Team Kilt Giveaway Hop

Sweet Jiminy Crickets!!! The Young Adult Crush Tournament is live and a rollin' ----- WITH OUR BOY THAT WE LOVE TO LOVE, Zachary Moore from the Shade Trilogy by Jeri Smith-Ready. You can read Living Fictitiously's reviews on Shade, Shift, and Shine by clicking the titles. #TeamKilt has our NFF gear on and is ready to give Will a run for his crush worthyness! Soooo, do whatevs you have to do to get to an internet source and click this HERE (The YA Sisterhood) and VOTE the totally irresistable, sincere, suave, handsome as all get out, heart warming, gosh you are so hot I could hump a bagpipe lad, Zachary Moore. Tell everyone you know and tell them to tell everyone they know. Snatch some one's smart phone when they aren't looking, to vote- if you have to. Well, not really- but maybe.

Be sure to follow all of the Shade Trilogy characters on twitter along with the stunningly, terrific TWU, Jeri Smith-Ready, and the amazingly, wonderful Zachary Moore advocates Amy and Jen of Fictitious Delicious.

Zachary Moore
Logan Keely
Aura Salvatore
Martin Connelly
Jeri Smith-Ready
Fictish Delish

And... constantly check Jeri's blog and website for Team Kilt incentives and all of the goodies. Also, in support of Zachary and in memory of Jeri's beloved dog, Meadow- you can find a lovely post and donation information here.

Since I was so last minute in preparing this post to participate in the hop hosted by Karen from For What It's Worth (@TeamSheltie), I've decided instead of doing a giveaway of my own, that I'd make custom Shade trilogy bookmarks for the winners (limit one winner per blog) in each blog participating in the giveaway hop. Be sure to click HERE to find out about and enter participating blogs.You can find their links by clicking their title. Be sure to enter their giveaways in order to win a bookmark. I will contact each blog participating in regards to their winner so I can ship bookmark.

Have fun Team Kilt and best wishes!!

XOXO,
Kimberly

All Things Scottish Giveaway Hop!

Welcome to the ALL THINGS SCOTTISH GIVEAWAY HOP hosted by Karen at For What It's Worth in honor of Burns Day/Night. So . . . . .

HAPPY BURNS NIGHT

You may be thinking, "What the heck is Burns Night?" Well, Burns Night is Scotland's yearly celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns. You know... Auld Lang Syne?!

Yea, that's this guy              >

Now you are probably thinking, "Why are we celebrating a Scottish event?" Well, you probably (read should)  know that Kim and I are HUGE fans of Jeri Smith-Ready's Shade series (read the 5 star review by Kim). Part of being a HUGE fan of Shade is absolutely adoring the fabulous Zachary, who happens to be, you guessed it, SCOTTISH! Now, you don't have to be a TeamKilter or even know what Shade is, although you are REALLY missing out if you haven't read it (and we TOTALLY recommend you add it to your TBR list). In the words of Jeri herself, " Everyone is invited! ... EV. REE. WUN." And we've decided to celebrate Burns Day Team Kilt style! of fun activities and giveaways!

So, wanna get in on all the fun?! Join Jeri Smith-Ready, along with participating blogs in a day long celebration over at Jeri's blog and the Kilt and Keeley Fansite. There are are Twitter chats, blog hops, and ... wait for it ... GIVEAWAYS! You could even win an ARC of Shine (which are an endangered species)!

So, that brings me back to what this post is all about. Yes, it's about the Burns Night celebration, but it's also about what we LOVE about Scotland! Besides the fact that Zachary is a Scottish product of course. (but lets face it, that is a GREAT BIG HUMONGOUS part of it!) ;) That being said, lets move on. And stay tuned, cause ya know, this is a GIVEAWAY hop!

So, one of my favorite things about Scotland is...

My family! Surprise, I'm Scottish! Well, technically I'm Scot-Irish, but we will address the "Irish" part when we celebrate St. Patrick's Day. My maiden name is "McEachern" pronounced MAC ATH RIN (at least that's how we American McEachern's pronounce it). I can't roll my Rs like a real Scotsman though. Anyway, I thought I'd share my family crest with you guys. I won't bore you with what it all means. I just think it's kinda pretty.

And here's a pic of my mom and dad when they visited Scotland with my grandparents a few (ahem 10, that's a *few* right) years ago.

Ok, moving on. Me and Kimberly's next favorite thing about Scotland is. . .

THE CASTLES!

Come on, how can you NOT like that! Isn't it beautiful! And wait, is that Zachary in the window... oh wait, no ... that's just our overactive imaginations running away with us.

Next up, the dancing!

Which brings us to our FAVORITE thing from Scotland: THE MUSIC! And Zachary of course. But the two will come together shortly.

Who doesn't love some good bagpipes! My dad actually learned to play them too! He's not very good (don't tell him I said that), but they are REALLY difficult to play.

So finally, our absolute, without-a-doubt Scottish favorite is . . .

FRIGHTENED RABBIT

 

FRIGHTENED RABBIT is a Scottish Indie band from Glasgow. And Zach likes them too! So, we decided, why not giveaway a copy of their newest CD:

The Winter of Mixed Drinks

Truly, the perfect combination of our Scottish loves: Music & Zachary! What's not to love! If you haven't heard of them, check the band out at the Frightened Rabbit website and enter below for your chance to win. But that's not all! Our winner also gets an entry into Jeri's contest for the Shine ARC! So get entered, spread the word, and celebrate BURNS NIGHT!

#SalvatoreWeek I LOVE AURA!!

If I could be any character in a book, I’d choose to be Aura Salvatore from Jeri Smith-Ready’s Shade Series. I’m an avid JSR fan, a dedicated member of #TeamKilt and #AurasArmy, and an everyday stalker of kiltandkeeley.com.

I’m sure you are thinking along the lines of, “Yeah, she wants to be Aura just so she could mack with Logan Keeley and Zachary Moore.”

And my snarky but sweet response would be, “You forgot to mention Dylan Keeley. You know, the hot younger brother of Logan?”

But in truth, there is more behind Aura than Zach and Logan. As I read Shade and Shift, Jeri made it very easy for me to bond with Aura. She’s feisty, but compassionate and devoted. Plus, Aura had to (and I’m sure she’ll still have to in Shine) endure some pretty horrific tribulations and I felt her pain and struggle. But through it all, it made her strong and courageous. And I’m sure in Shine, she’ll do just that. Aura will shine! She fights for the ones she loves. She fights for what’s right. And THAT makes me LOVE her.

So, I’m going to put myself in Aura’s shoes right now, via Barbie doll props. This is what I’d be doing (even though it’s not in the books) because I’ve wanted to do it for quite a while. (and no, believe it or not, it wouldn’t be ripping off Logan or Zachary or Dylan’s clothes off!)

Scene 1, Take 4: 

Aura pulling Bitchy Becca’s hair and getting ready to put the B in beeotch slappin’ (see her hand swinging in the air?)

Scene 2, Take 2:

After Aura beeotch slapped Bitchy Becca in the face, Becca fell.

 

 

Scene 3, Take 1:

Aura full of triumph after she TKO’d Bitchy Becca. See BB’s bloody nose? (It’s really ketchup) 

So, I had to use my 7 year old daughter’s (Paige) Barbie dolls, and I had to get her to help me, cause I couldn’t hold Barbie dolls and take pics at the same time. In doing this, I had to explain my rated PG excuse as to why we had to stage her Barbies in a cat fight and why I smeared ketchup on BBBB’s (Bitchy- but to Paige I replaced it with Barky) Becca Blondie Barbie) face. Then I had to clarify with Paige that I don’t condone fighting and she is not to practice such acts unless she’s way older and is dating a hot, spicy n’ sweet Zach and some hussy comes along and tries to steal him. She just shot me an “are you really my mother, I’m embarrassed” look.

 

After all of this rambling to both you, and my 7 year old, I hope you can understand my love for Aura. She is totally worth me losing my mother of the day award! I mean, what mom brings her 7 year old into this? Oh, me!

 

Kimberly