{"id":5875,"date":"2013-07-01T16:51:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T21:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2013\/07\/01\/giveaway-10-read-aamp-share-copies-of-melrin-s-blade\/"},"modified":"2013-07-01T16:51:58","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T21:51:58","slug":"giveaway-10-read-aamp-share-copies-of-melrin-s-blade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2013\/07\/01\/giveaway-10-read-aamp-share-copies-of-melrin-s-blade\/","title":{"rendered":"GIVEAWAY: 10 Read &amp; Share Copies of Melrin&#8217;s Blade!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I&#8217;m giving away 10 &#8220;Read &amp; Share&#8221; copies of MERLIN&#8217;S BLADE<\/strong>, book 1 of The Merlin Spiral.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does &#8220;Read &amp; Share&#8221; mean?<\/strong>  It means that you promise to pass the copy on to someone else after you read it! Here are the specifics:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Before reading the novel, you register your copy at the website for the series.  Once you confirm your registration, you&#8217;ll get a FREE EXCLUSIVE link to a sneak-preview of the next book in the series: MERLIN&#8217;S SHADOW.<\/li>\n<li>After reading the novel, you promptly give the novel to someone outside your immediate family, and you show them this agreement to make sure they understand the terms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>To enter the giveaway,<\/strong> just comment between now and July 16th on one of the following posts: this blog, on Facebook, or on Google+, and I&#8217;ll select the winners form the combined list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you comment,<\/strong> be sure to leave your <strong>NAME<\/strong> and the closest <strong>MAJOR CITY<\/strong> from where you live. My goal is to geographically spread the books out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And my apologies to international fans<\/strong> &#8230; due to exorbitant shipping costs, I have to confine the giveaway to the USA &amp; Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"goleft\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kingarthur.org.uk\/images\/Merlins_Blade_331x500.jpg?w=250\" \/><strong>If you&#8217;re not familiar with Merlin&#8217;s Blade<\/strong>, here&#8217;s the text from the back cover of the book:<\/p>\n<h3>Merlin&#8217;s Greatest Weakness Could Become His Greatest Strength<\/h3>\n<p>When a meteorite crashes near a small village in fifth-century Britain, it brings with it a mysterious black stone that bewitches anyone who comes in contact with its glow&mdash;a power the druids hope to use to destroy King Uthur&#8217;s kingdom. <\/p>\n<p>The only person who seems immune is a young, shy, half-blind swordsmith&#8217;s son named Merlin.<\/p>\n<p>As his family, village, and even the young Arthur, are placed in danger, Merlin must face his fears and his blindness to take hold of the role ordained for him. <\/p>\n<p>But when he is surrounded by adversaries, how will he save the girl he cherishes and rid Britain of this deadly evil &#8230; without losing his life?<\/p>\n<p>Book includes location map and detailed character index.<\/p>\n<p>Views: 61<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nI&#8217;m giving away 10 &#8220;Read &amp; Share&#8221; copies of MERLIN&#8217;S BLADE, book 1 of The Merlin Spiral. 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