October-December Debut Giveaway

Posted by annastan on December 28th, 2011. Filed under: Contests, Elevensies.

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The year is almost over, and it’s time to do one more giveaway celebrating newly-released novels by my fellow Elevensies (i.e. 2011 debut authors). The winner of the giveaway will get to choose one of the Elevensie books released in October, November, or December of this year (listed below). More details on how to enter are at the end of this post.

October Releases

MERCY LILY by Lisa Albert

Dealing with the concepts of quality of life, natural death, and euthanasia are all part of being a veterinary assistant, but when Lily’s duties of caring for animals and being her mom’s caretaker become blurred, she’s faced with the hardest decision of her life—and her mother’s.

THE CIRCLE CAST: THE LOST YEARS OF MORGAN LE FAY by Alex Epstein

How did an exiled girl named Morgan le Fay become the most powerful witch of her generation?

DEARLY, DEPARTED by Lia Habel

A cyber-Victorian/steampunk romance – with zombies.

AUDITION by Stasia Kehoe

What price would you pay to reach your dreams?

VIRTUOSITY by Jessica Martinez

Carmen, a 17-year-old violin prodigy, falls for her biggest rival just two weeks before the biggest competition of her career.

November Releases

DON’T EXPECT MAGIC by Kathy McCullough

A reluctant fairy godmother discovers that it takes more than magic to make wishes come true.

FETCHING by Kiera Stewart

A crew of middle school nobodies secretly use dog training techniques on their classmates to go from eighth-grade underdogs to leaders of the pack, only to discover being top dog isn’t all they expected it to be.

December Releases

FLYAWAY by Helen Landalf

Fifteen-year-old Stevie suspects her mom, who works as a stripper in downtown Seattle, may be doing crystal meth.

To enter this giveaway:

Just leave a comment and tell me: Which 2012 releases are you looking forward to?

For extra entries:

-Be a follower of this site. (Not a follower? Just click “Join this site.”) [+1 entry]

-Link to this contest on Twitter, Facebook, etc. [+1 entry per each link]

Please make sure to list your extra entries in the comments.

The contest is open internationally (anywhere Book Depository delivers) and will end on January 16th at midnight EST.

Good luck and happy reading!

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43 Responses to October-December Debut Giveaway

  1. Kell Andrews
    December 28th, 2011 at 8:24 am

    I’m most looking forward to Bitterblue!

    I’m a follower of this site.

  2. Pam @ jellylovesbooks
    December 28th, 2011 at 8:38 am

    I’m super excited to read Incarnate by Jodi Meadows. :)

    GFC: thepamjelly
    Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/jellylovesbooks/status/152019943926407168

    Thank you so much for this giveaway! <3

  3. Petra @ Safari Poet
    December 28th, 2011 at 8:44 am

    Wow, that is a very long list. Glitch by Heather Anastasiu, Something Like Normal by Trish Doller, My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick, Article 5 by Kristen Simmons, Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown, Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris, Incarnate by Jodi Meadows, The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Córdova, When the Sea Is Rising Red by Cat Hellisen, False Memory by Dan Krokos and Shatter Me #2 by Tahereh Mafi are just a few that come to mind right away.

    +1 I’m a follower (Safari Poet)
    +1 FB http://www.facebook.com/petrapoet/posts/224102437665030
    +1 Tweet http://twitter.com/safaripoet/status/152021925248512000

    Thank you for the chance. I hope you had a Merry Christmas and will have a Happy New Year :-)

  4. Alexandra Shostak
    December 28th, 2011 at 9:21 am

    There are a ton of 2012 books I’m looking forward to, but the one that jumps to mind is Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel. I loved Dearly, Departed so much. I can’t wait for the sequel!

    I’m a follower. :)

  5. Precious
    December 28th, 2011 at 9:44 am

    I’m really looking forward to Harbinger by Sara Etienne, Everneath by Brodi Ashton, Incarnate by Jodi Meadows, Tempest by Julie Cross, Insurgent by Veronica Roth, Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff and Glitch by Heather Anastasiu.

    +1 I’m a follower! (Precious)

    +1 tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/precious_shusky/status/152036967016701952

    Thank you!

  6. Christine Sarmel
    December 28th, 2011 at 9:57 am

    I’m looking forward to Irises by Francisco X. Stork. It was supposed to be out Jan. 12, but lucky for me it seems to be appearing early!

    1. I am a follower

  7. Deb Marshall
    December 28th, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Hey! I’m really looking forward to Eileen Cook’s new book.

    Thanks for the tip on your book. Just checked Amazon to see if I could get the e version, couldn’t see it. Off to I’m a Reader Not a Writer!

    Happy New Year!

  8. Deb Marshall
    December 28th, 2011 at 10:40 am

    Back again :)

    I tweeted : https://twitter.com/#!/debamarshall/status/152050932442595330

    I’m a follower : debmarshall

  9. Sarah
    December 28th, 2011 at 10:58 am

    I am super looking forward to Scarlet by AC Gaughen. It comes out on Valentine’s Day!

    I’m a follower and I’m retweeting!

  10. jpetroroy
    December 28th, 2011 at 11:26 am

    I’m psyched for Incarnate, Insurgent, and Under the Never Sky.

    Also a follower: Jen

  11. Gaby
    December 28th, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Definitely Bitterblue and A Million Suns.

    GFC as GABY

  12. Christine Jensen
    December 28th, 2011 at 12:23 pm

    I am hoping that Sheralynn Pratt will release UnPleasant Grove (book 5 in her Rhea Jensen series) in 2012!

  13. Christine Jensen
    December 28th, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    I am a follower of your blog!

  14. annastan
    December 28th, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    Carolyn Frye says:

    I would love to read Don’t Expect Magic, Everneath, or Bitterblue.

    Joined:
    Twitted:http://t.co/nA3nWThV
    Facebooked: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000474892782

  15. Samantha
    December 28th, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    Looking forward to “Dearly Beloved” by Lia Habel, and many children’s picture books.
    I’m a follower of your blog and I’m retweeting this contest.
    Happy New Year 2012 and HUGE congratulations on your big news!

  16. Carol Thompson
    December 28th, 2011 at 3:59 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway and for opening it to worldwide entries.

    I am looking forward to Insurgent by Veronica Roth among many others.

    Thanks.

    Carol T

  17. Carol Thompson
    December 28th, 2011 at 3:59 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway and for opening it to worldwide entries.

    I am looking forward to Insurgent by Veronica Roth among many others.

    I follow via GFC – buddyt

    Thanks.

    Carol T

  18. Erica
    December 28th, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    I’m most looking forward to The Darkest Minds!

    +1 Follower :)

  19. Andrea
    December 28th, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    I’m looking forward to Insurgent by Veronica Roth, among others. Thanks for the chance to participate in your giveaway!

  20. Paige
    December 28th, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I’m really looking forward to The Calling by Kelley Armstrong!

    paigebradish@yahoo.com
    GFC: Paige

  21. Tressa
    December 28th, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    I am looking forward to Hallowed (Unearthly #2) by Cynthia Hand among a million others. :)

    GFC-Tressa

  22. Dani Nguyen
    December 28th, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    I’m looking forward to many 2012 releases, but I absolutely cannot wait for The Fault in Our Stars. Thanks for the giveaway!

    tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/Dani_Nguyen/status/152183785335685121
    FB: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=265990130130396&id=100002144458886

  23. Cheri Williams (@CheriWilliams)
    December 29th, 2011 at 2:35 am

    I’m dying to read Masque of the Red Death.

    I’m a follower!

  24. Kelly Hashway
    December 29th, 2011 at 7:19 am

    So many books I’m looking forward to: PURE, DESTINY’S FIRE, SPECTRAL, CURSED, UNDER THE NEVER SKY. I could keep going.

    I’m a GFC follower.

  25. Katy Manck (BooksYALove)
    December 29th, 2011 at 7:55 am

    Waiting for Bitterblue in 2012, and so many others.

    Can’t wait for Cinder (Jan ’12) & Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (Feb ’12) to get into readers’ hands!!

    Recommended Audition on my blog (no spoilers): http://booksyalove.blogspot.com/2011/12/audition-fiction.html

    +1 follower

  26. Yan
    December 29th, 2011 at 9:12 am

    Really, really looking forward to INSURGENT by Veronica Roth.

    I’m a new follower :)

  27. Kelly
    December 29th, 2011 at 10:19 am

    I am most looking forward to the final book in the Need series and Defiance (the third book in the significance series)!!!!!! Although there are many more too!
    New gfc follower kelly fox

  28. Lisa Albert
    December 29th, 2011 at 11:24 am

    Oooo! Thanks for including Mercy Lily! xo (I’m not entering…just popping in to say “Hey!”)

  29. Gabi
    December 29th, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    There are so many 2012 books I’m looking forward to! Hallowed by Cynthia Hand, Incarnate by Jodi Meadows, Insurgent by Veronica Roth, Harbinger by Sara Etienne, Truth by Julia Karr, Born Wicked by Jessica Shea Spotswood, Croak by Gina Damico, The Selection by Kierra Cass. And many more, but those are off the top of my head!

    I am also looking forward to the Hunger Games movie . . . it’s based on a book, so surely it counts?

    New follower :]

  30. Tara T.
    December 29th, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    I’m really looking forward to Pandemonium!

    +1 GFC follower

  31. Carina Olsen
    December 30th, 2011 at 6:19 am

    Thank you for this awesome giveaway :D <3
    I am most looking forward to Insurgent by Veronica Roth. :D
    +1 GFC as Carina Olsen.
    Love, Carina

  32. Selma M.
    December 30th, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    I’m really looking forward to Eileen Cook’s new book :)
    GFC: Selmica Kiki
    I follow u on twetter :)

  33. Laura Pauling
    December 30th, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    I’m looking forward to Dearly Departed! I’m a follower. What a great year for all of you!

  34. Bigfoot
    December 31st, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    There are countless picture books on my radar, but as far as novels go I’m excited about Polly Horvath’s MR. AND MRS. BUNNY—DETECTIVES EXTRAORDINAIRE!, Adam Rex’s COLD CEREAL, and John Green’s THE FAULT IN OUR STARS.

    I’m a follower.

  35. Tiana Smith
    December 31st, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    I hadn’t heard of Virtuousity before, but now I want to read it!

  36. Mary Preston
    December 31st, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    I’m looking forward to reading A MILLION SUNS .

    GFC: Mary Preston

    Happy New Year!!

  37. Natasha Areena
    January 2nd, 2012 at 10:53 am

    Which 2012 releases are you looking forward to? OH definitely Everneath!
    Thank you
    GFC : Natasha Areena

  38. Ghenet Myrthil
    January 3rd, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    I’m excited about many 2012 releases, including DITCHED, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, and INSURGENT. Awesome giveaway!

    +1 GFC follower

  39. kristina shields
    January 3rd, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    I cant wait for Tiger’s Destiny by Colleen Houck. Love this series!

    gfc follower: kristina shields

  40. Laura McLendon
    January 4th, 2012 at 5:57 am

    Leave a comment and tell me: Which 2012 releases are you looking forward to?

    Is is fair to say “All of Them”, I mean it!!

    But to follow the rules, I will say “DON’T EXPECT MAGIC” by Kathy McCullough and “MERCY LILY” by Lisa Albert.

  41. Laura McLendon
    January 4th, 2012 at 6:00 am

    Follower of this site= [+1 entry] Thanks :)

  42. Kirsten
    January 6th, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    I’m most looking forward to ‘In Honor’ by Jessi Kirby!
    I’m also a follower of this site.

  43. Rachel Vessar
    January 6th, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    I am looking forward to the next book in The Chronicles of Nick Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon Infamous. I am a follower of the site also +1.

    GFC follower: Rachel Vessar