Saints Astray - Revisited

After two weeks and hundreds of entries, folks have anxiously been awaiting the news of who would be receiving that signed book from Jacqueline Carey. Well, wait no more! A winner has been chosen.

David from Lansing, Michigan is the lucky man, selected at random, to get a copy of Saints Astray.

I'm so grateful that Miss Carey was willing to let me host this giveaway for her and only wish her the greatest success on her latest book.

On a fantastic side note, DarkCon is less than two months away. Jacqueline Carey is the Guest Author of Honor and I get to spend four whole days working side by side with her as her personal liaison. I couldn't be more excited for this oportunity. Talk about an honor!


© Courtney Conant, 2010-11. All Rights Reserved.
 

Saints Astray Giveaway by Jacqueline Carey

Anyone who knows me, or has read my book, knows that I adore the word of Jacqueline Carey. The flow of her ideas and thoughts onto the page is mesmerizing and once I start reading, it's hard to stop. I've always been a fan of hers on Facebook and followed her posts. I'm so glad that I do too!

Yesterday she announced that she wanted to change things up a bit from her normal giveaway routine. She offered the chance for 10 bloggers to host the giveaways for her and I just happened to be one of the lucky ones chosen!



Saints Astray by Jacqueline Carey

Enter to win a signed copy!
Giveaway ends 11/22.


This is great for me and my readers both. For me, it's an opportunity. For the fans, it's a chance for a free signed book by an amazing author! Jacqueline and I emailed yesterday and she will be sending out the books herself. This means that if you win, you get it directly from her hands.

Just hop over, sign up and make sure to follow the rules...

UPDATE:
Some seem to be having an issue with how to follow my blog. There is a button on the right of the page to "Join this site". A Blogger/Gmail account is not required to follow.

You can follow using:
* Google

* Twitter

* Yahoo

* AIM

* Netlog

* OpenID

Also, Miss Carey was the one that requested this be US only for the initial giveaway. She has stated that she will be hosting her own giveaway in the near future that will be open to all.

© Courtney Conant, 2010-11. All Rights Reserved.

A new review, a new giveaway and a new site to check out...

Drop by www.werevampromance.org to read the latest review of my short story, The Mind Entangled - Part One: The Discovery. While there, leave a comment along with your email address and you could win an eCopy of my novel, The Blood Moon of Winter.

The site may be new but it is definitely worth checking out. If you want to read past posts and see where the blog originated, drop by the old blog and check out at http://werevampsromance.blogspot.com/.

Be sure to sign up for the new site while you are there. You will get to meet some great authors and she is always hosting wonderful giveaways too!

The King Whisperers by Kerwin Swint

The King Whisperers: Power Behind the Throne, from Rasputin to Rove by Kerwin Swint

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Purchase The King Whisperers here.

I wasn't sure what to expect of Swint's book when I first started reading it. I'm not much of a fan of politics or history unless it is in the form of ficticious intrigue, gripping the reader and taking them to and fro. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised by what I found.

The author paints amazing pictures of the past (and present in come cases), allowing the reader to get a true feel for the "Whisperer" being described. The text was definitely informative and will teach the reader a great deal about political powers throughout the centuries. I was very glad to discover that Swint had a lighter note/style to his writing, keeping the reader interested as well as informed.

I believe that if I found it as well written and interesting as I did, I can only imagine that someone with a true interest in history and/or politics will find it extremely enlightening.


Tour Notes:

Please vote for my blog in the traffic-breaker poll for this tour. The blogger with the most votes wins a free promotional twitterview and a special winner’s badge. I want that to be me! You can vote in the poll by visiting the official King Whisperers blog tour page and scrolling all the way to the bottom.

The next word for the book giveaway is (TODAY). Learn more about the giveaway and enter to win 1 of 3 copies on the official King Whisperers blog tour page. The other 2 copies are being given away courtesy of the GoodReads author program, go here to enter. And don’t forget to stop by the Q&A with Kerwin Swint Group to discuss the King Whisperers (including questions from the official book club guide), the author, and his previous works.



Book Trailers for the King Whisperers:

Giveaway time!

Were Vamps Romance is currently hosting a giveaway of my debut novel on her blog right now. Hop over and sign up to win a copy of The Blood Moon of Winter!

This Bird's flight has ended...

Well, the giveaway for This Bird Flew Away has finally come to a close and a winner has been selected!

A big congratulatory cheer goes out to Louis for winning this one!! I hope that you enjoy this novel as much as I did.

As with all giveaways, we hope that you will review the book for the author and tell all your friends.

Thanks to everyone who entered and I hope to have another giveaway soon!

Goodreads Giveaway Winners Announced!

So the Goodreads giveaway for my debut novel has come to a close and the winners were selected at random. This one was open to the world and 2 winners were chosen.

What are the odds that BOTH winners would be from the same country and only a couple hundred miles from each other?

Well, that's exactly what happened! Ma Karen Lee and Charly Baars each won a copy of my book and they both live in the UK. I look forward to finding out what they think of it!

The Giveaway Ends...

My thanks goes out to everyone that entered the giveaway for my debut novel. Thanks to the turnout, I decided to randomly choose 2 people to receive a copy of my book, The Blood Moon of Winter.

The winners are:

Laura H. from Finding Bliss

And

Aimee J. from Coffee Table Press

I hope the both of you enjoy the book greatly and I look forward to seeing reviews! Thanks for playing!!

Ebook Giveaway

This giveaway ends 3/20...