Giveaways and Preorder Info

So far, it's been a good year at My Ever Expanding Library for giveaways. Well, the fun continues today with 2 more books that are coming out in paperback next week. I'm happy to offer a copy of each of Bite Me by Christoper Moore and Horns by Joe Hill. To enter, you must have a US or Canadian mailing address and you must be a follower of my blog. Just leave a comment below with your contact info and telling me which of these awesome books you'd like to win (only one winner per book):

I reviewed Bite Me last year, when it releases in hardcover, you can read my review here. I'm a huge Christopher Moore fan but find it interesting how well he put voice to a teenage girl...just saying ;-) I'm wishing I had a cat like Chet. He seems like alotta fun too.

The city of San Francisco is being stalked by a huge shaved vampyre cat named Chet, and only I, Abby Normal, emergency backup mistress of the Greater Bay Area night, and my manga-haired love monkey, Foo Dog, stand between the ravenous monster and a bloody massacre of the general public.

Whoa. And this is a love story? Yup. 'Cept there's no whining. See, while some lovers were born to run, Jody and Tommy were born to bite. Well, reborn, that is, now that they're vampires. Good thing theirs is an undying love, since their Goth Girl Friday, Abby Normal, imprisoned them in a bronze statue.

Abby wants to be a bloodsucking fiend, too, but right now she's really busy with other stuff, like breaking in a pair of red vinyl thigh-high Skankenstein® platform boots and wrangling her Ph.D.-candidate boyfriend, Steve (the love monkey). And then there's that vampire cat Chet, who's getting bigger and smarter—and thirstier—by the minute. Abby thought she and Steve could handle the kitty cat on their own, mais non . . .

Before you can say "OMG! WTF?" Tommy and Jody are sprung from captivity, and join forces with Abby, Steve, the frozen-turkey-bowling Safeway crew, the Emperor of San Francisco and his trusty dogs Lazarus and Bummer, Abby's gay Goth friend Jared, and SF's finest Cavuto and Rivera to hunt big cat and save the city. And that's when the fun really begins.

I haven't read Horns yet, but will hopefully have a review to offer shortly:

Ignatius Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. He woke up the next morning with a pair of horns growing from his temples.

At first, Ig thought the horns were a hallucination, the product of a mind damaged by rage and grief. He had spent the last year in a lonely, private purgatory, following the death of his beloved, Merrin Williams, who had been raped and murdered under inexplicable circumstances. A mental breakdown would have been the most natural thing in the world. But there was nothing natural about the horns, which were all too real.

Once, the righteous Ig had enjoyed the life of the blessed. But Merrin's death damned all that. The only suspect in the crime, Ig was never charged or tried. And he was never cleared. Nothing Ig can do or say matters. Everyone it seems, including God, has abandoned him. Everyone that is, but the devil inside. . . .

Now Ig is possessed of a terrible new power—a macabre talent he intends to use to find the monster who killed Merrin and destroyed his life. It's time for a little revenge . . . it's time the devil had his due . . .

If you just can't wait to find out if you've won, Harper Collins has a special order for pre-orders. Here's what they have to say:

The first 1000 people to preorder Joe’s latest novel and then email joehill@harpercollins.com with proof of purchase will receive a specialized bookplate from Joe – he’s been signing and doodling all sorts of creations on bookplates for days now! For more information on this giveaway and the rest of Joe’s books, visit www.joehillfiction.com and follow Joe on Twitter @joe_hill.

That makes it win-win all around, right?! I will draw winners using random.org on March 16, 2011. Good luck and happy reading :-)

Giveaway! Death of a Chimney Sweep by M.C. Beaton

I'm happy to have 3 copies of M.C. Beaton's latest Hamish MacBeth novel to offer my followers in a giveaway. Here's a bit about the book, which releases on Feb. 25, 2011:

In the south of Scotland, residents get their chimneys vacuum-cleaned. But in the isolated villages in the very north of Scotland, the villagers rely on the services of the itinerant sweep, Pete Ray, and his old-fashioned brushes. Pete is always able to find work in the Scottish highlands, until one day when Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices blood dripping onto the floor of a villager's fireplace, and a dead body stuffed inside the chimney. The entire town of Lochdubh is certain Pete is the culprit, but Hamish doesn't believe that the affable chimney sweep is capable of committing murder. Then Pete's body is found on the Scottish moors, and the mystery deepens. Once again, it's up to Hamish to discover who's responsible for the dirty deed—and this time, the murderer may be closer than he realizes.

To enter,you must be a follower and comment below, telling me who your favourite crime solver is. Remember include your e-mail addy so I can contact you if you win. The giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian addresses only and winners will be drawn on Feb. 25th using random.org (entries must be in no later than the 24th). Best of luck to all!

Giveaway! Sins of the House of Borgia by Sarah Bower

Thanks to Beth at Sourcebooks, I'm happy to offer up a galley of Sins of the House of Borgia to one of my lucky followers! Here's a little about the book:

In 1492, when Ferdinand and Isabella expel the Jews from Spain, six year old Esther Sarfati finds herself travelling to Rome to join her father, a successful banker who has helped his fellow Spaniard, Rodrigo Borgia, finance his bid for the Papacy. Nine years later, as Pope Alexander VI, he repays the favour by offering Esther a place in the household of his daughter, Lucrezia, who is about to marry Alfonso d'Este, heir to the Duchy of Ferrara. Against her own better judgement, but in accordance with her father's wishes for her future, Esther converts to Christianity and enters Lucrezia's service as lady-in-waiting. Flattered by Lucrezia's favour, seduced by the friendship of her cousin, Angela Borgia and swept off her feet by Lucrezia's glamorous and dangerous brother, Cesare, she is drawn into a web of intrigue and deceit which will test her heart to its utmost and burden her with secrets she must carry to her grave. Set against the glittering background of the court of Ferrara in the early sixteenth century, this is the heart-breaking story of what happens to an innocent abroad in the world of the Borgias.

To enter, just leave a comment below and tell me which is your favourite era in history/historical fiction to read about. Also, include an e-mail address where you can be contacted if/when you win. (Please note, you must be a follower to enter.) Contest runs until March 1, 2011 and is open to U.S. and Canadian addresses only. Winner will be drawn using random.org. Good luck to everyone :-)

P.S. If you don't happen to win, you can purchase this book once it releases on March 8, 2011.

Giveaway!!

While you're browsing around on the blogs, head on over to He Followed Me Home. There's a giveaway happening for a copy of Bend Toward the Sun by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie. Good Luck, all!!

YA Giveaway

I've been browsing around the book blogs and found a link to this site:

Karen Mahoney

So head on over and check it out!