Five Links of Fang-tastic Love!

Happy Valentine's Day to all!

Hope you're having a Fang-tastic, heart-pumping, romantic time! *g*

Links of Love # 1.

Gollancz have a new Dark Fantasy Newsletter out, and you'll never guess who's the Guest Editor ... Lol! Well, okay, you probably will if you're reading this. *g* So, why not click on over and you can check out my editorial scribblings here, and there's a couple of great giveaways* to enter too!

 

Link of Love # 2

The lovely Book Chick City is hosting this! 

and today's post is from the fabulous Louise Court, who is a Publicity Assistant at Orion/Gollancz. Louise lets us in on what it's like to work with all the wonderful books, and what happens when they're getting published. Oh, and she's giving away FOUR fang-tastic* books (one of which you might just recognise *g*).

Links of Love # 3 -  Rabid Reader has a contest for a signed book*! (scroll down the post to find it) Oh, wonder which one that is? *g*


Links of Love # 4 - Get your Enchanted Boarding Ticket and take a tour of Supernatural London over at Falcata Times ... and once your tour is over, there's another magical chance to win a Spellcracker of a book*!

Links of Love # 5 - Shoot a Valentine's Day arrow at your favourite lovers, and pin them down in a comment here, and you could be all loved-up with Cat & Bones in their new book: THIS SIDE OF THE GRAVE - JEANIENE FROST.


Right, off to make romantic chocolate covered strawberries for Mr Mc - thanks to an idea given me by a a very sweet friend this morning :-) Pic spam may follow ;p

ETA:

*This post is all about the book that shall not be mentioned here (shameless shelf promotion can only be taken so far ...), the same book that is officially released this Thursday!! Yay! And is already shipping from Amazon.co.uk, The Book Depository, and has been spotted in the wild in Waterstone's in Edinburgh!

Giveaway - This Side of the Grave - Jeaniene Frost

Valentine's Day will be upon us in the next couple of days, and Romance is in the air, especially in our house. Mr. Mc. and I met on the 13th Feb, 22 years ago (we were one of his early shots that year! Lol!) So, Cupid's Day  is always a sort of double celebration* for us. But this year we're making it a triple*. Our third celebration is the release of my third Spellcrackers book (how's that for synchronicity!).

And my 3rd book is, if you've been following the celebratory giveaways, The Bitter Seed of Magic!

It releases in the UK on 17th Feb (1st time in print), but The Book Depository seem to be shipping early! Yay!

(Don't forget you could win a copy here at Rabid Reader - scroll down - or here at  Falcata Times)

and, of course, in a few weeks time we'll be celebrating again when ...

The Cold Kiss of Death - Spellcrackers # 2 released in the US on 26th April (out now in the UK)

But it's another pair of fang-tabulous LoveBirds, one of my favourite couples from an awesome paranormal romance/ UF series, that are featuring in this week's (# 5) celebratory giveaway . . .

This Side of the Grave** by Jeaniene Frost

Danger waits on both sides of the grave… 

Half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones have fought for their lives, as well as for their relationship. But just when they’ve triumphed over the latest battle, Cat’s new and unexpected abilities threaten to upset a long-standing balance… 

With the mysterious disappearance of vampires, rumors abound that a species war is brewing. A zealot is inciting tensions between the vampires and ghouls, and if these two powerful groups clash, innocent mortals could become collateral damage. Now Cat and Bones are forced to seek help from a dangerous “ally”—the ghoul queen of New Orleans herself. But the price of her assistance may prove more treacherous than even the threat of a supernatural war. …to say nothing of the repercussions Cat never imagined.

Ooh, I can't wait! How about you? And you don't have to, or at least not for the first 20% which you can read here.

And for a chance to win your very own copy of This Side of the Grave, all you have to do is leave a comment telling me who your favourite LoveBirds are (excluding Cat & Bones ;p) from Fiction, TV, Film or where ever.

*so, you could say we're getting a lot of use out of our celebratory bottle of bubbly *g*
** or if you're not quite caught up on Cat & Bones, then the winner can choose an earlier book from the series.

How to enter:

Leave a comment with your favourite LoveBirds.
 
Please leave a way to contact you (email in comment: Please remember to replace @ with [at] to forestall spam - or your twitter name - no way to contact you - no entry).

Giveaway is international and closes end of day (GMT time) 17th Feb 2011

Full General Terms and Rules at the bottom of this post here.

And don't forget to check out the Giveaway Schedule here. And so you don't miss out on a chance of winning any of the wonderful books in the coming weeks, why not follow me? (following is not a condition of entry).

Please note: My usual blog policy is that I try to reply to all comments on the blog, but for ease of admin I won't be replying to any comments made on any of the giveaway posts during the 16 weeks. Sorry, but it makes it much harder to sort out the winner. I will still continue to reply to comments on any other post :-)

All links lead to Amazon (merely for ease). Please note: there are other online books stores available.
x/posted to my LJ: comment here or there - one entry per person.

Spellcrackers Celebration: 16 weeks of Giveaways: Schedule

Yay! In the next couple of months I have TWO books coming out! 

*MEGA HAPPY DANCING*

The Bitter Seed of Magic - Spellcrackers # 3 is released into all good bricks and mortar book stores and online* in the UK on 17th February (first time in print)

The Cold Kiss of Death - Spellcrackers # 2 is released into all good bricks and mortar book stores and online in the US on 26th April (already avail in the UK)

To celebrate I'm holding weekly** giveaways of some of my fav authors***, and in the spirit of being organized (O_o) as per my New Year's Resolution, I'm posting the giveaway schedule below.  So, with a chance of winning any of these wonderful books in the offing, why not be organized too , and follow me****.

13th Jan – The Iron Witch – Karen Mahoney (Release date 20th Jan)
20th Jan – Unseen (Outcast #3) – Rachel Caine (1st Feb)
27th Jan – Green Eyed Demon (Sabina Kane #3) – Jaye Wells (22nd Feb)
3rd Feb – The Bitter Seed of Magic(Spellcrackers #3)– Suzanne McLeod (17th Feb UK)
11th Feb – This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress #5) – Jeaniene Frost (22nd Feb)
18th Feb – Iron Crowned (Dark Swan #3) – Richelle Mead (22nd Feb US)
25th Feb – River Marked (Mercy Thompson #6) – Patricia Briggs (1st Mar)
4th Mar – Late Eclipses (October Daye #4) – Seanan McGuire (1st Mar)
11th Mar – Vampires: The Recent Undead – Charlaine Harris, Kelly Armstrong, Holly Black, Rachel Caine & more 15th Mar)
18th Mar – Ghost Story (Dresden Files #13) – Jim Butcher (5th April) (Now July 26th)
Ghost Story's release date has been changed, but I hope to have a surprise when this week's giveaway goes live *looks mysterious*
25th Mar – Shady Lady (Corine Solomon #3) – Ann Aguirre (5th April)
1st Apr – Magic on the Hunt (Allie Beckstrom #6) – Devon Monk (5th April)
8th Apr   – Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse #11) – Charlaine Harris (3rd May)
15th Apr – The Cold Kiss of Death (Spellcrackers #2)– Suzanne McLeod (26th Apr US)
22nd Apr – Tangled Threads (Elemental Assassin, #4) – Jennifer Estep (26th April US)
29th Apr – Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #5) – Ilona Andrews (31st May)

 ETA: Starting dates for giveaways have been moved forward one day (Thursdays weren't working out as the changeover day for me :-( ).


*Giveaways will be posted at some time during the (GMT) date on the left above. 
** Please note: only the book supplied, no actual authors can be won! Giveaway books are the latest in the authors' series, but I'm happy to substitute an earlier book from the same series if the winner wants.
*** Follow at your own risk: not a condition of entry for any giveaway.

General rules:

-Giveaways open internationally where The Book Depository delivers.
-Winners will be chosen by Random.org
-See individual giveaways for specific entry conditions/rules. Heads up: There will be (stunningly easy, or maybe devilishly hard *evil cackle*) questions to answer .
-Release dates are US, unless otherwise stated: winners will be sent either US or UK version of books as delivered by The Book Depository asap after relevant release date.


So, don't forget to check back tomorrow (the 13th) for the details of how you can win
The Iron Witch the wonderful debut novel from the fabulous Karen Mahoney.

*And hopefully the Trade Paperback of The Bitter Seed of Magic should be able to be ordered from The Book Depository with free worldwide delivery. Currently it says 'out of stock'. I have asked if they will be stocking it, and am waiting for an answer. I'll keep you posted :-)

All links lead to Amazon (merely for ease). Please note: there are other online books stores available.