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Radiance by Alyson Noel Publisher: Square Fish (August 31st, 2010) Reading Level: Middle Grade Paperback: 192 pages Series: Radiance, book #1 Riley Bloom left her sister, Ever, in the world of the living and crossed the bridge into the afterlife—a place called Here, where time is always Now. Riley and her dog, Buttercup, have been reunited with her parents and are just settling into a nice, relaxing death when she's summoned before The Council. They let her in on a secret—the afterlife isn't just an eternity of leisure; Riley has to work. She's been assigned a job, Soul Catcher, and a teacher, Bodhi, a curious boy she can't quite figure out.

Riley, Bodhi, and Buttercup return to earth for her first assignment, a Radiant Boy who's been haunting a castle in England for centuries. Many Soul Catchers have tried to get him to cross the bridge and failed. But he's never met Riley…

Find out more about Alyson Noel Alyson Noel / Blog / Twitter / Facebook / Goodreads

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Mistwood by Leah Cypess Publisher: HarperCollins (April 27th, 2010) Reading Level: Young Adult Hardcover: 304 pages
The Shifter is an immortal creature bound by an ancient spell to protect the kings of Samorna. When the realm is peaceful, she retreats to the Mistwod.

But when she is needed she always comes.

Isabel remembers nothing. Nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have.

Prince Rokan needs Isabel to be his Shifter. He needs her ability to shift to animal form, to wind, to mist. He needs her lethal speed and superhuman strength. And he needs her loyalty--because without it, she may be his greatest threat.

Isabel knows that her prince is lying to her, but she can't help wanting to protect him from the dangers and intrigues of the court.. until a deadly truth shatters the bond between them.

Now Isabel faces a choice that threatens her loyalty, her heart.. and everything she thought she knew.

Find out more about Leah Cypess
Leah Cypess / Twitter / Facebook / Goodreads

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Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Indie Bound

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Prize:

• 1 winner will receive a SIGNED copy of Radiance by Alyson Noel, a Radiance and Dark Flame bookmark, and a SIGNED Mistwood bookmark.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US ONLY and ends October 17th.
• Once contacted the winner will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

*Reminder: If you are interested in the COMMENT CONTEST, remember to include your email address with your comment for an extra entry! Please read full entry rules here.

Last year we did a couple of these larger giveaways and we're doing the SAME thing this year too! Don't ya just LOVE all the author and book love we have going around for Halloween! Seriously guys, it's a fantastic time of the year and we couldn't think of anyone else we'd want to spend the Spookiest time of the year with that YOU! So, here's the next amazingly HUGE giveaway we have for you all and what you just might win. FIRST PLACE WINNER
Will receive 10 books + a swag pack!

Crash By: Lisa McMann
Temptation By: R.L. Stine
Ashes By: Ilsa J. Bick
Shadows By: Ilsa Bick
TEN By: Gretchen McNeil
Blink Once By: Cylin Busby
Fated By: Alyson Noel
Anew By: Chelsea Fine
Violins of Autumn By: Amy McAuley
A Whole Lot of Lucky By: Danette Haworth

SECOND PLACE WINNER
Will receive 8 books + a swag pack!

Blink Once By: Cylin Busby
The Unquiet By: Jeannine Garsee
Dead to You By: Lisa McMann
Fated by Alyson Noel
A Whole Lot of Lucky By: Danette Haworth
The Horse Road By: Troon Harrison
Smart Girls Get What They Want By: Sarah Strohmeyer
Never Fall Down By: Patricia McCormick

THIRD PLACE WINNER
Will receive 6 books + a swag pack!

Fury By: Elizabeth Miles
Things That Go Bump in the Night by Patrick Carman
A Whole Lot of Lucky By: Danette Haworth
All the Right Stuff By: Walter Dean Myers
Just Write By: Walter Dean Myers
The Book of Night By: Pearl North

NOTE: Some books are ARC's and some are finished copies in Hardback and Softback.

More AMAZING Prize Packs, right? We think they are pretty epic if we do say so myself! So, now it's time for everyone to get to entering.

• Each winner will receive one of the above prize packs depending on what place they have won.

• Please fill out the Rafflecopter form below to enter this giveaway.
• Name & Email Address must be provided. (Easy Entry, just click the form & it does it for you!)
• You must be at least 13 years old to enter.
• This giveaway is open to US residents only. SORRY! Postage is killing us this month. I hope you understand.
• Giveaway ends: November 14th, 2012 (12:01AM EST)

A HUGE THANK YOU to all the many publishers who have donated this month for our Haunted Halloween Event. Without you and the many authors and friends, this event would be nothing that it is today. Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU! Reminder: If you are interested in the COMMENT CONTEST, remember to include your email address with your comment for an extra entry! Please read full entry rules here.

St. Martin's has a great new promotion for Fated, book one in #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël's new Soul Seekers series.
When fans pre-order Fated in any format (print, e-book or audiobook) and submit their receipt, they will receive a pair of soul seeker inspired earrings–while supplies last. They look so cute!
Check out the rules by visiting http://stmartins.com/fatedpreorder St. Martin's be mailing out the earrings approx. 4-6 weeks after Fated goes on-sale (5/22).
If you want to read more about Fated, you can read an excerpt & a special bonus scene on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/soulseekersseries.

Fated by Alyson No ël Publisher: St. Martin's Press (May 22nd, 2012) Reading Level: Young Adult Hardcover: 308 pages Series: Soul Seekers #1 The first book in a magnificent new series about a girl who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead by #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël.

Lately strange things have been happening to Daire Santos. Animals follow her, crows mock her, and glowing people appear out of nowhere. Worried that Daire is having a nervous breakdown, her mother packs her off to stay in the dusty plains of Enchantment, New Mexico with a grandmother she’s never met.

There she crosses paths with Dace, a gorgeous guy with unearthly blue eyes who she’s encountered before… but only in her dreams. And she’ll get to know her grandmother—a woman who recognizes Daire’s bizarre episodes for what they are. A call to her true destiny as a Soul Seeker, one who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead. Her grandmother immediately begins teaching her to harness her powers—but it’s an art that must be mastered quickly. Because Dace’s brother is an evil shape-shifter who’s out to steal her powers. Now Daire must embrace her fate as a Soul Seeker and find out if Dace is one guy she’s meant to be with… or if he’s allied with the enemy she’s destined to destroy. I can't wait to read Fated and I'm already in love with the cover. Anyone else excited to check out this new series?

Have a spooky or creepy story stuck in your head waiting to get out? How about something scary or freaky that happened to you that you can't explain and you've just been waiting for the perfect opportunity to tell? Well, now is the time, this is your chance!

There will be 3 rounds of voting. Each new round begins on a Sunday and ends the following Friday.

Prizes:

• 4 winners

Entries:

• The scary stories can be fiction or nonfiction
• The story must have a title.
• Stories must be at least 300 words and not to exceed 600 words.
• Stories must be posted on your site/blog so people can vote.

*Note: The story will be voted on by others (not Lisa or myself) so the stories submitted must be on a blog where they can be read. If you do not have a blog, and have a friend who may let you post on theirs, that is fine. You may also use an alias but please make sure it matches the name you submit in the form below.

Rules:

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• The entry form must be filled out by Friday 10/8.
• One story entry per person.
• Stories must be posted on your blog by Friday 10/8.
• Contest is US ONLY and ends October 31st.
• Once contacted the winners will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address.

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Honorable Mention

Once you have posted your story on your blog, fill out this form.

* This is the same form found at A Life Bound By Books. Please only fill it out once. Thanks and good luck!

The Eternal Sea (Everlasting #2) by Angie Frazier (Scholastic Press 6/1/2011) Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari (Scholastic 6/1/2011) Stupid Fast by Geoff Herback (Sourcebooks Fire 6/1/2011)

The Vampire Stalker by Allison van Diepen (Point 6/1/2011) The Ivy: Secrets (The Ivy #2) by Lauren Kunze and Rina Onur (Greenwillow 6/1/2011) Forgiven (Faithful #2) by Janet Fox (Speak 6/2/2011)

He's So Not Worth It (He's So/She's So Trilogy #2) by Kieran Scott (Simon and Schuster 6/7/2011) The Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) by Sarah Mlynowski (HarperTeen 6/7/2011) Nyx in the House of Night (House of Night) by P.C. Cast and others (Smart Pop 6/7/2011)

Everlasting (The Immortals #6) by Alyson Noel (St. Martin's Griffin 6/7/2011) My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (6/7/2011) Chicks Kick Butt (Shifters) by Various Authors (Tor Books 6/7/2011)

Crush Control by Janenifer Jabaley (Razorbill 6/9/2011)

Possession (Possession #1) by Elana Johnson (Simon & Schuster 6/7/2011) Hereafter (Hereafter #1) by Tara Hudson (HarperCollins 6/7/2011) Forgotten by Cat Patrick (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 6/7/2011)

If you know of any other new releases for June 1st-13th feel free to add them in the comments so others will know about them!

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Posts and Giveaways

Giveaways will be marked with a * (L) = Lisa's blog at A Life Bound By Books
October 1st * Andrea Cremer and a giveaway for Nightshade. (ENDED) *(L) — Janenifer Archer and a giveaway for an ARC of Through Her Eyes. (ENDED)

October 2nd Amy Brecount White
*(L) — Wayne Josephson and a giveaway for Emma and the Vampires (ENDED)

October 3rd Andrew Jacobson * Book Feature- Alyson Noel & Leah Cypess and a giveaway for a signed copy of Radiance and bookmarks (ENDED) (L) — Tricia Rayburn
October 4th * Nancy Holder and a giveaway for a signed copy of Possessions and The Evil Within (ENDED) *(L) — Kathy Charles and a giveaway for John Belushi is Dead (ENDED)

October 5th * Shannon Delany and a giveaway for a signed copy of 13 to Life and swag (ENDED)
Julie Chibbaro
*(L) — Shaun David Hutchinson and a giveaway for a signed copy of The Deathday Letter and swag (ENDED)

October 6th
* Denise Jaden and a giveaway for a signed copy of Losing Faith (ENDED)
*(L) — Lee Nichols and a giveaway for a signed copy of Deception (ENDED)

October 7th
Jennifer Hubbard
@The_Omega_(Black Dagger Brotherhood)
*(L) — Sara Bennett Whealer and a giveaway for a signed copy of Rivals (ENDED)

October 8th
*Tammar Stein and a giveaway for a signed copy of Light Years (ENDED)
Emma Michaels
*(L) — Ty Roth and a giveaway for a signed copy of So Shelly (ENDED)

October 9th
*Elizabeth Rudnick and a giveaway for a signed copy of Tweet Heart and a water bottle (ENDED)
Linda Joy Singleton
*(L) — Leah Clifford and a giveaway for a $20 gift card (ENDED)

October 10th
Adult Giveaway post - 2 winners get 5 books each (ENDED)
*(L) — @Wrath_BDB (Black Dagger Brotherhood)

October 11th
*Kimberly Derting and a giveaway for a swag pack from The Body Finder (ENDED)
Desires of the Dead Prologue
*(L) — Kelly Keaton and a giveaway for an ARC of Darkness Becomes Her (ENDED)

October 12th
@Vishous_BDB (Black Dagger Brotherhood)
(L) Amanda Hocking
*(L) — Sean Ferrell and a giveaway for a signed copy of Numb (ENDED)

October 13th
*Joy Preble and a giveaway for a signed copy of Dreaming Anastasia and swag (ENDED)
*Jordan Deen and a giveaway for a signed ARC of The Crescent and swag (ENDED)
(L) Beth Revis

October 14th
* YA Giveaway post — 2 winners get 12 books each (ENDED)
*(L) — Gwen Hayes and a giveaway for a $10 gift card (ENDED)

October 15th
Alyxandra Harvey
*Judith Graves and a giveaway for Under My Skin swag (ENDED)
*(L) — Janenifer DeLucy and a giveaway for a signed copy of Seers of Light & Whisper of Light (ENDED)

October 16th
* Melinda Metz & Laura Burns and a giveaway for Crave -2 winners (ENDED)
@Tohrment_BDB (Black Dagger Brotherhood)

October 17th
* Jeff W. Crawford and a giveaway for a copy of Dreamshaper (ENDED)
*(L) — Christine Johnson and a giveaway for Claire de Lune swag (ENDED)
October 18th
* Holly Cupala
(L) — Brenda Yovanoff
*(L) — Book Feature — Lauren Oliver and a giveaway for swag (ENDED)

October 19th
Anastasia Hopcus
* Book Feature — Kelley Armstrong and a giveaway for a signed copy of Industrial Magic & Personal Demon (ENDED)
*(L) — Lish McBride and a giveaway for an ARC of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (ENDED)

October 20th
* Brenda Pandos and a giveaway for a signed copy of The Emerald Talisman & bookmarks (ENDED)
* (L) — Lesley Livingston and a giveaway for a signed copy of Wondrous Strange (ENDED)

October 21st
Jennifer Murgia
* (L) — Rebecca Maizel and a giveaway for a signed copy of Infinite Days & swag (ENDED)

October 22nd
* Adele Griffin and a giveaway for a signed copy of The Julian Game & a Picture the Dead t-shirt (ENDED)
Jocelyn Davies

October 23rd
* Kate Kaynak and a giveaway for a signed copy of Minder (ENDED)
* (L) — Jeri Smith-Ready and a giveaway for a signed copy of Shade (ENDED)

October 24th
* Michelle Zink and a giveaway for a signed copy of Prophecy & Guardian, plus a CD (ENDED)
* (L) — @Rehvenge_BDB (Black Dagger Brotherhood)

October 25th
Marley Gibson
Jessica Souders
* (L) — Beth Fantaskey and a giveaway for a signed copy of Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (ENDED)

October 26th
* Daniel Waters and a giveaway for a signed copy of Passing Strange (ENDED)
* Ghost and the Goth Character Interview and a giveaway for a signed copy of Ghost and the Goth (ENDED)

October 27th
* Lauren Hammond and a giveaway for a Love Sucks ebook (ENDED)
Black Dagger Brotherhood Interview- Role Play Group — Part 1

October 28th
Black Dagger Brotherhood Interview- Role Play Group — Part 2
(L) — Cyn Balog

October 29th
* Lisa Desrochers and a giveaway for a signed copy of Personal Demons and swag (Ends 11/12 — US only)
* Black Dagger Brotherhood Interview- Role Play Group — Part 3 and a giveaway for the first 6 books- Box Set (Ends 11/15 — International)
* (L) — Claudia Gray and a giveaway for 4 signed Evernight books (Ends 11/12 — International)

October 30th
* Sarah Ockler and a giveaway for a signed copy of Fixing Delilah or Twenty Boy Summer (Ends 11/13 — US only)
* Simone Elkeles and a giveaway for a signed copy of Perfect Chemistry (Ends 11/13 — US only)
(L) — Lisa Cach

October 31st
* Kristie Cook and a giveaway for a signed copy of Purpose and swag (Ends 11/14 — US only)

How about the first HUGE Young Adult BLOW OUT Giveaway?!?!? Yep, we thought it was time for one, don't you? I mean, were not really giving much away throughout October. Yeah, RIGHT! Lisa and I had a bunch of books donated and then some extras of our own that could use a good home. There will be 3 winners, and TONS of amazing books in each of the prize packs. LOTS of swag too! So, lets see just what you have a chance to win, shall we? FIRST PLACE WINNER
Will receive 10 books + a swag pack!
Carnival of Souls By: Melissa Marr (ARC)
Breathe By: Sarah Crossan
Blink Once By: Cylin Busby
Cryer's Cross By: Lisa McMann
Shadows by Ilsa Bick
TEN by Gretchen McNeil
Fated by Alyson Noel
Violins of Autumn By: Amy McAuley
A Whole Lot of Lucky By: Danette Haworth
The Sweetest Spell By: Suzanne Selfors
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Will receive 8 books + a swag pack!
A Beautiful Evil By: Kelly Keaton
Blink Once By: Cylin Busby
The Unquiet By: Jeannine Garsee
Destiny By: Gillian Shields
Violins of Autumn By: Amy McAuley
A Whole Lot of Lucky By: Danette Haworth
The Sweetest Spell By: Suzanne Selfors
The Horse Road By: Troon Harrison

THIRD PLACE WINNER
Will receive 6 books + a swag pack!
Blink Once By: Cylin Busby
The Death Catchers By: Janenifer Anne Kogler
The Prince of Mist By: Carlos Ruiz ZafÛn, Lucia Graves
Violins of Autumn By: Amy McAuley
A Whole Lot of Lucky By: Danette Haworth
The Sweetest Spell By: Suzanne Selfors

NOTE: The titles we're giving away will be a mixture of ARC's and finished copies — Hardbacks & Paperbacks.

Those are some serious Prize Packs, right? I think they are pretty amazing if I do say so myself! So, now it's time for everyone to get to entering.

• Each winner will receive one of the above prize packs depending on what place they have won.

• Please fill out the Rafflecopter form below to enter this giveaway.
• Name & Email Address must be provided. (Easy Entry, just click the form & it does it for you!)
• You must be at least 13 years old to enter.
• This giveaway is open to US residents only. SORRY! Postage is killing us this month. I hope you understand.
• Giveaway ends: November 7th, 2012 (12:01AM EST)

A HUGE THANK YOU to all the many publishers who have donated this month for our Haunted Halloween Event. Without you and the many authors and friends, this event would be nothing that it is today. Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU!
Reminder: If you are interested in the COMMENT CONTEST, remember to include your email address with your comment for an extra entry! Please read full entry rules here.

1. The Crescent involves Lacey who is brought into a world of werewolves. Where did your interest in werewolves originate?
Hey Jessica! Thank you so much for hosting the Crossroads Tour authors! We are so thankful to be with you!

I’ve had an obsession with all things paranormal since I was young. Ghosts especially, however, werewolves became part of my world because of my dog. When he hit two, he suddenly morphed into this obscenely huge beast that was more horse than dog. So, when he became seriously overprotective, the idea just continued to go and go and go until Bisquit (my german shepherd) became a werewolf. Go figure. Odd, I know. But that is how my mind works.
2. Are there any authors you would love to work with someday?
There are so many that I’d love to work with. I love to organize a compilation book with several authors. Shannon Delany, Janenifer Murgia, Judith Graves, Karen Kincy, Lisa McMann, and Alyson Noel.
3. What is your favorite paranormal creature? Are there any creatures you would never write about?
My favourite paranormal is by far shifters. They are so versatile. You can do so many things with them. I mean, look at the series True Blood. The different characters on there really bring different levels to the story.
I won’t say that I’ll never write anything. The one thing I never thought I’d write was zombies, however, I have a short story that is on option right now with a publisher. So, never say never!
4. Do you have any other books or projects you can tell us about? What can we expect from Benches?
There have been lots of people talking about Benches on this tour! Come on Agents! Sign me! I swear a publisher will pick it up! J Okay, Benches is unlike anything I’ve ever written or read. It is a two person point of view novel that follows Danny, a boy that is fighting his demons and anyone else that gets in his way. He drinks to try to forget everything he has done and everything he hasn’t. The other point of view, Lauren, is running from everything, just like Danny is. Her father might be a cheater and her mother might be an arsonist, and she is stuck in the middle—determined not to get sucked into the firestorm of a life that they’ve dragged her into.
The novel is about the two of them, Danny fighting to be everything Lauren wants, and Lauren not to see him as anything she wants. It’s such a strong, heartbreaking, life changing story. I can’t wait to share it with everyone!

5. Can you tell us a little about the next book in The Crescent series, Half Moon?

Brandon and failing miserably. Magic, mystery, and some unexpected twists will leave her confused, but stronger, than she ever thought she’d be.

The Crescent by Jordan Deen Publisher: Black Rose Writing Reading Level: Young Adult Paperback: 187 pages Series: The Crescent, book #1 Becoming a werewolf is not an option for seventeen-year-old Lacey Quinn, but death can be a strong motivator. Lacey is so focused on her future that everyday life has passed her by. Counting down the days to her eighteenth birthday, Lacey is almost home free. But when she falls for the mysterious Alex Morris, she lands in the middle of an ancient war between two enemy wolf packs. Tempting dreams, tantalizing lies and a dangerous love triangle ensues leaving Lacey heartbroken and confused. Lacey's fate rests in the hands of Alex and Brandon, but both are pulling her strings for their own agendas. Even as she slips further into the dark world of werewolves, Lacey struggles to find the truth and save the only family she's ever know.

Find Jordan Deen Jordan Deen / Blog / Goodreads / Twitter

Purchase The Crescent Amazon / Barnes & Noble / The Book Depository

The Immortals: Everlasting (The Immortals #6) by Alyson Noel (Macmillian Children's Books 7/1/2011) Fins Are Forever (Fins #2) by Tara Lynn Childs (Katherine Tegen Books 7/1/2011) Settling (Solid #2) by Shelley Workinger (CreateSpace 7/4/2011)

Original Sin (Personal Demons #2) by Lisa Desrochers (Tor Teen 7/5/2011) Twisted (Pretty Little Liars #9) by Sara Shepard (HarperTeen 7/5/2011) Sirensong (Faeriewalkers #3) by Janena Black (St. Martin's Griffin 7/5/2011)

Paradise by Jill S. Alexander (Feiwel & Friends 7/5/2011) Falling For Hamlet by Michelle Ray (Poppy 7/5/2011) Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic Press 7/12/2011)

Sass & Serendipity by Janenifer Ziegler (Delacorte Books for Young Readers 7/12/2011) Dragon's Oath (House of Night Novellas #1) by P.C. & Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Press 7/12/2011) Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore (Delacorte Books for Young Readers 7/12/2011)

Starstruck by Cyn Balog (Delacorte Books for Young Readers 7/12/2011) Sometimes it Happens by Lauren Barnholdt (Simon Pulse 7/12/2011) Undercurrent (Siren Trilogy #2) by Tricia Rayburn (EgmontUSA 7/12/2011)

Lost Voices (Lost Voices #1) by Sarah Porter (Harcourt Children's Books 7/4/2011) Luminous by Dawn Metcalf (Dutton Children's Books 7/7/2011) Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris (Delacorte Press 7/12/2011)
If you know of any other new releases for July 1st-13th feel free to add them in the comments so others will know about them!