“R”, as the reader knows him, is a young man with a bit of an identity problem. You see, he’s dead. Or technically, undead. A zombie.  Wait, wait…come back.  This isn’t your typical zombie novel.  ”R”, and the others like him, aren’t your normal zombies.  They hold conversations (granted, to the Living human ear it consists of a bunch of mumbling) and they have a conscious. One of the biggest tragedies is they remember nothing of their past. They don’t remember their names, nor what they did when they were Living.  They jokingly speculate about their careers and pasts based on the clothing they are wearing. Most difficult to “R” is not knowing his name:

“I miss my own and I mourn for everyone else’s, because I’d like to love them, but I don’t know who they are.”

It’s unknown how things ended up this way, but it’s been the case for some time:

“I think the world has mostly ended because the cities we wander are as rotten as we are. Buildings have collapsed.  Rusted cars clog the streets. Most glass is shattered, the wind drifting through the hollow high-rises moans like an animal left to die. I don’t know what happened.  Disease? War? Social collapse? Or was it just us? The Dead replacing the Living? I guess it’s not so important.  Once you arrive at the end of the world , it hardly matters which route you took.”

“R” and hundreds of other Dead live in an abandoned airport. The Dead maintain many of the traditions they carried on while Living: They marry, they “have kids” (adopt, really), they go to church. The children go to school, learning what it takes to survive as the young undead. “R” spends a great deal of his time riding up and down escalators. Occasionally, he joins a group of others and they go off to the city and feed. Yes, they still require human flesh to exist. “R” craves the brain in particular,  for it brings a spark of memory, a bit of life.  He isn’t fond of many of the zombie’s “habits”, isn’t sure of why they have to eat in this manner, but he does what he has to survive. It is one of these visits to the city that “R” meets Julie, the girlfriend of Perry, the man “R” has just eaten.  Flashed before him are Perry’s memories of his relationship with Julie. Perry’s memories become his own.  But this time is different; they last longer than the typical few seconds.  They hold on a little longer than normal. “R” takes Julie back to the airport and since “R” isn’t as decayed as most of other undead, he doesn’t appear as frightening as some of the others.  A very unlikely relationship starts.  ”R” and Julie aren’t truly enemies.  In a conversation with Perry, “R” sees he’s not necessarily the “bad guy” in this situation, just a victim of circumstance:

“You and I are victims of the same disease.  We’re fighting the same war, just different battles in different theaters …My soul, your conscience, whatever’s left of me woven into whatever’s left of you, all tangled and conjoined…

This relationship, a modern day Romeo & Juliet, sparks change.  A completely different future is in the horizon. The Undead begin changing, becoming more Living.  It is then that “R” and Julie discover that they must be the vehicle for this change.  The Undead can learn to live among the Living, to co-exist.  ”R” and Julie must stand strong against those who oppose him, generations stuck on living the life they same as they have for generations.

Warm Bodies isn’t your typical zombie novel, if you haven’t noticed. Instead, it is a look at our society, the fate that may be in store for us if we don’t stop and look at how our actions influence the future.

Mind you, this book isn’t all dark & serious, there are some pretty humorous scenes as well.  One can’t help but fall in love with “R”, a handsome (ok, it may be a stretch but compared to the others) zombie with a conscious. He doesn’t want to continue living off of human flesh.  He wants to live a happy, normal life.  He, along with Julie, are saddened by the current state of society and strive to do something to change it.

They say that change starts with a on person.  In this case that one person is “R”…willing to stop at nothing, including risking his Undead life, to see that it happens.

Highly recommended.

*Warning*-considering this is a zombie book, there are some pretty gruesome scenes.  That said, they aren’t without a purpose. They serve to allow the reader to truly grasp the consequences of their actions. While it might not be “real” zombies that loom in our future, some characteristics of these creatures, including selfishness, greed, etc. are a real and true possibility.

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• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin; Original edition (January 18, 2011)
• ISBN-10: 0312662238
• Source: Author

We meet Lawson, a vampire, in Japan where he’s gone for a bit of recovery & training.  Not only is Lawson a vampire, he’s also a Fixer, a member of an elite group that keeps the balance between the human & vampire worlds stable. When something goes awry in this balance, it is up to the likes of Lawson to fix it.

Lawson’s attempt at rest is short-lived: on the train from the airport he witnesses an attempted murder: a young couple is nearly killed.  Instead, their attacker winds up dead.  The attacker isn’t just anyone, but a member of the Yakuza (Japanese mob), and the mob seeks vengeance.

Meanwhile, Lawson’s girlfriend, Tayla,  a former KGB assassin (and human!), arrives in Japan, Lawson beings to realize his vacation isn’t going to be as restful as he imagined.   She’s investigating a crime of her own:  children from impoverished villages  killed,  seemingly for their organs alone.  Tayla has uncovered an organ-trafficking ring that she’s followed from Hong Kong & Shanghai and now to the same city in which Lawson is trying to recover.

Lawson & Tayla soon learn that their two crimes are linked: a shadowy, sword-wielding creature known as the Kensei has attempted to create an army of hybrids, both human and vampire:

“…they do combine the best of what humans and vampires share-namely extra strength combined with superlative regeneration abilities as derived from the ingestion of the life-force energy contained in blood.”

 

The human organs that have been stolen will be used to create these vampire-human hybrids.  It is up to Lawson & Tayla to put an end to this organ-trafficking ring & destroy any chance of these hybrids being released into the human world.

While The Kensei is technically the fifth book in  the Lawson Vampire series, Merz does provide a great deal of history and back story.  It’s obvious that Lawson isn’t your typical vampire!  He’s a witty, super secret agent with ninja skills & an incredible sense of humor.  The fact he is a vampire doesn’t weigh too heavy on the overall storyline, a attribute that lends this book to appeal to a wide range of readers.

Merz has without a doubt done his research into the culture of Japan..and of vampires.  The “logic” behind Merz’s vampires makes sense.  They aren’t horrible creatures who feast on human blood (well, not all of them).  I did notice a mention of “sparkling” but I’ll pretend to overlook that bit.

The Kensei is full of in-your-face action.  Merz himself is quite adept in martial arts; his knowledge is apparent (Click here to see images of some of Jon’s training exercises). Fans of both the paranormal & tales of espionage will appreciate this series.  How can you pass up a book referred to as “James Bond with fangs?”

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One of my husband’s coworkers gave him this gorgeous Lego ornament for Christmas. I simply had to share it with you all, as well as instructions on how to make it.

Isn’t is gorgeous? Anyway, here are the directions on assembling, including the Lego pieces you’ll need to complete the ornament. Obviously, not enough time to do it for this Christmas, but plenty of time for next year!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas!!

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Ok, enough of the complaining! You came here for winners, not whiners! Without further ado…

The winners of the Monstrumologist Giveaway are:

Kristen from Bookworming in the 21st Century
Brooke DeSpain

The winner of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire is:

RK from Fictionall

The winners of the Fright Fest Audiobook Giveaway Are:

Rob from Books are Like Candy Corn (Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter)
Autumn from From the TBR Pile (Boneman’s Daughters)
Swapna from S.Krishna’s Books (David Baldacci Prize Pack)
Jill from Rhapsody in Books (The Way Home)
Julie from Booking Mama (James Patterson Prize Pack)
Raelena from Throughthehaze Reads (Love Bites)
Kelly from Kelly’s (former) France Blog (The Gate House)
Marie from The Boston Bibliophile (The Secret Speech)
Lois (The Tenth Justice)

Whew! Congrats to all the winners!  I will be shipping the audiobook prizes this weekend; all other prizes are being shipped directly by the publisher! Congratulations to all the winners!

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Q: Your teen antics were pretty wild.  What made you decide to put your energy into something that had meaning, i.e. Civil Rights Movement?

A: It is interesting that you thought my teen antics were wild. It must be my personality, but I never saw them as that way. I have always been a hard worker and wanted to work early. That combination of work ethic combined with not knowing anything about cooking caused the fire at the donut shop. At Howard Johnson’s where I was fired and then rehired the lack of cooking knowledge was at the root of the problems as well.

My first ‘antics’ that included police involvement was  civil rights related. It was my adolescent brain trying to be part of civil rights when we painted black garden jockeys white. I was trying to say that it was ridiculous to have slaves from the past on your front lawn. My method was clumsy but not my sentiments. I see that episode as the seed of future involvement in the movement.

Q: In your author’s note, you write that you have conveyed the “emotional truth of my experiences” while maintaining the privacy of the people involved.  How important was this to you?  To be true to yourself but protect those you write about?

A: It was very important. I gave a draft of After The Falls to the close friend I called “Leora” in the book. I wanted to get her assurance that the book didn’t reveal too much about her or her family.  Once I had her approval I felt I could rest more easily. When I write my feelings or my memories they are not the necessarily feelings or memories of anyone else. When I write them as ‘truth’ they are only my truth. Memory is tricky. Have you ever had a disagreement with your parents or brothers or sisters about a memory?  People remember things differently. I was not revealing everyone’s past. I was recounting my own memories. Therefore, I disguised people by changing their names, or their ethnicity, and sometimes their parent’s jobs, etc. I did not change incidents or the emotional content as I remembered them. There are also legal issues at stake in published material. I had to consult lawyers, etc. and they let me know how important it is to offer characters anonymity.

Q: This is a question I’ve been dying to ask!How did you end up on the FBI suspect list?

A: My FBI investigation had to do with my involvement with Laurie who was a major player in the civil rights movement. The Young Christian Leadership Conference was under surveillance as was the NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). Then when the more strident Black Power group called SNCC (Student nonviolent coordinating committee) the FBI stepped up the surveillance. Finally when the Black Panthers were formed the FBI investigated each one. It is now a known fact that Martin Luther King and every civil rights leader in the 50’s and 60’s were investigated by the FBI.

I was a bit player but I was persistent and I had an important boyfriend in the movement at the time. The FBI has files on white people in the movement dating back to the 50’s. They took pictures at many political meetings and if your picture appears on several occasions you are on the suspicion list.

Q: Out of all the “personae” you had (FBI suspect, civil rights demonstrator, Howard Johnson’s hostess) which affected you most? Which one molded you into the person you are now, or was it a combination of all of them?

I think that all of those events had an influence on me. Since the memoir is about growing-up I wrote about each experience that nudged me toward adulthood. If I could summarize these influences, I would have to say that the job at the donut shop taught me that higher education was necessary. My father, my first boss, was never unfair or vulgar. Working for a boss who was rude and dehumanizing was awful and if I’d had to do it for a lifetime I’d have been depressed. It was after that powerless job that I began doing my school work in earnest. I saw what having no education got you.

At Howard Johnson’s I learned how a good company was run. I learned that you never left at night until everything was done. I also learned that if you were good at your job you could have more degrees of freedom. If you made improvements and your boss wasn’t threatened then you could work with ease. It was there I learned that hard work reaped rewards. Not everything was fair there, but the institution ran like clockwork.

My work in civil rights was enlightening and satisfying. There was more civil rights legislation passed in the 1960’s than ever before or since. It worked! I did, however, learn that even something as earnest as the civil rights movement will have opportunists. There were always the grandstanders who played for the camera and didn’t do any of the hard grass roots grunt work that took hours of time. Every volunteer movement, like any business has a hierarchy.

The FBI investigation was only shocking in that it seemed to me that I was hardly a threat to the world. I learned a tough lesson at that time. Any threat to those in power is going to be squelched. People in power want to stay there. I learned a lot about politics and government—more than I would ever have learned in a classroom.

Q: On your web site you indicate that you are now writing full-time rather than practicing as a clinical psychologist.  How has that changed your life?

A: It is interesting that I get no more done now that I can write all day than when I was in full time practice. I don’t know why that is exactly. I guess that I had to plan my time very carefully when I was so busy with my practice. I had to get up at 5:00a.m. and could write until 8:00. Honestly, I managed to do in those three hours what takes me all day to do now! I think I was more focused then. I just let the words spill out on the page. I was also 10-15 years younger.

Freud talks about his years of ‘splendid isolation’ when no one had heard of him. He just wrote what he wanted and no one cared. In a mini-version I know what Freud means. Now that my books are published and on the best seller’s list, I am thrilled in one way, however in another I now have less time to write. Now I give talks and promote my book for several hours a day. When no one cared about me I just wrote to my heart’s content.

I have to say that I love just writing. I walk up to the third floor of my  house where I am in the tree tops and look out my window and write whatever I want. At the end of each day I have the reward of having created something. It is a great feeling.

To wrap up this interview, I always try to share with readers pictures that are near and dear to the author I’m interviewing.  They can be pictures of their reading spot, their office, etc.

Following is the photo submitted by Cathy:

“This is a picture of an event I did in Warkworth, Ontario, a small town where many of the wonderful residents are involved in the movement “Grannies for Africa.”  I give talks around Ontario and give my proceeds to this cause. These women in the movement in Canada are themselves grannies and they support the African grannies who have inherited small children since so many mothers have died of AIDS.”

Now, on to the giveaway!  Please fill out the form below to be entered!  This contest will run through Friday, November 12.  US & Canadian residents only, please.

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The second movie review for today comes from Kate of I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read. Kate enjoys reading YA fiction and adult paranormal/fantasy, chick-lit, and contemporary fiction. Today Kate is writing about the movie that scares her the most, What Lies Beneath.

Thanks to Jenn for letting me be a part of her Fright Fest. I am here today to talk about a movie that scares the dickens out of me even years after its release. The movie What Lies Beneath directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford.

I saw this movie in the theaters when it came out in 2001 and I have never been back to the movies for a horror film since. I literally screamed at every scary scene to the point that others in the theater were waiting for my response and laughing when I did end up screaming. My heart was thumping the whole time and I could not wait for the movie to conclude.

Besides being absolutely terrified, I liked the movie, believe it or not. It was perfectly suspenseful and actually a good story. The story surrounded a research assistant’s (Ford) wife (Pfeiffer) who was a retired cellist. Pfeiffer’s character was convinced she was hearing voices and seeing strange things at their home. Her husband tells her to try and make contact and she enlists her friend to find out what is occurring at her home. The results are frightening.

The combination of director, actors, and fantastically written script make this movie horrifyingly frightening and wickedly awesome at the same time. If you have not seen it, I recommend it, and you might want to keep the lights on while doing so.

Kate
I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read!
www.sithereandread.com

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Fright Fest isn’t just about horror reads; there are some pretty great thrillers out there that will give you a good chill!  To assist you in picking the perfect spooky Halloween read, Janet Rudolf, editor of the Mystery Readers Journal, has compiled quite a list of thrillers set during Halloween.  Without further ado…

Janet Rudolph is the editor of the Mystery Readers Journal, and creative director/writer at Murder on the Menu and TeamBuilding Unlimited. She blogs daily at Mystery Fanfare and DyingforChocolate.com, facilitates a weekly mystery bookgroup, hosts literary salons with mystery authors, and has been a committee member on numerous mystery conventions. A long time contributor to the mystery genre, she received her Ph.D. in religious mystery fiction. She lives in the Berkeley (CA) hills with her husband, a golden retriever, and two cats.

Halloween Mysteries: Boo!

Following along the lines of Jenn’s Frightfest, I’ve chosen to post my extensive, but all-inclusive, list of Halloween mysteries. Halloween is my favorite holiday, and every year I post a list of Halloween mysteries on Mystery Fanfare. For the most part, I have avoided ghost stories, vampire (now a genre in itself) and horror. As always, I appreciate any additions to the list.

Green Water Ghost by Glynn Marsh Alam
Witches Bane by Susan Wittig Albert
Antiques Maul by Barbara Allan
Far to Go by May Louise Aswell
Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun by Kathleen Bacus
Trick or Treachery: A Murder She Wrote Mystery by Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher
The Spirit of Murder by Laura Belgrave
The Long Good Boy by Carol Lea Benjamin
Spackled and Spooked by Jennie Bentley
Watchdog by Laurien Berenson
Death of a Trickster by Kate Borden
Post-Mortem Effects by Thomas Boyle
A Graveyard for Lunatics by Ray Bradbury
The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts by Lilian Jackson Braun
The Hunt Ball by Rita Mae Brown
Death on All Hallowe’en by Leo Bruce
Wycliffe and the Scapegoat by W.J. Burley
Death Goes Shopping by Jessica Burton
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Ann Campbell
The Wizard of La-La Land by R. Wright Campbell
The Halloween Murders by John Newton Chance
Death with an Ocean View by Nora Charles
Frill Kill, Tragic Magic, Photo Finished by Laura Childs
Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie
Lost Souls by Michael Collins
Not in My Backyard by Susan Rogers Cooper
A Catered Halloween by Isis Crawford
Silver Scream by Mary Daheim
Winter of Secrets by Vicki Delany
Throw Darts at a Cheesecake by Denise Dietz
Trick or Treat, The Halloween Murder by Doris Miles Disney
A Map of the Dark by John Dixon
Ghostly Murders by P. C. Doherty
Died to Match by Deborah Donnelly
Cat with an Emerald Eye by Carole Nelson Douglas
Not Exactly a Brahmin by Susan Dunlap
The Bowl of Night by Rosemary Edghill
Door of Death by John Esteven
The Witchfinder by Loren D. Estleman
Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
Dead Ends by Anne C. Fallon
Sympathy For The Devil by Jerrilyn Farmer
Dead in the Pumpkin Patch by Connie Feddersen
Blackwork by Monica Ferris
Scary Stuff by Sharon Fiffer
The Lawyer Who Died Trying by Honora Finkelstein
The Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Halloween Murder by Shelley Freydont
Trick or Treat by Leslie Glaister
Mommy and the Murder by Nancy Gladstone
A Few Dying Words by Paula Gosling
Hell for the Holidays by Chris Gravenstein
Nail Biter by Sarah Graves
Deadly Harvest by Heather Graham
Trick or Treat by Kerry Greenwood
Quoth the Raven, Skeleton Key by Jane Haddam
Southern Ghost by Carolyn Hart
Hide in the Dark by Frances Noyes Hart
Revenge of the Cootie Girls by Sparkle Hayter
The Fallen Man by Tony Hillerman
Murder on the Ghost Walk by Ellen Elizabeth Hunter
Long Time No See by Susan Isaacs
Murder Among Us by Jonnie Jacobs
A Murder Made in Stitches by Pamela James
The Violet Hour by Daniel Judson
Wed and Buried by Toni L.P. Kelner
The Animal Hour by Andrew Klavan
Ghastly Glass by Joyce and Jim Lavene
Death Knocks Twice by James H. Lilley
Halloween Flight 77 by Debbie Madison
Satan’s Silence by Alex Matthews
Tricks: an 87th Precinct Mystery by Ed McBain
Poisoned Tarts by G.A. McEvett
Death on All Hallows by Allen Campbell McLean
Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier
Dancing Floor by Barbara Michaels
The Violet Hour by Richard Montanari
Dead End by Helen R. Myers
Nightmare in Shining Armor by Tamar Myers
Hatchet Job by J.E. Neighbors
Retribution by Patrick J. O’Brien
Halloween House by Ed Okonowicz
The Body in the Moonlight by Katherine Hall Page
Twilight by Nancy Pickard
Murder at Witches Bluff by Silver Ravenwolf
Poltergeist by Kat Richardson
Spook Night by David Robbins
A Hole in Juan by Gillian Roberts
Magnolias, Moonlight, and Murder by Sara Rosett
Death of Halloween by Kim Sauke
Mighty Old Bones by Mary Saums
Murder Ole! by Corinne Holt Sawyer
Dance of the Scarecrows by Ray Sipherd
The Sterling Inheritance by Michael Siverling
Recipe for Murder by Janet Elaine Smith
Carbs and Cadavers by J.B. Stanley
In the Blink of an Eye, Halloween Party by Wendy Corsi Staub
Murder of a Royal Pain by Denise Swanson
Mourning Shift by Kathleen Taylor
Halloween Homicide by Lee Thayer
Inked Up by Terri Thayer
Charlie’s Web by L.L. Thrasher
Strange Brew by Kathy Hogan Trochek
Murder by the Slice by Livia J. Washburn
Five-Minute Halloween Mysteries by Ken Weber
The Scarecrow Murders by Mary Welk
Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
Killer Mousse by Melinda Wells
Ghoul of My Dreams by Richard F. West
All Hallow’s Eve by Charles Williams
Killer See, Killer Do by Jonathan Wolfe
All Hallow’s Evil by Valerie Wolzien

Short story mavens don’t worry: Here’s a list of Halloween Mystery Short Stories:
Trick and Treats, edited by Joe Gores & Bill Pronzini
Asking for the Moon (includes “Pascoe’s Ghost” and “Dalziel’s Ghost”) by Reginald Hill
Murder for Halloween by Cynthia Manson
The Haunted Hour, edited by Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough
Murder for Halloween: Tales of Suspense, edited by Michele Slung & Roland Hartman.
Mystery for Halloween (an anthology), edited by Donald Westlake
Boo!

Thank you Janet for this most impressive list!  Can anyone else think of any other thrillers set during Halloween? If so, I’d love to hear about them!  Also, if you do happen to read and review one of these books, I’d love to hear what you think about it!

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I’ve begun planning for the Halloween Fright Fest  feature I’ll be hosting in October. In my planning, I’ve come across a host of outstanding horror books that I can’t wait to get my hands on. I couldn’t pick one out of the bunch, so I’m going to spotlight them all!

The first is Wanted Undead or Alive: Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-Ass Enemies of Evil by Jonathan Maberry and  Janice Gable Bashman.  Here’s a summary:

These days you can’t swing an undead lycanthrope without hitting a Minion of Evil. They’re everywhere-TV, film, the basement-right behind you! It’s never been more important to know what you can do to keep them at bay. Garlic? silver bullets? holy water? torch-wielding mob?

From today’s foremost experts on nightmares-come-to-life, this indispensible guide identifies and describes mankind’s enemies-supernatural beasts, ghosts, vampires, serial killers, etc.-and unearths effective time-proven responses to each horrific threat.

• Separate fact from fiction, the deadly from the merely creepy.
• Learn when to stand your ground and when to run screaming for your life.
• Determine which monster-specific heroes to call and their likelihood of success.
• Consider your own potential as a Champion for Good, Conqueror of the Damned.

Whether we’re talking ancient vampire hunters or modern-day FBI profilers, it’s good to know someone’s got your back in the eternal struggle between Good and Evil. And this book, with over fifty illustrations, as well as commentary from luminaries like filmmaker John Carpenter, author Peter Straub, and the legendary Stan Lee, provides all the information and reassurance you need to sleep soundly at night. Just not too soundly.

 Sounds fantastic, right!?  I don’t have much longer to wait, Wanted Undead or Alive is scheduled for release by Citadel on Tuesday, August 31st.

The next one is Rot & Ruin, also by Jonathan Maberry.  I’m really excited about this one because it’s Maberry’s first YA book.  I was bummed that I didn’t get a copy at BEA.  Here’s a summary:

In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn’t want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human.

Oooh! Zombies!  Rot & Ruin is scheduled to be released by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing on October 5, just in time for Halloween!

So tthere you have it! The books I’m eagerly awaiting!  Which books are you desperate to get your hands on?

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I don’t know about you, but one of my favorite things about summer is ability to spend more time reading!  And what better way to celebrate summer than with a book giveaway!  Thanks the the wonderful people at Hachette Book Group, I have a wonderful set of books to give away!  The winner of this giveaway will receive:

Adam By Ted Dekker
The Island By Elin Hilderbrand
The Recessionistas By Alexandra Lebenthal
Rich Boy By Sharon Pomerantz
Backseat Saints By Joshilyn Jackson

To enter, please fill out the form below.  You must fill out the form in order to be entered, comments will not count as entries. Open to US/Canadian residents only. No PO Boxes.  The winner will be announced on Friday, July 16th. 

THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED

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