YA Giveaway Hop: Demons At Deadnight by A&E Kirk

Welcome to the YA Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader Not a Writer and Down the Rabbit Hole.  What shall we giveaway?

DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT, of course!

It's by A & E Kirk (the "A" is Alyssa for those who don't know.) 

For seventeen-year-old Aurora Lahey, survival is a lifestyle.
DEMONIC DESTINY
Aurora has the crappiest superpower on the planet. And it’s just unleashed a hit squad from hell. Demons are on the hunt, salivating to carve her carcass into confetti.
CHARISMATIC KILLERS
The Hex Boys—mysterious, hunky, and notorious for their trails of destruction—have the answers Aurora needs to survive. But their overload of deadly secrets and suspicious motives makes trusting them a potentially fatal move.
LETHAL ALLIES
The battle to save her family, herself, and stop demonic domination may cost Aurora everything worth living for, and force her to reveal her own dark secrets. But no worries. She needs the Hex Boys to pull this off, and, chances are, teaming up with these guys will get her killed anyway.

The paperback is open to US or International entrants.

The eBook is open to International entrants. 

Three ways to enter just fill out the form below!

GOOD LUCK!

Giveaway Details:

• Fill out the form below
• Paperback and ebook for US and International entrants
• Ebook for International entrants
• Enter by Jan 31
• Must be 13 or older

Check out THE LIST of all the participating blogs and their giveaways!

Hot, Hunky Hex Boys Harem @ Books and Things!

Just as we were setting up our Waiting on Wednesday post we spied some serious eye candy over with Melissa @ Books and Things.  Little did we know that she was putting up a My Book Boyfriend post starring the entire Hex Boy team from Alyssa's book, DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT, by A&E Kirk! 
The post is gorgeous! Here's a sneak peak at just one of the SIX Hex Boy Hotties!

Yeah, we just heard all you ladies sigh.


My Book Boyfriend is a drool-inducing, swoon-inciting meme by Missie @ The Unread Reader where every Wednesday clever bloggers bring the men of our literary dreams to life - at least in two-dimensional visuals that will make your knees weak! 


The mega super-cool thing is that Missie is also going to be highlighting the Hex Boys on her Feb 1st My Book Boyfriend! 


Missie and Melissa are always fighting over their handsome harems. (The greedy wenches!) And it's an absolute blast to have the Hex Boys in the middle! We're dying to hear what you think about Melissa's picks, and can't wait to compare them to Missie's.


REVIEWS ARE IN!
And check out these awesome ladies' squee-worthy reviews of DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT and even a couple of giveaways! We bow to their fabuliciousness!

Melissa @ Books and Things 
Missie @ The Unread Reader
Lea @ YA Book Queen
Jen @ In the Closet With a Bibliophile

And a funny coincidence. Alyssa (with Jake's help) was up all night making "Team" buttons for all the Hex Boys. Now there are even more hot bodies to check out!
Oh, the heat is ON!

Waiting on Wednesday: 3 Hot Upcoming YA Releases!

WoW is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine and showcases upcoming releases we're dying to read!

THE IMMORTAL RULES

by Julie Kagawa

April 24

You will kill. The only question is when.

In the dark days since the insidious Red Lung virus decimated the human population, vampires have risen to rule the crumbling cities and suburbs. Uncontested Princes hold sway over diminished ranks of humans: their "pets." In exchange for their labor, loyalty and of course, their blood, these pets are registered, given food and shelter, permitted to survive.

Unregistered humans cling to fringes, scavenging for survival. Allison Sekemoto and her fellow Unregistereds are hunted, not only by vampires, but by rabids, the unholy result of Red Lung-infected vampires feeding on unwary humans. One night, Allie is attacked by a pack of rabids, saved by an unlikely hero...and turned vampire.

Uncomfortable in her undead skin, Allie falls in with a ragtag crew of humans seeking a cure, or cures: for Rabidism and for Vampirism. She's passing for human...for now. But the hunger is growing and will not be denied. Not for friendship—not even for love.

Kagawa and Vamps - great combo!

THE SPHINX PROJECT

by Kate Hawkings

Feb 28

Not many people can say their entire existence has been one big lab experiment: poked and prodded by scientists, genetically modified to be the best and endure the worst, subjected to daily tests and trials that would kill a normal human. All Michaela wants is her own life, to be able to go to school, flirt with boys, maybe eat ice cream now and then. So when the chance to escape finally comes, Michaela and her sister grab it, taking their friends with them.

But they weren't the only ones to find their way out of those labs. Following close behind are another breed of creature, one that doesn't know the difference between right and wrong, who exist only to feed their own hunger. The appearance of a strange boy who seems too much like them to be a coincidence makes things even more confusing. But as the world begins to literally fall apart around them, Michaela must accept his help, especially when she could lose the very thing she holds dearest: her sister.

Sounds fun! A bit like Patterson's Maximum Ride series.

INSIGNIA

by S J Kincaid

July 2012

IT'S WORLD WAR III.

THE ENEMY IS WINNING.

WHAT IF THE GOVERNMENT'S SECRET WEAPON IS YOU?

More than anything, Tom Raines wants to be important, though his shadowy life is anything but that. For years, Tom’s drifted from casino to casino with his unlucky gambler of a dad, gaming for their survival. Keeping a roof over their heads depends on a careful combination of skill, luck, con artistry, and staying invisible.

Then one day, Tom stops being invisible. Someone’s been watching his virtual-reality prowess, and he’s offered the incredible—a place at the Pentagonal Spire, an elite military academy. There, Tom’s instincts for combat will be put to the test, and if he passes, he’ll become a member of the Intrasolar Forces, helping to lead his country to victory in World War Three. Finally, he’ll be someone important: a superhuman war machine with the tech skills that every virtual-reality warrior dreams of. Life at the Spire holds everything that Tom’s always wanted—friends, the possibility of a girlfriend, and a life where his every action matters—but what will it cost him?

A futuristic guy-spy thriller!

What are you waiting for? 

Waiting on Wednesday: 3 Hot Upcoming YA Releases (1/11/12)

WoW is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine and showcases upcoming releases we're dying to read!

BITTERBLUE

by Kristin Cashore

May 1

Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisors, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under Leck’s reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But when Bitterblue begins sneaking outside the castle—disguised and alone—to walk the streets of her own city, she starts realizing that the kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year spell of a madman, and the only way to move forward is to revisit the past. Two thieves, who only steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck’s reign. And one of them, with an extreme skill called a Grace that he hasn’t yet identified, holds a key to her heart

Loved GRACELING so very excited for this one!

CROAK

by Gina Damico

March 20

Sixteen-year-old Lex Bartleby has sucker-punched her last classmate. Fed up with her punkish, wild behavior, her parents ship her off to upstate New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. But Uncle Mort’s true occupation is much dirtier than that of shoveling manure. 

He’s a Grim Reaper. And he’s going to teach her the family business.

Lex quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated entirely by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. Along with her infuriating yet intriguing partner Driggs and a rockstar crew of fellow Grim apprentices, Lex is soon zapping her Targets like a natural born Killer.

Yet her innate ability morphs into an unchecked desire for justice—or is it vengeance?—whenever she’s forced to Kill a murder victim, craving to stop the attackers before they can strike again. So when people start to die—that is, people who aren’t supposed to be dying, people who have committed grievous crimes against the innocent—Lex’s curiosity is piqued. Her obsession grows as the bodies pile up, and a troubling question begins to swirl through her mind: if she succeeds in tracking down the murderer, will she stop the carnage—or will she ditch Croak and join in?

Who doesn't love a good-hearted reaper?

SLATED

by Teri Terry

May 3

Sixteen-year-old Kyla has been 'slated': all of her past memories erased, her entire personality wiped blank. She has been assigned a new name, a new date of birth and even new parents. The government that did this to her claim she was a terrorist, and that she has been given a second chance. But Kyla knows that the government has been lying. Without her memories, how will Kyla ever find the truth? And if her old self is really and truly dead, then what are the terrifying images that still haunt her dreams?

Maybe she'll go all Jason-Bourne on the bad guys! 

(and is the author's name really Teri Terry?)


What are you waiting for? 

In Our Mailbox Video - IMM 1/8/12

Hosted by The Story Siren

We did a video this time.

You're welcome.

Warning!

Do not eat or drink while watching this video. Ensuing laughter may shoot milk from your nose. Because we're a-dork-able. 

(And, no, we don't know what Gregory was doing with his hat.)

Goliath - from the library

Cinder - from Tara (Zeitghost Media)

Bad Taste in Boys - won from Carrie Harris 

Hereafter - bought - 99 cents!

Entwined - bought - 99 cents!

Demons at Deadnight we wrote

And by "we" I mean Alyssa and Eileen. NOT Jake and Greg. They just played video games and told me to blow things up. Which I greatly appreciated, but...

HUGE thanks to:
 Lea @ YA Book Queen for her DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT contest (which ends today, so hurry!) and her IMM post mentioning DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT and the swag package!

Melissa @ Books and Things for today's IMM post about her DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT swag package.

Felicia @ Geeky Blogger who mentions DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT in her IMM post because she bought the E-Book! Awesome!

You ladies rock! We love you and all of you who have shown us such generous support! 

And our current contest are at:

Teens Read and Write

Alyssa and Eileen Kirk Author Website

Happy Sunday!

Alyssa's Book Release Day for DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT + Giveaway!

Fabulous news! Alyssa's book is out today!

Yep, all those years of Alyssa's ceaseless babbling about demon invasions -- enough babbling to drive anyone but her amazing brothers (who practically wrote the book for her, but she doesn't see it that way) crazy -- has finally paid off. DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT has it's birthday today!

Thanks to Lea at YA Book Queen for her awesome Book Birthday post, AND she is also doing a giveway! For three ebooks of DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT!

To celebrate, we Kirk boys are hosting a contest!

1st Place Gets an awesome swag box complete with the paperback (seriously, its awesome. All these years of blogging she knows what swag we really want!) We can't tell you what's in it because things are wrapped as gifts and we don't want to ruin the surprise, but Lea @ YA Book Queen got one this week and proclaimed it as one of the best swag packages she's ever received!

2nd Place Two lucky winners get their choice of Demons at Deadnight ebook or signed paperback (We can get it signed. We know the author.)


What do you have to do to enter? Just follow the Rafflecopter instructions below. It involves tweeting and Liking our Facebook pages so thanks for helping get the word out!

Other details: Nothing's mandatory. It's International so everyone can join, and it ends on Jan 15. Oh, and if you check out Mom and Alyssa's new website @aekirk.com you might find another contest. Just saying.

But of course, if you can't wait to read it -- And why deprive yourself of such a genius book? - Just go grab it now! It's currently available on Amazon in PAPERBACK or EBOOK and should be on Barnes and Noble (available in ebook only) sometime tomorrow. It's also on Goodreads. And tell Alyssa and our mom that our names should really be on there.

J&G Kirk. Much better ring, don't you think?

Social Hop for Twitter and Facebook!

Rachel @ Parajunkee has a fun new social hop for Twitter and Facebook.

Welcome to the Twitter & Facebook Hop on Parajunkee’s View.We are linking up our Facebook Fan Pages & our Twitter accounts so we can earn more followers and likes. Social networks are an integral way to get more exposure for your blog, so click away!

We haven't used our Facebook Page much before but we're changing that this year. So 
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FACEBOOK
and
HERE FOR  TWITTER


Check out The Hop if you want to participate!

Small Review's Tips and Tricks Challenge

We are blatantly copying Small Review's post about her amazing Tips and Tricks Challenge. Small Review is one of the most generous bloggers with how she provides excellent step-by- step instructions on how-to's that will make your blog shine! 
It's that kind of thing where you want to know how seemingly every other blogger in the universe knows how to do it, and you don't want to look like an idiot by asking how it's done. So here's the scoop! 

Welcome to the first Tips & Tricks post of this year's Busting the Newbie Blues! Click to learn more about Busting the Newbie Blues!
Part of being a newbie is having a TON of questions (and, honestly, oldies have a lot of the same questions). I've answered a bunch of these questions last year through my Tips & Tricks series and I've compiled most of them here for you to browse through. 
And, because January is all about signing up for challenges, I'm turning this into a mini challenge!
Don't worry, there aren't any big rules or requirements (I'm all about fudging challenge rules anyway). There aren't any levels or prizes. It's all very low key.
All you have to do is: 1) Pick one thing (or more!) from the list below and DO IT

2) Come back to this post and leave a comment telling us what you did

3) Leave a link to your post/blog so we can all check out your results and give you lots and lots of praise!

Not sure how to leave a clickable link? Check out my Tips & Tricks post about anchor text. 
What do you do?
Any of the following Tips & Tricks qualify, plus any future Tips & Tricks posted throughout this event. YOU CAN DO IT!
The List:
Blog Design
Basics
How to Make a Full-Screen Blog HeaderHow to Make a Sidebar HeaderHow to Fix Overhanging Sidebar Images
Icons and Buttons
How to Make a ButtonHow to Make a Scrolling Widget for Blog ButtonsHow to Make Social Networking Icons (Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, etc)How to Make an "Email Me" Link and Icon
Personalize
How to Add a Signature to PostsHow to Customize a Comment Form Message
More HTML (made super simple)
How to Make Colored BoxesHow to Make BordersHow to Make a Progress Bar (for challenges)How to Customize a Progress Bar

Attract Followers
Blog Promotion
How to Increase SEO with Post Titles How to Increase Blog Readership with Search Engines4 Ways to Gain Readers Using Comments
Suck Readers in for Hours!
How to Make Anchor TextHow to Make Named Attribution JumpsHow to Maximize Links, part 1How to Maximize Links, part 2How to Use Labels (Tags) to Increase Blog Traffic
Now go ahead and pick one! Make sure to come back here and share your success with us!

Can you believe it? Small Review listed all her tip posts...with links! 
If you don't take part in this challenge, you are nuts! Call the guys with the straight jackets and jump in their padded van. There has to be at least ONE How-To that you've been dying to know about.  Us? We can't decide which one to try first! Seriously guys, take advantage of this outpouring of knowledge and generosity. We can't wait to see all you do!