Survival Sweepstakes - Page 1
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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad, a dazzling collection that bends time, history, and genre with fearless imagination. In these surreal, sharp-edged stories, Ahmad reimagines historical figures and moments with wit and wonder. In “Let’s Play Dead,” Henry VIII tries to rid himself of Anne Boleyn, but she keeps resurrecting, no matter how many times he tries. “Choose Your Own Apocalypse” drops readers into 1945 as a Manhattan Project technician navigating a maze of choices and consequences. And in “Inside the House of the Historian,” a dinner party spirals into a murder mystery featuring guests like Nefertiti, Queen Victoria, John Adams, and Marilyn Monroe.
Each tale invites readers to wrestle with the absurdity and poignancy of existence, blurring the lines between past and present, myth and memory. Bold, brilliant, and deeply human, this collection explores the chaos of history and the strange beauty of survival.
Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Jake’s Run by Richard Simon. Jake Burdette starts as a serial robber, but when the thrill fades, he turns to murder. Eventually captured, Jake lands behind bars, but his accomplice slips away. From prison, Jake sends a cryptic letter filled with coded instructions, setting a deadly plan in motion. Homicide Prosecutor Ray Scapio and investigative reporter Daisy Guzman must crack the code before more innocent lives are lost.
Meanwhile, a local bully picks a fight with the wrong man, MMA fighter Garrett Wilkerson, and ends up dead. Scapio suspects murder, but a closer look at the footage changes his mind. He negotiates a plea deal, only to have it overturned by his hard-nosed supervisor, Savannah Gordon. When Wilkerson is convicted and sent to prison, he crosses paths with Jake Burdette and discovers that the real fight for survival is just beginning.
Enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Young Will Remember by Eve J. Chung. Winter 1950. In the bitter cold of the Korean mountains, Chinese American journalist Ellie Chang boards a military flight to cover a battle—only to be shot down behind enemy lines. Stranded and alone, Ellie’s survival depends on the kindness of strangers. Hwa-Ja, who calls herself “Emma,” has been searching for her missing daughter since the last war. When she finds Ellie, she sees not a foreigner, but a daughter whose mother must be desperate to find her. She persuades the Pak family to shelter Ellie, despite the risks.
But Imo, the formidable matriarch of the household, isn’t convinced. To her, Ellie is a threat, a symbol of danger that could bring ruin to them all. And in a land where survival depends on silence and loyalty, one outsider could unravel everything.
Enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Serpent and the Wolf by Rebecca Robinson. Vaasa Kozár has spent her life forged into a weapon. After her mother’s death, claimed by a dark magic that now stirs inside Vaasa, she knows her days are numbered. So does her ruthless brother, who sees her as a threat to his throne. In a final act of political cruelty, he marries her off to Reid of Mireh, a cold and calculating foreign ruler, hoping her death will spark war.
But Vaasa refuses to die quietly. Determined to survive, she steps into her new role armed with the cunning and combat skills her father taught her. Then Reid makes an unexpected offer: help him secure political power, and she’ll earn her freedom. In return, he’ll teach her to control the dangerous magic within her. Vaasa must navigate a treacherous marriage, a volatile court, and the shadows of her own power, because survival is no longer enough. She wants control.
