A Promise to Keep, a CSI Fan Fic

Sorry, No Update Yet, But I Do Have Another Book to Give You

2010-05-07T17:31:00.002-04:00

Hi, everyone. I'm sorry that I still haven't written a new chapter. I will write one eventually. Until then, if you need something free to read, I am doing another book giveaway on my blog, Just Bloggled. The book this time is Brunonia Barry's The Map of True Places.

Brunonia Barry is the New York Times and international best selling author of The Lace Reader. She is also the first American author to win the International Women's Fiction Festival's Baccante Award.

The Map of True Places is Barry's second novel. Here is a little synopsis:

"After Boston psychotherapist, Zee Finch’s impending marriage falls apart and she loses a bi-polar patient to suicide, she returns to the town of her troubled youth––Salem––to care for her ailing father. While there, Zee encounters danger as she falls into the puzzle of unraveling the mystery surrounding her own mother’s suicide when Zee was a child and realizes shocking parallels between the death of her mother and that of her patient, Lilly Braedon. She also finds new love with a man who has a mysterious past, which may or may not be related to Lilly’s death.

THE MAP OF TRUE PLACES asks fundamental questions about the nature of reality versus storytelling, development of self versus loyalty to family, and how to find your true north. Barry delivers an atmospheric Salem, Massachusetts setting, remarkable narrative tension, and an unforgettable ending that candy-coats nothing. Expertly weaving a story of secrets, identity, and love in which a psychotherapist begins to find the strands of her own life in the suicide of a troubled patient, THE MAP OF TRUE PLACES cements Barry’s place in the ranks of today’s best novelists."

And here is Barry talking about her book:

You can also read more about the book on Barry's website, BrunoniaBarry.com.

Once again I have two copies to giveaway. To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on the post on Just Bloggled, Book Giveaway: Brunonia Barry's The Map of True Places. Only comments left on Just Bloggled will count as entries. As with my previous book giveaways, the contest is limited to U.S. residents only and will end a week from today at 11:59 p.m. I will either draw a winner or use Random.org to pick the two winners next Saturday. Good luck, and good reading!

This giveaway is sponsored by Wiredset.com.

Another Book Giveaway to Tide You Over: Andrew Gross's Reckless

2010-04-12T19:03:00.001-04:00

I'm giving away another book on my blog: Andrew Gross's Reckless. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Gross, he is the guy who cowrote several novels with James Patterson, including 2nd Chance, 3rd Degree, Judge & Jury, and The Jester. He also has several novels of his own under his belt like The Blue Zone and Don't Look Twice.

To read more about Reckless and to enter the giveaway, please click on My Blog up on the navigation bar or on the following link, "I'm Giving Away a New Book: Andrew Gross's Reckless", which will take you directly to that post. The contest is open to US residents only and ends at 11:59 pm EST next Monday night. I will put all names in a bowl and draw two winners next Tuesday morning. Only entries left on my blog post will count.

Good luck.

A Book Giveaway on My Blog to Tide You Over to an Update

2010-02-14T16:57:00.005-05:00

I'm so sorry I haven't posted an update in awhile. It seems like every time I plan on working on the update, real life steps in and keeps me from doing so. I still intend to update and eventually finish the story for those who are still interested. I just don't know when that is going to be. Maybe if I stop saying that I'm going to work on it on such and such day, I won't jinx myself and ensure that no work gets done. Maybe if I just say, "I'll get to it when I get to it," then I will actually get to. We'll see how that plan works out.

Until then, if you need something mysterious and suspenseful to read, I'm hosting a giveaway of Noah Boyd's debut novel The Bricklayer on my blog. The wonderful people at Wiredset were generous enough to give me a copy of the book to review and two more copies to give away to my readers. To enter, just read my review here--Book Review and Giveaway: Noah Boyd's The Bricklayer--and follow the directions for entering. You can also find the giveaway by clicking on Blog in the navigation bar above.

The contest is open to US residents only and ends next Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. EST. If you decide to enter, make sure you leave your entry comments on the blog post, not here, as any comments meant to be an entry left on this site will not count. Make sure you enter your email into Disqus as well. It won't be displayed in the comments; I will be the only one who sees it. I'll need it to contact you should you win.

Good luck, and as I said earlier, "I'll get to it when I get to it." Just keep your fingers crossed for all of us that the when is soon.