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HEADS UP! FINAL HOURS! You Have Until 12 Noon EST Monday to Enter This Week’s Brand New KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes, Sponsored by Keith Cockrell, Author of Bloodlines

February 14, 2012February 7, 2012 by Kindle Nation

Feeling lucky?

Did you win a Kindle Fire tablet this week?

If you are Skip Kendel of Little Rock, Arkansas, you did. Skip won his on Wednesday in last week’s Kindle Nation Daily KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes, and when it arrives at his home tomorrow, he will become the 18th citizen of Kindle Nation to win a Kindle Fire in the past few months.

But we’d like for you to be one of about 50 people who will win one of these Kindle Fire tablets from us during the remainder of 2012, and all you have to do is follow the extremely easy steps at the end of this post to have a great chance to win.

But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor

Like each one of our weekly sweepstakes, this week’s giveaway is sponsored by a talented author who has proven to be a favorite with our readers. Bloodlines author Keith Cockrell is springing for the Kindle Fire that could very well end up with your name on it. Even better, author Keith Cockrell is offering his book FREE to grace your Kindle with a novel that is averaging 4.8 stars on 12 out of 13 rave reviews from discriminating readers like us.

Here’s the scoop on Bloodlines:

Bloodlines

by Keith Cockrell

4.8 stars – 13 Reviews

Kindle Price: FREE!

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

Here’s the set-up:

When Shannon Landry came to Annuba, the attractive graduate student thought her biggest problem would be understanding the Cajun accents on the little Louisiana island. Instead she found herself in a desperate duel with a serial killer, first for the life of a child, but soon for the lives of everyone on the island, including her own.

From the reviews:

Chills abound in this thriller by new author Cockrell, and my only complaint is that he hasn’t hit the scene sooner. It’s got all the right ingredients — Shannon, a young, feisty and attractive archeology student; Richard, a local with a ready grin, an infectious laugh, and a determination to right old wrongs; a small picturesque Louisiana island with an ugly secret and a bloody past; and a cast of quaint characters who alternately charm and threaten, not the least of which is the powerful benefactor whose tainted bloodline has ruled the island for generations.

Cockrell weaves a spooky and terrifying story of predator and prey, highlighted by authentic settings, believable characters, enthralling legends from the island’s past, and a villian so diabolical you’ll forget he isn’t real. Heritage is a heart-stopping unputdownable ride that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go.

Amazon Reviewer Lisbeth Chance

And here, just in case you forgot are the details on how to

Enter Our KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes:

There’s no purchase required, but we do need you to go to our Kindle Nation Facebook page and “Like” us if you have not done so already.
You’ll need to do this on a computer rather than a smartphone, and you should give the page a few seconds to load, because for some reason it takes a little longer.
Then just follow the prompts to enter the sweepstakes, and you’re done!
Limit of one entry per weekly sweepstakes, but feel free to enter every single week!

Good luck! And happy reading!

Heads Up! Don’t Forget to Enter This Week’s Brand New KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes, Sponsored by Barbara Frank, author of Anna of Corotoman

January 31, 2012January 31, 2012 by Kindle Nation

Feeling lucky?

Did you win a Kindle Fire tablet this week?

If you are Melissa Bleier of East Haven, Connecticut, you did. Melissa won hers on Monday in last week’s Kindle Nation Daily KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes, and when it arrives at his home today he will become the 17th citizen of Kindle Nation to win a Kindle Fire from us in the past few months.

But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor

Barbara Frank, this week's sponsor and the author of ANNA OF COROTOMAN

Like each one of our weekly sweepstakes, this week’s giveaway is sponsored by a talented author who has proven to be a favorite with our readers. Anna of Corotoman author Barbara Frank is springing for the Kindle Fire that could very well end up with your name on it, so it only makes sense to pay it forward and stimulate both your karma and your imagination at the same time by chancing $4.99 to grace your Kindle with a novel that is averaging 4.9 stars on 10 out of 10 rave reviews from discriminating readers like us.

Here’s the scoop on Anna of Corotoman:

Anna of Corotoman (Princess Book I)

by Barbara Frank

4.9 stars – 10 Reviews

Kindle Price: $4.99

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

Here’s the set-up:

A young girl is kidnapped in a remote region of Africa and transported to the new world on a slave ship, bringing along with her an ancient religion and a matrilineal legacy she manages not only to preserve, but to send forward into the future.

From the Reviews:

Anna of Corotoman is a beautifully written, meticulously researched and wonderfully imagined work of historical fiction that traces the life of a remarkable African woman taken in slavery in her youth to the New World. Barbara Frank is a gifted storyteller who has drawn from her own life experiences and her life-long immersion in history, particularly the history of the south and of Virginia. Anna’s story begins long before she’s born as we learn of her goddess-queen tribal ancestry. That ancestry and the mark of the goddess on her body mold her life as a house slave in colonial Virginia. Anna herself and the other beautifully-wrought characters we meet are memorable and moving. This is the first in Ms. Frank’s Princess trilogy, and I’m eager to read more.

Amazon Reviewer Diana

About the Author

Barbara Frank grew up in rural Arkansas and now lives on a farm in Virginia. During her years in academia, she wrote literary criticism and poetry, and held teaching positions at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Boston University, Howard University and the Federal City College, now the University of the District of Columbia. She later worked in the Africa Bureau and in the Sudano-Sahelian Office of the United Nations Development Programme, leaving UNDP for an assignment with the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. In the private sector she has held positions with two major international financial institutions. The discovery of bills of sale for slaves in the attic of an eighteenth century farm house provided the impetus for her books of historical fiction about an African girl and her descendants. See http://www.Marshbooks.com and http://facebook.com/pages/Marsh-Books/122257661183061 for backstory.

And here, just in case you forgot are the details on how to

Enter Our KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes:

There’s no purchase required, but we do need you to go to our Kindle Nation Facebook page and “Like” us if you have not done so already.
You’ll need to do this on a computer rather than a smartphone, and you should give the page a few seconds to load, because for some reason it takes a little longer.
Then just follow the prompts to enter the sweepstakes, and you’re done!
Limit of one entry per weekly sweepstakes, but feel free to enter every single week!

Good luck! And happy reading!

Heads Up! You Have Until Sunday to Enter This Week’s Brand New KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes, Sponsored by Bonnie Trachtenberg, author of WEDLOCKED

January 11, 2012 by KND

Feeling lucky?

Did you win a Kindle Fire tablet this week?

If you are James Speiser of Grants Pass, Oregon, you did. James won his on Monday in last week’s Kindle Nation Daily KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes, and when it arrives at his home today he will become the 14th citizen of Kindle Nation to win a Kindle Fire from us in the past few months.

But we’d like for you to be one of the 50 people who will win one of these Kindle Fire tablets from us during the remainder of 2012, and all you have to do is follow the extremely easy steps at the end of this post to have a great chance to win.

But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor

Bonnie Trachtenberg, author of WEDLOCKED

Like each one of our weekly sweepstakes, this week’s giveaway is sponsored by a talented author who has proven to be a favorite with our readers. Wedlocked author Bonnie Trachtenberg is springing for the Kindle Fire that could very well end up with your name on it, so it only makes sense to pay it forward and stimulate both your karma and your imagination at the same time by chancing 99 cents to grace your Kindle with a novel that is averaging 4.8 stars on 42 out of 44 rave reviews from discriminating readers like us.

Here’s the scoop on Wedlocked:

Wedlocked: A Novel

by Bonnie Trachtenberg

4.8 stars – 44 Reviews

Kindle Price: 99 cents

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

Reviews

“Wedlocked speaks to so many people…Trachtenberg’s appealing wit and ability to create characters that jump off the page and into our hearts has a lot to do with it…I highly recommend this book.” —The Long Island Tribune
“I laughed out loud at this story. Got a tad teary here and there and I also loved every page I read. Ms. Trachtenberg is a hoot! If you’re looking for a gift novel, here it is–give it to yourself first!!” —Nancy Erickson, Cheryl’s Book Nook
“Wedlocked is a wonderful, amusing escape…you will find yourself laughing throughout the book…Don’t miss the read….it is splendid!!! You will love it….I certainly did.” Five Stars—Silver’s Reviews
“Trachtenberg’s story is not only moving, but inspiring..a beautiful story about friends, family, dreams and most importantly second chances in love and life…I thoroughly enjoyed reading Wedlocked…I highly recommend this novel.” Five Stars—Boekie’s Book Reviews
“Bonnie Trachtenberg is T-A-L-E-N-T-E-D! WOW! LOVED this one! This is a story that will have you smiling, frowning and everything in between!…DEFINITELY highly recommend with 5 Books and two thumbs up! I can’t wait to see what Ms. Trachtenberg has in store next for her new found fans!” —ReviewsbyMolly.com
“Wedlocked is a transformational novel, filled with family, friends, love, heartache, and redemption, just like real life–only much, much funnier! Enjoy!” —PopcornReads.com
“This book has everything – drama, humor, sadness and even some adventure tossed in. Wedlocked is a fast-paced book that makes you giggle and cry at the same time…I didn’t want this book to end.” —Five Stars (Kitties)—Socrates Book Reviews
“I can’t quite put my finger on what makes Wedlocked so special. Is it the strong characters…or is it the universal story of trying to live up to other’s expectations while staying true to your own dreams? Whatever it is, Wedlocked is a fun, emotional and intensely satisfying read that I would highly recommend.” —Hands and Home

Here’s the set-up:

On what should be the happiest day of her life, Rebecca Ross is panic stricken. Rebecca has just wed Craig Jacobs, but she realizes she put more thought into choosing her florist than she did in choosing the man she’s just pledged to love for the rest of her life.

Before Craig, Rebecca, a talented Long Island girl, dreamed of following in her grandmother’s footsteps with an acting career. Unfortunately, she was cut down to size by years of disappointment, and by her first love—a Hollywood director. She returned to Long Island a lost and broken woman, and ended up in the last place she ever wanted: her old bedroom at her parents’ house.

But Rebecca’s mother, an overzealous convert to Judaism, has a long held dream too: marry off her three daughters to Jewish men. So no one is more thrilled than her when Rebecca meets and marries bon vivant Craig Jacobs, the man who has won over the whole family. Too bad they’re all about to discover that underneath his charismatic shell, this Prince Charming is anything but!
“Wedlocked is a funny, warm, and engaging story about life, love, marriage and family. This page-turner is the perfect summer read!” —Wendy Walker, bestselling author of Social Lives

And here, just in case you forgot are the details on how to

Enter Our KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes:

There’s no purchase required, but we do need you to go to our Kindle Nation Facebook page and “Like” us if you have not done so already.
You’ll need to do this on a computer rather than a smartphone, and you should give the page a few seconds to load, because for some reason it takes a little longer.
Then just follow the prompts to enter the sweepstakes, and you’re done!
Limit of one entry per weekly sweepstakes, but feel free to enter every single week!

Good luck! And happy reading!

Heads Up! You Have Until Sunday to Enter This Week’s Brand New KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes, Sponsored by Monique Domovitch, author of SCORPIO RISING

January 6, 2012January 5, 2012 by KND

2011 is behind us, and the 13 Kindle Fires that we gave away to fans of our Kindle Nation Daily Facebook page are just a distant memory … except to the 13 winners, each of whom is probably enjoying her (or his) new Kindle Fire at this very moment, despite having told us in just about every case that “I’ve never won anything before!”

But here we are in 2012 with plans to give away another brand new Kindle Fire every week, and the question is … “Why not you?”

That’s right, we’re going to give away over 50 Kindle Fire tablets in 2012, and if you think about it, you stand a very good chance of winning one, compared to just about any other Sweepstakes you can imagine. We think big here at Kindle Nation Daily, but the truth is that we’re strictly small potatoes compared the kind of lotteries that we all hear about with millions of entries. We’re lucky if we have a few thousand entries — last week we had 3,944. So if you make a commitment to yourself to enter every week of 2012, you’d have to say that your chances are pretty good.

And we’re firm believers that the cosmos tilts slightly to favor people who do nice things like supporting our sponsors, so we hope you will act now to download Monique Domovitch’s novel Scorpio Rising … while it is free!

That’s right – not only is Monique sponsoring this week’s Kindle Fire sweepstakes, but she is also offering Scorpio Rising absolutely free.

But it will not last long, so please act tonight. Here’s the scoop:

When the cost of love is the loss of success, which would you choose?

Scorpio Rising

Scorpio Rising (The Scorpio Series)

by Monique Domovitch

4.8 stars – 14 Reviews

Kindle Price: FREE Until Midnight Tonight!

While you’re at it, pick up the next in this suspenseful series, The Sting of the Scorpio, for just $1.99!

Here’s the set-up:

Some people have ambitions so great that they will trample on anything and anyone to achieve it.

Born in Brooklyn from an embittered mother, Alexander Ivanov climbs his way to a better life in New York. Thousands of miles away, beautiful Brigitte Dartois also has big dreams and raging ambitions.

Scorpio Rising is an American saga, the story of two people whose single-minded obsessions are put to the test when they meet.

Monique Domovitch has created a page-turning drama worthy of becoming a best-seller. The plot is gripping and the characters well developed. You will fall in love with some and hate others. This book will stay with you long after it’s finished.

And here are the details on the Kindle Nation Week #2 KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes:

There’s no purchase required, but we do need you to go to our Kindle Nation Facebook page and “Like” us. You’ll need to do this on a computer rather than a smartphone, and you should give the page a few seconds to load, because for some reason it takes a little longer. Then just follow the prompts to enter the sweepstakes, and you’re done!

Good luck! And happy reading!

Just 3 Days Left! It’s Time for You, Your Friends, and Your Family to Enter Our Week #8 Kindle Fire Giveaway Sweepstakes — Sponsored by Lords of Rainbow Author Vera Nazarian — And to Check Out a Book You Won’t be Able to Put Down!

December 1, 2011 by KND

By Steve Windwalker

Three score and seven days ago, or thereabouts, we here at Kindle Nation Daily had an idea. And if I say so myself, while a lot of our ideas here are reasonably good, this one was brilliant.

We had noticed that there was a great deal of enthusiasm building about the new Kindle Fire tablet among Kindle Nation Daily readers, and we decided that it would be a nice thing if we could start giving away one Kindle Fire each week here at Kindle Nation. The trick for us was to try to make it part of our single most important recurring theme here, which is to help to build connections between writers of distinction and our readers, who we believe have distinguished themselves month after month as the greatest readers in the world.

Great minds often think alike, and what we found was that some of the most distinguished writers that we work came forward quickly and offered to sponsor our weekly Kindle Fire giveaway sweepstakes. Within days we were able to get the party started, and so far we have given away 7 Kindle Fires in a recurring weekly event that makes Mondays the most fun day of my week — it’s almost like I get to play Santa Claus, and we’ve had so much participation by authors that we’re going to be able to continue giving away a new Kindle Fire every week well into 2012. Who knows, maybe we’ll continue forever!

This proposition called for us, of course, to challenge our readers to reciprocate in an entirely appropriate way.

No, we weren’t going to ask our readers to start buying Kindles for the sponsoring authors. But we were hopeful that enough of our readers would find books they wanted to read by these same authors, that over time the exposure would work for the authors as well, as a kind of voluntary business proposition.

What I’ve learned so far is that our readers continue to earn kudos as the greatest readers in the world, and in addition to the chance to win a Kindle Fire, they have had the pleasure of connecting with, buying, and reading some terrific books at great bargain prices.

This week should be no exception.

We’ve set new records for participation in every single week of the sweepstakes,and of course you can find the entry details at the end of this post. Meanwhile, I am very hopeful that all of our participating Kindle Nation Daily readers will want to check out Lords of Rainbow, a truly distinctive novel by this week’s sponsoring author, the very talented Vera Nazarian. I believe you’ll consider it $2.99 well spent, and when you help to propel Ms. Nazarian’s novel up the Kindle Store sales ranking ladder, there’s a very good chance that your momentum will help persuade other authors to participate as sponsors in 2012 or 2013 and, very possibly, provide a Kindle Fire which one of these weeks could have your name on it!

Lords of Rainbow

by Vera Nazarian

4.7 stars – 9 Reviews

Kindle Price: $2.99

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

Don’t have a Kindle? Get yours here.

Here’s the set-up:

A unique fantasy world in which lost colors hold the key to salvation. . . . Fluid storytelling and vividly drawn characters. — Library Journal

Readers may find themselves heralding a new star of fantasy fiction. — Romantic Times Book Club

Imagine a world without color, illuminated by a gray sun …

An unrequited love…
War… mystery… exultation…

An epic fantasy of unspeakable wonder…

LORDS OF RAINBOW

Imagine a sudden brilliant flash — an artificial orb ignites, filled with peculiar impossible light…

The nature of this light bears no description. It lingers in dreams, inciting an unrequited love for a goddess.

A corrupt city is shaped like a perfect wheel, and is ruled by a sister and brother, Regent and Regentrix, by perverse desires, and by a secret…

A loyal warrior woman swears to serve a mysterious lord. At the same time, an epic invasion is precipitated by a being of utter darkness, who is the one absolute source of black in a monochrome silver world.

And amid all this, flickers an ancient memory of a phenomenon called Rainbow and of those who had once filled the world with an impossible thing called color…

Lords of Rainbow.

PRAISE FOR… LORDS OF RAINBOW

“In a world devoid of color, the woman warrior Ranhé swears herself to a mysterious nobleman traveling to the exotic city of Tronaelend-Lis, the City of Dreams, where a decadent brother and sister rule as co-regents in the absence of the land’s true ruler. When an evil being representing true Darkness threatens the safety of the colorless world, Ranhé is drawn into a spiritual journey in search of a legendary phenomenon known as Rainbow in an attempt to find a way to defeat the dark. The author of Dreams of the Compass Rose brings to life a unique fantasy world in which lost colors hold the key to salvation. Nazarian’s fluid storytelling and vividly drawn characters make this unusual fantasy a good choice for most libraries.”
— Library Journal

“Nazarian creates a unique civilization and populates it with heroic archetypes who stand on their own. Extravagant language reminiscent of Dunsany and even Tolkien adds to the legendary feel. . . . an innovative premise, consistent world-building, and appealing heroes mark this as the work of an emerging talent . . . readers may find themselves heralding a new star of fantasy fiction.”
— Romantic Times Book Club

“To read Vera Nazarian’s Lords of Rainbow is to be immersed in a dream, wandering through a wondrous, shifting landscape where the sun shines silver and the world is rendered in an infinite palette of subtle grays, filled with glimpses of sublime loveliness and glorious color.”
— Jacqueline Carey, author of KUSHIEL’S DART

“…like all of Vera’s stories—strange, poignant, and exquisite… her novel about a world without color—strange when what she writes is so colorful.”
— Marion Zimmer Bradley“Vividly described in rich prose that entrances like a magic spell, Lords of Rainbow will resonate with readers like the stories of childhood. It is not only prefaced with a lovely and accessible poem, it also reads like poetry. Thus, when taken as fable, there is much in this book to love. For in the end, we find a twisted Cinderella tale where an ugly, common girl can be elevated by noble spirit, and a city can be transformed by magic.”
— Stephanie Dray, Strange Horizons

Vera Nazarian is a two-time Nebula Award Nominee and member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, a writer and reader with a penchant for moral fables and stories of intense wonder, true love, and intricacy.

She is the author of critically acclaimed novels DREAMS OF THE COMPASS ROSE and LORDS OF RAINBOW, as well as the humorous Jane Austen parodies MANSFIELD PARK AND MUMMIES and NORTHANGER ABBEY AND ANGELS AND DRAGONS.

So … is that it?

Of course not!

Here are the details on the Kindle Nation Week #8 KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes:

There’s no purchase required, but we do need you to go to our Kindle Nation Facebook page and “Like” us. Give the page a few seconds to load, because for some
reason it takes a little longer.

Then just scroll down and follow the prompts to enter the sweepstakes, and you’re done! (Of course, if you want to really improve your chances of winning by multiplying your good fortune by your good karma, we hope you’ll take a page from recent grand prize winner Steve Wisener’s book and pick up each of our sponsors’ titles. But like we say, there’s no purchase necessary.)

It’s that simple.

Good luck. And happy reading!

**Did You Win a Kindle Fire Today? If You Are Vickie Ziel of Manchester, Iowa You Did! If Not, You Can Enter a Brand New KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes Right Now!**

November 28, 2011 by KND

Once again it’s Monday evening in Kindle Nation, so we’ve got good news and bad news. And then we’ve got some more good news.

For the past week,THE HOUSE OF SIX DOORS author Patricia Selbert has been helping us all out by sponsoring Week #7 of our Kindle Nation KINDLE FIRE Sweepstakes.

We had a new record of 3,300 entries, and we had hundreds of winners.

Well, of course we had one big GRAND PRIZE winner. Kindle Nation citizen Vickie Ziel of Manchester, Iowa was randomly selected from all the entries to win a brand new KINDLE FIRE tablet. We connected with Vickie by email and telephone to confirm her identity and shipping address, and there will be a brand new Kindle Fire arriving on her doorstep the day after tomorrow, November 30.

But hundreds of other participants are big winners, too, because they’ve been among the many new readers of THE HOUSE OF SIX DOORS. Author Patricia Selbert paid for the Kindle Fire that will be arriving the day after tomorrow at Vickie’s home. Every penny. So it’s only fitting, on a Kindle Nation website that’s all about the reading, that an engaging coming-of-age novel that’s garnered 15 out of 16 rave reviews should gain exposure and build its fan base of readers by sponsoring a chance for thousands of avid readers to win a free Kindle Fire.

(What’s that? Did you want to see that link for THE HOUSE OF SIX DOORS one more time? Okay then. Thanks for asking!)

Those who haven’t won a Kindle Fire yet — yep, there’s that bad news we mentioned — will not have to wallow in despair for long. Why? Because we have already opened up our Kindle Nation Week #8 KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes. The Week #8 Sweepstakes will run until noon on Sunday, December 4, and entry details can be found at the end of this post.

But there’s another changing of the guard that we’re excited to announce: we have a brand new sponsor for Week #8, Vera Nazarian’s novel that no less an authority than the novelist Marion Zimmer Bradley has called “strange, poignant, and exquisite… her novel about a world without color—strange when what she writes is so colorful.”

Lords of Rainbow

by Vera Nazarian

Lords of Rainbow

by Vera Nazarian

4.7 stars – 9 Reviews

Kindle Price: $2.99

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

Don’t have a Kindle? Get yours here.

Here’s the set-up:

A unique fantasy world in which lost colors hold the key to salvation. . . . Fluid storytelling and vividly drawn characters. — Library Journal

Readers may find themselves heralding a new star of fantasy fiction. — Romantic Times Book Club

Product Description Imagine a world without color, illuminated by a gray sun …

An unrequited love…
War… mystery… exultation…

An epic fantasy of unspeakable wonder…

LORDS OF RAINBOW

Imagine a sudden brilliant flash — an artificial orb ignites, filled with peculiar impossible light…

The nature of this light bears no description. It lingers in dreams, inciting an unrequited love for a goddess.

A corrupt city is shaped like a perfect wheel, and is ruled by a sister and brother, Regent and Regentrix, by perverse desires, and by a secret…

A loyal warrior woman swears to serve a mysterious lord. At the same time, an epic invasion is precipitated by a being of utter darkness, who is the one absolute source of black in a monochrome silver world.

And amid all this, flickers an ancient memory of a phenomenon called Rainbow and of those who had once filled the world with an impossible thing called color…

Lords of Rainbow.

PRAISE FOR… LORDS OF RAINBOW

“In a world devoid of color, the woman warrior Ranhé swears herself to a mysterious nobleman traveling to the exotic city of Tronaelend-Lis, the City of Dreams, where a decadent brother and sister rule as co-regents in the absence of the land’s true ruler. When an evil being representing true Darkness threatens the safety of the colorless world, Ranhé is drawn into a spiritual journey in search of a legendary phenomenon known as Rainbow in an attempt to find a way to defeat the dark. The author of Dreams of the Compass Rose brings to life a unique fantasy world in which lost colors hold the key to salvation. Nazarian’s fluid storytelling and vividly drawn characters make this unusual fantasy a good choice for most libraries.”
— Library Journal

“Nazarian creates a unique civilization and populates it with heroic archetypes who stand on their own. Extravagant language reminiscent of Dunsany and even Tolkien adds to the legendary feel. . . . an innovative premise, consistent world-building, and appealing heroes mark this as the work of an emerging talent . . . readers may find themselves heralding a new star of fantasy fiction.”
— Romantic Times Book Club

“To read Vera Nazarian’s Lords of Rainbow is to be immersed in a dream, wandering through a wondrous, shifting landscape where the sun shines silver and the world is rendered in an infinite palette of subtle grays, filled with glimpses of sublime loveliness and glorious color.”
— Jacqueline Carey, author of KUSHIEL’S DART

“…like all of Vera’s stories—strange, poignant, and exquisite… her novel about a world without color—strange when what she writes is so colorful.”
— Marion Zimmer Bradley

“Vividly described in rich prose that entrances like a magic spell, Lords of Rainbow will resonate with readers like the stories of childhood. It is not only prefaced with a lovely and accessible poem, it also reads like poetry. Thus, when taken as fable, there is much in this book to love. For in the end, we find a twisted Cinderella tale where an ugly, common girl can be elevated by noble spirit, and a city can be transformed by magic.”
— Stephanie Dray, Strange Horizons

So … is that it?

Of course not!

Here are the details on the Kindle Nation Week #7 KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes:

There’s no purchase required, but we do need you to go to our Kindle Nation Facebook page and “Like” us. Give the page a few seconds to load, because for some reason it takes a little longer.

One more important tip: we recommend using a computer for this sign-up process rather than a smartphone or other mobile device.

It’s that simple.

Good luck. And happy reading!

Heads Up! 3 Days Left! You Have Until Sunday to Enter for Week #7 to Win a Brand New KINDLE FIRE in our Kindle Nation Daily Giveaway Sweepstakes, Sponsored by Patricia Selbert, author of THE HOUSE OF SIX DOORS

November 26, 2011November 24, 2011 by KND

We are well into week #7 of our wild and crazy plan to give away a brand new Kindle Fire every week through the rest of this year and as much as we can of next, and we are already over two-thirds of the way toward surpassing last week’s record of 3,244 entries.

(Our WEEK #6 GRAND PRIZE winner, Michelle Taggart of Parker, CO, was randomly selected from all the entries to win a KINDLE FIRE tablet. We connected with Michelle by email and telephone to confirm her identity and shipping address, and her Kindle Fire was ordered Monday morning and Amazon delivered to her front porch at 5:13 pm yesterday.)

What about yours?

Maybe yours will be awarded in next Monday, but you know how this works, right? You can’t win it if you don’t enter.

And we’re especially grateful this Thanksgiving to the person who is making our Week #7 Kindle Fire giveaway sweepstakes possible as its sponsor, Patricia Selbert, author of the remarkably uplifting coming-of-age novel THE HOUSE OF SIX DOORS.

(And just in case you are wondering, Patricia has already paid the full cost of the new Kindle Fire that could very well have your name on it. Every penny. What’s that? If you have a good understanding of how karma works in these matters and you want us to repeat that link so you can make sure you have downloaded a copy of THE HOUSE OF SIX DOORS before our Week #7 drawing, thanks. But let’s be clear that while the cosmos works by its own rules, we of course have no way of knowing what you download from the Kindle Store.)

The Week #7 Sweepstakes runs until shortly after noon on Sunday November 27, and entry details can be found at the end of this post.

But first … a word from this week’s sponsor.

The House of Six Doors: Special Illustrated Edition

by Patricia Selbert

4.5 stars – 16 Reviews

Kindle Price: $2.99

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

Don’t have a Kindle? Get yours here.

Here’s the set-up:

“Intimate, at times lyrical, charged with pain and wonder, laughter and perennial hope, The House of Six Doors is terrific storytelling.” Olga Rojer, Associate Professor, American University, Washington DC
“An honest tale of love, acceptance, and American dreams.” –El Mundo
“The House of Six Doors is a beautiful weave of hard reality and romance, so real that I couldn’t put it down.” -Nancy Marriott, co-author of “Everything You Need to Know to Feel Go(o)d”
If you feel as though the circumstances of your life are against you and you wonder whether this will ever change, this is a story that will fill you with hope. If you have ever wanted to believe that the circumstances of your life really do work for your ultimate best interest, read The House of Six Doors. –David Robert Ord, Namaste columnist and author, “Lessons in Loving, A Journey into the Heart”
“This is an honest and compelling coming-of-age story that follows a girl as she moves between two cultures, cradled between longing for her indigenous past and the glittering promise of her future in America. Selbert artfully shines light upon the honest transformation of an immigrant family, moving from memories of a windswept island and a grandmother’s wisdom to the poignant integration and reality facing all American immigrants.” – Carol Prunhuber, author of “Women: Around the World and Through the Ages”
“Selbert’s powerful, poignant tale provides a source of strength, in a brilliant, beautiful portrayal of a girl’s coming of age and her struggles with cultural differences.” –Reiki Master Julia Elizabeth Carroll, author of “Nu Reiki Oneness”
“This story rings true from beginning to end. From the moment we meet thirteen-year-old Serena with her fierce and erratic mother in the Miami airport, we know a heroine’s journey has begun. After leaving the Dutch island of Curacao and her beloved grandmother, Serena navigates two worlds, which the author captures in harsh details and lyrical memories, connecting past to present, and inviting the reader on a juxtaposed journey as well. Serena’s road is full of trials, tragedies, and triumphs, and in the end, we discover a determined young woman and writer has found her way.” –Janet Lucy, author of “Moon Mother, Moon Daughter ~ Myths and Rituals that Celebrate a Girl’s Coming of Age”
“Patricia Selbert weaves a powerful and poignant tale of wisdom in a tapestry providing a source of strength. The House of Six Doors tells the story of Serena’s authentic transformation: from young island girl to woman, from small town to big city life, with a strong helping of self-realization. This is my kind of fiction!” –Janice Cook Knight, author of “The Follow Your Heart Cookbook: Recipes from the Vegetarian Restaurant”
“You will find yourself torn between cheering for the mother and wanting to sit her down for an intervention. You will think about yourself and how you would deal with things if you were in that situation. You would wish to be enveloped in Serena’s grandmother’s arms and hear her wisdom. You’ll take that wisdom to heart for your own life. You will want to take Serena and hide her away from herself but then on the next page feel a sense of pride for her achievements. You will wish to live in Curacao but then thankful to live in your own town. You’ll find yourself wanting to read more of this book.” -Steena Holmes, book blogger at “Chocolate Blessings”

Serena, at thirteen, leaves her home on the colorful Caribbean island of Curaçao and her beloved grandmother, Oma, when her ambitious, impulsive, and emotionally unstable mother takes her and her sister to the United States in pursuit of the American Dream. They drive from Miami to Hollywood, where their luck runs out and a 1963 Ford Galaxie becomes their first American home. Compelling and exotic, the narrative weaves together the hard realities of 1970s Hollywood and memories of an innocent past. The story is rich and tangy, filled with images from around the world. The timeless wisdom Serena’s grandmother imparted to her becomes the compass by which Serena navigates the unscrupulous world she confronts. Filled with brilliant and visceral characters from multiple countries that come to life and reveal themselves and their cultures, The House of Six Doors gives the reader an intimate look at the complexities of an immigrant’s journey and a young girl’s coming of age in a multicultural Los Angeles. A pageturner, this story is so distinct and intimate that it becomes universal and leaves the reader with profound insights.

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