6 Days of Ondine Quartet! {Awesome Giveaway}

I am SO excited to be a part of the 6 Days of Ondine Quartet because 

1) author Emma Raveling is more fantabulous than cupcakes (yeah, I just said that) and 2) I LOVE these books (check out my reviews of Whirl and Billow to find out why!). 

Below you'll be able to check out the covers and blurbs of the two new additions to the Ondine Quartet, as well as enter the awesome giveaway! And this is just day one, so you have five more chances to win...

The Ondine Quartet (so far)

Whirl (Ondine Quartet #1)

Seventeen-year-old Kendra Irisavie is an ondine, a water elemental caught in the middle of an ancient war with the Aquidae, immortal dark demons who will stop at nothing to destroy the fragile balance of the Elemental world.
 Fierce and independent, Kendra has always played by her own rules. Gifted with the powerful magic of Virtue and trained to be a deadly fighter, she has spent her life breaking hearts and getting into trouble.
 When her life explodes one violent night in a northern California city, a dark stranger appears, promising answers to her mysterious past. Alone and with no one to trust, she must now navigate through a dangerous new world, face the temptations of a forbidden romance, and remain true to her duty and destiny.
 All while the Aquidae continue to hunt her down, in the hopes of eliminating her forever.

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Billow (Ondine Quartet #2)

It has been six months since ondine Kendra Irisavie arrived in Haverleau, the hidden capital of the water elemental world.
 Six months since she discovered her destiny as the sondaleur.
 Six months since a series of devastating events left behind their mark.
 Now, as she enters the chevalier elite program in her final year at Lumiere Academy, Kendra continues forward on her prophesied journey against the Shadow. Obsessed with what she must do to keep those around her safe, she struggles to balance her powerful magic and the demands of her fate with the challenges of friendship, the complications of romance, and the bonds of family.
 Meanwhile, the threat of the Shadow looms larger. Kendra and her friends investigate a series of puzzling human and elemental disappearances in the city of Lyondale and uncover a horrifying tactic used by the Aquidae in the war. When danger strikes close to home, Kendra must separate the truths from the lies and choose who and what to believe.
 Even if it means facing what she fears the most.

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Chevalier (Ondine Quartet #2.2)

New York poses an unknown challenge to Julian LeVeq and Kendra Irisavie. Determined to help elementals gain traction in the war, they partner in the covert investigation of the elusive Shadow and plunge into the complex depths of the city.
 But when the First Lieutenant and sondaleur finally cross paths with the world of Manhattan’s Aquidae, they find more than they bargained for.
Chevalier is a short novelette (approximately 10,000 words) set within the Ondine Quartet world and is from Julian’s point of view. The events in this work take place between Billow (book two) and Crest (book three).

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Warrior Prince (Ondine Quartet #2.5)

This is not a short story, novella, or stand alone. It is a collection of scenes from Tristan’s point of view and is meant to be a companion work to the Ondine Quartet series.

 Warrior Prince features eighteen scenes from Whirl (book 1) and Billow (book 2). Seven of them are extra scenes that do not appear in previous books.

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Chevalier and Warrior Prince will be available 12/21/12

Emma Raveling: Site / Twitter / Facebook

Emma Raveling writes urban fantasy and fantasy books for teens and adults. Hopelessly addicted to coffee and diet coke, she is currently busy at work on Crest, the third installment of her young adult series, Ondine Quartet.

Each stop on the 6 Days of Ondine Quartet will be giving away the following:

-All four e-books of the Ondine Quartet series:

 Whirl, Billow, Warrior Prince, Chevalier

-A set of signed Whirl and Billow bookmarks

-Signed Whirl and Billow posters

Plus, I have a pile of shiny, pretty signed Whirl and Billow bookmarks, so I'll pick 5 additional winners to receive a set of bookmarks.

GIVEAWAYS NOW CLOSED

DETAILS

-INT

-One winner will win the ebooks, bookmarks, and posters from Emma

-Five winners will win a set of signed bookmarks from me

-Will run from 12/12 -12/19

-Must be 13+, One main entry per person

-Winners will be emailed and must claim prize within 48 hours

-Word Spelunking is NOT responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen prizes in the mail

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It's My One Year Blogoversary! (Giveaway)

Today, August 22, 2012 is my one year blogoversary!!!

*does happy celebration dance*

Hey, Cupcakes! I CANNOT believe that my little ol' blog is a year old. 

They grow up so fast *snifflesniffle*

When I started Word Spelunking a year ago all I knew was that I wanted to talk about books with other bookgeeks and wordnerds. I never imagined the awesome community and world I would find myself in or the incredible time I would have book blogging. It has been an amazing, fun and fanfriggintabulous year.

 I've met so MANY wonderful bloggers, readers and authors who make every moment of blogging so worth it! I want to thank EVERY single one of you awesometastic Cupcakes for every follow, comment, kind word, fun discussion, generous help and well, for just being so awesometastic!!! Without y'all I'd just be some weird gal talking to myself about my book and cupcake obsession, but for some reason all you fabby fab people continue to visit my blog, read my reviews and talk books with me. Heck, without the many OMGYOUMUSTREADTHISBOOK recs I wouldn't have discovered many of the great books I've read in the last year *coughHungerGamescough*. And, to all the amazing authors and publishers who send me ARCs and books for review, ask me to participate in blog tours, or stop by the blog for interviews, guest posts and giveaways, thank you so much for trusting me with your words, believing in me and keeping me in endless hours of reading material.

I wish I could bake all of you a dozen cupcakes, but I do have the next best thing...

BOOKSBOOKSBOOKS

So, to celebrate my one year blogoversary and give my thanks to all of you, I offer this giveaway.......

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Win a box of 10 ARCs or Books

For this giveaway I'm offering the winner their choice of a box of either 10 ARCs or 10 finished copies of books. Plus various swag (signed bookmarks, signed bookplates, stickers, buttons) and some surprise cupcakey goodies and trinkets.

ARCs

Cursed by Jennifer Armentrout

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

Ten by Gretchen McNeil
Don't Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon

The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini

Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs

Sweet Shadows by Tera Lynn Childs
Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris

Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer

Finished Books

Destined by Aprilynne Pike (hc)

The Mark by Jen Nadol *signed* (pb)

The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze (hc)

Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood (hc)

The Sleepwalkers by J. Gabriel Gates (pb)

The Mist by Kathryne James *signed* (pb)

As You Wish by Jackson Pearce (pb)

Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta (pb)

The Cabinet of Earths by Anne Nesbet  (hc)

Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs (pb)

US Giveaway DEETS

-There will be one winner who can choose either the ARC box or the Finished Books box

-US ONLY

-Will run from 8/22 - 9/22

-Must be 13+

-Must be a blog follower

-Winner will be emailed and must claim prize within 48 hours

-I am not responsible for lost, damaged, stolen prizes

Fill out the US Rafflecopter form to enter

I haven't forgotten my international Cupcakes!

One winner outside of the US can also win various swag (signed bookmarks & signed bookplates, stickers, buttons, etc) and any ebook(s) (Kindle, Nook, Smashwords) totaling $3 or less.

INT DEETS

-One INT winner will win a swag pack and ebook(s) totaling $3 or less

-INT ONLY

-Will run from 8/22 - 9/22

-Must be 13+

-Must be a blog follower

-Winner will be emailed and must claim prize within 48 hours

-I am not responsible for lost, damaged, stolen prizes

Fill out the INT Rafflecopter form to enter

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED!

Fracture Blog Tour: ARC and Swag Giveaway

I'm so excited to have the Fracture Blog Tour stopping by today! I loved this stunning debut by Megan Miranda; you can read my 5/5 Cupcakes review here. I'm thrilled to bring to you all today an ARC and signed swag giveaway...

Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine
—despite the scans that showed significant brain damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?
Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening? 

Book Trailer

Find the author: Website / Goodreads / Twitter / Facebook

Purchase: Amazon / Barnes and Noble / Book Dep.

Megan Miranda was a scientist and high school teacher before writing Fracture, which came out of her fascination with scientific mysteries—especially those associated with the brain. Megan has a BS in biology from MIT and spent her post-college years either rocking a lab coat or reading books. She lives near Charlotte, North Carolina, where she volunteers as an MIT Educational Counselor. Fracture is her first novel. Megan is represented by Sarah Davies at The Greenhouse Literary Agency

Win a Fracture ARC and Signed Swag!

For this giveaway I am giving away my ARC and signed swag courtesy of Megan Miranda.

(please note that the ARC has a plain cover)

There will be 5 winners

-One (1) winner will win the ARC and a signed bookplate- US only

-Four (4) winners will each win a beautiful, signed Fracture bookmark- International 

Giveaway will run 2/3 - 2/10 at 11:59pm ET

US/Int

Fill out Rafflecopter form to enter

• Must be 13+ to enter
• One main entry per person
• Winner will be emailed and must claim prize within 48 hours
• I am NOT responsible for lost or damaged prizes in the mail

I want to thank Bloomsbury for asking me to be a part of this tour and for providing an ARC and I want to thank Megan Miranda for the awesome signed swag.