Here you will find all the posts and giveaway information for the Haunted Halloween Event. It'll be updated throughout each day to give everyone a place to come to see if they've missed anything. I'll also link all the posts and giveaways from my co-host's blog -

Jessica from Confessions of a Bookaholic.

Feel free to bookmark this page and check back everyday for all the news and exciting things happening all month long between our two blogs!

STORY DUE: October 15th, 2011

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STORY CONTEST VOTING! VOTING ENDS OCTOBER 29th, 2011

Click >>>HERE<<< To VOTE NOW!

VOTING HAS ENDED!

COVER DUE: October 15th, 2011

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COVER CONTEST VOTING! VOTING ENDS OCTOBER  29th, 2011

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VOTING HAS ENDED!

COMMENT CONTEST RUNS THROUGH October 31st, 2011

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Please continue to leave comments for the authors, however any comments left will NOT count toward the comment contest.

YA GIVEAWAY #1 ENDS October 25th, 2011

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YA GIVEAWAY #2 ENDS November 3rd, 2011

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ADULT Title GIVEAWAY ENDS October 31st, 2011

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POSTS & GIVEAWAYS

Giveaways will be marked with an *
(J) = Jessica's blog at Confessions of a Bookaholic

EXTRA = Giveaways that are a bonus this year!

October 1st -

*Marissa Meyer - Halloween Guest post + A Giveaway. Open US only. Ends October 15th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

Lorraine Zago Rosenthal

October 2nd -

*Sarah Beth Durst - Halloween Guest post + A Giveaway. Open US only. Ends October 16th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Jennifer Estep and a giveaway for a SIGNED copy of Touch of Frost (Ends 10/16 - US/CA Only) Giveaway has ended!

October 3rd -

Sherry Soule - Halloween Guest post

Carol Oates - Halloween Guest post

(EXTRA) *It's a Haunted Halloween DOODLE Giveaway! An AUTHOR DOODLE Giveaway. Open International. Ends October 17th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Megan Miranda and a giveaway for a SIGNED ARC (UK edition) of Fracture (Ends 10/17- US/CA/UK Only)

Giveaway has ended!

October 4th -

*Syrie James & Ryan James - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway - Open US only. Ends October 18th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) *Etsy Giveaway! Win a Fearless Rune Pendant! Open US only. Ends October 18th, 2011 

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Sonia Gensler - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! 4 WINNERS! US only. Ends October 18th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 5th -

*Julianna Baggott - Halloween Guest post + A Giveaway! Open US only. Ends October 19th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) *Etsy Giveaway! Win a Hunger Games Bookmark! Open US only. Ends October 19th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Jill Hathaway - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US only. Ends October 19th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 6th -

K.A. Tucker - Halloween Guest Post

(J)* Courtney King Walker - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US/Canadian only. Ends October 20th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 7th -

*Jessie Kirby - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends October 21st, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

*Elana Johnson - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends October 21st, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! US/Canadian only. Ends October 21st, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 8th -

*Tessa Gratton - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends October 22nd, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) *Mighty Bright Book Light Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends October 22nd, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Amy Garvey - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends October 22nd, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 9th -

*Trevor Shane - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends October 23rd, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Adele Griffin & Lisa Brown - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! US Only. Ends October 23rd, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 10th -

Jennifer Rush - Halloween Guest Post

(J)* Jonathan Maberry - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends October 24th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) (J)* Author Designed Bookmark Giveaway! US/Canadian mailing addresses. Ends October 24th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 11th -

*Mike Mullin - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US/Canadian mailing addresses. Ends October  25th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) *YA Giveaway #1! Open to US Only. Ends October 25th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Jennifer Castle - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! US Only. Ends October 25th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 12th -

*Veronica Wolff - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends October 26th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) *Etsy 3 Bookmark Giveaway! Open US/Canadian mailing addresses. Ends October 26th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Gretchen McNeil - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends October 26th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 13th -

Anna Carey - Halloween Guest Post - Excerpt from Eve

*Amy Plum - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends October 27th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) Etsy - Forks & Mockingjay Bookmark Giveaway! Open US only. Ends October 27th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Stasia Ward Kehoe - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Be sure to read the post for details!

October 14th -

*Jo Treggiari - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US/Canadian mailing addresses. Ends October 28th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Jennifer L. Armentrout - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! US Only. Ends October 28th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 15th -

*Jackson Pearce - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends October 29th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) *Etsy - The Mortal Instruments Quotes Bookmark Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends October 29th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Andrew Nance - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US/Canada/Mexico only. Ends October 29th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

October 16th -

*Jennifer DeLucy - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends October 30th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) *Mighty Bright Book Light Giveaway! Open US only. Ends October 30th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Victoria Schwab - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US only! Ends October 30th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 17th -

Haunted Halloween STORY CONTEST VOTING! Voting ends October 29th, 2011

Voting has ended!

Haunted Halloween COVER CONTEST VOTING! Voting ends October 29th, 2011

Voting has ended!

*Whitley Strieber - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US only. Ends October 31st, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Kristen Simmons - Haunted Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US only. October 31st, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) Adult Title Giveaway! Open US only! Ends October 31st, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 18th -

*Marcus Sedgwick - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 1st, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Brenda Pandos - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 1st, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 19th -

*Sara Grant - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 2nd, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* PT Michelle - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 2nd, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) Book Lovers Prize Pack! Open US Only. Ends November 2nd, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 20th -

*Jon Skovron - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 3rd, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Josephine Angelini - DREAMLESS EXCERPT!! + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 3rd, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Kristie Cook - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Click the link for all the details!

(EXTRA) YA Giveaway #2! Open US Only. Ends November 3rd, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 21st -

Cat Patrick - Halloween Guest Post

(J)* Angeline Kace - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 4th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

October 22nd -

*Marianna Baer - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 5th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) Etsy - The Mortal Instruments Quote Bookmark Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 5th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Lani Woodland - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 5th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 23rd - 

*Marie Lu - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 6th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* E.J. Stevens - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 6th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 24th -

*Janice Hardy - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 7th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Jana Oliver - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 7th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

October 25th -

*Ilsa J. Bick - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 8th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Leanna Renee Hieber Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! US Only. Ends November 8th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 26th -

*Alexander Gordon Smith - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 9th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) - Book Lovers Prize Pack, Giveaway #2! Open US Only. Ends November 9th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Leigh Fallon - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US/Canada. Ends November 9th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 27th -

*Cat Clark - Excerpt from Torn! + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 10th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) - Etsy - Hunger Games Book Pin Charm Set! Open US Only. Ends November 10th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Jennifer Sommersby - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 10th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

October 28th -

*Kristie Cook - Character Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 11th 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(J)* Lynn Weingarten - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only! Ends November 11th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

October 29th -

*CC Hunter - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open US Only. Ends November 12th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) - Etsy - Black Dagger Brotherhood Book Thong! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 12th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

October 30th -

Jason Letts - Halloween Guest Post

October 31st -

*Gemma Halliday - Halloween Guest Post + A Giveaway! Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 14th, 2011 Giveaway has ended!

(EXTRA) - It's a Haunted Halloween DOODLE GIVEAWAY! An AUTHOR DOODLE Giveaway! 

Open INTERNATIONAL! Ends November 14th, 2011

Giveaway has ended!

(J) Gretchen McNeil & Stasia Ward Kehoe - VLOG!

Title: The Enemy Within (Vampire Born, #2)
Author: Angeline Kace
Publisher: Accendo Press, 2012

Synopsis: Half-vampire, Brooke Keller, rid the world of her worst enemy, only to find out the world's most powerful vampire wants her dead. And this time, she's not only fighting vampires, but a deadly disease that threatens to take her best friend's life.
Torn between Jaren and Mirko, Brooke struggles to convince her best friend to change over, keep her monster at bay, and learns her enemies are deeper within than she could have ever imagined.

Will love be enough to quell the darkness?

Does good really conquer evil?

Holy Moly! First off, great cover! Totally fits Brooke's character! Also, love the blue this time around. And, the synopsis?!? WOW! I thought I needed the second book after finishing the first, but this just kicked it all up many, many notches! Angeline - Gimme! Please?

If you haven't read Descended By Blood, the first book in the Vampire Born

series, you have no idea what you're missing!

Check out my review of Descended By Blood - HERE

Check out Mirko & Jaren's Top 5 Guest Post - HERE

Find Angeline Online:
Blog/Website | Twitter | Facebook

Order a copy of Descended By Blood:

Amazon eBook | Amazon Paperback | B&N Paperback | Book Depository Paperback

Guess what ladies and gentlemen? It's that time of the year again. For those of you who are already well-aware of Haunted Halloween, you know what crazy things are about to happen. If you are new to the event just >>>CLICK HERE<<< to see what we did last year.

This is the 2nd year of Haunted Halloween: True Tales of the Paranormal and Jessica (from Confessions of a Bookaholic) and I have been working tirelessly to try to make this year's event even better!

What Can You Expect?

Last year we gave away around 150 books and featured over 65 authors. This year we are expecting it to exceed that amount by quite a few! And, that's not all. We have added other giveaways to the mix. We have some incredible donations from a few etsy stores and other "bookish" places.

But it gets better! You know how we all love authors, right? They are pretty much our celebrities? Well what if you had something unique and custom made from one of your favorite authors? Not just signed...but actually designed by them and completely one-of-a-kind. Stay tuned for more information on that! We gotta keep a few things secret :)

Contests

We will be having some large giveaways and those include the Cover and Story contests. We will also be running the Comment Contest throughout the month of October. Information on all of this will be posted tomorrow and Saturday.

Pretty much each day we will be posting an "extra" giveaway during the evening. Those are special items that have been donated.

Each day both blogs will have an author guest post. Most of those posts will have a giveaway attached. Those items were donated by the author or from the publicist.

Twitter Party

Last year we had a twitter party and it was insane! It absolutely exceeded my expectations and we had a blast. We plan to do that again this year but we will have even more giveaways going on. People will have the chance to answer trivia questions (related to the author posts) and win books or swag. We will post more details on that next week.

Thanks to Tawni from Forever Design Studio for making this year's graphics!

Lie or Die Flash Fiction Showdown: Step 1: Submit Your Idea Now!

Here is your chance to come up with a story idea and have not 1 but 5 authors spin it into an 800 word flash fiction tale! That’s 5 different YA paranormal authors with their own style and their own creativity taking your idea in 5 directions! Where will they go? You’ll have to wait until Oct 19th to find out.  

But, for now, get your story idea in! You have from Sept 29, 2011 12:00am to Oct 8th, 2011 11:59pm EST to submit your ideas by choosing characters, conflict and abilities. Details are in the form, which is at the bottom of the post. Only entries into the form will be considered.

Anyone can enter their idea (open to international) and the winning idea will win a print book of their choice from one of the participating authors. What should you enter? Well, seeing as all of the authors are YA Paranormal writers,  chances are anything to do with a hot, young heroine/hero of the non-human type will spark their interest. But, so could a grotesque villain…Should it be regular old Earth or a dystopian world? Should unicorns frolic and mermaids flap about? Should there be a love triangle? YOU DECIDE!


Example:

Characters - "Bill" - a male vampire, tall, dark and boring, prefers computers to good times, over 150 years old. "Sookie" - a female human, blond, barmaid, perky, Southern, sweet and hospitable but will resort to extreme violence when provoked.

Conflict - Someone wants Sookie dead. People she knows are being killed and it looks like Sookie is next. AND, there's a new vampire in town. He's tall, blond, sexy and powerful. While Bill may be old reliable, there's just something about Eric that she can't resist.

Abilities - "Bill" - speed, strength, can heal with his blood. "Sookie" - telepathic, good with a shotgun.

On Oct 9th, our 5 expert judges a.k.a fabulous bloggers Fiktshun, Two Chicks on Books, Magical Urban Fantasy Reads,  A Life Bound by Books, and Taking it One Book at a Time, will choose THE IDEA, based purely on what sounds like the most fun to read about and announce it at Sunday, 6pm EST.

From there, the authors will have 10 days to take the idea and run with it. For more details about the Lie or Die event, >>>CLICK HERE<<< to visit the official event page. 

 Want to know a little bit more about the authors participating?

SM Reine

SM Reine: SM Reine is a writer and graphic designer obsessed with werewolves, the occult, and collecting swords. Her YA fantasy books, "Six Moon Summer" and "All Hallows' Moon," have been praised as "fresh and fast-paced" and "captivating." Sara spins tales of dark fantasy to escape the drudgery of the desert, where she lives with her husband and the Helpful Baby. Visit her at her website HERE.

G.P. Ching

G.P.Ching: Author of The Soulkeepers (DarkSide Publishing, 2011) and rebel suburbanite who makes wicked cookies, kicks patootie at Guitar Hero, and thinks guinea pigs are the perfect pet. Visit her at her website HERE.

Tiffany King

Tiffany King: Hi, my name is Tiffany King the author of the Paranormal/Romance YA novel “Meant to Be” and "Forgotten Souls" and I’m practically a native Floridian. My family and I have been here for the last fourteen years and have gotten quite used to the mild winters and scorching summers. I went back to school when I turned 31 and will finish up this spring. I wrote my book “Meant to Be” two years into my degree program and put it on hold while I finished school. Of course my degree has nothing to do with writing *drat* but that doesn’t mean that I’m not going to keep writing. During this process with “Meant to Be” I discovered just how much I love to write and I have many story ideas tucked away. Visit her at her website HERE.

Megan Duncan

Megan Duncan: Megan Duncan is a lover of all things paranormal, fantasy, sci-fi and anything just out of the ordinary. She is continually fighting her addiction to chocolate and living in her overactive imagination. Visit her at her website HERE.

K.A. Tucker

K.A.Tucker: Born in small-town Ontario, Kathleen published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She is a voracious reader and the farthest thing from a genre-snob, loving everything from High Fantasy to Chick Lit. Kathleen currently resides in a quaint small town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures. Asylum, the sequel to Anathema,  will be released January, 2012. Visit her at her website HERE.

UPDATE: Starting Friday, 9/30, for a daily chance to win an eBook from Amazon of one of the participating author's books of your choice, submit your idea and tweet the following:

"I submitted my story idea for the #LieOrDie event! Go submit yours http://bit.ly/oAbLbI!"

You only need to submit one idea, but you can have a chance to win an eBook each day through October 8th, by tweeting and spreading the word. The daily winners will be announced on Twitter.

So, now it's YOUR turn!

Give the authors YOUR ideas! 

Mighty Bright XtraFlex2 Book Light 

Review: 5 Stars - It’s easy for me to say that I've been a fan of Mighty Bright book lights for years now. They are my go-to book light. They have changed over the years, become smaller, brighter, batteries last longer and the arm of the light changed from the stiff thing that only bends at 2 or 3 joints to something flexible and pliable. With one of the newest book lights from Mighty Bright they have stepped things up again and made the light have two settings.

Click for more info.

With the latest find from Mighty Bright, the XtraFlex2, I knew I’d found a book light that was the perfect fit for me. I’ve purchased many lights from Mighty Bright in the past and now this has become my favorite!

I love the fact that it now has two brightness settings! It makes using it to read on both my Kindle and books (hard cover or soft cover) perfect. Seriously, if you have this light, there’s no need to own two different lights, one for Kindle or one for actual books.

Light weight, easy to use, sturdy, added bonus of two brightness settings, there’s not much more I could have asked for when we’re talking book lights. I love my Mighty Bright of the past, present and will continue to love them on into the future.

For more information on Mighty Bright, their products and where you can purchase your own book light that you'll also fall in love with - please visit their website >>>HERE<<<

A HUGE thank you goes out to Mighty Bright for the book light to review. 

FTC Disclaimer: I did NOT pay for this book light, nor have I been compensated at all in any way or means for reading and writing this HONEST review.

"Waiting On" Wednesday is an event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. The purpose of this weekly event is to spotlight a soon-to-be-released book that you are very much anticipating. "Waiting On" Wednesday will also give bloggers an opportunity to share ideas for our TBR lists.

Title: Saving June
Author: Hannah Harrington
Publisher: Harlequin, 336 Pages (November 22nd 2011)
Preorder here: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, The Book Depository

Synopsis: When her older sister commits suicide and her divorcing parents decide to divide the ashes, Harper Scott takes her sister's urn to the one place June always wanted to go: California. On the road with her best friend, plus an intriguing guy with a mysterious connection to June, Harper discovers truths about her sister, herself and life.

The synopsis for this has so many things that make this a book I want to read. It sounds like one of those books with a lot of emotion running through it. I can't wait, what about you?

*covers are always subject to change.
*I am not compensated at all for any of the links within this post.