Giveaway: The Vault by Boyd Morrison

Author: Kimberly

Jul 8

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Title: The Vault
Author: Boyd Morrison
Subject: Fiction
Published: 07-05-2011
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: ePub eBook

I’m currently reading THE VAULT by Boyd Morrison and am really enjoying it.  So I thought it would be fun to give away an ePub eBook copy to one of you!

The easiest way to enter for your chance to win is by visiting our Facebook fan page and clicking the sweepstakes tab at www.facebook.com/LazyDayBooks. 

If you are not on Facebook and would like to enter for a chance to win, please either leave a comment at the bottom of this post that says “I want to win an ebook copy of The Vault by Boyd Morrison” or send us an email to read(at)lazydaybooks(dot)com.  Make sure you include your name, age (must be 18 or older), city and state where you live and your email address. 

Since we will use email to notify the winner and deliver the ebook, all entries must include a valid email address.

The winner will be determined by random drawing on Tuesday, July 12, at 8p CST. 

Here is the back of the book description: 

In the latest international thriller from bestselling author Boyd Morrison, former combat engineer Tyler Locke races against time to unearth the truth about the fabled touch of King Midas.

Tyler Locke’s routine commute on a Washington State ferry is interrupted by a chilling anonymous call: his father has been kidnapped, and a truck bomb is set to detonate on board in twenty minutes. When Tyler reaches the bomb on the boat’s car deck, he’s stunned to find classical languages expert Stacy Benedict waiting for him. She’s received the same threat, and her sister has also been taken.

In order to disarm the bomb, Tyler and Stacy must work together to solve an engineering puzzle—a puzzle written in ancient Greek. But preventing the explosion is only the first step; they soon learn the entire setup is a test created by a ruthless criminal who forces them to go on a seemingly impossible mission: uncover the legendary lost riches of King Midas.

Tyler and Stacy have just five days to track down the gold. Armed with an ancient manuscript penned by brilliant Greek inventor Archimedes, they begin a quest to unravel a two-thousand-year-old mystery whose answer is hidden within the workings of a cryptic artifact: the Antikythera Mechanism, a device designed by Archimedes himself. To save their loved ones and prevent their captors from recovering a treasure that will finance unspeakable devastation, the two scramble to Italy, Germany, Greece, and finally to the streets of New York City in a race against the clock to find the truth behind the story of King Midas.

The Vault combines an explosive premise and blistering pace with a fascinating exploration of one of history’s most intriguing inventors and a brilliant reimagining of an ancient legend.

If this sounds like a thrilling adventure to you, then what are you waiting for?  Go enter to win!

Good Luck and Happy Reading!

Kimberly

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Thriller Thursday: American Assassin by Vince Flynn

Author: Kimberly

Jun 16

Anyone who knows me well knows that I have a particular affection for thrillers.  And I can think of no better way to share my favorites with you than with a Thriller Thursday post!

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Title: American Assassin
Author: Vince Flynn
Subtitle: Mitch Rapp Series, Book 11
Subject: Fiction
Published: 10-12-2010
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Source: Personal eBook Copy
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For several years now, I’ve eagerly anticipated the release of each new book in Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp series.  Mitch Rapp is an All-American guy who just happens to know over a thousand different ways to kick some serious behind.  And he puts his skills to good use by fiercely protecting the U.S.A.  He has travelled all over the world uncovering and stopping nefarious plots that the public will never know about and he does it with brutal efficiency.  Rapp is definitely the guy you want on your side when the fighting starts!

A gifted college athlete, Mitch Rapp was recruited by the CIA after his college sweetheart was killed in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.  And he only wanted one thing: Retribution.  But that’s really all we knew about him before he became CIA Super-Agent Mitch Rapp.  I’ve always wanted to know more and American Assassin fits the bill nicely.

Published in October 2010, American Assassin is the back-story of how Mitch Rapp came to be a terrorist’s worst nightmare- including his recruitment, intensive and unorthodox training and his first mission.  Though it is Book Eleven in the series, it holds its own as a stand-alone novel.  So, whether you’ve read the first ten books, just a couple or none at all, you will have no trouble jumping into Rapp’s story and keeping up.

The earlier books make references to jobs and situations that we didn’t know the full story behind, but that told us important details of past relationships between the characters.  Flynn does a wonderful job in this book of giving us more information about those same situations.  Throughout the book, I had several “Oh, yeah! I remember that!” moments, which was just pure fun. 

I’m wondering now if I go back and re-read the series, will all this new information make the earlier books even better?  I bet it will, so I think a goal of mine this year will be to start re-reading the series from the beginning.

What about you?  Are you a fan of Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp and have you read American Assassin yet?  If so, did it satisfy your curiosity about Rapp’s background?  Let us know in the comments!

Happy Reading!
Kimberly

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