Winners!


Happy St. Patrick's Day! Apropos of nothing, here are some giveaway winners!

The winner of The Technologists is ... Lauren M.!

The winner of The King's Agent is ... Angela!

Congrats to the winners! If you didn't win, check out my open giveaways -- currently 10 open and more coming this week!

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