Untamed - Winners!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

It's time to give away some treats. Two VERY lucky winners were selected at random and they're each going to receive a free copy of UNTAMED, signed by P.C. Cast herself!

And without further ado...those winners are:


1) Katharina Sanfacon
2) Jennifer Galindo

Congrats to you both!


New Teen Edition!

But wait, I have more treats to tell you about. I'm very excited to announce the official launch of our brand new TEEN edition of Free Book Friday!

It's the same great format as our regular site, but exclusively featuring YA books! Our first giveaway will take place next Friday so head on over to: http://teens.freebookfriday.com to check out our very first author and book (it's a good one!) and sign up to win.

Of course, we'll still continue to feature fantastic authors and books right here on FBF, the next of which will be posted on Saturday morning. So stay tuned....

Top Referrer Bonus Giveaway

This week we're giving away a bonus book to the site or blog that referred the most people to Free Book Friday. And the winner is...

A Bookworm's World


Thanks Luanne for blogging about us. We'll be sending out a free copy of The Choice by Nicholas Sparks as a token of our appreciation!



Order UNTAMED by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

If you didn't win this week's featured book, you can order it from Amazon by clicking this link.

Have a happy and safe Halloween and see you tomorrow!

Untamed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

UNTAMED (a House of Night novel)

by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Young Adult/Paranormal
St. Martin's Press - 2008
www.HouseofNightSeries.com

2 Signed Copies will be given away on Halloween! (Friday, October 31st, 2008)

A New York Times Bestselling Series!

PC Cast talks about the sensational vampyre world that she's created, her writing relationship with her daughter and her recent movie deal. Listen here!

Synopsis:

The fourth installment of the New York Times Bestselling House of Night Series that has over one million copies in print!

Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird – she’s become an expert on suckiness. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, of the two Zoey has left, one is undead and one is unMarked. And Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is wrong. But will anyone listen to her? Zoey's adventures at vampyre finishing school take a wild and dangerous turn as loyalties are tested, shocking true intentions come to light, and an ancient evil is awakened.

About the Authors:

P.C. Cast is an award-winner fantasy and paranormal romance author as well as an experienced speaker and teacher. She lives and teaches in Oklahoma.

Her daughter, Kristin Cast has won awards for her poetry and journalism. She also lives in Oklahoma, where she attends the University of Tulsa as a communications major.


Visit the official website for the House of Night Series: www.HouseofNightSeries.com to read an excerpt from the book. Or for more information about P.C. Cast, visit her personal website: www.PCCast.net.

Rich Boys - Winners!

Happy Free Book Friday, everyone!

Today we have TWO fantastic giveaways to announce. The first is for a free signed copy of Jennifer O'Connell's RICH BOYS. The winners were chosen at random and they are...

1) Gayle Linker
2) Shanna Coleman

Congratulations!

But that's not all. This week we're also featuring a Top Referrer Bonus Giveaway to the website or blog that sent us the most hits for the week and that winner is...

http://sincerelystacie.blogspot.com


Congrats Sincerely Stacie, you have just won a free copy of THE DUCHESS by Amanda Foreman, now a major motion picture starring Keira Knightley!

If you want to be eligible to win one of our Top Referrer giveaways simply link to FreeBookFriday.com on your blog or website!

And in honor of Jennifer O'Connell's novel, RICH BOYS, we also featured a poll this week about summer romances.

58% of our website visitors admit to having a summer romance at one time,
36% said they have not and,
6% said they don't remember!

If you want to relive your summer romance, or experience the one you missed out on, you can do so by ordering Jennifer O'Connell's Island Summer novel, RICH BOYS. And using this link to purchase it from Amazon also helps support Free Book Friday!

Check back tomorrow for our special Halloween edition of Free Book Friday and our BEST GIVEAWAY YET!

Rich Boys by Jenny O'Connell

RICH BOYS (an Island Summer Novel)

by Jenny O'Connell

Young Adult/Teen Fiction
MTV Books - 2008
www.JennyOConnell.com

2 Signed Copies will be given away on Friday, Oct. 24th!

Jenny O'Connell talks about her fun, new YA summer series and meeting her idol, Judy Blume. Listen here!

Synopsis:

For seventeen-year-old Winnie, summer can't arrive fast enough--anything to get out of the house and escape the cold war brewing between her parents. With her older sister Shelby spending the summer in Boston, Winnie's left to deal with the situation all by herself. Which is why she's happy to spend all day away from home at a cushy job--camp counselor at the prestigious Oceanview Inn.

When the Barclays, a wealthy summer family, offer Winnie an additional babysitting job in the evenings after work, she jumps at the opportunity. Little Cassie Barclay is fun to take care of, and hanging out in the gorgeous Barclay mansion overlooking the harbor is far more pleasant than being on the front lines of the battle between her parents.

Then Cassie's older and devastatingly attractive stepbrother Jay arrives on the island after a disastrous first year at college, and he seems to want nothing more than to wreak havoc for his stepmother and the rest of his family. Winnie soon discovers that life in the Barclay home isn't so perfect after all, and what was supposed to be a carefree summer escapade is quickly becoming more complicated than she ever thought possible…..

Book Trailer:

About the Author:

Jennifer O'Connell writes both young adult and adult fiction. She is the national bestselling author of the YA book, Plan B as well as adult books, Bachelorette #1, Dress Rehearsal, and Insider Dating. She lives outside of Boston.

Visit Jennifer's YA website at: www.JennyOConnell.com for more information about her teen books, or her adult fiction website: www.JenniferOConnell.com for more information about her adult novels.

Driving Sideways - Winners!

I, for one, am happy it's Friday. And I know of two more people who are going to be even happier that it's Friday because they've won free signed copies of Driving Sideways by Jess Riley!

Congratulations to....

1) Mahreen Mehdi
2) Kris Jarchow

If your name wasn't chosen this week and you still want to enjoy Jess Riley's hilarious and poignant debut, you can order it on Amazon by clicking this link and support Free Book Friday at the same time!

Tomorrow we've got a great new book posting to the site with another chance to win and another author interview podcast to keep you entertained. So stay tuned....

Driving Sideways by Jess Riley

DRIVING SIDEWAYS

by Jess Riley

Commercial Fiction
Ballantine Books - 2008
www.JessRiley.com

2 Signed Copies will be given away on Friday, Oct. 17th!

Jess Riley talks about her inspiration for Driving Sideways and which parts of the book weren't entirely fictional in this week's exclusive author interview. Listen here!

Synopsis:

Driving Sideways tells the story of Leigh Fielding, a twenty-eight year-old kidney transplant recipient who—six years, hundreds of dialysis sessions, and a million bad poems after being diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease—finally feels strong enough to pursue a few lofty goals she’s been mulling for years: find herself, her kidney donor’s family, and the mother that abandoned her over twenty years ago. And what better way to do just that than a solitary road trip across the country? Well, maybe not entirely solitary, because Leigh suspects she may have inherited more than just an organ from her deceased donor. It’s this sneaking suspicion that takes her trip down some unexpected detours—and the juvenile delinquent who blackmails Leigh into giving her a ride is only the beginning.

Praise for Driving Sideways:

"…embracing both highs and lows, alternately hilarious, humiliating, and heartbreaking, often within the same sentence." -Booklist

"Jess Riley's voice is irreverent and wonderful, and her writing is genius." - Bestselling author, Marian Keyes

About the Author:

Wisconsin native Jess Riley spent much of her childhood sitting at her desk during lunch hour for lying and/or passing notes during class, both of which qualified her for a possible future as a novelist. Jess has been a waitress, a blue cheese packager, and currently, a grant writer for local school districts. Jess graduated from UW-Oshkosh in 1998 with dual degrees in English and history. She now lives in a drafty old house in Oshkosh,Wisconsin with her husband and a neurotic dog that despises public radio. Driving Sideways is her first novel.

Visit Jess's website www.JessRiley.com to find out more and read entries from her hilarious blog.

The Spellman Files - Winners!

It's Friday...which means time to give away some free books!

These two lucky winners are going to be laughing along with Isabel Spellman as they read their free signed copies of The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz.

And they are...

1) Carol Rueda
2) Katie Blake

If you didn't win but don't want to miss out on the fun, you can pick up your own copy of The Spellman Files (and support Free Book Friday!) by clicking here.

More free books coming your way tomorrow! Stay tuned...

The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

THE SPELLMAN FILES
by Lisa Lutz

A New York Times Bestseller!

Commercial Fiction/Mystery
Simon & Schuster - 2007
www.LisaLutz.com

2 Signed Copies will be given away on Friday, Oct. 10th!

Lisa talks about solving real-life crimes, friends who snoop through your stuff and her "controversial" footnotes in this week's exclusive author interview. Listen here!

Synopsis:

Meet Isabel "Izzy" Spellman, private investigator. This twenty-eight-year-old may have a checkered past littered with romantic mistakes, excessive drinking, and creative vandalism; she may be addicted to Get Smart reruns and prefer entering homes through windows rather than doors -- but the upshot is she's good at her job as a licensed private investigator with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy. In fact, it comes naturally to all the Spellmans. If only they could leave their work at the office. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman; tail a Spellman; dig up dirt on, blackmail, and wiretap a Spellman.

Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is a New York Times bestseller and the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos.

About the Author:

Lisa Lutz attended UC Santa Cruz, UC Irvine, the University of Leeds in England and San Francisco State University, although she still does not have a bachelor's degree. Lisa spent most of the 1990s hopping through a string of low-paying odd jobs while writing and rewriting the screenplay Plan B, a mob comedy. After the film was made in 2000, she vowed she would never write another screenplay. She currently lives in San Francisco.

Visit Lisa's website www.LisaLutz.com for more dirt on the Spellman family and excerpts from her books.

Midori by Moonlight - Winners!

TGIFBF Everyone!

Translation: Thank Goodness it's Free Book Friday!

Two randomly selected winners will soon be enjoying Wendy Nelson Tokunaga's book, Midori by Moonlight, and they are...(drum roll please!):

1. Deborah Indzhov
2. Jacey Kunka

If you didn't win this week, fear not. We have another great giveaway posting in just 24 short hours. And you can pick up your own copy of Midori by Moonlight from any major bookseller. Or by clicking this handy link!