Happy New Year Book Giveaway!

Happy New Year, everyone! 

If you're like me, then you too can't believe it's already 2011! Yikes...where has the time gone?

But what better way to start off the new year, then with a new book? 

And the new book in question?

AWAKENED, by P.C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast.

I've rather enjoyed the House of Night series - and their eighth installment in the series, AWAKENED, comes out on Tuesday, January 4th. I'm looking forward to reading this one!

Sooooo, to help welcome the new year and get everyone started on the right foot - I'm giving away a copy of AWAKENED to one of my lucky followers!

The Rules:

Sorry folks, this one is only open to my U.S. and Canadian followers.

How Can I Win?
Enter HERE, and fill out the form to win! But please leave a comment below, telling me you've entered!


Contest Timeline:
Contest is open from today, 1.2.11 to next Friday, 1.14.11 - and a winner will be selected on 1.15.11. All entries (aka comments) for this contest need to be received before 11:59pm PST on Friday, 1.14.11 to be eligible. The winner will be drawn via Random.org on 1.15.11 and announced on my blog.
 
Description of AWAKENED, from The House Of Night website:
 
Exonerated by the Vampyre High Council and returned to her position of High Priestess at Tulsa’s House of Night, Neferet has sworn vengeance on Zoey. Dominion over her immortal consort Kalona is only one of the weapons she plans to use against Z. But Zoey has found sanctuary on the Isle of Skye and is being groomed by Queen Sgiach to take over for her there. Being Queen would be cool, wouldn’t it? Why should she return to Tulsa? After losing her human consort, Heath, she will never be the same – and her relationship with her super-hot-warrior, Stark, may never be the same either…

And what about Stevie Rae and Rephaim? The Raven Mocker refuses to be used against Stevie Rae (since she saved his life), but what choice does he have when no one in the entire world, including Zoey, would be okay with their relationship? Does he betray his father or his heart?

In the pulse-pounding 8th book in the bestselling House of Night series, how far will the bonds of friendship stretch and how strong are the ties that bind one girl’s heart?

Care to read an excerpt?

http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/awakenedxrpt.html

Good luck everyone!

And The Winners Are...

Vampire Academy: Autographed Book(s) Giveaway Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered my Vampire Academy Autographed Book(s) Giveaway!
Without further ado, the following winners were randomly selected on Random.org just after midnight on 12.24:


1st Place:
MOMO (BOOKS OVER BOYS)
Prizes:
  1. Signed hardback of The Last Sacrifice.
  2. Swag: key chain, bracelet, and tattoos.


2nd Place:
Carol Coffelt / Huntress (Spirit Called)
Prizes:
  1. Signed hardback copy of The Last Sacrifice.
  2. Swag: bracelet and tattoos.

 

3rd Place:
Anna (The Bursting Bookshelf)
Prizes:
  1. Signed softback of The Vampire Academy.
  2. Swag: bracelet and tattoos.


 

4th Place:

Renee (Steeler Girl 83)

Prizes:

  1. Signed softback of The Vampire Academy.

  2. Swag: bracelet and tattoos.

I'm in the process of emailing all of the winners now - email will be coming from elschneider@hotmail.com, so check your junk folder! If for any reason you don't find an email from me, leave a comment below and I'll try again.


Please respond to my email with a valid mailing address so I can get your goodies off to you!

Thanks again everyone, for the great participation on my giveaway - and stay tuned...I'm looking for prizes for the next giveaway, already!


Happy Holidays to you all!

Vampire Academy: Autographed Book(s) Giveaway

Last Thursday night was Richelle Mead's book signing, for the Last Sacrifice book tour here in Seattle - and as promised, I have a few goodies to give away to a few of my lucky followers!


 It was great to meet Richelle - she was really down to Earth and I particularly enjoyed how she spent time talking with everyone...especially all of her teen fans (and there were many!). 


Her husband was even there, taking pictures to post on her blog - and I sat next to him for about fifteen minutes, while I waited to take a picture of my lurv-e-ly friend, Boom! Bridgid (she'll laugh at that, I know), when she got up to meet Richelle.


It was great to hear his thoughts on all the VA madness - and I had to confess to him, I took a picture of him while he was sitting off to the side, reading emails on his phone. Said picture was subsequently texted to my husband with the caption, "Look honey! When I get published, this is what you get to do!" Needless to say, Mr. Mead thought that was ha-larious!


Anyhow - on to the fun and all the details of the book(s) giveaway!


The Inevitable Rules - yeah, there are a few:


 1. Eligibility. Giveaway is open to followers with a valid shipping address (sorry, no P.O. Boxes, please). Yes, that means this is open to international followers, as well!


 2. How To Play. Entry is made by leaving a comment on the giveaway post below, with the following noted:
A. New here as of today? Sign up, cause you need to be a follower of A Little of This & That to win! +1 entry
B. Already a follower as of 12.16.10? Yeah for you! And I know who you are, as I've written down your names! +2 entries 
C. Tweet about the contest with a link to A Little Of This & That? Please leave your Twitter handle in your comment below. +3 entries
D. Blog about it with a link to A Little Of This & That? Please leave your web address in your comment below. +4 entries
E. Add a link to A Little Of This & That to the sidebar of your blog? Why, thank you! And yes, you know the drill, add your web address to your comment below! +5 entries


 Please tally up all of your entries, leave a comment below with your total - and a valid email address so I can reach you if you win! 

3. How Can I Win? A number will be assigned to each of your entries - so say you have a total of 6 entires, you'll get 6 random numbers assigned to your name. Winning numbers (did you catch that? Yes, there's more than one prize!) will be selected via Random.org next Friday, 12.24.10. 

4. The Dreadful Deadline. Contest is open from today, 12.17.10 to next Thursday, 12.23.10 - and a winner will be selected on 12.24.10 (Merry Christmas!). All entries (aka comments) for this contest need to be received before 11:59pm PST on Thursday, 12.23 to be eligible.

5. Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner! I will post the names of all lucky winners on Friday, 12.24.10, so check back to see if you've won (I'll email the winners, as well)! 

6. The Goods. Wanna see what's up for grabs? Yep, books, books, and books - plus a few swag pieces, as well!

Good luck, everyone! And Happy Holidays, too!

Disclaimer. A Little of This & That Blog will not be responsible for: (a) any late or lost entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer or communications-related malfunctions or failures; any giveaway disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of A Little of This & That Blog or by unauthorized human intervention; or (c) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the giveaway.

Coming Soon - Autographed Book Giveaway: Vampire Academy's THE LAST SACRIFICE by Richelle Mead

Coming Soon!

Vampire Academy: Autographed Book Giveaway Contest!

Just a reminder - I'll be posting all details for my upcoming giveaway contest by next Friday, December 17th and how you can win (You pretty much know the drill. Must be a follower of my blog...number of tweets gains more entires, etc.).

So check back next Friday for all the dets - and enter to win a signed copy of THE LAST SACRIFICE - the final installment in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. 

And...there may be more than one autographed book being given away...just sayin'.