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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Winners for October pt1

Here are the winners for giveaways that
ended September 30, 2011
and
October 2, 2011

Thanks to all contestants!

A Thousand Glass Flowers by Prue Batten
Winner: Lieder of Songs and Stories

Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters
Winner: Amber Elise of Du Livre
Winner: Jessica of Jess resides here

Bonne Femme Cookbook by Wini Moranville
Winner: Debra Brown

The Chocolate Pirate Plot by JoAnna Carl
Winner: marybelle

Every Savage Can Reproduce by Enid Wilson
Winner: Marlene of Book Lover and Procrastinator

The Hum and The Shiver by Alex Bledsoe
Winner: BrittanyGale
Winner: Carol of Carol's Notebook
Winner: Michelle of The True Book Addict

The Pirate Queen by Patricia Hickman
Winner: jcwega27

Stanley Seagull by Cathy Mazur
Winner: Squirrel Queen of The Road to Here

Wild & Steamy by Meljean Brook, Jill Myles, Carolyn Crane
Winner: kara-karina of Nocturnal Book Reviews
A L E R T !
this ebook just turned up FREE at Smashwords!
go get yours, now!
everyone's a winner for this one ;-D

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* easter egg giveaways: are surprise giveaways embedded in posts that sometimes have an egg image at the bottom or simply hints at a giveaway for comments participation throughout the event or just because i'm feeling generous

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

* I will email winners for mailing addresses.
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 joining the GoodReads Book Giveaways group

* if not this time, maybe next time

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

Books & Nails: Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick

Books & Nails
show me yours
MAD sent me her groovygravy zombie themed nails to share...

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by MAD of Mary Ann DeBorde Writes (and Reads!)
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Ashes
by Ilsa J. Bick
It could happen tomorrow . . .

An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions.

Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP.

For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it’s now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human.

Author Ilsa J. Bick crafts a terrifying and thrilling novel about a world that could be ours at any moment, where those left standing must learn what it means not just to survive, but to live amidst the devastation.

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MAD says:

So. Finished up Ashes last night, 2nd half of book is better and apparently sequel on the horizon, but it's primary focus seems to be on interpersonal relationship crap than on the nitty gritty survival zombie *Changed* folk stuff.

Anyway though, it IS good and I did like how the first book ended, despite all the touchy-feely stuff ;P

So of course I'd better get the sequel as soon as it comes up for grabs hahaha

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by MAD of Mary Ann DeBorde Writes (and Reads!)
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How to play:
1. Email me (vvb32 at yahoo.com) a picture of your Books & Nails.

2. Tell me the title and author of the book you are reading.

3. Provide a description of your decorated nails (optional).

Anyone can join!

If you prefer, you can send me a pic with nails au naturel.

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* fyi: head over to MAD's to win a neat-o bottle of anti-zombie pills!

* inspired to create this meme from The Fashion Planner's Burgers and Nails mention in her Things i Love Thursday post

=== October Zombies schedule ===

Monday, October 3, 2011

Giveaway: My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody

October holds goodies of its own here at vvb32 reads.

Some will be sweet.

Some will be scary.

Here is the first of the bunch to come...

...Brooklyn Pierce, a fifteen year-old girl notorious for making bad decisions, enlists the help of the online blog reading population to vote on how she should live her life. But some things in life simply aren't a choice...like who you fall in love with.

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My Life Undecided
by Jessica Brody
Win a copy of this sweet book!

Open to US and CANADA only.

Offer ends: October 16, 2011

TO DO: 2 parts

1. Fill out the form here or below.

2. AND, tell me in comments if you prefer sweet or scary treats this month ;-D

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Contest has ended - winner is here

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ALSO, for more Jessica Brody goodies check out:
Blog tour
Website - with latest news, book excerpts, blog and the chance to win a signed copy

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* image source

-+0+o+ October Trix-n-Treatz schedule +o+0+-

October Trix-n-Treatz: Book List

B O O K
L I S T
virtual book event
for October 2011
Complete list of books featured and mentioned:

the sweet...

A Novel Seduction
by Gwyn Cready

Cherished
by Belinda Boring

Destined (House of Night)
by P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast

Love Walked In
by Marisa de los Santos

My Life Undecided
by Jessica Brody

Space Junque
by L.K. Rigel

The Order Of Chaos
by Rhonda L. Print

the scary...

Ashes
by Scott Nicholson

Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

The Dishonored Dead:
A Zombie Novel
by Robert Swartwood

The Emo Bunny that Should
A Story for Demented Children
by John H. Carroll

The Eternal Child
by David Wasserman

MachoPoni:
A Prance with Death
(Poniworld Chronicles #1)
by Lotus Rose

The Toothache Man
by Sal Conte

The Wedding Gift
by Kathleen McKenna

White Witch Pond
by Jody Kihara

The Witch's Handbook:
A Field Guide to MAGIC
by Rachel Dickinson, Timothy Crawford, Paul Kepple

some fantasy...

Catalyst
by Marc Johnson

The Chronicles of the Mira
by Christine E. Schulze

Dangerous Designs
by Dale Meyer

Diamonds And Toads
A Modern Fairy Tale
by K.E. Saxon

The Humming Room
by Ellen Potter

Laddertop
Volume 1
by Orson Scott Card and Emily Janice Card
illustrated by Honoel A. Ibardolaza

Random Magic
by Sasha Soren

Song of the Nile
by Stephanie Dray

Tower of Parlen Min
Volume 1 (The Narrow Escapes of Ves Asirin)
by Matt Xell

some history...

Journey Along the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad:
Pictorial History of Pocono Mountain Boarding Homes, Hotels, Inns & Resorts from the Delaware Water Gap to Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania
by Alan Sweeney

Industrial Pioneers:
Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Transformation of America, 1840-1902
by Patrick Brown

Gateway to the Clouds
The Story of a Short Line Railroad
The Scranton, Dunmore, Moosic Lake Railroad
1902-1926
by Alan and Judy Sweeney

Laurel Line:
An Anthracite Region Railway
by James N.J. Henwood and John G. Muncie

some steampunk...

A Clockwork Vampire
by K.H. Koehler

Viridis
by Calista Taylor

The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities:
Exhibits, Oddities, Images, and Stories from Top Authors and Artists
edited by Ann Vandermeer and Jeff Vandermeer

some time travel...