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Fantasy Lover
Night Pleasures

11/27/2009

The Friday 56

-A weekly meme started by Storytime with Tonya and Friends.


Rules:

Grab the book nearest you.

Turn to page 56

Find the 5th sentence (as well as one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog.

Post a link of your post at Storytime wih Tonya and Friends.

Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, or the most intellectual. Use the CLOSET.


Dark Lover
by J.R. Ward

Her head dropped. "My lord, I can feel your p-"
"I'm perfectly fine."
She hesitated a moment. And then queitly disappeared.
Ten minutes later he came up to the drawing room.
"Fritz?" he called out.
"Yes, master?" The bulter seemed please to hav been summoned.
"Do you have some red smokes on hand?"
"Of course."

Sorry, it's probably not the best few sentences to get you into the book. Maybe the next book will have a better sample.

11/25/2009

Book Bound's 100th Follower Contest

In honour of her first 100 followers, she is having a wonderful giveaway.

You MUST be a follower.
You MUST leave a comment on her post.
Leave a link for any post/advertisement in order to receive extra entries.
And you must be of Earth. Haha, Jessica. I think that's just about everyone who would enter your contest. But yeah, it's a worldwide contest.

There will be THREE (3) winners. Each will get to choose their prize(s)!

The winners will get to pick any book(s)(up to $20) off of The Book Depository, and she will pay for it.

But.... if you gets up to 150 followers, she will add another winner. And if she reaches 200 followers, yet another winner.

So be sure to spread the word. The more followers, the more winners.

Contest ENDS Dec. 18th

Enter HERE!

P.S. Leave your e-mail in your comment or send her an e-mail, letting her know who you are, so this will make it easier when it comes time to get a hold of winners.

~*~

UPDATE

Jessica just reached 150 followers. You know what that means. Yet another winner will get to choice what book(s) they want. If she reaches 200 followers, she'll add yet another winner.

11/20/2009

The Friday 56

-A weekly meme started by Storytime with Tonya and Friends.


Rules:

Grab the book nearest you.
Turn to page 56
Find the 5th sentence(as well as one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog.
Post a link of your post at Storytime wih Tonya and Friends.
Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, or the most intellectual. Use the CLOSET.


The Darkest Night
by Gena Showalter

"They're killing him in there." Oh God. They were killing him, stabbing him over and over again. There'd be so much blood... such terrible screams. She gagged, remembering.

The voices still might be gone, but she felt more tormented than ever.

"Maddox will be fine," the man told her.

11/17/2009

Teaser Tuesday- The Hunt

-A weekly meme started by MizB over at Should Be Reading.

Rules:
Grab your current book

Open to a random page

Share 2 "teaser" sentences from anywhere of that page

Share the title and author so others can add it to their TBR piles

NO SPOILERS!

The Hunt by Anne Marsh- pg 183

Jarfar glowered at her, but his tone was firm. "You wish. You're my mate, femi. You promise obedience and docility and I provide protection."

"Docility wasn't part of the bargain" Miu muttered. Male wanted his pound of flesh.

Of course I haven't gotten that far myself. I'm only at pg 55. But still, it sounds like they're getting along just fine. Hehe!!

WARNING From an Amazon Buyer

I had ordered a book I had been waiting for for the past three weeks. I wasn't concerned at first since they had until friday for me to recieve it. But then I had gone on the seller's profile.

Apparently, there has been 64% of complaints about NEVER recieving their books and NEVER getting a reply as to why. And that this seller could possibly be a scammer.

I mean I only spent 5 bucks, including shipping, on the book. But still, that wasn't right. I could of spent that money, or less, on getting the SAME book from another seller.

So if you LOVE to buy books for cheap off of Amazon, like I do. I forwarn you. Check out the seller's feedback before buying from them. If they have over 50% of complaints, DON'T buy from them. And check what people have to say about the seller. If people are saying that they haven't gotten their book from them, DON'T buy from them.

And especially DON'T buy from jersey.xray. Along with everyone else who has bought from them, I believe they are a scam. So please listen to me and don't buy anything from them.

I hope this helps those who buy from Amazon.

11/09/2009

Three Year Anniversary Contest at Fangs, Fur, & Fey

It is their three year anniversary, marked as Sept. 27th

And they wanted to share their happiness with everyone.

The Grand prize..... One(1) winner will win a Kindle reader, worth $259.00

22 other winners with receive a gift card, worth $20, from one of these places: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Books-A-Million, or Powell's(winner's choice)

All you have to do to enter is....

Send an e-mail with your name and address

How simple is that?

Oh! And if you would like an extra entry, just blog about their contest and send them ANOTHER E-MAIL, with the link to your blog post.

Yet again, simple and easy.

So head on over, and be quick, it ends Friday November 13th

Enter HERE!

11/06/2009

Book Bound's First Funtastic Giveaway

Book Bounds First Ever Giveaway.... WooHoo!!!

The Winner has the option of winning either:

A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
Deep Kiss of Winter by Gena Showalter & Kresley Cole
OR
Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward

She has simple rules...
  • You must be a follower
  • You receive one entry if you comment on this post
  • You receive one additional entry for every correct cover puzzle answer
  • (information for the cover puzzle below)
  • You receive 5 additional entries for posting about the contest
  • (please provide the URL to the post)

CONTEST ENDS November 28th
Winner with be announced November 29th

Enter HERE!!!

11/05/2009

My Overstuffed Bookcase Birthday Contest

Since Amy J's Birthday is coming, she thought she should have a contest. Awesome?!!!! So here are the prizes...
Demon's Kiss by Maggie Shayne (used)
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian (used)
Dead Sexy by Amanda Ashley (used)
Water Witch by Deborah LeBlanc (used)
Mind Game by Christine Feehan (used)
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell (new)
Ginger High by Melkissa Burmester (used)
Wicked Games by Kathleen Lawless (Hardback-used)
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke (Hardback-used)

UPDATE #1 : The bookmark collection was feeling left
out, so they jumped in an envelope and hopped in the
box already!

UPDATE #2 : Since I am a huge fan of author Lynsay
Sands, I decided to share a book from her Argeneau
series. I am including a NEW copy of Love Bites. This
book decided to hop in for the contest too!

She has quite simple rules to follow....

1. Contest is open to followers of my blog.
2. Contest is open to USA and Canada only due to
limited shipping funds. I am so sorry.
3. Leave a comment on this post and include your email
address.
4. Post this contest on your blog, either in a blog post or
on your sidebar! Tweeting about it on twitter will also
do!

That's it! How easy is that??!! Contest is open until 11/27/09 (my
birthday!)
Winner will be announced on 11/28/09

Good Luck to everyone and spread the word for more books
thrown in the box!

Enter HERE!!!

Park Avenue Princess Contest to DIE For!!!

Directly from the Princess herself....

What would you say if I told you that *I* have the key to you winning your choice of either a Kindle 2, Sony Pocket E-Reader or the new Barnes & Noble Nook? What if I said that that's the GRAND Prize in this Contest/Giveaway? Are you interested in Second and Third Place Prizes as well? This is it...The "Giveaway to Sell Your SOUL For.." Why are we calling it that? Hell-O did you see the GRAND PRIZE?The real reason is that debut author Matthew Carter is sponsoring this Giveaway to celebrate his first book "LIQUID SOUL"! Cute huh? (I came up with that idea...and yes, I even surprise myself sometimes) Which ever reader the winner chooses will also come with an ebook copy of LIQUID SOUL!

Now that I have your FULL attention, Let me remind you of the post I did on the book LIQUID SOUL which can be found HERE. Second Place Prizes will be (Two Winners) Hardcover copy of LIQUID SOUL *signed* and a Gift Card for $20.00 to Amazon.com! Third Place will be (Five Winners) A *signed* Trade Copy of LIQUID SOUL! Isn't that an Amazing Prize Package?

Learn more about Matthew Carter - Here
Visit the Liquid Soul Web Site - Here
Follow Matthew Carter on Twitter - Here

I know what you're thinking, and I'm going to get right to it and tell you HOW you get in the running to win this Giveaway! Please pay attention to the Rules and Follow them! This is different from any and all other contests I have going right now...if you are drawn as the winner and have not followed ALL the Rules then another name will be drawn. Let me explain...

You can do just ONE or ALL of these things, and each thing you do will give you additional entries for a chance to WIN. This contest will be going on until December 24th at Midnight EST and WOW! What a Holiday Gift this is! Winners will be announced right here on Park-Avenue Princess January 1, 2010! Happy New Year! You have until then to do the different things that YOU choose to do. Matthew Carter will be giving away YOUR Choice of either a Kindle 2, Sony Reader or the New Barnes & Noble Nook to ONE VERY lucky winner, and signed copies of LIQUID SOUL as stated above and Two Amazon Gift Cards. Contest open to readers worldwide and will run until 11:59 pm EST 12/24! Please make sure that your name is in some way different from all other names that may be added during the contest period (use a nickname or your last initital if you have a common name) and be sure to leave your email address. No email, No win because I have no way of contacting you! Winners will have 72 hours to contact me claiming their prizes. If you do not claim the prize within that period of time, I will pick another name! Winner's WILL be contcated via email so watch for them! The prizes stated are the prizes you will get NO substitutions will be allowed.

Below are all of the different things you can CHOOSE from to enter.

1. The easiest way to enter is by purchasing a copy and/or copies of Matthew’s book LIQUID SOUL.

To purchase a print copy of Liquid Soul from Amazon click here.

To purchase a print copy of Liquid Soul from Barnes & Noble click here.

If you'd like to purchase a signed copy, (Hard or Trade) please contact Matthew at LiquidSoulBook@gmail.com . The cost of a signed Hardcover is $30.00 and a signed Trade is $20.00.

It is NOT mandatory to purchase anything to enter the contest, there are MANY other ways to enter and WIN. Also, just because you purchase a book, that does not in any way guarantee you a winning spot. I know that most of you will realize this on your own, but I just want to be clear that this is the way Mr. Carter is choosing to hand out the most extra points! Also please note that the author will be selecting the winner of this contest, not myself and that I am in no way responsible for mailing out any of the above-said prizes.

If you do decide to purchase copies of the book, please email me a copy of your purchase receipt to PrincessPrizes@yahoo.com. How many points extra will you get? Excellent question!

400 points per *signed* hard copy
350 points per *signed* soft copy
300 points per hard copy
150 points per trade copy
75 points per ebook copy

This must be verified with your receipt of purchase. Copies purchased before this time are not eligible. Remember the holidays are right around the corner and books make a perfect gift for anyone! I LOVED this book! If you're into Thrillers, I highly recommend LIQUID SOUL!

Then, there are the usual ways to earn extra points and by 'usual', I mean just like in the other contests I host, I leave a charming little list of things you can do and you post which ones you choose! Another thing you should know is that the winner will not be chosen by who has the highest number of points. Simply put, the amount of points is the amount of entries you have so the Grand Prize can go to ANYONE!

Blogger Followers To have a chance win You must follow me through Google Friend Connect! To do that - Hit the FOLLOW Button In The Top Right Corner!Leave an email with every post, NO EMAIL! NO ENTRY!All Entries MUST be in By Midnight (EST) December 24th

Then... The EXTRAS!

These only count if you FOLLOW the above directions

+3 If you Subscribe by Mail (or already do!)
+3 If you Subscribe via Google Reader (or already do!)
+5 If you TWEET About This Giveaway (daily)
+5 If you Blog about this Giveaway (sidebar)
+10 If you blog about this Giveaway in it's own post
+15 If you follow me on Twitter (Leave your @Twitter name)
+15 If you follow Matthew Carter on Twitter
+20 If you Put My Button On Your Blog and Link Back!
+20 If you Put The Contest Button On Your Blog and Link Back!

+25 for each and every NEW follower you bring me
(They just have to mention it in their post!)

Try to Separate your entries one per post (Pretty Please)!
(example +10 I blogged about this here *link* is Fine)

Well there you have it! The Giveaway to Sell Your SOUL For!.

Now give me a pen...I'm READY to Sign...

Kisses & Toodles
~*~*~

Now Head on over and get yourselfsome ENTRY POINTS!!!

Enter HERE!

11/03/2009

Contest over at Teens Read and Write

Their first giveaway is finally here! And it's International so everybody's welcome!

The Initial Twelve Books:

*Glass Houses by Rachel Caine (Morganville Vampires#1) Lost Girls by Robert Doherty
*Saddled wth Trouble by Michelle ScottThe Wee Free Men by Terry Prachett
*Midnight Reflections by Katrina MichaelsThe Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling
*Dragon House by John Shors
*Shiver by Maggie StiefvaterCircle of Souls by Preetham Grandhi
*The Shifter by Janice HardyThe Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (Darkest Powers #1)
*Marked by PC Cast

First Place Winner - First Choice of 3 Books
Second Place Winner - Second Choice of 2 Books
Third Place Winner - Third Choice of 2 Books

AND THEY'LL ADD MORE WINNERS!

As they get more followers they will add more winners and books.


So...All you need to do to enter is:

1) Be a Follower
2) Fill out this entry form
3) Comment on this post (and tell us a book you'd like us to add if you have one)
4) Enter by midnight PST 11/15/09


OCT. 16 - CONTEST UPDATE
In celebration and appreciate, they will be adding four books to the list and 2 more winners for 1 book each. The top books requested were:

- Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
- Intertwined by Gena Showalter
- My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
- Sea Glass by Maria V Snyder

OCTOBER 19 - CONTEST UPDATE
The books now in the giveaway are:

-Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
-The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
-Lost Girls by Robert Doherty

OCTOBER 23 - CONTEST UPDATE
The books now added to the giveaway are:

-Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
-Possessions by Nancy Holder

OCTOBER 26 - CONTEST UPDATE
The books added to the pile are:

-Fire by Kristen Cashore
-Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
-Midnight Charter by David Whitley
-Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever by James Patterson

Nov 2 - CONTEST UPDATE
The books now added to the giveaway are:
-Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure by P.B. Kerr
-Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire

So head on over

Enter HERE!

11/02/2009

Mailbox Monday Week of Nov. 2nd- 7th

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme hosted by the Printed Page.

So...

MAIL TIME!!!!

Hehe, I always wanted to say that....

This is all that I got so far this week(will update this post as the week goes on):



From the Mail



  • Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis
  • Dance with the Devil(Zarek's Story) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
  • Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School Vol. 1
  • Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School Vol. 2
  • Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School Vol. 3
  • Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School Vol. 6




From the Store

  • Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
  • Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
  • One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  • Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland
  • Doomsday Can Wait by Lori Handeland
  • In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes



What I'm Expecting

  • Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School Vol. 4
  • Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School Vol. 5
  • Lucan by Susan Kearney


Wanting to Buy

  • Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
  • Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon
  • Bitter Night: A Horngate Witch by Diana Pharoah Francis
  • Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
  • Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
  • At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost
  • Destined For an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost

11/01/2009

Now for the Winner....

For the past week, I had a contest for my Birthday and Halloween. I hope everyone had a great Halloween and yes, I did have a good Birthday.

Now for the announcement of the winner...

The winner gets to choose their prize. And just to let everyone know what prizes there were....

The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu

AND

Wolf's Trap by W.D. Gagliani

And the Winner is.....

Lady Storm

Congratulations!!!! I'll be e-mailing you shortly and all you have to do is reply back with your address and the prize you chose within the next 24 hours. Otherwise I'll pass it on to another willing contestant.

And to make it fair, whatever prize isn't chosen, will be used for another contest hopefully down the the line. So keep your eyes up. And thankyou for following my blog.