Deserted Island (with Giveaway): Blogger Kati from Romancing Rakes For The Love of Romance

Weekly Feature here at Snowdrop Dreams of Books where authors and bloggers share what five books and what five other items they would want with them if they were ever stuck on a deserted island and why they chose them. Some posts are serious, some are extremely silly and some are mixture. Check back every week to see what your favourite authors and bloggers would pick. Click here if you would like to participate.

 

This week we are featuring a fellow book blogger, Kati. 

Kati is one of the bloggers behind Romancing Rakes For The Love of Romance. She spends most of her days bumming around at the beach reading romance books while ogling the lifeguards behind her $5 aviators. When not reading, she is being assistantly to Vicky Dreiling or publicly stalking author Jenn LeBlanc on Twitter. She also likes to write stories for her East Coast BFF Jamie during down time.

**Love the aviators Kati! You look badass. :) Thanks for jumping in to help me out a bind at the last minute.

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Before we get to the good stuff, I would like to thank Chrystal for inviting me to be part of the feature!

If I get Gilligan’d on some far away island, these are the five things I would have with me:

1. My bff Jamie: I would totally go Tom Hanks if I ended up talking to myself so bringing a friend along to be stranded with me would make for more interesting conversation than with a volleyball.
2. An endless supply of fruity drinks. Cabana Boys included.
3. An air mattress. There’s has be something comfortable there. Besides, sleeping on sand is overrated.
4. iPod that doesn’t need to be recharged. Some island music to go with our Cabana Boys and endless supply of fruity drinks.
5. Matches. To cook and keep warm with. Unless the Cabana Boys are up to that task.

5 Books I Would Bring. Wait, could my Kindle, iPad and iPhone count as 3 of those books? I’d have an endless supply to choose from. Once one e-reader is drained of power, I can move on to the next one. No? Okayyy. Here’s my list:

1. Lover Reborn by J.R Ward- Out of all the books in the BDB series, this one is my favorite. It sort of reminds me of Ecclesiastes 3: “To everything there is a season...” It’s beautifully written and has something for everyone whether it’s laugh out loud moments, ‘I think I just felt my heart stop’ scenes and the Brothers like you’ve never seen them before. I don’t think I’ve cried this much while reading, except for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
2. An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James- I’m a sucker for holiday romances and this one seems to be my favorite. The cracked spine and dog-eared pages can attest to that. The Duke must make his Duchess fall back in love with him...le sigh... One of my favorite tropes.
3. Men Out of Uniform anthology- Three stories from Maya Banks, Karen Tabke and Sylvia Day. I can re-read the stories in any order and they would still make sense.
4. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max. Total potty humor to the point of either wanting to kiss this guy or smack him in the face. It’s utterly crude and he comes off as a total d-bag but if I need a good ‘laugh until my side hurts’ read, this book is it.
5. The Rake and the Recluse by Jenn LeBlanc- Should our Cabana Boys desert us in the dead of night and find their way back to civilization, we’ve got Jenn’s illustrated romance to ogle. The pictures are gorgeous but the story is fascinating. A 21st century woman ends up in 19th century England, falls in love with a recluse duke who has a charming Super Rake of a brother who in turn falls for the most unlikely woman. Ever.

So there you have it, 10 items I would bring with me should I ever get stranded. Knowing my luck, I just end up on the other side of the island where there’s nothing but palm trees, sand and a jungle to separate us from civilization. Kind of like that horrible Amanda Bynes made for TV movie Lovewrecked. 

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And one more amazing thing from Kati...

it's a GIVEAWAY!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


You can find Katie around the web at the following places:
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads