Angelfire Release Giveaway!

Tomorrow is the release day for Angelfire, an amazing book from debut author Courtney Allison Moulton.

Because I loved this book so much, I’m going to bribe to spread the word. Normally I hate extra entries from the entrant side & when trying to calculate results, but this time I’ll make it so every tweet, & post counts as an entry. Tweet a link to this post with @CAMoulton & #Angelfire in your tweet all day today (the 14th) & tomorrow (the 15th) & then come back here & leave all of your entries in the comments.

For an example tweet, which you can copy & paste: “I want to win #Angelfire by @CAMoulton from #BookBound! http://bit.ly/fXs2tJ”

When you comment the 1st time, leave the link & an email with your name. If you comment multiple times, you don’t need to leave your info again as long as it’s from the same account as the 1st comment. If you would like to provide a running total of you points, you may, but it isn’t required.

Feel free to post a blog with the info as well. As an added incentive because I know this takes more time, a blog post will be worth 2 points.

Summary:

When seventeen-year-old Ellie starts seeing reapers - monstrous creatures who devour humans and send their souls to Hell - she finds herself on the front lines of a supernatural war between archangels and the Fallen and faced with the possible destruction of her soul.


A mysterious boy named Will reveals she is the reincarnation of an ancient warrior, the only one capable of wielding swords of angelfire to fight the reapers, and he is an immortal sworn to protect her in battle. Now that Ellie's powers have been awakened, a powerful reaper called Bastian has come forward to challenge her. He has employed a fierce assassin to eliminate her - an assassin who has already killed her once.


While balancing her dwindling social life and reaper-hunting duties, she and Will discover Bastian is searching for a dormant creature believed to be a true soul reaper. Bastian plans to use this weapon to ignite the End of Days and to destroy Ellie's soul, ending her rebirth cycle forever. Now, she must face an army of Bastian's most frightening reapers, prevent the soul reaper from consuming her soul, and uncover the secrets of her past lives - including truths that may be too frightening to remember.


Trailer:

Add it to your Goodreads.
Website (With excerpt, playlist & other goodies)

Unraveled Hunt

Gena Showalter’s YA series, Intertwined, about sixteen-year-old Aden Stone, a paranormal magnet who has had four souls trapped in his head, continues this fall with the release of UNRAVELED (Harlequin, September 2010). Now, Aden is down to three souls bossing him around, but along the way he’s picked up the title of Vampire King to add to his ever-growing list of worries (which includes a prophecy that says he’ll bite the dust after a knife through the heart). To celebrate UNRAVELED’s release, Gena and her YA buds are hosting a scavenger hunt on their blogs.

The all-star lineup of hunt participants includes authors Rachel Caine, PC Cast, Marley Gibson, Rosemary Clement-Moore and Tina Ferraro, as well as Gena, natch, and The Knight Agency blog. Three grand prize winners will each win a $100 Visa gift card, plus Gena's giving away signed copies of UNRAVELED to five lucky runner-ups. All you have to do is find all eight letters, unscramble them and email the word to Contests(AT)KnightAgency.net. To find out where the letters are hiding in the great internet universe, click here for a contest road map and rules.

This contest runs from Monday, August 30th to Thursday, September 2nd. All entries must be received by Monday, September 6th at midnight ET.



I don't know about you, but this sounds like tons of fun to me!

To make things easy for you here are all the links to the Hunt sites:

Rachel Caine - http://www.rachelcaine.livejournal.com/

Gena Showalter - http://www.genashowalter.blogspot.com/

PC Cast - http://www.pccast.blogspot.com/

Rosemary Clement-Moore - http://www.readrosemary.blogspot.com/

Marley Gibson - http://www.yawriters.blogspot.com/

Linda Gerber - http://www.lindagerber.blogspot.com/

Tina Ferraro - http://www.yafresh.blogspot.com/

The Knight Agency - http://www.knightagency.blogspot.com/

Skip a Starbucks Day

The idea behind Skip a Starbucks Day is simple, skip your Starbucks stop today & use the money you would have spent to help bring a little girl home to her family.
There's a little girl in China who's been waiting almost 5 years to be able to leave the orphanage she's been living in to live with a family who loves her here in the US. After several detours & delays, the only standing in the way of her finally getting to come home is being short on funding due China raising the orphanage & court fees.

Please everyone head over to CJ's blog & read her story. There's so much more to the story & I want you read it straight from her.

If you need an incentive, there are several people (including me) who have donated items that people who donate will be entered to win.

Please spread the word & donate to this wonderful cause.

Giveaway time!

I found out today that Kiersten White will be signing at The King's English here in Salt Lake in September.

To show my excitement, I'm going to give a signed copy away to one lucky person.

If you'd like a chance to win, leave your name, email address & twitter name (if you have one) in the comments.

There are no extra entries, but I'd appreciate it if you spread the word anyways.
It is US only, because international postage is expensive.

The giveaway ends at 11:59 PM Pacific Time on September 5th. I will announce the winner here & on twitter on the 6th. You will have 24 hours to email me your address or I'll have to pick a new winner.

Comment away!

Giveaway Time!

Next week Mette Ivie Harrison will be signing at The King's English.

I'll be going & I'll get one of you one of her books. Signed to you if you want.

These are your choices:
(Click the covers to see the summary on Goodreads)

   

Just leave me an email address with a comment.  

Contest closes Tuesday night at midnight pacific time.

I'll email the winner Wednesday & you have to get back to me within 24 hours.

This is a US only giveaway. I'm sorry, but international postage is too much. If you are outside the US & have a friend who will ship it to you who lives in the US that works too.

Contests I Think You'll Like (5)

I'm a bit behind on my May edition of this post. I blame school. It isn't really its fault, but I'm going to blame it anyways.

As usual, I will add to this post through out the month of May so keep checking back.

Fire & Ice has several contests going right now, they are on the right side, right below the blog button. There are always new ones so make sure to ckeck often.

Kimberly Pauley giveaway on CJ's blog. (Prizes from Kimberly, she isn't the prize. I figured I should clarify.) (Ends 5/13 8 pm Eastern)

Signed copy of THE RISE OF RENEGADE X on CJ's blog (Ends 5/13 8 pm Eastern)
SEA BLUE PEOPLE WIN MYSTERY BOOKS CONTEST: WEEK #7 (Ends 5/14 midnight Pacific)

Reggie is giving away a SIGNED copy of My Invisible Boyfriend by Susie Day (5/25 4 pm Central)

A Very Vampire May Giveaway from Sara McClung (Ends 6/2)

Epic Still Sucks to Be Me Launch! (Ends 6/11)

Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev coming soon!

There's less than a month until the release of Perchance to Dream. If you want to be exact, it will be released it will be released on May 25th.  I was lucky enough to win a contest last year & received an ARC of Eyes Like Stars. I could have read it all in one sitting, but I made myself read it in small chunks.  (For those who don't know, Eyes like Stars is book one in The Théâtre Illuminata series. Perchance to Dream is book 2.) I'm very excited to read this book since I loved Eyes Like Stars so much.

Perchance to Dream:
(Synopsis from Goodreads)

The stuff that dreams are made on.

Act Two, Scene One

Growing up in the enchanted Thèâtre Illuminata, Beatrice Shakespeare Smith learned everything about every play ever written. She knew the Players and their parts, but she didn’t know that she, too, had magic. Now, she is the Mistress of Revels, the Teller of Tales, and determined to follow her stars. She is ready for the outside world.

Enter BERTIE AND COMPANY

But the outside world soon proves more topsy-turvy than any stage production. Bertie can make things happen by writing them, but outside the protective walls of the Thèâtre, nothing goes as planned. And her magic cannot help her make a decision between—

Nate: Her suave and swashbuckling pirate, now in mortal peril.

Ariel: A brooding, yet seductive, air spirit whose true motives remain unclear.

When Nate is kidnapped and taken prisoner by the Sea Goddess, only Bertie can free him. She and her fairy sidekicks embark on a journey aboard the Thèâtre’s caravan, using Bertie’s word magic to guide them. Along the way, they collect a sneak-thief, who has in his possession something most valuable, and meet The Mysterious Stranger, Bertie’s father—and the creator of the scrimshaw medallion. Bertie’s dreams are haunted by Nate, whose love for Bertie is keeping him alive, but in the daytime, it’s Ariel who is tantalizingly close, and the one she is falling for. Who does Bertie love the most? And will her magic be powerful enough to save her once she enters the Sea Goddess’s lair?

Once again, LISA MANTCHEV has spun a tale like no other—full of romance, magic, adventure, and fairies, too—that readers won’t want to put down, even after the curtain has closed.

That's not enough?
You want more?
Ok, here's the Trailer.



Now you really want to read it, right?
Then you can go preorder it.
Perchance to Dream:B&N

What's that?
You haven't read Eyes Like Stars yet?
Well, you're in luck. The paperback came out this month.
Here's the link:  B&N

You still want more?
Ok, here's the website: http://www.theatre-illuminata.com/

Winners of the 25 follower giveaway

Again, I apologize for the delay.

Winners are:

chokingondust

Lena

Shannon

& the International winner:

Tegan

Email me me your address & your choice of which prize.

Princess for Hire Winner!

My apolgies in the delay of the results.
The winner of a signed copy of Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt is:

Megan S.

Email me your address so I can send that out to you.

Princess Bookie's Contest Craze

Today was the Readathon. Its still going.
Cindy @ Princess Bookie is holding a ton of contests that end either tonight or monday night.
Many of the books were donated by other bloggers or authors.

I wasn't exaggerating, there really are a lot of contests. Enter only the ones you really want, or you'll burn yourself out.

Contests I think You'll Like (4)

Welcome to the April Edition of Contests I Think You'll Like.

Fire & Ice has several contests going right now, they are on the right side, right below the blog button.

CJ is giving away Hex Hall book & t-shirt. (4/2 8 PM Central)

Sharon LovesBooks & Cats is giving away her ARC of Tell Me A Secret (4/3)

Shannon is giving away signed books signed books to celebrate getting an agent. (4/10)

Princess Bookie is hosting an ARC giveaway (4/11)

Abby McDonald is giving away a Boys, Bears & a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots gift pack. (4/13)

I Heart Monster is giving away A Signed ARC of Kiss of Death (4/15)

Heidi is giving away a book a week! (4/16 Midnight PST)

Tiger's Turnarounds: Twilight Graphic Novel (4/19)

Ramblings of a Teenage Bookworm wants to be your Book Fairy (4/25)

Lindsey Leavitt signing at The King's English

I spent my afternoon at The King's English for Lindsey Leavitt's book signing at the King's English.
I got there a little early so I could get a good seat & guess who I got to talk to for a few minutes? Lindsey. How cool is that? She is very friendly. Lots of fun to talk to. If Lindsey is coming where near you on her tour, I suggest you go. (Tour info here.)
The room was pretty packed when it was time to start. There was even a whole row of little kids on little chairs in front of me. I love our Local Writers. Bree Despain, Emily Wing Smith, Brodi Ashton, Valynne Maetani, Matthew Kirby, & Sara Zarr were all all right behind me.
There were stuffed animals, tiaras & candy necklaces!
 

There were cute little girls all dressed in pink that LOVED this book!
(The pink purse behind her is hers too.)


I also recorded the event, so even if you didn't get to go you can hear what Lindsey had to say.


When I got my book signed, I was with Brodi, Valynne & Emily. We managed to turn getting books signed into yet another party & there are now more pictures of me that will be showing up on the internet. After the books were signed, the pictures were taken & we let Lindsey get back to signing books, (We did wait until there was basically no line left.) we went back to the room where the reading & Q&A had been. Yet again I was the only non-author in the group. In circumstances such as that I mostly sit back & listen. At one point when discussing their books, I was told "Don't blog that." Which I thought was kind of funny. After awhile, the group decided to go get food. Seven of us ended up at The Dodo. If you ever get a chance to hang out with any of the previously mentioned Utah writers, you should because they are all fun to be around.

Now for the part you are interested in:
I have a copy of Princess For Hire signed to give away, along with a candy necklace & a bookmark.
I also have 4 bookmarks to giveaway.
Want to win? Fill out this form.

Princess For Hire is out Tomorrow!

Since there are so many good books coming out before Wednesday, I'm posting about (at least one of them) today. 

Title: Princess for Hire
Author: Lindsey Leavitt.
Released: March 16th 2010.

Summary:

When a well-dressed woman steps out of a bubble and wants to know if you'd like to become a substitute princess, do you

A) run

B) faint

C) say yes?

For Desi Bascomb, who's been longing for some glamour in her Idaho life, the choice is a definite C). Desi has a rare ability: with the help of "Royal Rouge," she can temporarily transform into the exact look-alike of any princess who needs her subbing services. Dream come true, right?

Well, Desi soon discovers that subbing involves a lot more than wearing a tiara and waving at cameras.... In this winning debut, one girl's dream of glamour transforms into the desire to make a positive impact. And an impact Desi makes, one royal fiasco at a time.

Not only is this book out this Tuesday, but I get to meet Lindsey on Saturday! I love book signings! There will be a post about the event & I'll be giving away a copy!

Lindsey is having a contest to encourage everyone to spread the word here.

(An early) Waiting on Wednesday - Brightly Woven

I didn't want to wait for Wednesday this week. Partially because the contest ends tomorrow morning. Otherwise I would have posted it Wednesday. 1 more week until its out!!! Who's excited?

Title: Brightly Woven
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Release:  March 23rd 2010. 

Summary:

Sydelle Mirabil is living proof that, with a single drop of rain, a life can be changed forever. Tucked away in the farthest reaches of the kingdom, her dusty village has suffered under the weight of a strangely persistent drought. That is, of course, until a wizard wanders into town and brings the rain with him.

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When Wayland North brings rain to a region that's been dry for over ten years, he's promised anything he'd like as a reward. He chooses the village elder's daughter, sixteen-year-old Sydelle Mirabel, who is a skilled weaver and has an unusual knack for repairing his magical cloaks. Though Sydelle has dreamt of escaping her home, she's hurt that her parents relinquish her so freely and finds herself awed and afraid of the slightly ragtag wizard who is unlike any of the men of magic in the tales she's heard. Still, she is drawn to this mysterious man who is fiercely protective of her and so reluctant to share his own past.

The pair rushes toward the capital, intent to stop an imminent war, pursued by Reuel Dorwan (a dark wizard who has taken a keen interest in Sydelle) and plagued by unusually wild weather. But the sudden earthquakes and freak snowstorms may not be a coincidence. As Sydelle discovers North's dark secret and the reason for his interest in her and learns to master her own mysterious power, it becomes increasingly clear that the fate of the kingdom rests in her fingertips. She will either be a savior, weaving together the frayed bonds between Saldorra and Auster, or the disastrous force that destroys both kingdoms forever.

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In return for this gift, Wayland North is offered any reward he desires—and no one is more surprised than Sydelle when, without any explanation, he chooses her. Taken from her home, Sydelle hardly needs encouragement to find reasons to dislike North. He drinks too much and bathes too little, and if that isn’t enough to drive her to madness, North rarely even uses the magic he takes such pride in possessing. Yet, it’s not long before she realizes there’s something strange about the wizard, who is as fiercely protective of her as he is secretive about a curse that turns his limbs a sinister shade of black and leaves him breathless with agony. Unfortunately, there is never a chance for her to seek answers.

Along with the strangely powerful quakes and storms that trace their path across the kingdom, other wizards begin to take an inexplicable interest in her as well, resulting in a series of deadly duels. Against a backdrop of war and uncertainty, Sydelle is faced with the growing awareness that these events aren’t as random as she had believed—that no curse, not even that of Wayland North, is quite as terrible as the one she herself may carry.

25 Follower Giveaway!

I'm excited! I reached 25 followers! That means it's giveaway time!

Because this is a giveaway to thank my followers, you must be following me. Either here or my LiveJournal. I don't care which.

Now, because I know some of you get excluded on a regular basis, this giveaway is International. The catch is, anything going to anyone not in the US will get their prize from The Book Depository. Sorry, but I can't afford the shipping outside the US.

There will be 3 winners & 1 International winner. (Assuming there are international entries.) 

Prize break down:

International can pick any book of the list as long as Book Depository has it.

2 of the winners get to pick 2 books off the list.

The final winner gets 1.

If I get a ton of new followers I might add more winners & prizes.

Prizes:

A signed copy of The Dark Divine by Bree Despain & swag.

A signed copy of Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse by Kaleb Nation

Evermore by Alyson Noel

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Suitte Scarlett -or- Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson
       

One of Rachel Caine's Morganville books
         
      

This contest will end April 15th.

Click here to fill out the form.

Some Rules Are Never Written

You know in High School, there were all these rules you were supposed to know, but they weren't posted in the hallways, or in a handbook or, well, anywhere. They were usually not spoken of, & never written down.

This book is all about that.

The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott

Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don't like you best friend's boyfriend.

Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He's easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he's paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect except for two things: Ryan is Brianna's boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah's best friend.

Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries to convince herself not to like him. She feels so guilty for wanting him, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her best friend. But when she's thrown together with Ryan one night, something happens. It's wonderful...and awful.

Sarah is torn apart by guilt, but what she feels is nothing short of addiction, and she can't stop herself from wanting more...

Sounds like a great book right? Then you should go order it!

Barnes & Noble    Borders    Chapters    Book Depository

There's a link there for everyone!

There are 2 weeks left until this book will be in our hands! (Well, if you buy it, anyways.)

If you read clear to the bottom: Here's an excerpt.

Click here to see what other people have to say about it.

Contests I think You'll Like (3)

I think this may become a monthly post.
Keep an eye on it, as this is a post I update through the month.

March contests:

Fire & Ice has several contests going right now, they are on the right side, right below the blog button.

Lena's March Madness (3/31)

The Undercover Book Lover's Birthday Bash: Egmont Prize Pack (3/31)

Sharon LovesBooks & Cats is giving away her ARC of Tell Me A Secret (4/3)

Tiger's Turnarounds: My Soul to Take & My Soul to Save (4/5)

Shannon is giving away signed books signed books to celebrate getting an agent. (4/10)

Princess Bookie is hosting an ARC giveaway (4/11)

I Heart Monster is giving away A Signed ARC of Kiss of Death (4/15)

Ramblings of a Teenage Bookworm wants to be your Book Fairy (4/25)

Maggie gives away Linger!

In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other.  Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack.  And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.




At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love -- the light and the dark, the warm and the cold -- in a way you will never forget.



Comes out in stores everywhere July 20th. Pre-order here.



Enter to win an advanced review copies of LINGER, Sisters Red, The Dead-Tossed Waves, and The Replacement on Maggie's blog.

Contests I think You'll Like (2)

I only do this once in awhile & I have a ton to add to the post.
Keep an eye out, I'll be adding links throughout the day/week/month.

Sharon Loves Books & Cats is hosting a *HUGE* Before I Fall purchase contest! (3/14)

Em @ Twisted Fates' Cafe is hosting a Book Giveaway for Charity (2/28)

The Undercover Book Lover's Birthday Bash (3/10)

Lena's Valentine's Giveaway (2/28)

 Fire & Ice has several contests going right now, they are on the right side, right below the blog button.

Tiger is giving away The Body Finder (Signed ARC) & Firespell  (2/29)

Eve's Fan Garden is giving away Bleeding Violet (Noon, 2/24)

Shannon is giving away Wake, Fade & Gone. All are signed (11:59 pm PST on Friday, 2/26)

Contests I think you should check out

First up is Kristen's Birthday bash. She has 20 days of giveaways that should make sure you take a look at.

Next is Robbie's Beautiful Creatures Giveaway. He is giving away a signed copy. After you enter the contest don't forget to look at his character posts as well.

Another fabulous contest is Cindy's giveaway, day 8 of the 12 Blogs of Christmas Giveaway. She has different prize packs you can enter to win, both have a great assortment of books!
(I may add to this post so keep an eye out!)