Playing With Fire, Kindle Fire Giveaway! January 17-31, 2012

THIS is exciting!

Today I am partnering with a group of bloggers to offer the BIGGEST giveaway yet!

Grand Prize: One lucky reader will win a Kindle Fire ($199 value!), complete with Wi-Fi, apps, and more!

$100 Amazon Gift Code Giveaway! January 16-31, 2012

It's time!

Enter to win a $100 Amazon gift code! 

The Prize:

One lucky reader will win a 

$100 Amazon Gift Code!

Thank-you and Happy New Year!

Just want to say a quick thank-you to all of my new fans and followers and to the authors who provided such fun and enlightening guest posts over the holidays as well as some fantastic giveaway prizes!

Congratulations to all the winners!

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all the best in 2012!

Stay tuned for more book reviews, author interviews, 

guest posts, tips and, of course, more giveaways.

WIN a $100 Amazon Gift Card! 

(COMING SOON: Jan 16)

Win a KINDLE FIRE! 

(COMING SOON Jan 17)

Playing with Fire Giveaway Sign Ups

BLOGGERS:

Are you looking to gain followers on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, email subscriptions and more? 

hosted by Freckleberry Finds 

Want to host a big giveaway on your blog? 

Giveaway events are an awesome way to boost your followers, as well as offer a stellar prize to your readers! Don’t have a ton to spend? This event is affordable at only $5 for two links! You can even purchase two additional links for $3 each. 

Giveaway Details 

Dates: January 17-31 

Cost: $5. This gets you two links. You can purchase up to two more links at $3/each. 

Grand Prize: One lucky entrant will win a Kindle Fire ($199 value!), complete with Wi-Fi, apps, and more! Sweet! 

Sign Up! To join this event, fill out this form (http://svy.mk/wit4Ae). Once you do, you will receive an email with a link to the Facebook group where you can receive updates about the event, along with other important information. 

Payment Details: Make payment via PayPal to ashley@freckleberryfinds.com as a GIFT. In the notes section, include your blog name in order to see who has paid :). Want to get in to the event for free? The blogger who refers the most blogs will have their entry fee refunded! True story! Here’s how you can promote this event: Tweet and Facebook: “Playing With Fire Kindle giveaway event sign ups are open! $5 buy in! Make sure you say ***YOUR BLOG NAME*** sent you! http://bit.ly/xJ4gZu” Sign ups will close January 15. Once you fill out the form and submit payment, you'll receive an email with important information. 

I hope you'll join me! Don't forget to say Cookie's Book Club referred you!

$100 Amazon Twitter Blast Sign Ups

BLOGGERS:

Be a part of the $100 Amazon Twitter Blast at Kobiso.com!

What is a Twitter Blast? 

Bloggers can join for $1 and link up one Twitter account. 

Kobiso will provide the prize - a $100 Amazon code.

What do you need to do to join? 

• Post about the event with the button linking back to this post. (Right click save the image)
• Fill out this form - sign ups close Jan 14th at 9 AM EST. Be sure to say COOKIE'S BOOK CLUB sent you!
• Post the Rafflecopter on your blog and your Facebook page for the event. You can get it here
• Then schedule the giveaway post to go live on Jan 15 11:59 PM EST to Feb 1 12:01 AM EST
• You can post on every blog you have, one post per twitter account.
• You will receive an email on the 14th to remind you.

Free E-Books of the Month: January Free E-Book Offerings

I mentioned in my post, Locating reasonably priced and free e-books, that there are a couple of publishers that offer a free e-book each month. Here are the selections for January, 2012.

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Each month Pheonix Pick, an imprint of Arcmanor.com, offers a free ebook. The free ebook for January is Charles Sheffield’s Georgia on My Mind and Other Places. This is the complete anthology (the lead story was offered as a free novelette in a previous month). This is really an outstanding collection of short stories by a master of hard science fiction (and the Georgia on my Mind, the story, won both a Hugo and a Nebula).

The coupon code for January is 9991325 and will be good from January 2 through January 31. Download your free e-book at http://www.PPickings.com. Select the format that suits you (PDF, Mobi, EPub, PDb or Lrf).

While you're there you can elect to sign up for monthly mailings, and check out great deals on books.

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The January free e-book selection at The Chicago Press is Collections of Nothing by William Davies King. William Davies King collects something, but what he collects is of no clear value to anyone but himself. Is he collecting or hoarding? Is it obsession or artistry? “What makes this book, bred of a midlife crisis, extraordinary is the way King weaves his autobiography into the account of his collection, deftly demonstrating that the two stories are essentially one.… His hard-won self-awareness gives his disclosures an intensity that will likely resonate with all readers, even those whose collections of nothing contain nothing at all.” — New Yorker

Get your free e-book edition of Collections of Nothing. Enter your email address and instructions will be mailed to you. NOTE: Grayscale Kindle e-ink devices unfortunately will not be able to open this ebook. You should be able to read it on most other devices, assuming you have the correct software application installed. More info can be found on the download form.

Again, you can elect to sign up for email notices so you'll be informed of future free e-book of the month selections.

Giveaway: Northlight by Deborah Ross PLUS In case you missed it: Review of Northlight and Interview with Deborah Ross

Earlier this year I reviewed Northlight and interviewed the author, Deborah Ross. Deborah returns today to offer four lucky readers a copy of Northlight. One reader will win a paperback copy of the book, and three others will win electronic copies of the book. You can tell me in the comments section which one you would prefer and I will try to accommodate those requests.

In case you missed it, here again is my review of Northlight and interview with Deborah Ross, originally posted April 22, 2011.

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Review of Northlight by Deborah Ross

If you like a strong female lead character and beautiful landscapes, you'll love Northlight by Deborah J. Ross, "a tale of healing and adventure and some very cool horses" (Northlight Introduction).

Northlight is a science fiction/fantasy novel by Deborah J. Ross (writing as Deborah Wheeler). Ross cares deeply about her characters, and this is clear in her writing. The main protagonist Kardith is a tortured but beautiful soul that your heart will ache for. Kardith and her beloved gray mare take us on a journey through rich landscapes and deeply experienced life-altering events.

Stepping into the Light Guest Post from Donna Fasano PLUS a Giveaway!

Today, Donna Fasano visits Cookie's Book Club for the third time! Highly appropriate then that she should be the first to guest post in 2012. Donna, thank-you for your continued support. I wish you all the best in this new year!

Below is the story Donna contributed to the anthology Indie Chicks: 25 Independent Women, 25 Inspiring Stories. All proceeds of this inspiring anthology will be donated to the Susan G. Komen foundation to forward the battle against breast cancer.

Today, Donna is giving away FIVE copies of Indie Chicks: 25 Independent Women, 25 Inspiring Stories. Be sure to enter the contest following Donna's guest post! (NOTE: Prize is an e-book for Kindle or Kindle app only.)