Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy discussion

Look across your Header menu to "authors" (second from the right).

Click on it.

Look for a green list of text links on the far right.

Click on "firstreads - free book giveaways"

Check out which (if any... but it's a new program) you seriously might like to read before the world gets a chance to buy it. Also check if there is anything expected of you.

Add your name where appropriate.

Best wishes,
Rowena Cherry

Hi, Rowena! Thanks for pointing out where to find the firstreads link! I hadn't had a chance to look for it myself, so this is really helpful. And since firstreads includes a lot of different genres, I've moved this topic into the General Discussion folder. :)

Is this program still active?

Yes, they just moved things around a bit. Now you choose Explore-Books then scroll down to Giveaways.

Weird I dont have *authors* in my header menu. Should I?

I think they've changed things a bit; if you click on explore, there's a drop down menu and one of the options is "author."

Ah, thanks for the info. The author discussion groups looks like another great resource.

That's a great resource!! Thanks for telling us!

Thanks for the info. That is a great link! :)

I just got the notification that I won a copy of The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden, I can't wait to read it! I entered Rowena's as well, but didn't win it. Guess I'll just have to go buy it, lol.

I also won! I won Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden too! I am also really excited about reading this book. I am really excited about this novel as well!

I signed up also, thanks for the info!

Thanks! I won The Gates of Rome!!!! Looks like there's a few of us who are going to be reading this one!! We should talk about it... hehehehe

I won a copy of the 6th Rangers Apprentice book - The Siege of Macindaw. I received the book a week or two after I received notification. It was so cool! I found out about it through one of their newsletters.

lol...
I was reading this thread and thinking "Aw man, I never win nothin'!"
And then I checked my e-mail, and I also won a copy of the Gates of Rome. :)

So yeah, let's all read it together!

Absolutely! That's awesome!

Are we gonna have to form a "book group" for this book? LOL

I read The Gates of Rome several years ago when it first came out. FYI it's pretty graphic in parts. I just want you to be prepared. It's an excellent book though, and especially good considering it's his first novel. I've read all four books in the series, and loved them.

Crud, I was hoping to read it and find it good for my boys. But I'm not so sure I want them to read something "pretty graphic". Not that I want to shelter them, they know that the Romans were NOT nice people at times... but still. I'll see what I think. I appreciate the warning. A lot! I hate being taken by surprise with things like that!