Christmas Blogfest... Dozens of Opportunities to Win

Celebrate the holidays with Long and Short Reviews -- and fill your stockings with books and other gifts!

From 12/17/12 - 12/21/12 dozens of authors in all genres will be blogging and you can win!

Every post will be offering a goodie... all you have to do is leave a comment.  One comment will be chosen at random at every blog to win -- it might be you!

Our own Jacqueline Horsfall is one of the exciting lineup of bloggers, and she'll be offering a free copy of her book, For the Love of Strangers. You may select your choice of a paperback or ebook.

To enter, head to the YA Blogfest, and comment on all the blogs to increase your chances of being a winner. And to read Jackie's blog, here's the link.

For another chance to win great prizes, Jackie is also doing a giveaway through MTG Reviews in January. Stay tuned for more details!

Last Chance to Win!

 Today's the last day of the Crossroads Blog Tour, so hurry and get your entry in for a chance to win a Kindle preloaded with stories from these fabulous authors:

Judith Graves – Leap Books – Under My Skin, Second Skin, Skin of My Teeth, Killer’s Instinct

Joy Preble – Sourcebooks – Dreaming Anastasia, Haunted, Anastasia Forever. Soho Press (forthcoming May 2013) – The Sweet Dead Life

Stacey Kade – Hyperion – The Ghost and the Goth, Queen of the Dead, Body & Soul

Amanda Ashby – Speak – You Had Me at Halo, Zombie Queen of Newbury High, Fairy Bad Day, Demonosity

Lucienne Diver – Flux – Vamped, Revamped, Fangtasic, Fangtabulous

Kiki Hamilton – Teen / Macmillian – The Faerie Ring, The Torn Wing

Jackie Morse Kessler – Harcourt Graphia – Hunger, Rage, Loss

Christine Fonseca – Compass Press – Transcend, Libera Me

Carrie Harris – Delacorte Books for Young Readers -Taste In Boys, Bad Hair Day

Dawn Dalton – Leap Books - SPIRITED Anthology, Killer’s Instinct
Leanna Renee Hieber - Sourcebooks – Darker Still (Magic Most Foul, #1), The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart (Magic Most Foul, #2)
Ty Drago - Sourcebooks – The Undertakers: Rise of the Corpses, The Undertakers: Queen of the Dead
Janet Fox – Speak – Faithful, Forgiven, Sirens


Visit the main Crossroads Blog Tour page for information on how to participate – who wouldn’t want a free Kindle with 13 e-books pre-loaded? 

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

Author Patrice Lyle and the other authors in the Class of 2k12 are offering special gifts this holiday season, beginning with the kickoff of Patrice's book, Lethally Blonde. Win an ARC and other cool prizes by leaving a comment at Julia Karr's Live Journal blog. And read about the delicious Finnish recipes, that Patrice loves for Christmas.

As for her heroine, blonde demon chick, Morgan Skully, how does she celebrate the upcoming holidays? Obviously, Christmas isn't in her plans...

Blogmania Winners

Thanks to all the terrific people who left comments during Blogmania. And to all our new friends!!

Stop by on Sunday, September 19th for the list of prize winners.

Blogmania Is Here!!

Thanks for joining us for Blogmania today. Be sure to check out all the great prizes at the official site. More than $38,000 in prizes will be given away on Sept 15-16. Only 2 days to enter.

We hope you'll friend us and leave a comment for a chance to win the following prizes:

3.1 MP digital video camera;
4X digital zoom,
1.5 color LCD screen,
includes USB cable and
audio/video cables $90.00 value

Leap Books gift certificate $10.00
Plus 3 Leap Books $46.00 value

Handmade glycerin soaps in a beautifully
decorated Victorian padded box $35.00

We're glad you stopped by. Be sure to visit Leap Books website for Free Reads, great new books for teens, and fun activities for schools and book clubs.

http://www.leapbks.com/exclusives/ofdh.html

FREE READs:

http://www.leapbks.com/exclusives/mpdav.html

Here are a few upcoming events for Leap Books:


OCT. 4

Kat O'Shea, Editor-in-Chief of Leap Books, is teaching a workshop Handling Backstory the Right Way.

Here's the blurb:

You only have a paragraph or two to capture an editor’s or reader’s interest. If you don’t draw readers in quickly, it’s hard to make a sale. Get your story off to a more exciting start by eliminating backstory. Discover how to identify backstory, when to cut it, where and how to use it effectively.

WHEN: Oct 4 - Oct 31
COST: $15 for Premium Members
$25 for Basic & NON-Members

So head on over to Savvy Authors to register.

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Throughout October, author Judith Graves will be available for visits:

October 2010: Young Alberta Book Society TALEBLAZERS Lit Fest. Touring schools and libraries across Alberta, discussing my journey from singer/songwriter to Young Adult paranormal fiction author. I explore what makes fiction to DIE for, how to develop characters that ROCK, and how to REVAMP your  work (revision with BITE!). She'd love to meet all students, library staff, and teachers from across the province. Book her now: www.yabs.ab.ca

 Here are two of Judith's scheduled appearances:

October 5: Red Deer College Confluence Campus (Rocky Mountain House, AB).

October 22:  Author visit in Grimshaw, AB.

Countdown to Blogmania--3 days to go

Block off September 15-16 on your calendar and get ready to snag lots of great merchandise. Blogmania is a chance to friend lots of new blogs and to gain fabulous prizes.

It's a weekend long extravaganza where you leave comments on as many participating blogs as you can. Each blog will be offering at least $100 worth of merchandise as prizes. Pretty cool, huh?

Wondering what the prizes will be? Leap Books is participating, and we'll be offering one grand prize worth $100, plus other prizes for commenters. And watch for these Blogmania signs that will be popping up all over the Internet. Check back on Sept. 13 for a sneak peek at the great swag we'll be offering.

Are You Ready for Blogmania??

Block off September 15-16 on your calendar and get ready to snag lots of great merchandise. Blogmania is a chance to friend lots of new blogs and to gain fabulous prizes.

It's a weekend long extravaganza where you leave comments on as many participating blogs as you can. Each blog will be offering at least $100 worth of merchandise as prizes. Pretty cool, huh?

Wondering what the prizes will be? Stay tuned for the announcement. Leap Books is participating, and we'll be offering one grand prize worth $100, plus other prizes for commenters. And watch for these Blogmania signs that will be popping up all over the Internet.

Prizes Galore

Take a look at all the goodies the Story Siren is offering as a prize pack for the 2010 Debut Challenge. If you follow the link, you can find out more about it. To participate, go to Sign Up for the 2010 Debut Challenge.

Three of our Leap Books authors are part of the challenge, and all Leap Books are 30% off until May 31, 2010, so take advantage of our Spring Special  to read some great books for the Challenge.

 BTW, did you notice what's in the center? Yep, it's a Leap Books T-shirt. Our authors have also donated books, so watch for other Leap swag.

Oh, and stay tuned for more info about prizes coming your way from Leap Books. If you check out the sidebar, you'll see we're signed up for Blogmania. Prizes are top secret for now, but they're worth well over $100 for the first prize winner, so keep an eye out for the list. And remember to save September 15-16 to visit all the blogs for a chance to win fabulous prizes.

Win Free Vintage T-shirts

 Skulls, dead trees, crows... All this great goth stuff on a vintage T-shirt. Author Judith Graves is giving them away to celebrate her book's release. Wanna snag one? It's easy, but you only have until the witching hour--midnight EDT (or EST) tomorrow (Wednesday, April 21, 2010) to enter.

All you have to do is visit the Wolfy Chicks blog and ANSWER THIS QUESTION:

What's YOUR favorite paranormal creature, and why?

Be sure to let  the Wolfy Chicks know you heard about it here. Maybe they'll give you bonus points. You can also show up at the launch party for another chance to win. Good luck!!

And if you need more info about the launch, here it is....


Stayed tuned for the countdown and more fun stuff about the launch every day this week.

Only 4 more days until Saturday, April 24th.

Only Two Days to Win...

Kitty Keswick, author of Freaksville, is giving away some T-shirts. All you have to do is comment on her blog, the Wolfy Chicks, for a chance to win.

Some T-shirts are plain. Others are artistically decorated by Kitty herself. Check the blog for the cool designs.

Are YOU ready to leap?

When Did YOU Know?

When did you know you know you wanted to be writer? Book Lovers, Inc. posed that question to the Class of 2k10. Lots of fun answers at http://book-lovers-inc.blogspot.com/2010/01/interview-iwth-class-of-2k10-when-did.html

How 'bout you? Has the writing bug hit you? Most voracious readers have a secret (or not so secret) desire to become writers. So tell us about it. What was the first thing you ever wrote that made you feel proud? What are you working on now? Does anyone else know you want to be a writer?

Just remember, if you answers any of these questions, you'll have a chance to win some fun prizes from author Bonnie J. Doerr. (See the post below for details.) All commenters will be entered in our drawing.

And the Winners Are...

We waited until 1:11 on 1/1/2010 to post our first list of winners on our first day of business, which is the first day of the New Year. We have lots more FIRSTS coming up.

First of all, a great BIG thank you to everyone who entered our contest. We loved seeing our badges popping up on the best blogs on the Internet. You're ALL #1 in our book.

And now, drumroll please...

LEAP BOOKS LAUNCH PARTY WINNERS LIST

Island Sting ARC

Lilibeth Ramos

Karin Perry

Mrs. Foltz

Reggie Cruz

Kristen Nielson

Sara Grochowski

Jamie Blair

Freaksville ARC

Taschima Cullen

Eleni Xekardakis

Elie Nicewonger

April Conant

Pirate Penguin Reads

The Book Vixen

Angela Leonard

Leap T-shirts

Kathleen Kelly

Michaela Lieb

Rachel Rivera

Jazz Sexton

Katie Dahlberg

Bri Meets Books

Falling Off the Shelf

Book Whisperer

Sarbear

Danielle Look

Amy Jacobs

Froggy

Mel (He Followed Me Home)

Erica (Book Cellar)

Lori Hedgpath

The Book Lush

Monster of Books

Jennifer Savage

Minerva Vasquez

Debra Dennis

Milka Väinämö

Ramblings of a Bibliophile

Anne Verga

Kasey Maxwell Charm Bracelet

Riley Heruska

Eryn McCain Necklace

Cindy Bacon

Please contact us at contests@leapbks.com by January 14, 2010 to make arrangements to get your prize.

EVERYONE'S A WINNER

Don't see your name on this list? Don’t despair. If you post any of our badges from now until January 31, contact us for a discount coupon for any Leap Books purchase plus a Leap button/magnet to the first 200 entrants. One coupon per customer.

And we have still more swag headed your way. We will be awarding ARCs for Under My Skin and author Bonnie J. Doerr will be giving away Island-themed jewelry and some copies of Island Sting to celebrate her book debut this week. And stay tuned for author Kitty Keswick's Freaksville giveaways next weekend. To participate in these giveaways, watch for the first Leap badge of the new year. Post that or any other Leap badges, then send us an email at contests@leapbks.com. 

Guess what? We're still not done giving stuff away. Watch for our Blue Moon Special--an added discount for Leap fans who pre-order any of our debut books. And bloggers who host our authors on the Traveling 2 Teens tour will receive ARCs while the supplies last. Contact Public Relations Assistant, Cathleen Cartwright, at marketing@leapbks.com to set up an interview with your favorite author.



HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM LEAP BOOKS!!

More Launch Loot!

We hope everyone had a safe and spooktacular Halloween! The Leap crew hung out with family, handed out candy, went for hayrides and did some serious trick or treating. Since we're on sugar overload, we thought we'd tempt you with another awesome swag prize for our Leap Badge/Launch Contest.

Don't know about the contest? It's easy. Snag a Leap badge, and post it on your Blog, MySpace, Facebook, etc. Email us at contests@leapbks.com with the address of the page where you loaded it. Why? One word: SWAG. For full contest details go here.

Without further ado, here's the Under My Skin gothic choker:

Leap Launch Contest: The Loot

Here's a sneak peek at the loot we have for our Leap Badge/Launch Contest contestants. Don't know about the contest? It's easy. Snag a Leap badge, and post it on your Blog, MySpace, Facebook, etc. Email us at contests@leapbks.com with the address of the page where you loaded it. Why? One word: SWAG. For full contest details go here.

We're GIVING AWAY:

• Eighteen Advanced Reader Copies of one of three Leap Books titles will be awarded to book reviewers.
• Twenty Leap T-shirts and twenty Leap bags will be awarded to Leap Launch Party 2010 contestants.
• One Kasey Maxwell charm bracelet and Eryn McCain necklace will be awarded, as well as two hundred Leap buttons.

Wowza, that's a lot of loot. ;) Check out the Kasey Maxwell charm bracelet: