Contest Alert!!!

Contest Alert!!!

Beth Revis is giving away a copy of either Eternal or Tantalize by Cynthis Leitich Smith at her blog.

All you have to do is click on over to her blog here and comment. There's even other ways that you can earn additional entries, but you'll have to head over to her blog to learn what those ways are.

Back with some new contests for you all

Well, I've been away from the contest scene for a few days stuck in the land of real life, but now I'm back! I have a few new contests to report so here goes...

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The Wild Rose Press:
They're giving away a Sony eReader!

Contest Ends: March 17, 2009
URL: http://thewildrosepress.com/publisher/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1588&Itemid=135

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Shelley Munro:
URL: http://www.shelleymunro.com/contest/

Samhain Publishing:
URL: http://samhainpublishing.com/contests

Kerry Arthur:
URL: http://www.keriarthur.com/contest.html

The Blue Diablo Blowout:
URL: http://www.annaguirre.com/archives/2009/02/10/blue-diablo-blowout/

Countdown to Angels' Blood:
URL: http://nalinisingh.blogspot.com/2009/02/countdown-to-angels-blood.html

Vixenwriter - Relentless ARC Contest:
URL: http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2009/02/09/relentless-arc-contest/

Joe Abercrombie ARC Contest:
URL: http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2009/01/win-win-win.html

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Well, that's about it for now. Good Luck and Happy Reading!

~Willow

Bitten By Books Contest - Shirley Damsgaard

Bitten By Books is holding so many great contests right now. The most current one is an interview with author Shirley Damsgaard. They are giving away 10 copies of her latest book, The Witch's Grave.

Cover via Amazon

Click here for more information.
Contest ends 2/14/09 at 3 p.m. EST.

Good Luck!

~Willow

Another Round of Contests (2/8/09)

Karen Mahoney:
Win a copy of Joss Whedon's FRAY.

Contest Ends: February 9, 2009
URL: http://kazdreamer.livejournal.com/163081.html?view=4198409#t4198409

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The League of Reluctant Adults:
This blog seems to have all sorts of contests going on right now. Read through the posts and enter as many as you can.

Contest Ends: Various
URL: http://reluctantadults.blogspot.com/

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The Samhellion:
Enter the Samhellion Valentines Swag Hunt for chances to win free eBooks from Samhain Publishing.

Contest Ends: February 12, 2009
URL: http://www.thesamhellion.com/swag.htm

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The D'Arc Side:
Win a PDF download of One & Only by Bianca D'Arc.

Contest Ends: February 12, 2009
URL: http://biancadarc.com/blog/2009/02/05/scorch-win-a-copy-of-one-only/

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Fantasy Book Critic:
Another blog that holds tons of contests. Read through the posts or check the "Giveaway" section within the left column for details.

Contest Ends: Various
URL: http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/

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Angie Fox:
Win an original manuscript of The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers by Angie Fox.

Contest Ends: Unknown
URL: http://angiefox.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/super-cool-book-y-goodness/

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Gothic Asylum Reviews:
Win a bath set as part of their Valentine's Day Contest #2.

Contest Ends: February 10, 2009
URL: http://gothicasylum.blogspot.com/2009/02/valentines-day-contest-2.html

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Breezing Through:
Win romance books as part of their Anti-Valentine's Day Contest.

Contest Ends: February 13, 2009
URL: http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.com/2009/02/valentines-day-contest.html

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Well, I'm sure there are plenty more contests out there, but these were just a few that I stumbled upon.

Good Luck & Happy Reading!

~Willow

Contest Entry: Rachel Vincent's newest novel, Pride!

Pride
by Rachel Vincent

"Here's hoping cats do have nine lives

I’m on trial for my life. Accused of infecting my human ex-boyfriend—and killing him to cover up the crime. I’m not guilty. But tell that to the panel of Alphas sitting in judgment. Infecting a human is one of three capital offenses recognized by the Pride—along with murder and disclosure of our existence to a human.

I’m two for three. A goner.

On top of that, Marc is in danger of being tossed from the Pride, then we discovered a rogue stray terrorizing the mountainside, hunting a wild teenage tabbycat. I think I can protect her from both the ambitious rogue and the scheming of the territorial council.

If I survive my own trial…"

Pride is available for pre-order at Barnes and Noble, Borders, Books-A-Million, and Amazon.

Click for an Excerpt:

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This is the third book in Rachel's Shifter series. Until recently, I have to admit that I was unaware of this particular series, but... after reading the summaries for Stray, Rogue, and Pride, I am definitely going to have to add this series to my to be read (TBR) list. Fans of this author's work anxiously awaited the release of Pride on February 1, 2009 and sound like they weren't disappointed.

I may be a cutting it close on my entry for this contest, but simply have to give it a go. I mean, who doesn't love free books and chocolate!

Deadline: February 4, 2009
URL: http://urbanfantasy.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-tour-contest.html

More Contests...

Romance Novel Blogs:
There are several free book contests at this blog. Just read the posts and follow the directions for each one.

Contest Ends: Various
URL: http://www.romancenovel.tv/wordpress/rntv/marias-blog/

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Smart Bitches, Trashy Books:
Four lucky readers will win a hardcover copy of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine. One lucky winner will win the grand prize: a complete set of all five books in the Pink Carnation series by Lauren Willig.

Contest Ends: Winners announced Friday, February 6, 2009
URL: http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/corpse-flower-the-giveaway/#When:08:00:00Z

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Joe Abercrombie:
Joe is giving away multiple ARCs of their soon-to-be-released novel Best Served Cold in a creative contest.

Contest Ends: February 28 / March 16 / April 1, 2009
URL: http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2009/01/win-win-win.html


Good luck and Happy Reading!

~Willow

Fantasy Book Critic:
Three signed copies of Mortal Coils are being given away by Fantasy Book Critic. Be sure to read the rules carefully.

And, as always, check the right column on this website for other give-aways.

Contest Ends: 11:59 AM PST, March 3, 2009
URL: http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/

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Patricia's Vampire Notes:
This blogger is offering a copy of Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand and Kitty Raises Hell to each of five lucky winners.

Contest Ends: February 17, 2009
URL: http://patricias-vampire-notes.blogspot.com/2009/02/hachette-books-giveaway-kitty-norville.html

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Happy Reading and Good Luck!

~Willow

Contest at Paranormality...

Sela Carsen:
Sela is guest blogging over at Paranormality and giving away a copy of their newest book, CAROLINA WOLF.

Contest Ends: Winner announced February 4, 2009
URL: http://paranormalityuniverse.blogspot.com/2009/02/guest-blogger-sela-carsen.html

Free Books! No contests required...

Here's a couple of places that are offering free eBooks! How cool is that?

eHarlequin:
Harlequin is celebrating it's 60th year in business by giving away 16 free eBooks to anyone who wants to hop on over to their website and download them. They're all full-length eBooks as well.
Disclaimer: These books are intended to be downloaded by those 18 years of age and over.

URL: http://www.eharlequin.com/store.html?cid=1317

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Samhain Publishing:
The authors and editors at Samhain Publishing keep putting out free, small eBooks by their signed authors. First they offered a book last Thanksgiving, then one every day in December, then one for New Years, and now they're posting up free reads for Valentines Day. Check out all of these reads at the URL below.

URL: http://www.thesamhellion.com/ebooks.htm

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Well, happy reading!

~Willow

First List of Links...

Let's get this blog started with a short list of contests that I've recently entered. This is just a small list that I had bookmarked to watch. Click on the provided URLs for information on how to enter for yourselves.

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Rachel Vincent:
To celebrate the release of her novel, Pride, Rachel is giving away signed copies of all three of her Shifters novels OR a twenty-dollar online gift certificate to Barnes and Noble PLUS a 6.3 oz bag of Godiva milk chocolate hearts.

Contest Ends: February 4, 2009
URL: http://urbanfantasy.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-tour-contest.html

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Lauren Dane:
Lauren and her co-author Megan Hart are giving away ARCs of their new book, Taking Care of Business.

Contest Ends: Winners will be announced February 7, 2009
URL: http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2009/01/29/taking-care-of-business-arc-contest/

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Pop Culture Zoo:
One lucky reader will win all six books in the Kitty Norville series by Carrie Vaughn.

Contest Ends: 11:59 PM PST February 10, 2009
URL: http://popculturezoo.com/archives/1881

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Pat's Fantasy Hotlist:
This blogger has a copy of the limited edition of Dan Simmons' latest novel, Drood, that they are giving away.

Contest Ends: not listed
URL: http://fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com/2009/01/win-copy-of-limited-edition-of-dan.html

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Other blogs/websites that seem to hold regular contests:

Bitten By Books: http://bittenbybooks.com/
Deadline Dames: http://www.deadlinedames.com/
Fantasy Book Critic: http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/
Gothic Asylum Reviews: http://gothicasylum.blogspot.com/
Murderati: http://murderati.typepad.com/murderati/
Samhain Publishing: http://samhainpublishing.com/contests

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And for you writers:
The Pen & Muse blog is holding a romance short story contest.

Contest Ends: February 19, 2009
URL: http://thepenmuse.blogspot.com/2009/01/pen-muse-blog-romance-short-story.html

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Well, that's all I have for this post. I'll end with a handy-dandy tip that makes entering these contests a lot easier for me...

Contest entering tip #1: Create a folder within your internet browser and bookmark every contest you enter. I go so far as to rename the links to include the date the contest ends and sorting them in order. Several blogs that hold contests will simply post the winner's name with instructions to email them for your prize. It'd be awful to find out that you won a contest that you forgot about. People running contests regularly award prizes that aren't claimed to other people.


Good Luck!

~Willow


(Oh yeah, I'm in no way responsible for any changes in prizes, ending dates, blah-blah-blah... I'm just a messenger...)

Willow’s Book Review: Eternal Seduction by Jennifer Turner

"After living on the streets of New York City for over a decade, Logan Ellis admits her perceptions might be a little skewed. But twisted or not, there's a satisfying irony in watching a well dressed vampire stand in the middle of a ghetto alley, windblown trash scraping small circles near his feet. What she finds even more intriguing, is waiting for him to decide whether or not he's going to kill her.

Kerestyan Nelek hasn't quite made up his mind. As the Lord of New York, he can't allow a homeless drug addict, whose memories are packed with knowledge of vampiric existence, to run free in his city. It's not the first time he's been in this situation with a human, it's just the first time in thousands of years he's come face to face with one who doesn't seem to care. And that's what makes the decision so damn difficult.

What horrors would you have to witness before you went numb? How many years would it take for you to feel that way? What would it take to make you care again?

Logan's answers are simple: the worst humanity has to offer, almost thirty…and something she never expected." Darkness Within Novels

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As many of you might remember, not too long ago I was the winner of a contest sponsored by Bitten By Books. By simply participating in an interview session with author Jennifer Turner, I ended up winning a wonderful prize package that included a copy of her self-published novel, Eternal Seduction, as well as advanced copies of the next two books in the series when they're ready.

Due to all of my spare time being spent writing my own novel, I was unable to read this book until recently. Now I'm kicking myself for not reading it sooner. I loved the book! I ended up reading this book in three sittings, although it would have been in one if silly things like plans with friends and the need for sleep hadn't of gotten in the way... Almost immediately I felt drawn into the mystical, yet realistic, world that Jen has created. After only a couple of chapters, I already felt as if I knew the characters and all of their quirks and idiosyncrasies.

Why traditional agents and publishers passed on the opportunity to buy this series is truly beyond me. The characters are rich, the world is believable, and the plot draws you in and keeps you turning the pages. The only "negative" thing I found with it is that I wanted certain scenes to last longer, but isn't it the sign of a good book that you find yourself wanting to spend more time in the world created? I think so, but that's just me.

Now, I cannot wait to receive my advanced copy of Eternal Hearts, book 2 in the series, some time next month so I can read more about these wonderful characters. Eternal Hearts is scheduled to be released in May 2009 and, from what I've read online, fans can't wait. If the publishing industry was smart, they'd see the potential behind this talented author and pick up her amazing series up ASAP.

For anyone interested in purchasing this wonderful book, it can be found in print format at Amazon.com or in eBook format at locations listed on Jen's website, The Darkness Within Novels.

I'm no professional book reviewer, but this one definitely gets two thumbs up from me!