#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway: Celebrating Halfway to Halloween with Elizabeth Broadbent

Today I have a special giveaway to celebrate that we are Halfway to Halloween (give or take a few days). Author on the rise, Elizabeth Broadbent has offered 2 finished copies of her book, Ink Vine: A Gothic Sapphic Novella to 2 lucky winners. Not only will I have more about Broadbent and her book below, but I also asked her to be a part of my Why I Love Horror series to share her connection to the genre as well. More on that below, first here are the rules for the giveaway:

1. You need to be affiliated with an American public library. My rationale behind that is that I will be encouraging you to read these books and share them with patrons. While many of them are advanced reader copies that you cannot add to your collections, if you get the chance to read them, my hope is that you will consider ordering a copy for your library and give away the ARC away as a prize or pass it on to a fellow staff member.
2. If you are interested in being included in any giveaway at any time, you must email me at zombiegrl75 [at] gmail [dot] com with the subject line "#HorrorForLibraries." In the body of the email all you have to say is that you want to be entered and the name of your library.
3. Each entry will be considered for EVERY giveaway. Meaning you enter once, and you are entered until you win. I will randomly draw a winner on Fridays sometime after 5pm central. But only entries received by 5pm each week will be considered for that week. I use Random.org and have a member of my family witness the "draw"based off your number in the Google Sheet.
4. If you win, you are ineligible to win again for 4 weeks; you will have to re-enter after that time to be considered [I have a list of who has won, when, and what title]. However, if you do not win, you carry over into the next week. There is NO NEED to reenter.

Click here to see the previous giveaway. Our winner was Mike from North Canton [OH] Public Library. Now on to today's giveaway.

As I mentioned above, over on RA for All I am celebrating Halfway to Halloween with a Why I Love Horror essay by Elizabeth Broadbent author of Ink Vine: A Gothic Sapphic Novella. And here on the #HorrorForLibraries giveaway, I have 2, finished copies provided by the author that will be sent out to 2 winners!

First, more about this book from Goodreads:

Sometimes, you just pick your poison and pray. Bisexual stripper Emmy has lived her whole life in a small Southern town with a few Listen to your mama; don’t kiss girls; and stay the hell out of the swamp. Sick of all three, she sneaks under the dark tree-canopy behind her family trailer, where she meets Zara—mysterious, elusive, tattooed Zara, the first girl she dares to kiss. 

But the small-town South hates a woman who dares to dance instead of plucking chickens for minimum wage, and as Emmy’s life falls apart, her relationship with Zara grows more tangled and bizarre. Zara’s offering something beautiful. But while Emmy’s slowly strangling, its price may be more than she’s willing to pay.

Shifting between the green-bright cypress cathedral and the dreamland of a dance club, Broadbent’s unforgettably-voiced debut confronts the brutal realities of poverty in the South, with a sapphic tale both sultry and sinister, gritty and gothic.

"Elizabeth Broadbent combines a steamy love story with important observations about desperation, fear, and acceptance. Ink Vine, with its elements of dark fantasy and botanical horror, reminded me of True Blood!"-Christi Nogle, author of the Bram Stoker Award winning first novel Beulah

Three Words That Describe This Book: strong sense of place, atmospheric, strong first person narration

This is a great example of a 21st Century Southern Gothic that will appeal to a wide audience. It is scary, fast paced, and immersive, but ultimately, it is full of love.

Check out more from Broadbent and why she loves horror on the main blog. 

Thanks to the author for providing these copies for me to giveaway.

Enter now and you are entered going forward. Good luck!