!! April X !!

Congratulations April: You’ve won the entire WONDROUS STRANGE trilogy by the fabulous Lesley Livingston–and it will be personalized!

Thanks to everyone who entered and spread the word. Better luck next time…

And not to worry, next time is right around the corner. I have another awesome contest starting up very soon featuring a hot debut YA–

So stay tuned!

Happy New Year!

I hope you had a great time welcoming in 2011. And what better way to continue the festivities than with a wondrously awesome contest!

My friend and amazing writer, Lesley Livingston‘s new book is out, TEMPESTUOUS! It’s the 3rd book in the fantastic WONDROUS STRANGE trilogy.

So I got to thinking, let’s have a contest that runs up to Lesley’s official release party on January 20th, where I can then get the ENTIRE trilogy SIGNED and PERSONALIZED by Lesley to one lucky person.

This is the book description:

“I don’t love Sonny Flannery.”

That’s the lie Kelley Winslow told to protect the boy she loves from a power he doesn’t know he possesses. Devastated, Sonny retreats—to a haven for Lost Fae that’s hidden deep underneath New York City.

But Kelley’s not about to let things end in heartbreak. To get Sonny back, she’s got to find out who’s after his magick—and how to use her own. She’s got to uncover who’s recruiting Janus Guards to murderously hunt innocent Faerie. She’s got to help rebuild the shattered theater company she called family. And she’s got to do it all without getting dangerously distracted by the Fennrys Wolf, whose legendary heart of stone seems to melt whenever he’s around Kelley.

The intrigue and romance that began with Wondrous strange and Darklight come to a stormy head in Tempestuous, the breathtaking conclusion to Lesley Livingston’s ravishing urban Faerie trilogy.

Does that not sound AWESOME?

Now, you must be wondering, how do I enter?

Simple.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below.

Leaving a comment will give you +1 entries.

How do I get more entries though?

Easy.

Sign into my site via Google Friend Connect for +3 additional entries.

Facebook me for +3 additional entries.

Follow me on Twitter for +3 additional entries.

Re(Tweet) the contest for +1 additional entries.

Anyone who was already a member of Derek Molata Online, a friend on Facebook, or following me on Twitter prior to the contest start date will receive 1+(3,6,9) entries when you leave a comment.

And that’s all there is to it. But YOU MUST TALLY YOUR POINTS WHEN COMMENTING so I know how many entries to mark you down for.

The contest will run from Saturday, January 1st until Thursday January 20th at 12:00pm EST. Once the contest closes I will tally up all entries, add them to a random number generator, and randomly select the winner.

Good luck!

The other night, Thursday to be exact, was the launch party for Lesley Livingston’s second book, DARKLIGHT. It was held at the same fantastic location as last year’s WONDROUS STRANGE launch, Dominion on Queen in downtown Toronto.

And of course all the usual suspects were there, including Karin Lowachee, who I picked up on my way into the city, Leah Bobet, SKS Perry, and Adrienne Kress. The night was filled with chatter, drinks, a fantastic reading by Lesley, the debut of the DARKLIGHT book trailer–which I’ve posted below–and quite clearly not enough time to talk with everyone quite enough, which was a real pity since we don’t get to see each other in the flesh all that often.

The night disappeared rather quickly, and after getting my book signed by Lesley (we waited until the line had dissipated) Karin and I ended up heading out around 11:30PM as I had to work in the morning. Unfortunately we’d left before we had a chance to chat with Lesley, but I’m sure we’ll see each other at Ad Astra in April.

One of the highlights of the night was definitely the unveiling of the book trailer, which is below, so check it out:

More photos of the night here.