Thanks for Nothing, Nick Maxwell by Debbie Carbin

THANKS FOR NOTHING, NICK MAXWELL

by Debbie Carbin

Commercial Fiction
St. Martin's Press
www.DebbieCarbin.com

4 Signed Copies will be given away on December 5, 2008

Debbie Carbin charms us with her British sense of humor as she talks about how she came up with her unforgettable character, Nick Maxwell. Listen here!

Synopsis:

What happens when the sexiest girl in town finds herself with some unexpected baggage?

Rachel Covington is twenty-five, sexy single and smug. Her life is a glorious whirl of keeping herself looking fabulous and toying with gorgeous men who are devastated when she dumps them. So it's obvious to everyone that she and the hottest guy in her office, Nick Maxwell, are destined to hook up - but what happens after that is a little less obvious. First Nick stops calling her - her, Rachel! - and then she discovers there's something even worse than being dumped: It's being dumped and pregnant.

Faced with a choice she never expected - does she keep the baby and start thinking about someone besides herself, or try to go back to the way things were? Rachel takes a new look at her priorities. But it's not all tears, cravings and morning sickness. A chance encounter with a tall, dark stranger - who doesn't even notice her looks - helps her laugh at herself and learn what matters.

Brilliantly funny, with a wonderfully fresh and original voice, Thanks For Nothing, Nick Maxwell is a smart, romantic novel about love, relationships, and knowing when it's time to start growing up.


About the Author:

Debbie Carbin, a 30-something mother-of-two, lives in Kent, England. Thanks For Nothing, Nick Maxwell is her first novel. Well...if you don't count the page-turning thriller she wrote when she was six years old called, The Sweet Shop that Wouldn't Open.

Visit Debbie's author website, www.DebbieCarbin.com, for more information about her and her book.

The Fidelity Files (UK Edition) - Winners

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

For our special Thanksgiving edition, we're giving away three signed copies of the UK Edition of THE FIDELITY FILES by Jessica Brody.

And those three lucky winners are:



1) Shelly Cruz
2) Pretty Nguyen
3) Nora Goodwin

Congratulations!



If you didn't win one, but still want to read about Jennifer Hunter's adventures as an undercover fidelity inspector, you can order the American version from Amazon here or the UK edition is available from Amazon UK here (international shipping charges to the US will apply).

Redraw Announcement!

Every once in a while, someone doesn't claim their free book within the 30-day time period and we have to draw a new winner.

Today we're redrawing for a free signed copy of RICH BOYS by Jenny O'Connell.

And the new winner is: Laura Huffman. Congrats!

Please make sure to add info@freebookfriday.com to your address book so your winner announcement email doesn't get lost in the spam folder!

Check back tomorrow for a new featured author and a chance to win more free books!

The Fidelity Files (UK Edition) by Jessica Brody

THE FIDELITY FILES (UK Edition)

by Jessica Brody

Commercial Fiction
Ebury Press (Random House UK)
www.TheFidelityFiles.com
www.TheFidelityFiles.co.uk

3 Signed Copies will be given away on Nov. 28th, 2008




Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! For our special Thanksgiving edition, I've decided to give away one of the things that I'm most thankful for this year. And that's the recently-released UK edition of my book! I'm gonna give away three signed copies this Friday to celebrate one of my favorite holidays. And I'm sure there's some stretch of connection to be made with the Pilgrims being from England and all that...but I won't go there.

Jessica Brody reads a passage from her novel, THE FIDELITY FILES. Listen here!

Synopsis:

"My mission has been clear from day one. Uncover the truth. Give women a chance to move on with their lives. But not everyone sees this job as a worthy cause…They’d see me as a woman who knowingly flirts with married men and then breaks up relationships. Ruins families. Tears people apart. And that’s why I keep it to myself."

Working under the code name ‘Ashlyn’, Jennifer Hunter leads a double life. Her friends and family all think she’s an investment banker who’s too busy to date. In reality, Jennifer is a professional honey-trap, hired by suspicious wives and girlfriends to test the fidelity of the men in their lives. Her job has made her pretty cynical about her own love life. But just as she’s ready to swear off men for ever, Jennifer meets sexy, sophisticated Jamie Richards, a man who might just past her fidelity test. However, before she retires her secret agent self forever, she takes on one last assignment – a job which will permanently alter her perceptions of trust, honesty, and love.

*The Fidelity Files is also available in the US from St. Martin's Press

Book Trailer:




About the Author:

Jessica Brody is the founder of Free Book Friday and a full-time writer and producer. THE FIDELITY FILES is her first novel, but she has recently sold a sequel to both her US and UK publishers which will be released next year. She is also the author of the forthcoming, young adult novel, THE KARMA CLUB. Jessica lives in Los Angeles where she is currently working on her next book.

Visit Jessica's US author website, www.TheFidelityFiles.com, or her UK author website, www.TheFidelityFiles.co.uk to read an excerpt from the book and learn more about her novels.

Falling Under - Winners

It's Free Book Friday! Time to give away books!

Two signed copies of Danielle Younge-Ullman's fantastic debut, FALLING UNDER, will be going to the following lucky winners!



1) Caitlynn Gaudette
2) Meghan H.

Enjoy your free book!



If you didn't win one, but still want to read about Mara's story, you can order your own copy from Amazon by clicking this link.

Tomorrow come back for our special Thanksgiving edition where we have a special surprise in store!

Falling Under by Danielle Younge-Ullman

FALLING UNDER

by Danielle Younge-Ullman

Commercial Fiction
Plume
www.DanielleYoungeUllman

2 Signed Copies will be given away on Nov. 21st, 2008

Danielle Younge-Ullman talks about how she transitioned from a career as a stage actor to a novelist and her inspiration behind her debut novel. Listen here!

Synopsis:

After growing up as the only child of bitterly divorced parents, Mara Foster has finally gained independence and is embarking on a promising career as an artist. But despite her success, she is fragile. Burdened by a host of fears and anxieties, Mara finds it difficult even to leave her house on most days. When Mara meets Hugo, the walls she has built around herself begin to crumble, and as she struggles to find a breakthrough both in her art and in life, she must come to terms with her own dark secrets in order to get a second chance at happiness.

Written in spare, crisp prose and marked by wry humor, Falling Under is a gripping contemporary urban tale of human weakness, friendship and hard-earned redemption. This emotionally resonant story of unexpected love marks the debut of a striking new voice in fiction.

About the Author:

Danielle Younge-Ullman is a novelist, playwright, and actor from Toronto, Canada. Her one-act play, 7 Acts of Intercourse, debuted at Toronto’s SummerWorks festival in 2005. This is her first novel.

Visit Danielle's author website, www.DanielleYoungeUllman.com, for more information about her and her book.

You Had me at Halo - Winners!

Here at Free Book Friday, we're kicking off the weekend right...with free books!

Judging by the comments left on the blog this week, everyone was very intrigued by Amanda Ashby's book, YOU HAD ME AT HALO and now two lucky winners are winning signed copies of it!

And they are:

1) Jessie Ruecker
2) Sierra Pendleton

Congratulations to both of you and enjoy your free book!

If you didn't win one, but still want to find out what happens to Holly in her entertaining afterlife experience, you can order your own copy from Amazon by clicking this link.

Tomorrow's featured author is extremely talented and has written a very memorable debut. Check back to see who it is and enter to win!

You Had Me at Halo by Amanda Ashby

YOU HAD ME AT HALO

by Amanda Ashby

Commercial Fiction
New American Library
www.AmandaAshby.com

2 Signed Copies will be given away on Nov. 14th, 2008

Amanda Ashby tells us about how she turned the sad loss of her father into a moment of inspiration and how she manages to juggle a full life in New Zealand with a writing career based in the states. Listen here!

Synopsis:

Holly Evans has just seen her body laid to rest. Now she would like to move onto the afterlife. But apparently she has some mortal baggage to unload first, starting with the matter of how she died. Her heavenly shrink isn't buying that she didn't kill herself and says she must return to earth to straighten things out. The thing is, she needs to borrow the body of computer geek Vince Murphy to do it. Oh, and although Vince was supposed to have vacated the premise, he apparently never got the memo.

Now, Holly has forty-eight hours to resolve her issues while sharing arms, legs, and...other things...with a guy she barely noticed while she was alive. But the real surprise is what life has to offer when you have only two days to live it.

About the Author:

Amanda Ashby was born in Australia and studied English and journalism at Queensland University. Since graduation, she has worked in sales, marketing and travel before discovering that she was no good at any of them and so decided to turn her attention to writing instead. She is married with two young children and has recently returned from the UK to live in New Zealand.

Visit Amanda's author website, www.AmandaAshby.com, to read an excerpt from You Had me at Halo and learn about her upcoming YA releases.

Fifteen Minutes of Shame - Winners!

Happy Free Book Friday!

Three lucky winners were chosen at random to win a free signed copy of FIFTEEN MINUTES OF SHAME by Lisa Daily and they are....


1) Tara Studivant
2) Sara Lindhult
3) Aimee Cirucci

Congratulations!


If you didn't win but still want to get in on the action, you can order FIFTEEN MINUTES OF SHAME from Amazon by clicking this link.

Check back tomorrow for our next fabulous author and another free book!

Fifteen Minutes of Shame by Lisa Daily

FIFTEEN MINUTES OF SHAME

by Lisa Daily

Commercial Fiction
Plume
www.LisaDaily.com

3 Signed Copies will be given away on Nov. 7th, 2008

Lisa Daily tells us about her life as a dating guru and bestselling self-help book author and her inspiration for writing her first novel. Listen here!

Synopsis:

What happens when America’s favorite TV dating expert finds out on national television that her husband is cheating? Darby Vaughn’s fifteen minutes of fame quickly spins into fifteen minutes of shame: Not only is the most humiliating moment of her life splashed across every supermarket tabloid and celebrity gossip show, but her reputation as America’s love guru is shot. To make matters worse, her fans are turning on her, her book sales have tanked and her love life is fodder for late night television. If Darby breaks her own zero-tolerance policy for cheaters and takes her philandering husband back, her career will be over. But if she sticks to her own rules, she’ll lose the only man she’s ever loved.

View the Book Trailer:



About the Author:

Lisa Daily is the author of Stop Getting Dumped! She’s a syndicated relationship columnist, popular media guest, Cupid.com’s Director of Love, and real-life TV dating expert on Daytime, a nationally syndicated television show.

Visit Lisa's official author website, www.LisaDaily.com, to learn more about her books and her Dream Girl Academy.