Winners!!

Thank you to everyone who entered our Desires of the Dead giveaway!  :)  All the winners have been emailed and have 48 hrs to respond before new winners will be drawn.

Marlene won:

Prize #1 -  A signed hardcover copy of Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting

Morgyn won:

Prize #2  -  A signed Desires of the Dead poster and bookmark

Tracy, Ambur, Lucie Z., and Sniffly Kitty each won:

Prize #3  - A signed Desires of the Dead bookmark

We hope to see Cassandra Clare and Holly Black on tour later this month, so keep an eye out  for the chance to win more signed books!  :)

Book Giveaway!! Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting!

A signed copy of Kimberly Derting's Desires of the Dead + signed swag!

Kimberly Derting's Body Finder books have become favorites in our house, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to attend one of Kimberly's recent booksigning events!  You can read my full event report here.  If you haven't read The Body Finder or Desires of the Dead yet, I highly recommend both books!  If you happen to have an ereader, HarperCollins is currently offering The Body Finder (with bonus material) for just $1.99 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders, so it is an awesome time to give this fantastic series a try if you haven't already.  I'm excited to be able to share some fabulous signed Desires of the Dead goodies with our readers!

Desires of the Dead summary:
The missing dead call to Violet. They want to be found.

Violet can sense the echoes of those who've been murdered—and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Only those closest to her know what she is capable of, but when she discovers the body of a young boy she also draws the attention of the FBI, threatening her entire way of life.

As Violet works to keep her morbid ability a secret, she unwittingly becomes the object of a dangerous obsession. Normally she'd turn to her best friend, Jay, except now that they are officially a couple, the rules of their relationship seem to have changed. And with Jay spending more and more time with his new friend Mike, Violet is left with too much time on her hands as she wonders where things went wrong. But when she fills the void by digging into Mike's tragic family history, she stumbles upon a dark truth that could put everyone in danger.

Read an excerpt from Desires of the Dead here!

Contest Details:

Prize #1 (US only - one winner):  A signed hardcover copy of Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting

Prize #2  (US only - one winner):  A signed Desires of the Dead poster and bookmark

Prize #3 (US & International - four winners):  A signed Desires of the Dead bookmark

The deadline:  March 31st at 11:59 pm (PST)

How to Enter:

Fill out the form below.

Extra Entries:

+1 for every place you help spread the word about this contest - twitter, blog, sidebar, etc.  (Up to +3)

Our Books With Love Winner!!

Thank you to everyone who entered our Books With Love giveaway!

The winner is:  Mithee!  

Congratulations!  You won a copy of Clockwork Angel and Stupid Shiny Designs' lovely William Herondale bookthong! 

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day!   Please check back for more giveaways coming up very soon.  :)

Valentine's Day - Books with Love Giveaway!

Happy Valentine's Day and thanks for stopping by to check out our Books with Love giveaway!  Be sure to check out the Books with Love blog hop links at the bottom of this post for a chance to enter lots of awesome bookish giveaways.  :)

Are you Team Jem or Team Will?

Because we love all things Victorian and steampunkish and because we can't resist a tantalizing love triangle, we are giving away a copy of Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel as well as a hand-beaded Clockwork Angel-inspired bookthong from Stupid Shiny Designs' fabulous etsy shop!  

To see more gorgeous novel-inspired bookthongs, be sure to visit Stupid Shiny Designs' Etsy shop!

Contest details:

The prize:  Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel and a "Will" or "Jem" bookthong from Stupid Shiny Designs

Contest deadline:  February 16 at 11:59 pm PST.

How to Enter:  Fill out the form below to let us know which book thong you would like to win. *required* (This contest is INTERNATIONAL so long as The Book Depository ships to your location.)

Extra Entries:

+1 if you "Favorite" Stupid Shiny Designs on Etsy

+1 if you "Like" Stupid Shiny Designs' facebook page

Many thanks to Good Choice Reading and Once Upon a Twilight for organizing this fun Books with Love giveaway hop!  Be sure to check out the contest links below:

Winners!!

Thank you to everyone who entered our Gratitude Giveaways!  Emails have been sent to both winners, and they each have three days to respond before new winners will be drawn.  :)

Jaidis won the signed copy of Kiss Me Deadly 

Nadinax won the signed copy of Soulless 

Gratitude Giveaways! Two Books! Two Winners!

CLOSED!

Thank you to everyone who entered! 

Nadinax won the signed copy of Soulless

Jaidis won the signed copy of Kiss Me Deadly

Thank you for stopping by to check out our Gratitude Giveaways!  We are giving away two signed books - Kiss Me Deadly and Soulless!  You can enter to win both giveaways by filling out the form below.  [Open to US followers only.  Contest deadline = November 28th at 11:59 pm PST.  Extra entries for following us on twitter (+1) and helping spread the word about our giveaways (+2).]

Enter to win Kiss Me Deadly: 13 Tales of Paranormal Love signed by Becca Fitzpatrick!  Kiss Me Deadly is an anthology featuring stories by thirteen fantastic YA authors (including Becca Fitzpatrick, Maggie Stiefvater, Carrie Ryan, Sarah Rees Brennan, Diana Peterfreund, Michelle Zink, and Rachel Vincent).  Becca Fitzpatrick signed this book for us at Wordstock & you can read our full event report here.

  

Enter to win a signed copy of Soulless by Gail Carriger!  Soulless is the first book in the awesome Parasol Protectorate series.  We had the pleasure of meeting Gail Carriger at a fun sci-fi/fantasy event last weekend & she is absolutely delightful!  If you like steampunk, historical fantasy, or paranormal mysteries, then you will definitely want to check out her Alexia Tarabotti novels!

There are over 175 blogs participating in the Gratitude Giveaways blog hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer!  Be sure to check out the links below!

Flower Friday - Kateryna

'Kateryna' roses

This week's featured flowers are ''Kateryna" roses!  These lovely shrub roses have light pink petals and bloom in clusters.  This shrub has dark green foliage and is about three feet tall and two feet wide.  The flowers have a mild scent and are still blooming in October at our favorite local park.   To learn more about about 'Kateryna' roses, check out the 'Kateryna' page at Dave's Garden, the 'Kateryna' page at RogersRoses, or the 'Kateryna' page at HelpMeFind.

A few book & blogosphere notes:

1.  There are still a couple more days to check out the Spooktacular Book Blog Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.  Eighty-eight blogs are participating, so there are tons of fun prizes up for grabs! (ends 10/31)

2.  Page Turners is hosting two Meet Us at the Crossroads chats this Sunday and Monday (10/31 and 11/1 at 8pm CDT).  On Sunday, they will be chatting with Karen Kincy, Linda Joy Singleton, Stacey Kade, Amy Brecount White, Joy Preble, Jordan Deen, and Judith Graves.  On Monday, they will be chatting with Angie Frazier, Jeri Smith-Ready, Kitty Keswick, Shannon Delany, Jackie Kessler, Lucienne Diver, and Tonya Hurley.  You can submit your questions and find out how to join both chats here.

3.  

Interested in participating in another fun YA author chat?  

On November 15th at 6 pm PST, you can chat with the authors of Beautiful Creatures and Beautiful Darkness, Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, at Eve's Fan Garden.  

Our Welcoming the Fall Winner!!

Thank you to everyone who entered our Welcoming the Fall Giveaway!

The winner is:  Fi-Chan!  

Congratulations!!!  :)

If you didn't win this contest, please check back for more giveaways very soon.  We will be attending several fun book signings in October (including events featuring April Henry, L.K. Madigan, and Becca Fitzpatrick).  So we will have more awesome giveaways coming up soon!

Welcoming the Fall Giveaway!

Happy Autumn!  We love watching the leaves change color, carving pumpkins, and enjoying rainy days curled up with a favorite book.  So to welcome fall, we've decided to give away one of our family's favorite books.  Since all four of us have different favorites, we've decided to let you chose which one of our family's favorite books you want.

To Enter:  Fill out THIS FORM to let us know which book you'd like to win.  We will order the winner's book from The Book Depository, so this giveaway is international if you live in a country on this list.

Deadline:  Sept. 29th at 11:59 pm PST

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 

Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 

I Love You, Blue Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clark

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Be sure to check out the rest of the blogs participating in the Welcoming the Fall Giveaway!

Winners!!

Thank you to everyone who entered our August giveaways!  Emails have been sent to both winners, and they will have three days to respond before new winners will be drawn.  :)

The winner of our Stupid Shiny Designs giveaway is: 

Michikit

The winner of our Vampire Academy giveaway is:

Elena

Flower Friday - Graham Thomas + Friday's Fab Five

'Graham Thomas' roses

This week's featured flowers are - 'Graham Thomas' roses!  These pretty yellow roses bloom in large, lovely clusters and smell wonderful.  This is the first time we've featured a flower that is not from our own yard, so I don't have any personal experience with growing this rose, but they happen to be in bloom at our favorite city park right now and I just couldn't resist snapping a couple photos of them while we were at the park this afternoon.  I am excited to learn more about them and am already trying to figure out if we could make space to fit 'Graham Thomas' into our yard.   To learn more about about 'Graham Thomas' roses, check out Dave's Garden's Graham Thomas page, Backyard Gardener's Graham Thomas page, or HelpMeFind's Graham Thomas page.

A few book and blogosphere updates:

1.  Our Stupid Shiny Designs contest ends on Tuesday (8/31), so be sure to stop by and enter if you haven't already!  Click here to enter.  Our Richelle Mead giveaway also ends Tuesday (8/31), so if you would like the chance to win a signed copy of Vampire Academy click here to enter that giveaway.

2.  Julie Kagawa shared an excerpt from The Iron Queen on Harlequin's Blog.  Click here to get a sneak peek of what Meghan and Ash are up to in The Iron Queen.  :-)

3.  Escape from Reality is giving away a copy of Sophie Jordan's Firelight.  The contest ends 8/31.  You can stop by to check out that contest here.

This fun meme is hosted by Froggarita's Bookcase.  Every Friday Froggarita asks five questions so we can all get to know each other better.  The only rule is that you can't use the same answer twice within your five!   Ready to play?  Leave your answers in the comments or leave us a link to your own Friday's Fab Five post. 

1. What is your favorite tree?

Jacaranda!  I absolutely love Jacaranda trees, but they won't survive the winters where we live.  We've tried planting and pampering them several times, but never with any success.  Eventually we settled for keeping a few baby Jacarandas inside (as bonsai-style houseplants).

2. What is your zodiac sign?

Pisces

3. How long does it take you to do your grocery shopping?

If the kids are with me, at least an hour.  If I am alone, about thirty minutes.

4. How often do you ride a bike?

Not very often.

5. Who is your role model?

My mom.  :-)

Book Giveaway!!! Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead!

A signed copy ofVampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Update (9/1):  Contest Closed

Winner:  Elena

Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy is the first book in a fantastic YA urban fantasy series!  If you like urban fantasy books with delicious romantic tension, then this series is definitely for you!   If  you enjoy reading about brazen, snarky heroines who are more like Buffy than Bella, then Rose Hathaway is the protagonist for you.  I devoured the first five books in this series and can't wait to read the sixth and final book!  By the way, Last Sacrifice's release date is now less than four months away!  YAY!  Not that I am counting down the days or anything. . .  ;-)  


I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet Richelle Mead last night, and I am so excited to have picked up a signed copy of  Vampire Academy to give away to one of our followers here on The Eager Readers.  To see my photos and videos from the Richelle Mead book signing click here.  Candace and I attended the event together, and she will be giving away a signed copy of Vampire Academy on her blog too, so you can double your odds of winning a signed copy by entering both giveaways.


Vampire Academy summary:
St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger. . . .

Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever.

Contest Details:

The prize:  A signed paperback copy of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

The deadline:  August 31st at 11:59 pm (PST)

How to Enter:

Fill out the form below.

+1 for following The Eager Readers  *required*

+1 for tallying your entries  *required*

(This contest is open to US residents only.  Sorry!  Our other August contest is open to our international followers, please click here to enter that contest.) 

Extra Entries:

+1 for every place you help spread the word about this contest (Up to +3)

+1 for commenting on our Richelle Mead book signing report HERE

+1 for entering Candace's Vampire Academy giveaway  HERE