Mermaid Print Giveaway

10 Feb, 2011 by in etsy, mermaid 33 comments


Our etsy giveaway today is from shop owner Rochelle31 and is in honor of the newly released Haunted by Joy Preble.
Rochelle comments…”I love the decorative and romantic and my work is inspired by Art Nouveau, Symbolism and Japanese lacquer design, as well as artists such as Aubrey Beardsley and Gustav Klimt.
And lastly……..the beauty and sadness of life. All the items listed are reproduced from original drawings in pen, ink and watercolour.”

Description This sea green mermaid is a print of an original drawing in pen, ink and watercolor. It is printed on 8.1/2 X 11″ epson matte heavyweight paper with archival inks. Each print is hand decorated with glitter and signed by the artist.
The print is shipped in a clear protective sleeve with card board backing.

To Enter To Win: simply leave a comment below
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+1 for picking your favorite item from their shop
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+3 for each retweet of this giveaway @fireicephotos
+5 for posting it on your blog or FB profile

*Add up your entries and leave the total with the links in your comment*

Contest ends March 10, 2011 and is open internationally

Waiting on Wednesday- Fins Are Forever

09 Feb, 2011 by in tera lynn childs, wow 5 comments

Our Waiting on Wednesday is book number two in the Fins series by Tera Lynn Childs.

Fins Are Forever
Hardcover, 320 pages
Expected publication
July 1st 2011
by Katherine Tegen Books
ISBN 0061914681

On Lily Sanderson’s eighteenth birthday she’ll become just a girl—still a mer girl, true, but signing the renunciation paperwork will ink Princess Waterlily of Thalassinia out of existence. That leaves plain old Lily living on land, dating the boy she loves, and trying to master this being human thing once and for all.

Now that Lily and Quince are together, mer-bond or not, she’s almost content to give up her place in the royal succession of Thalassinia. But just when she thinks she has everything figured out, Lily’s father sends a certain whirlpool-stirring cousin to stay with her on land. What did Doe do to get herself exiled from Thalassinia and stuck in terraped form, when everyone knows how much she hates humans? And why why why is she batting her eyelashes at Lily’s former crush, Brody?

The seafoam on the surf comes when a merboy from Lily’s past shows up. Tellin asks Lily for something that clouds her view of the horizon. There’s a future with Quince on land, her loyalty to the kingdom in the sea, and Lily tossing on the waves in the middle. Will she find a way to reconcile her love, her duty, and her dreams?

Tera’s writing is fun and light. If you haven’t checked out her first book Forgive my Fins, run NOW and pick it up! It made our Best of 2010 list, plus you can never go wrong with a read about mermaids…See her website for more information on this series and her other books: http://www.teralynnchilds.com/

We Heart Nook Giveaway

08 Feb, 2011 by in matched, nook giveaway, where the truth lies 15 comments

Fire and Ice is pleased to announce the We Heart Nook Giveaway running February 8-13th. We have teamed up with 13 other blogs for your chance to win

  • a NOOK wi-fi model
  • 3 ebooks from Harlequin Teen!
  • a $40 Barnes and Noble gift card
  • MY SOUL TO STEAL by Rachel Vincent
  • THE ORACLE OF DATING by Allison van Diepen
  • PAST MIDNIGHT by Mara Purnhagen
  • and a hard cover finished copy of DELIRIUM by Lauren Oliver

    Here are the Nook Giveaway Rules:
    This is a multiple blog giveaway. Each blog is giving away a prize pack that will include an entry into the Grand Prize Nook giveaway. You can enter every blog’s giveaway, but each blog will have their own giveaway rules, so please be sure to follow them. Each blog will pick a winner – the winner will win the blog prize and an entry into the Nook Giveaway, which means it’s a 1 in 14 chance to win the Nook.

If you enter every contest, you have the possibility of your name being added multiple times in the Nook giveaway.

And, here’s what we are giving away right here at Fire and Ice…


1) An ARC of Matched by Ally Condie
2)An ARC of Where the Truth Lies by Jessica Warma

3) A pair of handmade scone and starbucks cup earrings from Jeyam Fimo Creations

4) A Knights Templar handmade beaded book thong

5) bookmarks (2 of which are author signed)

To enter to win our fun prize pack fill out this form. Then head on over to the other blogs in the linky below for your chance at a NOOK grand prize package!

Special thanks to the gals at PageTurners blog for organizing another great giveaway…

Good Luck!

Teaser ARC Giveaway-Prisoners In The Palace

07 Feb, 2011 by in prisoners inthe palace, YA historical fiction 16 comments

Prisoners In The Palace
By Michaela MacColl
Paperback, 368 pages
Published Sept. 1, 2010
by Chronicle Books
ISBN 0811873005

London, 1838. Sixteen-year-old Liza’s dreams of her society debut are dashed when her parents are killed in an accident. Penniless, she accepts the position of lady’s maid to young Princess Victoria and steps unwittingly into the gossipy intrigue of the servant’s world below-stairs as well as the trickery above. Is it possible that her changing circumstances may offer Liza the chance to determine her own fate, find true love, and secure the throne for her future queen?
Meticulously based on newly discovered information, this riveting novel is as rich in historical detail as Catherine, Called Birdy, and as sizzling with intrigue as The Luxe.

To enter to win an advanced reading copy of Prisoners in the Palace simply fill out this form. And be sure to visit Michaela’s website to read an excerpt now http://michaelamaccoll.com/

Silver Stag Necklace Giveaway

06 Feb, 2011 by in etsy 36 comments



Today’s jewelry giveaway comes from Etsy shop ~SheSells~A vintage stag necklace like the one hte Erlking gives to Dana in Shadowspell. This little leaping deer is exactly like the one on the deer crossing sign. I think that this necklace is just right for winter fun. Little vintage deer charm measures about 7/8″ across and is silver plated metal. Deer charm is paired with a lightweight (aluminum?) vintage open cable chain 16″ necklace and is secured with a spring ring.
Just in time for winter, your necklace will arrive in an organza gift pouch ready for gift giving.

To Enter To Win: simply leave a comment below
additional optional entries
+1 for hearting her etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/shesells
+1 for picking your favorite item from their shop
+1 for our blog followers
+1 for our Facebook fans
+1 for our twitter followers @fireicephotos
+1 for following author @jennablack

+2 for Tumblr followers
+3 for each retweet of this giveaway @fireicephotos
+5 for posting it on your blog or FB profile

*Add up your entries and leave the total with the links in your comment*

Contest ends March 5, 2011 and is open internationally

Faerie Walker Series

06 Feb, 2011 by in shadowspell 3 comments

I’ve just spent every free second I have this week immersed in the FaerieWalker series by Jenna Black. LOVED them. Wish I had more time to do talk, but I’ll let the covers speak for themselves….aren’t they haunting and beautiful? This is a series to watch for with mature teens and adult readers of books like The Iron King by Julie Kagawa and Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston. Fans of the Fae will enjoy one wild ride.

Glimmerglass summary: It’s all she’s ever wanted to be, but it couldn’t be further from her grasp…

Dana Hathaway doesn’t know it yet, but she’s in big trouble. When her alcoholic mom shows up at her voice recital drunk, again, Dana decides she’s had enough and runs away to find her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the captivating, magical world of Faerie intersect. But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong, for it turns out she isn’t just an ordinary teenage girl—she’s a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and the only person who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie.

Soon, Dana finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics. Someone’s trying to kill her, and everyone seems to want something from her, from her newfound friends and family to Ethan, the hot Fae guy Dana figures she’ll never have a chance with… until she does. Caught between two worlds, Dana isn’t sure where she’ll ever fit in and who can be trusted, not to mention if her world will ever be normal again…

Learn more by the Faerie Walker series by visiting Jenna Black’s website at http://www.jennablack.com/and be sure to enter our Shadowspell inspired Etsy giveaway.

Photography Friday- Circle of Fire Trailer

04 Feb, 2011 by in Heather Gardner Photography, michelle zink, prophecy of the sisters 3 comments

This afternoon I begin shooting with local models for Michelle Zink’s Circle of Fire: Prophecy of the Sisters 3 book trailer. I thought you might enjoy some photos and music that have served as inspiration for me. A couple of the scenes from the slide show may be used in the finished trailer.
The music is taken from the songs of the week and playlists on Michelle’s website. Visit http://www.michellezink.com/ to listen all of the songs behind her books. And visit my galleries online at http://www.heathergardnerphotography.com/

Stay tuned for more photos coming soon. Happy Photography Friday!!

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The Iron Queen Inspired Giveaway

03 Feb, 2011 by in etsy 33 comments

In honor of Julie Kagawa’s book hitting #6 on the New York Times bestsellers list we are re-posting our Iron Queen review as well as an Iron Fey inspired giveaway. A huge congrats to Julie!

The Iron Queen
Paperback, 384 pages
Coming February 1, 2011
from Harlequin Teen
ISBN 0373210183
series Iron Fey #3
5 stars

In less than twenty-four hours I’ll be seventeen.

Although, technically, I won’t actually be turning seventeen. I’ve been in the Nevernever too long. When you’re in Faery, you don’t age. So while a year has passed in the real world, agewise I’m probably only a few days older than when I went in.

In real life, I’ve changed so much I don’t even recognize myself.

My name is Meghan Chase. I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who’s sworn to stay by my side. Drag me into the core of a conflict so powerful, I’m not sure anyone can survive it.

This time, there will be no turning back.

WOW. Julie Kagawa pulled up so many emotions with this third installment of her Iron Fey series. Her writing is absolutely incredible. The Iron Queen starts off as Meghan and Ash have been exiled from Never, Never and the paths of faery sealed forever. It is just the two of them in the quest for a stolen memory, back to New Orleans and finally hiding out. Meghan comes to the realization that she will have to fight, so she asks Ash and Puck to help her train. Learning to wield a sword, and balance the glamours that lie within, Meghan will be prepared to overcome whatever new forces are against her. There is plenty of warfare interlaced in beautiful vistas as iron meets magic. All of your favorite characters are back and readers will become enveloped in Julie’s writing which appeals to all of the senses “he smelled so good a mix of frost and something sharp like peppermint.” p.93

Ash is my all-time favorite fictional hero. I have been Team Ash since day one. The Iron Queen reinforces all that I have felt along the way, that he is so much more than an Ice Prince. He has a heart, and he is capable of deep love and loyalty. He has a history. He finally tells that story, opening up his heart and developing his soul. There’s not much for me to say without spoliery, but I cried more than once while reading this book. I loved the way Meghan and Ash can feel each others emotions and as they grow closer; they are better able to sense each other.

Once I got a copy there was no turning back on finishing the book. You will stay engulfed in faery until the very last page. The Iron Queen is fantasy, myth, technology, romance and action all rolled into one.

Reading The Iron Queen reminded me why I fell in love with Young Adult fiction in the first place. I’m thrilled Julie is writing book number four from Ash’s perspective. The more his story unravels the better, and here’s to hoping time ticks by swiftly until The Iron Knight.

Click here to see the new Iron Fey Series book trailer and read Julie’s blog.

Fire and Ice is giving away some handcrafted jewelry and photography inspired by the Iron Fey series. The first piece is a Puck necklace.


This amazing pendant “Puck Seated on a Spider’s Thread” was donated by Etsy seller ThimbleNina and Madam Nina’s Pirated Pendants
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The second item is donated by my Etsy shop at LittleRedReads. Choose an 8×12 of your choice from my Iron Fey photo collection.


To enter to win simply comment below
additional optional entries
+1 for following @jkagawa on twitter
+1 for following @fireicephotos on twitter
+1 for visiting Etsy and making Thimblenina’s shop a favorite http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThimbleNina
+1 for visiting our Etsy and choosing your favorite item http://www.etsy.com/shop/Littleredreads
+1 for retweeting the contest or posting it on FB
+1 for commenting on one of our reviews
total your entries and leave your links

Contest is open internationally and ends March 3, 2011.

Teaser Giveaway- Josette

02 Feb, 2011 by in whimsical publications 5 comments

Josette
by Danielle Thorne
Paperback: 184 pages
Published by: Whimsical Publications
December 1, 2010
ISBN-10: 193616731X
5 stars

Summary: Josette Price sees her future in Beddingfield Park. While her brother, George, needlessly pursues a naval career, Josette promises to watch over their beloved parents and the Beddingfield Park estate. Nothing would make Josette happier than to see her sister and her self settled within the palings of Beddingfield. But dark, brooding Captain Carter rides into their lives with news that ruins everything: George has been lost at sea.

Learning the Park is entailed to their cousin, Edward, Josette must decide between marrying her fickle relation or helping her besotted sister trap him in her stead. Before a decision can be made, will Captain Carter and his delightfully spinsterish relatives stop the Price girls from making a choice that would be the greatest tragedy of all?

If you are a fan of Jane Austen and Regency Romance you will be smitten by Josette. The tension between the characters and fast paced plot made it an outstanding pick. A cross between Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, it captures two sisters in the season of their most important decisions. Sprinkled with deception, intrigue, and slow building romance, Josette is all you could ask for and more. I would recommend it with our highest rating to all readers as the best Regency romance I’ve read yet.

To enter to win your own copy courtesy of author, Danielle Thorne fill out this form. Be sure to read Danielle’s guest post below!

Guest Author Post with Danielle Thorne

02 Feb, 2011 by in Uncategorized 11 comments

Fire and Ice would like to welcome author Danielle Thorne to our site. She has written a wonderful post called ” Why Imperfect is Perfect” plus she’s donated a copy of her most recent book Josette as a giveaway.

About her: Danielle Thorne is the author of Historical and Contemporary romance with such titles as THE PRIVATEER, TURTLE SOUP, and BY HEART AND COMPASS. Other work has appeared with Espresso Fiction, Every Day Fiction, Arts and Prose Magazine, Mississippi Crow, The Nantahala Review, StorySouth, Bookideas, The Mid-West Review, and more. She won an Honorable Mention in Writer’s Digest’s 2006 annual writing competition and the 2008 Awe-Struck Short Novel Contest.

Danielle writes from south of Atlanta, Georgia. She was the 2009-2010 co-chair for the New Voices Competition for young writers, is active with online author groups such as Classic Romance Revival and moderates for The Sweetest Romance Authors at the Coffee Time Romance forum boards. She lives with four sons and her husband, who is an air traffic controller. Together they enjoy travel and the outdoors, High School marching band music competition and BSA Scouting.

Why Imperfect is Perfect
Most people don’t enjoy blemishes. We throw away moldy bread, agonize over pimples and rub those little smears on the mirror. Why then, do we prefer our heroes with a few defects?

This isn’t a new idea. Jane Austen created one of the most memorable and complicated heroes in 1813 when she penned PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Our first few encounters with Fitzwilliam Darcy do not fare well in the opening pages. How could anyone fall for such a rude snob? But in a matter of chapters and exchanges of the heart, it isn’t just Elizabeth Bennet who falls for the gentleman. Readers do, too.

Most of us started out with Prince Charming, while toddling around in our mother’s heels, but by the time reality sank its teeth into our innocent little hearts, things were changing. Suddenly there was the “bad boy.” He was the cute but always-in-trouble boy on the playground with the cool tee-shirt and sweaty hair. You know the one…he yanked your ponytail hard enough to make you cry and lured you under the monkey bars for a sloppy first kiss. We all ran from boys like that. But it was kind of fun.

Nobody wants to reach for something they don’t believe they can ever have and let’s face it–none of us are the perfect size with perfect features. Our scars from reality’s bite marks make it hard for us to buy that some perfect hero is going to sweep us off our feet and love us for eternity. And if it can’t happen for us, we have a hard time buying it can happen for a heroine, even one that we love. We need a hero with a few flaws. Whether they are physical, emotional, or just a personality quirk, flaws make our heroes more human. They give us something to forgive. (So we can forgive ourselves?) And don’t forget, there’s also the flattering idea that a woman can make a man love hard enough to actually change!

The perfect hero is imperfect. We love him despite his flaws. He loves us back, and he changes for the better. I believe this principle gives us hope, not just for our heroine’s Happily Ever After, but for our own. There are still a few good gentlemen out there. I should know, I married one!

A good romance story can be so much more than a Cinderella story. It can make us believe that despite all our blemishes we can be loved; and despite his, he’s still the next best thing to Mr. Darcy!

Find out a little more about my moody hero in JOSETTE. Inspired by Jane Austen’s work, it’s my interpretation of romance in the Regency era of elegance and manners.

Josette Price sees her future in Beddingfield Park. While her brother, George, needlessly pursues a naval career, she promises to watch over their beloved parents and the park estate. Nothing would make Josette happier than to see her sister and her self settled within the palings of Beddingfield. But dark, brooding Captain Carter rides into their lives with news that ruins everything: George has been lost at sea.

Learning the Park is entailed to their cousin, Edward, Josette must decide between marrying her fickle relation or helping her besotted sister trap him in her stead. Only Captain Carter and his delightfully spinsterish relatives can stop the Price girls from making a choice that would be the greatest tragedy of all.

Here’s to heroes!

More about JOSETTE?
http://www.daniellethorne.com/josette/

Danielle Thorne

http://www.daniellethorne.com/

www.thebalancewriter/blogspot.com