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Book Giveaway May 2010 – Sweat & Crooked Moon

The May giveaway gives us the following two books:
Crooked Moon” by Lisette Brodey and “Sweat” by Denise Krochta.

Sweat: A Practical Plan for Keeping Your Heart Intact While Loving an Addict

Sweat Book Cover

This is a signed copy of Sweat by Denise Krochta, a story of recovering ones life when your world is filled with addicts. Sally Rowland put the following in her review of Sweat:

“The basic message about how to take care of yourself first might sound obvious to some, but when you are in the midst of the turmoil brought about by addiction, sometimes your maternal need to help your loved one overshadows the obvious fact that you yourself are entitled to be healthy and yes, happy!”

If you would like your chance of winning this book, add your email address to the form below. You’ll be notified by email if you are the winner, and you will also be opting into a follow-up email to let you know when the next book in the giveaway becomes available.

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Crooked Moon

Crooked Moon book cover

This is a paperback copy of Crooked Moon by Lisette Brodey. Crooked Moon, first and foremost, is a human drama, an emotional journey into the lives of two women and those closest to them. As children, Frankie Cavalese and Callie Mason were the very best of friends, growing up together behind opposite walls of a row home in a blue-collar neighborhood of Philadelphia called Rainytown. The friendship they shared was special – the kind that storybook heroines had – and neither ever considered the possibility of it not lasting forever. But after high school, life interfered and circumstances separated them as they each went on to live in drastically different worlds. Twenty-three years later, one hot unsettled summer, their lives come crashing back together when Callie, who has led a life of privilege, returns to Rainytown and finds her old friend still living in her childhood home, unmarried, and caring for her angry dying mother, Ruby. Frankie is faded. Her signature tenacity is threadbare as she routinely implores her playboy brother, Paulie, to help ease the burden of being their mother’s sole caregiver. As the two women reconnect, Frankie tries to forgive Callie for abandoning the friendship, while Callie wrestles with the guilt of having disappeared. To complicate the fragile reunion, Callie’s marriage to her husband, Jackson, is suddenly at risk, further muddled by the affections of (and attraction to) Paulie. Tensions and passions explode in the sweltering heat, and amid pain and tragedy, each woman not only ends up with a life-altering secret regarding the other, but the burning question of what to do with it.

If you would like your chance of winning this book, add your email address to the form below. You’ll be notified by email if you are the winner, and you will also be opting into a follow-up email to let you know when the next book in the giveaway becomes available.

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The Rules
Any email address that is not valid will not be accepted. Any email to a temporary mailbox service (e.g. mailinator.com) will be disqualified and may be publicly mocked. Unless otherwise stated, only one book can be won by any single email address. Multiple entries for a single book will not be accepted (you can enter to win each book if different books are offered in a given month). The winner will be randomly drawn no later than the 3rd of the following month and contacted via email to receive shipping information. Winners who fail to respond to the email within 72 hours will forfeit their win to another random winner.

For Authors: Getting Involved
For more information about donating your book to the book giveaway, check out this introductory announcement post on the book giveaway idea.

Overwhelming and Amazing Author Generosity

When I first asked authors if they would donate a book for a monthly giveaway, I was inspired by donating my own book to a different website’s one year anniversary. I sent out a quick tweet on Twitter, and with a ‘yes’ from 3 authors, I decided, “Good enough, let’s do this!”

I had no idea…

It’s been 2 months since the giveaway was first announced, and I’ve received over 32 books from authors and publishers all over North America and Europe. You probably noticed that this month, two books were being given away. Next month, it may be a new book every 2 weeks. All I know is that as the pool of individuals interested in books from amazing authors and publishers grows larger, I’ll try and get more and more books out to feed their voracious appetites for amazing works printed on simple pages and wrapped in beautiful covers.

Why am I sharing this? Because I picked up a 25 pack of padded bubble mailers today to ensure I could easily continue to provide this promotion for all the generous authors, with the highest of quality and with as much care and attention as each one of these books deserves. I’m glad NovelRank has served you so well over the last 6 months of existence, and I intend to keep it going with your support into 2011 and beyond. I haven’t always been in love with books, and I can’t say I ever give enough time to them, but for the amazing people I’ve written to and heard from because of NovelRank, I couldn’t be more attached.

Simply put, Thank You.

Book Giveaway April 2010 – Haynes Saxophone Manual & The Sister Pact

The response has been overwhelming, so the giveaways are being stepped up! Two books per month, and you can enter to win either or both books! A big thank you to all the authors who have shared their labors of love and the publishers who have shared their collections. This month’s books: “The Sister Pact” and “Haynes Saxophone Manual“.

Haynes Saxophone Manual

Haynes Saxophone Manual Inside

It’s not a work of fiction, but an amazing resource for current and budding musicians. The “Haynes Saxophone Manual” by UK sax expert Stephen Howard is the first giveaway book for April 2010. Read about all that is offered by, “The owners manual for the saxophone”:

The Haynes Saxophone Manual is the first ever handbook devoted solely to care and maintenance of the saxophone and sets a new standard in its content, approach and presentation. It covers a wide range of subjects including choosing and buying an instrument, basic care, cleaning and lubrication, checking for leaks and wear – and goes on to explain how the instrument works and how it can be regulated, adjusted and tweaked for performance without having to buy expensive specialist tools. Advanced chapters include replacing pads and springs.

If you would like your chance of winning this book, add your email address to the form below. You’ll be notified by email if you are the winner, and you will also be opting into a follow-up email to let you know when the next book in the giveaway becomes available.

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The Sister Pact

The Sister Pact cover

Cami Checketts has also been a fan of NovelRank since the beginning, and her thrilling fictional novel “The Sister Pact” is the second giveaway for April 2010. Grab some Cold Stone Creamery ice cream and curl up with this action packed story:

“Author Cami Checketts knows how to put her characters in danger – and how to get them out of it. It’s the journey from one to the other that hooks the reader… The bond of sisterhood is of course a major theme in this book.”
– Janet K. Jensen

If you would like your chance of winning this book, add your email address to the form below. You’ll be notified by email if you are the winner, and you will also be opting into a follow-up email to let you know when the next book in the giveaway becomes available.

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Share the Book Giveaway with Others:
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The Rules
Any email address that is not valid will not be accepted. Any email to a temporary mailbox service (e.g. mailinator.com) will be disqualified and may be publicly mocked. Unless otherwise stated, only one book can be won by any single email address. Multiple entries for a single book will not be accepted (you can enter to win each book if different books are offered in a given month). The winner will be randomly drawn no later than the 3rd of the following month and contacted via email to receive shipping information. Winners who fail to respond to the email within 72 hours will forfeit their win to another random winner.

For Authors: Getting Involved
For more information about donating your book to the book giveaway, check out this introductory announcement post on the book giveaway idea.

NovelRank Book Giveaway Kick-Off! “MAGGIE: the dog who changed my life”

Giveaway book bunch
It’s officially the start of the NovelRank Book Giveaway, brought to you by the kind and generous independent authors and publishers who use NovelRank every day to track their Amazon Sales Rank and promote their magnificent books! Over 12 books have already arrived, with others promised and on the way. I am very excited to get this started!

 
 

Maggie book cover

 
Without further adieu, the book giveaway kicks off with a wonderful paperback book, “MAGGIE: the dog who changed my life: A Story of Love”. The author, Dawn Kairns, has been using NovelRank for a long time, and I was really thrilled to have her book drop into my mailbox first. Here’s what one reviewer said about this 5 star book:

“This book is a deeply moving story of the powerful connection between the author and her soulmate dog Maggie… Maggie opens the author’s heart and teaches her about trusting her intuition and listening with her heart. Interspersed with well-researched information about pet health care and advice on how to deal with the grieving process following the loss of a pet, this book shows us that animals are so much more than just pets… ”
– Ingrid King

If you would like your chance of winning this book, add your email address to the form below. You’ll be notified by email if you are the winner, and you will also be opting into a follow-up email to let you know when the next book in the giveaway becomes available.

This giveaway is closed. Check out the current giveaway.

Share the Book Giveaway with Others:
Share or Click to share on Twitter! or http://www.novelrank.com/book-giveaway (will always be current)

The Rules
Any email address that is not valid will not be accepted. Any email to a temporary mailbox service (e.g. mailinator.com) will be disqualified and may be publicly mocked. Unless otherwise stated, only one book can be won. Multiple entries will not be accepted; don’t make me turn on duplicate protection. The winner will be drawn randomly no later than the 3rd of the following month and contacted via email to receive shipping information. Winners who fail to respond to the email within 72 hours will forfeit their win to another random winner.

For Authors: Getting Involved
For more information about donating your book to the book giveaway, check out this introductory announcement post on the book giveaway idea.