Morbid Romantic

Thanks to Peeking Between the Pages, I won a copy of A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand!

After the extreme heat of her Nantucket studio causes her to go into early labor with her youngest son, renowned glass artist Claire Danner Crispin now devotes her life to her four children. Part of her charm and part of her problem are her perpetual feelings of guilt. When asked to co-chair the Nantucket Children Summer Gala, she agrees, adding an impossible burden to an already busy life. She also agrees to create a museum quality piece of artwork when the head of the charity, Lock Dixon, asks her to because Lock’s wife suffered a serious accident after going out drinking with Claire and her friends. Truly, Claire hasn’t a free moment, what with caring for her children, working with the elitist cochair from Manhattan, asking her teenage rock-star boyfriend to play the event for free, and creating a masterpiece, all while conducting a clandestine affair with Lock. A gem of a summer read with a glamorous location, elite lifestyle, and Hilderbrand’s appealing take on the constant stress that fills the lives of women everywhere.

Look at what I just won from Stone Soup! Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland. I wanted a copy of this book soooo bad.

When Homicide Detective Kara Gillian finds traces of arcane power on a body, she quickly realizes that this is no ordinary murder. The serial killer known as the Symbol Man is a nightmare that Beaulac, Louisiana thought had ended three years ago, but now he’s back for an encore and leaving every indication on the flesh of his victims that he is well-versed in demonic lore.

However, Kara is a Summoner of Demons, and may be the only cop on the city’s small force who can stop the killer. Able to see and interact with a world most people can’t, Kara must draw on her skills as a police officer and master of the arcane to stop the Symbol Man from killing again and possibly summoning something even she can’t control.

But with a demonic lord of unearthly beauty and power haunting her dreams, and a handsome yet disapproving FBI agent dogging her waking footsteps, she may be in way over her head….

Guess what I just won from Mrs. Magoo Reads? Done guessing? Let me tell you…

I just won a copy of Darkwood by M.E. Breen and Molly Breen.

Darkness falls so quickly in Howland that the people there have no word for evening. One minute the sky is light, the next minute it is black. But darkness comes in other forms, too, and for thirteen-year-old Annie, the misery she endures in her Uncle’s household makes the black of night seem almost soothing. When Annie escapes, her route takes her first to a dangerous mine where a precious stone is being stolen by an enemy of the king, and later to the king’s own halls, where a figure from Annie’s past makes a startling appearance. All the while, reported sightings of kinderstalk— mysterious, wolf-like creatures that prowl Howland’s dark forests—grow more frequent. Eloquent, suspenseful, and imbued with fairy-tale motifs found in The Brothers Grimm, this is a riveting coming-of-age story of a girl who must learn to trust her instincts if she’s to lead the people she is destined to rule.

TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
Please avoid spoilers!

He nodded ahead to where the path narrowed and grunted something she took to mean he wanted her to ride in front. she spurred her horse, grateful to put a little distance between them.

- Knight of Desire (Margaret Mallory), pg. 238

Here are the latest book giveaways I have come across in my travels through the world wide web. Whenever I see a book up for giveaway that I think sounds like a good read, I will post a link to the giveaway so that all of you, my readers, can go to the website and snag a chance to win for yourself. Below you will find cover images (clickable to their Amazon.com page), the name of the author, the name of the book, the link to the giveaway, and the date the contest ends. If you need any help or have any questions, feel free to comment.

If you are hosting a book giveaway and would like me to list it here, leave me a comment with the contest URL or send me an email at morbidromantic@gmail.com.

Win Rachel Vincent’s Prey at SciFiGuy.ca
Contest ends July 3rd

Win Carrie Ryan’s The Forest of Hands and Teeth at The Book Resort
Contest ends July 6th

Win Christi Phillips’ The Devlin Diary at Debbie’s World of Books
Contest ends July 10th

Win James Patterson’s Swimsuit at Lori’s Reading Corner
Contest ends July 10th

Win Gena Showalter’s Seduce the Darkness at Debbie’s World of Books
Contest ends July 12th

Win Christi Phillips’ The Devlin Diary at Drey’s Library
Contest ends July 12th

Win Gena Showalter’s Seduce the Darkness at Drey’s Library
Contest ends July 13th

Win Marjorie Liu’s The Iron Hunt at Bibliophiles ‘R’ Us
Contest ends July 14th

Win Sarah Dessen’s Along For The Ride at Lauren’s Crammed Bookshelf
Contest ends July 15th

Win Suzanne Crowley’s The Stole One at Fantastic Book Review
Contest ends July 15th

Win the Canada Day Giveaway at Today’s Adventure
Contest ends July 20th

Win Patrick Carman’s Atherton Trilogy at J. Kaye’s Book Blog
Contest ends July 25th

Win Michelle Moran’s Cleopatra’s Daughter or Richelle Mead’s Blood Promise at Alaine- Queen of Happy Endings
Contest ends July 31st

Win Blood Promise by Richelle Mead, Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning, or The White Queen by Philippa Gregory at Royal Reviews
Contest ends July 31st

Okay, we have winners for the contest to win one of five copies of Made in the U.S.A. by Billie Letts…

The winning numbers are:
11, 12, 24, 74, 115

Winners:
Angela
Lee
Carla
Jennifer
Lily Kwan

I am going to email all of you now and request your addresses. Remember, no PO Boxes and no one from any country but the US and Canada. If you do not get my email and you are a winner, leave me a comment here or send me an email at morbidromantic[@]gmail.com. Please send me your address in 3 days or else I will have to choose a new winner in your place. I would like to thank the Hachette Book Group for the opportunity to give out this amazing book.