Please be patient if pages aren’t uploaded immediately on June 7, as it does take the eBook retail partners a little bit of time to update/upload their information. Now Enjoy!

New York Times Bestselling Author, Grace Burrowes has the next book in her delightful regency romance series in stores this month: The Soldier. During this exciting time: The Soldier will be  $2.99 for 2 weeks (06/07/2011 – 06/20/2011) and The Heir at $0.99 for 5 weeks (05/02/2011 – 06/06/2011)—so get them both while you can!

In honor of Terry Spear’s latest, Heart of the Highland Wolf, hitting stores Seduced by the Wolfwill be FREE during the first week of publication of Heart of the Highland Wolf. Terry’s werewolves act like real wolves—including mating for life!

Have you ever met a hero that can purrrrrr? Find one in The Cat Star Chronicles, the out of this world sexy series by Cheryl Brooks! Book 7, Virgin, is in stores now! To celebrate, you can download Outcast for FREE during the first week of publication of Virgin! 06/07/2011 – 06/13/2011 only.

It’s Hannah Montana meets Project Runway! Get the first book in this great middle grade series, The Allegra Biscotti Collection, for FREE this week only, and meet Allegra Biscotti, a fabulous and famous fashion designer—only no one knows because she’s actually Emma Rose, and still in junior high! If you love this book, don’t get your threads in knot—book 2,Who What Wear! Is now available.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you could find out HIS side of the story? Matt Dunn, a women’s fiction author who just so happens to be a guy, tells all in The Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook, which is free this week, in honor of Ex-Girlfriends United hitting stores! Did I mention he’s British?!

Christmas in June? Dating Mr. December by Phillipa Ashley is free for one week! Love her awesome wit, hilarious scenarios and super sweet love stories? Her brand new US release,Wish You Were Here is now available!

Did you know Georgette Heyer wrote two Gothic Regency Romances? The Quiet Gentlemanis dark, moody, and not what anyone expects! Still craving the frothy, effervescent tone of Heyer? Get one of her most beloved, Cotillion, for free this week!

“Fans of Malone’s 1986 picaresque bestseller Handling Sin have something to celebrate with Four Corners of the Sky… A former soap opera writer, Malone understands the art of great storytelling: There’s humor and action aplenty, but Four Corners is also a warmhearted Iook at how we love and forgive. Five hundred and forty-four pages never seemed so short.” —People (4 STARS, People Pick)

In small towns between the North Carolina Piedmont and the coast the best scenery is often in the sky. On flat sweeps of red clay and scrub pine the days move monotonously, safely, but above, in the blink of an eye, dangerous clouds can boil out of all four corners of the sky…The flat slow land starts to shiver and anything can happen.

In such a storm, on Annie Peregrine’s seventh birthday, her father gave her the airplane and minutes later drove out of her life. Thus begins an enchanting novel that bursts with energy from the first pages, and sweeps you off on a journey of unforgettable characters, hilarious encounters, and haunting secrets.

The Four Corners of the Sky is master storyteller Michael Malone’s new novel of love, secrets, and the mysterious bonds of families. Malone brings characters to life as only he can, exploring the questions that defy easy answers: Is love a choice or a calling? Why do the ties of family bind so tightly? And is forgiveness a gift to others…or a gift we give ourselves? – FROM SOURCEBOOKS

BUY FROM…Amazon and Barnes & Noble

CONTEST…Sourcebooks is running a contest with this promotion. All you have to do is write to publicity@sourcebooks.com on FRIDAY MAY 13 to be entered to win a selection of Michael Malone backlist, including his bestselling novel, Handling Sin.  Include “Malone Giveaway” in subject line please.

A little background about the week…Back in 1913, Franklin K. Matthiews, a librarian from The Boy Scouts of America, believed that kids could be influenced greatly by books and thus wanted to promote higher standards in children’s books. He proposed “Children’s Book Week”, which was originally celebrated in November around Thanksgiving but later changed to May in 2008. Since 1944, the Book Council has been coordinating events and providing tools to publishers, schools, libraries, teachers, and bookstores to help promote “Children’s Book Week” nationwide.

The week is often celebrated with tons of writing and reading activities for kids. There of course are plenty of visits from children’s authors all over to share the love of reading. Activities and events are typically found in bookstores, libraries, and schools during these times. My kids school is currently celebrating with wacky events each day this week along with hosting their annual book fair and this afternoon we’ll be heading over to our local library for some more activities.

As a mother of 3 kids (5,10, and 11), I of course wanted to find something fun to do with the kids in celebration of book week. Thankfully, like me, they LOVE and DEVOUR books. In fact, they’ve recently started their own book blog called BookSnatchers.

Though I am from Raleigh, I wanted to share what the Durham library is doing tomorrow night in celebration of “Children’s Book Week”. The kids will be creating their own books and given a book! What fun that will be! If I wasn’t working and the kids weren’t in school tomorrow, I’d take them myself but unfortunately I won’t be able to make it this year. However, I do plan on doing this from home with the kids and we’ll also make our own bookmarks for their books. It may even be more fun to have them alternate sentences and just write one book together.

Event Type: Children
Date: 5/6/2011
Start Time: 2:30 PM
End Time: 3:15 PM
Description: Celebrate National Children’s Book Week (May 2-8). What better way to celebrate “Children’s Book Week” than to make your very own book. All necessary materials will be provided. Children may bring personal pictures, clippings and text to include in their books. Along with their own creation each child will be given a free book to add to their personal collection.

Library: Main Library – Durham County Library
Contact: Anna Cromwell
Contact Number: 919 560-0130

I still remember my first book that I read and drew from as a young reader. Dr. Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat. It’s still a classic today and I even STILL have that book AND that drawing. How about Dick, Jane, and Spot? That trio is still around and a great beginners read!

As I got older, Dr. Seuss was replaced by Nancy Drew, the Sweet Valley Twins, the Babysitter’s Club, R.L.Stine, and then as a teen I enjoyed works by V.C. Andrews, Stephen King, and Anne Rice. As a young adult, V.C. Andrews was replaced by Nora Roberts, Sabrina Jeffries, Sue Monk Kidd, and Alice Hoffman. Today I’d say I’m pretty eclectic in my taste of books and enjoy discovering new authors. I enjoy horror, romance, paranormal, historical, inspirational, leading ladies in non-fiction, and self-improvement books, I still have my favorite books adorning my shelves in hardback “forever”: No Woman So Fair, Redeeming Love, Misery, Aesop’s Fables, Mayfair Witch series, The 13th Tale, Diary of Ellen Rimbauer. I’ve always been one of those readers that once hooked with a book, I MUST read ALL by that author (and of course HAVE all the books).

How about you? What books did you grow up with?

This week’s question comes from Ellie who blogs at Musings of a Bookshop Girl:

“If I gave you £50 (or $80) and sent you into a bookshop right now, what would be in your basket when you finally staggered to the till?”

You would definitely find me in 2 of my favorite bookstores. First I’d be at my local Raleigh Edward McKay Used Books & More (because why pay full price for a good book when it’s available for much less). If I couldn’t find everything there, I’d then head over to Barnes & Noble (because well that bookstore just pure rocks and then I could do other reading for free on my Nook Color or in hand while I sip coffee and eat some coffee cake). If I can’t find them in the store, at least there’s B&N online where I know I can find these even as used copies. Yes, not many people realize that B&N has used books too. It’s ok, I didn’t either until not too long ago.

So my list of books? Hmmm…so hard to choose from so many books! But since I’m a hardback freak for my favorite books or for beautifully designed covers…As you can see below, ALL are fiction, simply because I LOVE fiction.

• The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (This one has been the hardest for me to find but it looks like B&N has it online for sure. I have the others in hardback, just not this one.)
• The Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (I’ve got the ebook but I had to have the physical book too.)
• Taltos by Anne Rice (Loved her Mayfair Witch series and of course trying to find them all in hardback. I’m telling you, it’s harder to find hardback. TONS of paperback but hardly any hardback. The first edition of The Witching Hour took me FOREVER to find.)
• Lasher by Anne Rice (I repeat the above…)
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (B&N Leatherbound Collection…boy is my collection growing! BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED hardback covers).
  

What would you buy with $80 in a bookstore right now?

A listing of the ebook deals on the Sourcebooks site can be found here: http://www.sourcebooks.com/store/ebook-specials.html. You can also sign up for our eBook deals newsletter!

To make it easier, I’ve also included links to where you can download the current selection of ebooks.

Title: The Highest Stakes

Digital List Price: $15.99

Category: Fiction

Print ISBN: 9781402236426
PDF ISBN: 9781402236433
EPUB ISBN: 9781402249877

Historical fiction featuring the exciting origins of horse racing in England and the American colonies.

• Published in time for the Kentucky Derby
• A strong romantic element makes the story accessible and emotional
• Horses are a topic of almost universal appeal and horseracing is a sport enjoyed by millions—the origins of the sport are little known and dramatic

Rights - World

Available at –

• Sourcebooks
• Amazon
• BN
• Kobo
• BooksonBoard
• Apple: US , CA , AU , FR , DE , UK
• Sony
• BooksAMillion
• Google

Title: The Immigrants

Digital List Price: $15.99

Category: Fiction

Print ISBN: 9781402237911
PDF ISBN: 9781402237966
EPUB ISBN: 9781402247026

“A most wonderful book,” the Los Angeles Times.

“Emotional, exciting and entertaining” the Philadelphia Inquirer

• A major New York Times bestseller, with over 2.5 million copies in print
• The Immigrants was widely acclaimed and was turned into a movie
• A big repackage for widely known, brand-name author Howard Fast

Rights

• US, CA, MX

Available at –

• Sourcebooks
• BooksonBoard
• Apple: US , CA
• Sony
• BooksAMillion

**Please note that AMAZON/KINDLE is currently uploading their link to this title, so it might not be listed as free right away. We apologize for the inconvenience!**

Title: The Wild Sight

Digital List Price: $6.99

Category: Romance

Print ISBN: 9781402213946
PDF ISBN: 9781402220906
EPUB ISBN: 9781402236778

Romantic suspense with a paranormal element, set in the mystical Irish countryside.

• Romantic suspense is the #2 romance subgenre
• The Ireland location is very popular

Rights

• World

Available at –

• Sourcebooks
• Amazon
• BN
• Kobo
• BooksonBoard
• Apple: US , CA , AU , FR , DE , UK
• Sony
• BooksAMillion
• Google

Title: The Best Little Stories from the Civil War

Digital List Price: $18.99

Category: History

Print ISBN: 9781402239106
PDF ISBN: 9781402239168
EPUB ISBN: 9781402247101

A collection of more than 100 true stories from the men and women of the blue and gray, this truly unique approach will capture the attention of history enthusiasts and civil war buffs alike.

• Now revised and updated, featuring new packaging
• First edition sold over 16,500 units
• Civil War is a strong category on the history shelf and human interest angle is a unique hook for the category
• PR opportunities centered around major battles

Rights

• World

Available at –

• Sourcebooks
• Amazon
• Kobo
• BooksonBoard
• Apple: US , CA , AU , FR , DE , UK
• Sony
• BooksAMillion

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Thursday, December 16^th is Jane Austen’s 235^th birthday!

Sourcebooks, the world’s leading publisher of Jane Austen fiction, is offering a unique deal to readers who want to celebrate Jane by reading special editions of all six of Austen’s beloved novels in a 21^st century format.

Special e-book editions of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion and Mansfield Park will be available for free for one day only. These celebratory editions include the full novels, plus the legendary color illustrations of the Brock brothers, originally created to accompany the books in 1898.

In addition to the Jane Austen classics, readers can also enjoy these bestselling Austen-inspired novels. The following bestselling e-books will be free on December 16th in honor of her birthday:

• Eliza’s Daughter by Joan Aiken
• The Darcys & the Bingleys by Marsha Altman
• Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll
• What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown
• The Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Ann Collins
• The Other Mr. Darcy by Monica Fairview
• Mr. Darcy’s Diary by Amanda Grange
• Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One by Sharon Lathan
• Lydia Bennet’s Story by Jane Odiwe
• Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy by Abigail Reynolds

Available wherever eBooks are sold.

UPDATE FROM THE PUBLISHER at 11:23AM ET 12/16…

First off let me sincerely apologize for all the confusion regarding the free offer of Jane Austen special edition titles as well as the 10 Austen inspired novels. Please extend this apology to your readers and followers as well.

We have been trying to fix the problem all morning. It takes a lot of cooperation from different parties to make the offer happen and it unfortunately it took some extra time to iron out the kinks.

Let me tell you know that iBooks and Google books currently has everything correct.

Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sony are currently working to get their prices adjusted. They should be correct shortly. Sourcebooks.com will also have our books and the illustrated versions available for free within the next hour!

Because of this confusion we want to celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday an extra day! This offer will be good tomorrow as well.

Winners will be announced within the giveaway post comments, in the weekly Sunday re-cap newsletter, and on our new page in Facebook. Indiviual emails will NO LONGER go out for mailing addresses so PLEASE pay attention to one or all of the above mentioned. All unclaimed books will go back into future giveaways.

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My question to you is…How often would you prefer The Book Faery Reviews visit your inbox? I don’t want to get lost in there because you never know when there’s a book you might be interested in that I’m offering to a lucky reader and I definitely don’t want you to forget we’re around. But, I also don’t want you to decide to unsubscribe because you have too many emails coming in and you must decide on which to go (I do it too every once in awhile).

Just below, you’ll see a poll regarding your subscription preference. After I get a good amount of responders, I’ll likely change or keep the format of the e-Newsletters. Obviously, the majority will likely rule. Your response is very important to me. Just know that you will never receive more than a daily note from me. More than that and I’m definitely an inbox nuisance. So, please…please respond.

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Now…be sure to check out the latest posts while you’re here (#’s denote the # of copies we’re giving away)…

The Glamour of Grammar by Roy Peter Clark (3), The Hypnotist by M.J. Rose (1), The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean (2),  Hero: The Cat Star Chronicles by Cheryl Brooks

I’m sure it is obvious that I love to read. I read whenever I get the chance. Now that I’m working full time again outside the home, reading time is not as frequent as before but I try to read daily even if it’s just a couple pages of my current book read (right now I’m reading Bitter Frost by Kailin Gow and One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare). My favorite reading spots include my reading chaise in my bedroom, outdoors in the sun, and of course when I get a moment of quietness, in a nice warm bath.

I remember my first love of books came from Dr. Seuss which then led to Nancy Drew mysteries (the originals) and the Sweet Valley Twins (the originals) in middle school. In high school the classics (don’t tell my English teachers!) and V.C Andrews (before she died) fascinated me and later I became entranced by the world of Stephen King (Misery was my favorite) and Anne Rice (the Mayfair Witches) in my early college days. As an adult I became hooked in the historical romance and paranormal romance genres.  I love a good story that transplants into a different place and time. I get so engaged sometimes I feel as if I’ve become the main heroine (of course I’d be the heroine!) and will often dream the scene again after reading.

I try to read a variety of books. Books that take me back to another time period or another world fascinate me, thrillers, adventure, and mystery get my heart pumping with excitement and have me solving a puzzling situation. Stories of struggle, discovery, and hope inspire me. And of course I’m a hopeless romantic so I love a good love story. We all know how it ends but the parts that get to that ending are filled with excitement and passion (at least the good ones are).

I’ve listed below some of my favorite genres that I found off Wikipedia (please note that NOTHING below are my own words)…

• Speculative fiction is an umbrella fiction genre generally encompassing the more specific genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history.

• Creative nonfiction (also known as literary or narrative nonfiction) is a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives.”Ultimately, the primary goal of the creative nonfiction writer is to communicate information, just like a reporter, but to shape it in a way that reads like fiction.”^[1] Forms within this genre include personal essays, memoir, travel writing, food writing, biography, literary journalism, and other hybridized essays.

• Historical romance is set before World War II.^[1] Many historical romances include contemporary attitudes, as, for example, the heroines often have far more education than was the norm in their time period.^[2]This subgenre includes a wide variety of other subgenres, including Regency romance.

• Inspirational fiction – Any good book can be an inspiration, but many of these books highlight people overcoming adversity or reaching new levels of understanding. Whether they pull themselves up by their own bootstraps or have help from a higher power, these books will uplift and entertain you.^[4]

• Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains.Thrillers may be defined by the primary mood that they elicit: fearful excitement.

• Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term that is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective (either professional or amateur) investigates and solves a crime.

• Classical Literature refers to the great masterpieces of the Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations: Homer’s “Iliad,” Ovid’s “Metamorphoses,” Virgil’s “Aeneid,” “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles, along with works by other ancient writers in epic, lyric, tragedy, comedy, pastoral, and other forms.

What’s your favorite genre? Do you like it all or do you have a higher preference for one?

The Book Faery Reviews 2 year blog anniversary winners are…

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Congratulations Carrie from Carrie Actually and Adrian! Carrie is the winner of the $75 B&N gift certificate, writing journal & pen, & True Blood Calendar. Adrian is the winner of the autographed books, more books, calendar, autographed CD, writing journal & pen and personalized bookplates & bookmark.

How To Never Look Fat Again by Charla Krupps

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Angels by Dr. David Jeremiah

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Countess of Scandal by Laurel McKee

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Emily from Darkling Treasures is stopping by The Book Faery Reviews today to  be showcased as one of our sponsors for The Book Faery Reviews 2 year book blog anniversary. She’s kindly created fabulous fantasy style book plates and faery bookmark for one of our lucky readers here.

FROM EMILY @ DARKLING TREASURES…My art is generally fantasy-based, yet somewhat eclectic as far as presentation goes; sometimes it will be just a painting on canvas, other times it could be a journal, a small zine, a series of sculptures…I like to work outside the box whenever possible.  I love to read and write, so I have taken to designing and creating stationery, journals, and book arts when I am not painting or sketching out ideas.

I’m inspired by my strange inner world, emotions, nature, and all the possibilities a blank sheet of paper holds.

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