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Click here to enter the PARADISE RULES contest. http://www.bethkery.com/blog/

This is an amazing chance to not only win a $100.00 Amazon GC, but prizes every single day from now through October 3rd from a ton of other authors! Be sure to check it out and spread the word!

Well, we know how much you ALL love free stuff, especially FREE BOOKS, so be SURE to mark your calendars for the Bitten by Books BOOK Blog Carnival event! The carnival starts at 8:00 am Central time Monday November 3rd and lasts ALL WEEK and ends on Saturday November 8th at 11:59 pm Pacific time.

The winners will be contacted and announced sometime the week of the 10th. You will have to give us some time to sort through all of the hundreds of entries. Thanks for your patience on this.

Unlike the Haunted Bloggy Carnival, this one is ALL about books and book related items! We have some great prizes coming your way. Here’s a sampling of just a few of the prizes our blog will be offering up next week. Post here and tell us if you think you can make it next week some time. It is a smaller carnival, so it should be a breeze to do your entries.
Since it is a Book Carnival, it will be hosted by our sister site Bitten by Books. Here’s the link for a sneak peak at the prizes: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=1680

Hey everybody,

I went to the book store again last week and picked up a few more new releases to ease the bulge in my wish list. LOL

First up is Playing with Fire (Silver Dragons, Book 1). Katie MacAlister has got to be one of my favorite paranormal and regular chic lit authors. She is hilarious! The second book I had to grab is Gone with the Witch (Triplet Witch Trilogy, Book 2). Anette Blair is yet another very funny author to be sure.

These next two books are ones that I have not read anything by the authors, so am really looking forward to getting to know their style. Both books look really entertaining. Which is a plus in my book (no pun intended). First is 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover by Linda Wisdom. This next book, is completely new to me, it wasn’t even on one of my many wishlists! The Brass Bed by Jennifer Stevenson.

Check these titles out and pick up your copy today so we can read and review them together!

****Updated 5/10/08: Thank you to everybody who participated! All FIVE GC’s have been sent via email. Enjoy!

Hurray Hurray the 5th of May!

Monday is here, and I have a VERY special limited time offer for you.

When you make a purchase of 10 books or videos at ONE time this week (5/5/08 through 5/9/08) from my half.com store, you will receive a FREE $10.00 Gift Certificate to either Amazon.com OR half.com (your choice).

There are only FIVE gift certificates up for grabs so you HAVE to be one of the first 5 people who order. That means you must HURRY.

What to do:

• Visit my Half.com Store (seller name *racoo*)
• http://shops.half.ebay.com/racoo_W0QQmZbooksQQsellerZQ2aracooQ2a
• Choose and purchase 10 books from MY store
• Email me AFTER you make your purchase and provide me with the list of the 10 books you ordered from MY store, your half.com userID, full name, mailing address and the email to where you would like your GC sent.

Remember only the first 5 people who order 10 books will be eligible. If you don’t email me with ALL of the requested info, you will not receive your Gift Certificate because I will have NO way of confirming you.

RULES: All 10 books must be purchased at ONE time from the link below from my half.com store. Limit one Gift Certificate per household/person. Void where prohibited by law. Valid for US purchases only as half.com does not ship internationally. Please note that ALL 5 Gift Certificates will be sent out via email on Saturday 5/10/08. If you have ANY questions about this Giveaway, email me before you order at: racoo.smith @ gmail.com (no spaces). ONCE the five people have been determined, I will post here in my blog http://weirdstuffinmydesk.com at the top of this post that the gift certificates are gone. Books purchased from other sellers are NOT eligible.

Here is the link to my half.com store with books from my private collection. PLEASE NOTE half.com does NOT ship outside the US at this time.

http://shops.half.ebay.com/racoo_W0QQmZbooksQQsellerZQ2aracooQ2a

Please forward this post and help spread the word!

HUGS, Blessings and a beautiful week to all!

–
Blessings,
Rachel
http://weirdstuffinmydesk.com - Honest E-tailer and Book Reviews!
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Hey everybody!

I just got the info for the 4th annual on-line 2008 Diabetes Research Auction that Brenda Novak hosts each year. This is an amazing effort that has some truly generous and wonderful participants. The goal this year is to raise at least $300,000.00. With the first $150,000 going to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the remaining balance to the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami. Diabetes affects more than 18.2 MILLION people in the United States alone and is the 6th leading cause of death in our country. Chances are that you or somebody you know has a form of diabetes I, II or gestational (occurring during pregnancy). Juvenile Diabetes is on the rise and with statistics like these it is clearly in epidemic proportions.

Many of my family members and friends have type II diabetes, myself included. I urge you to check out and bid on some of the awesome auctions that are up for grabs today, please don’t wait. The great thing is that the auction lasts ALL month. There are daily auctions and others that last the entire 31 days. Some of the highlights or featured auctions are: Sony BDP Blue Ray Disc Player, Amazon Kindle Book Reader w/$100.00 Amazon Gift Certificate (this is MINE I tell you!), Dell Gaming Laptop, 46″ LCD Samsung TV, 6 day Hawaiian Vacation Package, XBox 360 Gaming System and MUCH much more!

While the big ticket items are really cool, there are some others that are just as neat to me. Many of them I have already bid on today (and have been beaten out of). My favorite is the Sisters of the Otherworld gift basket offered up by local Pacific Northwest author Yasmine Galenorn. I sooooo want this basket. I am watching it to the bitter end, who knows what will happen. he he he

Tons of authors from every genre including Christian to cowboy have put up books, advanced reading copies, jewelry, fine China, gift baskets with entire collections of their books. You name it, these authors have come together and made a fantastic show of support. I am currently in the lead on several books and gift baskets. I was amazed and appreciative of the diverse amount of items for this auction. There really IS something for everybody listed.

The other aspect to this auction is that the person who bids the MOST whether they win or not WINS a free brand new CAMCORDER! So, even if you don’t win the items you are bidding on, remember that every bid counts towards this prize.

What are you waiting for? Get on over and BID! Remember to check back everyday on the daily auctions, new things go up for grabs all the time over the next month. Be SURE to stop back by here and tell us what you bid on or what your favorite items are.

Well maybe no bells. LOL but definitely books and blog!

It is book day again! This is a great time to pick up a few great titles from me.

First, be sure to sign up for my newsletter here: http://www.weirdstuffinmydesk.com. I will be offering up an awesome giveaway in a few weeks for an Amazon.com gift card and other goodies!

I have been adding a ton of reviews, and several of the e-tailers are offering my WSIMD readers SWEET discounts. Be sure to read the reviews and add your input, I would LOVE to hear from you.

Also, please take a look at my half.com store and purchase hard to find/rare
books from my private collection. PLEASE NOTE half.com does NOT ship
outside the US at this time.

http://shops.half.ebay.com/racoo_W0QQmZbooksQQsellerZQ2aracooQ2a

There are a very few unique titles up for purchase on my amazon store
as well. Be sure to check them out!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/shops/index.html?ie=UTF8&sellerID=A10K1JMIPOWD0I

The more books you buy, the cheaper shipping is. You save a lot if you
buy several from me at a time.

For those who prefer to buy new books, please shop at my great store right here!

HUGS, Blessings and a beautiful week to all!

Well, I just got back from Barnes & Noble *groans* and got out of there for just under $55.00 bucks this time. The member card saved us five bills (of the one dollar variety) and some change. So I bet you want to know what you have to look forward to seeing here in the coming weeks for review….

I picked up several NEW releases. Rogue (Werecats, Book 2) by Rachel Vincent. Lady & the Vamp (Immortality Bites, Book 3) by Michelle Rowen. The Accidental Werewolf by Dakota Cassidy. I also found two new (to me) titles that I hadn’t heard of before. Blue Is For Nightmares which is book one of four in the Stacey Brown Series by Laurie Faria Stolarz which I found in the YA (young adult) section. Last but not least, La Vida Vampire by Nancy Haddock.

These books are now a part of the Weird Stuff In My Desk Bookstore. The bookstore is filled with most of the books I have read over the last two years. So, if you want to see what I have been up to since retiring from my last business and what I like to read, please check it out! My preference is to read books that are in a series. I just hate it when the story ends. LOL You may need to know that I am a bit obsessive about my series, so the store is laid out with the books in ORDER of where they fall in each series. There will definitely be more added over the next few weeks. I have read a TON of books. Who knows, maybe I will even get around to reviewing them all.

I am pretty backlogged right now on book reviews, so just a peak at what will be coming up in the next couple of weeks. These are books I have already read that need to be reviewed.

• The Darkest Kiss (Riley Jensen, Guardian, Book 6) (4/29/08 release)
• Black Magic Woman (Quincy Morris Supernatural Investigation)
• Happy Hour at Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula Series, Book 1)
• Midnight Brunch (Casa Dracula Series, Book 2)
• One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 2) (4/29/08 release)
• The Housewives tarot: A Domestic Divination Kit with Deck and Instruction Book

GET OVER HERE

In late breaking news today (that would be the Rachel news channel), I have been finding other contests and giveaways OUTSIDE of the blog carnival as well as inside. So, watch this post for more FREEBIES in the coming days.

Here’s one for a $10.00 coupon or a bar of soap at Bonghi Natura that runs through May 7th 2008.

http://bonghinatura.blogspot.com/2008/04/its-giveaway-time-again.html

Free tarot reading! Hey there are not a lot of folks here yet, so I may win it if you don’t get a move on.

http://marilumann.blogspot.com/2008/04/come-join-bloggy-carnival.html

From Melissa’s Desk is giving away a $25.00 Barnes and Noble Card (drool). Go to her site to see how to enter, it is for MOM’s only.

http://www.frommelissasdesk.com/2008/04/mothers-day-giv.html

Happy surfing!

Next is Mom of Two Dancers, she’s giving away a $25.00 Gift Card to Target!

http://scrappyd.blogspot.com/2008/04/giveaway-win-25-gift-card-to-target.html

Now we have the Flirty Apron Giveaway at The Apronista. They are SO cute!!

http://apronista.blogspot.com/2008/04/flirty-apron-giveaway.html

I Really want to win this gift card for my best friend Clif. Check it out here at

Krississippi’s blog

http://www.krississippi.com/?p=492

Cool! Win a free bag of Mia Melts here:

http://kissesfromthefather.blogspot.com/2008/04/giveaway-1-mia-melts.html

Another lovely lady is offering a $20.00 cash prize on her blog here:

http://kelleysfamilyjewels.blogspot.com/2008/04/bloggy-carnival-2.html

Another blogger *my sweet life* is giving away $25.00 Amazon Gift Card here:

http://kelseysmith.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/04/bloggy-giveaway.html

Hey everybody!

Be sure to head over to the Shape Shifters Romance blog everyday this week for a chance to win some awesome prizes. It is FREE to enter!

Here’s a little blurb about their blog.

“Welcome to a world of darkness. Where the moon holds power over the hearts of men and beast.
Man and Animal
Animal and Man.
Beneath the power of the moon
Their hearts collide.

Within these pages you will find the words of the authors who bring you the most animalistic of lovers, the most natural of romance. For within these pages you will learn about ShapeShifter Romance.”

If you like romance with a supernatural / paranormal twist, then this is a must read blog for you. You will find authors; AJ Hampton, Jennifer St. Giles, Lori Devoti, Marcia Colette, Rebecca York, Teresa D’Amario and Terry Spear.

So here’s the deal. Monday through Friday of THIS week these lovely authors will be giving away prizes on the Shape Shifters Romance blog. All you have to do is find the post of the week and answer the question they provide. Today’s question was really easy and interesting. You can go over and check out what my answer was. For those of you who may be saying to themselves “I never win anything”, this is a great chance to prove yourself wrong. I don’t win often, BUT I entered a contest at another author website last month and won an ARC (advanced reading copy) of their upcoming book which is in a favorite series of mine. (watch for the review later this week). I was SHOCKED, but oh so glad I stopped by and entered.

While I was checking out the authors mentioned above, I realized that one of them is giving away a free item, all you have to do is email them. Visit each of their sites to figure out who it is. I have already requested my FREE goody!

Have fun!