Enter to #Win cool literary toys from MamaKopp!

The Holiday Season is fast approaching, and if you're anything like me, you've got a lot of people to buy for and not a whole lot of ideas about what to get.

I'm a big fan of giving gifts made by Indies of all kinds - whether they be authors, potters, cooks, or crafters. Supporting folks who are working for themselves gives me a double dose of Holiday Spirit!

So, I thought I'd shamelessly plug one of my favorite artisans and then give away a fun Harry Potter toy set appropriate for children or decorating your writing space, which is totes what I would do with it. ;)

My friend Lorilee makes Waldorf-inspired toys and has a popular store on Etsy. Check out some of  her awesome work!

This is the Harry Potter set that is up for grabs:

The giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only. (Sorry!)


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Stacey Wallace Benefiel is the author of the Zellie Wells trilogy, the Day of Sacrifice Omnibus, Found, Crossing, the upcoming Frayed, The Toilet Business - a collection of humorous essays, and multiple short stories. She sometimes goes by S.W. Benefiel or Reina Stowe, but knows she's not foolin' anybody. Stacey lives in an orange house in Beaverton, OR with her two kids who have old people names. When she's not writing, thinking about writing, or driving the kids around, Stacey is at CrossFit, lifting heavy things and cursing the inventor of the Burpee.

#99cent SALE - Harvest Nine HOT Reads and #WIN!

The temperatures are dropping, and it's a great time to cuddle up with a new book!

So for One Week Only, we've dropped the price on NINE HOT New Releases and Bestselling Titles, and combined them with a chance to WIN Amazon gift cards, ebooks, and more!

Check it out and spread the word~

Get ALL for only 99 cents this week!

QUICK LINKS:

The Only One ** Dominus ** Dragonfly ** Crossing ** ClockwiseR ** Protected ** A Spy Like Me ** The Pack - Retribution ** Untraceable

READERS ARE SAYING...

**The Only One by Magan Vernon -- "Sweet and sexy!! Loved it! This is the type of story you read again and again." --#1 New York Times best selling author Rachel Van Dyken


**Dominus by Christine Fonesca -- "A thrilling end to a fantastic supernatural series!" --Leigh Talbert Moore, bestselling author of The Truth About Faking


**Dragonfly by Leigh Talbert Moore -- "The characters were intriguing, the mystery and story were interesting and definitely have ME WANTING MORE!!!!!!!" --Mandy, The Romance Bookie


**Crossing by Stacey Wallace Benefiel -- "Beautiful. Heart wrenching. A true tale of love. It'll make you laugh, cry, and have you running out to buy a tube of red lipstick." --RaShelle Workman, bestselling author of the Blood and Snow series


**ClockwiseR by Elle Strauss -- "Time-travel adventures, scary cliffhangers... Strauss's strength in describing battle scenes and wartime add to the historical parts, and the resolution was not what I expected. Great writing and a superfun book!" - Leigh Talbert Moore, bestselling author of The Truth About Letting Go


**Protected by Cindy Hogan -- "This anticipated sequel sizzles with equal parts thriller, suspense and romance. A spine tingling story I could not put down." - C.K.Bryant, author of Bound


**A Spy Like Me by Laura Pauling -- "Move over Gallagher Girls, there's a new spy in town! A Spy Like Me is a fast paced, high energy ride through Paris that left me almost as breathless as Pauling's hot hero. Super fun beginning, great story, and an ending that won't disappoint!" --Gemma Halliday, NYT best selling author of Spying in High Heels


**The Pack - Retribution by L.M. Preston -- "The action in this book was phenomenal! There was never a dull moment. Shamira and the group were always fighting off the bad guys and with style too." --P. Bradish, Amazon Reviewer


**Untraceable by S.R. Johannes -- "This thrilling story is a dramatic entanglement of mystery, deception and teen romance.  The action flows like a brisk mountain stream interspersed with rapids, holding suspense to last page." -- Kirkus Review 

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Enter to WIN!

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INDIEpendence Day 2013!

Back for its second year, the INDIEpendence Day bloghop will return this summer, July 2nd through the 5th! We had such a great time last year, discovering new indie authors and making new friends, that we couldn't wait to do it again.

This INDIEpendence day, the Indelibles would like to celebrate indie authors (self-published and small-press) by holding up examples of outstanding indie works. We believe that amazing works of fiction can be found in indie novels. By highlighting and bringing greater awareness to quality indie books, people will find great books to read, indie authors get support, and we continue to change hearts and minds about the gems that can be found among self-published and small-press novels.

WIN all around!

Will you join us?

Here's how it works:

1. PICK A BOOK: Pick an indie (self-published or small press) book that you either HAVE READ AND LOVED or WANT TO READ. 
2. WRITE A POST: On INDIEpendence day (July 2nd), write a post about that book. It can be a review, an interview with the author, or simply a post highlighting the book. In your post, be sure to include: 1) HOW you found out about the book and 2) WHY you liked it (or WHY you want to read it). Make it easy for people to sample your indie author by providing buy links as well.
3. DO A GIVEAWAY (optional): You can give away swag, or a copy of the indie book you're highlighting, or don't do a giveaway at all - it's up to you! 
4. IMPORTANT: you may NOT highlight your own novel or one of the Indelible's novels (this is a Pay It Forward event!) 
5. GO TO GOODREADS (optional): Add the Indie book or books you're featuring to our ever-growing INDIEpendence Day List.

Easy peasy.

For extra incentive, the Indelibles will be giving away a $10 Kindle gift card (to be used on Indie books!) to a random host from the participating blogs! But the real win is a chance to pay forward your love of an indie author's work while helping your friends find a great summer read.

Sign up on the linky below!

p.s. Please spread the word to your fellow author and book blogger friends so we can get as many participants as possible.

INDIEgiving ~ Thank You with Books!

It's time for a little INDIEgiving!

We are so thankful for the writing friends and professionals we work with that make this indie-publishing experience a real joy. Because of you we are better writers who produce better books. Thank you!

We'd like to especially thank our readers who devour our books and keep coming back for more. This wouldn't be any fun at all without you!

To celebrate YOU, our readers, we'd like to offer ten of you your choice of one of a selection of our books.

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INDIEgiving runs through today to November 25th ~ there's still time for you to get in on the fun!

During this week, each participating blogger will reflect on her or his blessings and share something with visitors.  Some may choose to give away a book.  Some may choose to share the best piece of advice they wished they'd known before they published.  The choice of what to share will be as unique as the individual blogger.  The only requirement is that you open your heart in the spirit of thankfulness and giving.

Let us know you're joining us by linking up with us and we'll be sure to drop by for a visit!

Follower Giveaway!!!

Okay, so I was supposed to have a post prepared for today, however the weekend kind of got away from me. This works out well for you, lovely followers, because it means I'm going to act like I'm on top of things and do a giveaway.

I recently came into possession of a duplicate ARC of Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin (4/24) and I also received a finished copy of Black Dawn by Rachel Caine (5/1) which is #12 in the Morganville Vampire Series.

So, since I already have a copy of Masque of the Red Death and I've never read the other Morganville Vampire books, I am giving one lucky winner the chance to choose between the two.

All I ask is that since I received these books free of charge from the publishers, you review it. I don't care where. It can be on your blog, amazon, B&N, goodreads. Just post something somewhere. That's it. No hoops to jump through. Just be a follower and fill out the rafflecopter below. If you want to tweet about the giveaway, you will receive extra entries.

- Lots of Love, Melanie

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Winners from the Book Blogger Chat

A HUGE thanks to all the wonderful book reviewers/bloggers who attended our chat tonight. We loved getting to know you better and hanging out with you for a while. Please feel free to browse around on our blog, read our bios, check out our books and follow us on the various media sights. If you're interested in reviewing any of our books, please feel free to contact us through our blogs or websites. (Some email links have been provided on the author bios)

The following is a list of winners from the chat. If your name or blog name is among the winners, the author listed with you will contact you shortly with information on how to retrieve your prize. If, for some reason, you are not contacted in the next day or so, please feel free to click on the CONTACT tab above and send us an email to let us know. Thanks again for participating.

Stacey Wallace Benefiel - Memorable Children's Books and Gifts

Magan Vernon - Livin'Life Through Books 

Elle Strauss - Momof Three Under 

Susan Kay Quinn - MyBook a Day 

Rashelle W orkman - Lady's Book Stuff

Cory Putman Oakes - BooksWith a Bite

Cindy M. Hogan - Lisa's World of Books

Genevieve Ching - Team Wolf 1988

Angela Carlie – SarahjEvans

Melanie McCullough - NatReading Romances

Michelle Muto - OMG itsFishy

Jessie Harrel - Celinaat Judge Not by the Covers 

Ali Cross - EBAdventures 

Katie Klein - KErrific Online 

S.R. Johannes - JessicaPorter at Guardian of the Cross Roads

Addison Moore - HeidiMcLaughlin Bennett

CK Bryant - LeaveMommy Alone

Karly KIrkpatrick - BG Book Reviews 

Sara Cannon - MS Ebooks 

Lisa Nowak - EpilogueReview 

Megg Jensen - Mundie Moms 

Cheri Lasota - TotalBookaholic 

Karen Amanda Hooper - Once Upon aTwilight

Heather McCorkle - AmyDel Rosso