{"id":5889,"date":"2013-02-02T00:48:06","date_gmt":"2013-02-02T06:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2013\/02\/02\/first-time-ever-win-a-free-copy-of-merlin-s-blade\/"},"modified":"2013-02-02T00:48:06","modified_gmt":"2013-02-02T06:48:06","slug":"first-time-ever-win-a-free-copy-of-merlin-s-blade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2013\/02\/02\/first-time-ever-win-a-free-copy-of-merlin-s-blade\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST TIME EVER: Win a free copy of Merlin&#8217;s Blade!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.EpicTales.org\/images\/Robert\/MB_ARC_PIC.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"goright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.EpicTales.org\/images\/Robert\/MB_ARC_PIC.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Merlin's Blade\" title=\"Merlin's Blade\"  \/><\/a><strong>Yes, it&#8217;s true!  I now hold in my hands an actual printed copy of MERLIN&#8217;S BLADE from Zondervan!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>It has been a long journey<\/strong> to get to this point since I began writing in 2006&mdash;but it is well worth it!<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but <strong>I&#8217;m GIVING TWO COPIES AWAY FREE<\/strong> over at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/giveaway\/show\/43476-merlin-s-blade?auto_login_attempted=true&amp;auto_login_attempted=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoodReads.com<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Now, keep in mind that these are uncorrected proofs (known as Advanced Reader Copies, or ARCs), but they are still awesome to hold and read.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All I ask of a winner is the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the novel prior to April<\/li>\n<li>Post an honest review and rating on Goodreads<\/li>\n<li>Post a review on Amazon.com once the novel&#8217;s review section opens up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><em><strong>Goodreads will decide the winners on February 7th, so sign up soon!<\/strong><\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<div id=\"goodreadsGiveawayWidget43476\"><!-- Show static html as a placeholder in case js is not enabled --><\/p>\n<div class=\"goodreadsGiveawayWidget\" style=\"max-width: 350px; margin: 10px auto; padding: 10px 15px; border: 2px solid #EBE8D5; border-radius: 10px;\">\n<style>\n.goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px;\nfont-style: normal; background: white; }\n.goodreadsGiveawayWidget img { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; }\n.goodreadsGiveawayWidget a { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0; color: #660; text-decoration: none; }\n.goodreadsGiveawayWidget a:visted { color: #660; text-decoration: none; }\n.goodreadsGiveawayWidget a:hover { color: #660; text-decoration: underline !important; }\n.goodreadsGiveawayWidget p { margin: 0 0 .5em !important; padding: 0; }\n.goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink { display: block; width: 150px; margin: 10px auto 0 !important; padding: 0px 5px !important;\ntext-align: center; line-height: 1.8em; color: #222; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;\nborder: 1px solid #6A6454; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;\nbackground-image:url(http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/images\/layout\/gr_button4.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-color:#BBB596;\noutline: 0; white-space: nowrap;\n}\n.goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink:hover { background-image:url(http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/images\/layout\/gr_button4_hover.gif);\ncolor: black; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px !important; padding: 0 !important; font-style: italic; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; color: #555;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a> Book Giveaway<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<div style=\"float: left;\">\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/15740507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Merlin's Blade by Robert Treskillard\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d.gr-assets.com\/books\/1354719801l\/15740507.jpg?w=100\" title=\"Merlin's Blade by Robert Treskillard\"  \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 0 110px !important; padding: 0 0 0 0 !important;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/15740507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merlin&#8217;s Blade<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; padding: 0; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\nby <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/6437336.Robert_Treskillard\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Treskillard<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<div class=\"giveaway_details\">\n<p>\nGiveaway ends February 07, 2013.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSee the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/giveaway\/show\/43476\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">giveaway details<\/a><br \/>\nat Goodreads.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/giveaway\/enter_choose_address\/43476\" class=\"goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enter to win<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/giveaway\/widget\/43476\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Views: 67<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nYes, it&#8217;s true! 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