Sunday, December 15, 2013

Help me pack!

This'll be short and sweet.

I'm moving! In the process of packing, I found a beautiful treasure in the form of an extra paperback book of Something Happened on the Way to Heaven!

So, I am sharing it so I don't have to pack it.

EDIT: As promised, it appears I've located another book. Rather than creating a new post for it, I'm appending it here. When the giveaway is finished, the first winner chosen gets first choice. The second winner chosen gets the second paperback. Everyone wins. Especially the poor movers!

There are a few rules for this giveaway for a paperback copy of Heaven and Shadow of a Dream.
1.       You must comment on this post in order to be entered.
2.       You must leave a way to contact you in your comment. 
3.       This giveaway is only open for shipping to the United States/Canada
4.       The Giveaway is open from Dec 15th to Dec 27th midnight est.
5.       The winner will be chosen via Random.org.
6.       The winner must respond within 48 hours of the email. If not, another winner will be chosen

Thursday, September 12, 2013

September Giveaway 3/3

I'm running off for my birthday vacation, and I wanted to leave one last present behind.

I was cleaning up in preparation for packing and 'lo, there was an extra paperback. I contemplated using it for a fancy paperweight or a weapon to beat off potential muggers, but I've decided that someone else might enjoy it more.

The Rules


  1. If book is used to beat potential muggers, the reader must take pictures. Isabella needs a good laugh.
  2. Cats are evil.
  3. Isabella will not be held responsible if you have the sudden urge for a Cheshire of your own.
  4. Isabella will not be held responsible if you suffer an acute case of cover love.
  5. Did I mention cats are evil?

There are a few rules for this giveaway for a paperback copy of Shadow.
1.       You must comment on this post in order to be entered.
2.       You must leave a way to contact you in your comment. 
3.       This giveaway is only open for shipping to the United States/Canada
4.       The Giveaway is open from Sept 12th to Sept 26th midnight est.
5.       The winner will be chosen via Random.org.
6.       The winner must respond within 48 hours of the email. If not, another winner will be chosen

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

September Giveaway 2/3

An Ode to September

I was going to write a fancy poem here, but lets face it. My poetry is terrible and you probably just want the fine print anyway.

So, in honor of the lovely month of September and the fact that I am no longer cooking because I'm too cheap to turn on my air conditioning, another giveaway!

Giveaway Details:

  1. The giveaway is for one (1) ebook from Isabella's backlist
  2. That's nine possibilities!
  3. Dragons, Fae, and vampires, oh my!
  4. Do I really have nine books? I have to go write another one. That uneven number is going to bug me...
  5. -insert fifth rule here-
Rules:
There are a few rules for this giveaway for an ebook from my backlist
1.       You must comment on this post in order to be entered.
2.       You must leave a way to contact you in your comment. 
3.       The Giveaway is open from Sept 10th to Sept 24th midnight est.
4.       The winner will be chosen via Random.org.
5.       The winner must respond within 48 hours of the email. If not, another winner will be chosen

Friday, September 6, 2013

September Giveaway - 1/3



September is a month filled with change as summer melts to fall. It's also my birthday month! Yay!

As I reflect over my accomplishments for the past twenty five years, the goals I've attained and the dreams I've made come true, I realize that none of these things would have been possible without support. My family, my friends, my wonderful publisher and of course, my readers.

In celebration of my 25th birthday, I'd like to give a gift to you in the form of a giveaway.

As I sit here and plot my next novel, it occurred to me dear readers that perhaps you might appreciate a dragon to protect a hoard of your own. I can think of no fiercer dragons than the red dragons. Therefore, I have taken care to hatch this one for you (warmed by the heat of my laptop) and though he is quite small, I've been told he can be vicious in protecting what is his:

 

Note: This is not a picture of your actual dragon. He is being kept safe and sound until he is ready to visit his new home.

He can grow quite lonely though and enjoys being read stories at night. To help with this, I am also sending a paperback to read him to sleep.

Giveaway Details:

1.       The giveaway is for (1) paperback copy of Dragon Slayer and a stuffed (awesome) dragon
2.       Isabella will not be held responsible for any damage the dragon inflicts.
3.       Isabella will not be held responsible should the dragon grow angry and burn your house down
4.       Isabella will claim no knowledge should you use your dragon to eat your enemies.

Baby Dragon has found his new home. Thank you so much for participating!

There are a few rules for this giveaway for a paperback copy of the Dragon Slayer.
1.       You must comment on this post in order to be entered.
2.       You must leave a way to contact you in your comment. 
3.       This giveaway is only open for shipping to the United States/Canada
4.       The Giveaway is open from Sept 6th to Sept 20th midnight est.
5.       The winner will be chosen via Random.org.
6.       The winner must respond within 48 hours of the email. If not, another winner will be chosen

Monday, July 8, 2013

Phoenix Knight is LT3's Book of the Week!


The Phoenix Knight is 25% off at Less Than Three. You can get it at this link with the code: JULBOW2.

Lady Bellamy has a wedding to plan and little time for anything else. When her old lover Silvia, a beautiful dryad, shows up on orders to kill her, however, even a wedding must be set aside in favor of finding and capturing the person who would gladly ensure not just Bellamy's death, but that of the innocent who will die if she fails...


Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Dragon Slayer Blog Tour and Giveaway

Today begins the blog tour for Dragon Slayer, the first book in the Empty Crown series. This book has been my baby for the past couple of months and I really hope you enjoy it!


Blurb:

Ingram is a coward and weakling—at least according to his father, the king, and the royal court. He cannot use a sword, he faints at the sight of blood, and even his brilliant abilities as a strategist are not enough to overcome his failings. When his father loses a bet to the notorious Lord Mallory over the matter of a dragon slaying, he pays his debt by ordering Ingram to marry him.

Then his father reveals that he is putting Ingram to a greater purpose, giving Ingram one last chance to prove he is not worthless. All it requires is betraying his new husband


Giveaway:

Thank you so much for participating! The winner was Mell Eight.

There are a few rules for this giveaway for an ebook copy of the Dragon Slayer.
  1. You must comment on this post in order to be entered.
  2. You must leave a way to contact you in your comment. 
  3. The Giveaway is open from June 18th to June 25th 12:00 est.
  4. The winner will be chosen via Random.org.
  5. The winner must respond within 48 hours of the email. If not, another winner will be chosen


Monday, April 1, 2013

The Way to Your Heart Bloghop



I thought long and hard over which of my loves to share with you guys for this hop: knitting, my brats, or my obsession with Disney princesses (don't knock it). But as I spent last month decompressing after a particularly stressful couple of months, I thought I'd share my favorite relaxation activity with you.

And that dear readers, is gaming. (This time I do mean the video games. Sorry if you were waiting for that story about the time we werewolf howled on campus green and got campus security summoned on us. Another time perhaps.)

If I had to look at one person to blame for this love, it would be my dad. He's always been fascinated with technology and he passed that love down to his kids. My brother and I grew up with family time as racing games and Counterstrike. He used to teach us life lessons through a battle of Mortal Kombat. As long as I can remember, his room has always been stocked with consoles. Some of my best memories with my dad and brother are us sitting together in the living room trash talking one another as dad kicked our butts (he's surprisingly good...It's kind of shameful actually)

And thus, my love of gaming began. I've done most of them: Online gaming, RPGs, FPSs, and while I was in Japan, I developed a love for Otome games. I was one of the girls that sat in the gaming room at conventions trash talking with the best of them. (And my father has never been prouder of that fact)

These days, I'm not so big on the online gaming. I stopped playing WoW over a year ago (You can't call it quitting when you still have a subscription) and nowadays, I only play Star Wars consistently. I've toned down on the FPSs too apart from playing matches with family and friends. My dad still summons me for mandatory runs on Halo.

But RPGs, I love the stories. One in particular that's caught in my mind lately is a PS2 game called Odin's sphere. It was made at the very end of the life of the Playstation 2, but it has an amazing story about love and the end of the world (five stories to be exact). It's actually what inspired my latest story as one of the twists took my heart and stomped all over it.

And there's one genre on my list that even the savviest of gamers may not be familiar with and that's Otome games. Primarily, they're visual novels with different paths depending on both your choices and the guy you choose to romance. They're targeted toward women and in Japan are considered to be a niche market. Some of them have extremely rich stories with creative retelling of history. One of the best western examples I can give is Cinders, which is an extremely awesome take on the Cinderella story. I usually play it while knitting (hands free reading? Heck yes!)

And of course, there's the classic favorite, Sims. Oh Sims. No matter how bad things are in my life, your lives are always worse. It would probably help if you had a less capricious player. Oh well.

Check out the details of my giveaway below and don't forget to say Happy Birthday to LT3 and check out the other posts on the hop {here}

{The Giveaway}

 
I have a beautiful paperback copy of Shadow of a Dream to give away. This picture does not do it justice! It's shiny! It's gorgeous! And I want to give it someone. Probably you!

On the other hand, if you've decided that you are not down with that paperback nonsense (or perhaps you're an environmentalist. I respect that.) I have another proposition for you. I will buy you a copy of Cinders (It really is that good. Seriously.). We can arrange it via email. Just make sure you meet the basic system requirements (though honestly, if you have less than 512mb of ram, my heart goes out to you). It works on both Mac and Windows machines.

{To Enter}


Leave a comment on the post telling me about your favorite ways to relax when life is getting you down. And hey, if you're a gamer, tell me some of your favorite games! I'm always looking for good recommendations.

Make sure you leave your email for me to contact you!

The giveaway ends on April 14th (The last day of the blog tour!) and the winner will be chosen via Random.org. The winner will be notified and they will have 48 hours to respond. If they do not respond, I shall choose another winner and so on.