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 December 1 to December 31.
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.
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Bryna Butler
Hello happy readers! My name is Bryna Butler, author of young adult paranormal mysteries. My background is in journalism, but my heart has always beat for worlds of magic, fantasy, and quirky fun. I follow several fandoms, have been known to obsess over a book or two, and always appreciate the little details in a well-crafted story. In my own work, I try to give little surprises and fun details to my readers often. Readers will always find posts about Easter eggs inside each book (spoiler warning included). My site is also full of quizzes, discussion guides, playlists, and graphics to share. I do this because I truly believe there is nothing like the joy felt when you can immerse yourself in a good story. The story for this giveaway is the first in a series based on the urban legend of the Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. I live near the sleepy river town of Point Pleasant and grew up with the stories of the winged harbinger of doom and am thrilled to share my own twist on this legend with you.
Enjoy These Excerpts from Wrong Side of the Grave
“Luce and Lola are on fire tonight.” Audrey Smith bites her lip as I slink down the eight inches to the main floor. “You were pretty hot too.”
Audrey is rock and roll with her dark pixie haircut and shredded jeans, but Audrey doesn’t have what it takes to stay in front. Kendall slides between her and me as if it was what she was born to do. Her hand settles on my chest. Wow. I didn’t realize my T-shirt was so thin.
“So weird that you name your drumsticks.” Becca Farley giggles from over Kendall’s shoulder. She follows up with some lame joke about naming wood. I ignore her, instead focusing everything on Kendall.
I didn’t want to be involved. Honestly. I was completely content in my blissful teenage life, ready to let the Men in Black take over this investigation.
The spider’s verbal slap to my face changed everything. “Beyond your resources and mental capacity.” What a sluxneffer! I’ll show him just how mental I can get.
Agent Ikeda keeps on walking and doesn’t turn back. Doing so would insinuate that I’m important, maybe even a threat. The spider’s already onto the next job to check off his task list.
Warner steps in fast as if there’s a way he can undo the damage done by his partner. Poor guy. It’s too late. I’ve already decided what to do next.
My shoulders fall as I take a deep breath and push the daydream from my head. It isn’t real. In the real world, Dean North is dead, and he’s not coming back.
I lower myself onto the grass and position an ear onto the ground to listen. That’s the funny thing about hope. It’s stronger than reason.
My eyes close as I concentrate. My mind reaches out, out and down, down through the centuries of Earth, under the rustling of the night breeze, below the freshly cut grass, and deeper than the insects that burrow.
“Feel this, Bridget. You and I, we’re what’s real. We’re family. We’ll always be. With every heartbeat our family remains strong.”
“But Dad…it’s been five years, and I still miss him,” Bridget whispers.
Her mother smiles. “Because you haven’t yet realized that he’s always with us. He’s the missing piece, the skip between the heartbeats. So, even though he’s gone, he’s still part of us forever. Bridget, I promise you, as long as this fierce muscle inside my chest pounds, our family will be together.”
So then Bridget dares to ask, “Do you think any more people will come back?”
Rigby loosens his tie on this one. He leans back in his chair and swivels it around. “I have no way of knowing. It’s as much a mystery to me as it is to everyone else. The first one, the Wells boy, I checked him myself. When the EMS brought him in, I did the initial inspection. There were no signs of life there. Not that I was looking for them. He’d already been pronounced at the scene. Already gone for hours before they found him. There was nothing to make me think otherwise. Nothing.”
"Where's your partner, the Spider?"
Warner’s eyes flash on me, and the dimple in his cheek sinks. Bridget swoons over that look and calls it mischievous or whatever. Sometimes she forgets what he does for a living. She forgets what his duty will require if I step across the Men in Black’s invisible, moving line between right and wrong.
“Spider?” He draws his brows together.
“Yeah.” I shrug. “Creepy thing that keeps the rest of the bugs in check.”
Audrey is rock and roll with her dark pixie haircut and shredded jeans, but Audrey doesn’t have what it takes to stay in front. Kendall slides between her and me as if it was what she was born to do. Her hand settles on my chest. Wow. I didn’t realize my T-shirt was so thin.
“So weird that you name your drumsticks.” Becca Farley giggles from over Kendall’s shoulder. She follows up with some lame joke about naming wood. I ignore her, instead focusing everything on Kendall.
I didn’t want to be involved. Honestly. I was completely content in my blissful teenage life, ready to let the Men in Black take over this investigation.
The spider’s verbal slap to my face changed everything. “Beyond your resources and mental capacity.” What a sluxneffer! I’ll show him just how mental I can get.
Agent Ikeda keeps on walking and doesn’t turn back. Doing so would insinuate that I’m important, maybe even a threat. The spider’s already onto the next job to check off his task list.
Warner steps in fast as if there’s a way he can undo the damage done by his partner. Poor guy. It’s too late. I’ve already decided what to do next.
My shoulders fall as I take a deep breath and push the daydream from my head. It isn’t real. In the real world, Dean North is dead, and he’s not coming back.
I lower myself onto the grass and position an ear onto the ground to listen. That’s the funny thing about hope. It’s stronger than reason.
My eyes close as I concentrate. My mind reaches out, out and down, down through the centuries of Earth, under the rustling of the night breeze, below the freshly cut grass, and deeper than the insects that burrow.
“Feel this, Bridget. You and I, we’re what’s real. We’re family. We’ll always be. With every heartbeat our family remains strong.”
“But Dad…it’s been five years, and I still miss him,” Bridget whispers.
Her mother smiles. “Because you haven’t yet realized that he’s always with us. He’s the missing piece, the skip between the heartbeats. So, even though he’s gone, he’s still part of us forever. Bridget, I promise you, as long as this fierce muscle inside my chest pounds, our family will be together.”
So then Bridget dares to ask, “Do you think any more people will come back?”
Rigby loosens his tie on this one. He leans back in his chair and swivels it around. “I have no way of knowing. It’s as much a mystery to me as it is to everyone else. The first one, the Wells boy, I checked him myself. When the EMS brought him in, I did the initial inspection. There were no signs of life there. Not that I was looking for them. He’d already been pronounced at the scene. Already gone for hours before they found him. There was nothing to make me think otherwise. Nothing.”
"Where's your partner, the Spider?"
Warner’s eyes flash on me, and the dimple in his cheek sinks. Bridget swoons over that look and calls it mischievous or whatever. Sometimes she forgets what he does for a living. She forgets what his duty will require if I step across the Men in Black’s invisible, moving line between right and wrong.
“Spider?” He draws his brows together.
“Yeah.” I shrug. “Creepy thing that keeps the rest of the bugs in check.”
REVIEWS for Bryna Butler
This is a Kirkus Star Recommended Read
"Butler delivers a notable mystery/thriller. Dramatic tension is wielded expertly..." -Kirkus Reviews
"My sister recommended I read this book. I went into it not knowing anything in particular (except I loved the cover) and... well, I finished it in 3 days. I had to fight to put it down because it is SO GOOD. Eric is just your typical ordinary vampire hunting drummer in the local band. His friend, Bridget, is into book reviews and being all nerdy. When the dead start to rise, things get very interesting, very fast. WSotG has lots of twists and turns which, in turn, made me turn the pages faster and faster. I loved Eric. He's what I wanted Jace in The Mortal Instruments to be-- snarky without being overly snarky. Caring without brooding. Loyal without making a martyr of himself." - Amazon review, KellyM
"Wow what an amazing read!! The characters were phenomenal and I loved them all. Eric was such an awesome character to read about and get to know. The storyline was incredible! It's very well written and it kept me on the edge of my seat and enjoying every single minute of this story! Highly recommended!" - Jenny Zimmerman, Award-winning book reviewer, Black Words - White Pages
"I'm trying to find something negative to say but I just can't... there isn't a single thing I didn't like about this book." - The Grey Brunette, Amazon Review
"Butler delivers a notable mystery/thriller. Dramatic tension is wielded expertly..." -Kirkus Reviews
"My sister recommended I read this book. I went into it not knowing anything in particular (except I loved the cover) and... well, I finished it in 3 days. I had to fight to put it down because it is SO GOOD. Eric is just your typical ordinary vampire hunting drummer in the local band. His friend, Bridget, is into book reviews and being all nerdy. When the dead start to rise, things get very interesting, very fast. WSotG has lots of twists and turns which, in turn, made me turn the pages faster and faster. I loved Eric. He's what I wanted Jace in The Mortal Instruments to be-- snarky without being overly snarky. Caring without brooding. Loyal without making a martyr of himself." - Amazon review, KellyM
"Wow what an amazing read!! The characters were phenomenal and I loved them all. Eric was such an awesome character to read about and get to know. The storyline was incredible! It's very well written and it kept me on the edge of my seat and enjoying every single minute of this story! Highly recommended!" - Jenny Zimmerman, Award-winning book reviewer, Black Words - White Pages
"I'm trying to find something negative to say but I just can't... there isn't a single thing I didn't like about this book." - The Grey Brunette, Amazon Review