Sunday, August 11, 2013

i*Heart* NA (and i cannot lie...): A Bloggerversary + New Adult Celebration + GIVEAWAY (DAY 1)

Hello lovely readers! As some of you may know, I recently participated in the NA Crush Tourney held by the spectacular NA Alley Blog! I got to revisit all of the reasons I love the New Adult genre and also, meet and be introduced to SO many fabulous authors and books. So, I wanted to keep it going! In addition to celebrating my 6-month (well, now 7!) bloggerversary, I wanted to give you readers a chance to learn more about these fantastic books and give you the opportunity to win some awesome prizes!

Thank you to all of the wonderful authors, publishers, and publicists who have helped make this event possible. And especially, thanks to you, the book community, for welcoming me with your kindness, your passions, and your friendship!

So, without further ado, LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!

Today is Day 1: The NA Crush Tourney Top 20! 
Come back tomorrow for Day 2: The NA authors and books you MUST read! 
The contest will last from AUGUST 12th to SEPTEMBER 7th! You will have opportunities to enter daily.



Easy
by Tammara Webber
Publication Date: May 25th, 2012

Synopsis:
Rescued by a stranger.
Haunted by a secret
Sometimes, love isn’t easy…

He watched her, but never knew her. Until thanks to a chance encounter, he became her savior…

The attraction between them was undeniable. Yet the past he’d worked so hard to overcome, and the future she’d put so much faith in, threatened to tear them apart.


Only together could they fight the pain and guilt, face the truth—and find the unexpected power of love.

A groundbreaking novel in the New Adult genre, Easy faces one girl's struggle to regain the trust she's lost, find the inner strength to fight back against an attacker, and accept the peace she finds in the arms of a secretive boy.



Where to purchase & learn more:


If you're in the mood a YA/NA series, check out Tammara's Between the Lines series! http://www.goodreads.com/series/63980-between-the-lines




Ten Tiny Breaths
by K.A. Tucker
Publication Date: December 11th, 2012

Synopsis:
Kacey Cleary’s whole life imploded four years ago in a drunk-driving accident. Now she’s working hard to bury the pieces left behind—all but one. Her little sister, Livie. Kacey can swallow the constant disapproval from her born-again aunt Darla over her self-destructive lifestyle; she can stop herself from going kick-boxer crazy on Uncle Raymond when he loses the girls’ college funds at a blackjack table. She just needs to keep it together until Livie is no longer a minor, and then they can get the hell out of Grand Rapids, Michigan.


But when Uncle Raymond slides into bed next to Livie one night, Kacey decides it’s time to run. Armed with two bus tickets and dreams of living near the coast, Kacey and Livie start their new lives in a Miami apartment complex, complete with a grumpy landlord, a pervert upstairs, and a neighbor with a stage name perfectly matched to her chosen “profession.” But Kacey’s not worried. She can handle all of them. What she can’t handle is Trent Emerson in apartment 1D.

Kacey doesn’t want to feel. She doesn’t. It’s safer that way. For everyone. But sexy Trent finds a way into her numb heart, reigniting her ability to love again. She starts to believe that maybe she can leave the past where it belongs and start over. Maybe she’s not beyond repair.

But Kacey isn’t the only one who’s broken. Seemingly perfect Trent has an unforgiveable past of his own; one that, when discovered, will shatter Kacey’s newly constructed life and send her back into suffocating darkness.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Livie has her own story to tell...and it's breathtaking. Pick up One Tiny Lie RIGHT NOW! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17302495-one-tiny-lie




Thoughtless
by S.C. Stephens
Publication Date: June 11th, 2011

Synopsis:
For almost two years now, Kiera's boyfriend, Denny, has been everything she's ever wanted: loving, tender and endlessly devoted to her. When they head off to a new city to start their lives together, Denny at his dream job and Kiera at a top-notch university, everything seems perfect. Then an unforeseen obligation forces the happy couple apart.


Feeling lonely, confused, and in need of comfort, Kiera turns to an unexpected source—a local rock star named Kellan Kyle. At first, he's purely a friend that she can lean on, but as her loneliness grows, so does their relationship. And then one night everything changes...and none of them will ever be the same.



Where to purchase & learn more:


The trilogy of Kellen & Kiera is complete, so don't waste time in picking up Effortless and Reckless! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15842441-effortless http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13600318-reckless




The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden
by Jessica Sorensen
Publication Date: December 13th, 2012

Synopsis:
There are those who don’t get luck handed to them on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved.

Luck was not on Callie’s side the day of her twelfth birthday when everything was stolen from her. After it’s all over, she locks up her feelings and vows never to tell anyone what happened. Six years later her painful past consumes her life and most days it’s a struggle just to breathe.


For as long as Kayden can remember, suffering in silence was the only way to survive life. As long as he did what he was told, everything was okay. One night, after making a terrible mistake, it seems like his life might be over. Luck was on his side, though, when Callie coincidentally is in the right place at the right time and saves him.

Now he can’t stop thinking about the girl he saw at school, but never really knew. When he ends up at the same college as Callie, he does everything he can to try to get to know her. But Callie is reserved and closed off. The more he tries to be part of her life, the more he realizes Callie might need to be saved.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Find out what happens next with the newly released follow up, The Redemption of Callie and Kayden! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16718083-the-redemption-of-callie-and-kayden




The Edge of Never
by J.A. Redmerski
Publication Date: November 15th, 2013

Synopsis:
Sometimes life takes you off course . . .
Twenty-year-old Camryn Bennett thought she knew exactly where her life was going. But after a wild night at the hottest club in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, she shocks everyone-including herself-when she decides to leave the only life she's ever known and set out on her own. Grabbing her purse and her cell phone, Camryn boards a Greyhound bus ready to find herself. Instead, she finds Andrew Parrish.


Sexy and exciting, Andrew lives life like there is no tomorrow. He persuades Camryn to do things she never thought she would and shows her how to give in to her deepest, most forbidden desires. Soon he becomes the center of her daring new life, pulling love and lust and emotion out of her in ways she never imagined possible. But there is more to Andrew than Camryn realizes. Will his secret push them inseparably together-or destroy them forever?



Where to purchase & learn more:


Desperate to read more about Andrew & Camryn? The wait will soon be over! The Edge of Never is coming this November. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17374029-the-edge-of-always




Flat Out Love
by Jessica Park
Publication Date:April 11th, 2011

Synopsis:
He was tall, at least six feet, with dirty blond hair that hung over his eyes. His T-shirt read Nietzsche Is My Homeboy.

So, that was Matt. Who Julie Seagle likes. A lot. But there is also Finn. Who she flat out loves.

Complicated? Awkward? Completely.


But really, how was this freshly-minted Boston transplant and newbie college freshman supposed to know that she would end up living with the family of an old friend of her mother's? This was all supposed to be temporary. Julie wasn't supposed to be important to the Watkins family, or to fall in love with one of the brothers. Especially the one she's never quite met. But what does that really matter? Finn gets her, like no one ever has before. They have connection.

But here's the thing about love, in all its twisty, bumpy permutations—it always throws you a few curves. And no one ever escapes unscathed.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Follow this up with the companion novella, Flat-Out Matt http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17611379-flat-out-matt 
Or pick up Jessica's latest release, the highly acclaimed, Left Drowning. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17325147-left-drowning




One Week Girlfriend
by Monica Murphy
Publication Date: January 10th, 2013 (Re-releasing August 27th, 2013!)

Synopsis:
Temporary. That one single word best describes my life these last few years. I’m working at a temporary job until I can finally break free. I’m my little brother’s temporary mother since our mom doesn’t give a crap about either of us. And I’m that temporary girl all the guys want to get with because I give it up so easily. According to the rumors, at least.

But now I’m the temporary girlfriend of Drew Callahan, college football legend and all around golden guy. He’s beautiful, sweet—and he’s hiding way more secrets than I am. He’s brought me into this fake life where everyone seems to hate me. And everyone seems to want something from him. The only thing he seems to want though is…


Me.

I don’t know what to believe anymore. All I know is, I think Drew needs me. And I want to be there for him.

Forever.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Discover the next part of Drew & Fable's story in the fabulous Second Chance Boyfriend, available now in e-book and in November for print! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17316075-second-chance-boyfriend




Beautiful Disaster
by Jamie McGuire
Publication Date: May 26th, 2011

Synopsis:
INTENSE. DANGEROUS. ADDICTIVE.

Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.


Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants—and needs—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Be sure to pick up the recently released sequel, Walking Disaster! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745950-walking-disaster




Taking Chances
by Molly McAdams
Publication Date: October 16th, 2012

Synopsis:
Her first year away is turning out to be nearly perfect, but one weekend of giving in to heated passion will change everything.

Eighteen-year-old Harper has grown up under the thumb of her career marine father. Ready to live life her own way and to experience things she's only ever heard of from the jarheads in her father's unit, she's on her way to college at San Diego State University.


Thanks to her new roommate, Harper is introduced to a world of parties, gorgeous guys, family, and emotions. She finds herself being torn in two as she quickly falls in love with both her new boyfriend, Brandon, and her roommate's brother, Chase. Despite their dangerous looks and histories, both men adore Harper and would do anything for her, including taking a step back if it would mean she'd be happy.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Book 2, Stealing Harper, is available now! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17607319-stealing-harper




Wait For You
by J. Lynn
Publication Date: February 27th, 2013

Synopsis:
Some things are worth waiting for…
Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago—an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself.


Some things are worth experiencing…
Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness, complete with a pair of striking blue eyes and a remarkable ability to make her want things she believed were irrevocably stolen from her. She knows she needs to stay away from him, but Cam is freaking everywhere, with his charm, his witty banter, and that damn dimple that’s just so… so lickable. Getting involved with him is dangerous, but when ignoring the simmering tension that sparks whenever they are around each other becomes impossible, he brings out a side of her she never knew existed.

Some things should never be kept quiet…
But when Avery starts receiving threatening emails and phone calls forcing her to face a past she wants silenced, she’s has no other choice but to acknowledge that someone is refusing to allow her to let go of that night when everything changed. When the devastating truth comes out, will she resurface this time with one less scar? And can Cam be there to help her or will he be dragged down with her?

And some things are worth fighting for…



Where to purchase & learn more:


Be With Me, the highly anticipated follow up, is coming February 2014 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17558817-be-with-me 
Meanwhile, check out her latest NA release, Frigid! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16122034-frigid




Slammed
by Colleen Hoover
Publication Date: January 4th, 2012

Synopsis:
Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope.

Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.


Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart.



Where to purchase & learn more:


The highly acclaimed trilogy is available now, so what are you waiting for? Follow up Slammed with books 2 & 3, Point of Retreat and This Girl
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13496084-point-of-retreat 
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15784909-this-girl




Fallen Too Far
by Abbi Glines
Publication Date: December 14th, 2012

Synopsis:
To want what you’re not supposed to have…

She is only nineteen.

She is his new stepfather’s daughter.

She is still naïve and innocent due to spending the last three years taking care of her sick mother.

But for twenty-four year old Rush Finlay, she is the only thing that has ever been off limits. His famous father’s guilt money, his mother’s desperation to win his love, and his charm are the three reasons he has never been told no.


Blaire Wynn left her small farmhouse in Alabama, after her mother passed away, to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida gulf coast. She isn’t prepared for the lifestyle change and she knows she’ll never fit into this world. Then there is her sexy stepbrother who her father leaves her with for the summer while he runs off to Paris with his wife. Rush is as spoiled as he is gorgeous. He is also getting under her skin. She knows he is anything but good for her and that he’ll never be faithful to anyone. He is jaded and has secrets Blaire knows she may never uncover but even knowing all of that…

Blaire just may have fallen too far.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Do you have a RUSH CRUSH? Pick up books 2 & 3! Never Too Far and Forever Too Far are Available now! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17029526-never-too-far http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17337562-forever-too-far




REAL
by Katy Evans
Publication Date: April 8th, 2013

Synopsis:
A fallen boxer.
A woman with a broken dream.
A competition…


He even makes me forget my name. One night was all it took, and I forgot everything and anything except the sexy fighter in the ring who sets my mind ablaze and my body on fire with wanting…

Remington Tate is the strongest, most confusing man I’ve ever met in my life.


He’s the star of the dangerous underground fighting circuit, and I’m drawn to him as I’ve never been drawn to anything in my life. I forget who I am, what I want, with just one look from him. When he’s near, I need to remind myself that I am strong–but he is stronger. And now it’s my job to keep his body working like a perfect machine, his taut muscles primed and ready to break the bones of his next opponents . . .

But the one he’s most threatening to, now, is me.

I want him. I want him without fear. Without reservations.

If only I knew for sure what it is that he wants from me?



Where to purchase & learn more:


Need more Remy? Book 2, MINE, is coming this November! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17792606-mine




Charade
by Nyrae Dawn
Publication Date: October 22nd, 2012

Synopsis:
Nineteen-year-old Cheyenne tries to portray the perfect life to mask the memories of her past. Walking in on her boyfriend with another woman her freshman year in college threatens that picture of perfection.

Twenty-one-year-old Colt never wanted college and never expected to amount to anything, but when his mom's dying wish is for him to get his degree, he has no choice but to pretend it's what he wants too.


Cheyenne needs a fake boyfriend to get back at her ex and Colt needs cash to take care of his mom, so they strike a deal that helps them both. But what if Cheyenne’s past isn’t what she thought? Soon they’re trading one charade for another—losing themselves in each other to forget about their pain. The more they play their game, the more it becomes the only thing they have that feels real.

Both Cheyenne and Colt know life is never easy, but neither of them expect the tragedy that threatens to end their charade and rip them apart forever.



Where to purchase & learn more:


If you loved Charade, be sure to pick up the follow up, FACADE! Available Now! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16150320-facade




Rule
by Jay Crownover
Publication Date: December 30th, 2012

Synopsis:
Opposites in every way . . . except the one that matters

Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule is everything a straight--A pre-med student like Shaw shouldn’t want--and the only person she’s never tried to please. She isn’t afraid of his scary piercings and tattoos or his wild attitude. Though she knows that Rule is wrong for her, her heart just won’t listen.


To a rebel like Rule Archer, Shaw Landon is a stuck-up, perfect princess-and his dead twin brother’s girl. She lives by other people’s rules; he makes his own. He doesn’t have time for a good girl like Shaw-even if she’s the only one who can see the person he truly is.

But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule have to figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love . . . or each other.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Check out book 2 of the Marked Men Series and meet JET! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17204860-jet




Promise
by Kristie Cook
Publication Date: July 30th, 2010

Synopsis:
Alexis Ames has a life full of promise...but not all promises can be kept.

When Alexis Ames is attacked by creatures that can't be real, she decides it's time she learns who she really is, with or without the help of her mother, who guards their family's secrets closely. After meeting the inhumanly attractive, multi-talented Tristan Knight, however, Alexis retreats behind her façade of normalcy...until she discovers he's not exactly normal either. Then their secrets begin to unravel.


Their union brings hope and promise to her family's secret society, the Angels' army, and to the future of mankind. But it also incites a dangerous pursuit by the enemy - Satan's minions and Tristan's creators. After all, Alexis and Tristan are a match made in Heaven and in Hell.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Psst! Go NOW and get the e-book version for FREE!

Hooked? Check out the ENTIRE Soul Savers series! http://www.goodreads.com/series/52668-soul-savers




Losing It
by Cora Carmack
Publication Date: October 15th, 2012

Synopsis:
Virginity.

Bliss Edwards is about to graduate from college and still has hers. Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, she decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible-- a one-night stand. But her plan turns out to be anything but simple when she freaks out and leaves a gorgeous guy alone and naked in her bed with an excuse that no one with half-a-brain would ever believe.


And as if that weren't embarrassing enough, when she arrives for her first class of her last college semester, she recognizes her new theatre professor. She'd left him naked in her bed about 8 hours earlier.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Need more Garrick and Bliss? Check out the follow up novella, KEEPING HER, out August 13th! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17824638-keeping-her
Then pick up Cade's story, Faking It! It's a MUST read! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16172634-faking-it




My Favorite Mistake
by Chelsea M. Cameron
Publication Date: September 28th, 2012

Synopsis:
Two secrets. One bet. Who will break first?

Taylor Caldwell can't decide if she wants to kiss her new college roommate or punch him.

On the one hand, Hunter Zaccadelli is a handsome blue-eyed bundle of charm. On the other, he's a tattooed, guitar-playing bad boy. Maybe that's why Taylor's afraid of falling in love with him, or anyone else. She doesn't want to get burned, so she needs him gone before it's too late.


Hunter himself has been burned before, but Taylor's sexy laugh and refusal to let him get away with anything make her irresistible. Determined not to be kicked out of her life without a fight, Hunter proposes a bet: if she can convince him she either truly loves or hates him, he'll leave the apartment;and leave her alone.

But when the man behind Taylor's fear of giving up her heart resurfaces, she has to decide: trust Hunter with her greatest secret, or do everything in her power to win that bet and drive him away forever.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Get ready for the next book in the series, My Sweetest Escape, out in January 2014. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17279511-my-sweetest-escape




Descension
by B.C. Burgess
Publication Date: March 27th, 2013

Synopsis:
A Magical Journey of Epic Romance

Layla
After three years caring for her dying mother, Layla Callaway learns she was adopted under unusual circumstances. Following a cryptic message to seek her birth family in Oregon, Layla uproots her life to find out the truth about her past. And herself.

Quin
Quin's natural charisma is attractive to plenty of women, but he longs for the one he's been dreaming of his entire life. When that day arrives, not only is he breathless, he's confronted with the challenge of a lifetime - an innate need to keep her safe and forever by his side.


The Enemy
Through manipulation and dark magic, Agro uses the powers of others to elevate his supremacy and wealth. When he discovers Layla didn't die at birth, he sets out to find and possess her.

Stretching from coast to coast and teeming with loathed villains and beloved heroes, The Mystic Series is rich with emotion, magic and intrigue. Whether the reader is laughing, crying or falling in love, they'll find themselves invested in Layla's fate through the rich dialogue and emotionally driven characters that weave the web of this fiery tale.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Psst! Go NOW and get the Kindle version for FREE!

Hooked? Then pick up books 2 & 3 of the Mystic Series! Impassion and Deception are available now! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16051315-impassion http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17657129-deception




Elsker
by S.T. Bende
Publication Date: April 22nd, 2013

Synopsis:
You don’t win the heart of an immortal assassin without making a few enemies along the way.


Kristia Tostenson prefers Earl Grey to Grey Goose and book clubs to nightclubs, but when she transfers from her one-stoplight town to Cardiff University in Wales she falls in love with Ull Myhr. Her new boyfriend isn’t exactly what she was expecting. He’s an honest to goodness Norse God - an immortal assassin fated to die at Ragnarok, the battle destined to destroy Asgard and Earth. Kristia’s crazy visions are the only thing that can save their realms. Her orderly life just got very messy.



Where to purchase & learn more:


Finished Elsker and need more? Not to worry, Endre will be here soon...expected this September! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17187045-endre




THE PRIZES:

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all the best, dear readers!
 

15 comments :

  1. Fabulous giveaway! Thank you for the chance to win!

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  2. i can't get over with "beautiful disaster" and "slammed" , this books are really great. Once you read it from the beginning your into it, my imagination works like hell. Craving for the paperback :D

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  3. What an awesome feature! Congrats on the blogaversary!

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  4. is international??? if so I want to participate

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    1. The Swag Pack giveaways are open internationally (also noted in the rafflecopter)! Please feel free to enter! Unfortunately, I won't be able to cover the cost to ship these books internationally. So sorry! Thank you for visiting!

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    2. ok Thanks, and between a part and if I have the fortune of winning behoove me to pay the shipping? to start saving

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  5. ♥♥congratulations♥♥
    Amazing giveaway!

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  6. Congratulations on the blogaversary and this is a great giveaway!

    New follower =)

    Kathy
    http://mynookbooksnmore.blogspot.com/
    Twitter @NookbksNmore

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  7. HAPPY Bloggerversary!!!!! I hope it's as fantastic as you are!! :)

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  8. Happy Blogoversary! Amazing giveaway!

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  9. Awesome giveaway, thanks for the opportunity!

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  10. Happy Bloggerversary! :) I was wondering since I live INTL, if I ever win, would it be okay if I would be the one to cover the shipping fee for the books? :D

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  11. Happy Blogoversary! Signed Cora Carmack books please please please. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! :D

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