Meet the Characters Kickoff!

Welcome to the Meet the Characters Blogfest!

Readers, get ready for a whole month of some of the most interesting, hottest, attention grabbing characters in today's YA, NA, Romance, Horror, and Paranormal fiction! 

All month long I'll be introducing readers to amazing characters through character bios, artwork, interviews, and contests. Check out the schedule below from what you'll find each day this month. 

That's Not All...

We'll be having some fabulous contests, each of which has it's own giveaway. Readers will get to vote on the characters, and one lucky voter in each contest will win a copy of the book the Winning Character comes from. The character giveaways will include: 

Hottest Guy Contest (10/4)

Feistiest Girl Contest (10/11)

Cutest Couple Contest (10/18)

Steamiest Couple Contest (10/25)

There will also be one MAIN GIVEAWAY starting today where 1 LUCKY WINNER will win a prize pack of 40 books from some of today's hottest new authors. Additional winners will be chosen to receive runner-up prize packs as well. Scroll down and enter below! 

SO, WHAT CAN YOU FIND EACH DAY?

10/2 -- Character interviews with Zadie Stonebrook (My Sister's Reaper - Dorothy                      Dreyer), Tizzy Donovan (Laid out and Candle Lit - Ann Everett), Kristi Becker (A              Plain Wish - Cyndi Lord), Zander Roth (Wicked Hunger - DelSheree Gladden), 

10/3 -- Character Bios from Kristi Becker (A Plain Wish - Cyndi Lord), Bryan Sullivan                    (Arcadia's Gift - Jesi Lea Ryan), Brandon James (Love and Other Games - Aria                  Kane

10/4 -- Hottest Guy Contest (Stop by and vote for your favorite!)

10/7 -- Character Surprise Posts from authors RH Ramsey and DelSheree Gladden

10/8 -- Character Artwork from The Other F Word (Susan Stec) and Wicked Hunger                    (DelSheree Gladden), The Grateful Undead (Susan Stec)

10/9 -- Character interviews with Kate Everett (A Slight Change of Plan - Dee Ernst),                  Jean (In Polester Pajamas - Catherine Dougherty), Ben (Twenty-Five - Rachel                    Hamm), Vanessa Roth (Wicked Hunger - DelSheree Gladden)

10/10 -- Character Bios from Kassia (Ice Magic), Maze (The Ballerina and the Fighter -                    Ursula Sinclair), Lucien (Smoke, Wings, and Stone - Marijon Bradley)

10/11 -- Feistiest Girl Contest (Stop by and vote for your favorite!)

10/14 -- Character Surprise Posts from authors Kara Leigh Miller, Sharon Kleve, Linda                  Budzinski 

10/15 -- Character Artwork from On a Wing and a Dare (Linda Ulleseit), Invisible                            (DelSheree Gladden)

10/16 -- Character interviews with David Corbin and Jon Reyes (Sign of the Throne -                    Melissa Eskue Ousley), Rosie (In Polyester Pajamas - Catherine Dougherty),                        Ketchup (Wicked Hunger - DelSheree Gladden)

10/17 -- Character Bios from Nadia (love and Other Games - Melinda Dozier), (Karin Rita                      Gastreich), (HL Carpenter)

10/18 -- Cutest Couple Contest (Stop by and vote for your favorite!)

10/21 -- Character Surprise Posts from authors Stephanie Wardrop, Lucy Crowe, Ana                    Blaze

10/22 -- Character Artwork from Haunting Joy (Lena Goldfinch) and The Destroyer                        Trilogy (DelSheree Gladden)

10/23 -- Character interviews with Rachel Blackstone (The Reluctant Medium - GG                        Collins), Nell (The King Series - Tawdra Kandle), Arcadia ( Arcadia's Gift - Jesi                  Lea Ryan), Olivia & Mason (Invisible - DelSheree Gladden)

10/24 -- Character Bios from (Karin Rita Gastreich), Sam and Cole (Fate War: Alliance - EM                    Havens)

10/25 -- Steamiest Couple Contest (Stop by and vote for your favorite!)

10/28 -- Character Surprise Posts from authors Susan Stec, Shauna Roberts, Lisa                          Cresswell

10/29 -- Character Artwork from My Sister's Reaper (Dorothy Dreyer), Twin Souls                            (DelSheree Gladden)

10/30 -- Character interviews with Nathan Shaw (Reflection - Kim Cresswell), Nia (In the              Winds of Danger - Linda Ulleseit), Jayden or Marsh (dark Night of the Soul - EM                Havens)

10/31 -- Winner's Announcements!!!

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Banned Books Week Giveaway Hop

As a part of the Banned Books Week Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader and Book Hounds, I am giving away a Kindle copy of George Orwell's 1984. 

Out of all the banned and challenged books, I chose 1984 for the giveaway because it was the first classic I read as a teen that really shocked me and made me think about how different life could be and what living in such a society could do to a person. 

So...what is banned books week? 

"Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular." 

Find out more at http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek


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Meet the Characters Blogfest

Get ready to meet some fascinating, fun, steamy, and scary characters!

This coming October I'm hosting the Meet the Characters Blogfest! 

Readers will get the chance to meet the characters in some of the hottest new YA, NA, Romance, Horror, and Paranormal books. 

Authors get to share there characters with readers who are hungry to find a great new author and characters they can get caught up in! 

Readers...mark your calendars for a month long party!

You'll get to know characters through character interviews. Find out the answers to questions about your favorite characters! Want to know what your favorite character looks like? We'll have character artwork revealed! Want all the details about that swoon-worthy character you can't get out of your head? Check out character bios! 

Authors, get out your pencils and laptops and start writing!

Sign up to share your characters through interviews, bios, artwork, and more. Get creative! That's what authors are good at right? If you have a guest post that will highlight your characters, my readers would love to see it! 

Let readers get to know the stars of your book. Make them fall in love with your characters so they can't help but run out and grab their story! Making a personal connection with readers is the best way to spread the word about your books, so sign up today to participate!

CONTESTS!!!

Because everyone loves winning great prizes, I'll be hosting several fun contests during the blogfest where readers will have the chance to win paperbacks, ebooks, and loads of swag. 

Meet the Characters Blogfest Main Giveaway

Enter to win a prize pack of great books! Rafflecopter entries will be available every day, so stop by as often as you can to earn more entries. 

Hottest Guy Contest

Feistiest Girl Contest

Cutest Couple Contest

Steamiest Couple Contest

Vote on which character participating in the blogfest should earn the title! Your vote enters you to win fabulous book swag and a copy of the book the winning character stars in. 

Where do you sign up to be a part of the Meet the Characters Blogfest? 

Click here to visit the SignUp Genius page. 

Book Trailer Contest!

It's time for another contest!

Last year, one of my readers named Kaylee Blair created a music video for Twin Souls. You can watch her video here on YouTube. This was so neat to see her video! I want to give more readers an opportunity to share their creativity, so I'm having a Book Trailer Contest! 

So, how does this work? 

Anyone who would like to participate (you don't have to have read my books) is welcome to try their hand at creating a book trailer for Twin Souls Saga, The Destroyer Trilogy, or Wicked Hunger.

You can use any of the info and pictures on my book pages for each series to create your video, or do something completely unique. 

Twin Souls

The Destroyer Trilogy

Wicked Hunger

How do you Enter?

Post a link to your video on my Author Facebook Page between now and September 15th, 2013. I'll share your link all over the place so readers can take a look and vote. 

What do you win?

The winner of the book trailer contest will win a prize pack of goodies the includes signed a signed copy of Wicked Hunger, signed bookmarks, ebook copies of my other books, Wicked Hunger tote bag, and themed ribbon bookmarks for each series. 

I'll also be posting the links for each entry on my Facebook pages, blogs, and Twitter accounts. 

The winner will be chosen based on "Likes" on YouTube, votes/comments on FB and my blog. 

Thank you for participating and I look forward to seeing everyone's videos!

Giveaways, Contests, and more!

Who's ready for some fun?

With the release of Wicked Hunger, I've been up to my eyeballs in promoting. It's been a lot of work, but a lot of fun too! Now I'm passing on the fun to my fans!! Keep reading to find out more about the contests and giveaways going on right now. 

Wicked Hunger Autographed Copy Giveaway!

Just click on the button below to enter the Goodreads giveaway of 3 signed copies of Wicked Hunger. Time is almost up, so hurry!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Wicked Hunger

by DelSheree Gladden

Giveaway ends July 31, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Twin Souls "Like" Contest

Twin Souls needs more "Likes" on Facebook, so we're having a contest! 

At 100 Likes we'll be giving away a signed bookmark! 

At 300 Likes we'll be giving away a signed paperback copy of Twin Souls!

At 1000 Likes we'll be giving away signed copies of ALL 3 books in the Twin Souls Saga!

So, stop by the Twin Souls Facebook Page and enter to win, and don't forget to invite your friends to like the page also!

The Destroyer Trilogy "Like" Contest

The Destroyer Trilogy is already over 500 likes, but we'd like to make it 1000! 

Stop by The Destroyer Trilogy FB Page and like to the page to enter for a chance to win autographed copies of the ENTIRE series! 

And don't forget to invite your friends so the prizes get handed out sooner :) 

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Thanks to everyone for checking out the Giveaways and Contests!

Stop back by soon for more contests and giveaways, including a book trailer contest!