This is the giveaway/prize promotion page for all the prizes being given away for readathon participants. We have some amazing book prizes donated by some very generous authors, the incomparable Sinister Grin Press, and myself! At the end of this post, you will find details regarding how the prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the readathon. You will also find the form to fill out if you're interested in winning a prize.
Note: The fine authors of the books donated would greatly appreciate a review, if you win, on your blog and/or social media and/or on Goodreads, Amazon. Thank you!
WINNER - KRISTIN
A choice of paperbacks from author Robert Stephen Parry (his books are so good! Not horror, but excellent historical fiction writing). One paperback - One Winner (International)
Robert Stephen Parry is a UK writer of historical fiction, bringing you stories from a wide range of time periods, from Tudor & Elizabethan, through 18th-century Georgian, right up to the era of Victorian England and the Belle Époque. Well researched and vivid historical settings combine with unusual elements of mystery, romance and magical realism.
His website:
https://www.robertstephenparry.com
And blog posts on a wide range of topics can be found at:
https://robertstephenparry.com/endymion/
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WINNERS - CHRISTINA, KRISTIN
Two winners - Kindle or PDF - International
Two winners will receive
Breathe. Breathe., a mixed fiction collection of dark poetry and short stories, recently published by author Erin Al-Mehairi, garnering a Top 2 spot on Amazon's Best Selling Hot New Releases chart in women's poetry and a Top 20 in horror short stories, both places in which she is still trending. This one has deep soul and courage.
Breathe. Breathe. is a collection of dark poetry and short fiction that explores the deepest parts of the soul. It’s a representation of how life can break us apart and words can heal us. Deep, dark emotions are purged onto the pages awaiting you, urging you to get lost at sea and in the deep, dark woods of your mind. There is a fine line between breathing and death.
In Act One, readers are presented with a serial killer in Victorian London, a Lighthouse Keeper with an eerie legacy, a murderous spouse that seems to have walked right out of a mystery novel, and a treacherous Japanese lady who wants to stay immortal. The heightened fears in the twilight of our minds seep into the blackest of our nights, where we have to breathe in rhythm to stay alive.
In Act Two, the poetry turns more internal and pierces through the wall of denial and pain, bringing visceral emotions to the surface unleashing traumas such as domestic abuse, violence, and illness.
In the short stories, you’ll meet residents of Valhalla Lane whose lives are on a parallel track to collision, a man who is driven mad by the sound of a woodpecker, a teenage girl who wakes up on the beach and can’t find another soul in sight, a woman caught in a time shift pitting her up against the Egyptian goddess Anuket, and a little girl whose whole world changes when her favorite crayon color is discontinued.
Throughout the collection of dark poetry and fiction, readers will be haunted by themes of oppression, isolation, revenge, and madness told through folklore, nightmares, and often times raw, impulsive emotion.
With a foreword by the Bram Stoker Nominated author Brian Kirk, Breathe. Breathe. will at times unsettle you, at times embrace you. Erin Sweet Al-Mehairi, a veteran writer and editor of the written word, offers up a mixed set of pieces, identifying her as a strong, new voice in dark fiction that will tear out your heart, but then remind you to breathe.
Available now on
Amazon in paperback and for kindle, Kobo, and more to come.
From Sinister Grin Press...
WINNERS - JULIANE, BARBARA, STEVEN, CHRISTINA, DARLENE
One Two Three Four Five winners - International
Winner's choice of any Kindle ebook* title from
Sinister Grin Press on
Amazon.
Visit this link to check out their titles. Books I've read and loved in their catalog...
Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz,
We Are Always Watching by Hunter Shea,
Mayan Blue by Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason,
Chasing Ghosts by Glenn Rolfe. (Titles on offer are predominantly horror, but there are some fantasy and scifi titles as well)
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WINNERS - DARLENE, MALLORY
Two eBooks - Two winners (International)
An eBook of the winners choice from horror author, Hunter Shea. Any title from his catalog (excluding those from Kensington Books publisher).
Check out titles available here.
Hunter Shea is the product of a misspent childhood watching scary movies, reading forbidden books and wishing Bigfoot would walk past his house. He doesn’t just write about the paranormal – he actively seeks out the things that scare the hell out of people and experiences them for himself. Hunter’s novels can even be found on display at the International Cryptozoology Museum. His video podcast,
Monster Men, is one of the most watched horror podcasts in the world. He’s a bestselling author of over 13 (lucky number!) books, all of them written with the express desire to quicken heartbeats and make spines tingle. Living with his wonderful family and two cats, he’s happy to be close enough to New York City to gobble down Gray’s Papaya hotdogs when the craving hits.
To really get to know of the monster behind the man, join the
Dark Hunter Newsletter and revel in the terror!
WINNERS - LAURIE, BARBARA
One Two eBook copies of Land of Bones by Glenn Rolfe - Two Winners (International)
Demon lights, granted wishes, strange things, and brutal love at the Lucky Lounge Motel. A haunted sister, desperate parents, a little human touch, and the end of the world…
These are the stories whispered among dead leaves, the script etched bare for all to see. When the chills sink deep and your heart begins to pound…are you alone?
Welcome to Glenn Rolfe’s LAND OF BONES
14 tales of the strange and macabre
Glenn Rolfe is an author/singer/songwriter from the haunted woods of New England. He has studied Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University, and continues his education in the world of horror by devouring the novels of Stephen King, Ronald Malfi, Jack Ketchum, and many others. He and his wife, Meghan, have three children, Ruby, Ramona, and Axl. He is grateful to be loved despite his weirdness.
He is the author of Becoming, Blood and Rain, The Haunted Halls, Chasing Ghosts, Abram's Bridge, Things We Fear, and the collections, Out of Range, Slush. and Land of Bones.
He is hard at work on many more. Stay tuned!
https://www.glennrolfe.com
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WINNER - ELYSE (Donation to The Trevor Project)
PRIZE FROM YOUR HOST
(One winner)
I will make a $15 donation to the winner's choice of a human rights organization, such as the ACLU, Boys and Girls Club, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Amnesty International, It Gets Better, Planned Parenthood, or another human rights organization of your choice, perhaps your local chapter or a local organization. This giveaway is open internationally.
Giveaway Details
This is a readathon participant only giveaway. To be eligible, you must have signed up, participated and added a link to the official readathon wrap-up post
(I will give everyone until Friday, May 4th at 11:59 pm CDT to complete their wrap-ups) AND filled out the Google form below to show your interest in winning. We have a total of
13 prizes. This means there will be
13 winners. I will award prizes on a
first come, first served basis. I will draw the 13 winners with random.org and email all 13 at the same time. The first person who emails me back with their choice gets that prize. I will mark off the prizes as they are taken. Winners will be chosen after the wrap-up post deadline (see above).
Good luck!
