The winner of this contest will receive all three books in Lori Andrew's Dr. Anita Blake Series, including her newest, Immunity.
To enter the contest, post a comment on my blog. To be entered twice, mention this contest on your blog. Please be sure to include a link to your blog (if applicable) and your email address in your comment.
Happy Mother's Day, everyone! I hope all you mothers out there are having a wonderful day! This morning, I was allowed to sleep in until 7 (I typically get up around 5). I awoke to cinnamon rolls and a hot mug of coffee. Within a few minutes, I had a delicious breakfast in bed-eggs, hash browns, bacon and sausage. It was delicious. When I finally decided to get up and come downstairs, I discovered a nice gift my three year old left for me: he decided to use a funnel and pour syrup all over the kitchen table! A mother's work is never done!
I couldn't think of a better day to start my next contest than Mother's Day! My next giveway is sponsored by Hardbacker.com. You may recall a few weeks ago I reviewed Hardbackers. Hardbackers turn any paperback book into a hardback, without damaging the book. The covers are designed to extend the life of your book by protecting both the front and back covers. The winner of this contest will win two hardbackers: one in trade paperback size and the other in workbook size (8 1/2 x 11").
To enter this contest, please comment below. You MUST leave your email address in your comment in order to be eligible.
For extra entries blog and/or tweet about it. Please post a new comment for each entry.
Open to US and Canadian residents only, please. Contest ends Friday, May 22nd.
To be entered in the contest, post a comment. Blog about his contest and you'll be entered twice! Contest ends Saturday, August 2nd. Book will be shipped Monday, August 4th.
Sometimes you have to leave your life to find yourself again . . . After more than a dozen moves in twenty-five years of marriage, Joanna Harrison is lonely and tired of being a corporate wife. Her children are grown and gone, her husband is more married to his job than to her, and now they're about to pack up once more. Panicked at the thought of having to start all over again, Joanna commits the first irresponsible act of her life. She runs away to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, a place she's been to just once.
She finds a job as a live-in companion to Grace Finelli, a widow who has come to the island to fulfill a girlhood dream. Together the two women embark on the most difficult journey of their lives: Joanna struggling for independence, roots, and a future of her own, as her family tugs at her from afar; and Grace, choosing to live the remainder of her life for herself alone, knowing she may never see her children again.
Entwined is Paul Harrison's story as he loses his wife, his job, and everything that defines him as a man. He takes off on his own journey out west, searching for the answers to all that has gone wrong in his life. One thing remains constant: He wants his wife back.
Joanna, however, is moving farther away from her old life as she joins a group dedicated to rescuing endangered loggerhead turtles, led by a charismatic fisherman unlike anyone she's ever met.
The Richest Season is a stunning debut about three very different people, each changing their lives when such transformations are usually long over. It will resonate with any woman who's ever fantasized about leaving home to find herself.
To enter the contest, comment on this article. To be entered twice, blog about it. The contest will run until Monday, August 11. The contest has been extended a few days beyond the norm because several of my "sisters" from my online book group, PageTurners, will be in town!!
By JESSICA SATHERLEY Kiss good luck? Simon Webbe was spotted picking up his new Greek girlfriend Maria Kouka in a London park and kissing her passionately Before he jetted off to Düsseldorf to compete in Eurovision, Blue’s Simon Webbe was treated to a supportive kiss goodbye from his Greek girlfriend. The love-birds couldn’t keep their hands off each other as they frolicked and snogged in a London park. And Simon got so hot and bothered by 24-year-old Maria Kouka that he tore his shirt off, exposing his well-defined six pack. Shirtless frolick: Simon took off his shirt and revealed his well-defined six pack as she chased Maria around the park The Eurovision hopeful, who will join his Blue boy band mates in Saturday’s grand final, has even convinced Kouka and her Greek friends and family to vote for him. Simon, 32, told the Daily Star Sunday: ‘Maria and I have been together since February and she’s been really supportive since I’ve been busy preparing with Blue for this Saturday’s competition. New love: Simon and Maria have been dating since February and she he has convinced her and her Greek friends and family to vote for Blue in the Eurovision contest ‘She’s even asked her friends and family back home in Greece to vote as they are eligible to vote for our UK entry from over there.’ And by the looks of their park affection, there’s no doubt that Maria will be voting for her new beau. The pair were even wearing matching outfits of jeans and army-green vests on their day out, alongside Simon’s British bulldog. The ex files: Simon Webbe with his former girlfriend of six years Layla Manoochenri (left), who dumped him last year and Maria Kouka with Jersey Shore star Pauly D (right) Rehearsals: Boy band Blue have been practising their routine to represent the UK in the Eurovsion Song Contest this Saturday night He will join his band mates Lee Ryan, Antony Costa and Duncan James on stage to represent the UK this week in Eurovision’s Song Contest. source :dailymail
Congratulations, Carol! You are the winner of the Lori Andrews contest. I'll be contacting you directly to obtain your mailing address. Stay tuned for next week's contest--5 paperback copies of Almost Moon by Alice Sebold!
I'm hosting a contest as part of Enna Isilee's Birthday Bash 2011 Presented by Squeaky Books From August 22nd until September 22nd Enna Isilee at Squeaky Books is having a HUGE bash to celebrate her birthday! There’s a giveaway nearly EVERY DAY, tons of author interviews, and guest posts from a bunch different YA book bloggers. And I get to host a contest!
Dude — You guys, I love Enna! She's one of my favorite bloggers, so when she started asking around for people to host contests as part of her birthday celebration? I was definitely excited. And then, when I found out that Zoe Marriott was one of the authors participating, (who you should definitely know that I adore) and that I could get to have her contest be mine?! Sigh. It's like it was meant to be!
So my giveaway? I get to give away a copy of ANY of Zoe Marriott’s books! Entering is simple, just fill out the form (with optional bonus entries). THIS GIVEAWAY IS INTERNATIONAL! See that right there?! International folks! ANY one can enter my giveaway! Most of the contests this month will be US only, but mine is open anywhere! You have until September 21st at 11:59 MST to enter. All winners will be announced on Enna Isilee's birthday (September 22nd) on Enna Isilee's blog (Squeaky Books) . And today, Ennalee interviewed Zoe at Squeaky Books. You should totally go check it out.
To enter this contest, please post a comment. To be entered twice, blog about it. Tell me about your most unusual contractor story and you'll be entered three times!
This contest ends Saturday, August 23rd. Winner will be announced on the 24th, and the book will be mailed out next week.
I received two extra galley copies of So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz, bestselling author of Drowning Ruth.
To enter the contest, send me a comment. To be entered twice, blog about this contest. Two people will be randomly picked in a very scientific method (a.k.a my three year old). This contest will end Saturday, July 26th.
It's Thanksgiving. Eve is eight months pregnant with her second child. Her friends and family are over to celebrate the holiday, and she hears her husband, Jon, talking on the phone in hushed tones. She discovers that he has been in a "relationship" with another woman for over a year. The relationship isn't physical, but emotional. Eve feels betrayed, and asks Jon to leave. She begins questioning her entire life, the decision she made in getting married and having children so soon. Understandably, thoughts of Jon's "affair" plague her constantly. Is an emotional affair worse than a sexual one?
Shumas' writing is emotional and honest. The reader feels the betrayal and anger that Eve experiences. The situation that Jon and Eve are experiencing is a very real one. LOVE AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS makes each reader, no matter their circumstances, reevaluate their lives, their relationships, and the decisions they make. An amazing piece of writing.
Shumas is a licensed marriage and family therapist. A special contest is available. The winner will recieve a copy of LOVE AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS, and will have a relationship question answered.
To enter, comment on this post with your question. To be entered twice, blog about this contest. To be entered three times, become a follower of this blog. Contest ends Monday, January 26th.
Rules: Open to U.S. and Canada only, please. No P.O. Boxes.
Author's blog: http://www.hollyshumas.com/musings
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ALRIGHT — The contest is now over! It's going to take me a while to go through all the entrants, so I'm hoping to have the winners listed by Sunday! Good luck to everyone!
Today is my mini-challenge for the Once Upon a Time Read-a-thon!! I'm hoping to make this one easy for you.:)
Anyone who talks to me on Twitter knows that I simply live for book recommendations and getting someone to read a book I recommend is awesome. Even better though, is having that someone turn around and tell me how much they loved it.:)
Because I'm such a fan of book recommendations, I want you to recommend books to me. I want you to recommend 2 books to me.
The first is any book of your choice. Pick any book you want and tell me and the world why it should be read and loved.
The second is what you would pick as your favorite of the read-a-thon. You can chose to answer this question now, during the third day, or I'll give you one extra day to give that book just waiting to be picked up a chance.:)
How to enter — write your recommendation pitches into your read-a-thon update posts and then come back here and leave a link in the comments. IF you do not have a blog, you may leave your recs in the comments as well, but I would prefer you to link me to a post if possible.
This giveaway is only open to participants of the Read-a-thon. It will be open from now (the time of posting) until Friday around noon MST. That should give you plenty of time to pick those favorites and pitch them to me.
There will be two winners — One winner will be chosen from Random.org. The second winner will be whoever manages to write the most convincing and compelling pitch. If your recommendation manages to instill that happy giddy feeling I get when I hear about an upcoming book I just know I'm going love, you win. (Which, in case you didn't guess, means that this winner will be a completely subjective choice)
:) I'll contact both winners via email, and on Friday, I will also announce the winners on the blog, along with their winning recommendations!:)
*Note — These recommendations are designed to get someone knew to read a book you love. Which means I do not want to see any "Read Book X because it totes rox!" But I also don't want to see a 4 pg review of the book. So, convince me in a standard sized paragraph.:)
*PRIZES: The winner(s) will have their choice between a copy of The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott (PB) The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan (PB) If I Stay by Gayle Forman (PB) Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (HC) Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (HC)
If they both pick the same book, whoever emails me back first will get their first pick.
An exhilarating novel of romance, art, and food in Florence, featuring the beloved Margot Harrington, who graced Robert Hellenga's The Sixteen Pleasures. Margot Harrington's memoir about her discovery in Florence of a priceless masterwork of Renaissance erotica - and the misguided love affair it inspired - is now, 25 years later, being made into a movie.
Margot, with the help of her lover, Woody, writes a script that she thinks will validate her life. Of course their script is not used, but never mind - happy endings are the best endings for movies, as Margot eventually comes to see.
At the former convent in Florence where "The Sixteen Pleasures" - now called "The Italian Lover," - is being filmed, Margot enters into a drama she never imagined, where her ideas of home, love, art, and aging collide with the imperatives of commerce and the unknowability of other cultures and other people.
Thanks to Hachette, I have 5 copies of this book to give away, just in time for Valentines Day!
To enter this contest, comment on this posting. To be entered twice, blog about it. US and Canadian residents only, please. No P.O. Boxes.
Thanks to Anna at Hachette Books, I have an amazing selection of audiobooks to give away! I have three copies each of the following titles:
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE (Unabridged)
By James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, read by Dallas Roberts and Bobby Cannavale
Detective Bennett realizes he has just hours to save New York from the greatest disaster in its history. From the #1 bestselling author who introduced readers to Alex Cross and the Women's Murder Club-comes the continuation of his newest, electrifying series.
Available in CD and Digital Download formats.
Also available in hardcover and e-book.
DROOD (Abridged)
By Dan Simmons, read by Simon Prebble
DROOD explores the still-unsolved mysteries of the famous author's last years and may provide the key to Dickens's final, unfinished work: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Chilling, haunting, and utterly original, DROOD.
Comfortable in their new safe house, Max and the rest of the Flock finally begin to feel optimistic about their newly-gained freedom. Then the Machine Geeks appear--part machine, part human, totally destructive. They are in the service of an ominous Mr. Chu, who has his eyes on the Flock and their unique abilities. And if he can't have them, he'll make sure nobody else can either!
Available in CD and Digital Download formats.
Also available in hardcover, hardcover in a large print, and e-book.
Listen to an excerpt.
WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB
James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, read by Jeremy Piven, Suzanne Toren, Carolyn McCormick, and Melissa Leo"Now, for the first time, the first three books in this series are available in an audio box set that will delight fans of the series, as well as anyone intrigued by thrilling mystery stories that feature strong women characters..."
RULES:
To be entered once, comment on this post! Be sure to indicate which audiobook(s) you are interested in winning!
To be entered twice, blog about it. Be sure to include a link to your posting in your comment.
To be entered three times, tweet about this contest (be sure to send me a link to your tweet).
To be entered four times, become a follower/subscriber!
US and Canadian residents only. No P.O. Boxes, please!
Please provide an email address in your comment. Any entries without email addresses will be deleted.
Contest will end Saturday, April 18. Winner will be announced on this blog.
Thanks to Valerie from Hachette Book Group USA, I have 5 paperback copies of The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold to give away! This giveaway is open to US and Canada only.
The Rules:
To enter, comment on my blog. To be entered twice, blog about this contest. Please be sure to include your email address and the link to your blog if applicable. Contest ends Saturday, September 20 at NOON Eastern Time.
Years ago when Greg and his first wife amicably divorced, Greg wanted to do something to show his daughter Meagan just how much he loved her so she knew that even though he wasn't with her every day she was always in his heart. So Greg wrote and compiled Why a Daughter Needs a Dad: 100 Reasons
, using his own photographs.
This endearing gift book lists 100 reasons why a daughter needs a dad. A few include:
A daughter needs a dad...
...to learn that when he says it will be okay soon, it will.
...to teach her what it means to always be there.
...who gives her refuge, in a home secured with faith.
Thanks to Sourcebooks, I have 10, yes 10, copies of WHY A DAUGHTER NEEDS A DAD to give away!
To enter:
for one entry, comment below.
for additional entries, blog/tweet about this contest. Please be sure to link directly to your post/tweet or the entry will not be counted.
An email address must be included in order for the entry to be valid.
Contest ends Friday, June 26th. Winners will be announced Saturday, June 27th.
In addition, check out a few of Lang's other books, perfect for Father's Day!
Full Description On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens--at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world--hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever. Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his deepening obsession with corpses, crypts, murder, opium dens, the use of lime pits to dissolve bodies, and a hidden subterranean London mere research . . . or something more terrifying?Just as he did in The Terror, Dan Simmons draws impeccably from history to create a gloriously engaging and terrifying narrative. Based on the historical details of Charles Dickens's life and narrated by Wilkie Collins (Dickens's friend, frequent collaborator, and Salieri-style secret rival), DROOD explores the still-unsolved mysteries of the famous author's last years and may provide the key to Dickens's final, unfinished work: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Chilling, haunting, and utterly original, DROOD is Dan Simmons at his powerful best.
My review: DROOD is an amazing piece of literary fiction. Fans of classic fiction, including the work of Dickens and Collins, will be absorbed by the flavorful language. Fans of thriller and horror will be drawn in by the dark, dangerous and deadly DROOD character. Simmons is spot on with the historical details, the images of London, the characters of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. I can't say enough about this amazing piece of writing. Don't let the length of this book stop you from picking it up. I guarantee that DROOD is a piece of work that you won't forget for some time!
Read an excerpt:
CONTEST: To be entered into this contest, please comment about this post. To be entered twice, blog about it. To be entered three times, list your favorite piece of classical fiction.
US and Canadian residents only. Please, no P.O. Boxes. Winner will be announced Friday, March 6th.
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In honor of Things I Want My Daughters to Know being released in paperback, HarperCollins has provided me with 5 paperback copies of Things I Want My Daughters to Know to give away. Think Mother's Day!
Also, on February 18th, they have invited book clubs to call in to our online radio show BookClubGirl on Air where they can ask the author questions directly. Feel free to spread the word about this program.
To be entered in this contest, comment about this posting. To be entered twice, blog about it.
Contest ends Friday, February 13. U.S. and Canadian residents only, please. No P.O. Boxes.
The New York Times is looking for essays on modern love by college students for a contest they are currently holding. I read last year's winner, Want to be My Boyfriend? Please Define by Marguerite Fields. It's a charming, real essay about the questions our generation has about love. Questions about monogamy and exclusivity. Fields describes her experience in the middle of everyone going against monogamy and rooting for multiple experiences, while she finds that this is not what she wants for herself.
She has a great sense of self, which is something I feel a lot of young nonfiction writers lack, and she is humorous without going overboard,"For the sake of brevity and clarity, I’ll say I’ve dated a lot of guys. It’s not that I’ve gone out anywhere with a lot of these guys, or been physical with most of them, or even seen them more than once. But there have been many, many encounters. I’ve met guys in the park, at the deli, at galleries, at parties and on the Internet. The Internet idea came from thinking that if I could sift through people’s profiles, like applications, I could eliminate the obvious lunatics."
I think this section does a good job outlining the way love functions for young people today. We are constantly surrounded by reminders of it. If it's not a couple holding hands on the street it's the couple getting engaged on Facebook. We all know how Facebook has taken the importance of your relationship status to a catastrophic level. This isn't something Fields addresses, just one other factor to consider in the role of relationships in today's world.
Fields goes through the whole essay cooly, clear-headed, unaffected, until you reach the end and realize that she is not as unaffected as we thought. I was surprised by how well she pulled off that trick, for the majority of the essay I was frustrated with her, I didn't see the point in the essay if none of these encounters meant anything to her or changed anything about her. Then I reached the end and realized what she was trying to say all along.
You can read the whole essay at The New York Times, and if you're a college student with an essay on love you can enter this year's contest.
What would your story of modern love be about?
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Sixteen year old Sally Werner lives in rural Pennsylvania. It is the year 1946. She accepts a ride on the motorcycle of her cousin, Daniel, a decision that changes her life forever. The end up having intercourse, an act Sally didn't consent to. She becomes pregnant, and is blamed for ruining Daniel's life. Daniel is eager to marry Sally, Sally would rather die than marry him. Forty-eight hours after giving birth to their son, Sally leaves the child in the care of her family and runs away from a future that is not her own.
Her first encounter is with the Mason family. She accepts the role as housekeeper from seventy year old "Uncle Mason." They build a relationship of trust of over the matter of two years that Sally works for him. However, while cleaning, Sally discovers a box that contains Mason's entire life savings. She is no thief, yet she can't get the money out of her mind. When her past catches up to her the local gossip begins spreading the details of Sally's past, she must pack up and leave this family she's grown to love. She goes to the box holding Uncle Mason's money, only planning on taking a small amount, when Mason's voice appears in the darkness, demanding that she take it all. Sally takes all the money, and once again runs away.
Thus begins Sally's legacy of moving from town to town, running from her own past. She uses the Tuskagee River as a path to her future, stopping off at small towns in an attempt to settle. Each time her need to flee awakens, and Sally must pack up and move on. This continues after the birth of her daughter, Penelope, is born. She can't seem to shake the guilt of abandoning her son. She sends letters home to her parents and includes a small amount of mone when she's able. Yet it isn't until almost two decades later that Sally begins to wonder what happened to her son. ..
FOLLOW ME details the lives of Sally, her daughter Penelope, and eventually her grandaughter and traces the lies created by her family to keep her in the dark about her son's existence. Just how far will they go to keep Sally form learning the truth?
Although parts of FOLLOW ME seemed to drag a bit, it didn't take long for me to become absorbed in the characters. The writing was powerful and descriptive. The characters were all well-rounded and seemed to share the same destiny, no matter how hard they tried to take control. I recommend FOLLOW ME to any reader that enjoys a detailed storyline with twists and turns that leaves you questioning until the very end.
About the Author
Joanna Scott is the author of nine books, including The Manikin, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Various Antidotes and Arrogance, which were both finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award; and the critically acclaimed Make Believe, Tourmaline, and Liberation. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Lannan Award, she lives with her family in upstate New York.
Giveaway
I have one copy of FOLLOW ME to give away. To be entered into the contest, comment on this post. To be entered twice, blog about it. For three entries, tweet about it (please include a link to your tweet in your comment). Contest is open to US and Canadian residents only. Winner will be announced on Friday, May 8th.
Thank you to Hachette for providing me with this review copy. Check out the other blogs participating in this tour: