Gratitude Giveaways!

Gratitude Giveaways is a way to say thank you for being a blog follower!  This is an amazing blog hop full of fabulous giveaways -- see the end of this post for a list of participating blogs!

I'm giving away six books to six of my readers!

Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden
The Drowning City by Amanda Downum
Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer by Stephen King
Kiss Me Deadly by Trisha Telep
Sea by Heidi R. Kling

I've tried to make this as simple as possible: comment on any post in November!  One comment, one entry.  Just make sure you submit your name and email on the entry form so I can contact you if you win!  For even more entries, follow me via Google Friend Connect, follow me on Twitter, or subscribe to my posts by email.  It's all optional, of course, so no pressure!  Contest is open to international followers! Ends Sunday, November 28th.

Note: If you comment on either my review of Heidegger's Glasses or my interview with Thaisa Frank, that counts as an entry in this contest and the Heidegger's Glasses giveaway!

Thank you, everyone, for stopping by and commenting!  I so appreciate it!

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Other participating blogs:

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  2. Awesome giveaway...I've wanted to read Extraordinary for a while now!

    New follower here too!

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  3. Thanks for the great giveaway! Awesome books!

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  4. Thanks for the great giveaway :)
    New follower here :)

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  6. Absolutely love your giveaway. Just entered :)

    Stephanie
    thestephanieloves@gmail.com
    thestephanieloves.blogspot.com

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  7. Thanks for the great giveaway!!

    I'm a new follower and on twitter!!

    Steph S.
    stephanie_xoxo27(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  11. Thanks for a chance to win this giveaway!
    I follow in GFC!
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  13. Great giveaway thank you very much! I have been wanting to read sea for a long time. Alot of great books thanks for the chance!

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  14. I commented on the review and the interview please enter me twice more
    chaarmedone1512@aol.com

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  17. Great giveaway!!

    Thanks for the chance!

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  19. Thanks for the giveaway!

    On my blog:
    Win a Signed Copy of Afterlight by Elle Jasper
    International, ends 11/30

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  20. Thank you som much for this! The prizes are amazing

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  21. Nice prize!
    Jacque
    twinmomx5@gmail.com

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  24. New follower here! Thanks for the chance to participate in your giveaway!

    Good luck for everyone! =)

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