Fantasy Dreamer's Ramblings

8 days till Christmas!!

Marjorie M. Liu: TIGER EYE: Curse of the Riddle Box

Marjorie M. Liu’s paranormal romance Tiger Eye, the first book in her Dirk & Steele series, is going to be a video game! Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box will be the first of its kind romance casual game. It will be available April 2010. Click here to read the press release on Marjorie’s blog and information to pre-order the video game.

Holiday Celebrations

Click on the image to find out more information for each giveaway celebration.

Free Reads

Yasmin Galenorm posted an excerpt to her upcoming new release Bone Magic.

Giveaways Around the Virtual World:

As always, I hope you find a new a book or an author that you've not heard of before listed here. Good Luck! The ongoing contest list is on my blog's sidebar.

• Fantasy Dreamer's Ramblings: Giveaway: Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding
  Donna is giving away two copies of Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding. Open to Everyone. Deadline to enter is Midnight CST on December 20th.
   
• Rachel Vincent: YA giveaway
  Rachel Vincent is giving away two copies of her latest Soul Screamers book, My Soul to Save. Open to US and Canada and must be between the ages of 13-20. Deadline to enter is by 11:59 pm CST on December 16th.
   
• Vampire Genre: Big Holiday Book Giveaway
  Vampire Genre is giving away some great books: BOUND TO SHADOWS by Keri Arthur, VAMPIRE TAXONOMY by Meredith Woerner, MY DEAD BODY by Charlie Huston, DRACULA THE UNDEAD by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt, DARK ROAD RISING by P.N. Elrod, and THE PATH OF RAZORS by Chris Marie Green. Deadline to enter is December 18th.
   
• Deadline Dames: Holiday Giveaway x2
  Dame Kaz is giving away two prize prize packs. Prize Pack #1: Book One of Jocelynn Drake’s Dark Days, NIGHTWALKER, and Diana Rowland’s MARK OF THE DEMON. Prize Pack #2: Book Two of Phaedra Weldon’s Zoe Martinique series, SPECTRE, and Book Two of Caitlin Kittredge’s Black London books, DEMON BOUND. Deadline to enter is December 19th.
   
• Moira Rogers = Bree + Donna: Contest: Win Any Moira Rogers Book
  Bree and Donna are giving away one copy of every book on their backlist, that's 17 winners! Books will be delivered in ebook format, PDF or HTML. Deadline to enter is December 19th.
   
• All Things Urban Fantasy: 200+ Followers Giveaway
  Abigail is celebrating 200+ followers by giving away a copy of Immortal: Love Stories With Bite edited by P.C. Cast. Open to the US and Canada. Deadline to enter is at Midnight MST on December 19th.
   
• Sara's Urban Fantasy Blog: Author Interview and Giveaway: Kelly Gay
  Sara has interviewed Kelly Gay and she is giving away an ARC of Kelly's new urban fantasy The Better Part of Darkness. Open to the US and Canada. Deadline to enter is at Midnight EST on December 19th.
   
• Ann Aguirre: Happy holidays
  Ann Aguirre is giving away a copy of Hell Fire proofs, the second book in her Corine Solomon series due to release April 6, 2010. Deadline to enter is December 20th.
   
• Number One Novels: Tracey O'Hara: Night's Cold Kiss
  Tracey O'Hara has been interviewed at Number One Novels and they are giving away a T-shirt and an autographed copy of Tracey's debut novel Night's Cold Kiss. Open in Australia, Canada, and the United States. Deadline to enter is by Midnight on December 20th.
   
• Amberkatze's Book Blog: Author Guest Blog & Contest with Maria Lima
  Maria Lima is guest blogging at Amberkatze's Book Blog and they are giving away a copy of Maria's latest release Blood Kin. Deadline to enter is by 4pm CET on December 20th.
   
• The Fiction Vixen: Review And Giveaway: Three Days To Dead by Kelly Meding
  The Fiction Vixen has reviewed Three Days To Dead by Kelly Meding and she is giving away two copies of the book, courtesy of Random House. Open to Everyone. Deadline to enter is December 20th.
   
• Stumbling Over Chaos: Ebook Giveaway: Faery Surprising by Mia Watts
  Chris is giving away an ebook of new paranormal romance, Faery Surprising (Faerily Imperfect, Book 2) by Mia Watts. Open to everyone. Deadline to enter is 7 pm CST, Monday, December 21st.
   
• Book girl of Mur-y-Castell: My Blog turns 1 :D + Giveaway!
  Blodeuedd is celebrating her one year blog anniversay by giving away two prizes to two lucky people: The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox or Married by Mistake by Abby Gaines. The first winner gets their pick of which book they want and a $10 BN gift card. The second winner will get the other book. Open to everyone. Deadline to enter is December 21st. 
   
• Suburban Vampire: Guest blogger David Henley's online book tour and contest
  David Henley, author of a new vampire series called The Quiet Darkness, is guest blogging at Suburban Vampire and he is giving away the first three issues of the print edition of Seizure to one lucky winner. Deadline to enter is December 21st.
   
• Something Wicked: Zombies and Cookies
  Angie Fox is giving away a copy of My Zombie Valentine, an anthology that includes a short story by her and Katie MacAlister, Marianne Mancusi, and Lisa Cach. Deadline to enter is December 21st.
   
• Vampire Wire: Interview & Contest with Paul Magrs, Author of Hell's Belles
  Marta has interview Paul Magrs and she is giving away an ARC of The Midnight Guardian by Sarah Jane Stratford. Open to US and Canada. Deadline to enter is Midnight on December 21st.
   
• A Lush Budget ProductionTales of a Ravenous Reader: Contest Full of Ninja Awesomeness
  Ravenous Reader has a great bunch of books to giving away, there are too many for me to list here so head over and check it out for yourself. Open to US. Deadline to enter is Midnight on December 21st.
   
• SciFiGuy.ca: Guest Author - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
  Chelsea Quinn Yarbro is guest blogging over at SciFiGuy.ca and courtesy of Tor Books, there is a give away for two (2) copies of Chelsea's new release Burning Shadows. Open to US and Canada. Deadline to enter is Midnight EST on December 21st.
   
• SciFiGuy.ca: Guest Author - Alyxandra Harvey
  Doug has interviewed Alyxandra Harvey and she is giving away two signed copies of her debut YA Hearts at Stake (12/22/09). Open to US and Canada. Deadline to enter is Midnight EST on December 22nd.
   
• Patricia's Vampire Notes: Sherrilyn Kenyon's The League Trilogy - contest
  Patricia is giving away a copy of Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon, courtesy of St. Martin Press. Open to the US. Deadline to enter is at 11:59 PM on Tuesday December 22nd.
   
• Ellz Readz: Interview and Giveaway-Rachel Vincent
  Elie has interviewed Rachel Vincent about her upcoming new YA release My Soul to Save and she's giving away a copy the anthology Immortal edited by P.C. Cast which contains Rachel's short story Binge. Open to the US and Canada. Deadline to enter is December 23rd. 
  
• JoJosBookCorner: On the 2nd Day of Blogmas We Have Michele Hauf
  Michele Hauf has been interviewed by JoJo and she's giving away signed copies of her books Midnight Cravings and Moon Kissed to one lucky commenter. Deadline to enter is December 23rd.
   
• That's QUEEN Bitch To You: It's Christmas Time Y'all !!!!!!!!
  In celebration of the Holidays, The Queen B is giving a set of the Wicked Lovely books: Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange and Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr. Deadline to enter is at 11:59 Pacific Time on December 24th.
   
• Literary Escapism: Guest Author: Nicole Kimberling
  Nicole Kimberling is guest blogging at Literary Escapism and she is giving away three (3) copies of her ebook Happy Snak. Deadline to enter is Thursday, December 31st.
   
• Bites: 12 Blogs of Christmas, Day 4
  Bites is part of Elie's 12 Blogs of Christmas and Donna is giving one lucky winner the 3 books of Mari Mancusi's Blood Coven series: Boys That Bite, Stake That! and Girls That Growl. Open to the US. Deadline to enter is at Midnight on Thursday, December 31st.
   
• Book Chick City - Author Interview & Contest with Mary Naylus
  Book Chick City has inteviewed Mary Naylus and giving away five (5) copies of The Dresskeeper by Mary Naylus, courtesy of Prospera Publishing. Open Worldwide. Deadline to enter is Thursday, December 31st.
   
• The Neverending Shelf - The 12 Blogs of Christmas Contest
  The Neverending Shelf has a big giveaway that will have 9 winners! Head over and see the list of prizes. Deadline to enter is Thursday, December 31st.
   
• Literary Escapism: 12 Blogs of Christmas – Day 2
  Jackie is giving away some exciting books -- Group 1: Judi Fennell’s Mer trilogy – In Over Her Head, Wild Blue Under and an ARC of Catch of a Lifetime Group 2: anthology Four Dukes and a Devil, Stray by Rachel Vincent and an ARC of Drawn Into Darkness by Annette McCleave. There will be two winners, one for each group. Open to Everyone. Deadline to enter is by Midnight on Thursday, December 31st.
   
• Book Whisperer: Check Me Out 100 Followers
  The Book Whisperer is celebrating 100 followers by giving away three books: Goth Girl Rising by Barry Lyga, Another Faust by Daniel and Dina Nayeri and Never Cry Wolf by Heather Davis. Deadline to enter January 1st.
   
• Tynga's Urban Fantasy Reviews: Interview & Giveaway with Rachel Caine
  Tynga has interviewed Rachel Caine and Rachel is giving away a copy of The Morganville Vampires, which contains the first two books in the Morganville Vampires Series - GLASS HOUSES and THE DEAD GIRLS’ DANCE. Open to Everyone. Deadline to enter January 1st.
   
• Dark Faerie Tales: Author Interview & Giveaway: Firespell by Chloe Neill
  Angela has interviewed Chloe Neill about her soon to be released YA Firespell (01/05/2010) and she giving away a Firespell Gift Pack. Open to everyone. Deadline to enter is Monday, January 4th at 11:59 PM EST.
   
• Dark Faerie Tales: Author Interview & Giveaway: Deadtown by Nancy Holzner
  Angela has interviewed Nancy Holzner about her soon to be released urban fantasy Deadtown (12/29/2009) and she giving away an autographed copy of Deadtown. Open to everyone. Deadline to enter is Tuesday, January 5th at 11:59 PM EST.
   
• Peace Love & Pat book reviews: (4) Under the Dome by Stephen King
  Peace Love & Pat book reviews is giving away four copies of Under the Dome by Stephen King. Open to the US. Deadline to enter is before January 5th.
   
• The Book Butterfly: Tantalizing Tuesday: Interview with Bree Despain & Contest!
  Kim over at The Book Butterfly has interviewed Bree Despain and she is giving away a signed copy of Bree's debut novel The Dark Divine (Release: 12/22/2009). Open to the US. Deadline to enter is January 10, 2010.
   
• The Eclectic Reader: December/January Giveaway ~ 2 Winners - Your Choice!
  Teddytree says "To celebrate blogging friendships, the end of 2009 and the start of the new year, Two Lucky Readers will win the book of their choice from above. January is also my birthday month so it's the perfect excuse for presents :-)" Book choices: Devoured by Amanda Marrone, Captivate by Carrie Jones, Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia, The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova, First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost or The Endless Forest by Sara Donati. Deadline to enter is January 31, 2010.