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?
Warm socks, a change of underwear, and Chapstick.
Chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate. And my dog, so I can pretend that when I start talking out loud, I’m talking to her.
My bouns materials would be an unending supply of books, chocolate, really good red wine and swichblade.
My towel and a fully loaded e-reader with batteries that will stay charged forever.
A nice bottle of wine.
Laptop
Lap dog
Lip balm
Gluten Free food
Something to read
botox
An Age subtractor
underwear (sorry Bones underwear is not optional)
My laptop with a battery that never loses power.
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If I were to win it would be the nook or the sony
If I had an e-book reader, I would definitely be unoriginal and take it with me as bonus material, but then that’s the whole point of entering this, no?
So right now I’d have to settle for my iPod, which though not the most convenient way to read, does get the job done (and provides music too).
captcha: Those 76, yes and those 76 books that are on my TBR list which I haven’t gotten around to reading yet, they can come too.
I would take:
A couple packets of hair ties because as much as I love having long hair it always gets in my way and annoys me.
A pen because I went to a very informative and scary workshop at RWAustralia Conference this year.
My Beached Az eco-friendly water bottle because it’s practical and it makes me smile.
Fake ID so I don’t have to use my real name while on the run.
AND the new ereader she’s gonna win – loaded with books.
Spamword: you23 – Why yes I am. How did you know?
Lip balm, books, and dark chocolate
well that would be my brown leather jacket,MY IPOD, lip slip and always having one jeaniene frosts books on me in any format(make that paperback too)
Chocolate and laughter. A good sense of humor and a medicinal chocolate bar can fix just about any situation!
My bonus-peanut butter cookies (with the Reese’s chunks in them). Yum!!! and… diet coke to counteract the calories!
my bonus material would probably be an iPad. I could access the web, listen to my music, and read my favorite books from the grave. Hopefully, I could use my life insurance to buy one. 🙂
A cup of PG tips and Rich Tea biccies for dunking 🙂
S**t!! I almost missed this!! Well this will teach me to spend all my time over at the Meljean Brook chat on GoodReads!
So I guess my bonus material would be my copy of “Demon Moon”.
and shoes.
and chocolate.
and shoes.
I’d have to go for dark chocolate and my cat.
An endless supply of cookies. So when I feel bad or a friend feels bad, I can say, “here, have a cookie” and all will magically be better.
Bonus materials eh? probably my favourite teddybear, and a fog horn.
Leopard skin shoes with bling on top.
Cadbury Mini-Eggs (I recently received a bag for my birthday—I love my hoarding friends). A good *LONG* book—I’m reading Michele Sagara’s “Cast In” series. And a mini-booklight—it might be dark out there!
A gun or a stake to stop whoever or whatever is trying to get me all the way to the grave.
Hmm, my lipstick and my Kindle, because why the hell not?
*Love* these books, so I’m off to purchase it!
A fully-loaded digital reader (with a cover with a book light), a comfy pillow, cold beer, and some sea salt and cracked pepper chips. Hey, if I’m gonna be half-way to the grave, I don’t think I need to worry about nutrition or calories!
I’d like a bonus Snuggie and an extra cup of coffee. Always what I want with a good book.
Popcorn….bonus material….popcorn and warm fuzzy blanket!!!
Never ending supply of Lone Star, chicken fried steak and great books.
My knitting and my kindle – couldn’t go anywhere (especially not all the way to the grave!) without them!
That was really mean making me put on my shirt and shoes to enter this contest! The shirt I had, but the shoes??? Grumble.
Okay, I would take that cool knife in the picture. Maybe a crossbow? Gun with silver bullets…
Maria
Notepad, pen and lipstick. I can go far with those items.
I would have to say my bonus materials are a bunch of really good books, a comfy chair w/nice pillows to be extra comfy, a mountain dew, and good lighting to read. Things that I would like that I don’t have are a laptop and internet at home, a lot more good books, and some great bookshelves.
thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win.
A cozy, cozy bed with fuzzy flannel sheets and a cozy down comforter in which I can forever lounge with my e-reader of choice, of course!
Comfy pillow and a pile of books (although a free upgrade to an ereader might just make my afterlife).
TONS of books to read and lots of chocolate!
Without thinking too hard about this, I’d say that I’d bring a good supply of water, some chocolate, and my ipod touch.
Let’s see here, I think I’d need the following:
1) Fully loaded Zune – cause I’m not going to the grave without my Alice Cooper and Classical Funeral Marches, not to mention my William Shatner albums
2) Giant bag of assorted yarns and my trusty crochet hooks, because even zombies will want my Cthulhu beanies to complete their look
3) Case of Warsteiner Dunkle and a bottle opener
4) Giant tuperware full of spicy zuchini oatmeal cookies
5) My comfy superhero jammie pants and hoodie
6) eReader for when my hands need a break from hookin
7) and perhaps my manga & comics collection for when I need a break from regular reading
Oh yeah, and a never ending supply of Peanut Butter M&Ms;, because by then I won’t really have to worry about my waistline.
And endless supply of steamy paranormal reads, whiskey, and my husband to fulfill all requests as needed.
Why an endless supply of hot romance novels of course! The after-life would be mighty boring without reading material!
My bonus material? A housewife. (I am one, but it’d be nice to know I could read without having to worry about cooking dinner, meeting the school bus, running my own bath…) Or, y’know…a houseboy would work, too.
I’ll take Bones with me!