Spirit Giveaway - Open to International!

As you all know, I love to give things away! Today I am offering you a chance to win one of five signed copies of a paperback copy of Spirit: Book Five in the Elemental Series. And the awesome news? You will get it a whole month before it is available for purchase!

So how do you win? There are ten chances to win! Once you accomplish any of the following entry options, just click the appropriate button on the Rafflecopter widget below. But no cheating! I will be moderating all entries and if I find that you did not properly complete the task you claim to have done, that entry will be deleted. You have been warned.

Please note: you can do any or all of these tasks, the more you do, the more chances you have to win a copy!

The contest will run until 3/29/13 11:59pm. Winners will be selected on 3/30/13 and prizes will be mailed as soon as I have the winners' addresses, so watch your email! Winners will be announced here on the blog and on Facebook!

Option One: Creative Entry (worth three entries)
This is the most subjective option. Do anything you think is creative and show it off! I don't care what it is (so long as it isn't creepy of course - and yes, I am the final say on what is considered creepy). You can draw something, paint something, sing something and film it, take a cool picture of something, whatever! Just do something artistic or creative, post it online and provide a link to it on my Facebook page. If your creative project relates to the Elemental Series, all the better!

Option Two: Follow me on Twitter
If you are on Twitter, find me at @dyingechoes and follow me. Boom, that easy.

Option Three: Like my page on Facebook
If you are on Facebook, find me at http://www.facebook.com/AuthorShaunaGranger and like the page! (If you already like my Facebook page then you automatically qualify for this entry! Go click!)

Option Four: Follow me on Tumblr!
Pretty straight forward. Find me here and follow: http://shaunagranger.tumblr.com/

Option Five: Review Earth
Just post an honest review (I'm serious, just be honest) on Amazon and post a link on Facebook so I can verify it (if you already have a review posted, just provide the link and you qualify for this entry so go click it!).

Option Six: Review Air
Just post an honest review on Amazon and post a link on Facebook so I can verify it (if you already have a review posted, just provide the link and you qualify for this entry so go click it!).

Option Seven: Review Water
Just post an honest review on Amazon and post a link on Facebook so I can verify it (if you already have a review posted, just provide the link and you qualify for this entry so go click it!).

Option Eight Review Fire
Just post an honest review on Amazon and post a link on Facebook so I can verify it (if you already have a review posted, just provide the link and you qualify for this entry so go click it!).

Good luck everyone!


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Fire Blog Tour!

We're at it again! Another blog tour! With Fire releasing in just a week, we're doing another tour with another awesome giveaway! I encourage all of you to follow along for your chance to win.

Prize includes: a signed paperback copy of your choice of the Elemental Series, a matching bookmark, a $10 Amazon gift card and the beautiful scarf Shay knitted for Deb in Fire for her Solstice present!

And of course the $10 Amazon gift card!

Here is a list of the tour schedule:

Spookaganza Giveaway: 33 Prizes, 3 winners

I am happy to be part of the Indie Spookaganza Giveaway! Me and 20+ other indie authors are giving away copies of our spooktastic books! Just enter in the rafflecopter below for your
chance to win! The contest opens tomorrow, October 20th, and will run through October 30th, ending just in time for Halloween!

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Here is a list of participating authors:

Ami Blackwelder
http://twitter.com/amiblackwelder
She Speaks to Angels
Midnight

T.S. Welti
https://twitter.com/TS_Welti
DARKLANDIA

Anya Allyn
http://twitter.com/Anya_Allyn
DOLLHOUSE

Imogen Rose
http://twitter.com/imogenRoseTweet
PORTAL & INITIATION

Vivi Anna
http://twitter.com/ViviAnna
Blood Red

Tawny Stokes
http://twitter.com/TawnyStokes
Demon Whisperer

Lisa Grace
http://twitter.com/LisaGrace
Angel in the Shadows

Claudia Lefeve
http://twitter.com/claudialefeve
UnDead Dixie Debs

Kate Danley
http://twitter.com/katedanley
Maggie for Hire

Laura Schaefer
http://twitter.com/teashopgirl
The Forever contract

Lisa Maliga
https://twitter.com/LisaMaliga
An Author's Nightmare
Satan's Casting Call
The Wilkes House Haunting

Jonathan C. Gillespie
https://twitter.com/JCGauthor
Cindered Souls

Stacy Juba
Dark Before Dawn

Christiana Miller
https://twitter.com/writechristiana
Autographed SOMEBODY TELL AUNT TILLIE SHE'S DEAD

Sherry Soule
http://twitter.com/WriterSherry
BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN

Anna Kyss
http://twitter.com/AnnaKyss
Wings of Shadow

Kathy Carmichael
https://twitter.com/KathyCarmichael
YOUR MAGIC TOUCH

Shauna Granger
http://twitter.com/dyingechoes
Earth, Book One in the Elemental Series

Melissa L. Webb
www.twitter.com/melissalwebb
Bell, Book, and Sandals

Kathleen Valentine
http://twitter.com/Kathleen 01930
Ghosts of a Beach Town in Winter

J. A. Huss
https://twitter.com/jahuss
Autographed CLUTCH

Steve Vernon
https://twitter.com/StephenVernon
TATTERDEMON

Brendan Carroll
https://twitter.com/BrendanCarroll7
Hounds of Oblivion

R.M. Prioleau
http://twitter.com/rmprioleau
Autographed The Necromancer's Apprentice

Lola StVil
http://twitter.com/guardiansgirl
Guardians:The Girl

Tristan J. Tarwater
http://twitter.com/backthatelfup
Botanica Blues

Grace McDermott
http://twitter.com/RequireCookie
Mirrorfall: Episode One

Gregory Thompson
https://twitter.com/Gregorythompson
Night Cry

Andrew Van Way
https://twitter.com/andrewvanwey
FORSAKEN

Upcoming Tour!

I love doing blog tours, as you can probably tell by now. My next book, Fire, wont be out until December but I just can't let Halloween go by without doing something! So, I have teamed up with YA Bound and scheduled a book tour for the month of October! Follow along from October 15th through October 20th to check out reviews, promo posts and giveaways!

Stops will be giving away ebook copies of all three books and I am currently putting together an awesome bag of Halloween treats for one lucky winner!

Here is is the schedule:

October 15:
A World of Mine - Review – Earth/Air
Chocolate Coated Reviews - Review - Earth
Reading with ABC - Review - Earth
Imaginary Reads - Review - Earth
Written By Brittan - Review – Earth
Beesleybuzz – Promo Post

October 16:
Kissed by Ink - Review - Earth
I Am A Reader, Not A Writer - Promo Post
The Book Rogue - Review – Earth/Air/Water
A Reader's Devotion - Review – Earth
Pink Polk a Dot Book Blog - Review - Earth

October 17:
Black Lilies Are Deadly - Review – Earth/Air
Behind A Million And One Pages - Promo Post
Words I Write Crazy - Review – Water
Turning the Pages - Promo Post
Splash of Our Worlds - Review – Earth/Air/Water
Unputdownable Books - Promo Post
A Soul Unsung - Promo Post

October 18:
The Reading Diaries - Review – Earth/Air/Water
The Book Life - Review – Earth/Air/Water
Library of a Book Witch - Promo Post
Books and Swoons - Promo Post
RuteCanhoto - Review – Earth/Air/Water

October 19:
My Chaotic Ramblings - Promo Post
Book Nerd Canada - Review – Air/Water
Ever and Ever Sight - Review – Earth/Air/Water
Step Into Fiction - Review – Earth/Air/Water
Every Free Chance Book Reviews - Review – Earth/Air/Water
Mr. Book Wonder - Promo Post
Books and Coffee with Creamer - Promo Post

October 20:
Lovely Reads - Review – Earth/Air/Water
Michelle Shouts Random - Promo Post
JennReneeRead – Review - Earth
TeenyReader - Review - Earth
Comfort Books - Promo Post

YA Scavenger Hunt!

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This tri-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!

Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are TWO contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the BLUE TEAM--but there is also a red team for a chance to win a whole different set of signed books!

If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt homepage.

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE

Directions: Below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the blue team, and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!). Hint: the secret number is highlighted in RED.

Entry Form: Once you've added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.

Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by August 5, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

SCAVENGER HUNT POST

Today, I am hosting Tera Lynn Childs on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt! Tera Lynn Childs is the award-winning author of the mythology-based Oh. My. Gods. and Goddess Boot Camp, the mermaid tales Forgive My Fins, Fins Are Forever and Just For Fins (July 3, 2012), and a new trilogy about monster-hunting descendants of Medusa, starting with Sweet Venom and Sweet Shadows (September 4, 2012). She has also epublished two fun chick lit romances, Eye Candy and Straight Stalk. Tera lives nowhere in particular and spends her time writing wherever she can find a comfy chair and a steady stream of caffeinated beverages.

Find out more information by checking out the author website or find more about the author's book here!

EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

Isn't that just beautiful! And here's what the book is about:

When Lily Sanderson decided to remain Crown Princess Waterlily of the mermaid kingdom Thalassinia, she knew she couldn’t just coast along in the current. But since she’s spent the last couple of years on land—with gorgeous human Quince by her side—Lily’s not sure she has the fins to lead a kingdom. Even her maddeningly pretentious cousin Dosinia seems to know more about ruling than she does.

But Lily has to dive in deep to keep her promise to Tellin, her mer bond in name only, whose kingdom is suffering in the changing ocean climate. Lily knows this is a seven seas–sized problem: from sea animals dying to oil spills and threats to humans. They’ll need to create some serious waves to make the mer community aware and get it to join together to make things right. Even if that means facing one of the iciest queens in the mer kingdoms.

Just when Lily thinks her double life on land and sea can’t get any more complicated, an ancient mer law might separate Lily and Quince after all. It feels as if the pair is up against a solid tsunami wave!

In this third installment in the series that began with Forgive My Fins and Fins Are Forever, Lily will have to find a way to balance safety and justice for the mer people as well as for the humans she loves.



And don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Tera Lynn Childs, and more!

To enter, add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the blue team and you'll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!

CONTINUE THE HUNT

To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author!

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Water Tour

It's about that time again! I wanted this tour to coincide with the release of Water but due to bad planning on my part it's a little late. But onward and upward! The tour starts on Monday, July 23rd and runs through Friday July 27th. Lost of guest posts and reviews of all three books!

Here is the schedule, be sure to follow along for your chances to win nifty

Facebook Milestone Giveaway!

In honor of reaching 100 Facebook "likes" I'm giving away 3 magnets - one for each of my covers!

They're pretty spiffy!

So just make sure to comment on this post and have liked the Facebook page when the contest is close we'll pick a random winner!

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Blog Tour Stops

As I’ve told you before, I will be releasing the sequel to Earth, Air, on Halloween. In preparation of that I will be doing an awesome blog tour from October 24th through October 28th hosted by the fabulous Julie at A Tale of Many Reviews.

What does this mean to you? Free books! Every blog on the tour will be giving away a free ebook copy of Earth and there are two grand prizes! One person will win an autographed paperback copy of Earth with an Earth bookmark and one other lucky person will win an autographed copy of Air and an Air bookmark! There are obviously rules and you can read them here: Earth (Elemental #1) ~ Book Tour.

Many of the tour stops will be reviews but there will also be excerpts, author interviews, character interviews and even one quote off between two main characters! I am very excited about this tour and I hope you will enjoy the posts.

Here is a list of all of the blogs participating in the tour:

1. The Fiction Fairy ~ Author Interview (Oct. 24th)
2. Between Dreams and Reality ~ Author Interview (Oct. 24th)
3. Songs and Stories ~ Character Interview (Oct. 24th)
4. Shiirleyys Bookshelf ~ Review (Oct. 25th)
5. Bookish Delights ~ Review (Oct. 25th)
6. All Things Books ~ Review (Oct. 25th)
7. Basias Bookshelf ~ Guest Post/Review (Oct. 26th)
8. Bookworm Lisa ~ Review (Oct. 26th)
9. Letters Inside Out ~ Excerpt (Oct. 26th)
10. Jenn Reads Fiction ~ Review (Oct. 26th)
11. Paper Cut Reviews ~ Review (Oct. 26th)
12. The Magic Attic ~ Review (Oct. 27th)
13. The Fairytale Nerd ~ Author Interview (Oct. 28th)
14. Book Briefs ~ Reviews (Oct. 28th)
15. Braintasia Books ~ Character Interview (Oct. 28th)
16. YA Bound ~ Guest Post (Oct. 28th)
17. A Casual Readers Blog ~ Review (Oct. 28th)
18. Patricias Particularity ~ Review (Oct. 28th)
19. SeeitORreadit ~ Excerpt (Oct. 28th)
20. Young Readers ~ Excerpt (Oct. 29th)
21. A Tale of Many Reviews ~ Excerpt (Oct. 29th)

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