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MCD’s Annual Birthday Giveaway

5:27pm – GIVEAWAY CLOSED. All of the five winners have been emailed, but because I set this all up oddly and two of our winners ended up selecting One Small Echo, I might pick another random reader (so a sixth person) to win the ‘odd book’ out. Will keep the list up to date at the bottom of this post.

Thank you for playing along with me and helping me celebrate my birthday!!

Hello my lovely readers! It’s my birthday today! And, as I have done for many years now, I love giving away other authors’ books to help celebrate my day.

This is a flash giveaway (normally I post the books separately but I didn’t want to clog up everyone’s inboxes). I will be pulling winners on the hour, starting at 1pm PDT (see below).

These five books are some of my fav reads of my last birthday year (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026) and I had a seriously difficult time narrowing down my selections to only these five! The books will be either paperback or hardcover (noted and as available) because I can’t gift eBooks.

I’ve only used Amazon USA links below to make it easy on myself. [Sorry, I’m trying to get a book off to the editor but also have a couple of hours to celebrate my birthday.] Please just swap out the dot com for your store/country of choice/preference.

Side note: if you’ve won a birthday giveaway from me in the last two years, please consider recusing yourself this year. I seriously don’t keep track at all, so I have no idea!

Without further ado …

(some of)

MCD’s Fav Books of 2026

(so far)

Clash of Claws
by Elizabeth Dear

PAPERBACK

In the world of the shifter elite, a safe female is one without power. For me, that means hide or die.

Tropes: paranormal romance, academy, shifters, why choose, kick ass FMC

Elizabeth’s Website

2 of 3 books on Amazon

Spark the Flames
by Ivy Asher

PAPERBACK

When it comes to dragons, there’s no such thing as safe.

Tropes: romantasy, secrets & betrayal, revenge, mates, slow burn but definitely steamy

Ivy’s Website

2 of 3 books on Amazon

No Fear
by Tate James

PAPERBACK

A former child star with a serious adrenaline addiction and a thorough disregard for her own mortality.

Tropes: hidden identity, forced proximity, social media celebs, why choose

Tate’s Website

3 of 5 books on Amazon

This Kingdom will Not Kill Me
by Ilona Andrews

HARDCOVER

Maggie is transported into the world of her favorite fantasy series. Sadly, not the cozy kind.

Tropes: epic portal fantasy, compelling characters, smart FMC, mistaken identity, slow burn

Ilona’s Website

1 of 3 books on Amazon

One Small Echo
by Jane Washington

PAPERBACK

She chased her loved ones into the dark, and they stumbled out with monsters beneath their skin.

Tropes: bonded monsters, forbidden attraction, deadly trials, royal intrigue, true, enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romance

Jane’s Website

1 of 3 books on Amazon

TO ENTER: let me know in the comments which of these books you are interested in reading (or owning/gifting a hardcopy version of you’ve already read it). And yes, ‘all of the above’ is a perfectly valid answer.

WINNERS DRAW TBA:

1pm: Lucky #111, Michelle, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

2pm: Lucky #43, Lucy, Spark the Flames

3pm: Lucky #14, Angie, One Small Echo

4pm: Lucky #30, Laurie, One Small Echo

5pm:Lucky #141, Michele, TBD

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY as long as I can figure out how to get the book shipped to you. One entry per person. Five winners will be selected by random number generator. Only entries that follow the stated requirements will be valid. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than to contact the winner. No purchase necessary. The comments are moderated. I will approve your entry just as soon as I have a moment. This is not a sponsored post, I’m just a massive fan of books (& authors).

Giveaway closes Sunday, October 11 2026 at 5pm PDT.

By MCD

I'm a writer. I also bake. And knit. A lot. My novels are available anywhere ebooks/paperbacks/audiobooks are sold online. Find more info on my blog: http://www.madebymeghan.ca

176 replies on “MCD’s Annual Birthday Giveaway”

Id love to read This kingdom will not kill me, and Spark the Flames! Thank for the chance and I hope you have a great birthday!

Happiest of birthday MCD! I pray for a healthier year for you in regards to your migraines! I am interested in any of the books but particularly the Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear and Spark the Flames by Ivy Dasher. Thank you for your generosity. Happy Birthday! ❤️🎉🎉

Happy birthday! I’d love any but This Kingdom (because I’ve already read it twice and someone else should get to enjoy it!). Hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday 🎈🎂! Hope you get some time to celebrate 🎉🥂. I would love any of the above books!

Happy Birthday!! I’d love to read Spark the Flames and One Small Echo!! Hope you have an amazing day!!

Happy Birthday! I’d love to read all of the above! Thank you for the introduction to so many new authors.

Happy Birthday! This Kingdome Will Not Kill Me because it’s the only Ilona Andrews book I haven’t read yet!

Hope you have an amazing birthday!!🍰🎉 Spark the Flames or One Small Echo sound right up my alley. Thank you, Meghan😁

Happy Birthday! 🎉 🧁 please put me in the running for This Kingdom will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews. I read it and loved but and we be delighted to own it. (I love re-reading books. Especially yours!)

Most importantly ~> Happy Birthday. I wish you a happy and healthy year (few migraines).

If I were a lucky recipient I would ask for “One Small Echo”. It sounds interesting and I have not yet read any of her books.

Thank you for your generosity

Sandy

Happy Birthday! I hope there is much chocolate and joy on your special day. This Kingdom will not kill me and Spark the flames would be my choice.

Happy Birthday Meghan!! I hope Michael has been good to you this year!
I am a voracious reader, and so, “All of the Above” would be my answer. They all seem like great books by your brief description.

Thank you for sharing in YOUR birthday!

~Heather

Happy Birthday!
I would take any except Spark the Flames (I have a special edition of that one coming my way)! These all look fantastic! Thank you, and I hope you have an amazing day!

Happiest birthday!! I would read Clash of Claws, One Small Echo and This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me 🙂🎂

Happy Birthday!! I hope it’s a great day for you! Yay for books! This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me and One Small Echo are on my ever growing TBR! 😁

All of these look amazing and are going on my (already very long!) TBR list. I love going in blind on a book when someone gives a recommendation. Thank you and happy birthday!!!

Happy Birthday! Hope your birthday is extra special and more wonder filled than any other! I love books! Making me choose is cruel! If I HAVE to choose, then: This Kingdom will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews. Thanks for the chance!

Happy Birthday 🥳
I would love a copy of Clash of Claws and or One Small Echo please. They look really good. Thank you.

Ooh! I’ve never read any of these and would love to read all of them. I’ve added them to my wish list

Happy birthday!! Spark the Flames has been on my TBR. Thanks for being so awesome and doing a giveaway on your day!

Happy birthday!! Hope you have many, many more. I’m not entering because reading is difficult for me now, I just listen. And I have too much trouble following all the directions for entering. But I still hope you have everything you need and want for your day!

Happy birthday!!! I hope it’s absolutely amazing!

These books all sound so good, but Clash of Claws and Spark the Flames intrigue me the most.

Happy Birthda, another year around the 🌞. Wishing you all the very best for the coming year.
Thank you for choosing to share you Birthday with us, I would love to put my hat in the ring for Spark The Flames.
☀️🎊💐

This Kingdom will not Kill Me and Clash of Claws would be great interest. Hope you have a wild and wooly Birthday!
Mine 71st is coming this coming weekend and we have the Bada Boom Brass Band playing and a friend catering at my favorite local pub Diebolt Brewing. Birthdays are for kickin it and having a ball.
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Cheers,

Happy birthday MCD! 🥳
I’d love to read Clash of Claws, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, or One Small Echo. Thank you for the chance and I hope you get spoiled today! 🍫🧁

Birthday Felicitations!🎂
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, please.
Have a lovely couple of birthday hours and thanks for thinking of your readers. I’m actually listening to ‘Demons and DNA’ right now!
Kelly

Happy Birthday 🎂
Relax and enjoy.
Any of your recommendations would be appreciated, I am trying to expand my library. Have fun.

Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a beautifully, relaxing day and may this next year be full of nothing but good things for you!!! i would love to read This King Will Not Kill Me, but all of the books sounds wonderful and intriguing.

Happy Birthday!! I hope it is filled with enjoyment, love and chocolate!
I have not read any of these yet!! I think i would start with Spark the Flames, This Kingdom will Not Kill Me, and One Small Echo. Thank you!

I read clash of claws series because of
You but I’ve been meaning to read this Kingdom will not kill me, because I love Ilona and I found them because of you also! Happy birthday!!

Those books look awesome. We always need new ones to keep in case of hurricanes. Most don’t last till there is one. Lol

happy birthday! The ones I’ve read above are incredible, but the one I haven’t read yet and am really looking forward to is Spark the Flames by Ivy Asher

Happy Birthday!! I would love to win any of these books but “No Fear” and “This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me” sound different and interesting so one of those would be wonderful!!

Happy Birthday, Meghan! And thank you for taking the time to arrange this give away. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me would be my choice.

One Small Echo looks good to me! Also I have read This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me and loved it, but it was a library loan and I would love to own it! And Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday 🎂
Please enter me to win all of the books please I’m always looking for new authors and wanting to try their books, looking forward to reading all these books
Any print books I Win, Read I also review them, HOPE I WIN A BOOK TO READ AND REVIEW
HOPE I WIN SOMETHING
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN 🎂🎂🎂🎂

Happy birthday! (Today is my sister’s birthday as well). This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me sounds really good!

Happy Birthday! I hope you are able to carve out some time for yourself to do something fun.

I haven’t read any of these, but Clash of Claws looks intriguing.

Any of the above would be lovely. Spark of Flames sounds great as I love a dragon story. This is so generous of you.

For those who haven’t read it, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is truly excellent.

Happy Birthday Meghan!! I hope that you have the happiest of days! Best Wishes for a year free from migraines.

I would love to win any of the books, especially Spark the Flames and This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me.

These all sound so good but I love a Why choose so Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear. Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great one

Happy Birthday and thanks for the generous giveaway! I haven’t read any of these so if my baby happens to get picked, any of them would be awesome!

Wishing you the happiest of birthdays and an adventure filled year to come! I would love to read any of the above books! 🙂 shall add them to my kindle wishlist to boot. Thank you for the recommendations.

Honestly your book recommendations are always my favorite. I have found some of my favorites by following your good reads! 🤣 I’m excited to read all of these now. I definitely want to start with clash of the claws.

Happy Birthday!! I hope your day is filled with chocolates. I would love to read all of the books! Author suggestions are great for finding other authors. Thank you. 🙂

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me. I’ve read all of Ilona Andrews books but this one . I’m really later reading it. After that, any of the other books. Thanks so much.
Kathryn

Happy birthday!
Spark the Flames sounds likes a great read!
I just bought This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me a few days ago. I’m so excited to read it!

Ive read them all! Id live to any in hardcopy. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is the favorite right now but I would enjoy rereading any of them. Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Meghan!! From one Libra to another. My birthday is the 14th. I hope you have a fantastic day!
Clash of Claws sounds interesting as I’ve always liked shifter stories. Desmond will always be one of my favorite characters!

Happy Birthday! I too absolutely adored This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, it was legit one of my fav reads of the year as well, so I already own that one. So of the ones I haven’t read I’m most interested in Spark the Flames and One Small Echo, but I’d be happy to read any of them!

Happy Birthday!
I’d most like to read This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, but I would be grateful to receive any of them.
I hope you have a fabulous day!

Happy Birthday! Thanks for giving away books, and in the process, introducing us, your readers, to other authors. Although I’m asking for a book I’ve already read. I’d love to have a hardback copy of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me. I read it as an ebook, but would enjoy putting a physical copy on my bookshelf.

Happiest of birthdays to one of my favorite authors. I’m going to go with all of them!!! 😁😁😁😁 I hope you’ve had a great birthday weekend!!

Oh gosh. They all look great honestly! I’ve read and love Ilona Andrews, but haven’t read the others. I’m adding them to my tbr list now.

Happy birthday!! Illona Andrews book sounds absolutely great!! And the one from Ivy Asher, I agree is absolutely fantastic!

Happy birthday. Hope you have the most amazing day/week/year. In regards to what book I have to say this kingdom will not kill me sounds the best of all the great options you posted.

Happiest of birthdays to you! All of these books sound great. Thanks for sharing them on your birthday.🎁

Happy Birthday!
I love This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (that ending!!!) By Ilona Andrews and would love to have a physical copy! Both myself and my mum are on the wait list to re-read it, straight after finishing 🤣

Hope you’re having a wonderful day! I’ve got sunshine and just remembered, I got a lollipop yesterday that I might just eat today 😊

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
Or any book in the group!
Happy Birthday, dear Meghan.
I’ve read all your published books!

Happy Birthday! I would love to read This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me most of all but I’m sure any of them are great.

I would gladly read them all….but “This kingdom will not kill me” particularly resonates. Thank you for your generosity, and I hope you have an amazing birthday!

Happy Birthday!
All of the above is always my choice for books. I love to read all types of different books!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHICA‼️ I would love to read any or all of the above books. I am a book dragon! so all kinds and all authors tend to fascinate me, but you you have held me from the first book. have a great day

I’m always looking for a good book. I’d be happy to read any of these! Happy birthday 🎂 Love your books ❤️

Happy Birthday Meghan! ❤️ Please put me in the draw for any of the books you recommended. You are a lady of impeccable taste. All your books are in my annual reread list.

Happy Birthday!!!! We are both October babies and if you lived in Australia with me, you’d get to be a spring chicken for life 🙂 I would love to go in the draw for Clash of claws, Spark the Flames, or One Small Echo please.

Happy Birthday! I hope all your next days are Healthy!
I would love to have Spark the Flames, if chosen. thanks!

I would love a copy of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me! It’s such a beautiful book and although I’ve read it, I’d love to have a copy for my small library (to go with some of the books I have by you, lol). If a copy of that is not available, I’d happily take a copy of any of the others. I live in Nanaimo, BC so shipping shouldn’t be a problem! And Happy Birthday to my favorite author and thank you for the opportunity. ❤️

Happy Birthday Meghan! 🎂🎉🎈🎁
Hope you found some time for yourself!
All/any of the books are welcome.
Thank you!

Happy birthday!! I’d love to red This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me because I love Ilona Andrews books and haven’t read this one!

All the above. I’m newly retired and have opened up my horizons in this genres authors. and you’ve been one of my favorites for like ever… and you hooked me up with the Firebird series. so yeah, let’s do this. 😜

Happy Birthday!! I hope you get to enjoy it 🙂 I am happy with anything (but also TATE JAMES) and have no clue if I have missed the cut offs 🤣

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