West Of Mars — Win A Book!

James Patterson and Maxine Paetro have teamed up to bring you another great story — and one of three audio copies can be yours (if you’re a Usual Rules profilee).

Luanne at A Bookworm’s World has got the goods. And really, I don’t know what else I can say (neither does she!) ’cause Patterson’s everywhere. He can be in your hands, assuming you like audio books.

Entry deadline is the way-off-seeming June 30.

And our final audiobook give from Teddy Rose at So Many Precious Books, So Little Time! It’s up to three copies of War, written by Sebastian Junger.

This sounds like a serious book. Check it out carefully; the realities of war aren’t for everyone. (like me!)

There are bonus entries, but this is a Usual Rules give. Enter by June 11.

I know a lot of you went to BEA. Maybe you heard Scott Turow speak. Maybe you share my impressions, made from reports, admittedly. Biased reports.

Anyway, none of that has anything to do with his latest book, Innocent (unless you’ve decided you hate the guy and want nothing to do with his books. Which is valid.). I hear it’s a best-seller, although that was a claim made by someone tooting Turow’s horn. I don’t look at best-seller lists, generally, so I don’t know.

Back to the book! Teddy Rose at So Many Precious Books, So Little Time has up to three AUDIO copies of Innocent to share with Usual Rules friends. There are bonus entries.

Deadline for this one gives you a bit more breathing room: it’s June 11.

Hey, you audio lovers! Here we go with another audio blitz for you!

First is up to three copies of James Patterson and Maxine Paetro’s The 9th Judgement. Teddy Rose at So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is our hostess.

As usually happens with audio gives, this is a Usual Rules give. There are bonus entries if you fit the profile, though.

The deadline’s soon, so don’t dawdle. Enter by June 4, which is really too darn soon for my liking. With June comes summer vacation! (and reading by the pool, so maybe I ought to quit complaining)

Calling all you with a shoe fetish! This is a post you won’t want to miss.

And if you don’t have a shoe fetish? Well, if you’re into history, or cool stories, or anything even remotely vaguely interesting (although this post is FAR from remote and vague)… it doesn’t matter. Head over to Historical Tapestry, where author Deborah Swift has stopped in with a guest post about shoes.

It’s fitting because Ms. Swift’s new book is called The Lady’s Slipper. It looks really really good, too.

If you’re in the UK, you luck out because there’s a give for THREE copies of The Lady’s Slipper going on and yep, it’s a UK-only give! (Believe it or not, I do get a kick out of the non-US gives. We get so many, it’s nice to see other areas of the world being given their due!)

Only one entry per person, and the deadline’s June 11.

Once again, this is UK ONLY!!

Believe it or not, I do like it when you guys send in more than one link. More than two in one e-mail makes me throw dirty looks at the screen, but my dirty looks are pretty harmless. My screen can take them!

Crystal at My Reading Room was kind enough to send two links in her first e-mail to me. I just posted the first link, so here’s the skinny on the second:

She’s got one copy of Steve Martini’s The Rule of Nine to give away. This seems to be an international give, as the book is coming direct from Crystal, but if you’re out of the US/Canada area, please be polite and give her the heads up. There are some bonus entries and a chance to talk about … what else? BOOKS.

Books rule the earth.

Enter by June 3.

Here’s another new friend to welcome to Win a Book! (I hear our name is being added to lots of loops for sources for self-promotion. Which is awesome. I hope people do more than just send me links, but read what else we’re posting, as well!)

Wait. That was preaching to the choir, wasn’t it? If you’re reading this, you’re reading the blog.

Back to our latest new friend. It’s My Reading Room, which is penned by the lovely Crystal — who has one copy of The Last Christian, written by David Gregory. Despite having written some non-fiction, The Last Christian is a futuristic thriller. Check it out; thrillers are hot right now.

This is a US/Canada only contest, and there are bonus entries. The deadline is June 4, which is sooner than you may think.

From our friends at Seductive Musings:

Author Shannon McKenna is a guest at Seductive Musings to celebrate the highly anticipated release of her newest Brava romantic suspense…Kevin McCloud’s story in FADE TO MIDNIGHT, the brother that everyone thought was dead.

Join us and get a peek at an exclusive excerpt and a chance to win FADE TO MIDNIGHT. Open to US & international addresses. Ends 5/29 with many ways to earn extra entries.

Jill Mansell is proving she’s cool once again, coming out from behind her books and penning a guest blog post for Booking Mama. She’s talking about what inspires her, a question we authors hate but we fellow writers and readers love! (seriously)

If that’s not cool enough (and it should be!), two copies of Rumor Has It are up for grabs in a US/Canada only give. The deadline is June 9 and yep, there’s a question you’ve got to answer. A very deep and probing one, in fact.

Have fun.

From my stat counter, you guys have been counting down until when I’d start posting today.

I’m waiting for me to get going, too. It’s been a busy day so far and now I’m distracted.

So let’s turn our attention over to Booking Mama. She’s busy over there today! She’s got two copies of Deborah Wiles’ Countdown to share.

Apparently, this is the first book in a series. I hadn’t known that before, and I’ve seen this book making the rounds. So there ya go. First book in a series for tweens.

Now the bad stuff… this is a US-only contest. The deadline is June 8, but the entry rules ought to soften the blow. They’re easy!