Blogoversary Post and Giveaway: Rose Red

Here at Goldilox and the Three Weres we are celebrating our 

4 YEAR BLOGOVERSARY!

In honor of the four wonderful years this blog has had, we are having authors share with you what they were doing four years ago at this time and what they hope to be doing four years from now. Of course, we thought we should share our own answers with you guys too! Each post, including the ones from us, will include a giveaway, so be sure to check back every day until August 7!

Today's Post Comes From:

Rose Red

You might have noticed that it's the fourth anniversary of Goldilox and the Three Weres. But it's also the one year anniversary of when Gretl and I joined the blog. So we're both particularly excited about this Blogoversary. Here's a little bit about how I got here.

Four Years Ago

Four years ago, I had just finished the first year of my Master's degree. Wow! That really doesn't seem that long ago! I'm a scientist so grad school was not easy. In fact, at that point, I hadn't figured out the whole work-life balance thing yet and I was miserable for the most part. I hadn't gotten the hang of living in a big city like Baltimore yet and I was studying and doing research for about fifteen hours each day. I didn't have time to read and it was really making me depressed. The only book I had really finished that year was The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson and it took me months to read.

I don't want this post to be depressing so lets just say that I finally got things figured out. That fall, I stumbled across several book blogs (one was Goldilox and the Three Weres! Small world, right?) that introduced me to the wonderful world of paranormal romance and urban fantasy books. I was hooked and it didn't take long at all for urban fantasy to become my favorite genre! I couldn't read books fast enough! I binge read all of the available books in Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series and Donna Grant's Dark Sword series. In all honestly, reading those books helped me stay sane while I was writing my thesis and applying for PhD programs.

Four Years From Now
Four years from now, I'm looking forward to being done with my PhD and having a grown-up job. Maybe I'll have more of that elusive thing called free time to read all the books! When I think about the books that are going to be coming out in the next four years, I get super excited and a little sad. In the next few years, I'm going to see some of my favorite series end. I'm looking at you, Chicagoland Vampires and Iron Druid Chronicles. But then again, I get bounce-off-the walls excited for the next Mercy Thompson, Alpha & Omega, Kate Daniels, Mistborn, Psy-Changeling, and The Others books. Guys! There's so many good books coming out in the next few years! I can't wait to get my hands on them all!

In honor of our blogoversary and the anniversary of me discovering urban fantasy and paranormal romance, I'm going to be giving away the first book in a few of my favorite series. Which ones you ask?

I'll be giving away the three following books: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews, Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh, and Dangerous Highlander by Donna Grant. (Winner must have a mailing address in the US. Sorry! I can't afford to ship outside the US!)

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