Book Giveaway - Marrying for King's Millions

Harlequin has once again sent me a surprise package: five paperback copies of Marrying for King's Millions (out of print; $3.40 Kindle), by Maureen Child.

So, I have four copies that I will mail out to four lucky readers (I've already read the remaining copy and will pass it on locally). I'll draw names from those who comment on this post. I'll keep the contest open until midnight (US/EDT) March 15, 2010. Be sure to leave me an EMAIL address that can be used to contact you (I'll need a real mailing address later on for the winners, but don't leave that here in the comments). If you subscribe on the Kindle or mention this contest on Twitter, Facebook or your own blog, leave a separate comment for each one, to get multiple entries.

Book Description
Wed and bed one of his biggest client's unsavory daughters? No thanks. But the only way millionaire Travis King could get the man off his back was to marry someone else. So he handpicked his temporary and on-his-terms bride--hometown girl Julie O'Hara. The woman was desperate and should easily fade into the background. And, as per their contract, she'd do exactly what he wanted during their year of platonic marriage. Unless what he wanted began to change...

Automobile Magazine $5/Year

Barnes & Noble's Deal of the Day is a one year subscription to the print edition of Automobile Magazine for $5.00 ($4.50 for members). The claimed savings is compared to a $71.88 list price, but you can subscribe normally there (and at Amazon, which only claims a $59.98 list price) for $10/year.

Description
Automobile magazine is dedicated to extraordinary cars and the people who make them, drive them and love them. Without pulling punches, Automobile brings you the world's most incredible cars -- in full color and with expert commentary.

This magazine is edited for automotive enthusiasts interested in the impact the automotive world has had. Its focus ranges from cars and machines to road tests and road trips. It also includes reviews of new vehicles, tips for vintage car collectors and information about auto sports and the automobile business.

Free Book - On the Origins of Joy Boy's Chasm

On the Origins of Joy Boy's Chasm ($0.99), by Liam James Leaven, can be downloaded for free from Smashwords, using coupon code JY73J, valid thru March 13 (the end of "Read an eBook Week", which starts next Sunday). The author has set up this free download in honor of March Madness and also in honor of Joy Boy's Chasm making it through the first round of the 2010 ABNA (Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award) selection process.

Book Description
The mysterious nature of women, coupled with what seems to be a life slated for nothingness, has Joy Boy reeling. His consequent search for Dude, and all that he must know, begins a zany quest for something, anything, with more meaning and staying power than the 18-word sitcom descriptions he writes for his job at the TV Talon Times.

So begins a hilarious series of events filled with a wildly diverse array of impassioned, lonely and restless searchers, culminating in an explosion of pastoral bliss.

Free Game - Westward II

The free game this week at Sandlot Games is Westward II ($6.99 Amazon Game Downloads).

Game Description

• Over 20 unique buildings
• Awards for in-game accomplishments
• All-new Sandbox mode
• Beautiful 3-D graphics

Navigate uncharted territories, build prosperous settlements and bring the dangerously elusive Copperhead Gang to justice in Westward II: Heroes of the Frontier®, an exciting real-time strategy adventure from Sandlot Games! Download Game and Play for Free!

Steer the fortunes of three distinctly different pioneers as they establish Oxbow Bend, a new outpost in the unexplored Wild West, and work to uncover the Mad Russian's base of operations. Gather resources, overcome natural disasters and plot a course through new terrain as you guide your settlers to safety and success.

Customize your towns with over 20 unique buildings, more than 30 luxury items and upgrades, and attempt to deliver justice in this all-new frontier adventure. Stake your claim in Westward II: Heroes of the Frontier today!

Click HERE to sign up for the free download. For step by step purchase and installation instructions, see this post.

Free Book (Sony) - Half Past Dead

Half Past Dead ($8.00 Kindle), a double novella volume by Zoe Archer & Bianca D' Arc, is free in the Sony eBookstore.

Book Description
There are good guys, there are bad boys, and then there are men with a danger all their own--these are the ones who take you places you never imagined. . .and will never forget.

The Undying Heart by Zoe Archer

Samuel Reed had no idea magic existed, until it almost destroyed him. Thirsting for vengeance against the enemy who made him something less than human, Sam returns to England and crosses paths with Cassandra Fielding. His best friend's little sister has become a fearless woman on a dangerous mission of her own. And against all odds, she sees past what he's become, and stirs a desire he thought he'd lost forever. . .

Simon Says by Bianca D'Arc

Special Forces soldier Simon Blackwell ended his affair with Mariana Daniels three years ago, but he hasn't stopped protecting her. Mariana has no knowledge of the dark, deadly creatures that lurk in the forest surrounding her clinic, or of the mysterious powers that make Simon the only one who can defeat them. But soon he'll have no choice but to reveal the truth, and urge her to trust in an explosive passion that never faded. . .