Giveaway Sundays at Tiffany’s 11/22 to 12/07

SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY’S
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by JAMES PATTERSON and GABRIELLE CHARBONNET
November 22nd to December 7th
Synopsis:
AN IMAGINARY FRIEND

  Jane Margaux is a lonely little girl. Her mother, the powerful head of a New York theater company, makes time for her only once a week, for their Sunday trip to admire jewelry at Tiffany’s. Jane has only one friend: a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael. He’s perfect. But only she can see him. Michael can’t stay forever, though. On Jane’s eighth birthday he leaves, promising that she’ll forget him soon. He was there to help her until she was old enough to manage on her own, and now there are other children who need his help.
AN UNEXPECTED LOVE
  Years later, in her thirties, Jane is just as alone as she was as a child. And despite her own success as a playwright, she is even more trapped by her overbearing mother. Then she meets Michael again–as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the reason they’ve really been reunited.
AND AN UNFORGETTABLE TWIST
  Sundays at Tiffany’s is a heart-wrenching love story that surpasses all expectations of why these people have been brought together. With the breathtaking momentum and gripping emotional twists that have made James Patterson a bestseller all over the world, Sundays at Tiffany’s takes an altogether fresh look at the timeless and transforming power of love.

THANKS TO VALERIE AND THE SENSATIONAL
PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP
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I HAVE ONE (1) COPY OF THIS  GREAT BOOK
TO GIVEAWAY TO A LUCKY FOLLOWER.

CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU TO
THE GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE.
DISCLAIMER / RULES


Giveaway copies are supplied and shipped to winners via publisher, agent
and/or author. This blog hosts the giveaway on behalf of the above. No items that
I receive are ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.
Winner will be chosen via Random.Org.  Winners will be notified via email.

Winners must respond with 48 hours (2 days).  I am not responsiblefor lost
or damaged products.  I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if
rules of giveaway are not followed

Monday Memes (2 of 2)

MONDAY
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Before we get to today’s memes, I need to express my thanks to all of you again.  Yesterday I posted that I had missed my own Blogaversary, I thought that it was at the end of December but realized, by accident, that it was around the beginning of November.  Now another milestone has been reached and it’s because of you.  THANK YOU!!!  There is not a better  way to enjoy my morning coffee.  I opened up my blog for today’s postings, seeing so many comments that need to be moderated and THEN to see…500 followers!!!!  500?  Can’t be!!!  I did a double take on that one!!!  And yes…it says 500!!!!  I am amazed.  And what is even better, is that they are the bestest followers anyone could have!!!!!  So again, from the bottom of my heart….THANK YOU!!!  And to celebrate, another giveaway will be added to the other current giveaways!! 

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Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading
This week’s question:
I was reading one of my favorite blogs, the other day, and came across a post that talked about truth vs. fact. Part of the post had this to say:
  “From my childhood on, I’d learned a lot of truth about the human condition from reading fiction. In many cases, I learned more from fiction than from observing my real world…
  I think that people who discount fiction don’t really understand it–or haven’t read much of it. They don’t grasp the power of story to carry truth.
  …Some truths are universal and timeless (like the lessons on friendship learned from Charlotte’s Web.)
  My all-time favorite children’s book was Little Women. I learned a lot of important truths from the March family: how to love deeply, how to grieve a loss and go on, and how to feed the imagination…”
At the end of the post, there is a question posed, and this is what I’m using for today’s MUSING MONDAYS: What truths do you remember learning in fiction?
My answer:
  I believe that fiction, in most cases, is written based on real life experiences.  I agree with the statement, about those who do not understand the power of reading fiction, that there is a lesson to be learned.  However, in my case, I have learned more from my own life experiences.  I do tend to compare characters’ relationships and reactions to different incidents that I have experienced in my own life,  sometimes coming away with a different outlook on some of those instances.  And on some issues, that I haven’t experienced, I find it thought provoking  as to how I would handle it.  I am a big believer, that no matter what is read, there is always knowledge behind the words.
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November is being hosted by Julie from Knitting and Sundries
Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of The Printed Page and is now on tour.

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”
This was a slow week.  Isn’t it funny how, even though we have enough to read, we still look forward to seeing the mail carrier on a daily basis, wondering if any goodies will be delivered!!

11/18  Thursday
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from The Hachette Book Group
 

Hosted by Java from Never Growing Old
From Java’s Blog:”Meet Me On Monday!”
  Blogging is a funny thing…we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, “who is this person!?” I know them…but yet I don’t know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to “meet” each other!
  Every Sunday I will post five get to know you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!
  “Its a great way to to meet new friends and for others to get to know me better….one Monday at a time!!!”….as quoted by the Chacogirl!!
Questions:
1. How many pillows do you sleep with?

Just one
2. Where will you eat on Thanksgiving?

Eating at the in-laws.

3. Would you rather go to a party or host a party?
party
This is a hard one because I enjoy both.  For 24 years we hosted an “Italian Christmas Eve” that everyone looked forward to.  The night started with a sit down dinner for immediate family and very close friends that included the traditional 7 fish dinner.  Then around 10pm, we would host an open house with more goodies until the wee hours into Christmas morning. 
Both of my son’s friends would warm up the left overs and said that it had become their tradition too.

4. How many purses (for the guys..wallets) do you own?
pocketbooks
Too many

5. What is your favorite kind of seafood?
lobster
Baked stuffed with a couple of baked stuffed shrimp on the side.  I eat a lot of fish.

Giveaway Sundays at Tiffany’s 11/22 to 12/07

SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY’S
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by JAMES PATTERSON and GABRIELLE CHARBONNET
November 22nd to December 7th
Synopsis:
AN IMAGINARY FRIEND

  Jane Margaux is a lonely little girl. Her mother, the powerful head of a New York theater company, makes time for her only once a week, for their Sunday trip to admire jewelry at Tiffany’s. Jane has only one friend: a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael. He’s perfect. But only she can see him. Michael can’t stay forever, though. On Jane’s eighth birthday he leaves, promising that she’ll forget him soon. He was there to help her until she was old enough to manage on her own, and now there are other children who need his help.
AN UNEXPECTED LOVE
  Years later, in her thirties, Jane is just as alone as she was as a child. And despite her own success as a playwright, she is even more trapped by her overbearing mother. Then she meets Michael again–as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the reason they’ve really been reunited.
AND AN UNFORGETTABLE TWIST
  Sundays at Tiffany’s is a heart-wrenching love story that surpasses all expectations of why these people have been brought together. With the breathtaking momentum and gripping emotional twists that have made James Patterson a bestseller all over the world, Sundays at Tiffany’s takes an altogether fresh look at the timeless and transforming power of love.

THANKS TO VALERIE AND THE SENSATIONAL
PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP
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I HAVE ONE (1) COPY OF THIS  GREAT BOOK
TO GIVEAWAY TO A LUCKY FOLLOWER.

CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU TO
THE GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE.
DISCLAIMER / RULES


Giveaway copies are supplied and shipped to winners via publisher, agent
and/or author. This blog hosts the giveaway on behalf of the above. No items that
I receive are ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.
Winner will be chosen via Random.Org.  Winners will be notified via email.

Winners must respond with 48 hours (2 days).  I am not responsiblefor lost
or damaged products.  I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if
rules of giveaway are not followed

Monday Memes (2 of 2)

MONDAY
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Before we get to today’s memes, I need to express my thanks to all of you again.  Yesterday I posted that I had missed my own Blogaversary, I thought that it was at the end of December but realized, by accident, that it was around the beginning of November.  Now another milestone has been reached and it’s because of you.  THANK YOU!!!  There is not a better  way to enjoy my morning coffee.  I opened up my blog for today’s postings, seeing so many comments that need to be moderated and THEN to see…500 followers!!!!  500?  Can’t be!!!  I did a double take on that one!!!  And yes…it says 500!!!!  I am amazed.  And what is even better, is that they are the bestest followers anyone could have!!!!!  So again, from the bottom of my heart….THANK YOU!!!  And to celebrate, another giveaway will be added to the other current giveaways!! 

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Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading
This week’s question:
I was reading one of my favorite blogs, the other day, and came across a post that talked about truth vs. fact. Part of the post had this to say:
  “From my childhood on, I’d learned a lot of truth about the human condition from reading fiction. In many cases, I learned more from fiction than from observing my real world…
  I think that people who discount fiction don’t really understand it–or haven’t read much of it. They don’t grasp the power of story to carry truth.
  …Some truths are universal and timeless (like the lessons on friendship learned from Charlotte’s Web.)
  My all-time favorite children’s book was Little Women. I learned a lot of important truths from the March family: how to love deeply, how to grieve a loss and go on, and how to feed the imagination…”
At the end of the post, there is a question posed, and this is what I’m using for today’s MUSING MONDAYS: What truths do you remember learning in fiction?
My answer:
  I believe that fiction, in most cases, is written based on real life experiences.  I agree with the statement, about those who do not understand the power of reading fiction, that there is a lesson to be learned.  However, in my case, I have learned more from my own life experiences.  I do tend to compare characters’ relationships and reactions to different incidents that I have experienced in my own life,  sometimes coming away with a different outlook on some of those instances.  And on some issues, that I haven’t experienced, I find it thought provoking  as to how I would handle it.  I am a big believer, that no matter what is read, there is always knowledge behind the words.
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November is being hosted by Julie from Knitting and Sundries
Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of The Printed Page and is now on tour.

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”
This was a slow week.  Isn’t it funny how, even though we have enough to read, we still look forward to seeing the mail carrier on a daily basis, wondering if any goodies will be delivered!!

11/18  Thursday
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from The Hachette Book Group
 

Hosted by Java from Never Growing Old
From Java’s Blog:”Meet Me On Monday!”
  Blogging is a funny thing…we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, “who is this person!?” I know them…but yet I don’t know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to “meet” each other!
  Every Sunday I will post five get to know you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!
  “Its a great way to to meet new friends and for others to get to know me better….one Monday at a time!!!”….as quoted by the Chacogirl!!
Questions:
1. How many pillows do you sleep with?

Just one
2. Where will you eat on Thanksgiving?

Eating at the in-laws.

3. Would you rather go to a party or host a party?
party
This is a hard one because I enjoy both.  For 24 years we hosted an “Italian Christmas Eve” that everyone looked forward to.  The night started with a sit down dinner for immediate family and very close friends that included the traditional 7 fish dinner.  Then around 10pm, we would host an open house with more goodies until the wee hours into Christmas morning. 
Both of my son’s friends would warm up the left overs and said that it had become their tradition too.

4. How many purses (for the guys..wallets) do you own?
pocketbooks
Too many

5. What is your favorite kind of seafood?
lobster
Baked stuffed with a couple of baked stuffed shrimp on the side.  I eat a lot of fish.

And the winners are……..

winners
……….for RULES OF BETRAYAL  BY CHRISTOPHER REICH
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
8     20
Timestamp: 2010-11-21 23:40:32 UTC

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Joann said… 8  No, I wouldnt make a good spy as I have an easy to read face-not helpful in the spy world. However, I enjoy spy novels, and this book is on my wishlist!!

Elise said… 20  Thanks. GFC follower

An email has been sent and winners will have 48 hours to respond with their information or another winner will be chosen.

And the winners are……..

winners
……….for RULES OF BETRAYAL  BY CHRISTOPHER REICH
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
8     20
Timestamp: 2010-11-21 23:40:32 UTC

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Joann said… 8  No, I wouldnt make a good spy as I have an easy to read face-not helpful in the spy world. However, I enjoy spy novels, and this book is on my wishlist!!

Elise said… 20  Thanks. GFC follower

An email has been sent and winners will have 48 hours to respond with their information or another winner will be chosen.

Slapdash Sunday Topic: 2011 Challenges and An Announcement

SUNDAY
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Hosted by Kayla at The Eclectic Element

Slapdash Sunday is a day for your proverbial week ‘leftovers.’ Is there something you wanted to say, but just forgot? Is there something you want to write about, but isn’t worth a whole page? Do you have a random thought, funny or otherwise that needs to be written down?
That is what Slapdash Sunday is for!

Today’s Topic:  2011 Challenges
I was so excited the other day when I saw, in my google reader, the perfect challenge for me.  I was lucky that I even caught it!!!!!  For a few days before that, I had been trying to catch up with all my blog/computer to-dos after our little road trip to see our son, that I didn’t even have the time to check out my google reader.  So, the low wattage bulb  (lol)  went on and thought that this would be a good topic for today!!  A day to share!!! ………

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………Have I missed some?  Has someone posted that a certain challenge will be in place for 2011 but linky list is not up yet and I missed that too?  Are you in the same position as me, that you are preparing and/or trying to prepare for your 2011 Challenges?    Have you joined any challenges for 2011?  Which ones?  If you did, could you also provide the blog’s site link?  Do you know or have you seen any others that you would like to share?  
So instead of a discussion, I thought we could have a Slapdash Share !!!!


So far, I signed up for the following:
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Hosted by Yvonne from Socrates Book Reviews
September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011

Off The Shelf!
October 30, 2010 to November 30, 2011
Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

Hosted by The Book Vixen
Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

And I just found two more, one I have already signed up for and the other sign up will be posted for sign up on Dec. 1st:

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Hosted by Jamie at Nitty Gritty
January 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011
EBook Challenge
Sign up 12/01
OK…your turn……Are you participating in any of these?  Are there others you have signed up for or know about? 
 
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I have something else to share with all of you…….and I give my full permission for you to laugh at me……..
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I have mentioned that things have been a bit chaotic here with some real life issues.  And that I have been trying to catch up with blog to-dos, from not taking my laptop out of the trunk when the hubby and I took our road trip to PA, like drafting and posting a lot of giveaways and Guest Author posts.  Plus the fact that I suffer from 2 conditions known as:
However my realization could not have come at a more perfect time, especially with the Follower-Gratitude Giveaway.  I thought my blogaversary was in December, WRONG, it was the beginning of November!!!  I can’t believe it has been one year since stumbling upon a book blog!!  I have made so many special friends and each and every one of you have taught me so much.  I never imagined that a year ago, when I created a “page” to keep track of the books I read, that it would turn out to be the blog that it is today.  And it’s because of you!!!!! I have loved every minute and look forward to another year.  A huge THANK YOU to each and every follower.  OK..time to blow out the candle, grab a coffee/tea, cut the cake and enjoy a slice.  BTW…I baked one with 0 calories lol.
Again, a BIG THANK YOU…I look forward to continuing old friendships and making new.  This blog is because of you, and from the bottom of my heart, thank you!!
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Slapdash Sunday Topic: 2011 Challenges and An Announcement

SUNDAY
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Hosted by Kayla at The Eclectic Element

Slapdash Sunday is a day for your proverbial week ‘leftovers.’ Is there something you wanted to say, but just forgot? Is there something you want to write about, but isn’t worth a whole page? Do you have a random thought, funny or otherwise that needs to be written down?
That is what Slapdash Sunday is for!

Today’s Topic:  2011 Challenges
I was so excited the other day when I saw, in my google reader, the perfect challenge for me.  I was lucky that I even caught it!!!!!  For a few days before that, I had been trying to catch up with all my blog/computer to-dos after our little road trip to see our son, that I didn’t even have the time to check out my google reader.  So, the low wattage bulb  (lol)  went on and thought that this would be a good topic for today!!  A day to share!!! ………

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………Have I missed some?  Has someone posted that a certain challenge will be in place for 2011 but linky list is not up yet and I missed that too?  Are you in the same position as me, that you are preparing and/or trying to prepare for your 2011 Challenges?    Have you joined any challenges for 2011?  Which ones?  If you did, could you also provide the blog’s site link?  Do you know or have you seen any others that you would like to share?  
So instead of a discussion, I thought we could have a Slapdash Share !!!!


So far, I signed up for the following:
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Hosted by Yvonne from Socrates Book Reviews
September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011

Off The Shelf!
October 30, 2010 to November 30, 2011
Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

Hosted by The Book Vixen
Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

And I just found two more, one I have already signed up for and the other sign up will be posted for sign up on Dec. 1st:

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Hosted by Jamie at Nitty Gritty
January 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011
EBook Challenge
Sign up 12/01
OK…your turn……Are you participating in any of these?  Are there others you have signed up for or know about? 
 
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I have something else to share with all of you…….and I give my full permission for you to laugh at me……..
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I have mentioned that things have been a bit chaotic here with some real life issues.  And that I have been trying to catch up with blog to-dos, from not taking my laptop out of the trunk when the hubby and I took our road trip to PA, like drafting and posting a lot of giveaways and Guest Author posts.  Plus the fact that I suffer from 2 conditions known as:
However my realization could not have come at a more perfect time, especially with the Follower-Gratitude Giveaway.  I thought my blogaversary was in December, WRONG, it was the beginning of November!!!  I can’t believe it has been one year since stumbling upon a book blog!!  I have made so many special friends and each and every one of you have taught me so much.  I never imagined that a year ago, when I created a “page” to keep track of the books I read, that it would turn out to be the blog that it is today.  And it’s because of you!!!!! I have loved every minute and look forward to another year.  A huge THANK YOU to each and every follower.  OK..time to blow out the candle, grab a coffee/tea, cut the cake and enjoy a slice.  BTW…I baked one with 0 calories lol.
Again, a BIG THANK YOU…I look forward to continuing old friendships and making new.  This blog is because of you, and from the bottom of my heart, thank you!!
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