Win All 6 of the Hayle Coven Novels by Patti Larsen - Indie Author Giveaway Hop

This giveaway is part of the Indie Author Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and ME! There are a lot of great blogs participating in this hop. After you enter here, hop over and enter their giveaways too.

While you are here, please also check out the other giveaway I have going on which also features an Indie author. You can win a $10 Amazon gift card or a copy of The Destiny of Shaitan by Laxmi Hariharan. 

The Indie Author Giveaway Hop is to support all of the great indie authors out there. Many times these authors are overlooked by readers since they are not with "the big 6" publishers. However, I have read many books that are self published or published by a small press that are just as good as, and in many cases better, than some books that are traditionally published. Don't be afraid to give indie authors a try. You may just discover a hidden gem.

Which brings me to MY GIVEAWAY. Patti Larsen is one of the many great self published authors that I have had the pleasure of reading since I started Krazy Book Lady. In fact, Patti is now one of my favorite authors, and I adore Sydlynn Hayle and the Hayle Coven Novels. 

I am very excited for the chance to offer 1 winner eBooks of ALL 6 of the Hayle Coven Novels by Patti Larsen! 

 Click on the images above to find out more.

The Hayle Coven Novels follow the adventures of Sydlynn Hayle, a half witch/half demon teenager who just wants to be ordinary with a normal family and a normal life. The first one, Family Magic, was published in October 2011, and the most recent, Gate Keeper, is newly released. Patti Larsen knocks them out with surprising speed, so catch up on this amazing series now before she releases more!

You can find out more at pattilarsen.com. 

How to enter:

Be a follower of Krazy Book Lady in whatever way you choose. Then fill out the form below.

Additional optional entries:

+1 Follow Patti Larsen on Twitter.

+1 Like Patti Larsen on Facebook.

+1 Add Patti Larsen on Google+.

+1 Leave a blog post comment.

Giveaway Details:

This giveaway is open internationally. Giveaway is open until midnight EST on June 19. Must be 13 or older to enter. Winner will be emailed, and this blog post will be updated to reflect the winner. Winner will have three days to respond, or a new winner will be selected.

Sorry! This giveaway is now over.

Winner: Darlene 

Witch Hunt by Patti Larsen - Review

Witch Hunt by Patti Larsen

The Hayle Coven Novels, Book 2

Published: November 19, 2011

Teen witch Sydlynn Hayle finally did it. Despite the fact she's a social outcast, Syd finally made friends. Even the captain of the football team wants to be her boyfriend. When an ancient power is freed to ravage her new town, Syd does her best to help her family fight. Too bad the mysterious Chosen of the Light don't see things her way. Their interference could lead to her family's destruction.

My Review:

Syd has started accepting her powers and learning how to use them. She also finally has friends and even a boyfriend. So what can go wrong now? Well, everything when you are a half witch/half demon like Syd. Not only is there an ancient power feeding on people with magical powers that has her family stumped on how to find it and fight it, there is also a group of witch hunters who know what Syd is. How is Syd going to maintain any hint of normalcy with all of that going on?

The Hayle Coven novels is probably my current favorite series. Each one blends together but is also a complete story on its own, which is a great find in YA. Syd is amazing. I also love Syd's crazy grandmother, who needs chocolate and tequila to keep her from getting out of hand. Syd is complex, funny, snarky, and has a fierce love for her family. Syd would love to be normal, and she has an internal struggle between that desire, her powers and her loyalty to her family. To top it off, while worrying about the possible death of her family, her coven and herself, she can't deny that she has an attraction to the sexy Quaid (who we met in the first book), even if she does have a boyfriend. Patti Larsen gives her readers the perfect combination of action, adventure, comedy, and love. (Age appropriate love, I might add.)

I really enjoyed reading Witch Hunt and can't wait to read the next installment of Syd's adventures. Thankfully, I won't have to wait long because the next two books in the Hayle Coven novels are already available. I would recommend Witch Hunt, as well as the rest of the Hayle Coven novels, to anyone who enjoys paranormal YA.

A copy was provided by the author for review.

About the author:

Patti Larsen has a serious passion for YA paranormal and thrillers. Now with multiple series in happy publication, she lives on the East Coast of Canada with her patient husband and four massive cats.

Patti currently has 17 novels published, with more on the way.

You can find Patti on her website, Facebook, and Twitter. 

Check out my review of Family Magic, the Hayle Coven novels #1.
You can also see my review of Smoke and Magic by Patti Larsen.    

Family Magic by Patti Larsen - Review

Family Magic (The Hayle Coven novels, #1)  
by Patti Larsen
Genre: YA Paranormal
Published: October 2011

Sixteen-year-old Sydlynn Hayle is the daughter of a powerful witch and a demon lord of the seventh plane. The trouble is, she just wants to be ordinary. Syd struggles to survive the minefield of her new high school while being torn between her attraction to football hero Brad Peters and the darkly mysterious Quaid Moromond. When her coven comes under attack, Syd is forced to face the fact only her power can save her family’s magic.

 Read a teaser that I posted.

My review:
Sydlynn's mom is the coven leader, her dad is a demon, her grandmother lost her mind while defending the family, her uncle is a vampire who lives in the basement and sleeps in a cupboard, her pet is a demon in a cat body, and her little sister has to disguise her appearance (because she has horns) when she goes out in public. And that is just in a "normal" day. Syd doesn't want to be a part of it anymore and is just waiting for the day when she turns 18 and can get out. However, she soon realizes it isn't that easy. When her family is attacked, Syd must stop being passive about her magic and learn how to use it. She must also learn how to control the demon side of her or risk having it take over.

This book has a little of everything. Magic, witches, demons, vampires, young love, family conflicts, teen angst. The initial thought may be that there is just way too much going on in one story. However, the focus is clearly on the magic and on Syd being half witch/half demon. The other things are more secondary to the main elements, and they just come into play to effectively support and add interest to the story.

I think Syd is one of my all-time favorite characters. She is funny and snarky but has a fierce love for her family. (You can read more about Syd in Patti Larsen's guest post, Just Who is Sydlynn Hayle?) I am ready to follow Syd's journey through this series. Patti Larsen is clearly a brilliant author who does an outstanding job of drawing in her readers. She describes her characters and the settings beautifully. You can picture a demon raising even if you haven't ever been to one. I was hooked from the first paragraph. I thoroughly enjoyed Family Magic, and I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys paranormal novels.

Provided by the author for review.

About the author:
Patti Larsen is a middle grade, young adult and adult author with a passion for the paranormal. Her YA thriller series, The Hunted, is available now. The first four books of The Hayle Coven series, Family Magic, Witch Hunt, Demon Child and The Wild are out now. Her YA paranormal novel, Best Friends Forever, and steampunk series, Blood and Gold, are due early in 2012. She is a full time writer and a part time teacher of her Get Your Book Done program. Patti lives on the East Coast of Canada with her very patient husband and four massive cats.

You can find Patti Larsen on her site, Twitter, and Facebook.  

Giveaway Hop: Family Magic by Patti Larsen

This giveaway is part of the Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Martha's Bookshelf. There are a lot of great blogs participating in this hop. After you enter here, hop over and enter their giveaways too.  

Please also check out the other giveaways that I currently have. They can be located in the right sidebar.


My Giveaway:
1 *signed* print copy of Family Magic by Patti Larsen to one winner.

My review will be ready soon. Until then, please enjoy this teaser I posted.

Family Magic (Book One of the Hayle Coven novels)
 
Sixteen-year-old Sydlynn Hayle is the daughter of a powerful witch and a demon lord of the seventh plane. The trouble is, she just wants to be ordinary. Syd struggles to survive the minefield of her new high school while being torn between her attraction to football hero Brad Peters and the darkly mysterious Quaid Moromond. When her coven comes under attack, Syd is forced to face the fact only her power can save her family’s magic.

How to enter:
I decided to do something a little different for this giveaway. I am asking you to answer one Family Magic related question. 

For the first entry, provide your name, email, and the answer to the following question in the form below. The question is: what is one of two things that is used when the grandmother is out of control? The answer can be found in the guest post by Patti Larsen, Just Who is Sydlynn Hayle?

Additional optional entries: (For 5 total entries.)
+1 Follow Krazy Book Lady on Twitter.
+1 Like Krazy Book Lady on Facebook.
+1 Follow Patti Larsen on Twitter.
+1 Like Patti Larsen on Facebook.

Please do not leave emails or usernames in the blog post comments. Please include usernames, etc, in the comments section provided on the entry form.

Giveaway details:
Giveaway is open internationally. This giveaway will run until midnight EST on January 18. Must be 13 or older to enter. Winner will be chosen using Random.org. Winner will be emailed and this blog post will be updated to include the name of the winner. Winner has 3 days to contact me or a new winner will be selected.

Thank you for entering and good luck!

Sorry! This giveaway is now closed.

Winner: Mary R.

Just Who is Sydlynn Hayle? Guest Post by Patti Larsen

Guest post by Patti Larsen, author of Family Magic (Book One of The Hayle Coven novels)

Just Who is Sydlynn Hayle, Anyway?

Family Magic was the first book I wrote in the YA paranormal genre and to this day, three years later, she and I share a special bond--partly because I adore her so much and partly because she just won’t leave me alone!

So in honor of her and the impact she’s had on my life, I’d love to share some fun facts about her and Family Magic:

• The idea came to me when Syd woke me in the middle of the night, her voice telling me I’d better get up and write down what she had to say and nagged me until I did.

• There were originally only five books in the series. But when I was in the middle of writing book two, Syd happily informed me there was so much more to her story than could be covered in just five. Imagine. The count is currently up to 16 and may hit 20.

• Each book is part of a quadrilogy--four books per section--so the first quadrilogy is now out! (Family Magic, Witch Hunt, Demon Child and The Wild)

• Syd is half witch, half demon. Her mother leads her coven and her father is a Demon Lord. (but a nice one :-) )

• She has a crazy grandmother named Ethpeal who can only be controlled with chocolate and tequila.

• Syd’s Uncle Frank is a vampire who lives in the basement with his undead girlfriend, Sunny. Rather than coffins, they sleep in cupboards so they don’t creep out the family.

• Her little sister Meira looks like a demon, but she’s okay with that. It makes Syd jealous sometimes that Meira is so comfortable with who she is.

• Syd’s closest confidant is a snarky silver Persian named Sassafras, a demon boy trapped in a fat cat body.

• She basically has two moms--her real one and her mother’s best friend, Erica, who tries her best to control Syd’s life.

• Syd’s least favorite school subject is English, but only because her teacher has it in for her.

• She loves chocolate and anything junk foodie she can get her hands on, especially when she’s lonely and stressed.

• Syd’s favorite sport is soccer and she’s a kick-ass player.

• She would choose ponytails and jeans over dressing up any day.

• Syd has the BIGGEST crush on Brad Peters, the captain of the football team, and when she sees him she can barely talk.

• Even though she’s being bullied, she can’t use her magic to protect herself, not that she’d want to. Not only does it make her nauseated when she casts spells, it’s against coven laws. Sucks, right?

• Syd has never had a best friend. Ever.

• Her only desire in life, the only thing that would make her happy, is if she could be ordinary, normal and just like everyone else.

Syd’s life and evolution, in a nutshell. Best way to find out more? Check out Family Magic, of course! Happy reading!

About the Author:
Patti Larsen is a middle grade, young adult and adult author with a passion for the paranormal. Her YA thriller series, The Hunted, is available now. The first four books of The Hayle Coven series, Family Magic, Witch Hunt, Demon Child and The Wild are out now. Her YA paranormal novel, Best Friends Forever, and steampunk series, Blood and Gold, are due early in 2012. She is a full time writer and a part time teacher of her Get Your Book Done program. Patti lives on the East Coast of Canada with her very patient husband and four massive cats.

You can find Patti Larsen on her site, Twitter, and Facebook.

Teaser Tuesdays: Family Magic by Patti Larsen

Teaser Tuesdays was created by MizB of Should Be Reading.

My teaser:

I am just starting Family Magic, so I chose to give a teaser from the first paragraph. Enjoy!

Not that I didn’t welcome the distraction, to be honest. Anything to take my mind from what went on around me.

Being part of a demon raising is way less exciting than it sounds. 

Family Magic (Book One - Hayle Coven Novels) 

by Patti Larsen

Anyone can participate in Teaser Tuesdays. Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful to NOT include spoilers! (Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title and author.

What do you think about this teaser? Please also share your own.