Giveaway! "The Adamantine Palace" by Stephen Deas

Courtesy of Penguin Books I have a copy of The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas to offer for giveaway.

The power of the Realms depends on its dragons. With their terrifying natures, they are ridden by the aristocracy and bred for hunting and war. But as dangerous political maneuverings threaten the complacency of the empire, a single dragon has gone missing. And even that one dragon-returned to its full intelligence and fury-could spell disaster for the Realms...

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 a winner by Wednesday March 9th. No multiple entries please. All multiple entries will be discarded. Open everywhere.

Good luck!

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Giveaway! "The Auralia Thread" by Jeffrey Overstreet

Many of you might not be familiar with author Jeffrey Overstreet. I first became aware of him when I read the review of "Auralia's Colors" written by Robert over at The Fantasy Book Critic. Since that review Overstreet has written two more books in his "Auralia Thread" series and the third book is due to be released on February 16th; and I am reminded how much I want to set aside the time to finally get to what I hear is a wonderful series.

Thanks to WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group you won't have to wait. I have TWO sets of the first three books in "The Auralia Thread" series to offer for giveaway. (U.S. entries only)


Auralia's Colors

When thieves find an abandoned child lying in a monster’s footprint, they have no idea that their wilderness discovery will change the course of history. Cloaked in mystery, Auralia grows up among criminals outside the walls of House Abascar, where vicious beastmen lurk in shadow. There, she discovers an unsettling–and forbidden–talent for crafting colors that enchant all who behold them, including Abascar’s hard-hearted king, an exiled wizard, and a prince who keeps dangerous secrets. Auralia’s gift opens doors from the palace to the dungeons, setting the stage for violent and miraculous change in the great houses of the Expanse. Auralia’s Colors weaves literary fantasy together with poetic prose, a suspenseful plot, adrenaline-rush action, and unpredictable characters sure to enthrall ambitious imaginations.

Cyndere's Midnight


“Cyndere walked down to the water to make her daily decision — whether to turn and go back into House Bel Amica, or to climb old Stairway Rock and throw herself into the sea…” In Cyndere’s Midnight, the power of Auralia’s colors brings together a bloodthirsty beastman and a grieving widow in a most unlikely relationship… one that not only will change their lives, but could also impact the four kingdoms of The Expanse forever. Jordam is one of four ferocious brothers from the clan of cursed beastmen. But he is unique: The glory of Auralia’s colors has enchanted him, awakening a noble conscience that clashes with his vicious appetites. Cyndere, heiress to a great ruling house, and her husband Deuneroi share a dream of helping the beastmen. But when Deuneroi is killed by the very people he sought to help, Cyndere risks her life and reputation to reach out to Jordam. Beside a mysterious well–an apparent source of Auralia’s colors–a beauty and a beast form a cautious bond. Will Jordam be overcome by the dark impulse of his curse, or stand against his brothers to defend House Abascar’s survivors from a deadly assault? Critics hailed Jeffrey Overstreet’s first fantasy novel, Auralia’s Colors, as “exceptionally well crafted,” “beautiful,” and “masterfully told.” Now he continues weaving thisfantastic tapestry with an enchanting fairy tale for ambitious imaginations of all ages.



Raven's Ladder

Following the beacon of Auralia’s colors and the footsteps of a mysterious dream-creature, King Cal-raven has discovered a destination for his weary crowd of refugees. It’s a city only imagined in legendary tales. And it gives him hope to establish New Abascar. But when Cal-raven is waylaid by fortune hunters, his people become vulnerable to a danger more powerful than the prowling beastmen––House Bel Amica. In this oceanside kingdom of wealth, enchantment, and beauty, deceitful Seers are all too eager to ensnare House Abascar’s wandering throng. Even worse, the Bel Amicans have discovered Auralia’s colors, and are twisting a language of faith into a lie of corruption and control. If there is any hope for the people of Abascar, it lies in the courage of Cyndere, daughter of Bel Amica’s queen; the strength of Jordam the beastman; and the fiery gifts of the ale boy, who is devising a rescue for prisoners of the savage Cent Regus beastmen. As his faith suffers one devastating blow after another, Cal-raven’s journey is a perilous climb from despair to a faint gleam of hope––the vision he sees in Auralia’s colors.

To enter to win one of TWO sets of "The Auralia Thread" by Jeffrey Overstreet, just add your information to the form below and I will randomly pick TWO winners by Friday February 26th. No multiple entries please. Multiple entries will be discarded. U.S. entries only. (All information is guaranteed confidential and will not be used for any purpose other than this contest. All entries will be discarded once the contest has ended)

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Giveaway! ARC copy of "Finch" by Jeff VanderMeer

Courtesy of Underland Press I have an extra ARC copy of Finch by Jeff VanderMeer to offer for giveaway.

In Finch, mysterious underground inhabitants known as the gray caps have reconquered the failed fantasy state Ambergris and put it under martial law. They have disbanded House Hoegbotton and are controlling the human inhabitants with strange addictive drugs, internment in camps, and random acts of terror. The rebel resistance is scattered, and the gray caps are using human labor to build two strange towers. Against this backdrop, John Finch, who lives alone with a cat and a lizard, must solve an impossible double murder for his gray cap masters while trying to make contact with the rebels. Nothing is as it seems as Finch and his disintegrating partner Wyte negotiate their way through a landscape of spies, rebels, and deception. Trapped by his job and the city, Finch is about to come face to face with a series of mysteries that will change him and Ambergris forever.

To enter, just add your information to the form below (all information is guaranteed confidential and will be discarded once the giveaway ends) and I will randomly pick a winner by Thursday February 25th. No multiple entries please. All multiple entries will be discarded. Open everywhere.

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Winners! "Unknown" by Rachel Caine and "Flirt" by Laurell K. Hamilton

I'm way late on announcing the winners for "Unknown"-- for which I apologize. I have family visiting from Virginia and their flight has been delayed for over a week due to the snowstorms blowing through the East Coast! Granted, I could have announced the winners, but this sort of thing makes me even flakier than usual. :0

Anyway, I have selected two people to receive ARC copies of "Unknown" by Rachel Caine and the winner of a copy of "Flirt" by Laurell K. Hamilton.



The winners of "Unknown" are:

Angela MacRae: Scotland

and

Jonathan Shoemaker: Hagerstown, MD



And the winner of "Flirt" is:


Esther Shchory: Israel

Congrats to the winners! I hope everyone enjoys the books.

Giveaway! "Peacekeeper" and "Vigilante" by Laura E. Reeve

Courtesy of Penguin Books I have the first two books in the Ariane Kedros series by Laura E. Reeve to offer for giveaway.

Peacekeeper

First in a brand new action-packed military science fiction series. Meet major ariane kedros—daring pilot, decorated soldier, war criminal.
Fifteen years ago, Ariane Kedros piloted a ship on a mission that obliterated an entire solar system. Branded a war criminal, she was given a new identity and a new life in order to protect her from retribution. But now, twelve of Ariane’s wartime colleagues are dead— assassinated by someone who has uncovered their true identities. And her superiors in the Autonomist army have placed her directly in the assassin’s line of fire on a peacekeeping mission that will decide the fate of all humanity…


Vigilante


Amidst an uneasy peace between the Autonomists and the Terrans, Major Ariane Kedros and her partner, Matthew Journey, have discovered alien ruins on a remote planet-ruins that bear evidence to an ancient and highly advanced technology. But their discovery has drawn the interest of high stakes players from every corner of the universe-including that of the rogue leader of a fringe Terran sect. Ari must find a way to stop him, before they all become ancient history...

Just add your information to the form below to enter (all information is guaranteed confidential, will not be used for any other purpose other than this contest and will be discarded once contest ends) and I will randomly pick a winner by Wednesday February 17th. No multiple entries please--all multiple entries will be discarded. Open everywhere.

Good luck.

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