Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Giveaway! Name that book!

The holidays are right around the corner, and though I haven't finished wrapping (or even buying) gifts for my loved ones, I thought it might be fun to give a whackload of gifts away to my friends and followers.



Through the wonder of NaNoWriMo, I'm writing the third book in the Dovetail Cove series and I wondered what readers expect it might be called. The first book was called BLED, the second was SHED. Hmm. Ho hum. Oh how I wonder what the next story might be named!

Synopsis


The novella, SHED, was released in 2010 and tells the tale of two isolated boys in 1977 dealing with a mean stepfather and creepy basement visitors north of the creek in an island town called Dovetail Cove. Reader response was overwhelming so I returned to the island with a prequel called BLED -- released in 2011 but set in 1972.

This new story fills in the gaps and links BLED and SHED together while setting up the DC saga for new books and a stunning conclusion.

Excerpt


"I suppose I knew more about Macedonian McLeod than anyone else on this earth, but l still knew almost nothing. He was a beer-and-peanuts kind of guy. He smoked Viceroys and he liked titty mags, but only the tasteful ones, no man parts in 'em. He never looked at the hardcore stuff. What else. Hard to think of more. Meat and potatoes over vegetables. Steak and lobster was his favourite—surf 'n' turf, they called it further down the coast, California-way. He liked a good clam chowder if it had the right stock. And fruit was for fruits."

The Contest


Drop in a guess for the new book's title and spread the word about the contest and you could win yourself one of three print copies of my debut novel, ON THE GATHERING STORM or one of six e-copies of BLED and SHED. I'll personalize and sign the print copies for those three lucky winners and I can e-sign the ebooks for the other three winners.

Good luck!

Update


The winners have been notified. Learn the name of the new book!


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12 comments:

  1. Ok, I've done everything I can possibly do to max out my points! Great contest J, EXCELLENT idea and giveaways!

    eden

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    1. Promise you didn't guess "Fred", Eden? :). Thanks for maxing out, Lovely Lady!

      j. //

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    1. Excellent guess, Morgan! Hmmm. I wonder who might be the title character in your scenario... :)

      j. //

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  3. Im almost done with maxing the points...I wonder if it could possibly be something that doesn't rhyme..like ...
    Doomsday? or Island Girl? Impending Disaster? Kidding...my entry has been made.
    If I win, I want the weekend workshop grand poobah prize!
    ~k

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    1. The weekend workshop! We could meet in Vegas!

      Yes, Kimba, I wonder if I've intentionally led (snicker) everyone astray here. What if the titles is something totally different? What if it's "The Island of Dr. McIntyre" or "Speed 4.5" or "Paragon of Empire, Part Deux?"

      Thanks for taking part! Hope you win!

      j. //

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  4. Either DEAD or BRED or DREAD or FLED or SLED or TED or TREAD or WED (lol)

    Thanks for the giveaway!:)
    Fingers crossed for On the gathering storm.

    dita(dot)skarste(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. Hello Dita! I don't believe I've had the good fortune to have met you before! I have followed you back on Twitter and love that you have taken part in my little contest. All of your excellent guesses are logged and I really hope you win something fabulous!

      Thank you, Dita!

      j. //

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  5. Can I just say all your covers are fantastic?! :)

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    1. Careful, Mary, you'll swell my head!

      Thanks for entering the contest and leaving a comment. So nice of you to say that about my book jackets. I feel like I'm getting better at the design side. :)

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  6. Dude - Shed was a solid five star novella and Bled I gave four. I enjoyed discussing your books with you at work. As for Dovetail Cove - I don't see it as a tourist destination, but its starting to feel like Castle Rock.

    Norm.

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    1. Cheers, Norm! Thanks for stopping in with your guess (love it!) and for your comment about DC's creep-factor. I definitely wouldn't want to visit, given what's gonna happen next!

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