Giveaway! "A Temptation of Angels" by Michelle Zink

Ever since I started doing my "Waiting on Wednesday" posts I've been seeing some interesting titles among everyone's wish lists- and the new book by Michelle Zink has been showing up quite a bit. So it's a lucky coincidence that I happened to receive a copy of A Temptation of Angels from the generous folks at Penguin Books to offer for giveaway.



Even angels make mistakes in this page-turning epic romance



When her parents are murdered before her eyes, sixteen-year-old Helen Cartwright finds herself launched into an underground London where a mysterious organization called the Dictata controls the balance of good and evil. Helen learns that she is one of three remaining angelic descendants charged with protecting the world's past, present, and future. Unbeknownst to her, she has been trained her whole life to accept this responsibility. Now, as she finds herself torn between the angelic brothers protecting her and the devastatingly handsome childhood friend who wants to destroy her, she must prepare to be brave, to be hunted, and above all to be strong, because temptation will be hard to resist, even for an angel.



Michelle Zink masterfully weaves historical fantasy with paranormal romance to create a gripping tale of love and betrayal.



Just add your information to the form below to enter (all information is guaranteed confidential and will be discarded once the contest ends) and I will randomly pick one winner by Tuesday April 10th. No multiple entries please- all multiple entries will be discarded. Open everywhere.



Good luck!

Giveaway! "A Temptation of Angels" by Michelle Zink

Ever since I started doing my "Waiting on Wednesday" posts I've been seeing some interesting titles among everyone's wish lists- and the new book by Michelle Zink has been showing up quite a bit. So it's a lucky coincidence that I happened to receive a copy of A Temptation of Angels from the generous folks at Penguin Books to offer for giveaway.



Even angels make mistakes in this page-turning epic romance



When her parents are murdered before her eyes, sixteen-year-old Helen Cartwright finds herself launched into an underground London where a mysterious organization called the Dictata controls the balance of good and evil. Helen learns that she is one of three remaining angelic descendants charged with protecting the world's past, present, and future. Unbeknownst to her, she has been trained her whole life to accept this responsibility. Now, as she finds herself torn between the angelic brothers protecting her and the devastatingly handsome childhood friend who wants to destroy her, she must prepare to be brave, to be hunted, and above all to be strong, because temptation will be hard to resist, even for an angel.



Michelle Zink masterfully weaves historical fantasy with paranormal romance to create a gripping tale of love and betrayal.



Just add your information to the form below to enter (all information is guaranteed confidential and will be discarded once the contest ends) and I will randomly pick one winner by Tuesday April 10th. No multiple entries please- all multiple entries will be discarded. Open everywhere.



Good luck!

Giveaway! "Count to a Trillion" by John C. Wright

Courtesy of Tor Books I have a great sci-fi title to offer for givaway!

Count to a Trillion by John C. Wright



Hundreds of years in the future, after the collapse of the Western world, young Menelaus Illation Montrose grows up in what was once Texas as a gunslinging duelist for hire. But Montrose is also a mathematical genius—and a romantic who dreams of a future in which humanity rises from the ashes to take its place among the stars.



The chance to help usher in that future comes when Montrose is recruited for a manned interstellar mission to investigate an artifact of alien origin. Known as the Monument, the artifact is inscribed with data so complex, only a posthuman mind can decipher it. So Montrose does the unthinkable: he injects himself with a dangerous biochemical drug designed to boost his already formidable intellect to superhuman intelligence. It drives him mad.



Nearly two centuries later, his sanity restored, Montrose is awakened from cryo-suspension with no memory of his posthuman actions, to find Earth transformed in strange and disturbing ways, and learns that the Monument still carries a secret he must decode—one that will define humanity’s true future in the universe.



Just add your information to the form below to enter (all information is guaranteed confidential and will be discarded once the contest ends) and I will randomly pick one winner by Monday January 9th. No multiple entries please-- all multiple entries will be discarded. Open everywhere.



Good luck!



**Contest Closed**

Giveaway! "Prince of Thorns" by Mark Lawrence

Not too long ago I wrote how the beginning of Prince of Thorns made me uncomfortable. But after reading several very complimentary reviews I have to acknowledge that I have probably totally misjudged this book. I can live with being wrong-- but I can't stand the idea that I might have been unfair.



So, in the interest of fairness, I'd like to offer a copy of "Prince of Thorns" for giveaway (courtesy of Penguin Books) so that you may have the chance to read the book for yourself. I also need to give a quick nod to Mark Lawrence-- a great guy who showed nothing but respect for my point of view.



Product Description

A stunning fantasy debut from a major new talent!



When he was nine, he watched his mother and brother killed before him. By the time he was thirteen, he was the leader of a band of bloodthirsty thugs. By fifteen, he intends to be king...



It's time for Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath to return to the castle he turned his back on, to take what's rightfully his. Since the day he was hung on the thorns of a briar patch and forced to watch Count Renar's men slaughter his mother and young brother, Jorg has been driven to vent his rage. Life and death are no more than a game to him-and he has nothing left to lose.



But treachery awaits him in his father's castle. Treachery and dark magic. No matter how fierce, can the will of one young man conquer enemies with power beyond his imagining?



Just add your information to the form below to enter (all information is guaranteed confidential and will be discarded once contest ends) and I will randomly select a winner by Thursday August 4th. No multiple entries please. All multiple entries will be discarded. Open everywhere.



Good luck!



**Contest Closed**

Giveaway! "The First Days" by Rhiannon Frater

Courtesy of Tor Books I have a copy of The First Days: As the World Dies by Rhiannon Frater to offer for giveaway.



Rhiannon Frater’s As the World Dies trilogy is an internet sensation. The first two books, The First Days and Fighting to Survive, have won the Dead Letter Award for Best Novel from Mail Order Zombie. The First Days was named one of the Best Zombie Books of the Decade by the Harrisburg Book Examiner. AmericanHorrorBlog calls Rhiannon Frater “a writer to watch.”

The morning that the world ends, Katie is getting ready for court and housewife Jenni is taking care of her family. Less than two hours later, they are fleeing for their lives from a zombie horde.



Thrown together by circumstance, Jenni and Katie become a powerful zombie-killing partnership, mowing down zombies as they rescue Jenni’s stepson, Jason, from an infected campground.

They find sanctuary in a tiny, roughly fortified Texas town. There Jenni and Katie find they are both attracted to Travis, leader of the survivors; and the refugees must slaughter people they know, who have returned in zombie form.



Fast-paced and exciting, filled with characters who grab your heart, The First Days: As the World Dies is the beginning of a frightening trilogy.





Just add your information to the form below to enter (all information is guaranteed confidential and will be discarded once contest ends) and I will randomly pick one winner by Thursday July 28th. No multiple entries please-- all multiple entries will be discarded. Open everywhere.



Good luck!





**Contest Closed**

Giveaway! "Hellhole" by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

Courtesy of Tor Books I have a copy of Hellhole by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson to offer for giveaway!



Only the most desperate colonists dare to make a new home on Hellhole. Reeling from a recent asteroid impact, tortured with horrific storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and churning volcanic eruptions, the planet is a dumping ground for undesirables, misfits, and charlatans…but also a haven for dreamers and independent pioneers.



Against all odds, an exiled general named Adolphus has turned Hellhole into a place of real opportunity for the desperate colonists who call the planet their home. While the colonists are hard at work developing the planet, General Adolphus secretly builds alliances with the leaders of the other Deep Zone worlds, forming a clandestine coalition against the tyrannical, fossilized government responsible for their exile.



What no one knows is this: the planet Hellhole, though damaged and volatile, hides an amazing secret. Deep beneath its surface lies the remnants of an obliterated alien civilization and the buried memories of its unrecorded past that, when unearthed, could tear the galaxy apart.



Just add your information to the form below to enter (all information is guaranteed confidential and will be discarded once contest ends) and I will randomly pick one winner by Wednesday March 30th. No multiple entries please-- all multiple entries will be discarded. Open everywhere.



Good luck!

Winners!

I have randomly selected the winners of a couple of contests I had up on the blog and the winners are...





For a copy of "Shadowheart" by Tad Williams:



The winner is: Lisa Hronek; Aurora, OH





And





For a copy of "Midsummer Night" by Freda Warrington:



The winner is: G. Feddema; Calgary, Canada





Congrats!

Elder Signs Press Kindle Giveaway!

Just in case you didn't see the contest featured on my left sidebar-- I need to draw your attention to a Kindle 3G giveaway over at Elder Signs Press. Sign me up! Click on the link to check it out.