Giveaways and Countdown to "Encore!"

Three weeks to go until the release of Encore (Blue Notes #5) from Dreamspinner Press! I am SO excited for you all to read this one--it's my favorite so far in the series and is a bit of a glimpse into a past I share with these characters. Want a chance to win one or all of the first four Blue Notes books? Be sure to read the instructions at the end of this post to get yourself entered!

Like the other Blue Notes Series books, Encore, is a standalone novel. Readers who have read the other Blue Notes novels will recognize some of the secondary characters, but if you haven't read those yet, this is a great book to start with because it is the first, chronologically, in the series (and probably will stay that way, since I doubt I'll be heading back in time beyond where this book starts in the early 1970s). For those who have read all or some of the books in the series, I hope you'll enjoy getting to see Alex Bishop ( Prelude ), David Somers (Prelude), and Cary Redding ( The Melody Thief ) before they were superstars.

In the coming weeks, I'll be sharing excerpts from the book and letting you know about a terrific Encore blog tour giveaway I'll be running starting on release day, November 11th! But before that giveaway, I've got two others to tell you about:

First, I've got a Goodreads giveaway where you can win a paperback copy of Prelude.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Prelude
by Shira Anthony

Giveaway ends November 11, 2013.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Last, but hardly least.... Do you want a chance to win a Complete Set of Blue Notes Series books? I'm giving away a signed set of 4 books (US readers) or a set of ebooks (non-US readers) on November 1st to celebrate the countdown to Encore's release. Enter here: Blue Notes Paperback Giveaway

I'll leave you with the blurb and an excerpt from Encore - after high school graduation, the first time John and Roger have sex. Good luck on the drawings everyone! -Shira

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Encore, by Shira Anthony from Dreamspinner Press pre-order link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4353&cPath=55_484

Blurb: A Blue Notes Novel

Cool kid violinist Roger Nelson doesn’t give a damn about anything. Wannabe conductor John Fuchs is awkward, effeminate, and just figuring out he’s gay. Despite their differences, they become friends—then lovers—and after college, they try to make it work. But it’s the 1970s, and Roger can’t bring himself to admit he’s gay. Worse, after his brother is killed in Vietnam, Roger tries to live up to his memory and be the perfect son. Then after suffering one tragedy too many, he makes the biggest mistake of his life: Roger pushes John away.

Through the years, they dance around the truth and in and out of each other’s lives, never quite able to let go. Twenty years later, Roger still carries the pain of losing his dream of a brilliant career with him, while John is a superstar conductor with a wild reputation. John’s off-stage antics get him plenty of attention, good and bad, though deep down, he wants only Roger. Finally determined to hold on to what really matters, Roger asks John for another chance, and when John panics and runs, Roger has to convince him to listen to his heart.

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