Contest Winner!!

I'm one day overdue on my contest winner announcement

but, here it is....

Chosen by the scientific and timetested method of names written on pieces of paper and drawn by a person who didn't even know what was going on - the winner is.....................Barbara E.

Barbara has been notified by e-mail and has a week to respond. She wins a copy of The Bitter Seed of Magic by Suzanne McLeod and an e-copy of Doc the Vampire Hunting Dog by J.A. Campbell.

Congratulations Barbara!

Thanks everyone, for entering. I might do this again within a few months.

Contest Winner!

Well, the 18th has come and gone; I didn't get a huge number of entries, but then I have a small cozy blog. Well, I don't know about COZY, but it's small. :)

There were some authors listed that I haven't heard of before, (such as Beth Rivas, Elena Melodia, Lani Wooland) so I'm planning on checking them out.

I appreciate y'all making the effort to list author and series names.

I've picked a winner for the signed copy of Suzanne McLeod's The Bitter Seed of Magic;

With the help of my granddaughter.

I wrote the names of all the entries on little slips of paper.

I folded them up.

I then shook you all up in my closed hands...

Then I threw you all up in the air.

When you all landed on the bed (that's where we were for this auspicious occassion - nothing but the best!)

I had my granddaughter pick one of you.

The Winner is......

Winnie!

Winnie listed in her top five favorite NEW series the name of an author that I've had my eye on after reading her blog a few years ago, then reading her first published short story - Karen Mahoney. I'm looking forward to her new series also - and I won the book, which will be here shortly. (happy, happy!)

So Ms Winnie - I'm going to search out your e-mail - but just in case if you get of hold of me first send me your snail mail so I can forward it on to Suzanne McLeod. Oh - and it'll be signed!

If you're still looking for chances to win The Bitter Seed of Magic, click on the book cover - in the sidebar at Suzanne McLeod's website there are links to other contests.

She is also offering up this week a copy of Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead

. I've read the first book in Mead's series and enjoyed it, so I'm sure this one will be pretty good.

Happy Reading All!

Now FINALLY (!) the winner of Nocturne & New Contest

2/19/2011 Contest now closed....

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I did promise a giveaway and then I kind of kept forgetting to pick the winner of Nocturne. Then I would remember that I hadn't done this at inoppurtune moments...when my boss was talking to me, in the middle of a library session, as I'm dropping off to sleep, while I'm taking a ...shower, etc.

Well, I'm finally doing this;

I searched through the many comments on the original post (9 total comments);

I listed all the entry names (6);

I wrote them on little pieces of paper;

I folded all the papers and put them in the wooden shoe;

I shook them up;

I shook them down (don't ask);

I shook them all around!;

I reached my hand in and....OUCH! something bit me...not really.

:)

The winner is.............imagine a drumroll.........

PEEP!

E-mail me your address so I can mail this novel to you...and...don't be surprised if it takes a little while. :)

I have other news:

Writer Suzanne McLeod - author of the Spellcrackers.com series has generously offered a signed copy of The Bitter Seed of Magic for a contest.

This is the third of the series - due out in the United Kingdom in just a couple weeks (February 17th).

The contest is open internationally

Leave a comment here with the name of your top five favorite newest series. I'm looking for series that have came out in and since 2009. For instance- The Spellcrackers.com would be in my top five of the newest because I first read it in 2009; Devon Monk's Magic series (Allie Beckstrom - Magic in the Blood, etc) would also be there because it came out in 2009. At least get as close as you can. :) It's not school - not a test, just a generalization.

AND

Tell me your favorite and second favorite genre to read

Read the excerpt that's been provided

Make sure there is a way to contact you...and check back in case announcements don't go through

extra entry for linking to the contest - provide link, of course.

Contest will end February 18th, 2011