WORST JOB EVER CONTEST!
 New
Contest - and this one you have to 'work' for...
One of my favorite
writers, Elaine Viets, has just come out with the latest entry in her Dead End
Job series - CLUBBED TO DEATH. Poor Helen Hawthorne goes from one dead end
job to another, and this time out she's doing customer service at a country
club. Being abused by the customers is bad enough, but when one of the
staff is murdered, that's taking things a little too far!
If you would like to
win a signed copy of CLUBBED TO DEATH, drop me a note and tell me about the
worst job you ever had. Check out the rules and good luck - and may the
worst job win!
CLUBBED TO DEATH by Elaine Viets
The national bestselling author
who turns “minimum wage into maximum hilarity” (Nancy Martin, author of
Murder Melts in Your Mouth) reveals the lifestyles of the rich and murdered…
Helen Hawthorne’s latest dead-end job is in a country club’s complaint
department, dealing with the gripes of the rich and spoiled. Then Rob, her
deadbeat ex-husband, sails back into her life aboard the yacht of his new lady,
Marcella—known as the Black Widow for her string of dead spouses. The next day
Rob’s reported missing. If the Black Widow has such a murderous reputation, then
why is Helen led from the club in handcuffs?
When Marcella helps Helen get released, the two form an uneasy alliance to find
out what really happened. Helen’s barely begun digging when a club patron is
discovered beaten to death with a golf club —his membership permanently expired.
Someone got more than a little teed off and it’s up to Helen to get to the
truth—without getting clubbed herself…
THE RULES:
To
enter,
CLICK HERE or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "WORST
JOB" as the
subject. You must include your snail mail address in your email. All entries
must be received by May 30, 2008. One (1) entry will be selected as the
WORST JOB from
all qualified entries and notified via email. The winner will receive
a free signed copy of CLUBBED TO DEATH by Elaine Viets,
courtesy of NAL/Penguin Books.
The book will be sent directly from the publisher.
This contest is open to all adults
over 18 years of age in the US or Canada.
One entry per email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or
sold to anyone. All entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and
mailing addresses, will be purged after winner is notified.
THE HOST
by Stephenie Meyer
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away.
The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human
hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.
Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has
been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human:
the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty
Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish
possession of her mind.
Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts
with visions of the man Melanie loves-Jared, a human who still lives in hiding.
Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man
she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies,
they set off to search for the man they both love.
Featuring what may be the first love
triangle involving only two bodies, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable
novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling
writers of our time.
Visit the author's website:
Stephenie Meyer
THE RULES:
To
enter,
CLICK HERE
or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "THE HOST" as
the subject. You must
include your snail mail address in your email.
All entries must be received by May 30, 2008. Five (5) names will be
drawn from all qualified entries and notified via email. Each name drawn
will receive a free copy of THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer,
courtesy of the
Hachette Book Group.
All books will be sent directly from the publisher. This contest is open to all
adults over 18 years of age who reside only in the United States or Canada
except Quebec. One entry per
email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or sold to anyone. All
entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and mailing addresses, will be
purged after winners are
notified.
 JUDGMENT
DAY
by Sheldon Siegel
As husband and wife, Mike Daley and
Rosie Fernandez couldn’t make it work. But as partners in one of San Francisco’s
most tenacious law firms, Daley and Fernandez make one hell of a team.
Judgment Day finds the ex-spouses
tackling their most difficult case yet. Called in at the last minute to try to
stop the execution of Nathan Fineman, a former mob lawyer convicted of murdering
three people in the back room of Chinatown’s notorious Golden Dragon Restaurant,
Mike and Rosie must race the clock in a desperate attempt to prove their
client’s innocence. With only ten days to go and a wealth of forensic evidence
pointing overwhelmingly to Fineman’s guilt, their task seems impossible.
Complicating matters, Mike must battle his own personal demons when the
reputation of his dead father — a San Francisco cop who was one of the first
officers at the scene the night of the murders — is called into question.
And as the plot hurtles toward its
stunning denouement, judgment day is fast approaching not only for Nate Fineman,
but for Mike’s father and the law firm of Daley and Fernandez as well.
Visit the author's website:
Sheldon Siegel
THE RULES:
T o
enter,
CLICK HERE or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "JUDGMENT
DAY" as the
subject. You must include your snail mail address in your email. All entries
must be received by May 30, 2008. Ten (10) names will be drawn from
all qualified entries and notified via email. Each name drawn will receive
a free copy of JUDGMENT DAY
by Sheldon Siegel,
courtesy of Macadam/Cage Publishing.
All books will be sent directly from the publisher. This contest is open to all adults
over 18 years of age in the US or Canada.
One entry per email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or
sold to anyone. All entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and
mailing addresses, will be purged after winners are notified.
 CHILD
44
by Tom Rob Smith
It is a society that
is, officially, a haven for its citizens. Superior to the decadent West, the
Soviet Union under Stalin strives to be a paradise for its workers, providing
for all their needs: education, health care, and security. In exchange, all that
is required is their hard work, and their loyalty to and faith in the Soviet
State. Leo Demidov knows this better than most. A rising, prominent officer in
the state security force, he is a former war hero whose only ambition is to
serve his country. To defend this workers’ paradise, and to guarantee a secure
life for his parents and his wife, Raisa, Leo has spent his career suppressing
ideological crimes against the state—crimes of thought, of disloyalty, and of
counterrevolution.
But then the impossible happens. A serial killer is on the loose inside the
workers’ paradise. At the same time, Leo finds himself demoted and denounced by
his enemies, and all but sentenced to death. To save his life and the lives of
his family, he must confront the vast resources and reach of the security
forces—to stop a criminal that the state won’t even admit exists.
THE RULES:
To
enter,
CLICK HERE
or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "CHILD 44" as
the subject. You must
include your snail mail address in your email.
All entries must be received by May 30, 2008. Five (5) names will be
drawn from all qualified entries and notified via email. Each name drawn
will receive a free copy of CHILD 44 by Tom Rob Smith,
courtesy of the
Hachette Book Group.
All books will be sent directly from the publisher. This contest is open to all
adults over 18 years of age who reside only in the United States or Canada
except Quebec. One entry per
email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or sold to anyone. All
entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and mailing addresses, will be
purged after winners are
notified.
 QUIVER
by Peter Leonard
One of the most riveting and powerful
new voices in crime fiction, Peter Leonard delivers a razor-sharp debut
thriller.
Kate McCall’s husband has been killed
by her son, Luke, in a tragic bow-hunting accident. While Kate struggles with
her son’s surly guilt, her first love, Jack, an ex-con, reappears, along with a
crew of his former “colleagues.” While Jack must convince his partners in crime
that he really did lose the heist money, his appearance sets into motion a
series of events culminating in a life-and-death confrontation with a gang of
killers.
Leonard displays remarkable maturity
for a first-time novelist in both the plotting of the story and the language of
his protagonists. The twists and turns of a love affair, an unrequited crush,
and a kidnapping/extortion plot complement a tightly drawn, intimate cast of
memorably quick and dim-witted characters.
Quiver marks the breakthrough of a
new force in thriller writing---an explosive and unforgettable debut.
Peter Leonard is the son of legendary crime writer Elmore Leonard
THE RULES:
To
enter,
CLICK HERE
or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "QUIVER" as
the subject.
You must include your snail mail address in your email. All entries
must be received by May 30, 2008. Five (5) names will be drawn from
all qualified entries and notified via email. Each name drawn will receive
a free copy of QUIVER
by Peter Leonard,
courtesy of St. Martin's Press.
All books will be sent directly from the publisher. This contest is open to all
adults over 18 years of age who reside in the United States or Canada only. One entry per
email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or sold to anyone.
All entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and mailing addresses, will be
purged after winners are
notified.
 MAHU
FIRE
by Neil Plakcy
MAHU FIRE, the third mystery novel
from Lambda Award finalist Neil Plakcy, begins as Honolulu homicide detective
Kimo Kanapa’aka attends a local charity event in support of gay marriage. When a
bomb disrupts the gala, Kimo, his family and friends are thrust into a deadly
contest between the forces of good and evil.
A wave of religious fundamentalism
sweeps through Oahu, at the same time as violence against gay and lesbian-owned
businesses is on the rise. Coincidence? Kimo doesn’t think so. Working with
hunky fire inspector Mike Riccardi – day and night – Kimo digs through the ashes
to discover a motive for the attacks, as well as who is behind them.
MAHU FIRE showcases a handsome, sexy
hero who struggles to overcome personal troubles and makes private sacrifices
for the public good. Throw in an exotic tropical locale, plenty of aloha spirit
and a dash of surf culture, as well as a slam-bang ending that puts Kimo and the
people he cares about in danger, and you’ve got the makings of mystery
Publishers Weekly calls “Engrossing… a sharp whodunit.”
Visit the author's website: Neil Plakcy
THE RULES:
To
enter,
CLICK HERE or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "MAHU
FIRE" as the
subject. You must include your snail mail address in your email. All entries
must be received by May 30, 2008. Five (5) names will be drawn from
all qualified entries and notified via email. Each name drawn will receive
a free signed copy of
MAHU FIRE
by Neil Plakcy,
courtesy of the author.
All books will be sent directly from the author. This contest is open to all
adults over 18 years of age who reside in the United States or Canada only. One entry per
email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or sold to anyone.
All entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and mailing addresses, will be
purged after winners are
notified.
 BABY
SHARK'S HIGH PLAINS REDEMPTION
by Robert Fate
When Kristin Van Dijk aka Baby Shark
and Otis Millett are hired to deliver the ransom for redheaded Savannah Smike,
the mysterious piano-playing girlfriend of an Oklahoma bootlegger, they find
themselves involved in more trouble than they bargained for. It is kill or be
killed from day one.
Who wants Savannah so badly they are
willing to murder anyone who gets in the way?
That is the mystery Kristin and Otis confront in what becomes a no-holds-barred
struggle between two feuding outlaw clans.
The action-crime-adventure is
quintessential Baby Shark. It careens across two states, leaving a trail of
blood and destruction from the tough side of Fort Worth through the southern
Ozarks of Oklahoma to the lonesome high plains of the Texas panhandle.
Visit the author's website:
Robert Fate
THE RULES:
To
enter,
CLICK HERE or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "BABY
SHARK'S HIGH PLAINS REDEMPTION" as the
subject. You must include your snail mail address in your email. All entries
must be received by May 30, 2008. Ten (10) names will be drawn from
all qualified entries and notified via email. Each name drawn will receive
a free signed copy of BABY SHARK'S HIGH PLAINS REDEMPTION
by Robert Fate,
courtesy of the author.
All books will be sent directly from the author.
This contest is open to all adults
over 18 years of age anywhere in the world.
One entry per email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or
sold to anyone. All entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and
mailing addresses, will be purged after winners are notified.
 A
GUITAR AND A PEN:
Stories by Country Music's Greatest Songwriters, Edited by
Robert Hicks
Nothing tells a story better than the
story-songs of country music. A GUITAR AND A PEN presents, for the first time,
the literary work of some of the best storytellers in the world: the songwriters
who cut and polish tales down to sparkling three-minute gems. A blend of fiction
and nonfiction, humor, and poignancy, these tales range from Kris
Kristofferson's charming tale of how an explicit natural rock formation causes
chaos in a small farming town, to the true story of Bluegrass founder Bill
Monroe's first visit to the White House as told by Hazel Smith, to Charlie
Daniels' character-driven fable of money and unhappiness, to Gary Nicholson's
riveting tale of an albino African American singer/songwriter who inspired him
to be a musician.
A celebration of music and
storytelling, other contributors include Hal Ketchum, Janis Ian, Mark D.
Sanders, Tom T. Hall, Marshall Chapman, and Robert Hicks, among many other
notable
Nashville
luminaries.
THE RULES:
To
enter,
CLICK HERE
or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "GUITAR AND A PEN" as
the subject. You must
include your snail mail address in your email.
All entries must be received by May 30, 2008. Five (5) names will be
drawn from all qualified entries and notified via email. Each name drawn
will receive a free copy of A GUITAR AND A PEN: Stories by Country Music's
Greatest Songwriters, Edited by Robert Hicks,
courtesy of the
Hachette Book Group.
All books will be sent directly from the publisher. This contest is open to all
adults over 18 years of age who reside only in the United States or Canada
except Quebec. One entry per
email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or sold to anyone. All
entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and mailing addresses, will be
purged after winners are
notified.
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