Blind Date with a Book Giveaway

TO ENTER: Please read ALL the rules and follow instructions. This is not a random selection. We will choose a winner based on your answers. Contest runs February 1 to February 28.
If you get at least half the answers right, you will receive the link to a FREE ebook in your email.
RULES
1. You must be living in one of the 48 connected states to win. (sorry, Hawaii and Alaska, etc.) We can't afford the astronomical shipping costs. If you win and are not in one of the 48 states, another winner will be chosen.
2. Each month we will feature a participating author below. Read their bio and the exciting excerpts taken straight from their books. You'll need to read them to answer the questions to enter the contest.
3. One entry per person per month. Limit: You can only win once. If you win, do not enter again.
4. Winner will be chosen by multiple authors. We will pick the best answer to the final question. There is no wrong answer to the last question. We want to hear your passion for reading.
5. PRIZE: a signed book from the author (Since this is Blind Date with a Book the author and title of book is a secret. You won't know until you get it.) This month's winner will NOT get a book from the featured author below. We want it to be a mystery.
6. No Purchase Necessary. You do NOT have to read the excerpts. You can go straight to the Google form and just guess the answers if you want. But if you get at least half the questions right, you will receive a FREE ebook.
Remember to check back every month so you can enter again. You'll have a better chance of winning if you enter every month. Some people will get worn out or forget. Don't be like those people.
Disclaimer: If something happens to me (death, disaster, tragedy, etc), the contest will end. Also, if something happens to one of the other authors, you will get a substitute book as soon as I can find another author to take their spot. The author will send a book in good condition. We are not responsible for damage during shipping. If the book is really bad (torn cover, damaged pages, etc) let us know right away and send a pic of the book, and MAYBE the author will send you a new copy, but I can't guarantee it. An ebook may be substituted. If you live in another country or Alaska or Hawaii, another winner will be chosen.
Scroll down and get started now. Good luck!!
Ali Archer
Hey! My name's Ali Archer, and I write young adult science fiction and fantasy. When I was a kid, my busy and tired single mom took me to Sam Wellers Books in downtown Toronto where we stood in line for a long time to get my favorite books signed by Anne McCaffrey—who popularized dragon books in the early '80's. When she signed my book, Ms. McCaffrey asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told her I wanted to be a writer, like her. She stood from her desk and came around to hand me my books, then she shook my hand and said, "Never let anything stand in the way of your dreams." I've tried very hard to follow that advice ever since. I hope you do, too, and if you dream of finding your new favorite book. I hope you find that here with this amazing giveaway!
Enjoy This Excerpt from Dragon Protocol
Finn toed my foot with his, and I jerked, realizing my mind had wandered. “Cramming?” He seemed casual, but there’d been an intensity in his eyes that left me speechless.
So I said nothing.
Not, I’ll miss you.
Not, Don’t forget me.
Not, I love you.
Just . . . nothing.
But he had to know. The look in his eyes said he knew.
He leaned toward me, but the silence hung between us like an invisible curtain neither of us knew how to push aside.
I studied him, committing every detail to memory. Not the Dì èr, or the Prem’yera, but Finn. My friend. The boy I never wanted to forget.
So I said nothing.
Not, I’ll miss you.
Not, Don’t forget me.
Not, I love you.
Just . . . nothing.
But he had to know. The look in his eyes said he knew.
He leaned toward me, but the silence hung between us like an invisible curtain neither of us knew how to push aside.
I studied him, committing every detail to memory. Not the Dì èr, or the Prem’yera, but Finn. My friend. The boy I never wanted to forget.
And this excerpt from Seoul Demon
You lie. Everyone wants the pearl. They fall so rarely and everyone is so lazy they want to take mine rather than work to get one of their own. And I will not give it up, I tell you. I swear it on my ancestors.
I held up my hands in protest. “Honestly, I respect that you value your, um, pearl thingie, but I don’t want it. I swear on my ancestors. All I want is to figure out why my ancestors are haunting my family and help them return to their rest or whatever. My dad seems to think that because I’m a vampire I’ll be able to talk to them, but it doesn’t work like that. Does it?” I looked hopefully at the snake.
I mean no disrespect to your father, but he is an idiot. Just because you once walked in the valley of death does not mean you are, in truth, dead now.
“Yes! Thank you! That’s exactly what I told him!”
Honjo regarded me silently while I thought about my dad and the ancestors and all my problems.
If you truly do not desire the pearl, perhaps we can be of assistance to one another, he said.
There was the hint of slyness in his tone that should have made me question the next words out of his mouth but I was too desperate and heck, too ignorant, to know any better.
“I could really use the help,” I said. This creature seemed to know about vampires, so it stood to reason that he’d know about gwishin, too.
It is likely that your ancestors are drawn to the power of the pearl. Help me ascend and become a dragon--
“A dragon?” I rudely interrupted—and immediately regretted having done so at the death-glare Hanjo sent me. After a pause I added meekly, “Carry on.”
Once I have ascended to my true form, I can properly secure my pearl and I will leave this place for a more suitable location. He sniffed as he swept his gaze over the garden as if it was already beneath him. If that alone does not solve the problem of your restless ancestors, I shall help you find the solution. Do we have an accord?
“Two questions: First, how will leaving here with your pearl do anything to help me with my ancestors? And second—forgive me, but how can a snake become a dragon?”
He blinked at me—that horizontal inner-eye-lid blink thing serpents do and it made me quiver a little with grossness. Then he leaned down, so close I could feel the tip of his forked tongue flick against my cheek. I squeezed my eyes shut and held my breath. Call me a snake again, vampire, and I will bite off your head.
I held up my hands in protest. “Honestly, I respect that you value your, um, pearl thingie, but I don’t want it. I swear on my ancestors. All I want is to figure out why my ancestors are haunting my family and help them return to their rest or whatever. My dad seems to think that because I’m a vampire I’ll be able to talk to them, but it doesn’t work like that. Does it?” I looked hopefully at the snake.
I mean no disrespect to your father, but he is an idiot. Just because you once walked in the valley of death does not mean you are, in truth, dead now.
“Yes! Thank you! That’s exactly what I told him!”
Honjo regarded me silently while I thought about my dad and the ancestors and all my problems.
If you truly do not desire the pearl, perhaps we can be of assistance to one another, he said.
There was the hint of slyness in his tone that should have made me question the next words out of his mouth but I was too desperate and heck, too ignorant, to know any better.
“I could really use the help,” I said. This creature seemed to know about vampires, so it stood to reason that he’d know about gwishin, too.
It is likely that your ancestors are drawn to the power of the pearl. Help me ascend and become a dragon--
“A dragon?” I rudely interrupted—and immediately regretted having done so at the death-glare Hanjo sent me. After a pause I added meekly, “Carry on.”
Once I have ascended to my true form, I can properly secure my pearl and I will leave this place for a more suitable location. He sniffed as he swept his gaze over the garden as if it was already beneath him. If that alone does not solve the problem of your restless ancestors, I shall help you find the solution. Do we have an accord?
“Two questions: First, how will leaving here with your pearl do anything to help me with my ancestors? And second—forgive me, but how can a snake become a dragon?”
He blinked at me—that horizontal inner-eye-lid blink thing serpents do and it made me quiver a little with grossness. Then he leaned down, so close I could feel the tip of his forked tongue flick against my cheek. I squeezed my eyes shut and held my breath. Call me a snake again, vampire, and I will bite off your head.
REVIEWS for Ali Archer's books
The story is so well told, and it had me turning pages faster and faster to see what would happen when Desi's father made her choose the hardest thing imaginable. A great book, if you havent already, read it. You don't know what you are missing out on. - K. Jones (Become)
I absolutely loved this book! There are unexpected twists and turns and this story grabs you from the start and doesn’t let go. It’s so so good and full of all the best things. Unexpected twists, adventure and romance, to name a few. It’s got dragons and space ships and difficult choices that cause the characters to grow and become better than they were at the start. The main character is strong and you can’t help but want her to succeed. The world building is fantastic and the characters so dynamic. It’s like watching a movie unfold before you. This is a page turner you don’t want to put down. I know you’re going to love it! And feel all the emotions soaring through you as you read it. Absolutely fantastic! - Debbie D. (Dragon Protocol)
Loved this book! Hidden under a high school story about vampires and first kisses gone wrong is a message that applies to ALL of us: people need to be more accepting of one another. Another well-written story by Ali Cross. I look forward to the next Minnie tale! - LorieAH (First Kisses Suck)
I absolutely loved this book! There are unexpected twists and turns and this story grabs you from the start and doesn’t let go. It’s so so good and full of all the best things. Unexpected twists, adventure and romance, to name a few. It’s got dragons and space ships and difficult choices that cause the characters to grow and become better than they were at the start. The main character is strong and you can’t help but want her to succeed. The world building is fantastic and the characters so dynamic. It’s like watching a movie unfold before you. This is a page turner you don’t want to put down. I know you’re going to love it! And feel all the emotions soaring through you as you read it. Absolutely fantastic! - Debbie D. (Dragon Protocol)
Loved this book! Hidden under a high school story about vampires and first kisses gone wrong is a message that applies to ALL of us: people need to be more accepting of one another. Another well-written story by Ali Cross. I look forward to the next Minnie tale! - LorieAH (First Kisses Suck)