I'm Doing It Again

Well, I couldn’t help myself. I’ve got a couple more giveaways to announce today and once more they are from different genres.

First up is DEWEY's back with a new cover for the holidays! DEWEY is by authors Vicki Myron and Bret Witter.

How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to answer those questions until you hear the charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.

Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He was found the next morning by library director Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility (for a cat), and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most.

As his fame grew from town to town, then state to state, and finally, amazingly, worldwide, Dewey became more than just a friend; he became a source of pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming town pulling its way slowly back from the greatest crisis in its long history.

Thanks to Anna and the folks at Hachette Book Group I have 3 copies of DEWEY (ISBN: 9780446407427), a 304-page paperback book to giveaway. To enter this giveaway, just send me an e-mail (mcbookshelf@gmail.com) with “Win DEWEY” in the subject line and include your name and mailing address in the body of the e-mail. This contest is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada and no post office box addresses can be accepted. In addition, Hachette is advising winners that they will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if they win the same title in two or more contests, they will receive only one copy of the title (or one set in the case of grouped giveaways) in the mail. (Winners here have always be great about letting me know if they have already won the book somewhere else so another winner can be selected. However, this announcement is something that has to be passed along from Hachette). The deadline to enter this contest for a chance at one of 3 copies of DEWEY is 8 p.m. (EST) on Saturday, Oct. 2.

Check out this new Widget for the Trade Paperback release where you can read an Afterword from Vicki Myron, download a Reading Group Guide, and read some very touching letters from fans.

And of course, you can "Like" Dewey  on Facebook.

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The other giveaway highlights some classic Forever Romance books and authors for September. The giveaway is for a set of three books.

This giveaway features three classic romance books and thanks to Anna and the folks at Hachette, I have 3 sets of these books to giveaway. Here’s a brief synopsis of each book.

THE RAVEN PRINCE (ISBN: 9780446618472) by Elizabeth Hoyt.                                                                                           
There comes a time in a woman's life when she must do the unthinkable - and find employment. For the widowed Anna Wren, that means taking a job as female secretary for the Earl of Swartingham. Secretaries are always male - never female - as Anna well knows but the real downfall of her career is the realization that she is falling in love with Edward de Raaf - the Earl. But when she realizes that he is going to visit a brothel in London to take care of his 'manly' desires, Anna sees red - and decides to take advantage of the opportunity to also take care of her 'womanly' desires - with the Earl as her unknowing lover.

HOTWHEELS AND HIGH HEELS (ISBN: 9780446617864) by Jane Graves.

Trophy wife Darcy McDaniel has just discovered that, thanks to her embezzling husband, her posh, upper-class life is gone for good. Now she's trading her suburban palace for a trailer park and her weekly salon appointments for a job. Darcy needs a new man--fast--one who'll keep her in the manner she darn well deserves. Problem is, the hottest prospect around is the my-way-or-the-highway hunk who's making off with her beloved Mercedes!

Ex-cop turned repo man John Stark is sure that hiring the furious blonde in his headlights is a colossal mistake. He knows Darcy's high-maintenance, designer-labels-only type--after all, he's used to taking their cars. But he never expected this hellion to have the smarts and the spunk to go from receptionist to repo agent in record time...or to drive him insane with desire. She's the last thing this tall, dark, and dangerous loner needs...and everything he never knew he wanted.

A HINT OF WICKED (ISBN: 9780446540292) by Jennifer Haymore.

CAUGHT BETWEEN DUTY AND DESIRE . . .Sophie, the   Duchess of Calton, has finally moved on. After seven years mourning the loss of her husband, Garrett, at Waterloo, she has married his cousin and heir, Tristan. Sophie gives herself to him body and soul. . . until the day Garrett returns from the Continent, demanding his title, his lands-and his wife.

TORN BETWEEN TWO HUSBANDS . . .Now Sophie must choose between her first love and her new love, knowing that no matter what, her choice will destroy one of the men she adores. Will it be Garrett, her childhood sweetheart, whose loss nearly destroyed her once already? Or will it be Tristan, beloved friend turned lover, who supported her through the last, dark years and introduced her to a passion she had never known? As her two husbands battle for her heart, Sophie finds herself immersed in a dangerous game-where the stakes are not only love . . . but life and death.

To enter the Romance Classics giveaway, just send me an e-mail (mcbookshelf@gmail.com) with “Win FOREVER ROMANCE” in the subject line and include your name and mailing address in the body of the e-mail. This contest is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada and no post office box addresses can be accepted. In addition, Hachette is advising winners that they will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if they win the same title in two or more contests, they will receive only one copy of the title (or one set in the case of grouped giveaways) in the mail. The deadline to enter this contest for a chance at one of 3 sets is 8 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, Oct. 5.

Now a BONUS giveaway.

Saturday only, Sept. 18, leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of  I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert

http://stephaniebarko.com/2010/09/18/giveaway-30
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