Some Giveaways Around the Book Blog World!

HERE ARE SOME GOOD GIVEAWAYS I FOUND MOST ENDING FEBRUARY.

I have some more I will post next week for March! 

Also it looks like I might edge over 250 followers soon so be on the watch for the next Followers Giveaway.

Dee S. Knight is offering a romantic necklace and earring set to celebrate the anniversary of her first book, Impatient Passion. Answer some book questions here.  Hurry on this one as the ending is extended to only February 22, 2010.   Check out her sizzling books while you are there!

Crystal at I READ is having a comment book giveaway that ends February 26. Easy to enter! (US and Canadian only I think.)

Tina at Fantastic Book Review is having a Giveaway of Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey. 2 Winners; US only but internationals can enter if you have a US friend to have the book mailed to :); ends February 26.

DIANE CARVER'S FEBRUARY CONTEST: Diane is giving a signed copy of her chick-lit mystery, A FIERY SECRET, to a lucky commenter (International winner to get download).  Just comment on any February post before February 28 and she'll draw the winner’s name on March 1st!  Check out her good mystery and inspiring books!

Carol North has a monthly contest usually offering one of her wonderful totes. I love mine and carry book related things back and forth to work in it every day!! :)  Scroll down until you see the tote. U.S. only.  This one will close February 28 also. Don't forget to check on her good books too!

Classic Romance Revival is having another blog Carnival with 15 authors that will run until February 28th 2010, so there’s still time to enter!

This one is Worldwide: at  J. Kaye's Book Blog - a $25 US Amazon Gift Certificate or Up to $25 at Book Depository Giveaway is offered; open until the 13th of March.


THERE YOU GO - Have fun and good luck!

Martha's Bookshelf *** Friday Picks February 19, 2010- UPDATED RULES!

 

Bookshelf Perspective by the prentenda - Flickr

PLEASE NOTE UPDATED RULES IN RED BELOW!

I thought I would do an update on the Friday Pick for new visitors and so the list would be in one place.  You can still go to the Friday Pick list link to see each post and the book pictures if you want!

If you saw the pictures posted of my bookshelves and boxes you know I do have lots of books!  And that doesn't include the other eight or so boxes at my office!! And more books as I find deals too good to pass up! I am sharing my book bounty by the Friday Pick Giveaways.

I have posted ten Friday Pick posts with 16 books each.  I will strike out the books as they are chosen. Some of the books may be chosen by winners in the SaSR weekly drawings. So it will be first pick to the one who claims it.  SaSR winners are announced Friday mornings (or afternoon if I get busy!) and it usually takes that person a bit of time to get back to me. That means the Friday Pick winner who is drawn Thursday night will usually get the choice named in their comment as I will have time to remove it from the file list before announcing the winner at SaSR.

Because postage to overseas can be prohibitive I am willing to give a $5.00 book certificate to international winners - Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, TWRP, ClassAct Books, eTreasures, Desert Breeze, etc....you tell me where and I'll set it up. So for my overseas visitors your comment may indicate a smaller book and I'll check postage or note your choice of gift card.

TO ENTER:

Leave a comment and tell me WHICH BOOK you would like to get from the Friday Pick lists (less whichever books might be picked by the comment or SaSR winners each week).  PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM SETTING A NEW CUT OFF TIME AS THURSDAY  NIGHTS AT 10:00 PM CENTRAL so I do not have to stay up past midnight to do the winner post!
I will randomly pick two winners to announce the next Friday.
ALSO, TO SAVE ME EXTRA WORK, I WILL ASK THE WINNERS TO CHECK THE WIN POST ON FRIDAYS AND E-MAIL ME THEIR ADDRESSES at mesreads@gmail.com.  I will confirm receipt of the addresses.  If I have the winners e-mail I will send a reminder over the weekend but I won't be so rushed on Fridays!  So I still recommend that you leave your e-mail especially if you are new and I don't have a way to find it!

Thanks for helping these books find a new home!!

Repeating this helpful blog tip: You can right click on a link and you will be given the choice to open the link in a new window or tab so you do not navigate away from the screen you are on!! I use this all the time!

List 1

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

Married at Midnight (Anthology) Kathleen Woodiwiss, Jo Beverley, Tanya Anne Crosby & Samantha James

A Jockey's Life by Dick Francis

Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks

Circle of Stars by Anna Lee Waldo

Net Force - One is the Lonliest Number by Tom Clancy

Everlasting by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peritti

A Time to Kill by John Girsham

Unlaced by Kristina Cook

Love in Bloom by Shelia Roberts

Tamed by a Laird by Amanda Scott

Jerusalem Vigil by Bodie & Brock Thoene

Whispers and Lies by Joy Fielding

Never Seduce a Scoundrel by Sabrina Jeffries

Almost Single by Advaita Kala

Pick#2
Love Me Forever by Johanna Lindsey
It Had to be you (the Gossip Girl prequel) by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Breaking Point by Suzanne Brockmann
Lord of a Thousand Nights by Madeline Hunter
On the Run by Iris Johansen
The Crush by Sandra Brown
The Blue Zone by Andrew Gross
Abandon by Carla Neggers
Shadows in the Heart - A Jewels of the Quill Halloween Anthology *PA*
Bait by Karen Robards
The Lighthouse by Mary Schramski
Listen to the Silence by Marcia Muller
Kissing Midnight by Emma Holly
The Lightkeeper by Susan Wiggs (I loved this historical romance and it got me to reading all of Susan Wiggs!)
It's Always Something by Gilda Radner - Gilda's poignant battle with cancer.
11th Hour by Bradley Warshauer

Pick #3

Put Your Dreams First - Handle your [entertainment] business HY[E]B by Thembisa Mshaka

Delivered by Christmas Anthology - Linda Howard, Joan Hohl andSandra Steffen

The Woman Next Door by Barbara Delinsky

Until Prove Guilty by J.A. Jance

One Night with a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries

Maverick Wild by Stacey Kane

Red Fire by Dierdre Knight

Cloud Nine by LuAnn Rice

The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe

One Eye Closed by Karen Whiddon

Under the Mistletoe by Mary Balogh

The Bartered Bride by Mary Jo Putney

Isle of Palms by Dorothea Benton Frank

Payback by R.I. Kaiser

The Angels of Darkness by Caleb Carr

Dream in Color - How the Sanchez Sisters are Making History in Congress

Pick #4

Honeymoon by James Patterson

Talking God by Tony Kellerman

Twelve Acres by Barbara Delinsky

Black Ice by Anne Stuart

Everything to Gain by Barbara Taylor Bradford

CORRECTION:  This was not The Last of The Mohicans based on the Novel by James Fenimore Cooper - although I do have that;  The book in the group is The Sixth Sense (a book my son left me when he went off to the service).

A Cowboys Redemption by Jeanie Watt (PA)

Three Weeks in Paris by Barbara Taylor Bradford

The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

Tripwire by Lee Child

The Shadow by Shelley Munro (PA)

Children of the Wild by Orson Scott Card

Until Death Do Us Part by Christine Mcquire

Warning Signs by Stephen White

The Forgotten by Faye Kellerman

Swear by the Moon by Shirley Busbee

Montana Bride by Barbara Clark (A)

Pick #5

See Jane Lead by Lois P. Frankel

Jake's Return by Liana Laverentz (A)

The Jester by James Patterson - Audio Tapes

Firestorm by Nevada Barr

Manhunt by Janet Evanovich - Audio CDs

Bloodlines by Dinah McCall (slightly creased "SC")

The Darkroom by Minette Walters

Wish You Well by David Baldacci - Audio Tapes

The Daddy Spell by Patti Ann Cole

Ice Hunt by James Rollins

Surrender a Dream by Jill Barnett

Irresistible by Mary Balogh

Misfortune by Nancy Geary

False Prophet by Faye Kellerman

Cold Hit by Linda Fairstein - Audio Tapes

A Kiss of Fate by Mary Jo Putney (SC)

Pick #6

Best Kept Secrets by Sandra Brown - Audio CDs

Demon Rum by Sandra Brown

Tin Man by Dale Brown

Song of the Beast by Carol Berg

The Marshall Takes a Bride by Renee Ryan *PA*

The Torment of Others by Val McDermid

On Bear Mountain by Deborah Smith

The Edge of Town by Dorothy Garlock

The Hostage Bride by Jane Feather

Gypsy Lover by Edith Layton

The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks

The Elusive Flame by Kathleen Woodwiss

The House of Women by Alison G. Taylor

The Healer by Dee Henderson - Audio Tapes

Elusive Love by Catherine Lanigan

Mistletoe and Mischief by Patricia Wynn

Pick #7
Desperate Duchess by Eloisa James
In Her Defense by Stepehn Horn - Audio Tape
A Perfect Gentleman by Barbara Metzger (slightly creased)
Scarred by William Heffernan (spine creased)
When A Stranger Loves Me by Julianne Maclean (Autographed)
Prey by Michael Crichton - Audio Tape
The Path to Her Heart by Linda Ford (Personally Autographed)
Deception Point by Dan Brown
Barbarians of Malka by Justus Roux
X-Men 2
Hunted by William W. Johnstone (spine frayed at top)
Wedded in a Whirlwind by Liz Fielding (Autographed)
Man of My Dreams by Johanna Lindsey (spine frayed a bit at bottom)
Kisscut by Karen Slaughter - Audio Tape
Princess Charming by Jane Heller (slightly creased)
The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum 

Pick #8

(sc) = slightly creased on binding otherwise all in good shape

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson
The Jury by Steve Martini - Audio Tapes
Dream Chaser by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Stormy Weather by Carl Haasen - Audio Tapes
The Vision by Heather Graham (sc))
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
Fool Me Once by Fern Michaels
Midnight Come Again by Dana Stabenow (sc)
Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan (sc)
Into the Forest by Jean Hegland - Audio Tapes (box creased but tapes good)
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian (sc)
Silent Thunder by Iris Johansen (sc)
The Nosy Neighbor by Fern Michaels
Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon
No Safe Place by Richard North Patterson - Audio Tapes
Vertical Run by Joseph R. Garber (sc)

Pick #9
Spyder Web by Tom Grace - Audio Tapes
The Closers by Michael Connelly
Three Weddings and a Kiss - Anthology
The Rogue and the Rival by Maya Rodale (Personally Autographed)
Final Appeal by Lisa Scottoline (spine creased)
The Lost World by Michael Crichton - Audio Tapes
Evil Whispers by Owl Goingback
Her Highness My Wife by Victoria Alexander
On Treacherous Ground by Earl Murrray
Darkfall by Stephen Laws
Runaway Heart by Stephen J. Cannell
Guardian by Dee Henderson - Audio Tapes
Grace in Autumn by Lori Copeland and Angela Hunt
The Lottery Winner by Mary Higgins Clark
Time to Hunt by Stephen Hunter - Audio Tapes
Vanity by Jane Feather

Pick #10

Night by Elie Wiesel
Cruel & Unusual by Patricia Cornwell (slightly creased -sc)
The Third Twin by Ken Follett (spine creased)
Double Blind by Ken Goodard
Fool's Paradise by Tori Phillips
Deep Black by Stephen Coonts
The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen Woodwiss (spine creased)
A Stranger in The House by Gloria Murphy
The Hunter by Gennita Low (sc)
Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief by Dorothy Gilman - Audio Tapes
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
The Trouble with Mary by Millie Criswell
Dreams Gather by Kathryn Collins (sc)
Shades of Twilight by Linda Howard
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Aristocrat by Catherine Coulter (I have most of her books and this is a duplicate!)

Two Winners of Tuesdays Comments - Recommend a Paranormal

Again, thank you all for the many comments and recommendations for good paranormal books!
I decided there were enough comments to pick two winners to get a book from the Friday list or a gift card.

I will e-mail Sheere and EA to pick a book from the Friday Pick list!!

Winners for Friday Pick 2-12-10

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FRIDAY PICK WINNERS FROM 2-12-10

and

Nastassi chose a Gift Card to Loose ID.

Throuthehaze chose Never Seduce a Scoundrel by Sabrina Jeffries.

I will e-mail the winners. Thanks!

Three Winners for Hearing From God Each Morning by Joyce Meyer

Title: HEARING FROM GOD EACH MORNING

This morning's devotional in Hearing From God Each Morning was wonderful and I was hoping to get time early today to post a bit about it. That didn't happen.  However in looking up the link in the Giveaway post I discovered that I had apparently not put the Giveaway up on the Sticky list and I had not yet selected winners.  SO my face is a bit red!

On the other hand - finding this deficiency is a perfect example of God's nudging! Today's page is titled:
"God Speaks Through Promptings".  If you would like, go to the Book Browse/Open book and type in February 18 for the search.  You can read the devotional and be reminded that God does speak to us to take certain actions, like praying for a need even if we don't fully know what it is.  He knows!

I briefly thought about extending the Giveaway another week but then decided that wouldn't be fair to those who entered timely.  So I went ahead and picked the three winners.  I do apologize to others who may have entered if they had seen the link on the list, but let me encourage anyone interested in getting this book to hunt down other contests at Hachette if any are still going on or break down and buy the book - you won't be sorry.  In fact I may have to buy one for my daughter because she wanted mine but it is helping me get a Bible verse read every day! :o)

CONGRATULATIONS TO 

#3. 

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#9


and #4

I will e-mail the winners with the Hachette form to complete.

BTW- should anyone ever notice that I haven't posted a Giveaway in the Sticky note list or that I missed announcing winners ---- feel free to e-mail me, comment or otherwise "nudge" me!  *G*