Giveaway Winners!

I'm very happy to announce the winners of my first ever giveaway!

Grand prize winner of the Amazon Gift Certificate: Caren of Cat Chat with Caren & Cody

First prize winner of the True Blood box set: K.C. Woolf of The Woman Condition

Runner-up prize winner of 'Salem's Lot: Talli Roland of Talli Roland

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you again to everyone who participated. This was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to doing another giveaway in the future.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Giveaway Reminder, a Blog Award, and a Free Book!

Just a reminder that the deadline to enter my Sixth Month Anniversary Giveaway is Saturday, June 11th, at midnight, Eastern Standard Time. If you want to enter for a chance to win an Amazon gift certificate or some great vampire books, just leave a comment here. Thanks to everyone who has already entered or commented in the thread!

Also, I was thrilled to win a giveaway myself earlier this week. Amy at The Ramblings of Amy gave away some copies of her book They Walk, which is the first in a trilogy. I haven't had the chance to start reading it yet, but I've no doubt it will be great, and I was very excited to win a copy of the book. So I wanted to send a big thank you to Amy, and encourage everyone who is not already familiar with her blog to check it out!

Thanks are also due to L. Carroll at Lor Mandela. She was kind enough to surprise me with The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award, even calling my little home here "the cat's meow." :D I am very grateful and appreciate the award so much. Lor Mandela is another great blog and I would encourage everyone to take a look if you are not already a follower.

So thank you again to Amy and L. Carroll for bringing smiles to my week with these great surprises!

Happy weekend, everyone! :)

Six Month Anniversary Giveaway!

June will be my sixth month of blogging, and I decided to do a giveaway to mark the occasion. I have participated in giveaways on other sites, and had a great time doing it, so I thought it would be fun to host my own. I have enjoyed my time in the blogosphere so much, I wanted to do something to celebrate that. And, this is my way of saying THANK YOU to everyone who has followed, left comments, or visited my blog in the past six months.

I also learned that my first paid article will be published in June, so I'm beyond thrilled about that. I'm just feeling good about life in general, and I wanted to have a little fun with a contest. I hope you'll join me!

Here are the details:

In addition to being a milestone month for me, June is also the season premiere of True Blood, and I decided to tie that in to my giveaway. I am a fan of the show, in large part because I think the vampire Eric Northman, played by Alexander Skarsgard, is to die for. :D

Hello, Gorgeous!

So since I love vampire tales, and True Blood has me in a vampire state of mind, I thought I would give away some vampire books. In addition, I am giving away an Amazon gift certificate, so there is something for everyone, even those who aren't vampire fans!

The prizes:

Grand prize:

A $25 gift certificate for Amazon.com




First prize:

The Sookie Stackhouse TV Tie-In Box Set, featuring the first three Sookie Stackhouse novels, by Charlaine Harris









Runner-up prize:

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King









I'm a King fan, and I wanted to include a darker, classic take on the vampire mythology in addition to the more modern True Blood.

So there will be three winners all together, drawn at random.

The books are all new paperbacks that have never been read. As I am new to all this, I don't know if it's necessary to list any disclaimers, but suffice it to say I am not affiliated with Amazon, HBO, True Blood, Ms. Harris, or Mr. King. I just bought the books myself and want to share them, I'm not being compensated in any way.

Entering the contest couldn't be easier. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post, and you're in! It's not necessary to follow me to enter, although of course I would be thrilled if you did, and I would gladly follow back. It's also not necessary to tweet or post about this contest, but again, I would be most grateful if you want to help get the word out.

The contest is open to anyone who visits and chooses to leave a comment on this post, so you do not have to be a current follower to enter. The only requirement is that you leave me your blog address or a valid e-mail address so that I can contact you if you are one of the winners. Anonymous comments will not be accepted or entered into the drawing.

While I live in the United States, the contest is not limited to those in the US. I am happy to ship the books anywhere, and will send the Amazon certificate via e-mail. I won't take responsibility for any restrictions Amazon places on ordering, but I will be glad to send the certificate anywhere it can be used.

The deadline to enter is Saturday, June 11th at midnight, eastern standard time.

I am very excited to reach this blogging and publishing milestone, and I hope you will help me celebrate! :)