hop:
...
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Fall in Love Giveaway Hop!
One of the things I adore about book series is that when you fall in love with the characters you don’t let them go right away. That’s why I decided to give away my newest release Stranger in my Bed which is the second book in the Hello Again series. This is your chance as a reader to fall in love with David and Lexie all over again as they try to do the right thing, even if it means keeping them...
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Stranger in my Bed Released!
I am so excited that this day is finally here!
Book two of the Hello Again series, Stranger in the Bed is here.
It continues the story of Lexie and David and we get to meet Gregory Blossom a reality television producer.
Here’s a little preview before you download.
I Want You, to Want Me
Sometimes we make promises before we know exactly what it is we’re committed to. Sometimes we do...
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October 2012
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Howloween Blog Hop
I’ll be 100% honest, I think the last time I was really into Halloween was back when I was eleven. I do love handing out candy to the neighborhood kids, well when I live in a neighborhood that has children. Right now the boyfriend and I live in an apartment building that has no children, well none that are young enough to be trick-or-treating.
This year I decided to give you all a treat!...
September 2012
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August 2012
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July 2012
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Only a few more hours to go--
Where you can get a free copy of Hello Again at smashwords.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/162643
I’ll be ending the promotion later tonight.
Also, just to let you all know I’ll be blogging about Big Brother this summer at http://duckball.tumblr.com, so if you’re a fan of Big Brother come and check us out.
Celebrating Independence Blog Hop
You know what I love? Fireworks! Picnics! Swimming! All sorts of fun activities. I also adore how no matter where you live something is going on to celebrate this national holiday.
Now before I tell you what I’m giving away, I’m going to say thank you to Drea over at The Blog Hop Spot, so many contests are going on. A little something for everyone so once you finish go and enter the...
June 2012
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Lovestruck Giveaway Hop!
I know its time for another giveaway, what can I say I like contests I think they’re fun I bet you do as well or you wouldn’t be here.
I want to say thank you to our wonderful hosts Under the Covers and Bona Fide Reflections, so don’t forget to check them out along with the other blogs that are part of this hop.
Love-struck: (adjective) having a passionate or overwhelming feeling of love;...
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Thursday Topper: 5 Favorite Youtube Channels
Okay so it’s Thursday night, its summer, sure lots of awesome Summer TV is about to start over the next few weeks, we’ve got summer reading lists to work on, and all that wonderful stuff.
Sometimes however, don’t you just want to sit with your laptop, tablet, or smartphone and watch some videos on youtube? Also it’s a great way to kill time when you don’t want to do what you should be doing. So...
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Shameless Summer Giveaway!
It’s Summer—well almost. It sure feels like it here in Minnesota.
One of the great things about summer is that people take more time to read. I know I have a whole stack of books I’m trying to get through before summer is over. Paperbacks and eBooks.
For this giveaway hosted by Jen at Red Hot Books, Brie at Romance Around the Corner & Michelle at Michelle’s Book...
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Thursday Topper: 5 Things I miss from MTV
When I was a kid, MTV was still cool (it was so cool, I wasn’t allowed to watch it until middle school). Maybe it’s still cool now but it’s so very different. I remember having slumber parties and we would put MTV on, watch the video countdowns or rushing home from school to see what the highest rated video of the day was. Would it be ‘N SYNC or The Backstreet Boys?
When I put MTV on now, I...
May 2012
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Summer Kick Off Giveaway!
So I decided that when I got to 275 twitter followers I would do another giveaway. I wanted to do something different this time.
Well summer is about to start, so why not kick off summer with a giveaway! Super simple and fun, right?
So below you will find a rafflecopter, I’ve never used it before so I figured let’s give it a try this time.
I’ll be giving away ONE Digital Copy of Hello Again and...
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Thursday Topper: Netflix Edition
I don’t know about you, but my Netflix queue is jam packed with all sorts of stuff. I’m pretty sure I’ve got every single Crunch workout ready to go, and lots of old Television shows I didn’t watch when they were on the air, or I only watched like the first season of.
The thing is, I tend to put stuff in the queue and forget about it. I usually only look at the actual...
April 2012
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Spring Fling Blog Hop
Welcome to this little stop on the Spring Fling Blog Hop. I bet you’re exhausted! I know I’m like number 79 on the list so yay that you took the time to get this far!
This contest is open to US residents only.
So have I got a stellar prize package for you, or what?
The major prize will be mailed to the winner and it includes:
· A signed paperback copy of Secret Fantasy.
· 4 pairs...
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Playing Catch-Up (book title announcement)
As you know, last weekend I took part of the Hoppy Easter Blog Hop put together by the awesome Drea Becraft at the blog hop spot. Since I was still awake after midnight when it ended, I picked the winner using random.org to help, and contacted the winner and got word back very soon. Monday I sent the prize out, and they’ve already received it.
Also I entered a lot of the contests this weekend, and...
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Hoppy Easter Blog Hop Contest!
Spring has sprung! The sun is shining, we’ve got rain instead of snow, and trees are blooming. It’s a wonderful time of year, don’t you think?
It is also a great time to catch up on some reading, I know I have an hour free now that One Tree Hill has ended. Anyways, back to the topic at hand. This weekend I’m giving away a paperback copy of Hello Again, along with a Hello Again magnet.
How do you...
March 2012
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What are my books about? My books are about love, friendship and the balance between them.
Secret Fantasy This is the story of Britney O’Leary a soap opera actress, whose life might be just as complicated as her onscreen character. The story begins December 32st 1999 and shows her journey to balance her relationship with her sister, best friend, high school sweetheart and the young woman that...
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News
Wednesday night I’ll be on the Soap Series Blogcast after Katherine Kelly Lang to give away some books. So join us and call in for chance to win!
Show starts at 9pm Eastern time.
Also in April I’ll be having a giveaway here on the blog, so check back for more information on that.
The website is getting an update, I’m rearranging the layout just a little bit. It should go...
