Thursday, November 12, 2009

The Gate House by Nelson DeMille Book Giveaway

Thanks to Valerie at the Hachette Book Group, I am hosting a giveaway for THE GATE HOUSE by Nelson DeMille. Three winners will be picked at random on Monday, November 30th and notified the following day.

Contest Rules:

Open to U.S. and Canada residents only.
No Post Office boxes
Must leave a comment with your e-mail address.
Followers and Subscribers will get additional entries.


Book Description
When John Sutter's aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover, John left America and set out in his sailboat on a three-year journey around the world, eventually settling in London. Now, ten years later, he has come home to the Gold Coast, that stretch of land on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America, to attend the imminent funeral of an old family servant. Taking up temporary residence in the gatehouse of Stanhope Hall, John finds himself living only a quarter of a mile from Susan who has also returned to Long Island. But Susan isn't the only person from John's past who has reemerged: Though Frank Bellarosa, infamous Mafia don and Susan's ex-lover, is long dead, his son, Anthony, is alive and well, and intent on two missions: Drawing John back into the violent world of the Bellarosa family, and exacting revenge on his father's murderer--Susan Sutter. At the same time, John and Susan's mutual attraction resurfaces and old passions begin to reignite, and John finds himself pulled deeper into a familiar web of seduction and betrayal. In THE GATE HOUSE, acclaimed author Nelson Demille brings us back to that fabled spot on the North Shore -- a place where past, present, and future collides with often unexpected results.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Winners

The winners of the last day of my Birthday Week Book Giveaway are:

Renee G - Woman Into Wolf
Sheila Deeth - Chasing Demons
Kaye - Jesse's Girl

Congratualtion to all the winners this past week!

Dust by Susan Berliner


Book Description
While unloading groceries in her Rock Haven condo, Karen McKay notices a strange swirl of red, green, and blue dust. The swirl follows her inside, lifts a porcelain ballerina from her wall unit, twirls it in the air, and throws it to the floor, shattering it into pieces. The following evening, Karen hears her neighbor's dog barking loudly. Upon investigation, she finds her neighbor, Marion, at the bottom of the stairs?dead. At the top of the stairs, a colorful whirlpool of dust circles ominously. Now the feisty librarian must consider the unthinkable: Could the dust be responsible for her neighbor's death and, if so, would it kill again? Karen turns to her ex-husband, Jerry, for help and together they bravely confront the mysterious dust. But will their daring actions cost them their lives?

My thoughts
“Dust” by Susan Berliner is an entertaining story of a sinister dust whirl wreaking havoc (and a few deaths) in a small community This colorful dust storm (shades of green, blue and red particles) likes to hurt unsuspecting individuals, and nobody believes Karen McKay when she points out this fact. It is up to her to try and stop the dust from harming more of her neighbors. This novel is a fast paced and pleasurable read.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Birthday Week Carousel Book Giveaway – Last Day!

It’s my birthday and to make room for new books I am giving away nine books in seven days. This is the last day!

All three books listed today are up for grabs!

Contest Rules:

U.S. Residents Only.

One comment per book – You must leave a comment with the title of the book you want plus your email address. If you are interested in all three books listed that day, you must leave three separate comments.

Winners chosen will be listed on my blog the following day (along with the book they won) but will not be notified until the end of the week in case they have won more than one book.

All books are gently used and you can read more about them on Amazon.

Thanks and have fun!

Day Seven books:
Chasing Demons by R.L. Geerdes
Woman into Wolf by Alysse Aallyn
Jesse’s Girl by Gary Morgenstein

Day Six Winner:
SandyM204 - Gambling for Good Mail by Evelyn Cole

Monday, November 09, 2009

Birthday Week Carousel Book Giveaway – Day Six

It’s my birthday and to make room for new books I am giving away nine books in seven days. Five down – two to go!

I will be listing three books each day. There will be one book selected and the other two books will be carried over to the following day with a new book added, and so on until the seventh day when all three books listed will be given away. A total of nine books!

Contest Rules:

U.S. Residents Only.

One comment per book per day. – You must leave a comment with the title of the book you want plus your email address. If you are interested in all three books listed that day, you must leave three separate comments.

If your book is not selected as the winning book that day, you entry will be carried over until that book is selected, so you can have up to seven entries for one book (if that book was not selected in prior days).

Winners chosen will be listed on my blog the following day (along with the book they won) but will not be notified until the end of the week in case they have won more than one book.

All books are gently used and you can read more about them on Amazon.

Thanks and have fun!

Day Six books:
Chasing Demons by R.L. Geerdes
Woman Into Wolf by Alysse Aallyn
Gambling for Good Mail by Evelyn Cole

Day Five Winner:
MoziEsmé - Where the Heart Was by Glenn G. Boyer (ARC copy)

Sunday, November 08, 2009

Birthday Week Carousel Book Giveaway – Day Five

It’s my birthday and to make room for new books I am giving away nine books in seven days. Four down – three to go!

I will be listing three books each day. There will be one book selected and the other two books will be carried over to the following day with a new book added, and so on until the seventh day when all three books listed will be given away. A total of nine books!

Contest Rules:

U.S. Residents Only.

One comment per book per day. – You must leave a comment with the title of the book you want plus your email address. If you are interested in all three books listed that day, you must leave three separate comments.

If your book is not selected as the winning book that day, you entry will be carried over until that book is selected, so you can have up to seven entries for one book (if that book was not selected in prior days).

Winners chosen will be listed on my blog the following day (along with the book they won) but will not be notified until the end of the week in case they have won more than one book.

All books are gently used and you can read more about them on Amazon.

Thanks and have fun!

Day Five books:
Where the Heart Was by Glenn G. Boyer (ARC copy)
Chasing Demons by R.L. Geerdes
Woman Into Wolf by Alysse Aallyn


Day Four Winner:
Sharon54220 - The Last Generation to Die by Marc L. Paulsen

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Birthday Week Carousel Book Giveaway – Day Four

It’s my birthday and to make room for new books I am giving away nine books in seven days. Three down – four to go!

I will be listing three books each day. There will be one book selected and the other two books will be carried over to the following day with a new book added, and so on until the seventh day when all three books listed will be given away. A total of nine books!

Contest Rules:

U.S. Residents Only.

One comment per book per day. – You must leave a comment with the title of the book you want plus your email address. If you are interested in all three books listed that day, you must leave three separate comments.

If your book is not selected as the winning book that day, you entry will be carried over until that book is selected, so you can have up to seven entries for one book (if that book was not selected in prior days).

Winners chosen will be listed on my blog the following day (along with the book they won) but will not be notified until the end of the week in case they have won more than one book.

All books are gently used and you can read more about them on Amazon.

Thanks and have fun!

Day Four books:
The Last Generation to Die by Marc L. Paulsen
Where the Heart Was by Glenn G. Boyer (ARC copy)
Chasing Demons by R.L. Geerdes


Day Three Winner:
Sharon54220 - The Weeping Buddha by Heather Dune Macadam

Friday, November 06, 2009

Birthday Week Carousel Book Giveaway – Day Three

It’s my birthday and to make room for new books I am giving away nine books in seven days. Two down – seven to go!

I will be listing three books each day. There will be one book selected and the other two books will be carried over to the following day with a new book added, and so on until the seventh day when all three books listed will be given away. A total of nine books!

Contest Rules:

U.S. Residents Only.

One comment per book per day. – You must leave a comment with the title of the book you want plus your email address. If you are interested in all three books listed that day, you must leave three separate comments.

If your book is not selected as the winning book that day, you entry will be carried over until that book is selected, so you can have up to seven entries for one book (if that book was not selected in prior days).

Winners chosen will be listed on my blog the following day (along with the book they won) but will not be notified until the end of the week in case they have won more than one book.

All books are gently used and you can read more about them on Amazon.

Thanks and have fun!

Day Three books:
The Last Generation to Die by Marc L. Paulsen
The Weeping Buddha by Heather Dune Macadam
Where the Heart Was by Glenn G. Boyer (ARC copy)


Day Two Winner:
Drey - The Chameleon Conspiracy by Haggai Carmon

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Birthday Week Carousel Book Giveaway – Day Two

It’s my birthday and to make room for new books I am giving away nine books in seven days. One down – eight to go!

I will be listing three books each day. There will be one book selected and the other two books will be carried over to the following day with a new book added, and so on until the seventh day when all three books listed will be given away. A total of nine books!

Contest Rules:

U.S. Residents Only.

One comment per book per day. – You must leave a comment with the title of the book you want plus your email address. If you are interested in all three books listed that day, you must leave three separate comments.

If your book is not selected as the winning book that day, you entry will be carried over until that book is selected, so you can have up to seven entries for one book (if that book was not selected in prior days).

Winners chosen will be listed on my blog the following day (along with the book they won) but will not be notified until the end of the week in case they have won more than one book.

All books are gently used and you can read more about them on Amazon.

Thanks and have fun!

Day Two books:
The Chameleon Conspiracy by Haggai Carmon
The Last Generation to Die by Marc L. Paulsen
The Weeping Buddha by Heather Dune Macadam

Day One Winner:
IceDream – The Memorist by M.J.Rose

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Friends of Abbott and Costello Cruise Recap

My wife and I just got back from a cruise to Bermuda with the Friends of Abbott and Costello. We met relatives of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and other fans. I believe there were about 40 of us.

But we met others outside the group which made it even more fun. The first day out, we met a couple from Michigan whom my wife met on cruisecritic.com. We had drinks with them when the ship set out to sea. Its okay that we were not topside since it was chilly and damp.

That night, we met out dinner mates. Melinda, Sara, Jamie, Denise, Robin, Joe, Neil Brandt and his wife. A wonderful time was had by all. Afterwards we went barhopping with Joe and Neil.

And then the hurricane hit in the middle of the night and many people got sick, including my wife. Sunday was a quiet day with my wife recuperating on the pool deck. It was still damp and chilly, but we met Nancy and Larry who helped getting my wife back on her feet. Each night thereafter, we met up with Larry and Nancy and the Crown and Kettle.

There was a meet and greet where we met up with the rest of the group from Friends of Abbott and Costello. On our way back there was also a viewing of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.

In between there was two days in Bermuda. Although warm, it wasn’t not enough for us to hang out at the beach. My wife went swimming with the dolphins and we toured some museums.

Five days seems like forever with the many people we met and the fun times we had.