Win a copy of The Sins of the House of Borgia by Sarah Bower!

Hey all...got another yummy offer for you!!!

Sourcebooks has just discovered a stack of extra galleys for The Sins of the House of Borgia by Sarah Bower (released on March 8th) and yours truly was quick enough to pick up a copy to give away to one of my fabulous followers!  Thanks Sourcebooks!  This has been a highly anticipated read for me for 2011 and I can't wait to devour my copy.  This giveaway will be short in duration so that Sourcebooks can get the galley to the winner before it's released!

Now, this giveaway will be a little different than my usual as Sourcebooks requested we do something creative.  So please include along with your name and email address, the reason why YOU want to read about the Borgias.

SYNOPSIS

Violante isn't supposed to be here, in one of the grandest courts of Renaissance Italy. She isn't supposed to be a lady-in-waiting to the beautiful Lucrezia Borgia. But the same secretive politics that pushed Lucrezia's father to the Vatican have landed Violante deep in a lavish landscape of passion and ambition.

Violante discovers a Lucrezia unknown to those who see only a scheming harlot, and all the whispers about her brother, Cesare Borgia, never revealed the soul of the man who dances close with Violante.

But those who enter the House of Borgia are never quite the same when they leave-if they leave at all. Violante's place in history will test her heart and leave her the guardian of dangerous secrets she must carry to the grave.

GIVEAWAY RULES:
This giveaway is open to US and Canada entries ONLY.

- To enter, please leave a comment below and include your name and email address, along with the reason why YOU want to read about the Borgias.
- For +1 additional entry each, please help spread the word by blogging, posting on sidebar, tweeting or posting on Facebook. You can use the SHARE buttons below and please include the info in the comment section below.
- Giveaway ends on February 13th.

GOOD LUCK!


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42 comments:

  1. I want to read about the Borgia Family because they are one of themost interesting families in history! They have it all! Love, violence, hate, greed, wealth, and some more that shall not be mentioned. ;)

    You may reach me at allisonmharper@hotmail.com
    Thanks!

    Allison Macias

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  2. I want to read this novel because I love the Borgias -- they are like a modern day soap opera! Plus, I think it would make a good intro into the new television series!

    bookingmama(at)gmail(dot)com

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  3. Who wouldn't want to read about the most scandalous family in Italy? Thanks for the giveaway!

    Rachelhwallen@gmail.com

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  4. I, too, LOVE the Borgias. They are the ultimate dysfuntional family! I am totally gearing up for the Showtime series!

    Thanks for the giveaway! :-)

    Amy
    tiger_fan_1997 AT yahoo DOT com

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  5. I doubt I have anything original to say -- I've been curious about the Borgias for forever (growing up Catholic, those sordid Popes always stick out!) -- but I also love seeing historical villainesses given their place in the limelight, whether they are redeemed or made even more evil! :)

    Thanks for the giveaway; I tweeted!

    unabridgedchick at gmail.com

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  6. I would love to read about the Borgias for all the drama and scheming. I'm sure this book is very interesting.

    Raelena
    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

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  7. Sounds interesting...would love to read it.

    littleone aT shaw DOT ca

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  8. I'd love to read a historical romance from Italy. Most of what I read is from England or Scotland. Or it's about the Tudors! I'd love to read about another family crisis!

    meredithfl at gmail dot com

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  9. I want to read about the Borgias because I have been a fan of them ever since I saw Orson Wells and Tyrone Power in a move about them.
    thanks for giving us a chance to win a book about them

    rosepedal60@gmail.com

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  10. I've never read about the Borgias before, but I have heard the name.

    tiredwkids at live dot com

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  11. I love reading anything to do with the Borgia's! They were such a corrupt, yet interesting family....not to mention a HUGE part of history..this book looks awesome!
    I'll make sure to tweet it.

    kimbers10[at]yahoo.com
    www.twitter.com/kdaze10

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  12. I haven't read anything about this infamous family...in detail...just in general histor books, etc. To me they are like the original mafia...the Catholic Church Mafia so I'm really curious to read the details. Thanks for a fantastic preview giveaway ;) Fondly, Roberta
    rlphilbr13@aol.com

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  13. Just tweeted and posted on facebook...love those BUTTONS ;)
    btw...did you know that 13 is my luck number...lol
    Roberta
    rlphilbr13@aol.com

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  14. Just added this giveaway to my sidebar ;)
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    Roberta
    rlphilbr13@aol.com

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  15. sounds like deliciously high drama
    adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com

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  16. Love historical fiction - and the house of the Borgia's is a perfect setting
    bingomamanorma(at)gmail(dot)com

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  17. Frankly, there really is not that much HF about the Borgias, especially when compared to other time periods or personages, so any HF on them gets my interest. I look forward to reaching beyond the myths of this compelling family and their many layers, to see the multi-dimensional human beings beneath. To learn something new, discover a fresh perspective and come away with a better understanding are reasons I love historical fiction, and with the Borgia family there is just so much to uncover.

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  18. I'd love to be included. I would LOVE to read it as I love historical fiction, plus a few ladies in our book club LOVE this period and typically read a majority of historical fiction. Sadly, I have read a lot of kings and queens and court intrigue/politics, but I have yet to read a historical fiction book based on the Borgias... I'd love to!

    :) Wendi
    wbarker at hotmail.com

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  19. I tweeted your giveaway here: http://twitter.com/#!/wbarker1/status/35223583290556416

    PS - thanks for the links! It makes it so much easier to share. :) I have them and love them too.

    Wendi
    wbarker at hotmail.com

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  20. tchevrestt@yahoo.com is my email. I am interested in this one because I have read two other books about them, and I have one in my to read pile yet. They are both fascinating and disgusting. LOL (Well, that depends on how author portrays them)

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  21. I love the renaissance period, so much happened during it. I know about the borgias, but I have never read them in a story before. I would love to read the book.
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  22. I would love to be able to read about the Borgias as it was such an intriguing time period. I have also been eagerly awaiting the upcoming TV series of the same name. We all need to learn about this time period to have a better appreciation of how events and religion at court played out to shape history.

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  23. secrets. i want to read about the secrets ;-D
    vvb32 at yahoo.com

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  24. I want to win this book sooo bad! I want to read about the Borgia's because I haven't read a novel about them yet and I here they are a family that's more corrupt than the Tudors!

    Please enter me!
    I shared on twitter

    taylor_ward11@yahoo.com

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  25. I've never read anything about the Borgias, but I've heard about them since I started reading HF, with pre-conceived notions of violence, power, evil, hate - all things bad. Would love to really know who and what and why.
    lcbrower40(at)gmail(dot)com

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  26. I'd love to read this because I don't know a whole lot about the Borgias -- learning something new is always a good thing!

    LIS859@gmail.com

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  27. Please enter me! I'd love to read this simply because it sounds wonderful. Beautiful cover too.

    +1 for blogging, http://bit.ly/hwoO38
    brnterri at gmail dot com

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  28. I want to read about the Borgias because they have all the elements of a good fiction except they truly lived. A family that scandalous, rich, good-looking, and greedy sounds extremely interesting!

    ashley.l.mikowski@gmail.com

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  29. I'm mostly curious about those dangerous secrets.

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  30. I would so love to win a copy because the Borgias are just absolutely one of my favorite scandalous families to learn about! And I'm sure this would make a fabulous companion to the Showtime show The Borgias that starts in April! :)

    Thanks for another amazing giveaway!

    jmartinez0415 [at] gmail [dot] com

    I tweeted this too: http://twitter.com/#!/crazylilcuban/status/35447961546653696

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  31. sounds wonderful
    rally_thade17@hotmail.com

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  32. I forgot to leave my email with my previous post. Sorry for the goof up.

    DaSwee94(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  33. The Borgias were a very interesting family with a lot of secrets and I haven't read much about them. I would love to read this book because it sounds very interesting and it takes place in Italy instead of England.

    cathy@kc.surewest.net

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  34. I love anything historical that is why I would like to read about the Borgias. Please include me in your giveaway.
    Thanks
    debbie
    debdesk9(at)verizon.net

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  35. I have heard of the Borgias in the past, usually in a negative context. It would be nice to learn more about them in general and from the different perspective this books seems to offer.
    Thanks to you and Sourcebooks for hosting this giveaway.

    Patricia B.

    librarypat AT comcast DOT net

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  36. I shared the giveaway on Facebook via your share button as Patricia Barraclough.

    librarypat AT comcast DOT net

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  37. I tweeted this giveaway via your share button as pbbearclaw.
    Patricia B

    librarypat AT comcast DOT net

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  38. I'd love to read about the Borgias because I don't know that much about them, only that they were very scandalous.

    gevin13{at}gmail{dot}com

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  39. I would like to read about the Borgias because I am fourteen years old and am so interested in history and ancient royal families. I love reading about their scandalous stories, their wealth and taking a look at a world and a society that has seemingly vanished.

    - M.B

    letsgochasethesunsetx3@yahoo.com

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  40. I want to read about the Borgias because there is a TV series about them debuting later this year or early next year starring Jeremy Irons.

    Stacie
    user1123 AT comcast DOT net

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  41. I want to read about the Borgias because I don't really know anything about them. And I just finished Deanna Raybourn's Dark Road to Darjeeling and a legend about Lucrezia makes an appearance and it piqued my curiosity. So, please enter me! JDQ1175@aol.com
    Lady Q @ Let Them Read Books

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