Contests/Giveaways

Winner of the Nook Color

Winner of the Nook Color

We had a great list of recommendations last week for backlist books. I am hopeful that PubIt can take the list and get the attention of the author or publisher who holds the rights to those books and let us have the ability to buy those books in digital format. The winner of the nook(…)

REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison

REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison

Sometimes I have the opportunity to read a book early because an editor might contact me and let me know that she’s really excited about a particular book. That’s what happened to me with the book Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison. Cindy Hwang at Penguin contacted me and asked if I was willing to read(…)

Winner of the Dear Author Winter Kindle Giveaway & Berkley Giveaway

The big news is that Kara won the Kindle giveaway sponsored by Dear Author. We’ve been lovers of ebooks here since we started the blog and seeding ebook reading for someone is really exciting. We hope you love your Kindle, Kara, and good luck in college! “The gift I’m most excited to give this year(…)

Jennie's Best of 2010 List

From Jennie, a list of favorite books in 2010. The Time Weaver, Shana Abe, A- (review by Jennie) The Forbidden Rose, Joanna Bourne, B+   (review by Jane) Last Night’s Scandal, Loretta Chase, A- (review by Jayne, also on Janine’s best list) Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins, A- (review by Jia, also on Jill Sorenson’s best list) Wicked(…)

2010 Berkley Winter Giveaway

2010 Berkley Winter Giveaway

Last week we held our quarterly giveaway for the Ace/Roc winter 2010 books and this week, we are hosting the giveaway of the Berkley Jove books for winter 2010.   Executive Editor, Cindy Hwang, provides these books for the giveaway.   Take a look at the preview and then at the bottom of the post there will(…)

Winners of the 2010 Winter ACE/Roc Giveaway

Here are the winners of the ACE/Roc Giveaway. I have contacted winners via email so check your spam box.   Thanks to Anne Sowards, Ace/Roc and the readers of Dear Author. D.L. Jennie Kim Knox Patti (Book Addict) Bonnie Ferguson helen MrsJoseph Hannah bettie Teri C INCiDeNT (Kayleigh) Scorpio M. chey Angie Cherry Mischievous Moridin Bella(…)

Interview & Giveaway: Pushing the Envelope with Eden Bradley

Interview & Giveaway: Pushing the Envelope with Eden Bradley

Eden Bradley is a bestselling, award-winning author of erotic fiction. Her books have been published by Bantam/Delta, Harlequin Spice, Berkley Heat, Samhain, Phaze, and others. In addition to The Lovers, she has a second November release, Pleasure's Edge, written as Eve Berlin. Eden, thanks so much for accepting my invitation to be interviewed here at(…)

Gay Writes Winners

Gay Writes Winners

Here are the winners of our Gay Writes giveaways. Individual review giveaways (you should already have received an email from me about your win; if you haven’t, check your spam and email me): STRAWBERRIES FOR DESSERT Ridley HOMECOMING Kelly Thrash THE GLASS MINSTREL Morgan N. and Rebecca B “TENGO UNA PISTOLA” Jambrea HER TWO DADS(…)

Gay Writes at Dear Author

Gay Writes at Dear Author

Today is National Coming Out Day, and here at Dear Author, we’re going to be celebrating NCOD all week with our own “Gay Writes” campaign. One of the reasons NCOD was established in 1988 is because the single most important thing most GLBT people can do to advance GLBT rights is to come out, whether(…)

Bookchat Reminder + Kobo Reader Giveaway

Bookchat Reminder + Kobo Reader Giveaway

Don’t forget that on Saturday from 6 pm to 8 pm CST, Dear Author will be hosting a bookchat for Butterfly Swords. Kobo Books will give away one Kobo Reader to a random customer who buys Butterfly Swords during the month of October. So from October 1 through October 31, if you buy Butterfly Swords(…)

Butterfly Swords Bookchat & Kobo Reader Giveaway

Butterfly Swords Bookchat & Kobo Reader Giveaway

I wanted to promote Butterfly Swords, not only because it is a good book, but because it is a book that is set in a non European locale with non European characters. Not that I don’t love a good UK set romance. I do, but there is a plethora of them. And given all the(…)

Blogathon for Charity

Blogathon for Charity

It must be the week/month/etc for good deeds. This past weekend, limecello raised over $1000 to give to RED by starting out a post pledging just $10. Inspired by her generosity (limecello is broke, no job and law school loans), others began to donate their money in exchange for comments as well. It was exciting(…)

WINNERS of the Pocket Fall Giveaway

Pocket offered up a preview of a few of its fall titles like Venom: An Elemental Assassin Book by Jennifer Estep, and a much requested Hellion in Her Bed by Sabrina Jeffries. You can read more about the Pocket titles at Pocket After Dark.   The winners are as follows and have been emailed: Susan AmandA(…)

Pocket Fall Preview & Giveaway

Pocket Fall Preview & Giveaway

UPDATE:   This contest is now closed. You all have shown such a strong interest in the Berkley/Ace/Roc giveaways that other publishers are beginning to notice. Pocket wanted to do a fall preview and share with you a few of their books coming out this fall and they are offering up 5 copies of each of(…)

WINNERS of the Ace/Roc Giveaway

Here are the winners of the Ace/Roc Fall Preview Giveaway. I’ve since read Dianne Sylvan’s Queen of Shadows (recommended to me by Angela James) and it was great. If you have an opportunity, check out a free sample on the nook or Kindle or at her site. I’ve emailed the winners. Ellie Lobo Jo Owen(…)