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Holiday Treat Giveaway

19 Monday Nov 2018

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Amanda Quick, Bec McMaster, giveaway, Lee Koven, SFR Galaxy Awards, Tiffany Roberts

Continuing a series of giveaways, the timing for this go round results in a special treat between two holidays for a couple of lucky winners.

Lee Koven is offering like-new copies of Tiffany Roberts’ Dustwalker and Bec McMaster’s Nobody’s Hero (Burned Lands, #1).  I loved both of these books. Both books are SFR Galaxy Award winners.  As a matter of fact, Nobody’s Hero won two awards (selected by both Lee and myself).  Lee has such good taste in books. 🙂  I think you will agree!

Both of these books have had cover changes since their award.  Not that they needed it.  New covers are presented here for your perusal.

For those that are interested, here are the original covers.  Personally, I like them  better.  I think it is because I read them under these older covers, so I have an emotional tie to them.  Which cover(s) do you like?

The second prize in the giveaway will be an MP3 audiobook of Amanda Quick’s The Mystery Woman (The Lades of Lantern Street, #2).  Historical mystery and romance from Ms. Quick is always a winner!

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Giveaway

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Click on the link to enter the giveaway.  There are three options that say ‘Invent your own option.”, but I’ve already done the inventing.  Just select them and respond.  In addition to the Rafflecopter entries, comments on blog posts between now and December 3 will also count as an entry.

Good luck to everyone!

 

Terms and Conditions

Not much risk to enter. These prizes are gently used goods, so there is no guarantee of condition.

If you win, you will be contacted and asked to provide a mailing address. It must be a US or Canada address. Sorry about that, but the costs of mailing elsewhere are pretty prohibitive.

Speaking of mailing, we are at the mercy of the post office. Delivery is as expected for anything you yourself would mail. So, pretty good, natural disasters not withstanding. I trust the US post office.

Winners will be announced on the original contest blog post. So, if you win, expect to see your name in print.

You are responsible for any tax implications your prize may incur. I am going to say none, but I won’t guarantee it. You are on your own.

PRISM Awards 2017 – My Favorite Categories

11 Tuesday Jul 2017

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Angela Quarles, Ann Gimpel, Anne Renwick, Bec McMaster, Cara Crescent, fantasy, FF&P, historical, Jeffe Kennedy, Marie Andreas, Michelle Diener, Mikea Howard, Prism Award, Rebecca Rivard, romance, RWA, scifi, Sorchia DuBois, Steampunk

Each year, Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal (FF&P) Chapter of the Romance Writers of America, recognizes newly published books that fall in the fantasy, futuristic and paranormal sub-genres of romance. Since these are among my favorite genres to read, The Prism Awards always grab my attention. How many books have I read? How many are on my e-reader, but I haven’t gotten around to reading yet. And are there any more that need to go on my TBR list?

Last month, the finalists for this years awards were announced. Category winners, Best First Book, and Best of the Best will be announced July 28th during the annual RWA conference in Orlando.

For a complete list of finalist, go to the FF&P website.  Today, I am featuring the finalists in my favorite categories.  I’m sure every book in these categories is a fine book!  How do I know?  Because, as it happens, I have read a few of them.

(Note: If you click on a title or a book cover, you’ll be directed to Amazon where you can read a book blurb.)

FANTASY
Must Love Kilts by Angela Quarles – on my e-reader
The Pages of the Mind by Jeffe Kennedy
Zoraida Grey and the Family Stones by Sorchia DuBois – read

HISTORICAL
Hexbound by Bec McMaster
Shadowbound by Bec McMaster – on my e-reader
Stealing Ula by Rebecca Rivard

SCI FI & FUTURISTIC
Don’t Let Me Forget You by Cara Crescent
Sky Raiders by Michelle Diener – read
Warrior Wench by Marie Andreas – read

STEAMPUNK 
Blood and Sorcery by Ann Gimpel
Mission: Improper by Bec McMaster – Currently reading on my i-phone
The Golden Spider by Anne Renwick – On my e-reader
The Seer’s Secret by Mikea Howard

Here is my final tally:
How many books have I read? 3 1/2.
How many are on my e-reader, but I haven’t gotten around to reading yet? 3 1/2

See, I can pick some winners!  But I am glad I don’t actually have to pick the winners!

2016 SFR Galaxy Awards

02 Thursday Feb 2017

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alien abduction, award winner, Bec McMaster, Catherine Cerveny, Donna S. Frelick, favorites, Jody Wallace, luck, pets, Pets in Space, post-apocalypse, scifi, scifi romance, SFR Galaxy Awards, zombies

If you follow this blog, you know that I enjoy a variety of genres.  But if you really follow this blog, you know that Scifi is my favorite.  And if romance is part of the story, so much the better.  That is why the SFR Galaxy Awards are one of my favorite awards.

These awards were created in 2012 in order to recognize standout SciFi Romance stories. But here is the best part.  It is not just one best story, but an abundance of really great stories!

You may wonder how a book is picked for a Galaxy Award.  I happen to be a judge, so I can tell you that.  Several judges, avid SciFi Romance readers and bloggers, pick them.  It’s a bit arbitrary, yes, but the judges have such a wide array of personal interests, that the awards end up including something for everyone that loves the genre.

The specific awards change from year to year, depending upon exactly what stood out to the judge who picked it.  For example, one of my picks won the award for Best Zombie Book for People Who Don’t Read Zombie Books.  In each case, the award is based on some element of the story that stood out to me, but, and this is important, each book is a remarkable work of fiction and one of my favorites reads of 2016.

It is really hard to narrow the list to only five books.  I’m not the type of person who can easily pick a favorite.  I have to have several favorites.

Here are the books that were my award winners. After this list, you will find links for the SFR Galaxy Awards. I hope you will visit all six rounds of the 2016 awards – there are so many great titles!

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2016 SFR Galaxy Awards

Nobody's HeroBest Zombie Book for People Who Don’t Read Zombie Books
Nobody’s Hero (The Burned Lands #1) by Bec McMaster

Okay, it’s not really a zombie book but there are zombies in it.

This post-apocalyptic tale of humans, wargs and zombies is such a great story that even someone who does not read zombie books (me) can really get into it. I even shy away from post-apocalyptic stories, but this is one well-imagined story. I sympathized with the heroine, Riley and cheered for the not quite human hero Luc as they fought their way through the wasteland and monsters. Bec McMaster is an awesome storyteller.

Nobody’s Hero also gets special recognition for the heroine’s most engaging character name.

The Rule of LuckBest New Series
The Rule of Luck (Felicia Sevigny #1) by Catherine Cerveny

The best thing about The Rule of Luck is Alexei. You can call him the hero, the Russian, a business tycoon or maybe even top ranking family member of an organized, er, crime family. Is he a good guy? Is he a bad guy? I don’t really know. He has many aspects, and I feel there is much more to him that was not laid out in the first book of this new series.

Also, there is that luck thing. Word is, that it is in the genes. Very interesting…..

Another cool thing about this series: Book 2, The Chaos of Luck, just came out.

Best Anthology
Pets in Space by Cara Bristol, Susan Grant, Laurie A. Green, Pauline Baird Jones, Lea Kirk, Alexis Glynn Latner, Carysa Locke, Veronica Scott, and S.E. Smith

Pets in Space would also qualify as the most highly anticipated book for me. From the moment I heard about it, I knew I would love it. Every story in the collection is a good one. Why? Well, scifi romance. Duh!

But really, the fact that every story also had a pet – cat, dog, robot, dragon, or otherworldly creature – is the true appeal to me and likely to anyone who is an animal lover. If you have had one or more of these special creatures in your life, Pets in Space will appeal to you. There may have been a pet-centric passage or two that caused my vision to blur.

Early proceeds from the sale of this book supported the charity Hero-Dogs.org, which provides service animals to veterans. Just another reason to put this book in the ‘remarkable’ category.

Fools Rush In smThis Series Just Keeps Getting Better Award
Fools Rush In (Interstellar Rescue Series #3) by Donna S. Frelick

Aliens are abducting people of earth for slave labor. But luckily there are people who are working to save them. Rayna and Sam are great characters that showed up in the first two books of the series. Fools Rush In takes a step back and tells the story that brought them together.

There is something about this couple. They are two very different people, but they make a connection. And let me just say that connection is hot! Rayna and Sam also get my vote for best SFR couple!

prodigalBest Series Finale
Prodigal (Maelstrom #3) by Jody Wallace

Whew! That is the feeling I got when I finished reading Prodigal. Maelstrom is a great series and each book has a unique flavor to it. But the finale – well, think human that sometimes has super-powers (ala Marvel/DC) and takes on the biggest baddest monster out there to:

a) prove he is not a wimp,
b) impress the girl,
c) get the big bad out of the way so he can go to dinner or
d) save the world.

I decided to make this multiple choice to avoid spoilers. Multiple answers may be correct.

If you want to check out more award winners, follow the links that follow.  While you are there, I encourage you to check out the Judges page.  You might find some additional cool blogs to follow.  May you find many great books to read!

Round 1 is by me and you just read it.  So on to the rounds 2-6:

Round Two by Jo Jones

Round Three by Lee Koven

Round Four by Anna McClain

Round Five by Heather Massey

Round Six by Marlene Harris

 

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