GIVEAWAY!

Official Blurb: 


Follow the editor and his client into the infinite ring of Ouroboros, the self-devouring, in this episodic novella by Arthur Graham. A story told through concentric circles of narrative, each adding a layer of truth while further smothering all notions of certainty, Editorial will leave readers wondering just how many times the same tale can be swallowed... 


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This novella by Arthur Graham is available FREE from Smashwords until May 31st. Just click on this link to go to the Smashwords page, enter the promotional code: LC43P, and complete the "purchase" to download a copy in the format of your choice! 


When you've read the book, be sure to leave a review to let the author -and your fellow readers- know what you thought. Enjoy! 

GIVEAWAY! Win one of two ebooks offered by Jennifer Hampton!

Enter to WIN one of the following ebooks in the Beautiful Sins series by Jennifer Hampton

Beautiful Sins: Leigha Lowery

Official Blurb:
Enter the world of Leigha Lowery as she travels to the Dark Coast, where Vampire, Werewolves, Witches, and other creatures of the night that have decided to make the Dark Coast their home. The Dark Coast is made up of the states surrounding the Pacific Coastline infected by a military experiment gone Awry. The states are ruled by constant cloud cover. Welcome to the Dark Coast. 






Beautiful Sins: Olivia Lowery

Official Blurb:

My name is Olivia Lowery. I’m a wealthy socialite residing outside of the Dark Coast, on the Upper East Side no less. I’m beautiful, I’m privileged and I can have just about any guy that I want. That is… until the morning of my sixteenth birthday. That’s when I discovered something different about myself. 

To enter, just leave a comment on this post with your email! Two winners will be chosen (using random selection), one for each book. I will mail the winner the code to get the book free of cost from Smashwords.com! 

(If you would ONLY like to be considered for one specific book, please include the title in your comment).

(giveaway ends April 21, 2011, so enter today!)

GIVEAWAY: FREE EBOOKS! 50 people will WIN!

I recently reviewed "Sugar & Spice" by Saffina Desforges. The author has generously offered the first 50 responders a FREE copy of this book from Smashwords!!


No contest to win, just a FREE book to read! To get your copy of the book I called "riveting and thought-provoking," just leave a comment on this post with your email OR email me at gracekrispy AT yahoo dot com with your email address. You will receive a return email with a Smashwords coupon code for 100% off the book. The coupon can be used to download a FREE copy in the format of your choice.


(This offer is only good for the first 50 respondents, I will not keep any email addresses and you will NOT be contacted by me after receiving your coupon code. Believe me, I don't have that kind of time!) 

GIVEAWAY! Win your own digital copy of "The Watcher" by John Brinling

The horror was starting again...

Official Blurb:                          

Janet Stapleton – widowed, confined to a wheelchair, living in a remote Connecticut farmhouse - didn’t believe in out-of-body experiences until she had one and witnessed a brutal murder. The second and third ones were no less horrific. Her investigation into why she was chosen to see these murders soon has the demonic killer pursuing her. 

John Brinling brings originality to fiction. His writing brings characters to life and he surprises you at every turn. If you'd like to check out some of his shorter work for free, or see what others books he has available, check out his Smashwords page! The author is generously giving away THREE copies of this book, so your odds of winning just tripled!

Entering is always easy- just comment on this post with your email address and your preferred format. If you are one of the lucky winners, you'll receive your ebook via email. Available in .mobi (Kindle), .epub (Sony/Nook) or .pdf (computer or other viewing).

I reviewed another of John Brinling's books, "Ghost of the Flea," this past November, and I'm really looking forward to reading "The Watcher!"If "Ghost of the Flea" is any predictor, I'm expecting clever and unique characters, an engaging storyline, exciting plot twists, and an unexpected ending.

 If you simply must have this book NOW, contest be damned, it's available for a very reasonable price at Smashwords and Amazon.

(All winners chosen by random.org. Contest closes on April 15th.)

GIVEAWAY! Enter to win your own digital copy of "Scent of Jade" by Dee DeTarsio!

 The Scent of Jade is creative and unique with surprising twists--in turn suspenseful and heartbreaking, combining humor and romance to reach the payoff ending.  (Available at Amazon)

Official blurb:

“Romancing The Stone” meets “Survivor” in this delightfully quirky novel from television producer and writer, Dee DeTarsio! 

Julie Fraser is the least adventurous person she knows…until she hops on a plane to surprise her husband who's on a business trip in Costa Rica. Reeling from the discovery that her husband isn’t who she thought he was, she embarks on an unexpected rainforest adventure that leaves her not knowing where to turn, literally, or whom to trust. She knew she should have stayed home! Will a monkey, a Latin hunk, and a mysterious ‘love potion’ help Julie on her mission to find and forgive her husband?

About the Author:

Dee DeTarsio is a television writer living in San Diego, California, with her husband, John, a Director of Photography. She is the indentured servant of their two children, Tyler and Gianna. She is writing a screenplay for The Scent of Jade, and is working on her next novel, Ros.


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I honestly can't wait to read and review this book. Action and adventure, a woman on a journey in a foreign land, a Latin hunk, and a love potion thrown in? How could you resist? Luckily, you won't have to! Enter here to win one of TWO copies being given away by the author. The ebook will come in the form of a Kindle gift. Don't have a Kindle? No problem! Download a FREE Kindle app for your smartphone (I use one on my Droid X), your ipad/ipod touch, or even your computer. 


Entering is super easy because, well, I like easy! Just leave a comment on this post with your email address (so we can email you your prize if you're one of the winners). That's it! You are more than welcome to say wonderful things about me or the author, follow this blog, tweet or otherwise share this giveaway with all your friends....  doing those things won't up your chances, but they'll make us all feel happier, and isn't that worth it? 


(Giveaway ends April 7th)

GIVEAWAY! Enter to win a copy of the novel "Tag" by Simon Royle!

On 15 March 2110, 6.3 billion people will die at the hand of one man. 

A man with a twisted vision, to make humans a better, more intelligent race.

Official Blurb: 

In the wake of Arbitrator Jonah Oliver’s interrogation of Jibril Muraz, a prisoner of UNPOL, his secure life disintegrates into one of lies, corruption, conspiracy and murder due to what he learns.

Jonah is thrown into a race against the clock to stop a plot designed to eliminate two-thirds of the population. The odds are stacked against him. He soon finds his past is not what he thought it was, those closest to him cannot be trusted, and what he’s learned could get him, or worse, his loved ones, killed.

From a world where personal privacy has been forsaken comes a tale of conspiracy, love and murder – and the bond shared by brothers.

I am a huge fan of Simon Royle, for many reasons. For starters, there's his fantastic blog which is one-stop Indie Author shopping. You can find "IndieViews" with authors and reviewers (even mine), information on some fantastic Indie Books & Authors, and you can even find the Latest Indie Reviews from around the Internet.

Maintaining this huge wealth of information is a full-time job in and of itself, but Simon does more than that. He's a fantastic Indie author in his own right. Simon's first novel, "Tag," a compelling science fiction thriller, was one of my Top 4 Picks for 2010. (You can find my full review right here!)

Why am I telling you all this? Because now is your chance to WIN your very own digital copy of this fantastic book! As always, entering is easy- just leave a comment below with your email address, and you're in! The lucky winner will receive a Smashwords coupon to download a FREE digital version in the any format.

Uh, why are you still sitting there? Enter now! And if you're still sitting there with nothing else to do, share this giveaway with all your friends ;)

(Giveaway ends March 26th)

GIVEAWAY! Win a FREE copy of "Alison Wonderland" by Helen Smith

My name's Alison Temple and I used to have this line when people asked me if I'm married. I'd say, 'I'm waiting for Mr Wonderland and when I find him I'll get married. Until then I'm staying single.' The kind of people who need to know whether or not you're married don't see the humor in a joke like that.

I was married once, for a while. I thought my husband was cheating on me. Sometimes he was late home and I'd stand at the bedroom window and watch the street. I'd lean against the window frame and press my forehead against the window in despair and I'd wonder, who do you love more than me? In darkness, in silence, I'd wait until I saw him turn the corner on his way home. Then I'd go and lie in bed - waxwork, expressionless features; heavy, bloodless limbs. It was like one of those hospital nightmares where you have enough anaesthetic to stop you moving or screaming, but not enough to stop you feeling pain. I would just lie there, closing my eyes to stop the giddy feeling that I supposed was anger but was really relief that he was home at all. I was never sure which of us I hated more. Nothing tied me to him - not money, children, or even much of a shared history. Just a sunny day and a white dress. I stayed because I didn't want to leave, but I hated him for not loving me more than anyone else. I stood at the window and I wondered, who do you love more than me? I never asked the question out loud. 

Helen Smith has a unique and clever writing style that makes her characters jump from the pages right into your mind. I'm thrilled to be able to offer one lucky winner a digital copy of "Alison Wonderland." I recently reviewed this book, and it comes recommended by me- what more could you ask? (Read my review here.) 


As always, no need to send money or homemade chocolate chip cookies (my favorite) or twitter about this (although I'd love it if you did!); I just don't have the patience to do the little +1 thing and double check that everyone's done as promised. Just leave a comment on this post with your email address and format preference (available as: kindle gift, epub, prc or lrf), and cross your fingers and toes that you are the lucky winner! 


Good luck! 


GIVEAWAY ENDS MARCH 17th, 2011!

GIVEAWAY! Enter to win your very own digital copy of "Whom God Would Destroy" by Commander Pants

WHEN GOD DECIDES TO MESS WITH HUMANITY AGAIN,

                                     HE RUNS INTO A FEW KINKS HE DIDN'T FORESEE...

The Official Blurb:

It's 1987, and "God" has returned to Earth. Equipped with a new message and a bell that makes people happy, he opens up a new age store, ready to have a little fun. Luckily, things don't turn out quite like He'd planned.


Whom God Would Destroy is a thought provoking novel about God, insanity, Big Macs, space aliens and the search for the Ultimate Orgasm...But mostly it's about taking reality with a pillar of salt. 

You can get your very own digital copy of  Whom God Would Destroy by Commander Pants! It's FREE and easy-- no facebooking, twittering, dancing naked on a roof, or giving away your firstborn necessary*! Just leave a comment on this post with your email address and your preference of a Kindle version gifted or a PDF of your very own. 

One lucky winner will be randomly chosen after the contest closes on March 5th. Will you be the lucky one who gets to find out all the secrets about God, insanity Big Macs, space aliens and the like? Only one way to find out... enter now! 

*you're more than welcome to do any of those things, but please stay off my roof, and I already have a firstborn.

If you've just *got* to have this book TODAY and you can't wait to see if you've won, buy your very own copy at Amazon right now! If you're a little hesitant and you'd rather see what others have said about this book FIRST, read some reviews here! I'll be adding a review of my own as soon as I manage to carve the time to get through that wonderful list of books I have to read. But don't wait for me- get your own copy and write your own review!

GIVEAWAY! Win a FREE Digital copy of "Dark Passages" by Sara Reinke!

I am thrilled to be giving away one free digital copy of "Dark Passages" by Sara Reinke. This is a paranormal romance. I have recently enjoyed reviewing  another of Sara Reinke's books, "Backwoods." (Read my review here!) I am looking forward to reviewing "Dark Passages," and you can get your very own copy! With a release date of February 14th, this is your chance to get the book hot off the digital presses! Easy to enter, details are at the end of this post!

(The following is from the author's promotional material)

In Dark Passages, Tristan Morin is a vampire on a mission: to not fall in love with Karen Pierce. To do so would prove that humans and Brethren were meant to be physically and emotionally bound to each other -- something he, as a full-blooded Brethren, refuses to believe. It would be so much easier if Karen wasn't beautiful. And if there wasn't something about her that draws him like a moth to a flame, damn near impossible to resist.

Karen has always felt an inexplicable attraction to Tristan. More than just the fact he's strikingly handsome, it's as if being with him is something natural, comfortable and right. But soon a brash choice on his part leaves her heartbroken and confused, and a sadistic new enemy will put their tentative love -- and their lives -- to the ultimate test.

 

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Sharon Sala calls Dark Passages: Tristan & Karen "an amazing read! With a hero like this one, the bite -- and what comes with it -- is worth the blood."

 

Sara Reinke's paranormal romances,  Dark Thirst and Dark Hunger (both published by Kensington/Zebra in 2007 and 2008, respectively), introduced readers to the dark world of the Brethren vampires. A third installment, Dark Passion, was released from Double Dragon Publishing in 2009.

To date, all three have sold nearly 40,000 copies combined and regularly attract new readers. Because of this steady reader interest, the author has decided to continue the series. Dark Passages: Tristan & Karen, a novella-length ebook installment, will relaunch The Brethren Series on February 14th, 2011 . 

In August, 2011,  the next installment, Dark Vengeance, will be released in ebook and trade paperback, reuniting readers with Brandon Noble and Angelina Jones, the protagonists from Dark Thirst. Both Dark Passages and Dark Vengeance will be published by Bloodhorse Press, LLC (www.bloodhorsepress.com), the new home for the Brethren Series.

Entering is easy!

Just leave a comment on this post with your email address.

The winner will be chosen by a random draw when the contest closes on February 21st, 12am Hawai'i time.

The winner will receive a Smashwords coupon and instructions on how to redeem it for a free digital copy that can be read on any ereading device (Sony, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, etc), or even right on your computer! 

Enter now! :)  

 
 

GIVEAWAY! Enter to win a FREE digital copy of "Terrorlord" by Guido Henkel

 Gothic horror has a new hero! Follow Jason Dark in his exploits as he faces the horrors, the demons, the vampires, the werecreatures, and every other diabolical monster imaginable on behalf of a more civilized world.

Guido Henkel is giving away *five* copies of "Terrorlord," which is Volume 9 of the Jason Dark series.  To win this exciting installment, all you need to do is leave a comment below with your name and email address. The author himself will send you a personalized link allowing you to download the story in the format of your choice!

Volume 9: Terrorlord

Conjured from the bowels of the abyss by ancient magic, the Terrorlord has one desire — to open the Seven Gates of Hell and unleash the horrors of the undead upon mankind.
Reliving the nightmares of his youth where an encounter with the Terrorlord left him scarred for life, Jason Dark must once again confront the powerful gatekeeper from Hell before his reach and power spiral out of control. With the help of Siu Lin, the ghost hunter will have to put an end to the Terrorlord's dark reign before he can devour our world in his evil blackness.

Jason Dark Series 

"Jason Dark: Ghost Hunter" is a supernatural mystery series that is being published in both print and eBook form by Thunder Peak Publishing, an imprint of media publisher G3 Studios. Though in the gothic horror segment of the market, these books are, in fact, occult detective mysteries targeted at mainstream readers and young adults who enjoy a fast, action-packed read. In his review, Fangoria editor Chris Alexander called the series "a briskly paced pulp fiction throwback full of gothic dread and shivery intrigue" and “a cult of sophisticated fiends who like their terror full of elegant dread and Victorian charm.” High praise indeed, coming from the leading horror magazine in America! What's more "Ghosts Templar," the third installment in the series just won the 2010 Occult Detective Award on occultdetective.com!


Just leave a comment with your email below for your chance to win a copy of this exciting installment! 

GIVEAWAY! Enter to win a FREE ebook copy of "Jimmy Stone's Ghost Town" by Scott Neumyer

JIMMY STONE'S

GHOST TOWN

By Scott Neumyer

For Jimmy Stone, life in "Boredsylvania" has been pretty tough. His mom's died, his dad's completely checked out, and he spends his days running from the Coogan Boys, the local bullies. It isn't long, however, before "Boredsylvania" gets a lot more exciting. With his new friend, David and his dog, Trex, by his side, Jimmy discovers that the woods beyond his backyard hold the key to a world he could never even imagine. Soon, he ends up in Ghost Town, where he’s greeted by his ghost guide, Gasp, and receives an ominous prophecy.

“Seven things you must find.

One thing for each day. 

Seven things you must find. 

Or else they all will pay! 

Suddenly Ghost Town becomes as scary as it sounds, and Jimmy Stone realizes that he's in way over his head.

To view a Teaser Trailer, visit www.whoisjimmystone.com.

To enter: 

1. Leave a comment on this post with your name and email address.  Please specify whether you’d prefer to receive the book as an ebook from Amazon.com (for Kindle owners) or as an ebook from Smashwords.com (for all other ereader owners- including Sony and Nook). 
2. Up to 5 winners will be randomly selected after the Giveaway closes on January 17th! Winners will receive their FREE ebook information via mail from the author himself!

(If you aren’t comfortable leaving your email address on the post, you can send it to me via email after you leave a comment. If you do not share your email address, you will not entered in the drawing as I won’t know how to get a hold of you should you win.)

You do not need to follow me in order to win, but followers are always appreciated! Feel free to link to, tweet, or mention this giveaway!

EXCERPT: "Becca's Best" by Jessica Barksdale Inclan

This is an excerpt from Jessica Barksdale Inclan's book "Becca's Best." If you like what you see in this excerpt, take the opportunity for your chance to WIN a FREE copy of your own! Enter the contest by simply posting a comment on this post, along with your email address. Read the full instructions here.

I will be reviewing the author's book "The Only Thing I See" in the coming weeks. Be on the lookout for that review!

Recipe: Nothing Yet

Do I actually have to tell you how to make this?

I look up at my marketing professor, Dr. Conklin, who stands in front of me for a moment as he walks the aisles. He notices my gaze, and I look down fast when he does. He’s got big brown eyes and a long hairy eyebrow, a forehead wrinkled in a reaction that can only mean something bad. I sneak a peak at him as he stares. He seems stuck in a movie role about a stereotyped professor, and in his delusion, thinks he still is that angry, young, slightly sexy man he was in the 1970’s, turtleneck, thick
mustache, and tweed. His Dockers make shiff shiff sounds as he walks between us, his slightly frayed jacket flapping out as he moves.


I know what he’s thinking. It’s not good. He adjusts his glasses, moves down the roll sheet with his eyes, walking between the rows of students. How could any thought he have of me be good? Clearly, I’m the oldest person in this class, a daytime graduate level course in market strategy. All the older students flock to the night classes because they have actual jobs and families and important things to do during the day. A life. Clearly, I don’t belong at all. Clearly, I have no life. I’ve quit the job I’ve had for five years in order to be here during the day. For almost a year, I pretended that I was scrimping and saving in order to have a few months’ worth of rent saved away while I began school. But I wasn’t going out to dinner or to the movies or taking trips anyway, so it was just about putting money in the bank.


So I have nothing important to keep me away from this one o’clock class. I don’t even look like the other
students, older, sort of dressed wrong, again, my denim skirt just flat out old. Old! The five years between us might as well be one hundred. I look like my mother, and, in fact, this is her skirt,
something I took out of the bag she had set aside for Goodwill. As I dug through her cast offs, I found this long swath of faded denim and imagined some kind of big, golden grained field, a girl running
through it, a man on the horizon calling to her, heading toward her.


Knowing that wouldn’t happen, I at least thought that it would look good with a long white shirt.


Wrong.


But here I am, 27, ugly skirt and all, in a group of 22 year olds, all of whom just graduated with B.S. or B.A. degrees and are sitting in this stuffy classroom, the afternoon light shining in a hard slant, the room almost floating with September heat.


“Diaz?” he calls. “Filippi? Graham?”


Everyone answers as they are called, and I wait, anxious. Anxious about the roster. Am I on it or not? Did I register in time? Did I make the cut? I thought I had the letter of acceptance from the program in my bag. I do. I know it. I put it there this morning just before leaving the house and jumping on the
N-Judah that would take me to San Francisco State. What will I do when I’m not on the roster? What is my problem? Why can’t I go anywhere and feel half as good as I do when I’m at home baking? I have skills, I have talents. I know I’m not as bad as I make myself out to be. But—but . . . .Should I sit tight until the end of class or run out? What is the best way? How will I explain my presence?


“Muchmore?” he calls, and I breathe out, shake my head, unable to answer. “Rebecca Muchmore?”


“Present,” I say. “Here. I’m here. Becca. I’m called Becca.”


The class stops for a second, a few people turning to look at me, none of them smiling.


“Is Muchmore your true moniker?” he asks. “Or some kind of surname affirmation? Some kind of desperate hope about the future to come? If anything in this strategy class sticks, it should be that ‘much more’ is what we aim for and ‘much more’ is what we don’t often receive. At least not without a lot of
hard work.”


I look down at my desk, touch the dirty veneer with my fingertips, years of business hopefuls’ pen marks
lining the fake wood. This is the question I’ve been asked all my life, or at least the part of my life where I could respond. I could have gone on about the Muchmore surname, traced back to
12th Century Cornwall. But he isn’t really interested in my answer but with the giggles in the classroom at his so clever question and even cleverer answer.


“It’s English,” I say, again, as I have so often, to so many people. “It’s—“


The professor adjusts his glasses again and then coughs.


“Pratchard? Sims? Smith?”


I exhale, sit back, feel the sweat under my arms. He can’t know how horrible it is to be named Muchmore and have ‘much less’ of what I want. I really don’t even know what I want and I know it isn’t very Zen of me, but what I imagine is much more than what I have.


The 22-year-olds smile, raise their hands, their piercings shining in the afternoon light. They sit back
comfortably, their low rise jeans almost showing me more than I need or want to know. I avert my eyes from one guy’s parenthesis of crack.


Two more years until I graduate. From this exact point, two more years. But now, all I want to do is go home. Now. Right now. Make some cookies. A big batch of snickerdoodles. Or brandy rings. Maybe bake a sugar loaf. Listen to Amy Winehouse sing about her life, which seems to be worse than mine even though she is talented, famous, skinny, and beautiful. Or I want to watch anything on television. Anything at all.

Meet the author in her great holiday video in which she bakes and chats about writing, love and ebooks!