***THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED***
Yesterday was my faux book birthday–the date that my book was originally, tentatively, going to be released. Oh, thank my lucky stars that they changed it. A book launch with three kids, the day before the first day of school, would have been less than ideal. LOL! But–yesterday was the REAL book birthday of my Wolf Pack sistah Linda Grimes. Her debut novel, IN A FIX hit the shelves and I just happened to be in the bookstore and couldn’t help but take that baby home with me. Of course I also have my pre-ordered copy in transit, so to celebrate my Faux Book Birthday and Linda’s Real Book Birthday, I’m giving away one of my copies of IN A FIX!!!!
The start of an original new urban fantasy series starring human chameleon Ciel Halligan
Snagging a marriage proposal for her client while on an all-expenses-paid vacation should be a simple job for Ciel Halligan, aura adaptor extraordinaire. A kind of human chameleon, she’s able to take on her clients’ appearances and slip seamlessly into their lives, solving any sticky problems they don’t want to deal with themselves. No fuss, no muss. Big paycheck.
This particular assignment is pretty enjoyable… that is, until Ciel’s island resort bungalow is blown to smithereens and her client’s about-to-be-fiancé is snatched by modern-day Vikings. For some reason, Ciel begins to suspect that getting the ring is going to be a tad more difficult than originally anticipated.
Going from romance to rescue requires some serious gear-shifting, as well as a little backup. Her best friend, Billy, and Mark, the CIA agent she’s been crushing on for years—both skilled adaptors—step in to help, but their priority is, annoyingly, keeping her safe. Before long, Ciel is dedicating more energy to escaping their watchful eyes than she is to saving her client’s intended.
Suddenly, facing down a horde of Vikings feels like the least of her problems.
Yes, I rock for sharing, but I have even bigger motivations than howling about the awesomeness of the Wolf Pack. (Although that would be enough.) Besides the fact that IN A FIX and Linda are made of awesome and martinis, I have another great reason to pimp her book–It’s Darcy Pattinson’s Random Acts of Publicity Week. Woo hoo!!!!! Oh, wait–you haven’t heard? Here’s the info directly from the Facebook event page…
4th Annual Random Acts of Publicity 2012, September 4-7
The Random Acts of Publicity 2012 will focus this year on Conversations about Books. The basic idea of the Random Acts of Publicity is to take the focus off you and your books for a week and instead focus on a friend’s book or a favorite book. How can you help that book’s sales? We know that the basic things you can do is to Blog, link, Like, review, or talk about the book .
This year, we want to focus on Conversations about Books. What are the talking points of the book you want to feature? How can you start a conversation? Are there behind the scenes stories that make the book sound more interesting? Do different audiences require different talking points and different conversations? How do you create online conversations? How often do you start in-person conversations about a book? Let’s TALK about Talking about Books this week.
If you go to
this link, you can also participate to win a really cool prize!!!!
But back to this blog post. In order to win my copy of IN A FIX, you need to leave a little random act of publicity in the comments. Tell me about a book that you think should be getting a little more attention and be sure to tell me why. Start a conversation that the rest of us want to finish. I’m going to slip some of my own favorites in the comments too. Share the love!
It’s not mandatory, but it would be really nice if you could tweet or share this post so that more people get to read about all of our random acts of publicity.
*DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION IN THE COMMENTS–THIS CONTEST IS OPEN IN THE US ONLY.*
Tags: Contest, Darcy Pattison, In A FIx, Kim Sabatini, Kimberly Sabatini, Linda Grimes, Random Acts of Publicity, Wolf Pack, Wolfson Literary
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I’m sneaking in one more post for Random Acts of Publicity Week. I thought this would be an easy post. Silly me. Pick just one book and give it a shout out? Not easy at all. I’ve read so many amazing books that I’ve loved. Even now, I’m tempted to give you a laundry list of the books I wanted to pick in order to sneak in a round about shout out. But I’ve decided that I WILL chose only one and I WILL have a really good reason for choosing it. I will also try to pick something deserving, but off my beaten path.
*wrings hands and sweats*
Nobody said Random Acts of Publicity are easy…oh, wait…they are easy. *head thunk* Since it’s a breeze, don’t forget you still have time to give your favorite book or even a deserving, under appreciated book a huge boost! You don’t even have to pick just one, I’m only making it hard on myself, in order to emphasize why this one, special book should be on your To-Read list.
Okay….*drum roll*…here it is…
THE BOY WHO DARED By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Just as the Nazis are rising to power, Helmuth Hübener, a German schoolboy, is caught up in all the swashbuckling bravado of his time. The handsome stormtrooper uniforms, the shiny jackboots and armbands, the rousing patriotism all serve to draw him into this bright new world full of promise and hope. In the beginning his patriotism is unwavering. But every day the rights of people all over Germany are diminishing. Jews are threatened and their businesses are being destroyed. The truth has been censored, and danger lurks everywhere. Anybody can turn on you. The world has turned upside down: Patriotism means denouncing others, love means hate, and speaking out means treason. How much longer can Helmuth keep silent? Told in flashback, Newbery Honor Book author Susan Campbell Bartoletti magnificently explores the life of a heroic German youth who dared to stand up against the Nazi regime.
*synopsis taken from Goodreads
“It’s a Tuesday. The executioner works on Tuesday.”
I just finished reading this book with my boys. It was a wonderful experience. My husband and I have talked to them often of the horrors of the Holocaust/Nazi Regime and in contrast, the beauty of the German people. Prior to having children, we both lived in Germany for four years. This gave us a chance to visit two different concentration camps and to also fall in love with Deutschland and it’s citizens. The dichotomy that exists between Germany’s past and present is also seen in this wonderfully written tale of historical fiction.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti does and amazing job of putting the reader in a moment that is too painful to watch, yet too important to ignore.
I hope you read this book. In my humble opinion, Helmuth Hubner has earned the right to have his story heard and his bravery remembered…
Any Random Acts of Publicity that you would like to share with me? Leave them in the comments section. :o)
Tags: Bravery, Nazi Germany, Random Acts of Publicity, Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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I’m helping to celebrate the 3rd Annual Random Acts of Publicity (September 6-8, 2011) hosted by Darcy Pattinson. It’s a week to celebrate your friend’s book, or your favorite book, or several friends in my case. All you have to do is a Random Act of Publicity. You can blog, tweet, post a status update, link, like, review, or talk about the book. Just get the word out!
I thought I would have my Random Act of Publicity be an update about the up-and-coming books (that currently have cover art) of the Apocalypsies. The Apocalypsies are a group of debut authors for 2012, which means that some of these books are coming your way soon and may even be floating around as ARC’s (Advanced Reader Copies). I still don’t have a cover yet, but after seeing all the amazing covers for 2012, I know that I can’t go wrong. Of course, I’m not the only Apoclaypsie waiting, the covers are constantly rolling in and the list is always growing. I’ll be updating it again at a later date, but in the mean time…drum roll…here is the current line-up. Feel free to click on each book cover to find out more about the book and author.
*POSSESS is out and currently available for purchase!!!!! Reading my copy and loving it!
Don’t forget, you can also add these and other Apocalypsie 2012 Debut books to your Goodreads list. And if you don’t have time to do your own Random Act of Publicity, please feel free to pass this list of amazing authors along to everyone you know. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated. Now…go…act random…in public…shoo!
Tags: Kimberly Sabatini, Random Acts of Publicity
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