Showing posts with label giveaways. Show all posts
Showing posts with label giveaways. Show all posts

Monday, August 8, 2016

Good or Bad and a Pool by Porches CD Giveaway


It's been a while but I have very good reasons for the delay. Been very busy coming to some decisions, now reading a lot of Science books and studying. 

All of which are making time go by faster than usual for me. Even though time is relative.

But the good news or bad news depending on how you take it is my Pool CD by Porches suffered a liquid spill and I am thinking of getting a new copy because this is a release I love. But since I believe in eco-friendly I want someone else to use this copy if possible rather than me having to throw it away. How wasteful would that be?

Believe me you're not getting a terrible-looking CD I just really want it to be how it used to be in a very pristine condition.


In person, as you can see it has these tiny light brown watermark dots in some areas from the spill.




Saturday, April 30, 2016

It's Saturday! Giveaway Hints #17

  • Amazon gift card giveaways: Over at The Blair Book Project a fun spin on the Blair Witch Project there is a $25 Amazon gift card giveaway going on in tandem for the release book blitz of The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver. Ends in less than 26 hours. Go enter fast.

Book Lover in Florida has a giveaway for a Gyft gift card good for using at Amazon.com plus various other stores. Ends May 13, 2016.

While Booktalk with Eileen has a $50 Amazon gift card and bracelet giveaway as part of the online book tour stop for Fatal Honor by Misty Evans. International giveaway and ends May 7, 2016.

Born to Read Books is having a giveaway for an Amazon Fire as well, in part to celebrate the online book tour of Something More than This by Barbie Bohrman. Ends May 8, 2016.

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Giveaway Hints #16


Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Have you heard of WFTMpodcast? Listen to talk on movies, TV, or books/ each week!

Leslie and Fernando over at Working for the Mandroid have long been going at it through bookish and Pop Culture podcasting. In promotion for the WFTM podcast they are also running a Comic Con giveaway. I believe they had the pleasure to attend Comic Con 2015 so this is why. 

Do stop on the Working for the Mandroid blog. I have personally had the pleasure of listening to their first two episode podcasts. They were great and I so wish I could listen to more of them if I could find the time. Act now. The giveaway ends in 19 days!

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Accidentally... Over? By Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Excerpts and Giveaway!


If you've read my review, you will know how much I adore this book. (If you haven't, check out my post here). And! You're in luck! Below you'll find a giveaway for your chance to win a copy of the ENTIRE Accidentally Yours series, as well as some more excerpts to whet your appetite!(US/Canada only - sorry!)
 As if that wasn't awesome enough, there's also a chance for one lucky reader to get a copy of Accidentally... Over! (again, only open to the US/Canadian readers).
So get entering and Good luck!

 Excerpt no.2


Máax stared down at the hysterical, screaming woman. He was about to offer a few calming words, such as “Shut the hell up,” but then something peculiar happened.
What the fuu . . . ? He stumbled to the side but caught himself. He’d never experienced anything so unusual, so potent. But what was it? It didn’t hurt. No, quite the opposite. It felt like a sack of fucking wonderful dropped on his head.
Máax looked at the woman once more, and it hit him again.
Click.
He gasped. She was doing this to him? How? There was no logical explanation, other than . . .
He lost his train of thought. Gods, she is magnificent.
Holy Christ! He stepped back and stared at Ashli. Is that . . . Am I . . . ? He was drooling! Like a hungry dog!

The odd, euphoric sensation hit him again, nearly tumbling him over. Nothing in his seventy thousand years of existence could help him articulate the sensation. It was as if the damned woman had jumped inside his body, soldered herself to every molecule of his light, and then sucked away any rational thought. The hollow pit in his chest, one he hadn’t known existed, felt instantly placated. That spot now felt warm and mushy. The center of gravity shifted from beneath his feet toward the direction of the woman and began pulling him to her like a shooting star.

Oh, shit. She’s my mate? He took two more steps back. No. No. Hell no! But how? And why now? He’d never asked the Universe for a mate. He didn’t want this. He didn’t want to be tethered to some . . . some weak mortal woman, or any woman for that matter. Where was the godsdamned logic in that? For fuck sake, he was a lone wolf—answered to no one and nothing. And he was invisible, went where he liked when he liked. (For the time being, anyway.) After he went on trial for his recent multitude of offenses, he’d be entombed for a very, very, very . . . yes, very fucking long time! And now this, this . . . woman had messed it all up! Filii canis! Now he was truly going to suffer. He’d have something to miss!
Then another truth dawned on him. Cimil set me up! Again! He was going to kill her. And, gods fucking dammit, did the woman—this, this, Ashli—have to be so godsdamned hot?
Infernum. Her beauty was beyond that of any deity. Dark golden-brown skin, hair like black-licorice ribbons wild about her face and trailing down her back, and exotic eyes, turning up in the corners like a feline’s. And her lips . . . Her lips were plump and full, just the sort a man longs to feel sliding over every inch of his—

Get a hold of yourself, man! But holy saints she was hot. What was he going to do?
Why don’t you start by saving her, asshole?

Right. First things first, though; he had to get her to stop screaming. “Ashli, I command you to stop screaming.”


Her beautiful hazel eyes widened, and she bolted toward the dusty, narrow road that ran along the beachfront.

Sanguine ad infernum! She’s running away? “Ashli, I command you to stop. I won’t hurt—”
A large silver bus came out of nowhere. “No!”


 ACCIDENTALLY YOURS SERIES GIVEAWAY 


Excerpt no.3


Bloody deity infernum! Máax’s head throbbed with a pain so severe it reminded him of the time he’d accidentally been stepped on by Cimil’s unicorn. Giant fucking thing thought it was some sort of lapdog but weighed the same as an elephant.

So what had that bloody woman hit him with? A garbage truck? No way was that a simple shovel.

In any case, it knocked a few of his marbles loose because he didn’t recall freeing himself or making his way inside her house. But he had. In fact, he’d made it to her bed, and now Ashli lay beside him, sound asleep. How long had he been out, and how the hell had she fallen asleep without noticing a very large man in her bed?

Because you’re invisible and were lucky enough to pass out on the side of the bed she doesn’t use.

Carefully, he edged off the bed, trying not to disturb her. Ashli rolled over and flung her arm over his chest. Deorum inferorum. Máax sucked in a deep breath.
“You smell so good,” she mumbled.

She talks in her sleep? For some reason he found that adorable. “What cologne is that?” she added. His natural scent. All gods produced a pleasing aromatic cocktail of pheromones. He supposed it was nature’s subtle way of disarming humans, making it less likely for them to freak out and realize they were in the presence of something not quite human.

Ironically, he felt like the one being lulled by Ashli’s scent. He’d never smelled a more enticing fragrance: tropical flowers mixed with a slight hint of those roasted chili peppers from her kitchen and fresh ocean air. Gods, the scent was just as exotic as the woman. Add to that, Ashli seemed to enjoy the ocean, his passion, as much as he did. If he could live his entire existence on the beach, he would. The air, the tropical breeze, the soft sand . . . there was nothing better than swimming in the waves or surfing when the opportunity arose, though it had been a very long time. Isn’t such a smart idea to surf when you’re invisible. A lone surfboard, carving a wave on its own, looks a bit strange. Nor was it smart to lay next to Ashli, enjoy the warmth of her touch while sniffing her hair, or allow himself to grow extremely aroused. Which he had. Idiot. What was the point? So he could remind himself what he was missing out on? Once this was all over, which it would be because he never failed, they’d both move on. Him to some cold, dark tomb probably buried somewhere in a remote swamp where no one would find him for a million years. And Ashli—she would find some nice human to spend her mortal days with.

Or perhaps one of your brothers. After all, Cimil prophesied that twenty years from now, Ashli would broker peace between his brethren. That meant she’d meet them all. And Ashli was a catch, not to mention the one person on the planet destined to save them all. How? He had no clue. Yes, clearly the woman had her attributes—sexy as hell attributes—but aside from that, she seemed quite normal. Nevertheless, being savior of the planet would grant her instant celebrity status and boatloads of attention. She’d have men lining up around the block.

He balled his fists, then let go. All for the best. Because he didn’t want her. Much. And he certainly didn’t need the distractions; this was one mission he couldn’t afford to fail.
He sighed and Ashli flinched. Máax lifted his head, ready to make a mad dash from the room if she woke up, but found himself entranced. Her plump lips and golden skin; her dark lashes, fanning along the crease of her catlike eyes; her hair a wild mass of thick black curls. He had no idea of her heritage, but never had there been a more seductive female in existence.

His eyes swept down the length of her small athletic frame covered only in a flimsy white sundress. Next to his large body, Ashli appeared more petite than she really was.
An urge to dominate her, to take her right there, sparked.

Or perhaps you’d enjoy the opposite. Yes, he’d enjoy the feel of her lithe, lean figure straddling him, riding his cock.

Hell, man. That’s enough, you horny bastard. “Fuck this,” he hissed and slipped quickly from the bed before he did something he regretted. Like kiss her.

Or motorboat her.
You randy bastard.
He needed to go for a swim. Yes, the ocean water would cool him down. The ocean always made him feel better, like being home.



ACCIDENTALLY...OVER? GIVEAWAY  

Answer the following question in the comments section below, the winner will be chosen randomly on Tuesday the 9th of September:
What God, Mayan, Greek, Egyptian, Roman, Norse, Celtic, Icelandic or otherwise would you most like to read about, and why?  
 

Thursday, December 26, 2013

The Descent Release

Alma Katsu's Taker Trilogy is coming to a close with The Descent. The Descent is releasing on January 7, 2014.

After everything that has happened while excited  to see the trilogy's next book come out can't help feel a little sad that the Taker Trilogy will be no more.


Still to celebrate this momentous final book in the trilogy Alma has offered a giveaway for The Descent's Release! See the details below, everyone. You enter with Rafflecopter.



Friday, March 1, 2013

Don't miss the Ides of March Book Giveaway!

If you love winning free books then come enter the Ides of March Book Giveaway. These are print books and brought to you by 17 authors of cross-genre books.


In keeping with the  Ides of March it runs 1-15 March (2013). Lucky winners will get 16 books--one from each of the participating authors--and they're giving away one set per 500 entries. The contest is open to US/UK and Canada.

Website to enter: http://idesofmarchbookgiveaway.blogspot.com/2013/02/win-16-books-by-16-fantastic-authors.html


~From Alma, Author of The Taker~

I'm often asked by readers for suggestions of other books like The Taker, so I'm pleased to be able to introduce you to some writers of fantasy, historicals and supernatural fiction that you may not know about through this great contest.

 Do you love books that take you somewhere you've never been before? Books with a unique sense of history or a fantastical premise, dark thrills or the sparkle of your favorite fairy tale--or perhaps all of these rolled up in one? Seventeen of your favorite, award-winning and best-selling authors have teamed up to offer this giveaway: a copy of each of the following books to one lucky winner! 

THE LANTERN by Deborah Lawrenson
NY Times bestseller modern gothic novel of love, secrets, and murder—set against the lush backdrop of Provence
THE FIREBIRD (ARC) by Susanna Kearsley
A twin-stranded story that blends modern romance with 18th-century Jacobite intrigue, traveling from Scotland to Russia, from the NY Times bestselling author of The Winter Sea
THE TWELFTH ENCHANTMENT by David Liss
In Regency England, at the dawn of the industrial era, magic and technology clash and the fate of the nation rests in the hands of a penniless young woman 
COLD MAGIC by Kate Elliott
An epic adventure fantasy with a decidedly steampunk edge where magic - and the power of the Cold Mages - hold sway 
THE MAPMAKER'S WAR by Ronlyn Domingue
A mesmerizing, utterly original adventure about love and loss and the redemptive power of the human spirit--releases March 5th!
DRACULA IN LOVE by Karen Essex
"If you read only one more vampire novel, let it be this one!" -C.W. Gortner, author of The Last Queen & The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
RED, WHITE AND BLOOD by Chris Farnsworth
High-octane supernatural thriller, a sequel to The President's Vampire
THE HOUSE OF VELVET AND GLASS by Katherine Howe
The House of Velvet and Glass weaves together meticulous period detail, intoxicating romance, and a final shocking twist in a breathtaking novel that will thrill readers
from the author of bestseller The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL (ARC) by Carolyn Turgeon
The Fairest of Them All is an inventive, magical fairy-tale mash-up about Rapunzel growing up to be Snow White's stepmother, out in August 2013 from the author of Godmother and Mermaid 
THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES by M.J. Rose
A sweeping and suspenseful tale of secrets, intrigue, and lovers separated by time, all connected through the mystical qualities of a perfume created in the days of Cleopatra--and lost for 2,000 years by bestselling novelist M.J. Rose
THIEFTAKER by DB Jackson
Combining elements of traditional fantasy, urban fantasy, mystery and historical fiction, Thieftaker will appeal to readers who enjoy intelligent fantasy and history with an attitude
GLAMOUR IN GLASS by Mary Robinette Kowal
Glamour in Glass follows the lives of the main characters from Shades of Milk and Honey, a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence 
DEVIL'S GATE by FJ Lennon
Devil’s Gate is exhilarating urban fantasy, with first class writing and characters that are unforgettable beyond the last page
THE MISSING MANUSCRIPT OF JANE AUSTEN by Syrie James
"A novel within a novel honoring what we love most about Austen: her engaging stories, rapier wit, and swoon worthy romance. Pitch perfect, brilliantly crafted." —Austenprose 

"A magical book!"—RT Book Reviews
THE CROOKED BRANCH by Jeanine Cummins
“Wonderfully written, with strong, compelling characters, it is a deeply satisfying combination of sweeping historical saga and modern family drama, a gentle reminder of the ever-reaching influence of family”--Booklist
A NATURAL HISTORY OF DRAGONS by Marie Brennan
The story of Isabella, Lady Trent, the world's preeminent dragon naturalist, and her thrilling expedition to Vystrana, where she made the first of many historic discoveries that would change the world forever
THE RECKONING by Alma Katsu
In the tradition of early Anne Rice, a gorgeously written sequel to The Taker that takes readers on a harrowing, passion-fueled chase that transcends the boundaries of time

The contest runs from March 1 - 15 and winner(s) will be notified within 48 hours. We'll give away one set of books per 500 entries.
                             

 
You can enter by filling out the form at this link. 

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Win Ayako by Osamu Tezuka from Experiments in Manga!



This is an off-site manga giveaway, by the way. 

Recommended you take a look around Experiments in Manga. Manga and anime critiques with worthy insight can always be found there.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Bringing YA to YOU (Off-site Giveaway Mention)


 Marie Lu (author of LEGEND and PRODIGY), Beth Revis (author of the ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Trilogy), Victoria Schwab (author of THE NEAR WITCH and THE ARCHIVED), Megan Shepherd (author of THE MADMAN’S DAUGHTER), and Marissa Meyer (Author of CINDER and SCARLET) are all part of a contest where you - that's right, you the reader  - enter a town where you'd like to see these lovely authors stop by and sign. The winning town gets the authors! But that's not all! They’re also hosting another contest where, if you help them spread the word, they’ll give you ten signed books, all the books that they’ve published so far!
 just go here:
http://ya2u.blogspot.com.au/


Friday, January 4, 2013

Epic fantasy contest, epic prizes! (Off-site Giveaway Mention)

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Novel Publicity is  hosting a tour for Cephrael’s Hand 


One gigantic contest with two separate parts, which means you can enter once, twice… as many times as you like! Help create a character that will be featured in book #3 of A Pattern of Shadow & Light.  You can:

A) Create a name and back story, and if your character idea is the best, s/he will be featured in my upcoming novel AND you’ll win a $100 Amazon gift card.

B) Think up a glorious new magical ability, and you could win a Kindle Fire. Submit as many entries for both as you can think of to increase your chances for winning.

To recap:
*  The most compelling character name and back story wins a $100 Amazon gift card AND a  feature of your character in book #3 of the Pattern of Shadow and Light series
*  The coolest new magical ability wins a Kindle Fire

The winner will be announced at 5 PM EDT on Saturday, January 5th. 


Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Review of The Adventures of Tilda Pinkerton by Angela Shelton and Giveaway {Online Book Tour}

Somewhere out in the Sombrero Galaxy, Tilda Pinkerton–mystical maker of mysterious, magnificent, magical hats–is being hunted by the Keeper of Darkness.
Yet Tilda simply does not recall, at all, after taking a tremendous fall.
No one on Ooleeoo, where Tilda crash-landed, knows she is from another planet. Only Star Jumper Randy can tell her—but he’s light years away, frantically searching for his missing love, desperate that without her, the entire galaxy soon may be lost.
Even in the middle of cosmic danger, Tilda loves to create hats, for which she has a rare and uncanny knack. All who receive them sparkle, in fact—and spark their innermost talent. With a Tilda hat, people can suddenly do whatever they dream of, causing brilliant ideas to grow madly.
With Gladys the toad, who thinks she’s a cat, and Frank the fish, who lives in her hat, Tilda must discover who she is and what her enemy wants from her so badly.

But the Mayor of Moodle has other plans, including a ban on all wearing of hats, everywhere on Ooleeoo. His dark and forbidding actions seem to coincide with something unworldly, threatening all with a nameless dread and slowly blacking out the sky. With Ooleeoo itself turning upside down, how can anyone survive?
In this first in a series of Tilda Pinkerton adventures, Tilda must fight the battle of her life and risk all—even the galaxy and stars—by revealing her most electrifying secret.
Written for children but adults enjoy it too!
See the Trailer!



Sunday, October 28, 2012

Happy Halloween with Zompacolypse 2012 Halloween Hop

This 2012 Halloween Zompacolypse was created by the bloggers at Paranormal Wastelands

This Halloween hope you have a great time. It's the funnest time of the year along with maybe Christmas. Whether you are definitely going to be watching scary movies on television, eating candy, and or attending Halloween parties hope you enjoy. This Halloween giving away some great stuff to read.  That means some books.

Up For Grabs
Prize Pack 1



"Never tease anything that wants to eat you. My name is April Tate and my blood is the new gold. Vampires and hybrids have overrun my world, once vibrant with life, but now a graveyard of death shrouded in shadows. I fight to survive; I fight for my mother and brother. The journey is full of turns that I am quite unprepared for. And I'm just hoping to make it to the next Vegas sunrise..."

In a post-apocalyptic world, a viral epidemic has wiped out most of the earth’s population, leaving behind few humans but untold numbers of mutated vampires. April is a seventeen-year-old girl who lives in the remains of Las Vegas one year after the outbreak. She has become a ferocious vampire killer and after her family is abducted, she goes searching for them. What she finds is a new breed of vampire, unlike any she has seen before. Unsure of whom she can trust, she discovers that her view of the world is not as black and white as she once thought, and she's willing to bend the rules to rescue her family. But in trying to save them, she may only succeed in bringing her fragile world crashing down around her

Prize Pack 2

Not once in her life did farm girl Renee Crocker, imagine she would encounter a world found only in the minds of myth-seeking men. Although the things they sought were not always unheard of in the 1930’s in other parts of the world, life was just too harsh in the small Texas community, to pay mind to anything other than raising a healthy crop to ensure the survival of one’s family. But late one evening during supper, a stranger comes knocking on the door of the Crocker family farm house and is invited inside. 

It doesn’t take long for Renee to discover a great number of things that people in her neck of the woods couldn’t even contemplate. The dark of night takes on a whole new meaning, and the once vulnerable young country woman finds herself struggling to survive in a world that demands she live forever in darkness.

Renee thought she had gone through the worse nightmare that any being could possibly dream up; little did she know that her adventure had just begun. Her intentions were to go back to Cuba and fulfill a promise made to the two that helped her escape the unbelievable hell that had become her life from the days of loving care back on the farm. 

What she finds changes her destiny and places her path on one that was only found in the mind and tales of the ancient profits. Of course, the question remains, will she be able to fulfill the needs that have taken hold of what little heart she had left? Can the faith of a country girl with the help of those who would follow her into hell itself be enough, or will they find themselves in a situation that they cannot get out of?

-1 e-copy of Shifted Perspective by J. Bridger
"Caleb Byrne is a bright high school senior who has enough to deal with between college choices, taking care of his single dad, and dealing with his headstrong girlfriend Joanna and an eccentric set of cousins in California. He was managing to get by until the day he woke up a Cocker Spaniel. Even if it only happens monthly and is more embarrassing than painful, the so-called ability is something that he's anxious to be rid of.

He didn't realize his transformations would drag him into a hidden society of canine and lupine shape shifters as well as a family legacy he hates. To make matters worse, after moving to Los Angeles to learn more about his heritage from his Aunt Moira and his cousin Kalista, Caleb now struggles through life-and-death matters. He keeps angering the werewolves in charge of the shifter world, especially Kalista's boyfriend Peter, the Southern California alpha's son, who also happens to be grade-A sociopath. Worse, Caleb's floundering to keep his secret from Joanna.

While his family offers him some support, they may not be enough as Caleb realizes that the rules in shifter society---number one is supposed to be don't kill humans---are not so ironclad. Some werewolf out there is leaving a blood-soaked trail across the Midwest and it might just be with the alpha's blessing..."

A huge thank you to J. Bridger for providing Shifted Perspective at the last moment.


J. Bridger has had an eclectic life. She’s worked in the psychiatric ward in a hospital in La Paz, Bolivia, been a veterinary intern giving all sorts of better-left-to-the-imagination exams to dogs and cats, and had her own spate in creating and running a television ad campaign. Currently, in her day job, she is getting her certification as a medical Spanish interpreter in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina.
 By night, she’s a fledgling author, who has just penned her debut novel, Shifted Perspective; she is currently working on its sequel, the next installment of The Tails of Change Series. J.’s always loved things that go bump (or that howl) in the night and devoured Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker starting in middle school. Her favorite shows are no less preternatural and include Big Wolf on Campus, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Teen Wolf. While she’s been writing fiction for eight years and been published in several academic journals for her psychological research, this is her first venture into published original fiction.
J. Bridger lives in Raleigh with two Yorkies, a beagle, and a Schnauzer-Yorkie mix (as well as far too many dust bunnies).

There will be two winners for the giveaways.
The Grand Prize winner gets first pick and the 2nd place winner the other prize pack. 
Rest assured all these are very interesting and fantastic books. So whatever you happen to get won't disappoint.

Happy Halloween!


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