FamilyFiction Magazine and Karen Kingsbury Book Giveaway

16 Dec 2011 248 Comments

by Heather H. in 12 Days of Christmas, Book Shelf

Please note, this giveaway is not affiliated with Karen Kingsbury or her publishers. If you’d like to leave a comment for Karen, direct them to her website. Thanks for visiting! ~Heather)

My favorite way to spend a lazy day off is to get lost in a bookstore. (Which some people may find odd since I work in a library.) I can spend hours browsing, reading, and sipping Passion Tea while nibbling pastries. My family and friends will testify that when I travel out-of-town I have to visit at least one bookstore before heading home.

Those “mini-vacations” to the local Christian bookstore or Barnes and Noble are my chance to expand more than my bookshelf (which is groaning from the weight of so many books.) I become giddy at the prospect of discovering a new author, finding a title that I haven’t read from a favorite author , or unearthing a book that would never make it into my online shopping cart.

To my dismay I rarely have the pleasure of walking into a brick and mortar bookstore.

Since my bookstore trips have been depressingly few this year, I rely heavily on word of mouth via online groups and websites to point me in the direction of what to read next.

This year I discovered the digital magazine FamilyFiction.
It’s like having your own personal librarian or
bookstore clerk at your fingertips 24/7. A bonus is their Facebook and Twitter pages which provide up-to-date news from the Christian fiction world including a current list of free ebooks, author interviews, new releases, DVDs and more.

I love the FamilyFiction motto:
“Celebrating Christian storytelling of all kinds: Amish, Historicals, Romance, Suspense, SF/Fantasy, Contemporary and YA. Because everyone deserves a good story.”

I work in a library and I’m often encouraging (and prodding) patrons to read books out of their norm. I tend to gravitate toward romantic suspense. FamilyFiction reviews a variety of genre’s, helping me practice what I preach. I delight in finding an unexpected treasure in a book I wouldn’t have selected on my own.

FamilyFiction is giving one of you a  copy of Karen Kingsbury 3-in-1 edition “Forever Faithful: The Complete Trilogy” (which features “Waiting For Morning,” “Halfway to Forever,” and “Joy Comes in the Morning.” )

To enter for a chance to win, just comment on this post. (There’s also a chance for bonus entries.

Chris Well, Editor of FamilyFiction is visiting to tell us about the magazine.

OA: Chris, what is the story behind FamilyFiction?

FF: Our mission is to be a news source for Christian fiction readers — providing news, features, and author interviews. We cover nearly every category of Christian fiction, including Amish fiction, Suspense, Historical, YA/Teen, Romance, Speculative fiction, children’s books, comics & animation, and movies & DVDs.

We keep our readers updated through a digital magazine, a weekly email newsletter, and a comprehensive website. Since our website launch in January 2011, we have been constantly adding new content to our database — and, as of this writing, have more than 670 authors pages, more than 2700 listed books, nearly 500 book trailers, nearly 300 listed movies and DVDs, and nearly 150 movie and DVD trailers. And we keep adding more authors, more books, and more movies all the time!

Thanks to Chris and FamilyFiction for joining us! Tomorrow’s guest is Irene Hannon. Don’t forget, you can enter each giveaway of the 12 Days of Christmas. Click here to see what (and who) you’ve missed.

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HOW TO ENTER THE BOOK GIVEAWAY

But First the Rules. Please read over them, they’ll likely answer any questions you have about the giveaway-if not, ask away.

This giveaway is open to everyone!!! (No residency restrictions!) 

Here’s how you can enter to win a copy of “Forever Faithful” featuring all three novels from the series by Karen Kingsbury.

1. Simply leave a comment under this post, with your name and email address (so I can contact you if you win! Email addresses are used for this contest only. I don’t collect or sell email addresses.)
   

BONUS ENTRIES (Leave a Separate Comment for each action you complete stating what you did along with your name and email.)

• Post a comment with your favorite author, book or genre.
• Visit the FamilyFiction website

• Like Family Fiction on FacebookContemporary, Romance, Amish, Historicals, http://www.Facebook.com/FamilyFictionSuspense, Comics, YA http://www.Facebook.com/FamilyFiction.Edge

• Follow Family Fiction on Twitter
• Visit Karen Kingbury’s website

The giveaway closes on Friday, Dec. 23 at 11:59pm. Winners will be announced on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 2p.m. Please check back every day through Dec. 23 for a different giveaway and interviews with authors. You can enter all of the giveaways but you can only win once.

*This post may contain affiliate links.

The giveaway is in no way affiliated with Karen Kingsbury or her publisher.