According to Jeaniene Frost, our review of Halfway to the Grave was the first review for her 2007 debut novel. I still remember Hubby picking the book up off the dining room table and asking me what it was – the cover is still very striking, and I believe the same model has been used for the series.
This week, starting today, actually, Halfway to the Grave is on sale for $1.99 as an ebook, along with bonus materials like deleted scenes and excerpts of the new book. There’s never-before-published scenes, the first four chapters of One Foot in the Grave, and two additional excerpts as well. Seriously. Bonus Materials, this ebook has them.
The sale price is valid today until 25 October, so you’ve got plenty of opportunity to buy, gift, and nag folks if you really liked this book (I did). You can get the sale price at Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and BN.com.
So, to celebrate the sale, Jeaniene wants to give away a digital reader here, where her first review was posted. So we’re going back to 2007!
Just kidding. Up for winning is one digital book reading device, either a Kindle, a nook or a Sony – winner’s choice. This contest is open to anyone worldwide where permitted, but it is the winner’s responsibility to make sure the device selected will work in their location.
You could win:
A Kindle 3G with Special Offers
A WiFi Nook Color
A Sony Reader PRS-T1BC with WiFi
Again – winner’s choice. Woo hoo!
How to Enter
Everyone keeps talking about these “bonus materials” in the Harper Collins discount ebooks – ok, I do. Duchess are In Love with Bonus Materials. The Duke and I With Bonus Materials. And now – Halfway to the Grave with Bonus Materials.
So…what are the bonus materials you’re taking with you halfway to the grave? A shovel? Some astroturf? Stakes, holy water, and a lipstick? Two all beef patties with special sauce and lettuce cheese? Leave a comment telling me what your bonus materials (heh) are, and you’re entered to win.
Rules and Stuff
This contest is open to anyone 18 years of age and over, in any location where such contests and bonus materials are not prohibited by law. You have until noon eastern time 26 September 2011 to enter. Void where prohibited. I am not being compensated for this giveaway. Shirt and shoes required. PC Load Letter. Substantial penalty for early withdrawal. Do not operate vehicle while in use. Winner will be notified via email or donkey postage industries.
So, let’s get to it. What are your Bonus Materials, wink wink nudge nudge?
hm… halfway to the grave extras? well, most definitely books, coffee, and liquor, but then also probably that really good-looking guy i’ve been eyeing for a while but never quite got up the nerve to make a blatant pass at… for you know cuddles ;D
Diet Coke and some carmex.
What more could a girl want to bring halfway to the grave than a Non-perishing, witty, fun loving fella, whose Pyrokinesis isn’t the only thing that can keep your body temperature boiling, -if you know what I mean- Tall, Dark and a top notch Cuddler (even Cat would be able to agree to that one) Vlad is Definitely all I need to take with me!
Earplugs and my Droid (which for now doubles as my e-reader). Why you ask? Cause I’m an overworked new mom and if I’m half-way to the grave, it may mean that I have a few minutes of silence to myself which I’d like to enjoy by reading something that doesn’t involve rhyming, my job, or some parenting book which only adds to my mommy-guilt.
Of course if I have the earplugs, I may not hear the vampires and werewolves coming for me…then again I’ve read they’re really lonely souls in desperate need of love and understanding. So I should be ok 😉
Bones…I’m taking Bones with me. Everywhere and anywhere I go.
An iPad, it’s an e-reader and mini laptop all in one.
Hmm. I guess my bonus materials would be a good bottle of wine, my comfiest pair of flannel pyjamas, an ereader loaded with my favorite books, and a batch of rice crispie treats. Oh, and a tube of my beloved MAC Ruby Woo lipstick.
Tea, chocolate and a good book.
I would bring my Kindle and Sony reader! (And so if I’m lucky enough to win, I would request a Nook to complete my ereader trifecta!)
I’d need GOOD coffee, an ereader (fully stocked).Lastly JZB cause that alpha male would make sure to meet ALL my …ahem OTHER NEEDS…….
Hmmm. I’m going to go with my gut and say tiny crossbow and a french press full of coffee. Sweet delicious coffee, it goes everywhere!
Diet Coke and comfy shoes.
My HTC, which doubles as portable computer and a library. Also, my older cat—despite having a dog and another cat to choose from, she’s the one I can rely on to turn any supernatural being into stone just by a disdainful look. Also, she likes to cuddle, and she’s warm, so it’s really a weapon-cum-blanket combo, unbeatble. And, since we both love it, cheese. Lots and lots of cheese.
A Kindle if I had one 😉 Otherwise….my books!! Plus my ipod, coffee, bananas and almond butter. 🙂
I would have to take a loaded ereader and a magically endless supply of chocolate and iced coffee. Done.
An mp3 player with a kick-ass soundtrack and a sturdy swiss army knife.
I’d have to bring a pair of knitted socks, my iPhone full of books and some Jolly Ranchers.
And probably a box of Franzia!
I definitely have to bring my fuzzy toe socks!
My bonus materials would have to be my ereader and endless sweet iced tea.
*sigh* I’d written up a cute entry with 3 bonus features I’d need, complete with humorous reasons why on each one, went to enter the security word, and my durn iPhone had a fit & threw me back to the beginning – and yes, losing my answer. Since I’m typing this with my thumb on the frakkin iPhone, I have to change my answers. No longer is it: 1) coffee – to keep me sane, 2) iPhone – for reading/games/friends, and 3) Merlin – the love cat… Nope! #2 is now an iPad. I figure typing’s gotta be easier w/ the bigger format, right?
Thank god I remembered ‘select all’, ‘copy’, and ‘paste’ this time… THREE times it happened!
*double sigh*
The essentials: a bottle of water, a package of Fig Newtons, and a cardigan sweater.
My best pair of kick ass boots – pillows and tons and tons of batteries (for all my toys)
Diet Coke, a large bunch of grapes, my Kindle and Vin Diesel. That would cover all my needs.
I’m taking my iPhone, my ereader, and various flavors of gelato.
My iPhone for obvious reasons and my Bersa .40 automatic with a whole bunch of extra clips, and coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. I’d also pack my Kindle, just in case I had time to read.
Books to read, a warm blanket to snuggle under and a phone to talk to loved ones with. 🙂
husband44 – OMG! Hilarious, because my dear hubby is 44! Maybe it’s a sign that I shouldn’t have left him off the list!
my ipod with my 10,000 + library!
My bonus materials to keep me cozy and comfy through an (almost?) eternity? A whole-house generator to power my fridge, my Kindle, my laptop, and my iPad…..and, uh, other electric devices as need.
I will be taking my mp3 player and load of good books like Half way to the Grave..
Well most definitively my kindle, my pets 2 rotties and a bad as cat, and coffee. That’s my life in a nutshell. Happy Reading Everyone Cheers!!!
SacredmOOn
books
booze
ipod
pillow
A really good bottle of wine!
Lots of coffee.
chocolate too!
Chocolate, coffee, and at least one stuffed penguin.
Bonus materials: an e-reader, sass, and lube; it covers pretty much every contingency for making the most of the half not yet at the grave.
My fuzzy slippers, big comfy pillow, good book to read, and a warm blanket to snuggle in. =)
Get out of the grave free card with a set a car keys.
Any and all music the author listened to during the writing of the book,Talenti Belgian milk chocolate ice cream (it’s sex in a bowl, y’all), and three paid vacation days to absorb the nuances of the narrative.
On my way to halfway to the grave…hmm…a warmed ‘body’ to share it with!!
I want my bonus materials to be stuffed in a magic carpet bag. It will hold all the things I’ve never tried (fusion jazz? why not?) and will keep me guessing far on into my grave and onto the otherside.
My bonus materials would be-
~ a sexy bad boy vamp Bones, Eric, or Spike to keep me warm (hehe).
~Coffee, lots n lots of coffee! Cant live (or die) without it.
~a nanny (so I dont have to worry about my kiddos when I’m out on the prowl)
~Bicardi and Jalapeno Cheetos (I miss Cheetos-dont have them in NZ)
~my own personal Library and my tarot cards.