WINNER 22: Treasure of the Heart by Valerie Hansen

We have a winner for FREE 22: Treasure of the Heart by Valerie Hansen. I have numbers written on papers, and my baby draw the lucky winner for this one.

Congratulations to Jodi. Jodi, please e-mail me with your address. My e-mail is on my sidebar. Put in the subject line: WINNER 22: Treasure of the Heart by Valerie Hansen .

Please come back and play again, and invite your friends along too.

The NEXT-Book for Free

My husband thought of a new game we could play. The prize is the author's next new release book (valued up to 25 dollars). If your favorite author doesn't have a scheduled new release, you can wait til she has one, or write about the author who's about to release a new book.


How to Play:

1. Blog about a book written by one of your favorite authors. Tell us why you like it, what's good about it, and your favorite parts. Make sure to post my button/banner in the post, or mention about this game in your post.

2. If you have no blog, you can post about it in a bulletin/message board of your choice.

3. Mention this site at http://thisbookforfree.com/.

4. Paste one of my buttons from the sidebar. (if you have questions about pasting buttons, please e-mail me at thisbookforfree [at] gmail [dot] com. It's also in my sidebar)

5. Leave your comment here with a link to your specific post to be eligible to win.

6. You can post more than once, about different authors, if you have more than one blog. (But only one blog post per blog).

Drawing will be on May 23, 2008, Friday.

WINNER 21: The Texan's Secret Past by Peggy Moreland

We have a winner for FREE 21: The Texan's Secret Past by Peggy Moreland. Jodi, congratulations for winning this book. Please e-mail me your mailing address with the subject line: "WINNER 21: The Texan's Secret Past by Peggy Moreland".

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FREE 31: The Used World by Haven Kimmel

The Used World: A Novel
by Haven Kimmel
Advance Reader's Edition

I read this book for the summer reading review for Elle Magazine. It's an interesting book, not the usual ones I read. I enjoy it, a lot. This is only in good condition, the front cover is curled. I'm careful with my books, but when one of my children 'borrow it' it inevitably acquire wrinkles. I'm passing it on to you, my loyal participants. I'll have more posted in a few days.

From Publishers Weekly

Kimmel (Something Rising (Light and Swift); A Girl Named Zippy) returns to rural Indiana in her expansive third novel. Hazel Hunnicut is the proprietor of Hazel Hunnicut's Used World Emporium, the station at the end of the line for myriad antiques and junk in Jonah, Ind. With her passel of cats and distaste for convention, Hazel is eccentric but grudgingly beloved by her two employees: Claudia, a tall and lonely woman ostracized for her androgynous appearance, and Rebekah, who is still recovering from an oppressive Pentecostal upbringing. With a nudge from Hazel and the appearance of an abandoned infant (whose junkie mother, a friend of Hazel's junkie sister, is dead), the two women form a relationship, providing momentum as an unlikely family takes shape and hidden connections between the characters are revealed.
The story has many satisfying layers, but melding them requires Kimmel to jump around in time, sometimes to confusing results (among the pasts visited are Rebekah's childhood; Hazel's upbringing and the backstory on her relationship with the locals; and dreamlike visions of a long-ago romance between a black groundskeeper and a white judge's daughter). It's an intriguing puzzle box of a novel with a few edges left unsanded. (Sept.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Winner 20: The Texan's Business Proposition by Peggy Moreland

We have a winner for our FREE 20: The Texan's Business Proposition by Peggy Moreland . Congratulations to Eastcoastlife. E-mail with with your address. Please put in the subject line: Winner 20: The Texan's Business Proposition by Peggy Moreland .

Congratulations and I hope you enjoy the book. Make sure to come back and play some more.

Winner 19: The Texan's Secret Past by Peggy Moreland

We have a winner for our FREE 19: The Texan's Secret Past by Peggy Moreland. This time, I have the baby picked up numbered blocks. He shakes it, and shakes it and carefully picked one.

The winner is LeeAnn! LeeAnn, e-mail me with your mailing address at thisbookforfree [at] gmail [dot] com with subject line of "Winner 19: The Texan's Secret Past by Peggy Moreland"

Congratulations, and keep playing.

FREE 30: Murphy's Law by Lori Foster

Murphy's Law
by Lori Foster
Paperback
Published in 2006
ISBN-10: 082177803X

Carrie (DumSpiroSpero) again! This also is a book I haven't read for a while but liked a lot. It was pretty sexy from what I remember. I've got some other books to add but there's a pretty big list so far so I'll hold onto them for the future!

Reader review from Amazon.com:

Quinton Murphy knows what he likes and what he likes is Ashley Miles, May's best friend. But Ashley is willful, stubborn and has a plan for her life. She works hard and he knows he doesn't factor into her future. Good thing he's as stubborn as she is because he wants her in his life and he is going to make her realize that she can have her future and he can be a part of it. But he's not counting on how protective she is going to be of her heart. He knows she is hiding something from him and he will do what he must to find out what it is...he doesn't scare easily and Ashley is worth it.


Ms. Foster has done it again! This is a wonderfully sexy read that long time fans and new fans alike will love. We met Quinton and Ashley in "Jude's Law" and I was thrilled to find out she was going to give these two special characters their own story. The pages sizzle with their sexy chemistry and when combined with the fast-paced storyline, readers will be well entertained. I truly believe Ms. Foster is incapable of penning a dull story!

WINNER 18: Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns

Cold Sassy Tree
by Olive Ann Burns
Paperback
Published in 1986
ISBN-10: 0-440-51442-8

We have a winner! Congratulations to Katie. Katie, please e-mail me your address so I can get this book to you! Subject line: "WINNER 18: Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns"

Thank you for participating and I hope you keep coming back!

I actually bought this book in audio CD too. I love the reader so much, I actually listen to a biography books, which I usually do not do. It was a Cary Grant biography. Now, I'm hooked on audio biography books because of this book's reader.

WINNER 17: A Whisper Of Wanting by Jamie Sobrato

A Whisper Of Wanting (Harlequin Blaze)
by Jamie Sobrato
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2006
ISBN-10: 0-373-79288-3

We have a winner for FREE 17: A Whisper Of Wanting (Harlequin Blaze) by Jamie Sobrato!LindaH of Reading is so much Fun was drawn by my baby just now. Yeah, it's midnight, but this guy slept all afternoon, and he's got lots of energy to burn!

E-mail me your address with subject line: "WINNER 17: A Whisper Of Wanting by Jamie Sobrato"

WINNER 16: Six-Month Mistress by Katherine Garbera

Six-Month Mistress (Silhouette Desire)
by Katherine Garbera
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2007
ISBN-10: 0-373-76802-8
Condition: very good

We have a winner for FREE 16: Six-Month Mistress by Katherine Garbera. Congratulations to Cherie J. Contact me via e-mail (on my sidebar) and give me your address so I can mail you your book. Make sure to put on the subject line: "WINNER 16: Six-Month Mistress by Katherine Garbera" I hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to let us know. Come back again, there's no limit on how many times you can join.

This winner is drawn by my baby. I wrote numbers on paper, roll them, and he drew them for me. Totally random, and lots of fun for him.

FREE 29: An Independent Woman by Candace Camp

An Independent Womanby Candace Camp
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2006
ISBN-10: 0373770979

Hi everybody! This is Carrie (DumSpiroSpero) posting. I've been inspired to give away some of my books as well, so I asked for the chance to use this blog as my venue since my blog has a small readership while this one's becoming established. I'm attempting to keep the same format that you're all used to but I don't really know what I'm doing, so bear with me! :)

It's been a while since I read this book, but I enjoyed it very much at the time.

A reader review from Amazon.com:
A Candace Camp historical romance is always a delight. An Independent Woman is one of her best. Julianna Holcott & Nicholas Barre are childhood friends who faced orphanhood together. Fifteen years later, Nicholas is now Lord Barre. He returns to England to claim his inheritance and find Julianna, who is now a paid companion. Nicholas proposes marriage to his dear friend, thinking he can maintain a marriage of convenience. Candace Camp captivates us throughout the pages as the desire builds between Julianna and Nicholas. They return to his estate to be married, an estate and inheritance his cousin Crandall and Aunt Lilith have been maintaining for him throughout the years of his absence. The story takes a turn with a murder on Julianna & Nicholas's wedding night, with a Clue-like cast of characters as the possible culprit. A touching Cinderella story with a bit of mystery and suspense. An enjoyable read!

FREE 28: Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Match Me If You Can
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2006
ISBN-10: 0-06-073456-6


Here's another chance to read Susan Elizabeth Phillip's book. She's a bestselling author who write fantastic romantic comedy. If you haven't read her, this is your chance.

From Amazon.com

You met star quarterback Kevin Tucker in This Heart of Mine. Now get ready to meet his shark of an agent, Heath Champion, and Annabelle Granger, the girl least likely to succeed.

Annabelle's endured dead-end jobs, a broken engagement . . . even her hair's a mess! But that's going to change now that she's taken over her late grandmother's matchmaking business. All Annabelle has to do is land the Windy City's hottest bachelor as her client, and she'll be the most sought-after matchmaker in town.

Why does the wealthy, driven, and gorgeous sports agent Heath Champion need a matchmaker, especially a red-haired screw-up like Annabelle Granger? True, she's entertaining, and she does have a certain quirky appeal. But Heath is searching for the ultimate symbol of success -- the perfect wife. And to make an extraordinary match, he needs an extraordinary matchmaker, right?

Soon everyone in Chicago has a stake in the outcome, and a very big question: When the determined matchmaker promised she'd do anything to keep her star client happy . . . did she mean anything? If Annabelle isn't careful, she just might find herself going heart-to-heart with the toughest negotiator in town.

FREE 27: High Five by Janet Evanovich

High Five (Stephanie Plum, No. 5)
by Janet Evanovich
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2000
ISBN-10: 0-312-97134-6
Condition: good, readable

I found this extra copy of Stephanie Plum series. I would love to post them in order, but since I cannot, I'm posting them as I find them in my shelves.
I can't say enough good things about this series. You can read this out of orde. Each book is a stand-alone story. But, stay tune, I'm pretty sure I have more Stephanie Plum series in one of my yet-to-be-unpacked boxes.

What Amazon said:

"Uncle Fred was someone I saw at weddings and funerals and once in a while at Giovichinni's Meat Market, ordering a quarter pound of olive loaf. Eddie Such, the butcher, would have the olive loaf on the scale and Uncle Fred would say, 'You've got the olive loaf on a piece of waxed paper. How much does that piece of waxed paper weigh? You're not gonna charge me for that waxed paper, are you? I want some money off for the waxed paper.'"
The speaker is Stephanie Plum, the glamorous if slightly ditzy bounty hunter from Trenton, New Jersey, and one of the most original creations in recent mystery fiction.

WINNER 15: The Bodyguard by Joan Johnston

The Bodyguard
by Joan Johnston
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 1998
ISBN-10: 0-440-22377-6




We have a winner for FREE 15: The Bodyguard by Joan Johnston. Random.org came through for me again. I numbered the comments in order and drew the winnder that way. Limecello at like limoncello, but not ;) come on over and e-mail me to claim your book. My e-mail in on the sidebar under links. Subject line on e-mail: "WINNER 15: The Bodyguard by Joan Johnston"

WINNER 14: Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich

Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, No. 12)
by Janet Evanovich
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2007
Condition: Good, front cover curls up.

We have a winner for our FREE 14: Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich! My baby's still not up for random drawing, so I used the other reliable. Sherry of Abscaen is our lucky winner for this one.

FREE 26: Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie

Charlie All Night (Harlequin Temptation, No 570)
by Jennifer Crusie
Paperback
Published in 1995

Here's another Crusie for you from Harlequin Temptation. This is the Harlequin line that I used to read in my early teens. It's like contraband. I imagine it's as exciting as smoking weed. I never tried weed, but just try reading a book with a couple hugging on the cover and the guy is half naked...during church services.

See, I told you it's like contraband. Imagine how it feels when I was caught, right in the middle of discussing the Revelations, with a totally different revelation of my own. BTW, it wasn't a Crusie book, but it was Harlequin Temptation, and I was only 12. Oh, the shame of it all! It never stopped me from reading, only I had to be craftier than the last time.

Book Description

Dumped by her boyfriend and demoted from WBBB's prime-time spot, radio producer Allie McGuffey has nowhere to go but up. She plans to make her comeback by turning temporary DJ Charlie Tenniel into a household name. And if he's willing to help her cure her breakup blues with a rebound fling, that's an added bonus.
Charlie just wants to kick back, play good tunes and eat Chinese food. He's not interested in becoming famous. But he is interested in Allie. And after all, what harm in a little chemistry between friends?

But suddenly their one-night stand has become a four-week addiction. Night after night on the airwaves, his voice seduces her. . .and all the other women in town. He's a hit. It looks as if Charlie's solved all Allie's problems. . .except one. What is she going to do when he leaves?

FREE 25: Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie

Anyone But You (Harlequin Love and Laughter, No 4)
by Jennifer Crusie
Paperback
Published in 1996

I enjoyed this book so much, I went and bought all of Jennifer Crusie's book. She will make you laugh til you get stitches. She's that good. I kept a copy of her books for re-read, but noticed that I have two of some of her books. If you haven't tried Crusie, what are you waiting for?

Product Description

For Nina Askew, turning forty means freedom--from the ex-husband, freedom from their stuffy suburban home, freedom to focus on what she wants for a change. And what she wants is something her ex always vetoed--a puppy. A bouncy, adorable puppy.

Instead she gets…Fred.


Overweight, middle-aged, a bit smelly and obviously depressed, Fred is light-years from perky. But he does manage to put Nina in the path of Alex Moore, her gorgeous, younger-by-a-decade neighbor.


Alex seems perfect--he's a sexy, seemingly sane, surprisingly single E.R. doctor--but the age gap convinces Nina that anyone but Alex would be better relationship material. But with every silver-haired stiff she dates, the more she suspects it's the young, dog-loving doc she wants to sit and stay!

FREE 24: Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

Skipping Christmas
by John Grisham
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2004
ISBN-10: 0-440-24257-6

This was made into a movie. I have not seen it. I finally listened to the story in audio, so I don't have to read this book. I have someone 'read' it for me.

If you've missed this Grisham book, then here's your chance to read his non-lawyer book. A different pace, but still a Grisham. Fun read, though it gets uncomfortable with all those nosy neighbors.

From amazon:

Book Description
Luther and Nora Krank are fed up with the chaos of Christmas. The endless shopping lists, the frenzied dashes through the mall, the hassle of decorating the tree... where has all the joy gone? This year, celebrating seems like too much effort. With their only child off in Peru, they decide that just this once, they'll skip the holidays. They spend their Christmas budget on a Caribbean cruise set to sail on December 25, and happily settle in for a restful holiday season free of rooftop snowmen and festive parties.

But the Kranks soon learn that their vacation from Christmas isn't much of a vacation at all, and that skipping the holidays has consequences they didn't bargain for...

A modern Christmas classic, Skipping Christmas is a charming and hilarious look at the mayhem and madness that have become ingrained in our holiday tradition.

FREE 23: The Baby Chronicles by Lissa Manley

The Baby Chronicles (Silhouette Romance)
by Lissa Manley
♦ Read more about the author here.
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2004
ISBN-10: 0-373-19705-5

It's been a while since I read this book, so I have forgotten most details, but I enjoyed reading it. I hope you do too.

From the author's site:

She didn't do cute and cuddly.
But reporter Colleen Stewart's latest article sent her bravely charging into the dangerous world of toddlers. Yet, she hadn't realized quite how much peril she was in. Because not only was she surrounded by precocious crumb-snatchers, she also had to work with Aiden Forbes--the one man she almost gave up her career for...

He wasn't used to diapers and drool.
But still recovering from his latest assignment, Aiden needed this job. Would this war-hardened photographer survive the babies--and also Colleen's rejection? Aiden's next battle would be his toughest because now he had to make Colleen realize she needed a child--his child!

FREE 22: Treasure of the Heart by Valerie Hansen

Treasure of the Heart (Love Inspired #413)
by Valerie Hansen
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2007
ISBN-10: 0-373-87449-9

This is from Love Inspired line. I love these type of book because it's guaranteed to inspired and uplift even as the story ends.

About this book:

small town Arkansas!
Hidden in the Wall (Reunion Revelations, Book 1) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #84)

A TREASURE OF THE HEART is another Arkansas book by Valerie Hansen. This time, she has taken readers to "Gumption", although those who love "Serenity" will find plenty of cross references to that fictitious little Ozark town, too. Although this book is not a true suspense or mystery, it has plenty of excitement, and of course, romance and faith.
The above link is for Hansen's next book, coming in January. It's the first in a six-book series set in Georgia.

FREE 21: The Texan's Secret Past by Peggy Moreland

The Texan's Contested Claim (Silhouette Desire)
by Peggy Moreland
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2008
ISBN-10: 0-373-76844-3 (0373768443)
ISBN-13: 978-0-373-76844-8 (9780373768448)

I'm pretty sure one Peggy Moreland is not going to be enough, find out more about her books over here, and her current/new releases here.

A reader's review:

AWESOME
This book isn't just great, it's awesome. I don't write reviews very often, only on books that really touch me, and man this one did. I inhaled it. I should say too, that I haven't read the first books of the series, I was hungry for a Texas love story and this fit the bill. Ali was so adorable, she hooked me from the first page, and Garrett was cool, in a nerdy kind of way and that was very endearing.
Loved it. Off to order the rest in the series.
Thanks, Peggy Moreland for an enjoyable afternoon.

FREE 20: The Texan's Business Proposition by Peggy Moreland

The Texan's Business Proposition (Silhouette Desire)
by Peggy Moreland
Mass Market Paperback
♦ Read an excerpt here.
Published in 2007
ISBN-10: 037376796x

This is part of A Piece of Texas series.

It was an assignment she couldn't refuse. Ultra capable assistant Sally Gregg had to take care of her boss for one week. No phones. No computers. No stress. Not an easy task considering Vince Donnelly was a workaholic—a tyrant she had little use for outside the office.

Then the business tycoon decided seducing his secretary would be the ultimate way to pass the time.....

FREE 19: The Texan's Secret Past by Peggy Moreland

The Texan's Secret Past (Silhouette Desire)
by Peggy Moreland
♦Read an except here.
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2007
ISBN-10: 0-373-76814-1

I read Peggy Moreland when I was in my early teens. Her books have given me countless hours of reading fun. This book is part of A Piece of Texas Series. I have found 3 in my shelves which I'll post. So, keep coming back and you might just win the whole series. Read more about Peggy here.

RANCHER'S SEDUCTION

She knew working for Jase Calhoun would amount to nothing but heartache. The Wealthy rancher had never seen Mandy as anything more than the shy girl next door. But then a secret about Jase's past was uncovered, and the handsome Texan decided bedding Mandy would be the perfect way to forget.

Now that she'd slept with her boss, how could they ever go back to business?

WINNER 13: Jack and Jilted by Cathy Yardley

We have a winner for FREE 13: Jack and Jilted by Cathy Yardley. Aileen Banal of Random Thoughts won this book. Aileen, e-mail me your address so I can mail this book to you.

Congratulations! I hope you enjoy it. Come back again and play for the other books.



I won't always draw this way. Just until my baby gets better.

FREE 18: Cold Sassy Tree by Olivia Ann Burns

Cold Sassy Tree
by Olive Ann Burns
Paperback

List Price: $5.95
Published in 1986
ISBN-10: 0-440-51442-8

I read this book and loved it! It's been around awhile, but I feel like it's one of the best novel ever written. Right there alongside Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and the likes.

Synopsis:

The one thing you can depend on in Cold Sassy, Georgia, is that word gets around - fast. When Grandpa E. Rucker Blakeslee announces one July morning in 1906 that he's aiming to marry the young and freckledy milliner, Miss Love Simpson - a bare three weeks after Granny Blakeslee has gone to her reward - the news is served up all over town with that afternoon's dinner. And young Will Tweedy suddenly finds himself eyewitness to a major scandal. Boggled by the sheer audacity of it all, and not a little jealous of his grandpa's new wife, Will nevertheless approves of this May-December match and follows its progress with just a smidgen of youthful prurience. As the newlyweds' chaperone, conspirator, and confidant, Will is privy to his one-armed, renegade grandfather's second adolescence; meanwhile, he does some growing up of his own. He gets run over by a train and lives to tell about it; he kisses his first girl, and survives that too. Olive Ann Burns has given us a timeless, funny, resplendent novel - about a romance that rocks an entire town, about a boy's passage through the momentous but elusive year when childhood melts into adolescence, and about just how people lived and died in a small Southern town at the turn of the century. Inhabited by characters who are wise and loony, unimpeachably pious and deliciously irreverent, Cold Sassy, Georgia, is the perfect setting for the debut of a storyteller of rare brio, exuberance, and style.

WINNER 12: Executive Seduction by Kristi Gold

We have a winner! For FREE 12: Executive Seduction by Kristi Gold

My random drawer is sick with ear infection and strep throat.

So, I thought I'd give this random.org a try. Here's what I did. I took all comments (except mine) from the two post of Free 12. I plugged the numbers into this blanks. I clicked on a button and it spits out the winner for me. Of course, my baby would rather do it. But he's really out of it, he can't face drawing my winner.

My 3-year old would do it in a jiffy, except he's really upset with his lost balloon right now. So, random.org it is.


Estella from OR, USA, please e-mail me at thisbookforfree[@]gmail[dot]com

FREE 17: A Whisper Of Wanting (Harlequin Blaze) by Jamie Sobrato

A Whisper Of Wanting (Harlequin Blaze)
by Jamie Sobrato
Mass Market Paperback
Published in 2006
ISBN-10: 0-373-79288-3

This book is fun, fun, fun. Just the thing to read when you're a reading slump, or needing a book to take on vacation.

Check out the reviews:

Lust at its best - Great Read!
This great writer comes through again with an excellent book that keeps your attention from the first page. Lots of sex appeal and heat - makes you want to grab the bottle of lust potion and run away with it. I am excited to read the other two books in this series.

Don't Miss this Hot Blaze!
Nicole Arroyo is a police detective who comes across a love potion, she thinks journalist Ethan Ramsey is just up to a no good scheme to seduce her. Until the two can't keep their hands off each other. This book is a must read sexy mix of mystery and lust potion #9!