Author Hosts US Military Wives Contest!

4th Annual U.S. Military Wives Contest—Open for Entries!

For the past couple of years, as a special thank you to our service members and their families, I have held a contest just for Military Wives. It turned out to be an incredibly rewarding experience. I had the privilege of meeting several incredible women and their beautiful families. It's so easy to forget that there are real people who are deeply affected by the conflicts overseas. Hearing the personal stories of these families helped me remember that our troops are husbands, fathers, brothers and sons who are immensely loved and sorely missed.

This contest will run from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend but start sending those entries in now!

Who is eligible? Wives of any U.S. military service member may enter. Retired or active-duty.

How do you enter? Send an email to info@novelromance.net with a picture of you and your family member in uniform. Tell us a bit about what branch he serves in, where you've been stationed, challenges and so forth. We want to hear your story! Please put "4th Annual Military Families Contest" in the subject line.

Once a week, beginning Memorial Day weekend, I will pick one entrant to be highlighted on my blog. These weekly entrants are semi-finalists. Labor Day weekend I will select three winners.

Second Prize: A $25 Amazon Gift Card, Signed copies of Unleashed and Untouched

First Prize: A $50 Amazon Gift Card, and signed copies of Unleashed and Untouched

Grand Prize: A $100 Amazon Gift card and signed copies of Unleashed and Untouched

For more information about the contest and Sara Humphreys, please visit http://sarahumphreys.com/ and follow Sara on Twitter, @AuthorSara.

Check out the Huffington Post Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-taney-humphreys/military-families-_b_1533949.html?ref=tw

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sara Humphreys has been attracted to the fantasies of science fiction, paranormal, and romance since her adolescence when she had a mad crush on Captain Kirk. An actress and public speaker, Sara lives in Bronxville, New York with her husband, who is very considerate of her double life, and four amazing boys. For more information about the contest and Sara Humphreys, please visit http://sarahumphreys.com/

 

Special Savings and Giveaways at eTreasures for Christmas

eTreasures is celebrating Christmas with our friends by giving a 12% discount for twelve days of Christmas shopping from December 13 through December 24, 2011.  You can pick up the code on the home page of the bookstore.

Also check out Twelve days of Christmas giveaways at eTreasures Publishing blog:

To celebrate this great time of year we're hosting 12 of our amazing authors on a whirlwind tour which will culminate with the awarding of some amazing ebooks!  THREE WAYS TO WIN!

#1 Individual post Giveaways:

An author's ebook (and maybe a print book for some) will be offered with each day's post. All comments are considered an entry and everyone who subscribes to our newsletter will get a bonus entry tell us if you are an old or new subscriber.  The post giveaways will be open three days each.

#2 ALSO: At the end of the Twelve day tour one lucky winner from all comments will get a collection of goodies from our authors.

#3  Each of our authors will post for the next twelve days leaving small treasures you can 'collect'.  At the end you will have until 12/26 midnight to submit a Treasure entry to us via email to: etpauthorscontact (at) gmail.com. You must send a list of the 12 authors and the treasure with their post to be entered for an eTreasures Christmas Grand Prize Package. The package includes an eBook download of Joy Brook's brand new novella release Christmas Wish; a $12.00 coupon for any items (ebooks or print) at eTreasures;  and a $12.00 gift card of winner's choice (provided gc available, i.e Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, etc.).  There will be a winner for every twelve entries up to four total winners.

Romance At Random Loveswept Holiday Hop 12/12 - 1/8/2012

Happy Holidays to everyone - Romance At Random is celebrating their Loveswept line with a random e-book Giveaway to 25 winners plus an opportunity to win one Grand Prize from www.romanceatrandom.com. 

Enter the form below to be included in the FREE random e-book drawing (25 winners will pick up their FREE book from Net Galley) and then stop on by www.romanceatrandom.com and comment to enter the drawing to be the ''ONE” Grand Prize winner,to win a selection of great books! Good Luck & Happy Holidays to all!

INCREASE your chances to win by visiting all of the participating 'Loveswept - Holiday Hop' sites! Winners will be contacted after 1/10/12.

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OR You can visit the Romance at Random site link for readers to see the participating sites and also enter for the Grand Prize.

Check these Giveaways of Three Adorable Teddy Bears!

I stumbled onto these giveaways as I was researching something else.
Wouldn't you love to take one of these Bears home?!

This is a creation of Esther Lee presented as a Giveaway at Esther Bears.
The giveaway for this wonderful bear ends November 27th so hurry over to enter!

Here is another sweet Teddy Giveaway:

Svetlana Sheykina - Teddy Mishki - is having a Give-A-Way of this beautiful Teddy Bear "Bonnie" on 30th November 2011.

 And here is one more that runs through December 31st:

This lovely bear, Paula, is offered by Janice Woodard at Booh Bears. 

 

Check Out this Fantasy Novels Prize Pack Giveaway!

I'm sharing this fabulous giveaway contest sent in from

Glass Road Public Relations

Fantasy Novels Giveaway Contest D. Barkley Briggs (Dean Briggs) loves fantasy novels. He is, after all, a fantasy novelist himself. He is about to make one fan's fantasy come true. Dean is giving away, not just one of his books, but a complete young adult fantasy library from 15 top authors. "The Christmas 2011 Fantasy Prize Pack Giveaway" contains forty-eight (48) of the best YA Christian fantasy novels on the planet, plus a brand new Kindle Fire™...FREE! But that's not all. Second Place gets a FREE iPod™ Shuffle. Dean has also collected several mini-prizes, including dragon jewelry and children's books. To enter, you must upload at least one photo of yourself reading a book from Dean's Legends of Karac Tor series (The Book of Names, Corus the Champion, or The Song of Unmaking) to Dean's Facebook page. The contest launches Nov. 1 and concludes Nov. 30. For official rules, visit to deanbriggs.com. Upload a photo and you're entered to win. It's that easy! Be creative with the photo and caption. Have your dog read the book if you want, or read standing in a public water fountain. Strike a pose and have fun, then describe what you love about the book! Photo can be taken in any setting except a retail bookstore or library.    The Fantasy Prize Pack 48 Books, 15 Authors D. Barkley Briggs The Book of Names Corus the Champion The Song of Unmaking Ted Dekker Elyon Infidel Chosen Chaos Lunatic Lisa Bergren Waterfall Cascade Torrent Donita K. Paul Dragons of the Valley Dragons of Chiril Dragons of the Watch Jeffrey Overstreet Auralia's Colors Cyndere's Midnight Raven's Ladder The Ale Boy's Feast Wayne Thomas Batson Sword in the Stars The Errant King W.T. Batson &  Christopher Hopper Curse of the Spider King Venom and Song Bryan Davis Eye of the Oracle Enoch's Ghost The Last of the Nephilim Dennis Jernigan Captured C.S. Lakin The Wolf of Tebron The Map Across Time Scott Appleton Swords of Six Offspring Jonathan Rogers The Secret of the Swamp King The Bark Of The Bog Owl The Way of the Wilderking BONUS BOOKS: DEAN'S PERSONAL FAVORITES Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle In Time Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters Lloyd Alexander The Black Cauldron Book of Three The Castle Llyr Taran Wanderer The High King Susan Cooper Over Sea, Under Stone The Dark is Rising Greenwich The Grey King Silver on the Tree

Luminous Summer Grand Giveaway

While visiting a blog friend I spotted this Giveaway that might interest some of you!
 Looks grand to me!

Two weeks until the launch of Luminous and just in time for a truly epic giveaway! Now that Mother Nature has graced us with sunshine, fluffy clouds, and pleasant temperatures, it’s time to grab that beach blanket, bathing suit, cool sunglasses and your favorite summer read! If your TBR pile isn’t big enough already, Dawn Metcalf has some suggestions of her favorite paranormal picks and is giving them away in honor of her debut launch. Do you like the weird? The twisted? The elegant? The romance? How about the quirky? The lyric? The poetic? The inspired? Well, has she got something for YOU!

Look good? Well, that is not the only prize to be won. There is much more. How much more? Check out the Luminous Contest Page to find out. In the meantime...
HERE’S HOW TO ENTER:

1) Pre-order LUMINOUS for yourself or your library. (We’re going on the honor system here.) If you already pre-ordered it, that is valid. This counts as 3 ENTRIES.

2) If you change your LJ icon, your Twitter icon, your Facebook icon and/or your Blogspot icon to a LUMINOUS cover for the duration of the contest (now through midnight, June 30th). Each of those counts as 1 ENTRY EACH, so if you decided to change your icon in all those spots, you would have a total of 4 ENTRIES. Active accounts only, please!

3) Link this contest from the Luminous post on Twitter, Facebook, or your blog. This counts as 1 ENTRY EACH, for a possible 3 ENTRIES.

Sample format: It’s the Luminous Summer Grand Prize Giveaway! ARCs, bookmarks, buttons, candy, chocolate! http://t.co/Jw0CWyd Now thru June 30th. [Plz RT]

Simple, no? Well, last but not least:

4) Link everything in the comments section with your grand total and you’re entered to win! YOU MUST COMMENT ON THE LUMINOUS POST WITH LINKS FOR YOUR ENTRY TO BE ENTERED INTO THE CONTEST!

5) This contest is open to US residents only.

This contest runs from right now until launch time, midnight, Thursday, June 30th. Winners will be announced shortly thereafter on Dawn Metcalf's blog, probably Monday, with much applause. Good Luck!!

Celebrating Jane Austen's 235th Birthday With Free eBooks!

Today, Thursday, December 16^th is Jane Austen’s 235^th birthday!

Sourcebooks, the world’s leading publisher of Jane Austen fiction, is offering a unique deal to readers who want to celebrate Jane by reading special editions of all six of Austen’s beloved novels in a 21^st century format.

Special e-book editions of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion and Mansfield Park will be available for free for one day only. These celebratory editions include the full novels, plus the legendary color illustrations of the Brock brothers, originally created to accompany the books in 1898.

In addition to the Jane Austen classics, readers can also enjoy these bestselling Austen-inspired novels. The following bestselling e-books will be free on December 16th in honor of her birthday:

Eliza’s Daughter by Joan Aiken

The Darcys & the Bingleys by Marsha Altman

Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll

What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown

The Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Ann Collins

The Other Mr. Darcy by Monica Fairview

Mr. Darcy’s Diary by Amanda Grange

Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One by Sharon Lathan

Lydia Bennet’s Story by Jane Odiwe

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy by Abigail Reynolds

Available wherever eBooks are sold.
UPDATE- apparently there were some glitches getting everything ready so this update announcement was provided this morning:

Let me tell you know that iBooks and Google books currently has everything correct.

Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sony are currently working to get their prices adjusted. They should be correct shortly.  Sourcebooks.com will also have our books and the illustrated versions available for free within the next hour!

Because of this confusion we want to celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday an extra day! This offer will be good tomorrow as well.

So - Here is your chance to pick up some of the ORIGINAL works and some of the Inspired works.  Actually - I haven't read any of the inspired works myself so I will be downloading tonight too. :o)
Happy Birthday Jane and Thank you Sourcebooks!

Visit The Sweetest Romance Holiday Party UPDATE- NEXT Monday 12/20/10.

SORRY EVERYONE - I got the date wrong. At least you will be ready for next Monday the 20th.
Calling all Sweet Romance readers! Join the party today at The Sweetest Romance Holiday Party hosted by The Sweetest Romance Authors.

Share a  holiday memory at THE SWEETEST ROMANCE Blog link above on 12/20 to be entered to win one of the several good books they are offering. I see some reads I really enjoyed this year so check it out!

RTBS Sponsoring a Food Giveaway! HURRY Ends 11/21/10

Do you know someone who could use some help with grocery money?
A Friend blogger of mine, Terry Kate at Romance in the Backseat, is hosting a  Special Month of Food Giveaway!

Hurry over to nominate a person/family in need to win a $50.00 grocery gift card donated by author Kylie Bryant!  Ends 11/21.

Blogfest at BBB and Other Blogs!

I didn't sign up for Blogfest this time around as I am participating in BBAW this week here at MBS and I am doing Blogmania at eTreasuresPublishing blog later this week. I will be posting the eTreasures (eTP) Blogmania sponsers later today.

BUT Blogfest is going strong starting  at A Journey of Books and covering over 2700 sites. AND there is a chance to Win a Kindle 3 at Bitten By Books Blogfest Giveaway!

While I mention BBBs contest I will give my readers here a tip that eTreasures is giving a Kindle 3 as part of the Blogmania package too, so I hope you check it out September 15-16!!

More Giveaways Around the Book Blog World!

Kelly at Bookend Diaries is having a nice Giveaway of The Lotus Eaters, cookies and tea.  Ends May 13, 2010.

Taschima at Bloody Bookaholic is having a "Ridiculously Awesome Contest".
Ends May 14, 2010.

Teddy Rose at So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is having a Giveaway of Still the One
Ends May 14, 2010.
Check out other giveaways while there!



Elise at Bookish Delights is hosting her first Giveaway of some really nice books from her bookshelf! Ends May 15, 2010. 
She is also hosting a Second "Your Dream Book Giveaway" which ends June 5, 2010.






Monica at Bibliophilic Book Blog is having a Clear the Deck Giveaway. Lots of books! Ends May 30, 2010.

Cool Giveaways in the Book Blogging World!

There are always some great giveaways going on around the book blogging community.  You know that at least once a month I try to list some upcoming contests. Sometimes I enter and sometimes I get busy and forget to go enter myself! :0)

Hurry for this follower giveaway at Rayment's Readings, Rants and Ramblings!  Two books totaling up to $22.00 at Book Depository.  Ends May 5, 2010.

A Book-Lovers'Reveiw is having a fabulous "Guess Who?" YA/Teen Author Challenge Contest & Giveaway with weekly winners through October and three Grand Prize packages!! Good for those of you who know your YA/Teen authors! Which doesn't include me.

 

 Jillian at Random Ramblings is having a very nice followers giveaway. $20.00 at Book Depository plus three Percy Jackson books! Ends May 24, 2010.




Chelleyreads at Michelle and Leslie's Book Picks posted a Box full of Books Giveaway!  Ends June 2, 2010!

Super Book Blog Giveaways to Check Out!

Reggie at The Undercover Book Lover is having a Pick Your Publisher Giveaway.
Open internationally but ends April 22 so don't delay!

Kate at The Book Buff -
great variety; nice style!

Always a Bridesmaid by Elaine Hopper,
ends April 30;
and Two Brothers, One North and One South,
ends May 7th.

Stella at Ex Libris is having a Follower's Pick Your Genre Giveaway!  International entries included; enter before May 2, 2010.  I love her cat cheerleader, don't you?

Liz at Cleverly Inked is having a huge Birthday Bash 

Open internationally.
Ends May 15, 2010.

Kris at The Cajun Book Lady  is having a 250 Followers Giveaway with great packs of books! No deadline set yet! Lots of other good book giveaways on her sidebar too!

Some Free Reads and Fun Giveaways Around the Book Blog World!

 

The Long and Short of it Reviews is having an Easter Egg Hunt March 29 - April 3.
Three areas to enter, LaSR - romantic fiction reviews; Whipped Cream - erotic reviews and the new Aurora YA/Middle Grade Reviews!  Really Great Prize Packs!!

 CataNetwork Reviews Free Reads Bash - a free eBook every day for April!

KBallard at You Wanna Know What I Think is hosting a Giveaway of The River King's Road by Liane Merciel.  ends April 6.





 

Author EJ Stevens is having a Followers Giveaway and celebrating a blog tour at her blog.  Her dark tales sound pretty interesting - check her out!  Ends April 11, 2010.






Bella at Obsessed is having a fabulous Urban Fantasy Comment
Challenge

You have some time to enter this until June 15th but the more you comment the more entries you get!