#AudiobookMonth Tip: How to Save Money on Audiobooks

Do you love audiobooks?  Want to learn ways to save money and get more books?

Top Audiobook Money Saving Tips

• Whispersync
• Free Book with Free 30 Day Trial Audible Membership
• Audible Membership
• Giveaways
• Libraries

Whispersync for Voice:  Whispersynch is my favorite way to save money on audiobooks.  Want to give it a try?  Ivy Granger books qualify for Whispersynch, including Shadow Sight, Ghost Light, Club Nexus, Burning, Bright, and Birthright.  Grab the Kindle book for $2.99-$3.99, and Amazon and Audible will offer you a low price of $1.99 to add the audiobook on Audible!  That's a HUGE savings over the audiobook retail price and you get both books.

(Pro Tip:  Switch seamlessly between reading the Kindle book and listening to the audiobook.  Watch this great video on using Whisperync to see how easy it is.)

Free Book with Audible Trial:  If you are thinking about trying a monthly Audible membership for the first time, be sure to get your Free Book when you sign up.  The Audible membership is free the first month and a low, monthly fee after that.  You can cancel at any time, which means there's no obligation to stick with Audible after your free trial.  Follow this link to get Shadow Sight free, and embark on your new membership and kick off the Ivy Granger series.

(Want to get your free book, but have already listened to Shadow Sight?  Here are links to begin your free Audible trial with any Ivy Granger book!  Blood and Mistletoe.  Ghost Light.  Club Nexus.  Burning Bright.  Birthright.)

Audible Membership:  As mentioned above, it's free to sign up for a new Audible membership.  But even if you've had a membership in the past and don't qualify for the freebie, it's a low, set monthly price, they'll exchange a book if you don't like it, and you can cancel at any time (your books are yours to keep).  Let's face it.  Audiobooks, especially full-length novels, can be expensive.  If you listen to a lot of audiobooks, this is a great way to save money.  You get one book per month for $14.95 which works out to around a $5 savings.  That's a savings of $60 per year.  Not too shabby, especially when you combine it with some of these other tips and tricks.

(Pro Tip:  Use your Audible membership for the most expensive books on your TBR list, and pay out-of-pocket for shorter, cheap reads.)

Giveaways:  Keep an eye out for giveaways.   Follow your favorite book blogs, do a Google search, or follow audiobook Facebook groups.  This can be a great way to win an audiobook, or audio related swag (such as these gorgeous, custom earbuds I'm giving away this month).

(Pro Tip: When looking for blogs or Facebook groups search for "audio book" and "audiobook" since both spellings are used.)

Libraries:  Many libraries offer audiobooks.  If you don't mind waiting on the hold's list, this can be a great way to supplement your monthly listening with free reads.

Happy Audiobook Month!

What are your favorite audiobook money saving tips?

E.J. Stevens Coming to Dragon Con 2016

NEWS:  It's official!  I will be at Dragon Con 2016.

I am so happy to be returning to Atlanta for this event.  I hope to see you there!

Will you be at Dragon Con 2016?

One Smoking Hot Fairy Tail Giveaway Winner

Congratulations Debby the winner of the One Smoking Hot Fairy Tail Giveaway at From the Shadows!  Debby will receive ONE SMOKING HOT FAIRY TAIL by Kevin James Breaux and surprise swag from the author.

Thank you to all who entered!

*Giveaway winner randomly selected using Random.org*

Vista d'Ombra Italian Trade Paperback Release

Vista d'Ombra the Italian edition of Shadow Sight now available in Trade Paperback!

Shadow Sight Italian Translation Vista d'Ombra

Vista d'Ombra by E.J. Stevens, translated by Carmelo M. Tidona.

Vincitore del Prg Reviewer's Choice Award come Miglior Romanzo Fantasy Paranormale e finalista come Migliore Serie Urban fantasy.

Benvenuti a Harborsmouth, dove i mostri camminano per le strade non visti dagli umani. . . a parte quelli con la seconda vista, come Ivy Granger.

Vista d'Ombra è il primo romanzo della serie urban fantasy di Ivy Granger scritta da E.J. Stevens.Il mondo di Ivy Granger, che include le serie Ivy Granger Detective Psichica e La Gilda dei Cacciatori, è pieno di azione, giallo paranormale, magia, umorismo nero, personaggi bizzarri, vampiri succhiasangue, demoni provocanti, gargoyle sarcastici, mutaforma sexy, streghe lunatiche, fate psicotiche e irriverenti eroine.

Genre: Paranormal Mystery, Urban Fantasy
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Trade Paperback

Amazon US | Amazon IT

Ebook

Amazon US | Amazon IT | Kobo | Barnes and Noble | iTunes

Happy reading!

Dublin Ireland 2016

I recently stopped in Dublin, Ireland as part of my 2016 book tour.  It had been 22 years since I'd last been in Ireland.  It is still as enchanting as ever.

These photos are from the book signing event.

E.J. Stevens Book Signing at the Irish Writer's Centre

Dublin, Ireland

Dublin is filled with amazing museums and libraries.  The Book of Kells and the Old Library at Trinity College were gorgeous, and the Chester Beatty Library was a museum of book treasures.  These places were a book lover's paradise!

I also had the pleasure of viewing the exhibits at Dublin Castle.

I enjoyed the National Museum of Ireland's Archaeology Museum so much, I visited multiple times during my stay in Dublin.

I love Gothic architecture, and spent an afternoon visiting Christ Church Cathedral and its crypt with cover model Ratimir Grobnicki and his lovely girlfriend.  We grabbed a pint at Darkey Kelly pub, named for a woman who was burned for witchcraft and later discovered to be Ireland's first serial killer, and did a bit of comic book shopping.  So much fun!

I made it outside the city a few times, and loved Malahide Castle and grounds.

 Have you visited Dublin?  What are your favorite things to see? 

Birthright Audiobook Release Party Swag Giveaway

Happy Audiobook Month!  To celebrate Audiobook Month and the audio release of BIRTHRIGHT, the fourth full-length novel in the award-winning Ivy Granger urban fantasy series, we're giving away an Ivy Granger swag pack.

Birthright (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective #4) by E.J. Stevens, narrated by Melanie Mason and Anthony Bowling.

Being a faerie princess isn't what it's cracked up to be...

Ivy must go to Faerie, but the gateway to the Wisp Court is through Tech Duinn, the house of Donn—Celtic god of the dead. Just her luck.

Unable to share her secret with Jinx, and with Jenna called away on Hunters' Guild business, Ivy must rely on Ceff and Torn to lead her to Death's door, literally, and back again. As if that wasn't dangerous enough, there's no saying what horrors lay in store within the Faerie realm. Too bad the Wisp Court is the one lead Ivy has in the search for her father—and possible salvation.

Maybe hiding away and dodging sidhe assassins isn't so bad after all.

BTS Red Carpet Award winner for Best Novel, finalist for Best Cover, PRG Reviewer's Choice Award finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series, and winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Urban Fantasy Novel.

Buy Now at Amazon, iTunes, Audible UK, and Audible.

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
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About the Author:

E.J. Stevens is the author of the HUNTERS' GUILD urban fantasy series, the SPIRIT GUIDE young adult series, and the award-winning IVY GRANGER urban fantasy series. She is known for filling pages with quirky characters, bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines.

BTS Red Carpet Award winner for Best Novel, and winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel, Best Young Adult Paranormal Series, Best Urban Fantasy Novel, and finalist for Best Young Adult Paranormal Novel and Best Urban Fantasy Series.

When E.J. isn't at her writing desk she enjoys dancing along seaside cliffs, singing in graveyards, and sleeping in faerie circles. E.J. currently resides in a magical forest on the coast of Maine where she finds daily inspiration for her writing.

About the Narrators:

Melanie A. Mason is a voice actress known for Ghost Hunt, Fairy Tale, Blassreiter, and Case Closed.  Anthony Bowling is a voice actor known for Samurai 7, Baka and Test, Sekirei, Ultimate Otaku Teacher, Is This A Zombie?, and The Devil is a Part-Timer.

Birthright Audiobook Release Swag Giveaway

We are giving away a button, pen, custom earbuds, and a signed Birthright mini poster to one lucky winner!

To enter, please use the Rafflecopter form below.  This giveaway is international.  Giveaway ends June 29, 2016.

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Good luck!

New Release: Schattensicht German Edition of Shadow Sight

Do you read German novels?  Would you like to learn German by reading urban fantasy?  You're in luck!  Schattensicht, the German language edition of Shadow Sight, is now available.

Schattensicht (Ivy Granger, Detektivin für paranormale Fälle #1) by E.J. Stevens, translated by Frank Dietz.

English Blurb:

Winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel and finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series.

Welcome to Harborsmouth, where monsters walk the streets unseen by humans...except those with second sight, like Ivy Granger.

Some things are best left unseen...

German Blurb:

Gewinner des PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel und in der Endauswahl für Best Urban Fantasy Series.

Willkommen in Harborsmouth, wo Monster durch die Straßen laufen, ohne dass die Menschen sie erkennen ... mit Ausnahme jener, die über das zweite Gesicht verfügen, wie Ivy Granger.

Manche Dinge sollten lieber verborgen bleiben ...

Schattensicht available at

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE 
 Kobo | Barnes & Noble | iTunes

Shadow Sight also available in English and Italian, and the Spanish language edition is coming late 2016.

Book Giveaway: One Smoking Hot Fairy Tail by Kevin James Breaux

Today we have a special treat for our readers.  We are giving away ONE SMOKING HOT FAIRY TAIL by Kevin James Breaux to one lucky winner!

One Smoking Hot Fairy Tail by Kevin James Breaux

America’s population is slowly dying due to an epidemic, and Alexander, an ancient, immortal shaman, has medicine that can heal people. It has one small side effect—Alexander’s able to control the minds of anyone taking the drug, nicknamed “dust.”

Alexander plans to take over the country once dust is released to the general public, crushing anyone who stands in the way. He needs just a little bit more of a certain magical ingredient to make the medication work properly: fairy wings.

An intelligent, stunning fairy, Sabrina was also America’s sweetheart—until a video of a crime she was involved in surfaces, nearly destroying her. A year later, she’s finally ready to step back into the spotlight. Together with her bodyguard, Mira, a water spirit in human form, Sabrina’s prepared to start over.

Things are starting to look up until she meets Alexander in a club and goes from social outcast to tortured captive in the blink of an eye. Will she be able to escape the evil shaman and his mind-controlled slaves in time to save herself and everyone she cares about?

Release Date: April 6, 2016
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
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One Smoking Hot Fairy Tail Giveaway

We are giving away ONE SMOKING HOT FAIRY TAIL by Kevin James Breaux and surprise swag from the author.

To enter, please leave a comment below (and include your email address so we may contact you if you win).  This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only.  Giveaway ends June 22, 2016 midnight EST.

Good luck!

Day's Journey (Science Fiction) Book Giveaway Winners

Congratulations ltgmsg, Nancy J., and Mary P. the winners of the Day's Journey Book Giveaway at From the Shadows.  Winners will receive ebook copies of Day's Journey (Girl from the Stars) by Cheree Alsop.

Thank you to all who entered.

**Winners randomly selected using Random.org**