Giveaway: Portal Arcane 1: "Reversion: The Inevitable Horror" by J. Thorn, plus some MUSIC!

Hey, folks! So sorry I didn't have a giveaway up last Monday, or on time this week.  The person I was supposed to be hosting said, "Yeah, let's do this," and then never followed up with what was to be given away or any of the necessary details to actually, you know, do this.  So I moved to the next person on the list, and then ... ended up in the ER when I would normally have been setting up the giveaway, and have been sleeping since then.  As a result, I'll be running this one until Tuesday, May 7 at 12 a.m..

Well, but hopefully it was worth the wait!  Check out this awesome cover!  Portal Arcane is a series of either long novellas or short books being written by J. Thorn, and this is the first in the series, Reversion, The Inevitable Horror.  I read an ARC version of the book, and that review can be seen here.  I edited the second book in the series, The Law of Three: A New Wasteland, so I didn't write a review, but I really enjoyed the story, so hopefully if you enjoy the worlds that J. is building, you'll want to read the next one, too!

A neat little detail about J. Thorn.  Throughout all of his books he will reference a band called Threefold Law.  It just so happens to be a band he is in!  They play some great rock music; go check them out here.  To give you an idea, here is a list of a few of their songs, which I think you should be able to play right from here. "Killer of the Sultan" is one of my favorites:

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Well, all that said, let's do this giveaway, shall we? J. will be providing three copies of the book in .mobi format to three winners. If you prefer .epub, please note that and he will convert it via Calibre for you. Just be certain you provide me your correct e-mail address so I can contact you if you win! Here's the Rafflecopter!

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February Sale on Signal 8 Press/Typhoon Media e-books!

I just received word from Typhoon Media, Ltd., a publisher out of Hong Kong, that they are putting up their e-books on a sale this month! Here's the details:

We are having an e-book sale during the month of February.  All of our Signal 8 Press imprint's e-books are now US$1.99 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Omnilit. (Please note that Amazon charges an extra US$2.00 per book outside of the usual Kindle store countries, so some people will see the prices listed as $3.99.  A way around this is to buy the Kindle-format e-books via Omnilit instead of Amazon.)  This is our first time running a sale like this, and we're already off to a strong start. 

I have linked to their main page above in their name, and on their logo, and finally right here. Please go and check out their available e-books, see if there is anything you might like!

GIVEAWAY "The Burning Time" by J.G. Faherty

This week I'm giving away three e-book copies of J.G. Faherty's Lovecraftian horror novel The Burning Time (link will take you to the publisher's site for more information). I posted a guest post from J.G. last week on the blog, which you can view here. You can see my review of the book here. I really enjoyed it!

So, sign up and next Monday I'll draw three lucky winners, who will each receive an e-book copy of this great novel from J.G. in the format of their choice. Be sure to provide the requested information on the Rafflecopter form so make the process a bit smoother. Good luck!

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GIVEAWAY!! "The Silver Cross" by Debra Martin & David W. Small

It's giveaway time again! This week, I'm giving away a copy of Debra Martin and David W. Small's latest, The Silver Cross. It is a paranormal romance with vampires, and I edited it. A brief synopsis:
There are two things Boston detective Lacey Gardner knows about killing vampires. Slicing off a head or a hit directly to the heart are the only surefire ways to kill one. Silver is their Achilles heel. A vampire never wears silver.

When she meets bartender extraordinaire, Damon Harte, her heart does a quickstep for the dark hunky guy. She's learned the hard way that having a love interest in her line of work can be heart-wrenching. She's kept to herself for years, but something about Damon captivates her and draws her to him. When she learns Damon's devastating secret, she knows what she has to do: kill the man who has stolen her heart.

Debra Martin will provide two e-book copies of this book, gifted to you from Amazon, so you must be able to accept an e-book gift from Amazon. My apologies if you are unable to do so - next week I'll have another giveaway for e-books with no restrictions at all, so watch for that. Meanwhile, if you can accept an e-book from Amazon, sign up below in the Rafflecopter form and I'll draw the winner in a week! Best of luck!

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Giveaway time! " A Life of Death:The Golden Bulls" by Weston Kincade

A Life of Death: The Golden Bulls is the sequel to Weston's earlier work, A Life of Death. These are mysteries with a paranormal twist, and very good books (and I do not just say that because I edited them!). A quick synopsis of the new one:

Fifteen years of ritual sacrifices that began before Alex Drummond joined the force have become an anomaly in Tranquil Heights. For most residents, anger at the unsolved murders has turned to disappointment with the small police force. Now citizens hope this year’s sacrificial lamb won’t be one of their loved ones.

Alex Drummond’s ability to relive victims’ traumatic murders has not been enough. There are misguided links to Egyptian funerary rights, but without evidence and the murderer’s identity, no one outside of Drummond’s tight circle will believe him, let alone make an arrest and stop the vicious killings. After an anonymous tip, Detective Drummond discovers an annual visitor, a local who moved away years before with a similar flare for murder. He follows her to Washington DC after watching the woman burn her husband alive. His high school friend, Jessie Arturo, who settled in the large city after a failed baseball career, assists with the investigation. In such a large place, unsolved murders abound like cobwebs under abandoned guest beds.

September 20, the serial killer’s anointed date, is only days away. How has the murderer proven so elusive, even from Alex’s paranormal abilities? Is he in over his head, or can Detective Alex Drummond save the ghosts calling to him and decipher this network of brutal, ritual sacrifices before someone else is burnt alive?

So, to celebrate the release of this new book, we're holding a giveaway! Weston is giving away two signed paperbacks and 3 e-book copies (epub or mobi, winner's choice) of A Life of Death: The Golden Bulls. So, the e-books are available internationally, but the paperbacks are only for US/Canada (sorry) because of the postage costs. Be sure to sign up for the right one, now! There are two rafflecopter forms below, so make sure you look at them both and select the correct one (first is paperback and 2nd is e-books) to sign up on! The contest ends at midnight, Eastern time, on the 30th, so hurry up!

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Giveaway: Hobbes End Publishing presents "Khost" by Vincent Hobbes

Today I'm hosting Hobbes End Publishing, founded by Vincent Hobbes (who has since moved on to full-time writing) and now run by Jairus Reddy. Jairus Reddy is giving away three copies of Vincent Hobbes' latest book, Khost, to three lucky winners today!

Please note: You must be able to accept an e-book gifted to you from Amazon to receive the e-book.  If you do not have a Kindle, that's okay - you can read the e-book in the Amazon Cloud or by downloading the free e-book desktop reader.

Some information on Khost, since it is brand new and I haven't had a chance to pick up and read a copy of it yet:


Synopsis (courtesy of Goodreads): 1984. The Soviet Union is locked in a bitter war in Afghanistan against the Mujahideen. To make matters worse, they are losing. With little hope left, and all odds against them, the Soviet Union grows desperate. In response, they create an exotic chemical weapon with a single purpose: To enhance their soldiers on the battlefield.

To test their creation, a secret mission is underway, and they test it on a Mujahideen hold-out, a massive cave complex on the far eastern border of Afghanistan.

Khost.

2010. The United States is now at war in Afghanistan. To make matters worse, an elite team of Delta Force Operators have gone missing. There remains a lone survivor: Sergeant C. York.

Sergeant York describes a horrifying tale, a nightmare that has been awakened after two decades.

In response, a top-secret CIA team is brought in. These are members of the elite Special Activities Division, the best of the best. Made up of Delta Force, DEVGRU and a famous Marine sharpshooter, they face sheer terror as they are sent in to do one thing:

Kill everything inside the cave.

So, there you have it. If you are able to accept an Amazon e-book gift, then here is the giveaway! Thanks for stopping by!

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