Giveaway: Sovereign Hope by Frankie Rose

I hope you had a chance to stop by yesterday for my interview with Frankie Rose! Definitely check it out. Frankie is a down-to-earth, funny person, and she writes pretty well, also ;).

And today you have a chance to win a copy of her book! Frankie is offering up THREE copies of her debut novel, Sovereign Hope. It's pretty fantastic. If you don't believe me now, check out my review. Then you'll be convinced. You can also ask any one of the 39 participants of the Sovereign Hope Blog Tour! Find links to all the participants posts on Frankie's website.

Good luck!

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LANEY Giveaway Winner!

I just want to say a quick thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway, as well as a BIG thank you to Joann for answering some of my questions and offering up 2 ebook copies of LANEY to give away!

I've chosen two winners through random.org. The winners are:

Vicky
and
Ruth Blanco!

I've given Joann both of your email addresses and she will be emailing you your ebook copies! I hope you both enjoy the story!

If you missed the interview post, check it out here.
If you want to read my review of LANEY, you can do so here.
And if you want to grab yourself a copy of LANEY, go to Joann's website here for links.

Author Interview and Giveaway: Joann I. Martin Sowles

Today I'm excited have author Joann I. Martin Sowles on the blog answering a few interview questions about her debut book Laney. I read and reviewed Laney in August. You can see my review here. Before we get to the interview, here's a bit more information about the book:

Synopsis:
In a small college town in Northern California, Laney Alexander leads a regular, uneventful life-that is, until the charming and alluring Oliver Knight enters her world. Who is this gorgeous and mysterious stranger? Or, rather, what is he? As Laney's sophomore year of college begins, so does an unbelievable adventure-including a love she didn't know she longed for. She soon learns that Oliver is not ordinary, nor is the rest of his family, including a sister who openly hates her and a brother who will stop at nothing for revenge. As she fights for her life, and Oliver's love, Laney discovers that the fictional world of vampires isn't so fictional after all. Nobody is safe, especially Laney, Oliver's most important priority, and he will stop at nothing to protect her. With her mortality at risk, and a commitment revealed that she, without a doubt, knows she wants, Laney's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn...

From Goodreads

Interview

Describe your book in five words.
Romantic, suspenseful, intriguing, paranormal, Vampires

What made you want to write a story about vampires?
That’s simple, I have an obsession. LOL! I’ve always been fascinated with vampires so it was just natural for me to write about them.

Where did you pull inspiration from for the main character, Laney?
Laney didn’t come from any one place. She developed over time, and after reading and ton of vampire stories. It seemed the more I read the stronger her character got, and at some point I felt that I needed to get her out of my head and into her own world.

How many books will be in the series? What can you tell us about the next book in the series, Darkness?
I do not have a set amount of books for the series to tell Laney’s story, but I do know there will be at least 4. In Darkness secrets will be revealed, hearts will be broken, and lives will be lost.

This or That?
Early bird or night owl? I’m a major night owl.
Coffee or tea? Tea.
Beach vacation or camping? Beach vacation!
Harry Potter or Twilight? Ooh, this is a tough one…I love the Twilight series but I’m going to have to choose Harry Potter.
Paper books or eBooks? Paper books for sure! eBooks are great but there’s just something about an actual book that makes me very, very happy.

Thank you for the interview and to all who have taken the time to stop by and read it. I invite all of you to visit my website where you can view the first 3 chapters of both Laney & Darkness.
~ Joann I. Martin Sowles, www.brookehavenvampires.com

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Thanks for being with us today, Joann!

Giveaway!
Joann is also offering up two ebook copies of LANEY for me to giveaway!

Giveaway Details:
Fill out the form below
Open to anyone 13 years of age or older
Open internationally
No need to be a follower or spread the word, however both are appreciated!
Giveaway ends Monday, October 10, 2011 at 11:59PM EST

The winners will be chosen by random.org and emailed. They will have 48 hours to respond to my emails or I will chose another winner(s). I will announce the winners on my blog on October 11.

Summer Giveaway Hop Winner!

Thanks to all who participated in this hop, both the hosts of giveaways and the entrants! I'm so beyond happy that I hit 400 followers during this giveaway hop! It makes me so happy to see that many of your looked around my blog while hopping by and liked what you saw. I hope I make you all happy an that you enjoy my blog. Also, thanks to all my old followers, too. I cherish you all!

I've chosen one winner through random.org. The winner is:

SweetShenanigans!

The winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond before I choose another winner.

If you didn't win, but would still love to get your hands on one of the books I was offering up, make sure you check out The Book Depository! They have great prices and free worldwide shipping!

I hope you all enjoy the rest of your summer!

FOREVER Giveaway Winners!

Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway! I love seeing so many people that love the same books I do. I've chosen two winners through random.org. They are:

Megan from The Book Addicted Girl
and
Samantha R.!

You both have 48 hours to reply to my emails, otherwise I will pick different winners.

If you didn't win this time, I'm participating in the Summer Giveaway Hop and giving away one of a few awesome YA books. Make sure you check it out!

Have a great week everyone!

Summer Giveaway Hop

STOP #73!

Welcome to the Summer Giveaway Hop! It is hosted by Kathy of I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Mary from Book Hounds and Forever Young (adult).

Each participating blog is hosting a book related giveaway! There are currently over 300 blogs participating, so make sure you check out the whole linky list below and enter lots of giveaways! The hop goes from now until Sunday, August 7th at 11:59pm EST.

For this giveaway, I've chosen some books I've recently read and enjoyed for you to win! There will be one (1) winner, and he/she will get to choose one (1) book from the following:

This giveaway is open internationally. I'll be ordering through The Book Depository, and so it is open everywhere that they ship to for free (Check here).

Giveaway: Signed Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

As you may have read, I had the awesome opportunity to travel down to Oshawa to attend one of Maggie Stiefvater's stops on her FOREVER book tour. I thought of you all when I was there, and picked up some extra swag and asked Maggie to sign a copy of FOREVER for one of you to win!

Here's what's up for grabs:

There will be two prizes!

1. A signed copy of FOREVER, along with a Forever keychain and a Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton postcard.

2. A hardback copy of FOREVER, along with a Forever keychain, a signed Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton postcard, and a Blood Magic bookmark.



Giveaway Details:
- Fill out the form below
- Open to anyone 13 years of age or older
- Open internationally!
- Earn an extra entry by spreading the word (Twitter: @pamgreen89, FB, sidebar, etc.)
- Contest closes Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 11:59 EST

The winners will be randomly selected and emailed. They will have 48 hours to respond to my email or I will choose another winner (or winners). Winners will be announced on my blog on August 1st.

While you're here, you can check out my review of FOREVER over here!

Easter Blog Hop Winner!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by my blog during the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Blog Hop! I was thrilled to have many visitors each day! Also, I have many new followers, and so I just wanted to say a quick "hello" to all of you! I hope you enjoy my blog :)

Down to business, the winner of my giveaway is...
librarypat!

We have already been in contact via email and will get her book soon! She chose At Day's Close: Night in Times Past, a historical non-fiction book by A. Roger Ekrich (Goodreads).

I hope you enjoy your book, Pat!

Thanks again to all who stopped by and entered! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend.

Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Blog Hop!

STOP #169!

This is my first time participating in a hop like this and I'm super excited. I thought it would be a great way to celebrate me finishing my 4th year of University (woot!).

This hop was organized by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Once Upon a Twilight.

Each participating blog is hosting a book related giveaway! There are currently over 200 blogs participating, so make sure you check out the whole linky list below and enter lots of giveaways! The hop goes from now until Monday, April 25 at midnight EST.

I'm doing a simple giveaway for my first giveaway hop. Here's what you can win:

One book of your choice from The Book Depository up to $15 CAD.

Yes, this is open internationally, as long as The Book Depository ships to your country (check here).

Giveaway Details:
Fill out the form below

Open to anyone 13 years of age or older

Open internationally
Giveaway ends Monday, April 25 at 11:59pm EST

The winner will be chose by random.org and emailed. They will have 48 hours to respond to my email or I will chose another winner. I will announce the winner on my blog on April 26.


Thanks for hopping on over to my blog! Make sure to visit the other blogs on the hop:

Impromptu Giveaway Winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered my impromptu giveaway! It was short, quick, and easy, and I had fun so I hope to do more of them in the future! The winner was chosen by Random.org and here's who the it is!

Deea from Deea's Journal!






She chose Unearthly by Cynthia Hand, which is a great choice (Goodreads | Book Depository). I loved this book, Deea, and I hope you do, too!! Make sure you check out her blog when you have a chance.

Thanks again to everyone who entered! I hope you all have a great week!

Impromptu Giveaway!

Yes, that's right everyone! I've randomly decided to do a giveaway! I feel a little bad because I'm so busy with school that I can't find much time to read, which means less reviews for you lovely people to read. And so to make up for school being lame, IMPROMPTU GIVEAWAY!

What can you win?

One person will win a book of their choice, up to $15 CDN, from The Book Depository. Since I'll be ordering from The Book Depository, this giveaway is open internationally to wherever they ship for free. You can check here to see if you're eligible.

No extra entries, no need to follow. Just fill out the form below!

Contest closes on March 27 at 11:59 pm EST.

Winner of Angelfire!!

I would like to announce that my first ever contest was a HUGE success! I never imagined that I'd have as many entries as I did. In total, including the added points for spreading the word, there were 156 entries to this giveaway! I would like to THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for making it so successful and helping me spread the word. Big thanks to Courtney as well for spreading the word by retweeting my tweets and posting my giveaway on her facebook page. That was awesome.

Without further ado, the winner of the copy of Angelfire from The Book Depository is...

seesen9 from Imaginary Whispers!!

Congratulations! The winner has been emailed. If they do not respond within 48 hours, then I will chose another winner.

If you didn't win but would still love to read Angelfire, go grab a copy for yourself from your local indie, your favourite bookstore, or one of these online booksellers:
The Book Depository (free shipping to most countries)
Amazon: US | CAN
Barnes & Noble (US)
Chapters Indigo (CAN)

Thanks again to everyone who participated. I had lots of fun and I hope to be hosting more giveaways in the near future!

Any suggestions? :)

Review & Giveaway!: Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton

Title: Angelfire
Author: Courtney Allison Moulton
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publish Date: February 15, 2011
Genre: YA, paranormal
Pages: 291 (Kindle edition)
Series: Angelfire Trilogy
1. Angelfire
2. Wings of the Wicked (expected pub 2012)
3. Hymns to the Fallen (expected pub 2013)

Synopsis:
This debut, the first novel in a trilogy, is achingly romantic, terrifying, and filled with blistering action.

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.

From Goodreads

I’ve had this title sitting on my computer for awhile now, and it wasn’t until I started following Courtney on Twitter and she started posting doodles from her book that I finally decided I needed to read this book (check out her Twitpic to see said doodles). Some of the doodles were so funny and accompanied by quotes, and it just drew me in. Angelfire was moved up to the top of my TBR list. I’m so glad I did that. I thought this book was amazingly well written, with characters that were more than just a name on the page. They have depth and feelings and I fell in love with all of them.

Ellie's Audi A4 (and my dream car!)

Ellie is a rich, spoiled girl with rich, spoiled friends. She lives in a big house in a rich neighbourhood, her friends get DJs for their parties, and she gets an Audi A4 for her birthday. However, this doesn’t make Ellie a character that is stuck up or whiny, and she doesn’t have the perfect white-picket-fence family. Courtney gives her characters depth, regardless of what the stereotype may be. Ellie really is a strong, female character and it’s wonderful to see that in YA. Then there’s Will, who is my new character crush. I just think he’s so great. You have to read this book just so you can fall in love with Will and his bad-assness-that-really-is-only-a-cover-for-his-sweetness.

Courtney really knows how to write some damn good fight scenes, too. They were so detailed and thought out that I could see them playing out in my mind easily. They really got my pulse going as I read and waited anxiously to see who would come out of the battle alive. Not only did she write good fight scenes, she wrote good one-liners, too! I loved some of the lines she gave to Ellie (see my Teaser Tuesday post). There was more than one occasion where I burst out laughing or snickered and got funny looks from around me (sometimes, I’d be on the bus and just start smiling like an idiot because I was trying to hold in the giggles).

One other that thing I really liked was the detail that Courtney included when explaining all the inner workings of the world that Ellie had become a part of. To someone like me, who really isn’t religious in any way, shape, or form, it was really useful to get a good, detailed explanation of all the concepts Courtney included in her story. Her way of interpreting angels and demons is really different from the other angel stories I’ve read, and I really like that. It’s an angel story that doesn’t centre on the angel aspect, I guess.

I think it’s really important the way Ellie is trying to keep up her relationship with her mom and her friends. It sets a good example for girls who either get a new boyfriend, or start a new hobby, or whatever it is they do that may separate them from their friends. Even though Ellie is trying to save the world and her own life, she knows that her friends and family are important parts of her life and she doesn’t want to give that up.

Overall, this is one book I really enjoyed. It wrapped up nicely (the last line was perfect), but you can also tell that it’s leading up to more. I’m really interested to see where Courtney takes Ellie and Will to next and how Ellie is going to manage her newfound life with her old one. I think it’ll be pretty exciting. Book 2, Wings of the Wicked comes out in 2012!

Thanks so much to NetGalley and HarperTeen for the eARC!

GIVEAWAY!!

So I’m really excited to be hosting my first ever giveaway!! I loved Angelfire so much, that I want to share that love with someone else. Here’s the rules:

• One person will win one copy of Angelfire, shipped from The Book Depository.
• You don’t have to be a follower, but I’d appreciate it if you took a look around. You might find something you like.
• This is open INTERNATIONALLY to anywhere The Book Depository ships (Check here)
• Must be 13 years of age or older.
• If you spread the word, it will gain you one extra entry (Twitter, Facebook, sidebar, etc.)
• This giveaway runs until February 15 (release day!)

The winner will be chosen randomly by random.org. He/she will be contact on February 16 by email and will have 48 hours to respond. If they haven’t responded by this time, I will choose another winner.
GOOD LUCK!