Giveaway: Ebook of The Strangers Outside

Thanks to author Vanessa Morgan, you have the opportunity to win her ebook of The Strangers Outside! Enter below.
Summary: Two sisters, Jennifer and Louise, return to their remote holiday cabin after a day at the seaside. But little do they know they’re being surrounded. Soon after their arrival, the girls will come face to face with THE STRANGERS OUTSIDE. When the assailants make their intentions known, things take a shockingly terrible turn and an intense battle for survival will begin.

This is a short story, only 24 pages long. But trust me, it's great!


Official Rules
1. Open Internationally!
2. You can get extra entries by doing various things.
3. This contest ends November 5th.
4. When the contest ends ONE winner will be chosen by random.org
5. The winner will be contacted via e-mail, and will be sent the ebook
6. This is NOT a comment contest. Enter the form below.


Thanks for entering! Good luck!

Giveaway! Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side

Thanks to author Beth Fantaskey, I am giving away a copy of Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side plus some pins featuring cover art of Jessica's Guide and her other book Jekel Loves Hyde. It's a great giveaway! You should enter it!

Official Rules:

1. Open to US only.
2. You can get extra entries by doing various things.
3. This contest ends November 2nd.
4. When the contest ends ONE winner will be chosen by random.org
5. The winner will be contacted via e-mail, and will be given 48 hours to respond. Otherwise, a new winner will be drawn .
6. This is NOT a comment contest. Enter the form below.


Thanks for entering! Good luck!

Romeo & Juliet & Vampires Prize Pack Giveaway!

Thanks to author Claudia Gabel, I have a fantastic giveaway! Enter to win a signed copy of Romeo & Juliet & Vampires along with a "Vampire" chocolate bar, red lipstick and nail polish. Doesn't that sound awesome?! I wish I could enter! Now all of you have the chance to win this.
Official Rules
1. Open to US only.
2. You can get extra entries by doing various things.
3. This contest ends November 1st.
4. When the contest ends ONE winner will be chosen by random.org
5. The winner will be contacted via e-mail, and will be given 48 hours to respond. Otherwise, a new winner will be drawn .
6. This is NOT a comment contest. Enter the form below.



Thanks again Claudia for this amazing giveaway!! Good luck everyone!

Tyger Tyger ARC Giveaway!

Win an ARC of Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton!

Official Rules
1. Open to US only.

2. You can get extra entries by doing various things.
3. This contest ends October 31.
4. When the contest ends ONE winner will be chosen by random.org
5. The winner will be contacted via e-mail, and will be given 48 hours to respond. Otherwise, a new winner will be drawn .
6. This is NOT a comment contest. Enter the form below.

CONTEST CLOSED

Thanks for entering! Good luck! If you haven't already entered check out my other giveaway!

Giveaway! Kickin off the 10 days of Halloween!

Today is the start of our 10 days of Halloween! This ends on October 31. To kick it off, my blog and Ava from Book Infinity are having a giveaway! Enter on my blog.



There will be 2 winners. Each winner will get to choose 1 book out of the following:

• I Kissed A Zombie and I Liked It by Adam Selzer
• Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
• Jessica's Guide to Dating on The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
• Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
• The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
• Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton
• Romeo and Juliet and Vampires by Claudia Gabel
• The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade (not pictured above)
  

Official Rules
1. Open Internationally! (Everywhere that the Book Depository ships to. Check here if your not sure.)
2. You can get extra entries by doing various things.
3. This contest ends October 31.
4. Contest ends TWO winners will be chosen by random.org
5. The winner will be contacted via e-mail, and will be given 48 hours to respond. Otherwise, a new winner will be drawn .
6. This is NOT a comment contest. Enter the form below.

CONTEST CLOSED

Thanks for entering! Be sure to check back here throughout the week, there will be more giveaways and other awesome surprises!

Win an ARC of Matched by Ally Condie!!

Win an ARC of Matched by Ally Condie! Plus some swag!

This contest is USA only, sorry.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. You must be a follower to enter this contest.
2. You may enter up to 11 times with extra entries. Do not fill out the form more than once!
4. "Extra Entries" means promoting this contest. You can tweet, put this contest in in your sidebar, or write a blog post about it.
5. THIS IS NOT A COMMENT CONTEST. Fill out the form below.

This contest ends on October 23!

Thank you all for participating!

Guest Post + Giveaway: Jess C Scott

Why Journaling is Good--Guest Post by Jess C Scott

BOOK SUMMARY: A 17-year-old intern must choose between trusting an irresistibly suave dance instructor—or her instincts. SINS07 is a series featuring lighthearted tales that explore each of the seven sins in order, beginning with lust.


My most recent publication is a YA novel titled, 1: The Intern, part of a SINS07 “seven deadly sins” series. While the tone and presentation differ quite greatly from my debut blog/IM novel (the blog novel is more alternative / more info on it @ www.eyeleash.wordpress.com), both books cover the subject of lust.

I remember journaling a lot, throughout my teenage years (I’ll turn 24 this September). I still do. Here’s an excerpt from my handwritten journal/diary (I’m not saying when this happened, exactly!):

“...but he was so daring/discreet at the same time!! He said ‘(before you go) may I / can I have a kiss (here?—pointing/showing his cheek)’...it was all a blur...so I asked ‘whyyy?’ quite coyly, he said ‘coz I hv been so nice to you’...‘tt’s true’ (LOL! I sounded quite “statement” I think)...I thought 2 myself: how hot/wet can this kiss be? then I thought boring as it is, guess I’ll keep it neutral, which I did...slightly shaven cheek......very careful non-sloppy kiss...& tt is my 1st kiss 2 a guy. I STILL HAVEN’T BEEN KISSED.”

This type of “journal writing” probably isn't what a school teacher would accept for an English composition/essay/assignment. What it shows, however, is freedom in a person’s exploration of their honest thoughts and feelings (which, one could argue, is more important than scoring an A on every single paper).

Some people loathe writing that’s done in text message style—but you can’t really deny the fact that it is a form of communication, in this day and age. Text messaging, to me, is just another language. I text messaged all the way throughout my high school years, and it never affected my grades (I always applied “the rules of proper English,” when it came to academic work).

I find that journaling freely has always allowed me to “capture the moment” better. I tend to experience things quite intensely—journaling played (and continues to play) a huge part in my own personal journey of self-discovery.

When you start to know yourself, and what you want / where you’d like to go / who you’d like to be in life…it gives you a very real and stable kind of inner self-confidence. This isn’t the type of self-confidence that comes in the form of a checklist in a glossy magazine article. It’s all you. It’s also amazing to see how different you are (in some ways) as a person, when you look back at past journal entries.

So the next time you think/feel like you just HAVE to journal—follow your instincts. You might be able to find just what you’re looking for, through journaling / taking a look at your deepest thoughts and needs/wants/desires.

P.S. My latest (private, handwritten) journal entry includes “what I want to say to (a guy on Facebook),” and a couple of ideas for future book projects.

P.P.S. The “guy on Facebook” = the same guy in the handwritten journal excerpt above.
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Author Bio:

Jess identifies herself as an author/artist/non-conformist. Her literary work has appeared in a diverse range of publications, such as Word Riot, ITCH Magazine, and The Battered Suitcase. She is currently working on the SINS07 series, as well as an urban fantasy project featuring cyberpunk elves. Her novella, The Devilin Fey, hit #1 in Amazon’s “Hot New Releases in Bargain Books” in July 2010.

Website: www.jesscscott.com
SINS07: www.sins07.wordpress.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jesscscott
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jesscscott
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CONTEST CLOSED 9/9/10

100+ Followers Giveaway!

I reached 100 followers! Thanks so much! I am giving away the book Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen (Soon to be a Major Motion Picture).

Summary (from Goodreads): Juli Baker devoutly believes in three things: the sanctity of trees (especially her beloved sycamore), the wholesomeness of the eggs she collects from her backyard flock of chickens, and that someday she will kiss Bryce Loski. Ever since she saw Bryce's baby blues back in second grade, Juli has been smitten. Unfortunately, Bryce has never felt the same. Frankly, he thinks Juli Baker is a little weird--after all, what kind of freak raises chickens and sits in trees for fun? Then, in eighth grade, everything changes. Bryce begins to see that Juli's unusual interests and pride in her family are, well, kind of cool. And Juli starts to think that maybe Bryce's brilliant blue eyes are as empty as the rest of Bryce seems to be. After all, what kind of jerk doesn't care about other people's feelings about chickens and trees? With Flipped, mystery author Wendelin Van Draanen has taken a break from her Sammy Keyes series, and the result is flipping fantastic. Bryce and Juli's rants and raves about each other ring so true that teen readers will quickly identify with at least one of these hilarious feuding egos, if not both. A perfect introduction to the adolescent war between the sexes.
*Note that it has been used, so don't expect it to be in perfect shape

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. You must be a follower to enter this contest.
2. You may enter up to 10 times for old followers, 9 times for new followers. Do not fill out the form more than once!
4. "Extra Entries" means promoting this contest. You can tweet, put this contest in in your sidebar, or write a blog post about it.
5. Fill out the form below.

This contest ends on September 8th!

Thank you all for participating!

Possible giveaway??? Need your opinion.

Would anyone be interested in a giveaway of Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen? It will soon be a Major Motion Picture. I wasn't sure whether to do a contest for it because I didn't know how many people would enter. Let me know either by commenting or taking my poll (to the left.) This giveaway would only be for USA, sorry.