Yay! Doctor Who Fans are Everywhere!

I'm over at Amberkatze's Book Blog talking about a few of the amazing things that have happened since I became an author (and when you read the post there, the title of this post here, will make sense *g*)

And there's a contest for The Shifting Price of Prey (or winner's choice of one of my books!) Int where Book Depository deliver. Ends Aug 9). So, why not go read and enter? Go on, you know you want to! :-D

Virtual Book Tour Contest!

Want to win

The Sweet Scent of Blood – Spellcrackers.com #1?

Or if you’ve already read it, then want to win either The Cold Kiss of Death – Spellcrackers.com #2 or your choice of book from one of my favourite autobuy authors*?

Then take me and my book on a Virtual Book Tour!

How to enter:

Take a picture* of The Sweet Scent of Blood in the book store (either on the shelf, or with you holding it – up to you whether you want to be in the pic or not *g*) and send me the photo telling me where the store is (e.g. San Francisco), to spellcrackerscontest@gmail.com with Sweet Scent Virtual Tour in the subject line, along with your choice of book, and the snail mail address you want the book to be sent to if you’re drawn the winner.

Things you need to know

Contest runs until 31st July 2010

Winners will be chosen by a random.org.

There will be up to three chances to win.

Draw 1 will be on 31st May 2010
Draw 2 will be on 30th June 2010
Draw 3 will be on 31st July 2010

All pictures received will be entered for each draw, so the earlier you send, the more chances you will have.

Contest is international and open to all (whereever The Book Depository delivers).

All entries received by end of day anywhere on closing date for each draw will be entered into that draw. Winners will be notified by email. Winners of Draw 1 and 2 will not be entered into subsequent draws.

* I think it would be fun to post some of the Virtual Book Tour pics on my website, so please let me know in the email if you are happy to have your pic posted. Also, please remember to tell me what name you want me to use, if you don’t want your real name/email name to be posted with the pic. Thanks.


Bonus entry!

Help me do some promo for the book, and get the word out, please!

Do a post* about the contest on your blog/LJ/website (and if poss, p*mp your post on twitter/facebook/or any other social media *winks*) then send me the link to your post in an email to spellcrackerscontest@gmail.com with the subject line Sweet Scent Virtual Tour link. Counts as one bonus entry however many different places you post.

*A post = a separate entry on your blog/LJ/website with: the pic you’ve taken of the book in the bookstore; and a link to the contest on my website, please.

My autobuy authors (in no particular order :-) ). Book chosen must be available for delivery from The Book Depository.

Charlaine Harris
Jaye Wells
Ilona Andrews
Devon Monk
Richelle Mead
Jim Butcher
Rachel Caine
Kelley Armstrong
Faith Hunter
Lilith St Crow
Kim Harrison
Patricia Briggs
Tanya Huff
Mike Carey

Don't forget to check out my other contests here!

Win an ARC: Dead in the Family - Charlaine Harris

Contest now closed!

Thank you to everyone for your questions, there are lots of great ones in the comments. Please don't leave any more questions for Charlaine as they won't be counted.

Don't forget to check back on the 10th to find out who wins the ARCs.

Read about my interview with Charlaine Harris here!


Want to win one of TWO ARCs*

'DEAD IN THE FAMILY'

by Charlaine Harris?

Dead in the Family is book 10 in the Southern Vampire Series featuring Sookie Stackhouse. Not published until May, this is your chance to get your eager, readerly hands on an early copy and find out just what happens next to Sookie, Eric, Bill and all our other fav characters after the end of the brief but deadly Faery War before anyone else.

Is that y'all screaming saying 'TELL ME MORE' ??? *g* Then here's what you have to do ...

Charlaine is coming to the UK for a short tour [details here] and yours truly is going to have the honour of interviewing her on the 9th March before her London talk and signing event.** Yay! The interview will be videoed and will be posted at a later date on the Gollancz website for all to watch. Double Yay! :-)

Now where there's an interview, there needs to be questions, and who better to ask them than my fellow Charlaine/Sookie Fans :-).

So, to enter to win an ARC of Dead in the Family, leave me a comment stating what question/or questions [max 5 per person/comment] you would like me to ask Charlaine about her Southern Vampire books on your behalf, including any questions you might want to ask about her new book, Dead in the Family. ARC 1.


Okay, now here's the rules ...

1 comment which must include at least one question, up to a max of 5 questions in that one comment, and only one comment per person - please leave your name [real or cyber] and place - e.g, Sarah or Snookies from Manchester - so if your question is the winner I can tell Charlaine who the question is from :-) = 1 entry

Help spread the news about the contest with a mention of the giveaway on your blog/live journal/myspace/facebook/twitter#1/etc - Each link = 1 entry.

Email the link/links to the mention to: contest [at] spellcrackers [dot] com - [please replace the [a] with @ and [dot] with . as per usual :-) ] Do not post links in the comments section. This is VERY IMPORTANT - any links posted into the comments section will be deleted and will not count as an entry. Only Emailed links will count#2. All I want in the comments are questions for Charlaine please - anything else will just be confusing for my meager organisational abilities, sorry.

Contest is open to all, and open internationally. Contest closes 5 pm Sunday 7th March UK time.

The winning question will be chosen by Gollancz and myself. The prize will be ARC 1 of Dead in the Family. Our decision will be final. Please remember that Charlaine might not answer the winning question if she feels it could be spoiler'ish.

There will also be a random draw from all the entries/links via Random.org and that person will also win an ARC of Dead in the Family. ***ARC 2.

Winners will be announced here on my blog after 10th March. If prizes are not claimed within 7 days, then new winners will be redrawn by Random.org.

ARCs are for personal use only - not to be re-sold.

Any and all questions could be asked of Charlaine, not just the winning one. If your question is not the winning one, but is used as well, this will count as an extra entry in the random drawing.

So, not only do you get a chance to win the newest fabulous Sookie book and read it before anyone else, but you also get a chance to have Charlaine answer those burning questions you've got about her Southern Vampire books. Now, what are you waiting for - go leave me your questions, and get posting!

Read chapter one of Dead in the Family

ETA: There is another chance to win an ARC here at Dear Author, plus Patty Briggs, and 3 of my first book! Yay!

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* Advance Reader/Review Copy [Cover is different to that shown]

**OMG! I'm going to be interviewing Charlaine Harris, one of my all time favourite authors!! *squeees while doing the manic happy dance* A dream come true thanks to my wonderful publishers - Gollancz!

*** This one is my copy and has been read [carefully] three times [yes, it is *that* good!! *g*]

# Just send a link to the first tweet - multiple tweets count as one entry.

#2 Email addresses will not be kept after the contest and will not be used for anything other than the contest.

Winning Birthday Books!

Help a fellow book lover celebrate her birthday in style* with a chance to win one of these fabulous books**
over at One Book Away From Heaven.

!!!Just look at what you could win!!!

Click here to enter contest. Closes 13th December '09.

*Happy Birthday Pattepoilue!!

**I'm thrilled that Pattepoilue has named The Sweet Scent of Blood as one of her favourite reads of 2009! Yay! Thank you! *beams*