Hot in Fall Winner

The winner of the Hot in Fall Blog Hop is Pam! I've contacted you about your prize :)

Six-Pack Winners

Thank you, all, for participating in the Sick-Pack Stud-A-Thon Giveaway :) I've drawn the winner and he/she is...

Jbst!!

Congrats ^.^ I will contact you.

Giveaway Winners

I'm a day late! Sorry about that. I've used random.org to find the two winners:

Christopher and Jean!

Congrats, guys ^.^ You have been contacted.

Thanks for playing, all :)

HAHAT Winners

I want to thank everyone who stopped by my blog during the HAHAT 2013. Thank you for all the comments ^.^ I'm sorry I couldn't reply, I was swamped in HAHAT behind-the-scenes business. 

I used Random.com to choose the three winners who get to choose an ebook from my list. The winners are:

Harper Kingsley

Lena Grey

H.B.

Congrats! 

New Year's Winners

I used www.random.org to draw winners for the New Year's blog hop. These are:

Kassandra for A Life Without You

and

Jeanette for Hot Hands 

I'll contact you ladies shortly.

Thanks for playing, everyone!

Purrrfect Winners

I've randomly drawn the winners from the Purrrfectly Giftastic Christmas Blog Hop:

The winner of the Boston Boys ebook + SWAG is:

Ashley Applebee!

The winner of Little Stalker + SWAG is:

Anne Brooke!

The winner of the College Fun and Gays ebook is:

Juliana!

And that's it for this year!

Happy holidays to everyone ^.^

Black Friday Hop Winner

I've drawn and contacted a winner in the Black Friday Blog Hop. Congrats to:

Krankimom!

You'll be receiving your choice of one of my College Fun and Gays along with SWAG.

The winner for the grand prizes has also been announced here.

Thanks for playing, everyone ^.^

Halloween Prizes!

I know I'm way overdue on these drawings, but I did say that I wouldn't be on time due to my USA trip. Just got back, time difference still giving me a run for my money, but I've almost finished unpacking my bags, so I'm feeling pretty good about myself ^.^

So, here are the results after a random drawing:

For the Long and Short Reviews (The Ghosts Are Sexy Too post):

Debby!

For the Howloween Blog Hop:

Kassandra!

For the Wicked After Dark Hop:

Anne R!

These ladies have already been contacted. Thank you all for playing and I hope to see you all around my November contests.

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Banned Books Week: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

This one's going to be short because I'm short on time and I'm announcing a winner at the end of this post. It's the last day of Banned Books Week! Reading about these books has been a real eye-opener for me and I've found three books that I'm going to buy in print. Today's feature is The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky. It was published in 1999 and I must say, the cover is perfect for the title/subject. 

Blurb:

Standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.

This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.

Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.

This book has been on ALA's top ten most frequently reported books of 2001-2011 five times. What's special about this book is that it was made into a film, roles going to Emma Watson, Ezra Miller and Logan Lerman. There's really nothing on Wikipedia about the controversy surrounding this book, but when I Google it I get tons. However - and sorry about this - I don't have time to cover it.

You can buy The Perks of Being a Wallflower from Amazon, Barnes&Noble, and other retailers.

Thanks for being with me this week and I hope some of you have learned something new and will take action if there's a book banning going on in your near surroundings. I don't believe in hiding information from kids and teens. Sure, blatant erotica, but kissing and the mentioning of sex (and even behind-the-scenes sex for the younger teens - more for older teens) should be acceptable. The better hidden it is, the more curious they will become and will be likely to experiment with it themselves. If they can read about it in books, they'll partly quench that curiosity.

The same goes with LGBT matters, don't hide the information. Make it available in school libraries. By hiding it they're saying that the only form of family/person is heterosexual and a modern person should know by now that heterosexual is in no way the only way to be and that there's nothing wrong with being LGBTQ.

So, I'm leaving you with great list of YA/MG QUILTBAG books and a winner of Geography Club. I'll contact the winner tonight.

The winner is: Penumbra!

NBP's Back to School Bash Winner

A day late! Sorry. However, I've drawn and contacted the winner already. Congratulations Anne ^.^ I hope you enjoy your copy of Hot Hands.

There's one more contest still running. It's not for a book by me, it's Geography Club by Brent Hartinger. It's an MG book (middle-grade) that has been banned from an American library and has been on the list of a group that wants it banned for years. I'm giving it away because I'm participating in the Banned Books Week. To participate, just leave a comment on any of the banned books I'm featuring this week and I'll draw the winner on October 6th.

Want a chance to win more of my books? Head over to Book-Tober Bash at Juniper Grove for a chance to win Hot Hands and other GLBT books (by other authors). I'm also taking part in the Sweet Spot Reader Appreciation Day next Saturday (it's a yahoo group). Then come back during Halloween when I'll be taking part in two giveaways ^.^

Oh, and psst, I hear that Grade-A-Sex Deal will be free for download next Saturday at the publisher's site ;)

GLBT Madness Winner

I have drawn and contacted the winner of the GLBT Madness Hop. Kaisquared won a pdf copy of Absolutely Eric. Hope you enjoy it ^.^

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There are still two hops running. The NBP's Back to School Bash, and my own personal Banned Books Weeks giveaway of Geography Club, by Brent Hartinger (it's a MG/YA story). 

To take part in the NBP's Back to School Bash, for a chance to win a copy of Hot Hands, please click here. Winner will be drawn, contacted and announced tomorrow.

To take part in the Banned Books Week's giveaway, please comment on any of the banned books posts I make during this week (only one winner, no extra entries). Winner will be drawn, contacted and announced on the last day of Banned Books Week, October 6th.

Thanks for taking part!

Indulgence Winner

I am so sorry, guys. I was supposed to draw a winner days ago, but I've been moving houses and have had limited internet access. However, I just drew a winner:

SheriV!

Congrats, Sheri :) I'll send you mail tonight so you can receive your copy of The Walls Have Ears.

Didn't win? Don't fret, there's another giveaway in two days! The Romance Reviews' GLBT Madness Hop. I'll be offering a choice between my Boston Boys books in that one, so come back in two days and sign up :)

Backlist Winner and Future Hops

The Backlist Hop is over and the winner is:

Jaime (jaimiessmiles)!

I've already sent you an email.

Thanks for stopping by, everyone :) There are loads more hops and giveaways coming. You can see them all in the right hand sidebar, but just to be sure, here's what's coming:

September: 

(16-22) Indulgent Blog Hop

(27-30) GLBT Madness Hop

(28-1) NBP's Back to School Bash (open for all authors)

October:

(1-31) Jaidis Shaw's Book-Tober Bash

(16-29) Howloween Blog Hop

(24-1) Wicked After Dark Blog Hop

December:

(14-17) Purrrfect Giftasmic Christmas Blog Hop

(??-??) Makayla's December Bash

There will probably be more, but these are the ones I've signed up for.

Rainbow Hop Winner

I used Random.org to draw a winner and the person receiving a copy of The Walls Have Ears is: 

Lilly Jones ^.^

Congrats, Lilly. I'll send you mail.

Lisabet Sarai Winner

Here's a message from Lisabet Sarai:

Hello, everyone!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and comment. I just got back from an overseas trip and I'm trying to catch up on the tour and the prizes at each stop.

And for this stop - the winner is (drum roll please!) - Vita! She wins a copy of the GAYMES M/M anthology, which includes my story Crossed Hearts. Congratulations!

But there are lots more chances to win! I'll be checking out the other posts that came up while I was traveling, and drawing the winners, soon. 

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Congrats Vita!

Hop Winners and Free Read

Thanks to everyone who took part in the blog hop :) Random.org has chosen my winners and they are:

Debby: A Life Without You in ePub
Nancy: Absolutely Eric in pdf

Congrats!

I sent out my very first newsletter yesterday where I revealed an insider info on Jazz's love interest. If you're interested in such insider scoops and advance knowledge on giveaways and freebies, feel free to sign up for the newsletter. I will send out a newsletter monthly - twice a month at the most (if there's something special going on that can't wait).

Please stay tuned for next Saturday. I'll be giving away a copy of The Walls Have Ears on The Sweet Spot yahoo group. 

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St. Pat's Day Winners!

I had 42 entries (one excluded at request) and these are the winners:

For The Walls Have Ears: PaParanormalFan! (#39)

For Grade-A-Sex Deal: Melanie! (#27)

Congrats girls ^.^

And for the grand prizes...

For the Kindle/Nook: Melissa L!

For the $90 GC: Shadow!

Congrats everyone! This was so much fun ^.^ 

My next giveaways will be:

Sunday March 25th at The Romance Reviews
Friday-Sunday April 6th-8th here during the Easter Hop
Sunday May 13th at Guilty Pleasure Book Reviews
Thursday May 17th-20th here during Hop Against Homophobia (the m/m-only blog hop)

Then, of course, there's two copies of Absolutely Eric to win at Goodreads. Add it to your to-read list there and you're in :)

My newsletter should be ready by the 25th, for those who want reminders and updates - possibly even a contest  or two :)

Hope to see you then :)

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