Liebster Award!!

This is my very first blog award and it's kind of exciting for me!!  Thank you to to Between the Bind for choosing me!

The Liebster Blog Award is given to upcoming bloggers who have 200 followers or less (that's definintely me!). The word Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, dearest, beloved, lovely, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

Here are the Rules: 

1. Each person must post 11 random facts about themselves
2. Answer 11 questions the tagger has given you and give 11 questions for the people you tagged
3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post
4. Tell them you've tagged them
5. Remember, no tag backs

Ok, here goes....

My 11 Random Facts

1.  I never attended public school.

2.  I can't get enough of the song "Call Me, Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepson right now.

3.  I once started to write a Twilight Fan Fic about Carlisle and Esme.  I only wrote a few chapters.

4.  One of my favorite bands is Iron Maiden.

5.  I am addicted to British TV shows.

6.  Whenever I eat chips or pretzels I always eat the smallest ones first...it's not even something I think about I just do it!

7.  I LOVE Dane Cook, I have paid WAY too much to see him twice, we were on the 2nd row the last time.

8.  I adore beautiful men, I have a file of photos of actors that I like on my computer and a "Boy's...sigh" board on Pinterest. My husband doesn't mind, in fact, I think this is why we have been married for so long without any major fighting!

9.  One of my biggest pet peeves is married people who share a Facebook Page or an e-mail address.

10.  I am a girly girl, I love makeup and nail polish WAY too much!

11.  I am re-discovering my love for holding a book again after using a kindle for 3 years now.

Questions from Between the Bind

1. What is your real name? 

     Shelly

2. What "paranormal"-being would you choose to be and why? 

     I would love to be a vampire...they are just cool!

3. Who are your favorite indie authors (max: 3)?  

     Amanda Hocking (not so indie anymore, but I have loved her for years now)

     S.L. Naeole

     Tina Reber

4. Book you were surprised to have loved?

     The Dirty Secret by Brent Wolfingbarger

5. Top three favorite singular books (with links):

     South of Bixby Bridge

     Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

     Water For Elephants

6. Top three series (with links):

     Outlander Series

     Immortals After Dark

     Tiger Saga

7. What is your worst habit (book or otherwise)?

     I have a hard time putting down a book that I just don't like.  I am learning that my time is just too valuable, though, to spend it on something I don't enjoy.

8. 5 most "swoon-worthy" characters?

     Gideon Cross

     Gabriel Emerson

     Christian Grey 

     Vlad (Jeaniene Frost series)

     Jamie Fraser

9. Future release you're drooling over? 

    Deeper in You (Crossfire #2)

10. What blog post are you the most proud of? (please leave a link):

     I think that my review of South of Bixby Bridge was one of my best reviews.

11. What last made you smile?

     Getting this award!

Blogs I am tagging

1.  Crystal Reads

2.  Ginger-Read Reviews

3.  Anything in Fantasy

4.  Bookish Whimsy

5.  The Book to my Heart

6.  365 Books a Year

7.  Andrea Heltsley Books

8.  Book-A-Holic

9.  Curse of the Bibliophile

10. Moosubi Reviews

11. The Thoughts of a Girl

Here are your questions...I am sticking to the questions I got because they are good ones!

1. What is your real name?
2. What "paranormal"-being would you choose to be and why?
3. Who are your favorite indie authors (max: 3)?
4. Book you were surprised to have loved?
5. Top three favorite singular books (with links):
6. Top three series (with links):

7. What is your worst habit (book or otherwise)?

8. 5 most "swoon-worthy" characters?

9. Future release you're drooling over? 

10. What blog post are you the most proud of? (please leave a link):

11. What last made you smile?

Have Fun and Happy Reading!!