12th Day of Christmas GIveway Winner of a Kindle w/ Wi-Fi

I hope everyone had a good Christmas!

For those that dont know me... I am Eli.. also a fellow reader. :) I also happen to be Ali's cousin. Ali gave me the lucky task of selecting a winner for this giveaway!

But first, I want to apologize for the late annoucement of the winner! I just now had the chance to. So....

I'm not going to make anyone wait any longer...

The winner of a Kindle 3 w/ Wi-Fi is.....

wait for it...

wait for it ....


haha........

xxsquiglesxx


Congratulations!!! Please make sure you contact, Ali @ aliciaeflores1@yahoo.com as soon as possible. After two days, I believe she will chose another winner, I'm not sure how that works, lol. So hurry!


I want to thank Ali for hosting this great Christmas Giveway! Its been awesome! Ali just totally loves Christmas.. and she just has this very beautiful heart! Very generous, indeed!

xxSquiglesxx, I hope you enjoy your new Kindle as much as I enjoyed mine!

Merry Christmas to All!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas to all... and to all a good night... Wait! What? It's too early for bed? Um, not if you're me and still up at 4:30am because you're trying to wrap gifts from Santa and fill out cards. Hm, yes, I may have procrastinated a bit, heh. Although, I keep telling everyone around me that this has now become an unwanted tradition for me, lol.

I do want to mention that a winner for the kindle will be announced at noon :)

I hope everyone has a fun and safe Christmas... for those who don't celebrate, I hope you have a fun Saturday :)

~Ali

12th Day of Christmas Giveaway... finally: Kindle 3 w/ Wi-Fi

Before I post the winners of the other days of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway, I thought I'd finally post the 12th giveaway, ha.

I'm just about all recovered from being sick last weekend... only to wake up with a sore throat now, heh.

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I thought I'd do my 12th Day of Christmas Giveaway to coincide with the Midwinter's Eve Giveaway Hop :)

We're down to the last days until Christmas... and I'm happy to say that I'm almost done... hey, almost is great for me, lol

I can't wait for Christmas to get here... I'll be lazying around the house with my family, watching Christmas movies and playing games :) I'm also eager to have everyone open up the gifts I got them for Christmas *bg*

And now a present for one lucky winner... the final giveaway is for a Kindle 3 w/ Wi-Fi!!
I own a Kindle 2 and absolutely love mine... I get to carry around tons of books in one device, how cool is that? :)

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Giveaway Details:

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Last Day to Enter is 12/24/10.
Winner Announced 12/25/10


Optional Extra Entries:

No Bonues Entries for this Giveaway. Just one entry per person, please.

Today's Question:

How will you be spending your Christmas?

This year, like most, I'll be relaxing on Christmas... Christmas Eve I'll attend a church program with my family... the Brat is playing an angel (the only time she's ever an angel, lol). Afterwards, we'll all head out to dinner... there's about thirty of us, lol. As usual, I'll probably be wrapping up gifts from Santa late at night. Christmas morning, my parents, the Brat, and I open up our gifts *bg* Later on, we'll eat at home and enjoy all the holiday movies playing on tv.

3.1 Day of Christmas Giveaway WINNER

Winner of:

$25 Gift Certificate to your choice of store from:

GiftCertificates.com here or to...

Amazon.com

limecello

Congratulations, Limecello!!

****Winner has been contacted by e-mail. They have 48hours to get back to me or new winners will be chosen.

2nd Day of Christmas Giveaway WINNER

Winner of:

$25 Amazon Gift Certificate

Selene

Congratulations Selene!!

****Winner has been contacted by e-mail. They have 48hours to get back to me or new winners will be chosen.



Winner of Duchess of Sin by Laurel McKee

**There is a change in the list of winners. Carol was kind enough to let me know she had won elsewhere, so Random.org picked a new name for me: Modokker

Winners of a print copy of Duchess of Sin by Laurel McKee from Anna at Hachette Books are:

Barb

Jacque

PoCoKat

Moonlight Gleam
Modokker

****Winners have been contacted by e-mail. They have 48hours to get back to me or new winners will be chosen.

Out Sick

gah, I meant to schedule some posts last night... but, something unfortunate happened... I got sick :x So sick that I got dehydrated and saw stars (that was a new one for me, heh).

I've got fingers crossed that I'll feel a bit better this evening to post... I have a big giveaway for the last day :)

~Ali

All Romance eBooks 12 Days of Christmas Book-A-Day Give-Away!

In case you didn't already know, All Romance eBooks, is offering one free ebook a day from different publishers, between December 13th and 24th. Visit their site, http://www.allromanceebooks.com/, each day to see what the free title of the day is, or subscribe to their newsletter and get an e-mail a day with title and blurb of that days free title.

Another reason I love All Romance eBooks *bg*

1st Day of Christmas Giveaway WINNER!

Winner of :

Is:

Raonaid Luckwell

****Winner has been contacted by e-mail. They have 48hours to get back to me or new winners will be chosen.

11th Day of Christmas Giveaway: Amazon Gift Certificate

eek, time is ticking and I'm running behind... I kind of feel like the bunny from Alice in Wonderland, rushing around with a clock.

I can't believe Christmas is already next week 0_o

This will be a quickie... prize today is a $20 Amazon Gift Certificate... maybe it'll help with some last minute shopping ;)

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Today's Question:

Are you ready for the holiday? Done shopping and putting up decorations and all?

I know I'm not... I'm rushing around trying to get things done... and still trying to figure out what to get my bff 0_o For the first time in years, she's all excited because she's told me she found the perfect gift, and now it's my turn to be at a loss *sigh*

10th Day of Christmas: SWAG Giveaway

Finally, the weekend is here :) Just another 15 days until Christmas and I've got fingers crossed that I get more than half my shopping list done *bg*

This past year I've picked up a lot of swag... bookmarks, promo items, books and more... from the conventions I've been to, to ones I get in the mail for my book club.

The winner of today's giveaway will get a box of goodies from me... this is open internationally.

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Today's Question:

What are your plans for the weekend?

As I mentioned, I'll be shopping. I'll also be catching a movie with my friend and trying to clean my house :)

9th Day of Christmas Giveaway: $10 Gift Certificate to AllRomanceEbooks.com

If I'm not shopping at Amazon.com for my ebooks (which my friend tells me is the devil, lol), you can bet I'll be shopping at http://www.allromanceebooks.com/. If you haven't stopped by the site before, I highly recommend it. The All Romance eBook site sells romance ebooks from all different epublishers. Also, there's their brother site, the Omni Lit books site, that sells all different genres. Of course, you can guess that I can probably be found visiting the All Romance site more ;).

Today's prize will be a $10 Gift Certificate to this great site!

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Today's Question:

Are you more inclined to read ebooks or print books?

I must admit that even though I'm trying to cut back on print books (I have over one thousand at my house right now... and still more with my parents, eek) and buy mainly ebooks, I still can't help the occasionally buy in print format. Now, this is just for the books that come out in both print and ebooks (usually with NY pubs) than with titles that release in ebook format first. With those, I buy in eformat as soon as I can. But, with books that come out in print and ebook at the same time, I have decide a few things first. Is this a favorite author of mine? Is this a series I'm currently in love with?
I hate it when it's a book a buy in eformat, and it's soooo good... I mean good enough that I know I'll be rereading it several times and will rave about it to everyone... that I now want to buy it in print, too, lol. I have this idea that when computers take over the world, I won't be able to use my kindle, LOL.

8th Day of Christmas Giveaway: It's a surprise...

omg, I've been reading the comments on those who say their already done with their Christmas shopping... and, if I weren't the nice person I try to be, I'd want to hurt you, lol

Before I forget, I thought I'd tell you about the party I got to throw for Eli this past weekend... if I want any longer, I'm liable to forget, lol.

Anyway, I had an idea a couple months ago that Eli should have a party. After all, she's been a wonderful cousin and friend to me... she even puts up with the moments where I'm witchy :-o

So, first things first... how are you going to keep this secret from the birthday girl? Easy, you tell her you're actually throwing a 'Christmas Party'. This also lets me to get her to help me with some party planning for said 'Christmas Party' lol... um, no, I have no shame. I usually need all the help I can get.

Two weeks before the party and I still hadn't given out the invitations as planned, eek. So, I get my sister, Minion #2, to help me. Note to self, Minion #2 needs her own minions and cannot always be counted on. When did she start handing out invitiations/calling people? A week or less until the party 0_o I was not pleased... but, hey, you get what you pay for... and since I didn't pay her, lol.

Ah, so how do I keep Eli away from the party until everyone arrives?
I get my best-friend, Alberto, aka Minion #3 to distract her. I told her the party was 1/2 an hour later than what it really was. Then, I had Minion #3 to call her and ask for help. He told her that he wanted to surprise me with jewelry for Christmas, lol, and wanted her to help him pick something out. Poor guy actually stayed there about half an hour with pushy sales people just to keep her away. Now that goes above and beyond the duty of friendship :)

Oh, before she actually went to the jewelry store, I get a text from Birthday Girl saying she won't be making it to my party 0_o. Say wha-? Either, she was joking because she had figured out it was a surprise party, or she was serious and I was going to have a panic attack!

Turns out she was serious! Luckily, her family convinced her to go without telling her it was a surprise party *phew*.

Two hours before the party, everything that could go wrong did go wrong *sigh*. At exactly 4pm, Minion #1 calls me to tell me that her car broke down... she was supposed to help me clean and decorate, grr. Also, Minion #3 needed to go back home to get ready before meeting Eli... what do we find out? His car was at my house... but, the keys were at my step-mom's 0_o Yes, so I had to drive him over to step-mom's house, even though the food for the party was being delivered soon. Luckily, I had my younger cousin with me, whom I left in charge of decorations... by the way, 14yr old boy's idea of decorating do not match those of my idea of decorating, lol

With minutes to spare, I made it back to my house and sent my step-mom to the store for some things I forgot... then called my aunt to pick up sweet bread... yes, I was sending guests out to run errands for me... again, I need all the help I can get, lol

All in all, the party was a success and I'm eternally grateful for all those that helped me, including the birthday girl, Eli, lol.

Want to know what I learned from this party:

1. Always have a plan A.. B... C... D... E... F.... seriously, you always need a back-up plan, lol
2. When you're renting tables and chairs, make sure you know where they are located. Um, I went to their online site and didn't realize they'd be over 1/2 an hour away from me *sigh*
3. Write things down... like the fact that you need to order cupcakes. I remembered that I forgot, lol, last minute and had to scramble for cupcakes.
4. Save reciepts... I always over buy, just in case.
5. Don't be afraid to ask for help... just know, though, that it might not be done your way.
6. Always thank your minions... you never know when you're going to need help again :)

After all that, would I ever throw another party again? Heck yeah! It might be in another couple years, after I recover from this one, lol.

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So, onto today's prize... well, it's a secret. It's like a Secret Santa gift... except you know who the Secret Santa is, moí.

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Today's Question:

Do you like to throw parties?

While I am an introvert, I must admit that I do like to throw parties. I may try to hide from everyone, but hey, at least their having fun, it's all good ;)

7th Day of Christmas: Tempted by Fate by Kate Perry

Tempted By Fate
The Guardians of Destiny Series, Book 3
By: Kate Perry
Purchase here

Tempted by Fate
By: Kate Perry

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Willow Tarata is a Guardian who trusts no one. She hunts those who prey on the vulnerable. And she's driven by a vengeful goal-find the man who murdered her mother. Yet suddenly Willow's quarry now has her on the run... straight into the sights of San Francisco's most dangerous detective.


Three bizarre murders have Inspector Rick Ramirez baffled-and determined to uncover the truth. But to catch the real killer, he needs the help of his prime suspect, Willow Tarata, even though this fierce and sexy blonde is challenging his professional cool. And now, unless they believe in each other and trust their deepest instincts, a relentless evil will end both Willow's and Rick's life-and claim this Guardian's extraordinary powers forever...

EXCERPT:
 
Here

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Giveaway:
Thanks to Anna at Hachette Books I have 5 copies of Tempted by Fate to giveaway to 5 readers.

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Leave a comment.

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Open to US & Canada. No PO Boxes.

Giveaway ends on December 14, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be selected by random.org and notified by email and will have 48 hours to reply back before a new winner is selected. Good Luck!

6th Day of Christmas Giveaway: SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY'S Lifetime Movie/Paperback Giveaway

A while back, Eli and I took a trip to Dallas... not too far, but far enough that we decided we would try to listen to an audio book. This would be the first time I would listen to an audio book... and, I'd learn that Ali can only pay attention to one thing at a time, lol, so no more audio books while driving for me, heh... Which audio book did we decide on? It happened to be Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson.

We both absolutely loved this story and I was very excited when I heard that this had turned into a Made-for-TV movie at Lifetime.

Today, thanks to the Hachette Book Group, I'm able to offer one copy of Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson to giveaway.

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RULES:
1. Only residents of the Us and Canada are eligible.
2. No P.O. Boxes please.
3. Winners are subject to the one copy per household rule, which means if you win the same book in two different contests Hachette is only going to send you one copy of the book. Books will be sent directly from the publisher.
4. Contest Ends December 14th at Midnight CST


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Today's Question:

Have you read any books by James Patterson?

I'll admit that Sundays at Tiffany's is the only one I've had the pleasure of listening to, so far, but I do want to try his Maximum Ride series, and have heard good things about his other series as well.

5th Day of Christmas Giveaway: A book of your choice

Another drive-by post... another book of your choice from the Book Depository as the giveaway... Open Internationally, too :)

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Today's Question:

Any ideas/suggestions on how to be better organized?

Okay, so this questions is more me asking for help, lol... and, I think I've tried everything out there from timers to planners *sigh*. What I really need is a personal assistant/minion, lol

4th Day of Christmas Giveaway: Book of Your Choice

Um, this is just going to be a quickie... *ha, that's what she said*... I'm so behind on everything, I hope to catch up by this afternoon.

Today's giveaway is for a book of your choice from the Book Depository (I just love the fact that they have free shipping everywhere :))

*Giveaway Open Internationally

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Today's Question:

Ever feel like the days are just zooming by once December 1st hits? 0_o

OMG, I thought I had everything under control and that things would be done by a certain time... um, who I was fooling? lol
We've just started another week in December and I'm so behind, eek.

Day 4, 5, and 6 of my Christmas Giveaway...

..will all be posted later today

Why? Well, I have a great explanation... see, this Saturday I had planned a party at my house... not just any party, this was Eli's Surprise Birthday party :)

This took more time and energy out of me than I expected, eesh.

So, all day Saturday was preparing for party, then hosting said party :)

What did I do Sunday? Recover, of course, lol

Shortly, I shall have Day 4 posted :)

3.2 Day of Christmas Giveaway: Shayla Black print ARC of Haunted By Your Touch anthology

I have another fantabulous giveaway today!!

This one is coming to us from the fabulous Shayla Black. She has offered up a print ARC of Haunted By Your Touch anthology, which includes authors Jeaniene Frost and Sharie Kohler.

Haunted by Your Touch
By: Jeaniene Frost
Shayla Black
Sharie Kohler

Haunted by Your Touch
By: Jeaniene Frost, Shayla Black, and Sharie Kohler

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USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost seduces readers into a forbidden new world as she teams up with romance stars Shayla Black and Sharie Kohler for a sizzling collection of original novellas featuring fallen angels, anarchistic demons, warrior wizards, and irresistibly dangerous creatures of the night.

Enter the dark realm of Nocturna in Jeaniene Frost’s redhot tale, where blisteringly sexy Raphael dominates the demons of a lawless dimension and tries to help a beautiful young woman avenge her cousin’s disappearance.

In the shadowy world of Shayla Black’s Doomsday Brethren, magical warrior Raiden vows to protect his woman and their unborn youngling from evil—and deliver her safely to another man. But once he’s saved her, can he let her go?

Lycans rule the night in Sharie Kohler’s suspenseful story, as a fiery woman stalks mysterious Luc, the undeniably hypnotic being she believes can save her from turning . . . if she kills him. Danger beckons in these captivating paranormal tales that will tempt readers to the edge and leave them begging for more.

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Shayla Black around the www...
Website
Facebook

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Today's Question:

Which of Shayla Black's books have you read and/or where did you hear about her? If this is the first time you've heard of her... first of all, *gasp* have you been living under a rock? hehe... secondly, it's okay to say you heard about her here today :) Be sure to check out her website, http://shaylablack.com/, and tell me what books did interest you, if you haven't read any before.

I've read just about every Shayla Black book and would definitely recommend her to any romance reader... especially her Doomsday Brethren series. It's been so long since I read my first Shayla Black novel that I don't remember how I heard about her... I do know I read her as Shelley Bradley first :). I do so love her Doomsday Brethren series and think that if you haven't already started, it should be the next book on your tbr (to be read) pile ;)

3.1 Day of Christmas Giveaway: $25 Gift Certificate & Happy Birthday to Eli!

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Yes, 3.1 is not an actual day... but I have two giveaways today, hehe :)

Today, we're celebrating my cousin's, Eli, birthday!!... and, I'm asking you all for help :)

Up for grabs today is a $25 Gift Certificate to your choice of store from:

GiftCertificates.com here or to...
Amazon.com

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Eli, I want to wish you a very Happy 28th Birthday!! Not only are you a wonderful cousin, but you are a great friend, as well. Wishing you a year filled with the same joy you bring to others.
It can take a strong person to deal with our family... and a stronger person to put up with me. I thank you for sticking around, lol.
You deserve the very best, and I hope you never settle for less. I wish you a wonderful life filled with love and happiness!

Love,
~Ali

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2nd Day of Christmas Giveaway: Amazon Gift Certificate

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I'll admit it, I'm a big fan of Amazon.com, in case you didn't already know lol. I love the ease of shopping there, I own an Amazon Kindle, and I do most of my holiday shopping there. Anything that lets me sit at home, relax, and shop... I'm all for it :)

**This giveaway is open internationally, to all those who can purchase through any of the Amazon International sites.

To help you with your Christmas/Holiday shopping, today I'm giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to Amazon.com. It can be used to buy a gift for someone else or something for yourself.

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Today's Question:

Have you started you Christmas/Holiday shopping?

Every year I tell myself I'm going to get through shopping a little earlier... every year I'm one of those last minute shoppers, lol. You'd think I'd learn by now. Well, this year, suprisingly, I have gotten some shopping done. I still have a list of things to get, but *fingers crossed* I'm hoping this year on Christmas Eve, instead of being out at the shops scrambling for a last minute gift, I'll be sitting at home with the Brat and some hot cocoa ;)

1st Day of December Giveaway: I 'Heart' Romance book club pick- Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas

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*Today's giveaway is a mix of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway and talking about my book club's, I 'Heart' Romance, latest book pick :)

**This giveaway is open internationally.



Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
By: Lisa Kleypas
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Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
By: Lisa Kleypas

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ONE LITTLE GIRL NEEDS A FAMILY


One rain-slicked night, six-year-old Holly lost the only parent she knew, her beloved mother Victoria. And since that night, she has never again spoken a word.

ONE SINGLE MAN NEEDS A WIFE

The last thing Mark Nolan needs is a six-year-old girl in his life. But he soon realizes that he will do everything he can to make her life whole again. His sister’s will gives him the instructions: There’s no other choice but you. Just start by loving her. The rest will follow.
SOMETIMES, IT TAKES A LITTLE MAGIC…

Maggie Collins doesn’t dare believe in love again, after losing her husband of one year. But she does believe in the magic of imagination. As the owner of a toy shop, she lives what she loves. And when she meets Holly Nolan, she sees a little girl in desperate need of a little magic.

…TO MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE

Three lonely people. Three lives at the crossroads. Three people who are about to discover that Christmas is the time of year when anything is possible, and when wishes have a way of finding the path home…

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This latest pick was won the most votes in my book club... I'm so thankful, too, because I love reading holiday stories at this time of the year *bg*

I'm making this my first giveaway to help get you in the holiday spirit, too :)

All Giveaways are open for five days. This one will close on Sunday, December 5 at Midnight (CST)
Winner will be announced on the December 13.

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Today's Question:

Are you in the holiday spirit?

I know I am! I've already got Christmas decorations and will be ready to start decorating with my friend tomorrow *yay* I'll also be buying my first Christmas tree this year... it won't be a real one, but I still get to decorate it, lol.