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Sunday, February 14, 2010

LINGER GIVEAWAY!!

What's better than swooning over our favorite characters (see Julie Kagawa's guest post below)? Why entering for a chance to win an ARC of LINGER of course! Maggie posted all the amazing details on her blog here-

Linger Cover LargeIn Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.

At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love -- the light and the dark, the warm and the cold -- in a way you will never forget.


Comes out in stores everywhere July 20th. Pre-order here.

Enter to win an advanced review copies of LINGER, Sisters Red, The Dead-Tossed Waves, and The Replacement on Maggie's blog.

Happy Birthday Mundie Moms!

Happy 1st Birthday to the Mundie Moms, who also share their birthday with the great LOVE holiday. And I'm honored to kick off the event with a list of swoon-worthy literary crushes that we all adore.

In honor of St. Valentines Day, I asked several bloggers, authors, and readers who their favorite literary crush (or crushes) were. Who were the heroes that made their hearts beat faster, whose presence on a page could not be denied or ignored, who could make them squee just by hearing their names? I received a staggering amount of swoon-worthy candidates, but the ones that made it onto the list are the ones mentioned at least twice by different people. So, without further ado, I give you:

THE ST. VALENTINE’S DAY CRUSH-A-THON (Warning: May cause heart palpitations, rapid breathing, drooling, and uncontrollable squee-ing. Please take the necessary precautions.)


The modern Crush-worthies:










Jace (The Mortal Instruments): Snarky yet sensitive. A jerk in a snuggle suit, as one person said.

Patch (Hush Hush): The ultimate Bad Boy. Fallen from grace, but still redeemable.

Alex Fuentes (Perfect Chemistry): Another dark, dangerous-but-honorable Bad Boy.

Peeta (The Hunger Games): He bakes! He cleans! He kills your enemies! What more do you need?

Spencer (Suite Scarlet): Funny and charming, and an actor to boot.

Christophe (Strange Angels): A half-vampire with a werewolf rival. We all know who’s going to win.

Po (Graceling): Even with his name, he can still kick-ass.

Daniel (The Dark Devine): Mysterious, dark, and dangerous. Do I see a theme?

Roiben (Tithe): He’s a faery knight. With silver hair and a sword. ‘Nuff said.

Niall (Wicked Lovely series): You can actually die from wanting this faery so much.

Seth (Wicked Lovely series): Caring, sweet, and with more hardware than Ace Tools.

North (Brightly Woven): Dark and mysterious, and a wizard as well.

Severus Snape (Harry Potter): Really?

Ethan Wate (Beautiful Creatures): Reminding us that we can still love the ordinary guys.

Jamie Fraser (Outlander): Scottish Highlanders are just sexy. Everyone knows that.

Sam (Shiver): A werewolf boy who writes song lyrics for you. Tell me that’s not the ultimate in sweet.

Kartick (A Great and Terrible Beauty): Anyone who would sacrifice themselves for love is someone to sigh for.

Valek (Poison Study): My favorite literary crush. I have a thing for assassins, but Valek is coolness personified. He can also kill you with a pinky.

Ash (The Iron King): Yes, The Iron King’s own Ash was mentioned, too. Must be the dark, dangerous Ice Prince persona.

Puck (The Iron King): For as many Ash admirers, there are also Puck fans. Be careful around him, though, or you might end up with donkey ears.



The classics that make us sigh

Mr. Knightly (Emma): Just his name means you should swoon for him.

Mr. Rochester (Jane Eyre): This dark, brooding gentleman has the Mother of all Secrets in his attic.

Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird): A tireless crusader for Good, that alone makes him admirable.

Gilbert Blythe (Anne of Green Gables): The ultimate Sweet Boy, in many opinions. He waits so long for Anne to come to her senses.

Laurie (Little Women): Goofy, charming, and sweet. Jo is obviously blind.

John Thornton (North and South): A stern, business-like demeanor only masks a sweet, sensitive side.

Peter Pan: (Peter Pan and Wendy): Endless youth and a devil-may-care attitude makes Peter a contender for many hearts.


Those swoon-worthy vampires









Edward Cullen (Twilight): Love him or hate him, there’s no denying Edward has captured the hearts of more fans then perhaps any other fictional guy out there. Must be the sparkles.

Eric Northman (Sookie Stackhouse series): Big blond Viking god? What’s not to love?

Damon (Vampire Diaries): Dark and mysterious, as a vampire should be.

Stefan (Vampire Diaries): Damon’s brother and rival, his opposite in many ways.

Dimitri (Vampire Acadamy): We’re all still waiting to see if Rose can save him.

Bones (Night Huntress series): Don’t we all wish we could be Cat.

Jean-Claude (Laura K. Hamilton series): I don’t know if being around Jean-Claude is healthy, but he’s certainly beautiful.

Nicholas (Hearts at Stake): He has seven vampire brothers, but still manages to steal the show.


And the winner of the St. Valentine’s Day Crush-A-Thon, the one name that was mentioned more often than anyone else’s, the ultimate Swoon-worthy character:

Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice): What is it about Mr. Darcy that makes everyone swoon? Is it his piercing eyes? His distant, aloof character? Or maybe the fact that he was played by the wonderful Colin Firth in one of the many adaptations to film. Whatever the reason, Mr. Darcy has withstood the test of time, rising above the ranks of vampires and supernatural boyfriends, to take his place as Number One in the St. Valentine’s Day Crush-A-Thon.

Mundie Moms Birthday Bash!

Mundie Moms is turning 1! We thought we'd start our celebration the day Mundie Moms was born, which was Feb. 14th, and run our celebration through March 15th, the day we opened our forum publicly. While our blog was created the same time the forum was, we didn't make public until August.

During our month long birthday celebration, we will have guest author posts and give aways!!! We'll also be hosting give aways on Twitter as well. Be sure you follow us on our blog, twitter or/and be a forum member to win the prizes. Prizes include signed books, signed book marks, jewelry, and more.

Just who are we having on? Well... Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Julie Kagawa, Bree Despain, Aprilynne Pike, Saundra Mitchell, Myra McEntire, Shannon Delaney, Michelle Zink, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Kristen Tubb and more.

Don't forget about our upcoming author chats with Julie Kagawa, Maureen Johnon and Maggie Stiefvater!

Thank you to all of our author friends for their support of our celebration and for all of you for making this possible. Don't forget to check our blog often to see which authors will be making a guest post and what we'll be giving away.

Happy Valentine's Day!

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