CONTEST: Win Carrie Vaughn’s Kitty Raises Hell Here!
I know this is going to break your heart, BUT we have another amazing book contest for you. We are excited to offer up FIFTEEN shiny new copies of Kitty Raises Hell by author Carrie Vaughn that just released on 2/24/09! Hachette Book Group is sponsoring this amazing giveaway here at Bitten by Books! For the next week you can enter everyday to win one of these copies for your very own. The contest is open to readers worldwide.
Learn more about Carrie Vaughn here:
To visit the author’s website go here.
To visit the author’s blog go here.
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Readers, here’s how to enter the contest. You can do ONE or ALL of these things, and each one will give you additional entries at a chance to win.
Please note, the prize stated IS the prize you will receive, there will be absolutely no substitutions or changes the prize is non-transferable. If you don’t want the prize being offered, please don’t enter the contest. If you ever win an electronic copy of a book, please note that it is ILLEGAL to forward, give away or copy it in anyway once you receive it. Doing so violates copyright. If we find out that it has been done, you will no longer be eligible to win any of our contests.
1. Leave a comment telling us who your favorite character is in any of Carrie’s books, AND your favorite SCENE and the book the scene is from. Good for 5 entries.
2. Read the Bitten by Books reviews of Carrie’s books here: http://bittenbybooks.com/?page_id=58&book_author_id=Carrie%20Vaughn
Then leave a meaningful comment IN THE REVIEW post that shows you read the review, not just a post that says “sounds good” or “nice review”, a couple of sentences would be great! Simply share your thoughts, ideas or opinions and show the author some love. Good for 5 entries per review.
3. SUBSCRIBE to the Bitten by Books newsletter here on the right hand side of the site. This is for new subscribers only. Be sure you VERIFY your subscription, an email is sent with the verification link. Unverified subscribers will not be entered and will be deleted from the mailing list. Good for 10 entries.
4. Post the link to the contest here today (http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=4631) at another blog, website, Myspace, Ning Group, Facebook, Yahoo Group (any group where it is appropriate) and you will be given TEN additional entries for a chance to win for every link you post. BUT you MUST come back here to this interview and post those links in one response here in this thread. The more places you post the event, the more entries you get, so spread the word! NOTE: if you post multiple links here, your post will not show up right away. If you don’t see it, don’t keep posting it, we WILL approve your entry later on in the day. Good for 10 entries per place you post the link to this event.
5. Purchase copies of Carrie’s awesome books USING THE LINKS BELOW today through Wednesday 3/4/09 from AMAZON and send us a copy of the receipt VIA email (sorry no faxes or snail mail) for your purchase to: racoo.smith @ gmail.com (no spaces) for TWENTY additional entries. You get TWENTY entries for each one you purchase. Not valid on past purchases. Please use these links below to buy her most recent books.
Books in the Kitty Norville series in the order they should be read:
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
Kitty Goes to Washington
Kitty Takes a Holiday
Kitty and the Silver Bullet
Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand
Kitty Raises Hell
Or buy ANYTHING from Amazon today through Wednesday 3/4/09 by using the Amazon search box to your right hand side on our site. We will know if you used the box to search and buy, so please be sure to use it or your entries won’t count. Send me a copy of the receipt VIA email (sorry no faxes or snail mail) for your purchase to: racoo.smith @ gmail.com (no spaces). Good for 20 entries per item purchased.
6. Add us as your friend on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bittenbybooks
Add us as your friend on Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=614064436
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BittenbyBooks be SURE to tweet us after you follow so we can count your entry! @BittenbyBooks
Be sure to mention that you are friending us for this contest so we know to enter you! Good for 5 entries per place you friend us.
7. Be friends with Carrie by joining her here:
Yahoo Newsletter
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carrievaughnnews/
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/445616509
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Carrie-Vaughn/1198070109#/profile.php?id=1198070109
Facebook Fan Page
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=28105015018
Then send us a copy of the confirmation email you get once you are approved for her newsletter, friendship on Myspace and Facebook to: racoo.smith @ gmail.com (no spaces). Post on the FB Fan Page Wall so we know you joined. Good for 10 entries each place you add.
8. Twitter and ask your friends to re-tweet the URL for this event be SURE to include us in your tweet @BittenbyBooks http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=4631. Good for 10 entries.
9. Add Carrie’s blog to your blog roll or links page: http://carriev.wordpress.com/ Good for 10 entries for each place you add it.
10. Add Bitten by Books to your blog roll or links page: http://bittenbybooks.com if you leave our link up permanently you will always be entered into our contests automatically. Just be sure to stop by each contest we hold and leave the link to where it is so we can give you your entry! Good for 10 entries.
11. Email ALL of your friends and invite them to come by today! If your fiends come and post here and say you sent them, they get TWO entries and you get FOUR entries! They have to tell us who you are so we know who to give the entries to. You can invite as many people as you want and get all the extra entries!
12. Join the The Blood Bank the Bitten by Books Community! here: http://bittenbybooks.ning.com/ then come back here and tell us your user name. Be sure to post something about yourself on your blog there. Good for 10 entries
GENERAL CONTEST INFORMATION:
The contest ends on 3/4/09 at 11:59 pm PST and the winner will be contacted the following week. You will receive your prize directly from the publisher. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR FIRST AND THE INITIAL OF YOUR LAST NAME as well as a valid email where we can contact you. REMEMBER the more things you do, the more entries, the greater the chances of winning.
IMPORTANT CONTEST RULES:
1. If you aren’t interested in receiving the prize, offered please do not enter the contest.
2. You have THREE days from the day the I contact you to claim your prize by sending your name/mailing address to me. Failure to contact me will forfeit your prize. BBB can at that time, choose either to re- award the prize to another entrant or not.
3. The prize stated IS the prize you will receive, there will be no substitutions, trades or changes. No exceptions. Please do not ask. If for some reason you do not wish to claim your prize, please let me know as soon as possible. We have the option to re-award it or not.
4. Contest is open to readers worldwide. The prize is shipped directly from the publisher.
5. Bitten by Books is in NO way responsible for the prizes being offered in any of the contests. If for some reason a contributor does not honor their prize, there is nothing we can or will do about it. We are not worried that this will happen, but we want to be very clear that WE are not offering these prizes, the contributor is and it is their responsibility to fulfill their prize obligations.
6. These rules are subject to change or be modified without prior written notice.
7. Contest is void where prohibited.
8. By entering this contest you are agreeing to our terms of entry













hehe hey rachel. i’ve got a permanent link up @ http://ohkamikaze.net to Bitten By Books, just so you know, and i shall be twittering this.
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I already have Bitten By Books permalinked at http://nightdweller20.livejournal.com and http://nightdweller20.wordpress.com.
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I blogged about this contest here: http://nightdweller20.livejournal.com/6171.html at the bottom of the post.
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I permalinked Carrie’s blog here: http://nightdweller20.livejournal.com and here: http://nightdweller20.wordpress.com
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Ok….
retweet your post: twitter.com/dd03
http://dd03.livejournal.com/96594.html
http://dd03.blogspot.com/2009/02/win-carrie-vaughns-kitty-raises-hell.html
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I’m already subscribed to the newsletter and The Blood Bank
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You’re on my blog roll (http://jennifer-roland.blogspot.com), and i re-tweeted the link to this page (twitter.com/jenroland)
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Numbers 4, 9 and 10 on http://beetsbooks.blogspot.com/
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I also blogged about the contest here: http://nightdweller20.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/mystery-solvedand-new-book-giveaways/
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My favorite character has to be Kitty. Although Kitty was very weak person/werewolf at first. She has grown and now has a backbone. I can’t think of a favorite scene. I read so much that everything starts to blend together sorry.
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My favorite character is Cormac. My favorite scene is in #1 when Cormac first meets Kitty as he calls in to her radio show to tell her live and on the air that he’s been contracted to kill her. The whole Kitty series is great, and I cannot wait to read Kitty Raises Hell. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Bitten by Books is on my blogroll at Unmainstream Mom Reads:
http://unmainstreammomreads.blogspot.com
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1. I have to say my favorite character is Cormac. Probably not original, but I love the interaction he has with Kitty. He’s a werewolf hunter and yet I think he’s falling for a werewolf. Just his luck that his cousin ends up marrying her, but whatever. I’m still holding out for some Kitty & Cormac time.
2. Done - left a comment on all of them.
3. I’m already a subscriber.
Can I unsubscribe just so I can subscribe again?
4. Oh c’mon….you know I pimp out your contests. I’ll be posting a link, but it won’t occur until tomorrows news cycle. If you want, I can come back and post the link once it gets live.
5. I would purchase them, but I already own all of them. Sorry.
6. I’m already your friend on Facebook, myspace and twitter.
7. Yup, I’m already plugged into all the Carrie sites as well.
8. Done
9. She’s already in my blogroll.
10. You’re already on my blogroll.
11. Alright, I’ll email my Paranormal group….does that count?
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Okay - I posted this on my FB profile here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131495235342#/profile.php?id=602994160&ref=profile
And to two Yahoo groups - Babecakes and Country Crazies.
I also have you listed on my blog: http://www.readinsomethingcrazy.blogspot.com
Thanks!
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Blogged here:
http://www.morbid-romantic.net/2009/02/24/book-giveaways-0223-0301/
Valorie
morbidromantic@gmail.com
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Gave a Tweet here:
http://twitter.com/morbidromantic/status/1252114587
Valorie
morbidromantic@gmail.com
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I am a member at Blood Bank:
http://bittenbybooks.ning.com/profile/ValorieTucker
Valorie
morbidromantic@gmail.com
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I have to admit that the review for Kitty Raises Hell makes me want to read it immediately. I have to know if Roman is an enemy or is going to be a friend.
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I put this on my facebook status! I actually *just* figured out how to do a blog roll on my livejournal over the last two days and added Carrie’s site–can I still get entries for that?
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great writer… can’t wait to win this book
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1.My fav. scene.. is usually the parts of the book where she takes questions from the audience.. so its not really in a specific book.. although the alpaca discussion is pretty great in kitty goes to washington
(and fav character.. prolly kitty.. unimaginative i know.. but the characters are all awesome.. so its tough)
3.. i subscribed..
4. i posted the link on various facebook group pages.. includinghttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7542042373#/groups.php?ref=sb
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=2256153190
7.. Carrie Vaughn -Friend Requested
and group joined..(didnt get a confirmation email though)
hmm.. think thats it.. hope i win, and good luck to everyone!
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Posted link here:
http://bridget3420.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1084897775&ref=profile
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=7946815
Already receiving Carrie’s newsletter
Friended Carrie on myspace
Friended Carrie on Facebook
Joined her fanclub on Facebook
Posted link on twitter
Bitten By Books link is on my site: http://bridget3420.blogspot.com/
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I am a subscriber, would love to win!
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I have the site on my blog list http://www.luckyrosiescreations.blogspot.com/
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wanna enter this one too. so im going to be addin what i cvn
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http://akbookmama.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/win-a-copy-of-carrie-vaughns-latest/
Blogged there and added you to my Blogroll.
We’re already FB friends and MySpace friends.
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I linked both Bitten by books and Carrie to my blog.
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My favorite character is Kitty, It’s hard to pick a favorite scene because all of the books are so good. I will say some of my favorites are anytime Kitty and Cormac are interacting with one another.
I retweeted for you Carmen_R
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Read the reviews, since I still haven’t read a book by her and wanted to know more. Only knew that kitty is a werewolf, and that there is some hot..lionman or something.
Didn’t know that people knew Kitty was a werewolf, cool
Would love a chance to actually read a book too.
Facebooked about it as Linda A, and twittered as blodeuedd83
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[...] by Books is giving away 15 copies of the new Carrie Vaughn novel about a DJ werewolf, Kitty Raises Hell. The contest runs for a [...]
Posted it on my FB page.
http://tinyurl.com/agya3k
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i love kitty,love how shes grown as a person(ok werewolf!!)like the alpha pair!!what a team!
great series of books up with the greats
xxx
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2. Read the Bitten by Books reviews : Very good I can’t wait to read it in full.
3. I am a SUBSCRIBER to the Bitten by Books newsletter
4. I have posted the link to the contest here today
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131495235342#/profile.php?id=1662291040&ref=name
6. We are friends on Myspace:
7. I am friends with Carrie here:
Yahoo Newsletter
Facebook:
Facebook Fan Page
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my fave book is kitty and the dead mans hand..loved it even more as kitty finaly got hitched yes in vegas baby…just like me a few years ago!hehehe i didnt have the trouble she did though,lol.
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question to all…hands in the air if you wanna break cormac outta jail??
me me memememememee!!
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me again!!
really wanna win this book,yes i will beg pppppplllllleeeeaasseee i cant wait months for it to go on sale in the uk!!
(blushes,sorry)
xxx
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I read the review and commented.
I have never read this series of books, but would love to. Carrie Vaughn is now on my list of authors to look for at the bookstore. The review was great.
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I love the Ben/Kitty combination. I found the scenes in Kitty and the Silver Bullet when Cormac brings Ben to the cabin and Kitty takes care of him very touching.
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I love Ben, but my absolute favorite character has to be Cormac.
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I LOVE these books, the good people on Vicki Pettersson’s boards turned me onto them - I CAN NOT wait for this one!
My favorite character… so hard. I like cormac and kitty a great deal - but ben is great too.
My fave scene… umm… anything at the cabin in Kitty Take a Vacation!
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I love the Kitty books! I read Kitty and The Dead Man’s Hand and I can’t wait for Kitty Raises Hell! I posted the link to the contest on my FB page here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131495235342#/profile.php?id=773738089&ref=profile&pub=2915120374
Now I will add her on FB and myspace.
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Hi Rachel! Bitten by Books is totally awesome!
Thank you for a Great contest and Carrie is Awesome! I love her books! I can not wait to read this one and see what she is up too now!
Favorite Character is Kitty! I mean she has really grown and become a strong character and she always gets herself into something interesting! Plus hey she’s a werewolf! She gets to howl at the moon and rock it!
Favorite scene is where Cormac comes in and is gonna kill her, decides not too and the continuing interaction between them! Cormac is a hottie!
As to what I have done:
(1)read all reviews and commented
(2)have you as a friend on my space and your sister site
(3) Posted on my blog on myspace here:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll
(4) Emailed friends with the contest info and cc you with it
(5) Posted on newsletters thru yahoo your contest link
If I can think of anything else I will let ya know! Thank you for always giving us a treat and a chance to win such awesome books!!
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Oh my! More Kitty Kitty. Yesssssssss.
I sent Carrie a friend request in MySpace. I also shared this with TiaBangs@yahoogroups.com and asked peeps to please say I sent them. I’m going to ask more friends too! I’ve done most of the other stuff.
Feelin’ good and lucky today. Back to coffin. Night!
D
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Mentioned it today.
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:::peeks around for vampires::: has no blood to spare.
:::looks furtively for Draculissa, the most feared vampiress on the planet:::
:::too much emotion - too frightened of Draculissa to hang:::
OUTTA HERE!!!
Good luck
Linda Jett
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1. I love Cormac! Even though he tired to kill her, he’s a good person at heart. I love the scene when they first interact over the phone. Kitty handles things pretty calmly, even though she’s talking to someone who’s threatening to kill her.
2. commented on Kitty Raises hell!
4. http://caitlinsici.livejournal.com/176264.html
7. added carrie to my syndicated feeds on http://caitlinsici.livejournal.com/friends
9. added to my links list! http://caitlinsici.livejournal.com/
1o. Permanately added to my links list!
http://caitlinsici.livejournal.com/
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Hey Jeckie! You and I are in the same boat!!! LOL
Rachel, you KNOW I own all of Carrie’s books. This contest has been Twittered, blogged, featured on my Facebook and Myspace. Should I add it to my Gratitude Log??? Hehehe. Subscribe to you and her both and I’m already her fan on Facebook, but I added her as a friend on Facebook and Myspace… Hadn’t ever been able to find her before, so thanks for that! Ummmm… What else was there??? Oh, yea! Cormac! He’s a beast. Love the guy!
And, for anybody out there who hasn’t encountered Kitty yet, you have NO clue what you’re missing. You’ve gotta read the books in order, though. VERY important point as you’ll get to see the characters develop and come into their own. You don’t want any spoilers by reading them in an insane jumble. I’ve got a lot of writers that I follow, but Carrie is in that small pool of “those that never write crap”.
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it would have to be kitty, although starting out meek she has grown quite strong thanks for the giveaway
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Draculissa sent me.
I’ve never read any of these books. They sound good!
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The book looks to be a great one. Pairing up with a paranormal TV crew to battle a bitchy vampiress….(hey all vampiress’s can’t be perfect like MUUUAA) What’s not to like. I have added Carrie to my facebook friends and added the link on my facebook page. Looking forward to reading this series. I have read one that the library snagged for me a while back but definately want to go back and do the weekend of Carrie reading fest…. yes I have them alot.
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I’m reading Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand now.
I posted a facebook note, http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&suggest¬e_id=54261939586&id= and also posted here, http://hurog.com/forum/index.php?topic=651.msg102544#msg102544
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1 Fav char- Cormac
Fav scene- first time Cormac and Kitty meet in the studio- Book- Kitty and The Midnight Hour
2 read and commented on all of the reviews
3 Already subscribe
4. posted in my facebook,
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/home.php?ref=home
myspace,
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll
and my blogspot
http://nicholandria.blogspot.com/, and 5.working on that one
6.I am already friends on it all
7. I am a member of her yahoo group
Friend requested and wrote on fan wall of group on facebook
8. twittered
https://twitter.com/home
9.Added her blog to my roll
10. BBB is perm on my blog
11. but of corse done!
12. already a member
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You are a perm on my blog:
http://dinasthoughtblog.blogspot.com/
I also Twittered:
http://twitter.com/dlsmilad
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Also purchased something from amazon using your search engine, email on it’s way.
This time I remembered to use it, lol.
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I posted it on my blog on my myspace is
MY URL: myspace.com/sasluvbooks
come over and see.
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Posted to FrugalReader:
http://www.frugalreader.com/forum/thread.php?post_id=248698&orderbythread_list=post.created_on&orderthread_list=desc&pagethread_list=1&lastListName=thread_list
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The scene that sticks in my mind the most is from Kitty Goes to Washington, when she is forced to change in front of the cameras, and maintains her control and in a strange way her dignity, despite the humiliation forced upon her. I thought that was when Kitty’s strength of character came to the fore, when she grew the most, and when I admired her the most. She’s my favorite character, with Cormac a close second!
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[...] Carrie Vaughn’s Kitty Raises Hell at Bitten By Books Contest ends March [...]
Can’t wait to read this.
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Please include me in your drawing. Sounds like a great book.
Thanks
Carlene
Willreadforever@verizon.net
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My favorite character has to be Ben. The Lawyer Ben form the firsts books was already really funny, i liked the irony of him defending Kitty while being the one usually defending the werewolve-Hunters. And now with what happened to him it’s even better to see him deal with it all. And in Kitty and the Dead man’s hand i was really impressed by him, i really didn’t think he would pull it off by himself , i like him even more now.
My favorite scene, is not really significant but it made me laugh so hard i awoke everybody in the house… It’s in Kitty and the Dead man’s hand, when she does the Live show and is so exasperate by the phone call she got, that she bang her head on the table and the audience starts laughing and she realises people can SEE her.
I love Carrie’s books.. and it just gets better and better
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3. subscribed to Bitten By Books newsletter
4. posted link at myspace
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=446197735
6. already a friend at myspace
7. joined yahoo newsletter
Kitty Raises Hell sounds like a great book!
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Love the chance to win Carrie’s latest book-thanks!!
I’ve only read the first one (I know, shame shame, I’m working on it!!) and I really liked TJ the best. Who wouldn’t want someone like that always looking out for them, no strings attached!!
I thought the scene where Zan attacks her in the alley outside her apartment was excellent, mostly because of the way Carrie described Kitty’s fight with her own wolf and the change. I thought it was extremely well written.
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I have posted the link in the following places:
Writing Blog
http://sandrawickhamblog.blogspot.com/
Fitness Blog
http://sandrawickhamifbbpro.blogspot.com/
Writing Website
http://www.sandrawickham.com/writinghome.htm
Facebook Personal Page
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=606140112&ref=profile
Facebook Fan Club Page
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=725443527&ref=profile
MySpace
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=241991760
And added as a friend on myspace and both my facebook pages.
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twittered, facebook, mark, dakota and paranormal monday groups!
I haven’t had a chance to read the series yet, but I’m looking forward to it!
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My favorite, hmmm Brenda, from you guessed it, Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand. Favorite scene with her in it, I would think it is the one wear she attacks Ben with a spoon, how i see it in my head is a girl looking like the heavenly sward RPG game laughing to herself and tossing the spoon.
Yuppers.
Kthxbai.
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Myspace.com/slaveraven
Under the about me.
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I just joined the Blood Bank Community as Sandra Wickham (very original, yes) and am still looking around, orienting myself with things..it looks great!
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Still working toward those entries!
I have added Carrie’s site and Bitten By Books permanently to my site here:
http://www.sandrawickham.com/writingresource.htm
I’ve added both to my blog roll here:
http://sandrawickhamblog.blogspot.com/
and here:
http://sandrawickhamifbbpro.blogspot.com/
Also added Carrie to my MySpace page
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I loved TJ in “Kitty & The Midnight Hour”. He’s my favorite so far, besides Kitty of course. I found TJ to be a wonderfully tragic sort of character who was a study in himself. I’ve just recently found Carrie’s books, so I’m working my way through them now. >^..^<
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your already on blog roll, facebook. my space, part of blood bank, hummm I think i am hooked to bitten by books LOL
by the way that is one of the most amazing covers. how much say do you get in the cover design?
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Just wanted to enter the contest, because nicole at nlfrcd@gmail.com told me to
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Please include me in your giveaway. I Love Ben he was very funny.
Thanks
Debbie
debdesk9@verizon.net
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Congrats to the 15 winners of this contest!
Delania Mc.
Alana A.
Dorothy L.
Becca
Tammy G.
Jennzah
Tina B.
dd03
Justin A.
Val B.
Nicole H.
Sandra W.
Heather P.
Virginia H.
Carmen R.
All winners have been notified via email!
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YAY! W00T! Grats to all of us!
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