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Giveaways Around the Web

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox: Week 16 & 17

In My Mailbox: Week 18

In My Mailbox: Week 19

In My Mailbox: Week 20

In My Mailbox: Week 22

In My Mailbox: Week 23

Author Guest Post

Author Guest Post: Kelly Link

Kelly Link Blog Tour

Cover Art

Cover Art: Unraveled (Intertwined, Book 2) by Gena Showalter

Cover Art: Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

Trailers

Trailer: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

Trailer: Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, # 2) by Maggie Stiefvater

Movie Trailer: Easy A

Book Trailer: Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Trailer: My Soul to Keep (Soul Screamers, Book 3) by Rachel Vincent

Reviews

Review: Gone (Wake Series, Book 3) by Lisa McMann

Review: Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson

Review: Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin

Review: My Soul to Keep (Soul Screamers, Book 3) by Rachel Vincent

First Line Friday

First Line Friday: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward

First Line Friday: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

First Line Friday: Spirit Bound (VA, Book 5) by Richelle Mead

First Line Friday: Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin

First Line Friday: Promise by Kristie Cook

Tuesday Teaser

Teaser: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward

Teaser Tuesday: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Miscellaneous

Waiting on Wednesday: Manifest by Artist Arthur

Fun Facts: Reading Habits

BEA 2010! Here I Come!

Sneak Peek! Torment (Fallen, #2) by Lauren Kate

Free Reads!

Post BEA 2010!

Happy Reading!

Sneak Peek: 13 to Life by Shannon Delany

Shannon visited Daily Dose today and she submitted an excerpt of 13 to Life!

It was pretty cool and such a tease! I can’t wait to read this book!

13 to Life: A Werewolf's Tale by Shannon Delany

Disclosure:
Amazon.com Associate. If you click on my links and purchase anything a very small percentage of the purchase price will be awarded to Book Reviews by Jess.

Sneak Peek: Shift (The Shifters, Book 5) by Rachel Vincent

Rachel put a sneak peek on Deadline Dames today! It’s a doozy of a sneak peek. If you’ve read Prey then you're safe to read the sneak peek, if you haven’t read Prey DO NOT READ the sneak peek!

Check it out!

Shift will be released March 1, 2010.

Series

Stray (Shifters, Book 1) by Rachel Vincent

Rogue by Rachel Vincent

Pride (Werecats, Book 3) by Rachel Vincent

Prey (Werecats, Book 4) by Rachel Vincent

Shift (The Shifters, Book 5) by Rachel Vincent

I canNOT wait for Shift. I will devour it immediately upon arrival.

Disclosure:
Amazon.com Associate. If you click on my links and purchase anything I will receive a very small percentage of the purchase price. All funds are used for shipping on contests.

Sneak Peeks! The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

Have you been over to Bree Despain’s blog lately?
She’s holding a super awesome Countdown Giveaway! Head over for more details! Contest ends 12/14.
Also, RomaticTimes Magazine is featuring the first 6 chapters of The Dark Divine on their blog! They are releasing one chapter per week (brutal torture if you ask me!).

Cover Art: Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater

Maggie Stiefvater unveiled the cover art for her next Wolves of Mercy Falls title, Linger, which is being released July 20, 2010. I know that’s forever away!

Maggie has also given us a sneak peak at the first paragraph of Linger.

If you haven’t read Shiver yet DO NOT READ! Instead, order Shiver, read it, and then come back and read the excerpt! :) You can read my review of Shiver as well. :)

 

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

 

• grace •

This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf and a girl who was becoming one.

Just a few months ago, it was Sam who was the mythical creature. His was the disease we couldn’t cure. His was the good-bye that meant the most. He had the body that was a mystery, too strange and wonderful and terrifying to comprehend.

But now it is spring. With the heat, the remaining wolves will soon be falling out of their wolf pelts and back into their human bodies. Sam stays Sam, and Cole stays Cole, and it’s only me who’s not firmly in my own skin.

 

How cool huh? Visit Maggie’s blog and follow along to stay up to date on her happenings.

Disclosure:
Amazon.com Associate. If you click on my links and purchase something I will receive a very small percentage of the purchase price.

Sneak Peek: Fire Spell by Chloe Neill

Awesome news!

Chloe Neill has posted the first chapter of her upcoming YA release Firespell!

 

Firespell: A Novel of the Dark Elite by Chloe Neill

Signet (January 5, 2010)

256 pages, Young Adult

$6.99 (Amazon.com, 10/19/09) Available for pre-order

New Girl.
New School.
Old Evil.
From the author of the Chicagoland Vampires novels.
A new series about a boarding school filled with something worse than homework.
Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich. If that wasn't bad enough, she's hearing and seeing bizarre things on St. Sophie's creepy campus. Her roommate, Scout, keeps her sane, but keeps disappearing at night. When one day Lily finds Scout running from real-life monsters, she learns the hard way that Scout is involved in a splinter group of rebel teens.
They protect Chicago from demons, vamps, and dark magic users. It's too bad Lily doesn't have powers of her own to help. At least, none that she's discovered yet...

Check it out on her website.

I haven’t read it yet….so much to do this AM but I will be reading it later! I’m also expecting an ARC of this to review so hopefully that’ll get here soon after I read this first chapter! ;)

Happy Monday!

Teaser Tuesday: Fallen by Lauren Kate

A big thank you to Tales of the Ravenous Reader for posting this link the other day. :)

Random House has posted an excerpt page for Fallen by Lauren Kate. It’s not my typical “Teaser Tuesday” post but I thought it was a perfect time to share! :)

Fallen by Lauren Kate

Delacorte Books for Young Readers (December 8, 2009)

464 pages, Young Adult

$12.23 (Amazon.com, 10/03/09) Available for pre-order

Excerpt

Available HERE. You can also sign up for updates about this series.

Summary (Amazon.com) 

There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.
Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce--and goes out of his way to make that very clear--she can't let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret . . . even if it kills her.
Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic, Fallen is a page turning thriller and the ultimate love story.

 

Trailer

 

Connect with Lauren Kate

She’s not easily accessible. If anyone else has links to her let me know!

 

Other Books by Lauren Kate

The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove (November 12, 2009)

Summary (Amazon.com)

A steamy Southern beauty makes one fatal mistake

Natalie Hargrove would kill to be her high school’s Palmetto Princess. But her boyfriend Mike King doesn’t share her dream and risks losing the honor of Palmetto Prince to Natalie’s nemesis, Justin Balmer. So she convinces Mike to help play a prank on Justin. . . one that goes terribly wrong. They tie him to the front of the church after a party—when they arrive the next morning, Justin is dead.

From blackmail to buried desire, dark secrets to darker deeds, Natalie unravels. She never should’ve messed with fate. Fate is the one thing more twisted than Natalie Hargrove.

Cruel Intentions meets Macbeth in this seductive, riveting tale of conscience and consequence.

 

My Thoughts

Love the cover! The excerpt was nice. I didn’t like the non adjustable font on their site but the quality of the excerpt was good. I wasn’t sweating for more but I will be looking forward to reading this. What do you think? Did you read the  excerpt? Loving it? Hating it? Let me know!

Sneak Peek: Shift (Shifters, Book 5) by Rachel Vincent

WARNING!

This post contains spoilers to PREY (Shifters, Book 4)!

Shift is Rachel’s 5th Werecats or Shifters series book. Releasing March 1, 2010.

Cover Blurb (Rachel’s Blog):

TROUBLE IN THE AIR...

Being the first female werecat enforcer isn't easy. Scars accumulate, but I'm stronger in so many ways.

As for my personal life? It's complicated. Choices worth making always are. Ever since my brother's death and my father's impeachment, it's all I can do to prevent more blood from spilling. Now our Pride is under attack by a flight of vicious thunderbirds. And making peace with our new enemies may be the only way to get the best of our old foe.

With the body count rising and treachery everywhere, my instincts tell me to look before I leap. But sometimes a leap of faith is the only real option...

Excerpt:

Rachel has posted an excerpt over at the Deadline Dames blog.

Shift follows a very tragic and very emotional Prey. You can read my review of each book in this series.

Stray (Shifters, Book 1): My Review
Rogue (Shifters, Book 2): My Review
Pride (Shifters, Book 3): My Review
Prey (Shifters, Book 4): My Review

I can NOT wait to read this. Prey was superb and so much happened that I can not wait to see how it is all resolved. After Shift there’s one last book, Alpha, which I can assume someone is crowned Alpha to replace Faythe’s father, Greg.

You can pre-order Shift on Amazon.com.

Sneak Peek: Dawnbreaker (Dark Days, Book 3) by Jocelynn Drake

Dawnbreaker (Dark Days, Book 3) by Jocelynn Drake

Here's the cover blurb:

"The dawn brinks new terror for the creatures of the night...

Those off her race fear Mira for the lethal fire she bends to her will -- a power unique among nightwalkers, both a gift ... and a curse.

The naturi despise Mira for what she is -- as they prepare the final sacrifice that will destroy the barriers between the worlds. And once the naturi are unchained, blood, chaos, and horror will reign supreme on Earth.

Mira can trust only Danaus, the more-than-mortal vampire slayer, though he is sworn to destroy her kind. And now, as the day approaches when titanic forces will duel under cover of darkness, destiny draws them toward an apocalyptic confrontation at Machu Picchu. But all is not lost. for a wild card has been dealt to them: a rogue enemy princess who can change the balance of power and turn the dread tide."

Dawnbreaker is releasing September 29, 2009.

 

Excerpt:

Jocelynn has released the first chapter on her Dark Room discussion board. Go forth and read! It’s amazing and I can’t wait for the book! :)

 

Jocelynn will be here on September 29 with a guest post. She’s discussing The History of the Dark Days Series. Can’t wait to share it!

Check out my reviews for the first two books:
Nightwalker (Dark Days, Book 1)
Dayhunter (Dark Days, Book 2)

 

Didn't read Nightwalker? Check out the excerpt and then order it!

Check out Jocelynn's sites:
Blog
Website
MySpace

Teaser Tuesday: Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I can’t stop with just two sentences! And I’m actually not reading this right now but I’ll be doing the review later today!

And then there’s Anne.

I glance down at the mark still visible on my forearm, now faded to a dim red circle—the mark that links me to this girl, who has for so long been just a ghost, just a vague hope year after year. But now, I’ve found her. She’s real, solid, and more powerful than she understands.

In the past two days, I’ve taken her entire life and managed to turn it inside out.

Page 190, “Dreaming Anastasia”, by Joy Preble

Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble

320 pages

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 1, 2009)

$9.99 (Amazon.com, 08/24/09)

I think I’ll give away my copy of the ARC too, so stay tuned! :)

Cover Art: The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

I recently posted about The Dark Divine by Bree Despain. The sample chapter is available and now she has released her cover art!



Read the first chapter on her website as a sneak peek. It is really good! I was upset that I couldn't read any more. :( I have already added it to my Goodreads "to-read" list.

So go check out the first chapter! Come back and let me know what you think!

Didn't you just love it?! Pre-order it on Amazon.com! It's scheduled to release on December 22, 2009.

New Moon: Behind the Scenes

November couldn't get here fast enough!

Take a peek at some behind the scenes footage by The Kyle and Jackie O Show and posted on the Twilight Lexicon.

How does Taylor do that?! He jumps a porch railing and then immediately a stream. I totally would have fallen face first into that water! Very cool to see how it was done after watching the trailer! :)

Robert's interview with Metro is now available too!

True Blood Sneak Peeks!

Allow me to direct you to The Book Butterfly's blog. She has posted a few sneak peeks from the upcoming Season 2 of True Blood! Thanks Kim for doing the hard work!

They are great sneak peeks. :) Only 3 more "nights"!

P.S. I only order HBO for this show. I'll call the morning of June 14th and will cancel as soon as the show is over.

Sneak Peek: Soulless by Gail Carriger

I'm reading this right NOW!

Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger
September 29, 2009
Orbit
373 pages (ARC edition)

It is just delightful. It's so Mary Poppins meets paranormal it's comical.

And I just love saying Miss Tarabotti. :)

Description from Amazon.com:

Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations.
First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both
Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking
all standards of social etiquette.

Where to go from there?
From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire
-- and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and
werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate.

With
unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing,
everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what
is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless
ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain
embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle
tart?

SOULLESS is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.

What a sneak peek?!

Page 16:

The earl gave her generous curves a rude once-over, observed that Miss Tarabotti was nicely padded in exactly the right places, and refused to be suckered into becoming sympathetic. He maintained his frown. "I suspect that is precisely what the vampire was thinking when he found you without a chaperone. An unmarried female alone in a room in this enlightened day and age! Why, if the moon had been full, even I would have attacked you!"

Alexa gave him the once-over and reached for her brass parasol. "My dear sir, I should like to see you try."

Isn't it just amazing?! Loving it! And I'm only on Chapter 2.

Connect with Gail Carriger:
Website
LiveJournal
Twitter
Blogger
Facebook
Facebook (The Parasol Protectorate)

Pre-order it from Amazon.com.

Sneak Peek: The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

Bree Despain, author of upcoming release The Dark Divine, has released the first chapter on her website as a sneak peak. It is really good! I was upset that I couldn't read any more. :( I have already added it to my Goodreads "to-read" list.

So go check out the first chapter! Come back and let me know what you think!

P.S. - She's having a contest too!

I Want: Another Faust by Daniel & Dina Nayeri

So, I had planned to pick up an ARC of this book, Another Faust by Daniel & Dina Nayeri while at BEA but they were all out by the time I went there!

Luckily, I was in communication with Dina prior to BEA and she's having one sent to me! :)

Today they released a very cool promotional trailer. Check it out.

I'm really looking forward to reading this. The cover is pretty nice. Very sleek and elegant looking. The story line sounds very paranormal with a twist of mystery.

Here's the summary available from Daniel & Dina's website:

One night, across four cities, five children disappear. Years later,
five enigmatic teenagers appear at an exclusive New York holiday party
with their strange but beautiful governess, Madame Vileroy. Rumor and
mystery follow the Faust children to the elite Marlowe School, where
their presence brings unexplainable misfortune.

Using a series of “gifts” given to them by Madame Vileroy, the
children are able to soar to suspicious heights at Marlowe. The gifts
seem child-like in their simplicity. The governess teaches them to
cheat, steal, hide, and lie; ‘harmless’ she calls them, though they are
much more. For the vicious over-achiever, reading an unsuspecting mind
is simply to cheat. For the reclusive pariah, the gift of stopping time
is just another way to hide. And who but an aspiring writer can weave a
convincing lie?

Soon, Madame Vileroy’s gifts become darker and more complex. Living
in a gray home designed to cultivate and corrupt them, they are
enveloped in the side effects of their own addictions. They live cursed
lives, making deals with the devil as they claw their way toward their
goals….that is until two of them begin to uncover secrets more shocking
than their most unforgivable sins. A modern retelling of an ancient
dilemma, Another Faust recreates the story of the Faustian bargain. Set
in present-day New York, but spanning the centuries, it is a chilling
tale of ambition, consequences, and ultimate redemption.

Another Faust will release on August 25, 2009.

True Blood: Season 2 Trailer

Wow. I just watched this and WOW!

I can't wait for season 2 to start on June 14th!

This isn't much of a "trailer" but it's still very cool, with lots of hidden clues I'm sure!

True Blood Season 2 Trailer


EDITED TO ADD:
A MUCH better trailer! Check it out!


Will you be sucked in to watch? I will!