Can everyone please quit emailing me wanting a free copy of HYBRID!!!! I don’t know where this information came from and who is posting it but I do NOT have copies to give away! I did an interview with the author and a review of the book but I am not giving away any copies of it. From the emails I am getting, it seems someone posted on Facebook that I am giving away free copies of it, and it is false! If anyone knows who is telling this to people, can you please let me know so I can straighten the facts out with them. Thanks! Amy
The winner of the Lords of the Underworld books by Gena Showalter is:
The Book Vixen
Please email me with your mailing address at djsfoxylady@gmail.com so I can get these out to you in the mail! You have 24 hours to respond or I will have to pick a new winner!
Thank you to everyone who entered the contest! Be sure to keep checking back! I will be starting a new contest shortly!
Today we welcome author Angie L. Reed to My Overstuffed Bookshelf. She is the author of the paranormal vampire book, HYBRID.
Can you tell us a little bit about your book, Hybrid?
Hybrid is my first and only release. It was picked up by a small but traditional publishing company out of North Carolina. It is a paranormal thriller for teens and young adults involving humans and vampires. Hybrids are half human and half vampire and a small family of hybrids are living in West Virginia. When Emily and her broken family move from Dallas, Texas to Beckley, West Virginia, she never plans on falling for one hybrid–let alone two. But she soon finds herself falling for Max and Julian–estranged twin brothers who are half vampire and half human.
When did you decide to start writing and why?
I decided to write Hybrid after reading Stephanie Meyer’s series Twilight. I was inspired by Renesmee who is half human and half vampire.
What books do you like to read when you aren’t writing?
I love to read stories about vampires. Although I’d virtually stopped reading for pleasure for awhile, I picked up my daughter’s copy of Twilight one day and couldn’t put it down! I stopped reading for pleasure when I decided to return to college to pursue a B.A. in English and then a Master of Education. Right now, I’m working on my second undergraduate degree. I substitute teach at my daughter’s private school and most of the character’s names are students at Fort WorthAcademy.
What are three things you must have when sitting down to write a book?
When I sit down to write anything–books, research papers, etc.–I must have coke and junk food like chips and candy! I especially love to have chocolate.
What do you like to do in your down time?
I don’t have a lot of downtime because I’m a wife, mother, full-time student, and writer, but when I am free, I like to shop. I’m a shopaholic!
Where can we purchase your book?
My book can be purchased online at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, or bought at any book retailer.You can also order a copy from the publisher at www.argusbooks.com.
Do you have a blog where we can keep up with what your are writing and doing?
I have a webpage and you can reach my blog there. My address is angielreed.com. I love to hear from my fans and can be found on most social networking sites. I am having an author giveaway right now. I will be giving away a $100 Gift card and five signed copies of Hybrid on November 1, 2009. You can enter on my blog page at my web address.
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Are you a fan of Gena Showalter’s Lords of the Underworld Series? Are you looking for a new paranormal romance/suspense to read? If you answered yes to either of these questions then you came to the right place! I am giving away the first three books in the Lords series to one lucky winner!
PLEASE NOTE: These books are used. They are not new. I just realized I have two sets of these. So I thought I would offer these to someone who has been wanting to read these or for someone to add to their collection.
If you are the lucky winner, you will receive: Book One: The Darkest Night Book Two: The Darkest Kiss Book Three: The Darkest Pleasure
All three are by the talented author, Gena Showalter.
TO ENTER:
1. Become a follower and comment on this post!! If you are already a follower, just say so in your comment!
2. Post this giveaway on your blog for everyone to see either in your sidebar or in a post on your blog!
This contest is open to USA and Canada only. Sorry, but I don’t have a lot of money and can’t afford to ship anywhere else at this time. This contest will run until Tuesday morning 9/22/09 and will end at 8am California time. Winner will be posted the same day. You will have 24 hours to respond so be sure to check back to see if you are the winner. If I don’t hear back within 24 hours, I will have to pick a new winner.
In an attempt to escape the painful memory of her young sister Rose’s untimely and mysterious death, Emily and her altered family flee Dallas, Texas for the safety of small-town Beckley, West Virginia. Shortly after arriving, Emily falls for a handsome young man named Maxwell Snow. He’s perfect. Or so Emily thinks. And then the nightmares begin. Why is Rose haunting Emily inside her dreams? What is Rose trying to tell her? Perhaps Julian, Maxwell’s estranged twin holds the answers. Prepare as a “new” generation of vampires is discovered. These vampires could be friends, neighbors, or even family.
MY TAKE:
Hybrid is a story that is strangely familiar to Twilight in certain aspects. It has the teenage angst of school and first loves, family and school troubles, and amongst all of this, Mrs. Reed throws in the vampire aspect. This book is broke up into four parts. It took me until about part three to really start getting into this book. The first two parts involved Emily and her family moving to a different state and trying to give themselves a fresh start after the death of Emily’s youngest sister Rose. We see the family adjust to a new school and jobs, and the adjustment of new people in a town that is the complete opposite of their old town.
There is alot of teen talk and dialogue that seems to get jumbled all together. BUT, as you get to part three of the book, the story starts to take off and give you the mystery and suspense of the paranormal aspect. The story starts to flow much easier and starts to suck you into it. It gives you a cliff hanger that makes you want to contact the author and tell her to write faster on that second book!
