Book Giveaway: Murder Buys a T-shirt

Glory Martine loves the quaint souvenir shop she inherited from her great-uncle Louis. Not only did she get a shop filled with collectibles and mementos, she also inherited his parrot, Bluebeard. The shop is situated in the small town of Keyhole Bay in Florida, where everyone knows everyone else’s business.

When the town’s football hero, Kevin Stanley, dies in a car accident, Bluebeard becomes uncontrollable. He’s destroying the shop and he begins uttering words that lead Glory to the conclusion that this death was no accident. She’s not about to tell the authorities or her friends that her shop is haunted and her pet parrot says it’s murder, so she has no choice but take matters into her own hands and search for the truth herself.

Glory manages to take some time for herself when she meets the new owner of the bookstore across the street. The attraction is mutual, but obstacles are continually thrown in their path. 

This is the first book in a brand new series, “A Haunted Souvenir Shop Mystery” and it’s off to a delightful start. 


For a chance to win this book, go to:

http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2012/03/book-giveaway-and-review-murder-buys-t.html

Giveaway for an Apple iPad (16GB)

 I love entering giveaways.  Especially, since the Rafflecopter has come into being.  Now entering numerous giveaway is a cinch.

 Rafflecopter is going to give an Apple iPad2(16GB) to the person that comes up a new name for the Rafflecopter.  If you want the chance to win, hop on over to http://iheartgiveaways.com/?p=1070.  You only have 30 more days left to enter.

Lilla Rose Flexi-clip Giveaway

Are you looking for something new for your hair?  With the Christmas and New Year parties  coming up, we all can use some sparkle and bling.  These hair clips come in all sizes and hold your hair just like you need one to.

Mama Chocolate is having a giveaway for one of these.  So click on http://www.mamachocolateblog.com/lilla-rose-flexi-clip-giveaway.htm to enter you name in her giveaway.

Another Giveaway - IPAD 2

I am always open to another giveaway.  Especially, when it involves computers.  I would love to win the iPad 2.  The ease of taking it with me in my purse would be wonderful.  I know that my girls would love for me to win one.

So here I am again entering for one.  I have entered a number of them, but I am still hoping to win.  Now, would I be a very nice person, if I kept this to myself?  Of course not.  So I am inviting my readers to go and check this out and try to win.  It won't take you long, so go on over to http://dealeveryblog.com/deals/ipad2-dealevery-holiday-giveaway/#more-54.

Kindle Challenge for 2012

 I found another Reading Challenge that will take care of all those e-books that you have downloading on your Kindle.  I am excited to be involved in this one. So that's why I want to give all my readers a chance to enter in at:

http://www.theunreadreader.com/2011/12/why-buy-cow-reading-challenge-2012.html 

Back by popular demand...

Welcome to the Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge 2012! This reading challenge was previously called the Show Me the FREE RC, but this year, I have a co-host, Kelly from Reading the Paranormal, and we decided to shake things up a bit.

Quick FYI: This is not a library books, books you've won, or ARCs reading challenge. There are already plenty reading challenges for those specific type of books. You can find them here: A Novel Challenge.

This reading challenge has been developed specifically for FREE and LEGAL downloaded books. As many of you with e-readers know, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and a few other site periodically offer FREE books for your e-reading devices.

The aim of this challenge is to grab and read those FREE and LEGAL downloads!

Since getting my Kindle, I've downloaded 300 Free books from Amazon, but sadly, I've only read a handful. Kelly, my new sidekick, has read over 100 Free books! Even though I failed my own RC miserably, Kelly has inspired me to renew my determination to get those FREE books off my TBR, and we want you to join us!

Here is how it works:

• Should you choose to participate in this challenge, your goal is to read at least twelve (12) legally obtained FREE e-books. While twelve is the minimum there is no maximum limit.
• Anyone can join. You don't have to be a blogger, and you don't have to live in the United States. 
• Any E-Reader will work for this challenge, including: iPad, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Sony Reader, enTourage. 
• Please Note: If you don't have an e-reading device, you can still join in with Amazon's Free Kindle Reading Apps which you can download for your iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC, Blackberry and more.
• The challenge runs from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. You can join at anytime.
• e-books in ANY genre count for this challenge as long as it was FREE at the time that you downloaded it.
• Every month in 2012, I will make a post for the Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge 2012 so you can link your reviews.  Based on participation, monthly link ups may be combined.
• Those that link their reviews will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a different prize each month, such as an Amazon orBarnes & Noble Gift Card, a bookmark, or a GelaSkins for your e-Reader.

Challenge Guidelines:

• If you have a blog, create a post announcing your participation in the challenge. Please include a link back to this post.
• Non bloggers: participate by linking up your profile URL from the site you plan to post your reviews on such as Goodreads, Shelfari, LibraryThing, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble.
• When you post your book review, you MUST reveal how you obtained the free & legal download. Please make your source clear.
• You can list your books in advance or list them as you read them.
• Crossovers to other reading challenges is acceptable, but ARCs/galley e-books DO NOT count. Again, this is a Reading Challenge to read as many of the FREE e-books legally offered for your e-reader. To get started, check out the Top 100 Free books on Amazon, or the Free e-books on Barnes & Noble.
• Any linked reviews that do not meet the guidelines will not be entered into the monthly drawing for the prize of the month.

Levels:
Coupon Clipper: 12 Books
Penny Pincher: 24 Books
Super Saver: 30+ Books

Please visit this post to sign up for the challenge: Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge 2012!

Places where you can legally grab some free e-books:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Smashwords
All Romance eBooks: offers random freebie books throughout the year (signing up for the newsletter to get updates)
Pocket After Dark: offers free online reads that change monthly and/or bi-monthly
Sony's Reader Store: occasionally pops up with free books that aren't available at Amazon or B&N
Harlequin: offers Freebie Friday
Sourcebooks: offers monthly freebies
Books on the Knob pulls freebies from around the web in different genres for reader consumption

New Years Roundup Giveaway/ Win Kindle Fire & Payful Cash

http://www.simplystacie.net/2011/12/new-years-roundup-giveaway-win-kindle-fire-paypal-cash-ww/

Giveaway - Chicken Soup For The Soul

I always like to have some inspirational books on the coffee table that I can look at when I need a pick-me-up, whether it be a photography book with beautiful landscapes or a book from the Chicken Soup For The Soul series. It is nice to be able to spend a just few minutes of my time with a book and feel like I really got something out of it. One of the latest releases from the Chicken Soup For The Soul series, Inspiration For The Young At Heart is one such book. Each story is written by a different senior and what they are experiencing during their retirement years. I think the senior years are so special. Now that my mom is semi-retired, I am trying to make sure that she gets to do all of the fun things that she never had time for before. Reading this book has really given us both some inspiration. 

101 Stories of Inspiration, Humor, and Wisdom about Life at a Certain Age

Life begins again at 60! Crossing that magic age might bring a few new wrinkles but also new experiences. This collection is full of humorous and fun adventures from those who are actively enjoying their "senior years!" Stories about new careers, volunteer work, sports and sport cars, love, family, and travels will amuse and invigorate readers.

Is there a special senior on your gift list this year? I think Inspiration For The Young At Heart would be a very thoughtful and treasured gift.  

If you are like me, I like having a book laying around that I can pick up and read just a a small story at a time.  But, I want something that will be a lift me up story.  And I have found that type of story in all of the Chicken Soup Books.  If you would like to win this one, please click on  http://www.aboutamom.com/2011/11/giveaway-chicken-soup-for-soul.html#comment-form
and enter your name.

NOOK TABLET GIVEAWAY

Looking for an e-reader for yourself or perhaps for a gift this Christmas?  Then why not head on over and visit Heather at Full Price? Never!  From now, until the 7th of December you have the chance to enter the giveaway for a Nook Tablet.  Don't let the opportunity pass you by, you could be the lucky one.

http://fullpricenever.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-about-nook-giveaway-enter-today.html?showComment=1322184251465#c8489268670377194718

Giveaway - CD of "A Half Hour of Peace"

I must tell you, today, I learnt something new.  I have cd's that I have used for back-ground music and then my husband has some that he plays at night to drown out noises.  But today, I went over to http://www.relaxintuit.com/about-stress-and-sleep-relaxation-cd.php to check out their site.  I did this mostly in order to sign up for the giveaway.  Yet, I came away knowing more than I entered in with.  I was not aware that music was used to help with depression and adults that are caring for older parents.  These are two areas that I deal with.  There were more listed, but these two just jumped out at me.  I am so hoping to win this CD, but I would love for one of my readers to win it also.  So if you would like some relaxing music in your life, I think this could just be it.  Be sure to visit http://www.actingbalanced.com/2011/11/holiday-gift-guide-r-relax-intuit-us.html and place your name in the drawing for your chance to win.




From the Publisher:

Drift into the quiet place, where worries dissipate, where healing begins.


Award-winning stress management expert Susie Mantell has created a uniquely personal guided imagery meditation experience on CD. With a voice described as "liquid, instilled with a uniquely personal quality of compassion," Susie Mantell's exquisitely warm guided imagery narration carries you into soft, effortless relaxation, releasing the day surrounding this half-hour soothing meditation CD. Thousands of listeners experiencing stress or insomnia, anxiety, depression or pain find soothing comfort in this gently empowering mind-body relaxation CD for stress reduction. Gently supported by a light musical background specifically composed to enhance this multi-sensory experience, physicians, nurses, therapists, caregivers and hospice workers find healing respite as well. Also a thoughtful, affordable business gift, in a world that often seems to spin too fast, "Your Present: A Half-Hour of Peace" is a tranquil path to a quiet place where worries dissipate, and healing begins.

SILI SQUEEZE - Giveaway

If you would like to enter to win one of these for your own child or to give away to someone that you know, be sure to click on over tohttp://insidemyheadwithkelli.blogspot.com/2011/11/thesilisqueeze-review-and-giveaway-its.html?showComment=1322019719134#c1416422802017954726.

YOU ARE NOT SO SMART - GIveaway

Have you ever found a book that you just knew that you needed to get for someone?  Well, this is a book that I know I need for one of my relatives.  No, I am not going to say, beause they may be reading this post. even if you don't know anyone, it could be a book you place on your coffee table, or for a bathroom read.


If you would like to read more on this giveaway, click on http://www.actingbalanced.com/2011/11/giveaway-and-book-review-you-are-not-so.html. 


From the Publisher:
An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise.


You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is, but journalist David McRaney is here to tell you that you’re as deluded as the rest of us. But that’s OK- delusions keep us sane. You Are Not So Smart is a celebration of self-delusion. It’s like a psychology class, with all the boring parts taken out, and with no homework.


Based on the popular blog of the same name, You Are Not So Smart collects more than 46 of the lies we tell ourselves everyday, including:

• Dunbar’s Number – Humans evolved to live in bands of roughly 150 individuals, the brain cannot handle more than that number. If you have more than 150 Facebook friends, they are surely not all real friends.
• Hindsight bias – When we learn something new, we reassure ourselves that we knew it all along.
• Confirmation bias – Our brains resist new ideas, instead paying attention only to findings that reinforce our preconceived notions.
• Brand loyalty – We reach for the same brand not because we trust its quality but because we want to reassure ourselves that we made a smart choice the last time we bought it.

Packed with interesting sidebars and quick guides on cognition and common fallacies, You Are Not So Smart is a fascinating synthesis of cutting-edge psychology research to turn our minds inside out.

TOM & JERRY DVD GIVEAWAY- UNTIL NOV 20

Synopsis:  Take one blue and white domestic cat. Add one small brown house mouse. Mix in a handful of chases, stir in a few falling anvils and top off with one brutish bulldog named Spike. Yields 14 delightful cartoons! This fast and funny collection rises to the occasion with a crazy camping trip (Sasquashed), a chase through a carnival’s haunted house (Spook House Mouse), an Alaskan adventure (Northern Light Fish Fight) and an encounter with an abominable snow rodent (Snow Mouse).  But the most outrageous moment of all comes when Tom and Jerry set aside their differences and join forces against beach muscleheads Spike and Butch in Beach Bully Bingo. Endless fun is the main course served up in this new all-family feast of animated fun.


Only 6 days left to get your name in to win the new DVD, Tom & Jerry Adventures vol. #3.
What a fun way to spend Christmas Day with your kids, watching Tom & Jerry.  I know that I would love to win this and take it with me to Texas.  I get to see my Mandy and her girls, plus the son-in-law at the end of December.  My youngest granddaughter still loves to watch her favorite cartoon.


Now that she is past the twin bed, we could cuddle up on her full bed and watch this new DVD together.  I still want to win, but if I don't then it would be great to have one of my readers win.  So what are you waiting for?  Go on over to http://www.actingbalanced.com/2011/11/giveaway-tom-and-jerry-fur-flying.html

Kindle Fire Giveaway!

Tablet Time Kindle Giveaway Time!

Hosting is TJ Measuring Flower, Crazy for a Deal, Mommyhood's Diary, 

and about 45 other blogs in this Kindle Fire/$250 cash giveaway- 

You win, you choose.

This giveaway will have 2 winners, 

with the prize being the choice of the winners-

Amazon Kindle Fire with Cover or $250 Cash via PayPal

Only 12 days left to enter.  Be sure to jump on over and fill out the forms and you never know, you could be the winner!

http://www.grandmassecretstosavings.com/p/tablet-time-kindle-fire-giveaway.html

KIM & SCOTT'S GOURMET PRTEZELS

All-Natural	Source of Whole Grain	No Trans Fats
Premium Ingredients	Twisted by Hand & Made from Scratch	No Hydrogenated Oils
Microwavable	Made in a Nut-Free Faciility	No Preservatives

   

 

NOW I HAVE NEVER HAD A PRETZEL THAT I DID NOT LIKE AND I AN TELL JUST BUT JUST LOOKING AT THE BOXES, I KNOW THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SINK MY TEETH INTO EITHER OF THESE.  THE GREAT THING IS, THESE ARE NOT THE ONLY STYLES THEY HAVE. I FOUND OUT ON THEIR SITE THAT WALMART IS SUPPOSE TO CARRY THEM, SO GUESS WHAT THIS LITTLE LADY WILL BE DOING TOMORROW?  YOU GUESSED RIGHT, I WILL GO AND VISIT MY WALMART AND SEE IF THEY HAVE THEM AND THEN I WILL BRING THEM HOME AND HAVE ME ONE. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE THAT YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR MONEY, THEN GO ON OVER TO http://www.whatilivefor.net/2011/10/kim-scotts-gourmet-pretzel.html AND FILL OUT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND PERHAPS YOU CAN WIN YOU NOT 1 BOX, BUT 4 BOXES OF YOUR CHOOSING.

THOMAS KINKADE PRESENTS CHRISTMAS LODGE - GIVEAWAY

My lovely Blog Friends, are you ready for yet, another giveaway.  Well if you are, then click on over to  http://scoomerblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-lodge-dvd-review-giveaway.html.

Heather, over at Scoomer is giving away a wonderful Christmas DVD to some BLESSED person on November 15th.  So if you enjoy Christmas movies as much as my family does, don't wait another minute.  Heather is just waiting for the numbers to start piling up for the giveaway.

Ipad Giveaway

Register to win a free tablet (iPad2 or Android) on Nov 15 from Christian Computing and Christian Video Mags. Info at http://www.ccmag.com/contest

GIVEAWAY

YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE HOURS TO ENTER THE CONTEST.  SO PLEASE, TAKE THE TIME TO FILL OUT THE REQUIRED SLOTS.

http://www.couponanna.com/2011/10/tablet-time-giveaway-oct-17-31-enter-to.html#more

Kindle Giveaway

I know that this is sort of a short notice to my friends that check my blog out.  Yet it is my desire to let everyone know, since I just found this out myself. There is another October  Giveaway!  This one is over at http://livingononeincome.blogspot.com/2011/10/booktacular-giveaway-enter-to-win.html

 Several bloggers have gotten together to give you a chance to win a BRAND NEW KINDLE TOUCH with a value of $99 and one person will be the lucky winner on October 31st! They're going to have some spooky fun in announcing the winner too! Stay tuned for their Booktakular Halloween Party! 

AUTHENTIC AMISH QUILT GIVEAWAY

Who wouldn't want to win this beautiful authentic AMISH quilt?  I know that I have the perfect bed for it.  My Mandy just told me that she was glad that I was posting about this and not hogging it all to myself.  Now, would that be christian like?  Please, go on over to Cindy Woodsmall's FB and enter to win.  If you enjoy reading about the Amish, then be sure to look at her books.  I have read all that she has written so far, except for "The Christmas Singing" and I have enjoyed each one. Don't wait any longer, jump right on over to http://www.facebook.com/authorcindywoodsmall?sk=app_190322544333196  and place your name in the drawing.

        

Enter your First Name and email address below to enter to win. Contest Details: Contest ends December 20th, 2011. Winners will be chosen and notified by email (so be sure to double-check your email address before submitting your entry as winners will be notified by email!) One grand prize winner will receive the Lone Star Quilt Five will win a signed copy of Cindy's new book, The Christmas Singing Quilt Details: 98x110 inches Small, quilted stars run along the sides Will fit on a king-size bedhttp://www.facebook.com/authorcindywoodsmall?sk=app_190322544333196

PULL-IN GIVEAWAY

Since 2000, Pull-in has offered underwear for women (and children and men) with this same thick elastic band.  At last I have the chance to see what all the fuss has been about, and in style!  All Pull-in underwear are designed in France and made in Europe.  Fabrics available include Lycra, lace, cotton, jacquard, and satin.  Women’s underwear are offered in six different cuts  (panty, moon, kirra, thong, brief, and g-string) and men’s are offered in four different cuts (boxer, shorty, slip, and technical).  To top it off, bold new prints are released four times a year with each changing season.

Over at http://yourstowin.com/, there is a giveaway.  Now who would not like to win a free pair of your choice (men's, women's, or children's) of underwear?  If you don't want to win one for yourself, then try to win one for someone on your Christmas list. There are a number of ways to get extra points, so go for it!