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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Brothers by Alex Van Halen. Co-written with acclaimed New Yorker journalist Ariel Levy, this memoir is Alex’s heartfelt tribute to his younger brother Edward, never “Eddie”, written in the shadow of grief after his passing.
With a voice that’s both gritty and tender, Alex traces their journey from childhood in the Netherlands to their working-class upbringing in Pasadena, California. Their father was a roaming musician, their mother a dignified Indonesian-born woman who insisted her sons wear suits no matter how famous they became. Through stories of backstage chaos, musical clashes, and rebellious antics, Alex paints a vivid portrait of a bond forged in rhythm and resilience.
But at its core, Brothers is a story of love, of two boys who shared everything: a tiny house, a record player, a relentless drive, and a lifetime of music. “We shared a depth of understanding that most people can only hope to achieve in a lifetime,” Alex writes. This is their story, told with raw honesty and enduring affection.
Enter the Goodreads giveaway for I Am Cleopatra by Natasha Solomons. As the Pharaoh’s favored daughter, Cleopatra grew up tucked away in the library of Alexandria, surrounded by scrolls and stories, dreaming of the day she’d write her own.
But when her father dies and names both Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy as co-rulers, her dreams are threatened. While she journeys down the Nile to meet her people, Ptolemy begins plotting her downfall, determined to claim the throne for himself.
Cleopatra may not have the kingdom’s backing, but she has her intelligence, and when Caesar arrives from Rome, she sees a chance to shift the balance. Aligning with him could save her life and her empire, or destroy everything she holds dear.
Will she outwit her enemies and shape her own legacy before it’s too late?
One Tunespeak winner will receive a Big Baby Taylor acoustic guitar crafted for rich tone, smooth playability, and big sound in a compact body. Whether you're strumming by the fire or recording your next track, this one’s built to inspire. ARV: $449 USD/$621.57 CAD each. Entries close Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at 9:00 AM CST.
https://www.sweepsadvantage.com/tunespeak-sweepstakesEnter the Goodreads giveaway for Seven Year Itch by Amy Daws. A rom-com with claws, sass, and a whole lot of heat.
I might look like your typical tall, tattooed, bearded brute, but trust me, I’ve got layers. Think proud cat dad with a soft spot for accidental eye contact and unexpected emotional spirals.
All I wanted was a no-strings plus-one for my brother’s destination wedding. But thanks to my meddling family and their sabotage of my dating profile, I’m flying solo on a tropical getaway with nothing but palm trees and self-pity.
Then comes the twist: I’m forced to bunk with Dakota, my sister-in-law’s best friend and longtime nemesis. She’s hated me for seven years, and I’ve happily returned the favor. But now she’s divorced, fiery as ever, and suddenly screaming at me in ways that feel... different.
One steamy moment in paradise changes everything. And when Dakota shows up on my doorstep asking me to be her wingman in the post-divorce dating jungle, I realize I don’t just want to fight with her, I want to fight for her.
Seven Year Itch is a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romp with tropical tension, mountain-side redemption, and a hero who catches feelings faster than you can say “cat daddy.”
Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Refugium by Eric Nicholas. 74,000 BCE. The Toba super-eruption has plunged Southeast Asia into a volcanic winter. In this apocalyptic wasteland, survival lies only in rare, sheltered pockets of land, refugia.
A young primitive man and the remnants of his clan find one such haven: a mist-shrouded forest shielded from the ash-choked world beyond. He is known as Last, the smallest, weakest, and an outcast among his people. His sole mission: protect his eight-year-old brother, the only family he has left.
But when a more advanced human species invades, slaughtering the clan and enslaving the women and children, Last must form a desperate alliance with two dangerous forest hominids, one dwarflike, the other monstrous, to rescue the boy he loves.
Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia. Joonie has given up on real-world romance after too many letdowns; she’s found comfort in the arms of Ryke, the swoony merman hero from her favorite book series. Fictional he may be, but Ryke understands her better than any man she’s ever met.
Then she discovers Ryke was inspired by a real person, a friend of the author, and suddenly, fantasy feels within reach. Determined to meet him, Joonie sets off on a road trip to New York, borrowing her brother’s car under one condition: his irritating (and undeniably attractive) best friend tags along for the ride.
But chasing a storybook ending comes with complications. As Joonie navigates the messy overlap between fiction and reality, she’ll find that love, like any good romance, comes with twists, tropes, and surprises she never saw coming.
Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Palaver by Bryan Washington. In Tokyo, a young man spends his days tutoring English and his nights drinking with friends at a gay bar. He’s caught in a complicated affair with a married man and has built a life far from Houston, where his strained relationship with his mother and her favoritism toward his troubled, homophobic brother drove him away.
Ten years have passed since he last saw her. Now, just before Christmas, she shows up unannounced at his doorstep. With only his cat, Taro, between them, tensions rise quickly. The mother, haunted by memories of her youth in Jamaica and her own fractured sibling bond, tries to make peace with her past. The son, still nursing old wounds, struggles to let go of resentment.
As the days unfold, she finds unexpected companionship with a local bistro owner, while he begins to open up to a new face at the bar. Through shared meals, difficult conversations, and a poignant journey to Nara, mother and son inch toward understanding, searching for what “home” truly means, and whether it might exist between them after all.
Enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao, a tender, whimsical tale about finding your way when you’ve forgotten how. The Elsewhere Express isn’t a train you board; it’s a train that finds you, appearing only to those who’ve lost their direction.
Raya once dreamed of writing music, but after her brother’s death, she gave up her own future to live his. Then, during a quiet moment on the subway, she’s swept away to the Elsewhere Express, a magical train that defies logic and expectation. There she meets Q, a gifted artist who’s also searching for something he can’t quite name. Together, they journey through fantastical cars: one that blossoms into a meadow, another where lily pads serve as picnic tables, and a bar where jellyfish and whales drift through pink clouds.
For those who feel unmoored, this train offers more than escape; it offers peace, belonging, and the possibility of rediscovering yourself.
Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Dust Settles North by Deena ElGenaidi, a poignant story of family, identity, and transformation across continents. Hannah turns down Columbia Law to stay in Egypt, immersing herself in a world of unfamiliar customs and complicated relationships. Meanwhile, her brother Zain spirals in New York, haunted by his own destructive choices and the fear that he’s becoming the man he’s always resented, their father.
Months later, Cairo becomes the backdrop for their reunion. Zain is unraveling, and Hannah is swept into the chaos of the Arab Spring. As the city pulses with revolution, the siblings are forced to confront buried truths, the weight of their upbringing, and the grief that’s shaped them since their mother’s death.
Dust Settles North is a moving exploration of how loss can fracture a family, and how love, even when strained, might still be enough to rebuild it.
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