~UPDATED~ Weekend to End Breast Cancer Draw number 2 **this entry should stick to the top of my blog for a while so check for newer entries below**

My next draw for prizes given to people who make donations to my Weekend to End Breast Cancer fundraiser will be on MARCH 1, 2007. Check out the links to some great Authors :)

Up for grabs is .....

**From Beth Williamson, a copy of each of her Malloy family books in paperback or ebook format (reader's choice) - there are five of them: The Bounty, The Prize, The Reward, The Treasure, The Gift (paperback on 2/21).

**From Mechele Armstrong a download of choice and a copy of Torc’s Salvation, winner’s choice of format from Ellora’s Cave.

From NJ Walters, a download from her backlist.

**AND From Titania Ladley, an autographed print book.

Thank you SO much ladies for your donations. :)


I also have a bonus this month (I hope it's this month *g*). I will draw a name when I reach the 50% mark with my fundraising (so that's when I reach $1,500). The winner will win some COOL stuff donated by a friend of mine that works for Microsoft! ... Details on that later. Just know it's WAY COOL.

*** UPDATE! The prizes donated by my friend at Microsoft (Maura *s*) are a copy of Microsoft Vista Ultimate operating system (the special edition copy given to the people who worked on the creation of Vista), Microsoft Office 2007 and other fabulous goodies from Microsoft :)***

Something I need to remind myself of ...

I first heard this poem in the movie Akeelah and the Bee (One of the best movies I've ever seen!)


Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously
give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.
a return to love.

- Marianne Williamson

What a great song *s*

Scariest. Book cover. EVER.

Sad Baby

Should I feel bad for loving this picture of my sweet pea?

Thursday 13

Thirteen books in my TBR Stack that I need to get to someday soon... 1. Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan 2. Fly me to the Moon by Alyson Noel 3. The Witch of Cologne by Tobsha Learner 4. Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult 5. Possession (blood ties book two) by Jennifer Armintrout 6. Close to You by Kathryn Shay 7. Causing Havoc by Lori Foster 8. The Dream Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon 9. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 10. Dangerous Games by Lora Leigh 11. Vampire of the Mists by Christie Golden 12. The Nymph King by Gena Showalter 13. The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson ... so where should I start?

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Love Thursday

~PUPPY LOVE~ How cute is this?

Happy Love Thursday, everyone! Don't forget to leave links of love at the love is all around us site or your images in the Love Thursday Flickr pool.

...taken from the Love Thursday Flickr pool...On Thursday, August 17th, 2006, Irene Nam from MOMster in Paris and Karen Walrond from Chookooloonks declared every Thursday "Love Thursday," inviting people to post pictures depicting love on their websites each week. In conjunction with this, behold the "Love Thursday" pool: feel free to upload your photographs depicting love in all its forms -- love of a partner, love of a child, love of a favourite toy, love of life -- to share with everybody. Unusual images of love -- fallen leaves that look like hearts, for example -- are also very welcome.

AND THE FIRST WINNERS ARE ....

DRUMROLL PLEASE ..................

The winner of the ARC donated by Shiloh Walker is ..... KAREN BAKER

The winner of the 2 books by Kelley Armstrong is ..... BONITA BIGNAR

AND

The winner of the CD with the PDF copies of Sasha White's books is ..... KAYLEEN ROSKY!!!!

Congratulations Ladies and thank you SO much for helping me raise $1,300 (counting cheques just mailed in today) towards my goal of $3,000!!!

~Erin the Innocent

Books for Breast Cancer - Draw number 1 ***updated***

Will be on Monday February 12. I'll do the draw by midnight MST.

Up for grabs for February is .....

An ARC of Hunters: Heart and Soul by Shiloh Walker. She received permission from her publisher to donate a hand bound, autographed copy of this book to 1 lucky winner!

Also up for grabs is

Sasha White's donation of a CD with a PDF of all of her ebooks on it!

AND last but not least ....

Two autographed books by Kelley Armstrong ~ winners choice!!!

WOW!!!

You can go HERE to make your donation.

Each donation gets you an entry into the draw as a thank you from me. :)

This makes me smile :)

and of course the original (unfortunately the end is cut off) ...

Love Thursday!

Love is discovering the wonder of the sparkler *s* SO MUCH FUN!!!

Happy Love Thursday, everyone! Don't forget to leave links of love at the love is all around us site or your images in the Love Thursday Flickr pool.

...taken from the Love Thursday Flickr pool...On Thursday, August 17th, 2006, Irene Nam from MOMster in Paris and Karen Walrond from Chookooloonks declared every Thursday "Love Thursday," inviting people to post pictures depicting love on their websites each week. In conjunction with this, behold the "Love Thursday" pool: feel free to upload your photographs depicting love in all its forms -- love of a partner, love of a child, love of a favourite toy, love of life -- to share with everybody. Unusual images of love -- fallen leaves that look like hearts, for example -- are also very welcome.

January reading frenzy

In January I read 24 books already published and test read 3 books.

*Loves Evolution (e-book) ~ Ally Blue
*Officer Down ~ Theresa Schwegel
*Daughter of the Blood ~ Nancy Holder
*I'll Be Hunting You (e-book) ~ Shiloh Walker
*Jacob: The Nightwalkers ~ Jacquelyn Frank
*Pretend You Love Me (e-book)~ Stacia Wolf
*True Evil ~ Greg Iles
*Venus Envy ~ Shannon McKelden
*Finding Home ~ Lauren Baker & Bonnie Dee
*Storm Force ~ Meredith Fletcher
*Midnight Eyes ~ Sarah Brophy
*Ready to Take a Chance ~ Alice Wootson
*SeXTC (e-book) ~ Melani Blazer
*When Darkness Comes ~ Alexandra Ivy
*Staying Alive ~ Debra Webb
*Talk Dirty to Me (e-book) ~ Michelle Miles
*Talking With the Dead (e-book)~ Shiloh Walker
*Little Children ~ Tom Perrotta
*Isolation Ward ~ Joshua Spamogle
*Show Me ~ Celia May Hart
*H.R.H. ~ Danielle Steel
*Demon Angel ~ Meljean Brook
*Wicked Ties ~ Shayla Black
*Stealing Home ~ Sherryl Woods

Which foreign country do you belong in quiz

Apparently I need to go visit Sam in France *s*
Hurray, you belong in France!
Delicious croissants and fries, but watch out for those nude beaches!

You scored as France. France 100% England 83% Switzerland 67% Canada 67% Australia 67% Russia 50% Jamaica 50% China 33% Cuba 33% Ireland 33% Which Foreign Country Do You Belong In? created with QuizFarm.com

Dreams and Desires

an anthology with proceeds going to a good cause ... You can purchase this book here

Dreams and Desires: A Collection of Romance and Erotic Tales

True love, freedom, money, knowledge, revenge... Dreams and desires of the ordinary woman, or man. From best friends who discover love to a bank teller who exacts revenge to a succubus who loves art more than men, this collection of nineteen stories celebrates the attainment of all one can dream or desire. Which one do you secretly yearn for?

By purchasing this collection, you can help turn someone's nightmare into the pursuit of dreams. Every year, four million women are assaulted by their partners. At Freya's Bower, we want to do our part to bring this statistic down to zero. To this end, all net proceeds from every Dreams and Desire anthology purchased will go to a battered woman's shelter. Through education and support, we can make a difference.

Authors: (in alphabetical order of last name): Jenna Bayley-Burke, Faith Bicknell-Brown, Amanda Brice, Sela Carsen, Rachelle Chase, Gemma Halliday, Candace Havens, Zinnia Hope, Jackie Kessler, Susan Lyons, Richelle Mead, Debbie Mumford, Rhonda Stapleton, Bebe Thomas, Emily Veinglory, Sasha White, Lois Winston, Shaunna Wolf, and Kit Wylde.