Giveaway: Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell... To start off National Reading Group Month!

The Sopranos meet ER in Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell

Congratulations to Jonnie, Amanda & Cheryl who each won a copy of Beat the Reaper! And a BIG Thank you for EVERYone who joined in on the fun by entering the giveaway, Tweeting about it and Blogging about it! THANKS! Come Back for more fun soon!

Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan's worst hospital, with a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he'd prefer to keep hidden. Whether it's a blocked circumflex artery or a plan to land a massive malpractice suit, he knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.

Pietro "Bearclaw" Brnwna is a hitman for the mob, with a genius for violence, a well-earned fear of sharks, and an overly close relationship with the Federal Witness Relocation Program. More likely to leave a trail of dead gangsters than a molecule of evidence, he's the last person you want to see in your hospital room.

Nicholas LoBrutto, aka Eddy Squillante, is Dr. Brown's new patient, with three months to live and a very strange idea: that Peter Brown and Pietro Brnwa might-just might-be the same person ...

Now, with the mob, the government, and death itself descending on the hospital, Peter has to buy time and do whatever it takes to keep his patients, himself, and his last shot at redemption alive. To get through the next eight hours-and somehow beat the reaper.

Spattered in adrenaline-fueled action and bone-saw-sharp dialogue, BEAT THE REAPER is a debut thriller so utterly original you won't be able to guess what happens next, and so shockingly entertaining you won't be able to put it down.

Today is the first day of National Reading Group Month, and what better way to start the celebration than with a giveaway of a book worth plenty of discussion for any group! Beat the Reaper is a fun romp through the Hospital! Filled with great characters, the mob and plenty of action! You can read my full review next week, but for now, let's have some fun! Would you like to read an excerpt? Here's the link to chapter one! Here's the Reading Group Guide for some great discussion questions! And finally learn more about Josh Bazell, Beat the Reaper and play the Beat the Reaper game at www.beatthereaper.com. Courtesy of Valerie of Hachette Book Group I have 3 copies of Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell up for grabs! Thanks Valerie!

To Enter this giveaway...

*For one entry leave me a comment with your email address!

*For another entry, sign up to follow my blog and leave a comment to let me know you just became a follower. (if you're already a follower you will get an extra entry!)

*Blog or tweet about this giveaway and leave me the link.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only.(No PO boxes). The books will be shipped to the winners directly from the publisher. Contest ends 11:59pm EST on Oct. 17th. I will randomly pick the winners the next day and email them! (please check your email.. winner must reply to me within 3 days! Thanks!) Good Luck!

*P.S. This Book is Kindle Ready!

The Night Gardener ... A Murderous Giveaway!

It's a GIVEAWAY for The Night Gardener

A thriller of the murderous kind by legendary writer George Pelecanos!

I have 3 copies of The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos to giveaway to my readers! A BIG thank you to Valerie of Hachette Book Group for making this possible!! George Pelecanos has written 15 crime novels set in and around Washington, D.C. "Bigger and even more unstoppable than his previous thrillers, George Pelecanos achieves in The Night Gardener what his brilliant career has been building toward: a novel that is a perfect union of suspense, character and unstoppable fate."

From Publishers Weekly:

Pelecanos delivers a dignified, character-driven epic that succeeds as both literary novel and page-turner. In 1985, the body of a 14-year-old girl turns up in a Washington, D.C. park, the latest in a series of murders by a killer the media dub "The Night Gardener." T.C. Cook, the aging detective on the case, works with a quiet, almost monomaniacal, focus. Also involved are two young uniformed cops., Gus Ramone, who's diligent, conscientious and unimpressed by heroics, and Dan "Doc" Holiday, an adrenaline junkie who's decidedly less straight.

Fast Forward 20 years. Detective Ramone, now married with kids of his own, investigates the murder of one of his teenage son's friends. The homicide closely resembles the earlier unsolved Night Gardener murders. Holiday, now an alcoholic chauffeur and bodyguard, follows the case on his own and tracks down Cook, long retired but still obsessed with the original murders. While the three work together toward a suspenseful ending, Pelecanos emphasizes the fallacy of "solving" a murder and explores the ripple effects of violent crime on society.

Listen to an excerpt here! Read an excerpt here! Visit the authors website here!

This book has gotten a lot of positive buzz! And now is your chance to win a copy!

So now about the giveaway! There are a number of ways to win, each good for one entry...

• Leave a comment below with your email address.
• Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment below with the link.
• Become a follower and leave me a comment letting me know you just became a follower. (if you're already a follower you'll automatically get an extra entry by entering the giveaway)

So if you do all of the above, you'll get 3 entries!

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only. (No PO Boxes). The books will be shipped to the winners directly from the publisher. I will contact the winners by email for mailing address. (Please check your email, winner must contact me within 3 days! Thanks!) Giveaway ends 11:59 pm EST June 20th! And the winners will be chosen randomly from all the entries the next day.

Good luck everyone! Let's have some fun....

AND THE WINNERS ARE....

Linda, Alexa & Beth

Congratulations Ladies! And thanks to everyone who joined in the fun and entered the giveaway!