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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

January Swagday Give Away!!

ovaries - explosion.
So much sexy swag your ovaries will explode!
(insert testicles here if you are a guy)
Welcome to January Swagday where we will celebrate
FIRSTS
It is time to try some new authors and win some swag!

Featured authors:
Neil Gaiman, Terri Garey, Larissa Ione,
Skhye Moncrief, Laura Kaye

What you win:


First Place:
1. your pick of three of the author's books
2. ovary exploding amount of swag (both pictures)
3. books sent to a soldier in your name

Second Place:
1. the two books left over
2. small swag pack

How you win:
1. play the matching game and leave answers in comments (ex. 1.a, 2.b, 3.c...)
2. leave your email
3. tell me a first for you (first kiss, first teacher, first kid, first time you tried something...)
*DOUBLE entries for followers - tell me if you do

Onto the game!
Match the first line from the book to the author
Answers:
a. "Arik Wagner had to hand it to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; they threw one hell of a party."
b. "the human male standing near the San Diego pier never ceased to amaze Kindrist Trekaar after seven hundred and twenty-one days of observation."
c. "There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife."
d. "Whoever said 'Dead men tell no tales,' obviously wasn't listening very hard."
e. "The cold scorched Megan Snow's throat, making it hard to breath."

**as always there are clues in the choices. Blurbs for all 5 books are at the bottom of this post**

1. Laura Kaye is offering an ecopy of her latest release award winning fantasy romance North of Need. Want to read about Owen Winters, a snow god? Yes, yes I do! You need to figure out which first line comes from this sexy book that will make even the coldest heart melt.
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2. Neil Gaiman I have a hardback copy of his haunting adventure Y.A. The Graveyard Book. I loved this story of Nobody Owen who was raised by ghosts in a graveyard. He is hiding from the mysterious Jack who murdered his family. Which first line is from this tale of death.
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*Neil Gaiman has offered a limited edition poster called "How to talk to girls at parties" there were only 1200 made and they are sold out!
based on his short story you can read here
isn't this fabulous?

3. Skhye Moncrief is offering a copy of Feral Fascinations the first book in her Sci-Fi series Feral. Can you say werewolf Sci-Fi! Action packed and just the right amount of smexy as alien Red Trekkar meets her mate. Which line comes from this alien meets shifter story.
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4. Larissa Ione I have a copy of Immortal Rider the second book from her super smexy Lords of Deliverance series. Who wouldn't want to bed down with one of these horsemen ;) Which first line comes from this story of apocalyptic love!
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5. Terri Garey I have a copy of Dead Girls Are Easy, the first book in Terri's fabulous PNR/mystery series about a woman, Nicki Styx, who can talk to ghosts. This series is where you first meet that smexy devil, Sammy Divine who has his own series now called The Devils Bargain. The second book of this series, A Devil Named Desire comes out this month! Which first line comes from Dead Girls Are Easy.

There is no Blog Shout out this month, but it will return!

Remember to leave an email, answers to the game, and tell me a first for you in the comments!
contest ends: January 17th at midnight

Feral Fascinations
Beyond rebels and rogues, the ultimate insurgents, psychic mercenaries, fight for your freedom of thought and hunt earth mates for one purpose--to defeat the universe's psychic emperor wanting to control all sentient beings through mind control. And you have no idea this war rages beyond the planet... Failure is not an option for the free-thinking universe. The free thinking's universe's prized psychic mercenary, Red Trekaar, seduces an ex-mercenary from earth, a Violet Child of heightened psychic ability, who she feels can hold his own as a were-assassin, i.e. her psychic soul mate. But she's running out of time. A legend claims she will give birth to a child that will end the war. But gaining her mate's respect just might prove her greatest challenge of all. A sexy Goth babe crosses Jake Straightarrow's path, and he wakes up in an alien-abduction nightmare with a chronic hard-on, powerless, labeled a blood fucker. She shanghaied him using some force's magnetic attraction. But a guy has self-respect. She should have earned his trust, then spread her legs. Especially after he learns sacred soul mates shape shift into uncontrollable werewolves trapped in a frenzied blood lust for their mate's blood. Self-control is what kept him alive so long. Now, the unshakable countdown to the moment he will shape shift ticks inside his head. His gut shouts escape stud service. Yet, humanity needs a hero. Colliding in a world of mind-reading games where one's best friend is the equivalent to one's worst enemy, each knows trusting the other is as dangerous as buying into their FERAL FASCINATIONS. Rating: Carnal Genre: Paranormal/Futuristic Romance.

North of Need
While attempting to escape the agonizing memories she associates with Christmas, twenty-nine-year-old widow Megan Snow builds a snow family outside the mountain cabin she once shared with her husband and collapses in tears against the snowman at the sight of what she'll never have.
Called to life by the power of Megan's tears, snow god Owen Winters appears unconscious on her doorstep in the midst of a raging blizzard. As she nurses him to health, Owen finds unexpected solace in her company and unimagined pleasure in the warmth of her body, and vows to win her heart for a chance at humanity.
Megan is drawn to Owen's mismatched eyes, otherworldly masculinity, and enthusiasm for the littlest things, and her heart opens enough to believe he's a Christmas miracle. But this miracle comes with an expiration before the snow melts and the temperature rises, Megan must let go of her widow's grief and learn to trust love again, or she'll lose Owen forever.
Immortal Rider
The signs are everywhere...disastrous world events. Evil rising up, unleashed upon the innocent. The prophecies were there...but no one listened. Until now. The time has come for those who can either usher in Doomsday...or prevent it. They are here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Arik Wagner, a soldier with the U.S. Army's paranormal unit, the R-XR, kissed a girl and liked it. And then he went to hell as punishment. Where he's spent weeks being tortured...and plotting revenge.

Limos, Horsewoman of the Apocalypse, isn't your average girl. She's immortal, dangerous, and her fiancé is Satan himself. In a moment of weakness, she gave in to her desire and kissed Arik, triggering her fiancé's wrath - and his claim on her. In order to save Arik, and theworld, Limos must make a dangerous pact with her recently turned evil brother, Pestilence. A deal that might just cost her her soul...and her heart
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Dead Girls Are Easy
There's something about almost dying that makes a girl rethink her priorities. Take Nicki Styx—she was strictly goth and vintage, until a brush with the afterlife leaves her with the ability to see dead people.
Before you can say boo, Atlanta's ghosts are knocking at Nicki's door. Now her days consist of reluctantly cleaning up messes left by the dearly departed, leading ghouls to the Light . . . and one-on-one anatomy lessons with Dr. Joe Bascombe, the dreamy surgeon who saved her life. All this catering to the deceased is a real drag, especially for a girl who'd rather be playing hanky-panky with her hunky new boyfriend . . . who's beginning to think she's totally nuts.
But things get even more complicated when a friend foolishly sells her soul to the devil, and Nicki's new gift lands her in some deep voodoo.
As it turns out for Nicki Styx, death was just the beginning.
The Graveyard Book
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.

Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family . . .

Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic Coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, The Graveyard Book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages

87 comments:

  1. Wow what fun !!! Well My first Kiss was in grade 8 behind a church.. ** Blushes ** he was my first boyfriend first love ;) lol.. His name was Mark lol.

    Ok answers !!

    1 e
    2 c
    3 b
    4 a
    5 d

    :)

    Had lots of fun !! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway a fantastic set of books there !

    Kat

    kittee_cat@bigpond.com

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  2. I know one author this time: Neil Gaiman. Can't say The Graveyard Book is his best work though (American Gods!!!), but it's entertaining.

    a4, b3, c2, d5, e1

    And a first: Last year I went on my first foreign trip: I went to Prague. It was really cool.

    follower/international
    sullivanmcpig(at)gmail(dot)com

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  3. ah, have no idea for any of the books.. i really depends on the blurbs to answer >__< but here we go..

    a-4
    b-3
    c-2
    d-5
    e-1

    as for the first, my first english novel is tina leonard's secret sins. and i still understand exactly the story of this book, haven't muster enough will to re-read it too. and it was rated as erotica in amazon *gasp*

    i'm a follower :D

    sienny (smile_1773@yahoo.com)

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  4. 4a,b3,c2,d5,e1

    I remember the first time I rode a horse, there were no adults around. I was 8 years old. The horse was a little wild, and somehow instead of falling off, I ended up hanging onto the bottom of it's neck with my hands up in it's mane and my feet up by it's shoulders, while it took off running. It stopped because of a fence. I didn't even get a bruise out of it.
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  5. Opps, I forgot to add, I am a gfc follower.
    debbie
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  6. This is such a fun giveaway! I should expect nothing less from you =)

    My first baby was overdue by 3 and 1/2 weeks - yeah...my doctor had several lawsuits I found out about later for malpractice for babies that died for the placenta giving out before the baby was born. He didn't like to induce labor, apparently. Anyway...I thought I was having false labor, and by the time I went to the hospital, I was 8 cm dialated, and it was too late for drugs. The kid was 9 lbs, so it took over 2 hours just pushing. The next baby was induced the day after his due date, and there were drugs to be had. 'Nuff said. lol

    a-4
    b-3
    c-2
    d-5
    e-1

    I am an email subscriber (robertsongena@hotmail.com), FB follower (Gena Robertson), Twitter follower (mystchevia) & GFC follower robertsongena!

    Gena Robertson
    robertsongena@hotmail.com

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  7. Wowza!!!

    a-4
    b-3
    c-2
    d-5
    e-1

    Well my first kiss that I can remember was humiliating. It was me and him on the beach with the ocean in the back ground, the moon was full and illuminated us, it was perfect. He pulled me in for a mind numbing smooch and I was as rigid as a surfboard and when he placed his lips on mine my son decided to point out that there was a dead fish on the beach between us and it smelled like stinky booty mama. It kinda ruined the moment. But alas the man still became my hubby and my son's step dad.

    I follow on twitter @sjpoling73
    I follow on Facebook Shawnee Robinson-Poling
    I follow via GFC and email
    psdpoling@sbcglobal.net

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  8. Giveaway...yay!!

    a4
    b3
    c2
    d5
    e1

    My first kiss was very awkward. I wasn't attracted to the guy at all but decided to give the kiss a try. Nothing, nada, zip. Decided then and there that no way was I going to date him. Poor guy was evidently heartbroken cause I think he announced later that he was gay. Great, huh?

    I'm an avid blog follower here and on FB.

    Traci

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  9. Forgot to post my e-mail. tjbedard@dejazzd.com or trcbedard@yahoo.com

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  10. a. 4 Immortal Rider
    b. 3 Feral Fascinations
    c. 2 The Graveyard Book
    d. 5 Dead Girls are easy (love her!)
    e. 1 North of Need

    My email is raven7932@gmail.com, I follow on Twitter and GFC and I asked to join on FB

    My first kiss was in third grade. My "boyfriend" came to my birthday party and told me he had a special present for me. He then kissed me in front of all my friends, causing much ewwws and yucks to follow! lol

    Melody

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  11. WOW what an awesome giveaway!
    1 E
    2 C
    3 B
    4 A
    5 D

    My first kiss was in the 5th grade in the tunnel slide on the playground at school! It was funny cause it was just a quick peck but I was smiling the rest of the day.....

    I am a follower here and on facebook

    kristinaparmenter51(at)gmail(dot)com

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  12. Wow! Definitely ovary explosion! XD

    4a,1e,5d,2c,3b

    Following on here and FB (Honey Cuddles)

    I will never forget my very first kiss. It was a pop kiss. It was in kindergarden. I was in Korea and his name was Jason. He was in my class. It was recess and we were running around as kids do and I went to hide near a big tree. He chased me there and we kinda did silly circles around it trying to dodge each other and he stopped in front of the tree while I made a full circle and was in front of him. He grabbed my shoulders and pop kissed me right there. And I took a step back and punched him square in the nose. He bonked his head on the tree and suffered a broken nose. Needless to say I wasn't the ninja kissed like that again. :P

    honeycuddles AT gmail DOT com

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  13. Thanks this contest!

    My answers: 1-e, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a, 5-d!

    email - flood.tierra.forum@gmail.com

    First: My first work was the operator of call center)))

    follower - Anastasia ;)

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  14. 1, e
    2, c
    3, b
    4, a
    5, d

    GFC Follower
    Fb subscriber

    The first time I read a romance book was when my mom cleaned off her shelves and brought a huge box of books over to my place. There must have been 50 books in this box and I hadn't ever read a romance book before so I decided to give it a try. The first one I read was Once in Paris by Diana Palmer. I read the rest of those books in less than a month and I still have that very first romance book my mom gave me.

    miztik_rose@yahoo.com

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  15. 1 E
    2 C
    3 B
    4 A
    5 D

    My first.... car! It was a blue Pontiac Sunbird, 1984. It had no power anything, windows, seats, brakes!!! The roof was falling down from my brother tracing his finger on it, disrupting all the foamy-ness that stuck it up. The radio was wired wrong, and ran independantly from the car - even without a key! And one day, my parents decided to detail it... from that day on I had NO roof, just bare metal, and no sun visors! I loved it though :) No one could beat my beast :)

    eaz130@yahoo.com
    I follow on GFC Liz @ Fictional Candy

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  16. WOW…This was fun!

    1. e
    2 c
    3 b
    4 a
    5 d

    "North of Need" is a must read…Laura Kaye is a wonderful new author! My first type of mystery was Perry Mason books when I was 12 and I had to sneak because they were deemed too racy!

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  17. My first~ I am taking a trip without my Husband and kids this August. New Orleans for the Authors After Dark Con woohoo!
    1 E
    2 C
    3 B
    4 A
    5 D

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  18. GFC follower Bluesun1218
    bluesun1218@yahoo.com

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  19. 1 E
    2 C
    3 B
    4 A
    5 D

    My first trip out of the country was in 2004. I got to visit a friend living in Hamburg, Germany. It was a great trip involving visits to Munich and Paris!

    GFC Joella
    joellaelbert@gmail.com

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  20. a-4
    b-3
    c-2
    d-5
    e-1

    I remember the the 1st person who got me hooked on reading. Her name was Sharon & b4 she passed away she got me hooked!! She also left me her collection. I wouldn't be me without her :)

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  21. The first paranormal romance book i read was provided to me by my best friend Melissa, it was one of the Brotherhood of the Black Daggers books by Sherrilyn Kenyon and I have been seriously hooked since

    a-4
    b-3
    c-2
    d-5
    e-1

    and I'm a proficient stalker...er.. follower of the Sheep

    Trynadad71 at hotmail dot com

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  22. I remember the first time i had my own library card and could go delve into the world of books of my choice that's a love affair that has never ended :D
    Answers
    1 e
    2 c
    3 b
    4 a
    5 d

    I really love your giveaways and i am a follower i would love to win this

    madsheepno1@yahoo.co.uk

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  23. 1-e, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a, 5-d

    Let's see a first...My first kiss was in the closet with Jerry Genualdi, I think I was 7! LOL

    I am a follower

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  24. I remember the first time I saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show when I was around 7 years old. I was confounded by the statue scene and the subsequent floor show that I went looking for my parents to explain it. When they realized what I had been watching it, they turned the tv off really quickly and strongly urged me and my younger brother to go play.

    1- E
    2-C
    3-B
    4-A
    5-D

    I am a GFC follower as melora brock
    melorabrock {at} gmail {dot} com

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  25. 1 E
    2 C
    3 B
    4 A
    5 D

    The first wedding I attended was held overseas, in Sydney Australia. The ceremony was held outside and we were constantly ducking the magpies divebombing us.

    I am a Sheep follower here and on facebook.

    zzebra138@gmail.com

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  26. 1:E, 2:C, 3:B, 4:A, 5:D
    A first for me...hmmm...this past summer was the first time I ever put my head underwater in a swimming pool! (Might not seem like much, but I have always been terrified of doing that!)
    I am a GFC Follower: Ashley Applebee
    and a facebook follower: Ashley Anne Applebee
    Ashley A
    ash_app@hotmail.com

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  27. Awesome contest =D

    1. E
    2. C
    3. B
    4. A
    5. D

    My first kiss was with my first boyfriend Robert... He was such a cutie!

    emilytardy@yahoo.com

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  28. 1. e
    2. c
    3. b
    4. a
    5. d

    My first real job was as a waitress/car hop at a Jerry's restaurant when I was 15.
    I am a GFC follower: June M
    and a facebook follower: June Manning
    manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com

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  29. 1.e, 2.c, 3.b, 4.a, 5.d

    isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com

    GFC follower: miki ( or isabelle frisch)

    So a first...i remember the first time i was at the pensionnat ( school intership). It was a Sunday evening and my parent just left me. i was feeling completly hopeless and alone. The room was so foreign and the others girls stranges.
    I couldn't not breath properply and was clutching my plush near me like it was my only hope .. it was a real nightmare and i thought my parents angry with me. For me it was a terrible punishing ( and uncalled for). Now i understand they wanted my best and it's true the school was great but the pensionnat...a nightmarre ( still now) i was the only one who loved reading and studying so they pushed me on the side and bullied me as soon as nobody was watching...

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  30. The first time I ever read a romance book was Catherine Coulter's Warrior's Song. I actually was at a train station where there was a used book shop and I needed a book to read. I had left my Pier Anthony books at home so I hurried to buy a title that sounded kind of fantasy like. Warrior's Song turned out to be the first romance book I ever read. I almost had finished reading it by the time the train let me off. ;)
    A. 4. Larissa Ione
    B. 3. Skhye Moncrief
    C. 2. Neil Gaiman
    D. 5. Terri Garey
    E. 1. Laura Kaye
    GFC: LadyVampire2u

    LadyVampire2u AT gmail DOT com

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  31. 1. E
    2. C
    3. B
    4. A
    5. D

    The first paranormal book I ever read was a book by Kresley Cole.

    bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  32. What a worthy thing to give books to the soldiers!

    I read my first book when I was 3 years old, but my first Paranormal/Fantasy book was not until I was 39 years old. (-; I'm making up for that quickly.

    1.e 2.c 3.b 4.a 5.d

    Thank you for the giveaway opportunity.

    sophiarose1816@gmail.com

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  33. I forgot to say that I follow GFC as: Sophia Rose

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  34. 1. e
    2. c
    3. b
    4. a
    5. d

    The first time I moved house I was so excited. I loved packing all my stuff up and then unpacking it at a new place. Now I want to move again.

    Gabbie-ethela(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  35. 1. e
    2. c
    3. b
    4. a
    5. d

    jennifer.wilson529 (at) gmail dot com

    The first time I read Joe Hill was last summer, reading Heart-Shaped Box. This was the first book to "creep me out" in a while, which was nice! It really set the bar for everything I've read since (and it is a mighty high bar!)

    and I am a follower... (baaaa.. lol)

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  36. I am not entering today because I won the last yummy prize, but wow guys what an awesome pack of fun and good reads :)

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  37. 1.e
    2.c
    3.b
    4.a
    5.d

    My first kid was born in a waterbirth pool and the second two at home.
    First Kiss - behind the bleachers
    First Job- the classic Dominoes Pizza job (FAST FOOD)

    FB: Teri Hack
    GFC Teril
    terilhack at gmail dot com

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  38. 1. E 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D

    My First Job: Dog Walker
    First Time Skiing: Hit a tree and a sign on first run.

    kasuranna at yahoo dot com

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  39. 1.E
    2.C
    3.B
    4.A
    5.D

    longmichelle15(at)gmail(dot)com
    GFC follower: Michelle Long
    Twitter follower: @michellelong_15

    Afirst time experience for me was the first time I went to a job interview. It was for a part-time job as a gardener in a plant nursery a couple blocks from where I lived. i think I was 14 or 15 at the time. I was super nervous throughout the entire experience. I didn't get the job, but one of my classmates did. I was both happy and jealous of her when I found out, but I'm glad she got the job. :D If only I did as well.

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  40. Hi thanks for the giveaway :)
    1.-
    E (1)
    C (2)
    B (3)
    A (4)
    D (5)

    2. chapis2624@hotmail.com
    3. Hmm first time I read Motu I became a 50 shades addict xD

    & Yep I'm a follower

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  41. 1.E
    2.C
    3.B
    4.A
    5.D

    bookdevoteereviews(at)hotmail(dot)com
    GFC follower- Jet

    My first book I ever read...a Goosebump book.

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  42. Wow what a fun giveaway, thank you!

    1.E
    2.C
    3.B
    4.A
    5.D

    I follow you every possible way: GFC, e-mail subscriber, FB, Twitter

    The first book I read all by myself was one of those books which have huge fonts and it was about 2 ponies: one of them green striped the other red dotted! LOL :-) I still remember the story and the illustrations :-D

    Thank you for the chance!

    stella.exlibris (at) gmail (dot) com

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  43. Thanks for this great giveaway!

    1-E
    2-C
    3-B
    4-A
    5-D

    First time I read a book in English. It was for me an amazing thing. I remember I was reading the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich and I was so curious to know the sequel but they stopped their releases in France so I bought my first English book. And now I couldn't live without them lol.

    I'm a follower via gfc

    ellana_(at)hotmail(dot)fr

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  44. Awesome giveaway!
    1.e
    2.c
    3.b
    4.a
    5.d

    And my first teacher was Mrs Gordon, which I always thought was really strange because there was a suburb called Gordon near where I lived, and I always kind of imagined Mrs Gordon living there.
    I follow by GFC as JessS.

    jessicamariesutton(at)msn(dot)com

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  45. Thanks for the giveaway! It was fun. My first teacher was my mother. :) My kindergarten teacher was named Mrs. Berk and she was a witch. I follow you in all possible ways! #1 E, #2 C, #3 B, #4 A, #5 D
    brendem7@comcast.net

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  46. Thanks for the giveaway. Great prizes! Had my first kiss when I was 16. He was my BF for about 30 mins. LOL. New follower.
    1)e
    2)c
    3)b
    4)a
    5)d

    Sue B
    katsrus(at)gmail(dot)com

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  47. Great giveaway...My first child was Kristopher, he was also my last...Happy New Year!
    1)e
    2)c
    3)b
    4)a
    5)d

    Suzy R
    highlander475@sbcglobal.net

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  48. Great contest!

    l. e
    2. c
    3. b
    4. a
    5. d

    I remember my first French kiss. I never knew there was such a thing. In my defense I was just 16 and very sheltered lol. But it must have been good because I ended up marrying the guy and it's been 42 years lol.

    jeanne s.
    catslady5(at)aol.com
    follower

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  49. Wow, such a fun giveaway.
    1.e
    2.c
    3.b
    4.a
    5.d
    The first time I rode a roller coaster, I screamed and screamed and screamed. I also removed my glasses, thinking that what I couldn't see would be better, and I wouldn't know how high the coaster really was. My boyfriend said it was fun and held his arms up the entire way. I held on with a death grip, squeezed my eyes shut, ducked my head down and screamed as soon as the coaster started moving. He told me that we weren't even going up yet. When we got off the ride, I told him I didn't want to do that again. Then he said, here's another one, let's go. So I did.
    gfc: Julianne follow with google plus and follow with email luvfuzzzeeefaces at yahoo dot com.

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  50. awesome swag-ness!!

    a-4
    b-3
    c-2
    d-5
    e-1

    Yes! Love the sheep, follow the sheep... Baaaaaaaaaa

    Joleene@Joleenenaylor.com

    Hm. First kiss is a loooooong story... and a bit, um, weird... no first kids (:p)... My first teacher was Mrs. Davis in kindergarten. She was awesome. I remember learning the alphabet with those little blow up alphabet guys - Mr. M had the Minchies, and Miss O was Obstinate. I remember we did P & S together and had Pink Pudding and Salami (weird combo, I know) but it was the first time I had salami. Oh, Mrs. Davis, you had no idea that i would be hooked for life! LOL!!

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  51. Love your contests!

    1-E
    2-C
    3-B
    4-A
    5-D

    As for my first, this is actually the first blog I have followed! And its great by the way :)
    Delia M
    wolfmajick@gmail.com

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  52. SHARON BAKER (slpetera@yahoo.comJanuary 13, 2012 at 4:27 PM

    1. e 2. c 3. b 4. a 5 d

    My first kiss came from Gary in my 3rd grade of school. He used to walk me home before turning around and going to his home.

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  53. Wow! Ah-mazing swag!
    1.e
    2.c
    3.b
    4.a
    5.d

    Hmmmm, let's see. The first boy I "kissed" was my next door neighbour. I was almost two at the time, so he would have been around four, and I pinned him up against the side of his house in my nappy and planted a big wet one on him. It became such a big thing between our families that they never let us forget it, lol.

    Guess it explains why I now have a thing for blonde's, haha!

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    rachybee101@live.com.au

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  54. 1e
    2 c
    3 b
    4 a
    5d


    I am never good at this but there ya go.
    For a first time, I remember the birth of my first daughter. She was a wonderful little girl but she had projectile vomiting and colic. Sometimes I am surprised she isn't our only but we do cherish her.
    I follow and am trying to join the FB. Thanks so much
    debby236 at gmail dot com

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  55. Many thanks for the awesome giveaway.
    1. e
    2. c
    3. b
    4. a
    5. d

    My first date was in France. Really nice little restaurant we went to. And we are now happily married.
    tamsyn5@yahoo.com

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  56. Oops. Forgot to tell you I'm a follower.
    tamsyn5@yahoo.com

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  57. What a great giveaway! And I'm always looking for new authors since I'm a bookaholic!
    1. e
    2. c
    3. b
    4. a
    5. d
    The first adult romance book I read was Angeliques by Serganne Golon when I was 13. Wow! I'm a new follower and can't wait to learn more about the blog.

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  58. sorry I forgot....
    jlkg102961 AT yahoo DOT com

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  59. 1.E
    2.C
    3.B
    4.A
    5.D
    I am a follower!!!
    My first book was Nancy Drew!!!

    Sheryl
    sheryll1974@netscape.net

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  60. I can't wait to open your posts on FB to see what you are up to!! And I love the contests!

    Answers:
    a-4
    b-3
    c-2
    d-5
    e-1

    hollymcdaniel10@yahoo.com

    MY FIRST kiss was with a more experience boy and he laughed in my mouth. I was so confused. I have been self conscious about kissing since. Perhaps admitting I have a problem is the first step in healing. Perhaps I need more practice!!

    I follow you FB and Twitter and subscribe to your newsletter! And I followed the instructions!!

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  61. Ok here you go, lol
    A-4
    B-3
    C-2
    D-5
    E-1

    Facebook, Yes

    It was a Friday night, about 11pm. I was 9 months pregnant and had woke up thinking I had to use the rr (water had started to leak). I went out to the living-room where my dad was watching a movie. I climbed into his lap and he rocked me back to sleep and he carried me back to bed.
    The next day he told my mother. My mother came to my friends house and got me. She took me to the hospital and sure enough, my water had burst. After several hours later, (and trying to push my mothers hands off my stomach, lol) my first Son was born. Leonard 8 lbs 8 oz and 21" long. Such a wonderful son he is :-).
    twistedgizmo2000@yahoo.com

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  62. 1 E
    2 C
    3 B
    4 A
    5 D
    My first kiss was when I was 5. The boy up the road kissed me on the bus and I ran in the house crying to my mom that I was pregnant...HA HA..I was told by someone that kissing makes you pregnant. I am a follower. http://facebook.com/​Nicole102474

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  63. What a fun contest and I'm always looking for new authors and books to read.

    1.e
    2.c
    3.b
    4.a
    5.d

    My first kiss was at a 8th grade halloweeen party at a friends house. The first book I ever read and still read from time to time to this day is Little Women. The First Romance novel was Hot Chocolate by Lori Foster and my first Paranormal book was Dark Prince by Christine Feehan.

    I'm a new follower
    KimmiesKreations@hotmail.com

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  64. Sharonmcaulay@hotmail.co.uk
    I'm a follower

    A4
    B3
    C2
    D5
    E1

    My first kiss was in primary school behind a set of swing doors...the guy had a brace and cut my lips :-(

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    1. 1---E
      2---C
      3---B
      4---A
      5---D

      Follower on FB & Twitter

      I've been a voracious reader since the age of 5, but my first paranormal romance was Pleasure Unbound in the Demonica series by Larissa Ione. And now, well, I'm just a junkie for it!!!! My first kiss was an awesome and intense experience...I was on my first real date at the age of 15...we went to a mall theatre to see (drumroll please as I totally age myself here) Starman. After the movie he took me into the hidden back hallways of the mall (which I didn't even know existed) and it was a passionate, up against the wall, hand up the skirt and over the tights (yes tights. It was the 80's) full on kiss that really did alter my entire existence. Actually I dated him for the next 8 months and it was so intense that I ended the relationship because I just wasn't mature enough to engulf all those feelings. I do think he was an old soul in a 16 year old boys body. He just about ruined me for anyone else..for quite a long time. There was just no comparison.

      mla20@sbcglobal.com

      Thanks for the contest!!! :}

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  65. 1e
    2c
    3b
    4a
    5d

    I am a follower.

    My 1st teacher was Mrs. Haywood, in kindergarten. 26 years later, she is still teaching kindergarten!

    Kristenschuster(at)gmail(dot)com

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  66. Great contest!

    My answers:
    1-e, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a, 5-d

    email me at - cerridwen _ ellis [AT] yahoo.com (no spaces)

    Firsts: First french kiss was in 3nd grade and the boy was named Kyle. I remember thinking, why is he shoving his tongue in my face? Is he mental? lmao.

    First vampire I ever met was in 11th grade. He wore fake teeth, but told me he was saving up to get the real ones filed into real fangs. Knew he was mental.

    Not a follower yet but plan to be, very neat blog!

    Cerri

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  68. a-4,b-3,c-2,d-4,e-1
    gerdes531(at)gmail.com

    the first paranormal i ever read was kiss of midnight ... got me sucked into this fantastic genre!

    & i follow on google+!

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  69. I think it is great that you remember our soldiers.
    1. e
    2. c
    3. b
    4. a
    5. d
    The first time I really had to worry about one of my kids was when my oldest son was sent to Iraq. That was the scariest 15 months.
    I am a follower.
    proudarmymom32@yahoo.com

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    1. My email address is jacked up iny entry ...sorry...it is mla20@sbcglobal.net. Thanx!!

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  70. 1e
    2c
    3b
    4a
    5d
    Ormes2005@yahoo.com.com
    My First Kid- my beautiful daughter Chloe. she will be 1 on the 21st! so lucky to have her in my life!
    fb follower Larissa Ione.

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  71. I follow via GFC: Simply Kayla
    kayla.s.graham@gmail.com
    My first teacher was Mrs. Story; all of my family had had her as their first teacher. I thought that was kind of cool (:
    1.E 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D

    Thanks for the giveaway!!!

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  72. thanks sooo much for the giveaway!!!!
    1 e
    2 c
    3 b
    4 a
    5 d
    one of many firsts for me, my first son and child Lil' Rich born on 08/23/84.
    I am a follower
    iluvmik16@gmail.com

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  73. Hey there!

    A: 4
    B: 3
    C: 2
    D: 5
    E: 1

    Well, how about I tell you about the time I discovered paranormal romance books! My best friend had just had heart surgery, so I was posted up in her room during my spring break. Since we love to read her mom went and got us some books to read. She picked up Lynsay Sands! The first paranormal romance I ever read was Single White Vampire! Needless to say, I've been hooked on PR ever since!

    I follow Larissa Ione! Woo hoo!

    Kirchhofernatalie@yahoo.com (this is the email I check most often)

    Thanks a bunch!

    Natalie K.

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  74. 1 e
    2 c
    3 b
    4 a
    5 d

    My first step on American Soil was Sept. 5th 1975

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  75. 1-e
    2-c
    3-b
    4-a
    5-d
    My FIRST (and only) Child was born the tuesday right after Hurricane Rita hit. being 9 months pregnant with no electricity in near 100 degree heat is no picnic in the park!!!!
    I follow and I follow Larissa Ione!!!!
    ctibby73@yahoo.com (most used email)

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  76. 1) e 2)c 3)b 4)a 5)d, 1st kiss was on my 1st date age 16, went by cab to see a movie called backstreet, mom didn't want me alone in a car with him (he was only 17 or 18), can't remember my 1st teacher, 1st child was my daughter in 1966 @ Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego gugiMarge@comcast.net

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  77. a-4
    b-3
    c-2
    d-5
    e-1

    sheisscattered@gmail.com

    My first job was working as a maid in a Ramada Inn at the age of 16. During my first week on the job I had to clean a room that had been occupied by disgusting jerks. They left a used condom stuck to the wall above the nightstand. Yes, they stuck a used condom to the wall and it dried there, to be found and cleaned up by me. O_O

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  78. a-4
    b-3
    c-2
    d-5
    e-1
    JaneyPillatzke@hotmail.com
    My first child was born in 2001, three weeks early and just 9lbs
    My first car was a Honda Civic I was seventeen
    My first paranormal read was by Larissa Ione woo hoo :-)

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  79. a. 4
    b. 3
    c. 2
    d. 5
    e. 1

    Kc9ibu@yahoo.com

    My most memorable first would have to be my first surgery. I gave my dad a kidney 2 yrs ago.,it was by far harder than I ever expected. They did not lie when they said it is more painful for the donor. I recall trying not to show my pain. Letting my Dad see Mr after and seeing him cry for the first time in 33 yrs of my life. I will never forget those weeks and will always appreciative of the fact that I was able to prolong his life.

    Julie Kiesow

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  80. 1 E
    2 C
    3 B
    4 A
    5 D
    hel2_2000@yahoo.com
    Had my first kiss when i was 15 with a boy i had a crush on since i was 13.

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  82. 1-E
    2-C
    3-B
    4-A
    5-D

    My first time reading a paranormal book was when a friend of mine gave me a Lora Leigh "Breeds" book and it introduced me to a genre that has gifted me with such amazing authors.

    punkprincessrose@gmail.com

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  83. contest closed!! I will be picking a winner today :)

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  84. the winners are
    First place: Joella
    Second Place: cherthib

    thanks everyone who entered. I read everyone of your firsts and there were some funny, heroic and yucky (condom stuck to the wall?) ones! There will be another swagday on Feb. 10th.

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