MCD’s Annual Birthday Giveaway

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: [WINNER/BOOK]

2pm: [WINNER/BOOK]

3pm: [WINNER/BOOK]

4pm: [WINNER/BOOK]

5pm: [WINNER/BOOK]

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.