"No Hope for Gomez!" Birthday Party. Win kindles, iPods, and get free books!

It's a Party! Check out the party and the upcoming new book by Graham Parke!!!
It will be available at Amazon on January 12, 2011 ---- but check out this giveaway!

“It's the age-old tale:

     Boy meets girl.

     Boy stalks girl.

     Girl already has a stalker.

     Boy becomes her stalker-stalker.”

From the author:  "It's hard to believe, but it's been a year since I handed in the final proofs for my weird little book ‘No Hope for Gomez!’ To celebrate this, and the fact that it just became a finalist in 2010's Best Book Awards, I decided to throw an international party. As I’ve had a debilitating fear of throwing parties and no-one showing up since early childhood, I’d be more than delighted if you’d come!"

Of course, with every cool, international party comes a gift bag. Here's just some of the stuff attendants will get:

• Exclusive short story collection
• No Hope for Gomez: The Lost Chapters
• Making of Gomez: behind the scenes eBook
• Signed hi-res poster + bookplate

(These are all exclusive items and will not be available again)



Additionally, several lucky attendants will win a Kindle or an iPod!

Find out how to attend HERE.

http://www.grahamparke.blogspot.com/

Scourge by David H. Burton - - - coming soon!!!

David was kind enough to send me a pdf copy of his upcoming book - - Scourge.
I am so excited about the story - the cover is great...below is a blurb for you...

The book synopsis:

Two dads, five siblings, and goggles!

Grim Doyle has always known his life was not exactly "normal", and 
things get even more curious when he discovers a set of stones that 
sweep him and his family to the fantasy, steampunk world of Verne - a 
place they had escaped from years ago. Now that they've returned, Grim 
and his siblings hide from the evil Lord Victor and his minions. And 
while learning about Jinns, Mystics, and the power of absinth they try 
to discover who is trying to kill them with the deadly Scourge.

Scourge is the first novel in the Grim Doyle Adventure series by author, 
David H. Burton. He can be found online at http://davidhburton.com
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The link to purchase:

Amazon Kindle release is available here: 
http://www.amazon.com/Scourge-Grim-Doyle-Adventure-ebook/dp/B004AHKCVQ

Print version should be released in 2 weeks time.

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Book trailer:

Book trailer can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qbj7qqwBr0

W...W...W... Wednesday!

W...W...W... Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted at Should Be Reading!

What am I reading?  (for review)

From the Dead by John Herrick

Amazon product description:

A preacher's son, a father in hiding, a guilty heart filled with secrets: When Jesse Barlow escaped to Hollywood, he hungered for fame--but eleven years of failure result in a drug-induced suicide attempt. Revived at death's doorstep, Jesse returns to his Ohio hometown to make amends with his preacher father, a former love, and Jesse's own secret son. But Jesse's renewed commitment becomes a baptism by fire when his son's advanced illness calls for a sacrifice--one that could cost Jesse the very life he regained. A story of mercy, hope, and second chances, From The Dead captures the human spirit with tragedy and joy.

What did I just finish reading?  (for review)

The Ways of Khrem by D.Nathan Hilliard

Amazon product description:

The Ways of Khrem, D. Nathan Hilliard's debut single-author collection, features three interconnected novellas: The Reach of Talanturos, The Cistern, & The Ghost of Candlewalk Lane. Cargill the Bookseller lives a quiet life, in a modest house, overlooking the vast city of Khrem...a magical metropolis of cavernous streets, lofty spires, and dark secrets. His life is turned upside down when Captain Wilhelm Drayton of the City Watch arrives at Cargill's doorstep and confronts him with his criminal past. Now Cargill must assist the Captain in solving mysteries in a city where the villain may not even be human, bringing all of his skills to bear as he finds himself at odds with gods, monsters, and psychopaths alike.

(Be on the lookout for my review post for The Ways of Khrem - coming soon!)

What am I reading next?  (for review)

The Kindling of Greenfyr by Mark Freeman

Amazon product description:

The Kindling of GreenFyr is the story of Owen McInish, an awkward fourteen-year-old bullied at school and friendless except for his pet cat, Piper. That is until a snow leopard is chased through the woods behind his house by three huge gray dogs with glowing green eyes. Owen saves the leopard from her pursuers, but the animal escapes him as well, only to return later. The cat’s behavior is peculiar, nothing like a wild animal, making Owen even more curious as to its origin. Eventually, the cat allows Owen to pet her. Owen finds himself experiencing friendships as he has never before. Adventures as he has never imagined. And political intrigue as two worlds, long separated, begin to collide.

In My Mailbox - this week

(I found this picture on the internet when I googled mailbox - if it's your please let me know so I can give you credit - LOVE IT!)

So - with that out of the way - this is what I got, in my mailbox and out of it:

Kindle books:

Mercy by Eleri Stone

Wren Journeymage by Sherwood Smith

Little Red and the Wolf by Alison Paige

From Net Galley:

Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa

Raising Dragons by Bryan Davis

The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin

Won from Reading Extensively:  Thanks so much!

Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (signed to me!!!)

Won from Chrissy @ Happy Mom of 5:   Thanks so much!

New Tricks by David Rosenfelt

Gifts:

from my friend Sasha:  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney

from my friend Mark: Don't Blink by James Patterson & Howard Roughan

Purchased:

Jumbo: This Being the Story of the Greatest Elephant in the World by Paul Chambers

Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow by James Rollins

Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Assassin King by Elizabeth Haydon

Lois McMaster Bujold Signing in Edina, MN!

This is Lois reading the first chapter in her upcoming - as yet, untitled, book! 

I can't wait for it to be finished, published, and in my hands! 

I was enthralled by the story and found myself truly disappointed when she paused

 and stacked her papers because 

I realized she had read all the story she was going to read to us! 

I looked at my friend and said, "Wait! Is she done reading, because I am not done listening!!!"

This is me with Lois after she signed her newest book - Cyroburn!

Lois McMaster Bujold has been writing science fiction for 25 years!  Click here to go to her homepage!

You can click here to go to my blog post about her for The Literary Road Trip!

Currently the leader in Hugo Awards - she is an author that you don't want to miss!

This is what Publishers Weekly had to say about Cryoburn at Amazon:

Fans have been clamoring for Hugo winner Bujold to pen a new Vorkosigan Saga novel since 2002's Diplomatic Immunity, and they will not be disappointed by this thoughtful tale. Only five days after arriving on Kibou-daini for a cryonics conference, interplanetary diplomat Miles Vorkosigan narrowly escapes kidnapping. Drugged, dazed, and alone, he is taken in by Jin Sato, whose mother was the leader of a cryonics reform movement until being declared mentally ill and involuntarily frozen. Now Jin lives in a building full of squatters running an illegal cryonics clinic. Under imperial orders to investigate the shady dealings of the cryo cartels, Miles connects the far-flung pieces and exposes a sneaky plot. Bujold introduces appealing characters to join familiar ones in exploring the ramifications of a planet-wide culture of postponing death, and her deft and absorbing writing easily corrals the complex plot and softens the blow of a tear-jerking conclusion.

It's Friday - I am not hopping:(

This is how I am feeling about the snow that is falling here in MN! I guess I should be grateful that it has held off until now - but ..... I so dislike the first snowfall of the winter!  Everyone forgets they have ever seen it before - the students are sooooooo excited and the adults are such bad drivers!  At any rate - I hope it doesn't decide to stick around for the weekend - but we shall see.

As I said - I am not hopping:(

I am so far behind in my google reader that I can't even begin to imagine the kind of time I would have to spend on my computer to both catch up in my reader - post anything other than this quick lunch time post - attempt to read the end of the book (The Ways of Khrem) that I am almost done with (it is fantastic - just in case you are wondering) and hop too. 

On that note - I will be attempting to catch up on my reader and finish my current read.  If I have a chance later in the weekend - I will go out and hop!  Hope to see many of you before that while I am catching up on what has been going on in the blog world!!!

Happy Reading - Beverly