Winner of Guys and Molls

Here are the winners for giveaways that
ended December 15, 2011
during the Guys and Molls event

Thanks to all contestants!



AND



Flashcards and DVD
Winner: momkelly2003


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* to see the original giveaway offer, click on the event title link

* I will email winners for mailing addresses this week.
Winners, feel free to contact me with your info if you don't get my email
or if you are just too darn excited and want to let me know -- like NOW ;-D

* contest policy

* keep in touch with my giveaways and learn about other book giveaways by subscribing via email on my sidebar (you may want to go digest mode)

* if not this time, maybe next time

--> check out the current giveaways and upcoming events on my sidebar

After Xmas Gifts from Scott Nicholson

Did you get an ereader for xmas?

wooooooot! for you!

How about adding some paranormal activity to your reading in 2012...

--~ eBook Giveaways courtesy of author ~--

GRAB kindle ebooks listed below!

Open to all.

Offer ends: per day specified

Monday/Tuesday:
Duncan the Punkin color children's book great for Kindle Fire families here



Tuesday/Wednesday:
The Skull Ring suspense thriller here



Tuesday/Wednesday:
As I Die Lying psychological thriller here



Wednesday/Thursday:
October Girls YA paranormal fantasy here



Friday/Sat/Sunday:
Head Cases horror story collection here



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Creative Spirit
by Scott Nicholson
fyi: the giveaway for this ebook (without bonus) - loved this cover version
is still open - thru Dec 31 - here

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* image source from cover of Chronic Fear by Scott Nicholson

PeekAbook: Switched by Amanda Hocking

Switched
(Trylle Novel)
by Amanda Hocking
Paperback release date: January 3, 2012
Amanda Hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose self-published novels have sold millions of copies all over the world. Switched is the book that started the phenomenon. Prepare to be enchanted….

When Wendy Everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Eleven years later, Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. She’s not the person she’s always believed herself to be, and her whole life begins to unravel—all because of Finn Holmes.

Finn is a mysterious guy who always seems to be watching her. Every encounter leaves her deeply shaken…though it has more to do with her fierce attraction to him than she’d ever admit. But it isn’t long before he reveals the truth: Wendy is a changeling who was switched at birth—and he’s come to take her home.

Now Wendy’s about to journey to a magical world she never knew existed, one that’s both beautiful and frightening. And where she must leave her old life behind to discover who she’s meant to become…

PeekAbook:

Winner of Austen's Birthday Soiree

Here are the winners for giveaways that
ended December 23, 2011
during the Austen Soiree event

Thanks to all contestants!


Jane Austen's Little Instruction Book
by Jane Austen and edited by Sophia Bedford-Pierce
Winner: Sophia Rose

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* to see the original giveaway offer, click on the prize title links

* I will email winners for mailing addresses this week.
Winners, feel free to contact me with your info if you don't get my email
or if you are just too darn excited and want to let me know -- like NOW ;-D

* contest policy

* keep in touch with my giveaways and learn about other book giveaways by subscribing via email on my sidebar (you may want to go digest mode)

* if not this time, maybe next time

--> check out the current giveaways and upcoming events on my sidebar

Happy Steamy Christmas

Macy's NY Make a Wish Foundation fundraiser windows features 3-D animation and a touch screen design-your-own-ornament mechanism. Definitely has that steampunk look!





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* image source first spotted at This Illustrated Life

Songs of the Season vvb's takes

Songs of the Season
Event production by
Random Magic Tour
Sasha Soren (Random Magic)
Dec. 10-25, 2011
Music Hop Menu
with my takes on the songs

Dec 10: Beyond Strange New Words
All I Want for Christmas is You
performed by Glee Cast
listen here
my take: cool and catchy beat
weeeeeee for gleeeeeee ;-D - can't go wrong with their tunes

Dec 11: Book Bunny
Angels We Have Heard On High Lyrics
performed by Brian McKnight Feat. Josh Groban
listen here
my take: sweet one with wonderful intermixing of voices

Dec 12: vvb32 reads
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)
performed by Vince Guaraldi Trio
listen here
my take: classic jazzy tune that is simply groovy

Dec 13: The True Book Addict
Amid the Falling Snow
performed by Enya
listen here
my take: mmmm, always love Enya tunes so it was not hard to like this one

Dec 14: A Backwards Story
Holiday Lament (The Fruitcake Song)
From the original holiday musical revue THAT TIME OF THE YEAR
listen here
my take: LOL - cute! love the hats and must confess, i like fruitcake ;-D

Dec 15: Snowdrop Dreams of Books
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
performed by Burl Ives
listen here
my take: rudolph is such a cutie! this is my favorite burl ives xmas song so it's a must to listen to!

AND

Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf
Sleigh Ride
performed by Amy Grant
listen here
my take: lovely, warm and fuzzy

Dec 16: Geeky Fairy Tales
At Christmas, Merry Christmas Baby, Christmas Means to Me My Love
performed by Hanson
listen here
my take: young long blonde haired cutie patooties with a rockin' xmas tune

Dec 17: Rachel Superbook (vlogger)
Why Couldn't It Be Christmas Everyday?
performed by Bianca Ryan
listen here
my take: teeny bopper xmas, cute

Liana's Paper Doll Blog
Long Way Around The Sea
performed by Low
listen here
my take: somber and mellow, lovely

Dec 18: Splash of our Worlds
All I Want For Christmas Is You
performed by Glee Cast
listen here
my take: more Glee, wheeeeeee

AND

Let Them Read Books
PAST THREE O'CLOCK
Old English Carole
performed by George Ratcliff Woodward
listen here
my take: love the sounds of classics, cheery and upbeat

Dec 19: Maat's Feather of Truth
Yule
performed by Lisa Thiel
listen here
my take: magical

AND

Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf
Christmas Lights
created by Holdman Christmas
listen here
my take: spectacular! rock out with this light show!

Dec 20: The Book Addict
Silent Night
listen here
my take: nice classic

AND

Susan K. Mann
Carol of the Bells
performed by John Williams from the Home Alone Soundtrack
listen here
my take: fun round to hear and sing

Dec 21: Reviews from my First Reads Shelf
Christmas Wrapping
performed by The Waitresses
listen here
my take: cool, very waitresses sound


Then suddenly we laughed and laughed

Caught on to what was happening

That Christmas magic's brought this tale
To a very happy ending!
AND

Amanda Makepeace
White Christmas
performed by Bing Crosby
listen here
my take: bing! love this one from the dreamy crooner!

Dec 22: Assortments
Carol of the Bells
performed by August Burns Red
listen here
my take: emo and goth flavor

AND

Funny Wool
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
performed by Frank Sinatra
listen here
my take: finger-snapping action with this crooner's rendition

Dec 23: Bookish
Let it Snow
performed by Vonda Shepard
listen here
my take: soulful

Dec 24: Songs and Stories
Mary, Did You Know?
performed by Hayley Westenra
listen here
my take: beautiful

Dec 25: Random Magic Tour
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
performed by Casting Crowns
listen here
my take: touching
based on a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, whoa, reading the backstory and history of this song, whoa

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Random Magic
by Sasha Soren
Event production by Random Magic Tour
Find Random Magic: Print | Kindle
Explore Random Magic: YouTube | Tumblr | Twitter
Interested in reading this?
Let me know in comments along with your email (if I don't already have it).

Stocking Stuffer: mystery

Holiday gift ideas are in the air.

Here's a possibility for mystery...

Death Cloud
Sherlock Holmes: the Legend Begins
by Andrew Lane
It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen.

On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers—his uncle and aunt—in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plague, Holmes begins to investigate what really killed them, helped by his new tutor, an American named Amyus Crowe.

So begins Sherlock’s true education in detection, as he discovers the dastardly crimes of a brilliantly sinister villain of exquisitely malign intent.

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Review copies are currently available at NetGalley for...

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
More unforgettable Sherlock Holmes mysteries for fans of the hit movies.

Sherlock Holmes, the world's best-known and most-loved fictional detective, is more popular today than ever. This collection presents many of the most familiar cases Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson, ever solve, including "Silver Blaze," "The Greek Interpreter," and "The Musgrave Ritual."

As Holmes's fame grows, it brings him notoriety that piques the ire of London's criminal underworld, who begin to scheme against him. It is in "The Final Problem" that Dr. Watson relates the grisly, fatal, and shocking tale of how Holmes finally meets his match, encountering the diabolical Professor Moriarty in a terrible struggle at Reichenbach Falls.

SEE a Sherlock Holmes movie this month...


Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
directed by Guy Ritchie
starring Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law as Dr John Watson
Jared Harris as Professor James Moriarty



Another one for me to watch during the holiday break.

How about you? Any movies in the theatre on DVDs to watch in between parties?

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* part of my mini series of stocking stuffer book-related ideas

* image sources: victorian christmas stocking

Winners for December pt1

Here are the winners for giveaways that
ended December 16, 2011

Thanks to all contestants!

for SFR Holiday Blitz 2011:


Steamrolled by Pauline Baird Jones
Winner: DeAnn of Butterfly Books


Dreamspell Steampunk by Pauline B. Jones, Heather Massey, Linda Houlse and Chris Samson
Winner: MamaElk of My Life in Fantasy

for Romancing Christmas Giveaway HOP:


Dating Mr. December by Phillipa Ashley
Winner: Robin of Bee's Knees Reviews

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* to see the original giveaway offer, click on the prize title links

* I will email winners for mailing addresses this week.
Winners, feel free to contact me with your info if you don't get my email
or if you are just too darn excited and want to let me know -- like NOW ;-D

* contest policy

* keep in touch with my giveaways and learn about other book giveaways by subscribing via email on my sidebar (you may want to go digest mode)

* if not this time, maybe next time

--> check out the current giveaways and upcoming events on my sidebar

Austen’s Birthday Soiree

Austen’s Birthday Soiree
hosted by November’s Autumn
and
My Jane Austen Book Club
on Jane Austen's Birthday - December 16, 2011!
A haiku for Jane...

two hundred three six
how do you keep yourself so
time stands still for you

Some eye candy for Jane, a certain Mr Lefroy...



And cake, must have cake...



--~ Book Giveaway ~--

Jane Austen's Little Instruction Book
(Charming Petites)
by Jane Austen
edited by Sophia Bedford-Pierce
illustrated by Mullen & Katz
introduction by Barbara Paulding
''There is no enjoyment like reading!

How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!''

''A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.''

''One cannot have too large a party.''

Fans of Jane Austen will love this delightful ''Charming Petite,'' filled with the author's wit and wisdom on women, men, relationships, and life.

Elegant little gift book features floral borders and silhouette-style images throughout, a ribbon marker, and a 24K gold-plated charm. 80 pages. 3-1/4 inches by 4 inches high.

WIN a copy of this book!

Open to all.

Offer ends: December 23, 2011

TO DO:
Visit one of the fellow blog hop participants listed below and leave them a comment.

Come back here and tell me who you visited.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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Contest has ended - winner is here

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Hop along to fellow bloggers...

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE JANE AUSTEN’S BIRTHDAY SOIREE

Sharon Lathan of Sharon Lathan
Giveaway : Miss Darcy Falls in Love

Emily Snyder of O! Beauty Unattempted
Giveaway: Letters of Love & Deception

Laurel Ann Nattress of Austenprose
Giveaway: signed copy of Jane Austen Made Me Do It

C. Allyn Pierson of SemiTrue Stories
Giveaway: Mr Darcy Little Sister (open worldwide)

Cindy Jones of First Draft
Giveaway: a signed copy of “My Jane Austen Summer” and a package of Lily Berry's Pink Rose Tea by Bingley's, Ltd.

Farida Mestek of Regency stories set against the backdrop of Regency England
Giveaway: I was Jane Austen Best Friend by Cora Harrison

Marilyn Brant of Brant Flakes
Giveaway : A canvas ACCORDING TO JANE tote bag and a pair of A SUMMER IN EUROPE luggage tags.

Prue Batten of Mesmered’s Blog
Giveaway : Anna Elliot’s “Georgiana Darcy” (Kindle book)

Erin Blakemore of The Heroine’s Bookshelf
Giveaway : a set of Potter-Style Pride and Prejudice notecards

Velvet of vvb32 reads
Giveaway: see above
Jane Austen's Little Instruction Book (Charming Petites) by Jane Austen
edited by Sophia Bedford-Pierce

Karen Doornebos of The Fiction vs. Reality Smackdown
Giveaway: 2 Jane Austen Candles and 2 signed DNMD books plus drink coasters and tea!

Regina Jeffers of Regina Jeffers's Blog
Giveaway: An autographed copy of “Christmas at Pemberley “

Alyssa Goodnight of Alyssa Goodnight
Giveaway: Jane Austen Action figure

Deb of Jane Austen in Vermont
Giveaway: JASNA 2012 calendars from the Wisconsin JASNA Region

Laura Hile, Susan Kaye, Pamela Aidan, and Barbara Cornthwaite of Jane Started It!
Giveaway:
• One copy of Young Master Darcy: A Lesson in Honour by Pamela Aidan
• One set of Frederick Wentworth, Captain (Books 1 and 2) by Susan Kaye
• Two copies of Mercy's Embrace: So Rough a Course (Book 1) by Laura Hile
• George Kinghtley, Gentleman (Books 1 and 2) by Barbara Cornthwaite.

Juliet Archer of Choc Lit Authors’ Corner
Giveaway: a copy of “Persuade Me” and one of “The Importance of Being Emma”

Jane Greensmith of Reading, Writing, Working, Playing
Giveaway: a copy of “Intimations of Austen”, and Sense & Sensibility (Marvel Illustrated)

Jenny Allworthy of The Jane Austen Film Club
Giveaway: a copy of Northanger Abbey DVD starring Felicity Jones and JJ Feild (The winner will choose region 1 or 2 DVD)

Sitio Jane Austen of El Salón de Té de Jane
Giveaway: - Spanish edition of Sense and Sensibility for the 200th Anniversary + A DVD package with adaptations of Jane Austen
(It's only zone 2, but it's in Spanish and English ) + blu-ray of the BBC's Emma with Romola Garai

Kaitlin Saunders of Kaitlin Saunders
Giveaway: “A Modern Day Persuasion”

Becky Rhodehouse of One Literature Nut
Giveaway: selection of Austenesque Reads

Patrice Sarath of Patrice Sarath
Giveaway: A copy of The Unexpected Miss Bennet

Adriana Zardini of Jane Austen Brasil
Giveaway: DVD - Sense and Sensibility (1995) - English / Portuguese subtitles

Jane Odiwe of Jane Austen Sequels
Giveaway: a mug with one of Jane Odiwe’s illustrations and a copy of her “Mr Darcy’s Secret”

Courtney Webb of Stiletto Storytime
Giveaway: Noble Satyr by Lucinda Brant (Regency Romance)

Jennifer Becton of Jennifer W. Becton
Giveaway: An ebook of the Personages of Pride and Prejudice Collection, which contains all of my Austenesque works: Charlotte Collins, "Maria Lucas," and Caroline Bingley. The giveaway will be open internationally.

Vera Nazarian of Urban Girl Takes Vermont
Giveaway: a copy of Vera Nazarian’s gift hardcover edition of her inspirational calendar and diary, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

Abigail Reynolds of Pemberley Variations
Giveaway: a signed copy of “Mr. Darcy's Undoing”

AustenAuthors
Giveaway: Georgette Heyer's Regency World by Jennifer Kloester

Katherine Cox of November’s Autumn
Giveaway :$10 B&N Gift-card (US only)

Maria Grazia of My Jane Austen Book Club
Giveaway : A selection of Austenesque reads

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* image source jane austen minicake