Giveaway : Desire Me by Robyn DeHart

A big THANK YOU to Anna Balasi of Hatchette Books for allowing me to give away 5 copies of Desire Me by Robyn DeHart.

Synopsis

The Legend Hunters . . .

The Men of Solomon's meet in secret, their very existence only a rumor among the best of Victorian society. They are treasure hunters, men of wealth and title, seekers of myths and legends. And no legend is as mystifying as the lost city of Atlantis . . .

DESIRE ME

Years ago, Maxwell Barrett found a map to Atlantis and dedicated his life to the search for the mystical lost continent. But when an alluring woman makes a wager for the priceless artifact, he may have discovered an even greater treasure.

A descendant of Atlantis, Sabine Tobias needs the map to decipher an ancient prophecy. What she doesn't need are the sparks flying between her and Max. He's too devilishly charming to be trusted: The fate of her people is at stake as well as her heart. Yet a ruthless killer also covets the map. Now Max and Sabine must race to decode the prophecy's riddle before this criminal fulfills his deadly mission. 

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Contest Deadline & Restrictions

Ends June 30, 2010 @ Midnight

US & Canada Residents Only.  No PO Boxes.

Giveaway : Montana Destiny by R.C. Ryan

Thank you Anna Balasi of Hatchette books for allowing me to give away 5 copies of Montana Destiny by R.C. Ryan!

Synopsis

They're the McCords...three rugged, sexy cowboy cousins who'll inherit the family range--if they seek the treasure hidden on it. But even more precious are the women who can tame their wild hearts...

Emergency medic Marilee Trainor likes her freedom and lives for trouble. But when she stumbles upon a clue to the legendary McCord gold, she 's suddenly in a mysterious killer's sights--and the arms of irresistible playboy Wyatt McCord. This McCord cousin has been everywhere, yet the ranch is the only place he feels at home. Now Marilee's courage and independence make him want to protect her, win her heart, and finally settle down. But trust is the one thing Wyatt and Marilee can't easily give. And their survival and everything they cherish depends on whether they can surrender to each other--to fight for their...

MONTANA DESTINY

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Contest Deadline & Restrictions

Ends May 31, 2010 @ Midnight

U.S & Canada Residents Only.  No PO Boxes.

Giveaway : The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker (AUDIOBOOK)

A big THANK YOU to Anna Balasi of Hatchette Books for allowing me to give away 3 copies of the audiobook The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker!

Synopsis 

FBI Special agent Brad Raines is facing his toughest case yet. A Denver serial killer has killed four beautiful young women, leaving a bridal veil at each crime scene, and he's picking up his pace. Unable to crack the case, Raines appeals for help from a most unusual source: residents of the Center for Wellness and Intelligence, a private psychiatric institution for mentally ill individuals whose are extraordinarily gifted.

It's there that he meets Paradise, a young woman who witnessed her father murder her family and barely escaped his hand. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Paradise may also have an extrasensory gift: the ability to experience the final moments of a person's life when she touches the dead body.

In a desperate attempt to find the killer, Raines enlists Paradise's help. In an effort to win her trust, he befriends this strange young woman and begins to see in her qualities that most 'sane people' sorely lack. Gradually, he starts to question whether sanity resides outside the hospital walls...or inside.

As the Bride Collector picks up the pace-and volume-of his gruesome crucifixions, the case becomes even more personal to Raines when his friend and colleague, a beautiful young forensic psychologist, becomes the Bride Collector's next target.

The FBI believes that the killer plans to murder seven women. Can Paradise help before it's too late? 

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 Contest Deadline & Restrictions

Ends May 26, 2010 @ Midnight

US & Canada Residents Only.  No PO Boxes. 

Blog Tour & Giveaway : Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn

Thanks to Anna Balasi of Hatchette Books, I am able to give away 5 copies of Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn!  

About the Book

Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn

Release Date : April 27, 2010

Historical Romance

FORBIDDEN LOVE

Davina Montgomery is no ordinary English lady. For her own protection, she's been locked away from society, her true identity the Crown's most closely guarded secret. Until a shocking betrayal--and a bold rescue--land her in the arms of a fierce Highlander, a powerful warrior whose searing gaze and tantalizing touch awaken her body and soul.

UNDENIABLE DESIRE

As the firstborn son of a powerful Scottish laird, Robert MacGregor has no loyalty to the English throne, but he's not the kind of man to leave a woman in distress, even if she is English. He vows to deliver Davina to safety, unharmed and untouched. Yet one stolen kiss leaves them both smoldering with desire...and desperate for more. With Davina's secret threatening to destroy his clan, Rob must choose between everything he holds dear and the one woman he can't live without.

RAVISHED BY A HIGHLANDER

About the Author

I was the kid in school who raced to get to English class, especially on Poetry day. There just wasn't anything better than standing in the front of an audience and reading moving prose. Of course, Sister Mary Elizabeth didn't consider Bad Company lyrics stunning verse, but I made sure to toss some Edgar Allen Poe into the pot for balance. The true thrill came from reading my own work. I still have every journal, and there were many, stashed away in my closet, each page filled with my careful script, i's dotted with hearts.

I typed my very first novel on an Adam computer. Yes, that's Adam, not Apple. A paranormal romance (the first one of it's kind in the early eighties) but no one was interested, much to my shock and amazement. Will I admit it was a cheesy novel? Never! I still have it, dot matrix as black as the day it was first printed up.

Putting away my trusty Adam, I went on to bigger and better things, like marrying my childhood sweetheart and having three children. But I once read that authors don't choose to write; writing chooses them, and there were an endless store of characters in my head to prove it. So we traded in the Adam for an Apple. I promised my husband that I wouldn't be gone long, and off to Camelot I went. Most of me returned home, but there's a part that remained in the medieval world of knights, castles, and chivalry. I've since brought my family there and they love it as much as I do, although I suspect my husband was a crusader knight long before I envisioned him in a red cross tabard. But that's another story entirely. I think I'll write it in pen and dot my I's with hearts.

I'm a disgustingly sappy romantic moved by music, beautiful words, and the sight of a really nice pen. I live in Manhattan with my knight in shining armor. We have three beautiful children, two dogs and too many reptiles to count. I love to read romance and science fiction and have been writing since I was eleven. I'm a faithful believer in God and thank Him daily for all the blessings in my life. I love all things medieval, but it’s my love for Scotland that pulls at my heartstrings.

Enter the Contest!

Fill out the entry form below for a chance to win one of 5 copies of Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn.

Entry Form

Deadline May 17, 2010 @ Midnight

US & Canadian Residents Only.  No PO Boxes.

Digital Room Giveaway - Business Cards

I have an exciting new giveaway, thanks to Faith @ Digital Room!  She's allowing me to give away 500 Business Cards to one lucky follower of Falling Off The Shelf.  Excited yet?  You should be!  Especially if you're in the market for some business cards for your small business, or even just your blog (like me!), and the cool thing is, you can choose from square sized cards, or even slim.

Details

Prize -   

• 500 Business Cards for One (1) Winner     
• Sizes:  2 x 3.5”, 2 x 3”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.5 x 3.5”(slim card)
• Paper: 14 pt gloss cardstock, 14 pt matte cardstock or 13 pt recycled uncoated cardstock
• Specifications: Full Color Both Sides; Offset Press; 3 Business Day Printing
• Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping 
• Eligibility: Limited to US Residents only

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Contests Ends May 5, 2010 @ Midnight.

Winners will be chosen using Random.org.

Contest : Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter (audiobook)

I haven't done a contest in so long, but luckily, thanks to Anna Balasi of Hatchette Books, I'm able to give away 3 copies of the audiobook Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith.  I'm personally really excited about this title, and can't wait to listen to it myself when it arrives.

There's just a few things you need to do in order to enter...

Fill out the form below :

Contest Ends April 13, 2010
No PO Boxes.  US & Canada Residents Only.

Featured Book, Guest Post & Contest : Spoon by Robert Greer

Spoon by Robert Greer
Release Date : October 1, 2009

Description from Amazon :

“An enormously engaging novel with characters who feel like old friends and a spirit as big as the West. From the opening paragraphs, you are in the hands of a master with the ability to evoke the grandeur of the still untamed western landscape and the folks whose lives are shaped by it. What a gifted storyteller Robert Greer is! Spoon is the kind of story you will remember.”—Margaret Coel, author of The Silent Spirit.

His hat was a snow white Tom Mix block, and he wore it tipped forward just enough to shade his eyes. When I asked him what had happened to his shoes, he said, "Shoes can be excess baggage when a man's in a hurry."

A novel of the contemporary American West, Spoon tells the story of Arcus Witherspoon, a mysterious half-black, half-Indian, oddly clairvoyant man searching the West for his roots. Hitchhiking near Hardin, Montana, Spoon falls in with a ranching family struggling to keep their ranch afloat amidst the pressures of hard economic times and an encroaching coal company. Proving himself a gifted ranch hand and mentor, Spoon charges himself with rescuing the Darleys and guiding the family's teenage son TJ on his path to manhood. While Spoon's checkered past includes a prison stint and a navy tour of Vietnam, it is his tenacity, wisdom, and charm that end up defining this quintessential Western man.

About the Author

Robert Greer is author of the popular CJ Floyd mystery series: The Devil’s Hatband, The Devil’s Red Nickel, The Devil’s Backbone, Resurrecting Langston Blue, The Fourth Perspective, The Mongoose Deception, and Blackbird, Farewell, as well as two medical thrillers and a short-story collection entitled Isolation and Other Stories. He is a practicing pathologist and professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, and he owns a cattle ranch in Wyoming. Please visit his author website, http://www.robertgreerbooks.com/.

Guest Post

I’m typically a writer of suspense novels and mystery fiction. My latest novel, Spoon, therefore, proved to be a unique and very different writing challenge since it is largely a piece of literary fiction with a dominant western setting.

The novel’s plot revolves around a mysterious, oddly clairvoyant half-black, half-Indian cowboy named Arcus Witherspoon, aka Spoon, who is searching for his family roots out West. All he knows about his family is that his great-grandfather was a buffalo soldier who once fought alongside Kit Carson. As Spoon wanders the state of Montana he stumbles across a ranching family down on their luck. That family, the Darleys, are embroiled in a battle with a coal company intent on usurping their land. Spoon uses his tenacity, wit, and future-seeing powers to help the family deal with the coal company’s encroachment. At the same time, he helps their nineteen-year-old son, TJ, become a man.

The novel’s contemporary Montana backdrop essentially serves as a character itself as I explore the role of ranching in rapidly changing modern times.

Spoon, the novel, arose from a similarly titled short story I wrote when I was in my Boston University graduate creative writing program twenty-odd years ago. That story, published in a literary magazine, had characters and a plot that stuck with me over the years. There was something about the loner-drifter character of Spoon and his on-again, off-again attachment to larger society that I could never quite get out of my head. I suspect that’s because Spoon’s character shares some of the elements of the loner-gun fighter depicted in the classic Western novel Shane, a book I’ve always admired.

Spoon also gave me the opportunity to portray the hard-nosed western female character I am fond of: the bright–spirited, resilient woman of the high western plains. In Marva Darley, I got that chance.

All in all, Spoon was a refreshing break from the mysteries and thrillers that I normally write, and I suspect there’s another literary novel out there to be written soon.

Contest & Privacy Policy

Thanks to Erin @ Fulcrum Publishing, I am able to give away 5 copies of the title Spoon by Robert Greer.

To enter please fill out the form below, answering all required questions.

By entering your information below you are giving me permission to contact you by email if you win. This product is shipped directly from the publisher, so in the event that you win your address will be forwarded to them for distribution purposes. Address will not be sold, or given out for any other purpose

If by chance you are under the age of 18, please have your parent or guardian email me at FallingOTShelf@aol.com to give acceptance of prize permission.

For extra entry - Post a comment below!

Deadline November 10, 2009 @ end of the day everywhere.
U.S. & Canada Residents Only. No PO Boxes.

As soon as this contest is considered over, I will remove the following entrant form.

Blog Tour & Contest - Ginger High by Melissa Burmester

Ginger High

by Melissa Burmester

Blog Tour

Read My Review

Description from Amazon :

Ginger High is no ordinary school. It is a school for students with special powers. Many years ago people came to Earth from the Kingdom of Animist, a parallel universe. Two long time friends, Matthias and Amanta, attended the school and then returned home to Animist. The school has had many unexplained deaths. Daisy Fisher attends the school after her old school burns down. Matthias and Amanta are called back to the school to help solve the mysteries. What are powers? And what is with this crazy school? Welcome to Ginger High.

Trailer :

About the Author

Melissa Burmester is 14 years old and is presently living with her parents and twin brother in East Moriches, NY. She has been writing about vampires and the supernatural since she was 12 years old, although Ginger High is her first novel. She attends West Hampton Beach High School, and plans to be a writer and teacher.

Contest

Thanks to author Melissa Burmester I am able to give away 2 copies of Ginger High. In order to enter please fill out the form below with all the neccessary answers.

Extra Entry - Leave a comment below!

Privacy Policy

In the event that you win your address will only be forwarded to the author for prize distribution. The author, or myself, will not distribute it for any other purpose.

If you win, and you are under the age of 18, please have a parent or guardian email me for permissions to have the prize sent to you.

Deadline November 6, 2009 @ 11:59 PM Est.
US Residents Only, sorry!

Contest : The Smart One and the Pretty One by Claire LaZebnik

Thanks to Miriam Parker @ Hatchette Book Group, I am able to give away 5 copies of The Smart One and the Pretty One by Claire LaZebnik - Thanks Miriam!

Description from Hatchette :

When Ava Nickerson was a child, her mother jokingly betrothed her to a friend's son, and the contract the parents made has stayed safely buried for years. Now that still-single Ava is closing in on thirty, no one even remembers she was once "engaged" to the Markowitz boy. But when their mother is diagnosed with cancer, Ava's prodigal little sister Lauren comes home to Los Angeles where she stumbles across the decades-old document.

Frustrated and embarrassed by Ava's constant lectures about financial responsibility (all because she's in a little debt. Okay, a lot of debt), Lauren decides to do some sisterly interfering of her own and tracks down her sister's childhood fiancé. When she finds him, the highly inappropriate, twice-divorced, but incredibly charming Russell Markowitz is all too happy to re-enter the Nickerson sisters' lives, and always-accountable Ava is forced to consider just how binding a contract really is . . .

How to Enter :

• Fill out the form below with as many answers as you can.
• If there is a required question, you must answer that to enter.
• For an extra entry - comment below telling me you filled out the form!
  

Deadline October 30th, 2009 @ 11:59PM Est.
US & Canada Residents Only. No PO Boxes.

Contest : The Vampire Assistant Movie Giveaway

This giveaway is extremely exciting for me! This was a highly anticipated movie in my book, and I can't wait to go see it! So please, enter below for your chance to win...

2 Winners will receive :

*Cirque du Freak book set (3 Titles in 1 book)
*Cirque du Freak : The Vampire's Assistant locker mirror.

About the Movie :

Cirque du Freak : The Vampire's Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.

CIRQUE DU FREAK has been rated PG-13 (parents strongly cautioned - some material may be inappropriate for children under 13) for sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language.

Details on the Book Release :

The Vampire's Assistant and Other Tales from the Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan

New movie addition features the first three books - Cirque du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant, and Tunnels of Blood - bound up in one volume!

Do you love to be scared? Then don't miss the terrifying adventure that begins when Darren and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque du Freak, a wonderfully bizarre and creepy freak show. Brace yourself for thrills and chills as the boys witness a parade of grotesque creatures and face their deepest fears by entering the darkest world of the vampire. In the blood-curdling tradition of Anne Rice and Stephen King, CIRQUE DU FREAK will have you shrieking for the next horror show!

Publisher : Little Brown, Young Readers

Fill out the form below and you MUST vote below in order to enter.
Deadline October 30th, 2009 @ 11:59 PM Est.

Shipping Guidelines :

The Vampire's Assistant giveaway is open to legal US residents who are at least 13 years of age as of October 1st. Prizing is only available to United States mailing addresses. (International readers can enter if they have a friend in the States who can accept their prizes by mail.)

Halloween Celebration Contest

To celebrate one of my FAVORITE holidays of the year, I am throwing a Halloween Contest! So, today I went to my local library and sifted through their many many books that were donated, and I came up with the following 3 to give away!

The Last of the Red Hot Vampires by Katie MacAlister (MMP)
Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur (Hardcover)
Cornered Tigress by Jade Lee (MMP)

I have only read Kissing Sin so far, and I can say that I loved it. I am a huge fan of Keri Arthur's Riley Jenson Series. I also love Katie MacAlister, but have yet to read her vampire series. As for Jade Lee, I have NEVER read anything by her, but she does write titles for the Crimson City Series and I've heard those are really good.

On top of the above 3 books one winner will receive the following :

1. Witch Rubber Ducky (This is too cute!)
2. Decorative Halloween Plaque that says "I boo believe in ghosts - I boo I boo I boo"
3. A blood filled syringe pen (too cool!)
4. A Witchy Candle Holder
5. A Ghost Candle Holder
6. Pack of 4 Orange Candles

So, sounds good right?! I think so. I do have to say, that Virgo is not to thrilled that I'm giving away the rubber duck, she's seen it all of 2 times and has gone ga-ga over it. I have to hide it in a high space so she doesn't try to eat it, lol.

Deadline October 31st, 2009 @ 11:59PM Est.
US Residents Only.

Contest : So Into You by Sandra Hill

Thanks to Anna Balasi of Hatchette Books, I am able to give away 5 Copies of So Into You by Sandra Hill. Thanks Anna!

In order to enter this giveaway you MUST fill out the form below. If there is a required quesion, you must of course enter your answer. For an extra entry, you can even post a comment in the comment section just to let me know that you filled out the form.

Deadline October 14th, 2009 @ 11:59 PM Est.

US & Canada Residents Only. No PO Boxes.

Contest : Daniel X : Watch the Skies by James Patterson

Thanks to Anna Balasi of Hatchette Books..I am able to give away 3 copies of the audiobook Daniel X : Watch the Skies!

Description from Hatchette

A terrifying outlaw has just arrived in town, with the goal of throwing it into chaos--and filming the pandemonium for the fellas back home. Only one person can stop him and his thugs from destroying the city and everyone living there. Daniel X assembles an all-star team of his own creation, but not even he could imagine the enormity of this made-for-TV-villain's powers.

Giveaway

We're going to do things differently from now on! Just fill out the Form below to enter, this will make things so much easier for me. Thank goodness for Google Docs ;)

Also feel free to leave comments as well, comments are good :) I like to read comments! lol.


Deadline October 7, 2009 @ 11:59 PM Est.

US & Canada Only. No PO Boxes.

Contest : Autographed copy of Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran

Thanks to author Michelle Moran, I am able to give away 1 Autographed copy of the wonderful novel, Cleopatra's Daughter! Thank you Michelle!

Description from Author Website

The marriage of Marc Antony and Cleopatra is one of the greatest love stories of all time, a tale of unbridled passion with earth-shaking political consequences. Feared and hunted by the powers in Rome, the lovers choose to die by their own hands as the triumphant armies of Antony’s vengeful rival, Octavian, sweep into Egypt. Their three orphaned children are taken in chains to Rome, but only two—the ten-year-old twins Selene and Alexander—survive the journey. Delivered to the household of Octavian’s sister, the siblings cling to each other and to the hope that they will return one day to their rightful place on the throne of Egypt. As they come of age, they are buffeted by the personal ambitions of Octavian’s family and court, by the ever-present threat of slave rebellion, and by the longings and desires deep within their own hearts.

The fateful tale of Selene and Alexander is brought brilliantly to life in Cleopatra’s Daughter. Recounted in Selene’s youthful and engaging voice, it introduces a compelling cast of historical characters:

Octavia: the emperor Octavian’s kind and compassionate sister, abandoned by Marc Antony for Cleopatra
Livia: Octavian’s bitter and jealous wife
Marcellus: Octavian’s handsome, flirtatious nephew and heir-apparent
Tiberius: Livia’s sardonic son and Marcellus’s great rival for power
Juba: Octavian’s ever-watchful aide, whose honored position at court has far-reaching effects on the lives of the young Egyptian royals

Selene’s narrative is animated by the concerns of a young girl in any time and place —the possibility of finding love, the pull of friendship and family, and the pursuit of her unique interests and talents. While coping with the loss of both her family and her ancestral kingdom, Selene must find a path around the dangers of a foreign land. Her accounts of life in Rome are filled with historical details that vividly capture both the glories and horrors of the time. She dines with the empire’s most illustrious poets and politicians, witnesses the creation of the Pantheon, and navigates the colorful, crowded marketplaces of the city where Roman-style justice is meted out with merciless authority.

Based on meticulous research, Cleopatra’s Daughter is a fascinating portrait of Imperial Rome and of the people and events of this glorious and tumultuous period in human history. Emerging from the shadows of history, Selene, a young woman of irresistible charm and preternatural intelligence, will capture your heart.

Giveaway

To ENTER you MUST post a COMMENT including a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS, no email, no entry.

You must also answer the following question!

What is Princess Cleopatra Selene's twin brother's full name? (you can find this in my review)

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Happy Birthday Entry!

+1 If you already told me your birthdate in a previous post (I have recorded all birthdates), and your birthdate falls within the Start and Finish of this contest! You will not get an entry if your birthday falls between these dates if you did not post your bithdate into a previous post.

Deadline September 28th, 2009 @ 11:59 PM Est.
US & Canada Only. No PO Boxes.

Contest : Ravens by George Dawes Green

Thanks to Anna Balasi of Hatchette Book Group, I am able to give away 3 audiobook copies of Ravens by George Dawes Green!

Description from Hatchette

When Shaw McBride and Romeo Zderko drive into the small town of Brunswick, Georgia, their only thought is to fix their car's leaky right tire and continue on to Key West, Florida, away from their dead-end jobs as computer technicians in Ohio. But when Shaw discovers that the 318 million dollar Georgia State Lottery has just been claimed by an ordinary Georgia family, he sees an opportunity - he and Romeo will blackmail the Boatwright family for half their winnings and ditch their deadbeat lives for good.

Giveaway

To ENTER you MUST post a COMMENT including a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS, no email, no entry.

Extra Entries

+1 Become a Follower (Existing Followers mention you are for an entry)
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+10 Buy something from the Falling Off The Shelf Store (must send copy of reciept to jennilovevirgo@aol.com)

Happy Birthday Entry!

+1 If you already told me your birthdate in a previous post (I have recorded all birthdates), and your birthdate falls within the Start and Finish of this contest! You will not get an entry if your birthday falls between these dates if you did not post your bithdate into a previous post.

Deadline September 27th, 2009 @ 11:59 PM Est.
US & Canada Only. No PO Boxes.

Contest : Lucan by Susan Kearney

Thanks to Anna Balasi of Hatchette Books, I am able to give away 5 copies of the
first book in The Pendragon Legacy trilogy, Lucan by Susan Kearney!

Description from Hatchette

Healer and high priestess of her people, Lady Cael is fated to life without a mate. But a mysterious explorer named Lucan Rourke doesn't know her secrets, and his touch makes her crave a future that her extraordinary birthright has forbidden her. . .

Lucan has just one mission on Pendragon: to find the mythical Holy Grail, Earth's only hope for survival. His powerful attraction to Cael is a distraction he can't afford, unless he convinces her to join forces with him. Yet working so closely together only heightens their passion . . . even when the terrifying truth of Cael's heritage threatens to shatter Lucan's every belief-and the galaxy itself.

Giveaway

To ENTER you MUST post a COMMENT including a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS, no email, no entry.

Extra Entries

+1 Become a Follower (Existing Followers mention you are for an entry)
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+2 Post about this contest on your blog / twitter (post a link please)
+10 Buy something from the Falling Off The Shelf Store (must send copy of reciept to jennilovevirgo@aol.com)

Happy Birthday Entry!

+1 If you already told me your birthdate in a previous post (I have recorded all birthdates), and your birthdate falls within the Start and Finish of this contest! You will not get an entry if your birthday falls between these dates if you did not post your bithdate into a previous post.

Deadline September 24th, 2009 @ 11:59 PM Est.
US & Canada Only. No PO Boxes.

Contest : The Blue Star by Tony Earley

Thanks to Valerie Russo from Hatchette Books, I am able to give away 5 copies of The Blue Star by Tony Earley

Description from Hatchette

Seven years ago, readers everywhere fell in love with Jim Glass, the precocious ten-year-old at the heart of Tony Earley's bestseller Jim the Boy. Now a teenager, Jim returns in another tender and wise story of young love on the eve of World War Two. Jim Glass has fallen in love, as only a teenage boy can fall in love, with his classmate Chrissie Steppe. Unfortunately, Chrissie is Bucky Bucklaw's girlfriend, and Bucky has joined the Navy on the eve of war. Jim vows to win Chrissie's heart in his absence, but the war makes high school less than a safe haven, and gives a young man's emotions a grown man's gravity.

Giveaway

To ENTER you MUST post a COMMENT including a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS, no email, no entry.

Extra Entries

+1 Become a Follower (Existing Followers mention you are for an entry)
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+2 Post about this contest on your blog / twitter (post a link please)
+10 Buy something from the Falling Off The Shelf Store (must send confirmation)

Happy Birthday Entry!

+1 If you already told me your birthdate in a previous post (I have recorded all birthdates), and your birthdate falls within the Start and Finish of this contest! You will not get an entry if your birthday falls between these dates if you did not post your bithdate into a previous post.

Deadline September 21st, 2009 @ 11:59 PM Est.
US & Canada Residents Only. No PO Boxes.

Contest : New Blogger Layout!

Having a contest to create a new layout for Falling Off The Shelf came from my very best gay friend, Derrick. After sitting in front of the computer for the better part of 2 hours, my sister and I came to the decision, that we have absolutly no html skills when it comes to creating Blogger Layouts! I told Derrick, and he said..."well, have your readers help! Throw a contest!"

We did manage to find a pic on Google Images that screamed "Falling Off The Shelf!". So, we took that image, and headed over to Photoshop.com, where you can edit all your photos online as easy as 1, 2, 3! Yay. So, the above photo was what we ended up with, and I loved it!

Now for the dun-dun-dun...CONTEST!

Take the above image, and create a 3 column layout for Falling Off The Shelf!

"Jenni, what do I get?"....is probably what your asking..well, have some patience! I'm getting to that :)

Contest winner will win a $25 Gift Certificate to a website of their choice! YES..ANY WEBSITE that you'd like..great right?

"How long do we have to do this?"...Great question!

You'll have until October 1st, 2009.

So...go get your butts in gear! Tell everyone you know..PLEASE! You can send all of your layout entries to jennilovevirgo@aol.com. You can even do more than one, send as many as you like! On October 1st I will sit down, and review all of them...and choose a winner. The new layout will be posted to the site that day, so everyone can see the awesome work, and the winner will be awarded their Gift Certificate.

I'm looking forward to seeing how create you all are!

Blog Tour & Contest : Dark Hunger by Rita Herron

Dark Hunger by Rita Herron

Blog Tour

Description from Hatchette Books :

Reporter Annabelle Armstrong will go to any lengths to deliver a story, even track down Quinton Valtrez, a man she believes is a coldhearted assassin. Yet the truth about the darkly sensual Quinton is even more shocking...and the overwhelming desire he ignites is one she vows to resist.

Quinton has fought his demonic powers since he was a child. Now using his gifts for the good of national security, he can't let himself be distracted by the beautiful, determined Annabelle. But his need for her is sudden, fierce--and could soon cost Annabelle her life. For a wicked enemy is out for vengeance, a demon who wants to draw Quinton into a life of pure evil and is willing to use Annabelle as bait. To save her, Quinton must achieve the near impossible: tame the sinister force that is both his inheritance and his curse before it claims him forever.

About the Author :

Author Website

Rita Herron is an award-winning author of more than 30 romantic suspense novels for Harlequin and Dorchester. In 2007 alone, she was nominated for two Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Awards, including a Career Achievement Award.

Five Fun Facts

1. I set Dark Hunger in three of my favorite cites, Savannah, Charleston, and New Orleans because they’re all haunted and possess an eerie atmosphere – perfect places for the Death Angel. The B & B with the outdoor garden where Annabelle stays in Savannah is fashioned after a B & B where my husband and I stayed. And Shayla Larue is modeled after a voodoo priestess I met at the RWA conference in New Orleans.

2. Emily Nelson, the social worker in the book, is named after my daughter who’s a dedicated social worker in real life.

3. The idea of the Death Angel taking a vulture’s form came from a brainstorming session with two author friends at a writer’s retreat near Charleston. I’d been flirting with other forms but, when the vulture idea came up, I knew it was perfect—creepy and symbolic of bad luck, evil and death.

4. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds inspired me as I was writing Dark Hunger. I also envisioned David Gray’s song “One With the Birds” as the soundtrack for the movie.

5. When I was a child, I knew a preacher who inspired me to create Reverend Narius. He was a hellfire and damnation type who yelled and stalked up and down the aisles during his sermon. It was as if he was singling you out to let you know you were going to hell. I was terrified of him!

Giveaway :

Thanks to Anna Balasi of Hatchette Books, I am able to give away 5 copies of Dark Hunger by Rita Herron! Along with those 5 copies, winners will each receive a signed bookmark to go with their book! Isn't that great?

To ENTER you MUST post a COMMENT including a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS, no email, no entry.

Extra Entries :

+1 Become a Follower (Existing Followers mention you are for an entry)
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+1 Subscribe to the Feed (post a comment saying that you did)
+2 Post about this contest on your blog / twitter (post a link please)

Happy Birthday Entry :

+1 If you already told me your birthdate in a previous post (I have recorded all birthdates), and your birthdate falls within the Start and Finish of this contest! You will not get an entry if your birthday falls between these dates if you did not post your bithdate into a previous post.

Deadline September 5th, 2009 @ 11:59pm Est.
US & Canada Residents Only. No PO Boxes.

Contest : Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz by Belinda Acosta

Thanks to Miriam Parker of Hatchette Books, I am able to give away 3 copies of the wonderful novel Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz by Belinda Acosta!

Description from Hatchette

All Ana Ruiz wanted was to have a traditional quinceañera for her daughter, Carmen. She wanted a nice way to mark this milestone year in her daughter's life. But Carmen was not interested in celebrating. Hurt and bitter over her father Esteban's departure, she blamed Ana for destroying their happy family, as did everyone else. A good man is hard to find, especially at your age Ana was told. Why not forgive his one indiscretion? Despite everything, Ana didn't want to tarnish Carmen's childlike devotion to her beloved father. But Ana knows that growing up sometimes means facing hard truths. In the end, Ana discovers that if she's going to teach Carmen anything about what it means to be a woman, it will take more than simply a fancy party to do it...

Read my Review

More about the Author

Giveaway

To ENTER you MUST post a COMMENT including a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS.

You MUST email me at JENNILOVEVIRGO @ AOL . COM with the ANSWERTO THE QUESTION asked below.

Question : What is the name of Belinda Acosta's second Quinceanera Novel?
(you can find the answer in the above link, More about the Author)

Extra Entries

+1 Become a Follower (Existing Followers mention you are for an entry)
+1 Become a Twitter Follower ; my username is jenni7202 (mention username ; Existing Followers mention that you are for entry)
+1 Subscribe to the Feed (post a comment saying that you did)
+2 Post about this contest on your blog / twitter (post a link please)

Happy Birthday Entry!

+1 If you already told me your birthdate in a previous post (I have recorded all birthdates), and your birthdate falls within the Start and Finish of this contest! You will not get an entry if your birthday falls between these dates if you did not post your bithdate into a previous post. You may however tell me your birthdate for future contests.

Deadline August 26th @ 11:59pm Est.
US & Canada Residents Only. No PO Boxes.