Featured Books for February 2012

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"Spellbound" Romantic Sweets & Wine Gift Basket offers a unique wine and sweets valentine gift basket that features "Spellbound" Petite Sirah wine from Napa region of California. In addition to this rich, luscious wine, the basket offers sumptuous chocolates, cookies and candy including Chocoholics "Passion Mood Chocolates" and Hearts & Flowers Strawberry Cream filled chocolates. With this delicious assortment, they are sure to be "Spellbound". 

Book Gifts:  (3) Featured Books from EDC Creations' publishing partners.  Randomly selected. Gift bag valued at:  $30.00. Mailed from Ella Curry.

Includes:
*  Spellbound Petite Sirah Red Wine
*  Bellagio Sipping Chocolate Caramel Cocoa
*  Rendez Vous Sour Cherry Drop Candy Tin
*  Lindt Milk Chocolate Truffle
*  Epicure European Bakery Italian Double Chocolate Raspberry Cake
*  Lindt Extra Dark Chocolate Truffle
*  Chambury European Raspberry Chocolate Truffles
*  Chocolove 65% Rich Dark Chocolate Bar
*  Fielding's Fine Belgian Truffles
*  Torani Chocolate Milano Biscotti
*  Brent & Sam's White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
*  Oval Honey Stained Braided Gift Basket 

Tower of Love Basket: If Paris is the most romantic city in the world, this luxurious gift selection towers above most baskets. Inside three stylish gift boxes, beautifully decorated in a exclusive Evening in Paris theme, you'll find: a contemporary bouquet of gorgeous red roses and pink lilies, hand-arranged in a glass cube vase; delicious French Vanilla chocolate truffles; and a chic frosted glass votive holder with tea light candle. C'est magnifique!  

Book Gifts:  (2) Featured Books from EDC Creations' publishing partners.  Randomly selected. Gift bag valued at:  $30.00. Mailed from Ella Curry.

Includes:
*  Arrangement of romantic red roses and pink lilies, accented by variegated pittosporum and hand-designed by our florists in a modern clear glass cube vase wrapped with an exotic ti leaf; vase measures 5"H 
*  Keepsake frosted glass votive holder with a vanilla cream fragranced tea light candle, perfect for romantic ambience or as an elegant table centerpiece; measures 3.5"H x 3.5"L
*  A box of sumptuous Fannie May® French Vanilla chocolate truffles; chocolates may vary due to local availability
*  Lilies may arrive in bud form and will open to full beauty over the next 2-3 days. The florists select the freshest flowers available so colors and varieties may vary. Picture of tower is shown above.

Bookclub Night On The Town
Your group could be our next winner!!

The bookclub, family or group that purchases the most copies of our featured titles January 1 - February 27, 2012 will be entered into a drawing for a 1-night stay at the Marriott® Hotel of their choice, valued at $200.00.  The group will also receive a gift box filled with books from EDC Creations' partners.  We will present the group with an Edible Arrangement to get the party started!  Tell all of your friends and share this page with your network too!  

The rules are simple:  1) Purchase a copy or multiple copies of the featured books;  2) Email Ella Curry a photo of you with the book  or  email us a copy of the receipt from a online retailer;  3) After reading the book, share the good news with 10 friends!  Here is the email address:  edc_dg@yahoo.com.  Winner will be announced right here on March 1, 2012. Go out and download or purchase as many copies as you can. You will be entered into the drawing based on each proof of purchase.  Make sure to list the family or bookclub's name when submitting you entry.  Final day for submitting proof of purchase is February 27, 2012.

Previous Winner 
Dr. Carolyn Vinson author of This Poor Tit! won a special night The Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel Downtown Atlanta, GA and a gift bag valued at $200.00 during our 2011 Black Pearls Magazine Chocolate Social!  Are you our next winner?

WHAT WE ARE READING NOW

The following books are our featured titles of the month.  Please click on each bookcover to be introduced to a special author and book.  Consider purchasing multiple copies of the books for your family and friends.  Give books as gifts 365!  Purchase copies of the books below to enter our weekly Black Lover's Holiday Giveaways.

Invite  Our Authors To Become Your Special Guests
If you are in a bookclub, select our featured titles as your Book of the Month and receive a gift box filled with books from EDC Creations Media Group.   Email  Ella Curry with the book club's name and the date the group will read and discuss the book.  Submit all information to:  elladcurry@edc-creations.com ONLY.

If you would like to interview the author,  invite them to a Skype session or you would like to host a guest blog/FB/Twitter chat with the author,  email Ella Curry today so that she can schedule the event soon.

Passing Love by Jacqueline E. Luckett

Good Housekeeping Magazine showcased PASSING LOVE in the Feb. 2012 Issue, on page 167!  Click here now to read the first two chapters and to view the glowing book review from Black Expressions Bookclub.    ( Continues...  click here now. ) 

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The Black Pearls Magazine family would like to take this time to thank each of you for joining us monthly in celebrating the best in literature and the arts.  Our team of writers, bookclubs and authors are so humbled that you have allowed us entrance into your life. It amazes me each month as I check our subscribers how many of  you deem us worthy of your time and support. 

We appreciate each of you for telling 10 people about the magazine and for driving people to this site. YOU make Black Pearls the magnificent publication that it is, by sharing the Gift of Knowledge!

Please know, as we prepare each issue for you, we look for those stimulating conversations, the most thought provoking articles and most of all, the best books on the shelves. We want each page of this magazine to add value to your lives!  Your comments and feedback are welcomed. Join our blog and share your news, advice and wisdom with the other readers. Tell us what you want to read too!

As we take off in this new decade we hope to bring you more provocative topics and life empowering books to shape your lives. We have contests for the readers and more interactive sections added to the magazine. Let us know what you think of the fresh new content by emailing us here.  Thank you!

Ella Curry, President of EDC Creations
Founder & Editor In Chief Black Pearls Magazine