First an acknowledgement of sorts: Yes, we skipped a week of TAKE IT HOME TUESDAYS. *Sigh* How an entire week can disappear in a haze of things on your 'TO DO' list, I don't know, but it can, particularly when you toss in a presidential election and family move. (BTW, can I tell you that my love for Obama grows exponentially with each passing day?)
So, now I'm in West Palm Beach, Florida (in case any of you are keeping track of my whereabouts), and it is sunny with a slight wind, which is preferable to the icy rain of Ohio and the colder temperatures of North Carolina (my location for last week).
But on to the important stuff--The Giveaways.
1. The winner of Alex McAulay's BAD GIRLS is Carol(ina)!! Caro(lina), send me your mailing address, and I'll send you your copy of the book.
2. This week I'll be giving away something that is brand-spanking new: INVISIBLE TOUCH by Kelly Parra! A few weeks ago I mentioned this fabulous new novel, and now I'll be passing it along to one lucky winner! Here's the obligatory picture and blurb, borrowed from Kelly's very own website:
Invisible Touch/MTV BOOKS
Kara Martinez has been trying to be "normal" ever since the accident that took her father's life when she was eleven years old. She's buried the caliente side of her Mexican heritage with her father and tried to be the girl her rigid mother wants her to be -- compliant and dressed in pink, and certainly not acting out like her older brother Jason. Not even Danielle, her best friend at Valdez High, has seen the real Kara; only those who read her anonymous blog know the deepest secrets of the Sign Seer.
Because Kara has a gift -- one that often feels like a curse. She sees signs, visions that are clues to a person's fate, if she can put together the pieces of the puzzle in time. So far, she's been able to solve the clues and avert disaster for those she's been warned about -- until she sees the flash of a gun on a fellow classmate, and the stakes are raised higher than ever before. Kara does her best to follow the signs, but it's her heart that wanders into new territory when she falls for a mysterious guy from the wrong side of town, taking her closer to answers she may not be able to handle. Will her forbidden romance help her solve the deadly puzzle before it's too late...or lead her even further into danger?
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Okay, how to win:
1. Make sure you are a myspace friend and blog subscriber. Only myspace friends and blog subscribers are eligible to win.
2. Entice one of your myspace friends to become one of my blog subscribers or repost this entire blog on your blog with a note to your reader that you got this off my blog. Let me know which option you've selected by leaving a comment in the comments section of my blog. If you refer a friend, let me know your friend's myspace name. By doing either, you'll be entered to win.
SOMETHING ELSE:
The first Tuesday in December, I'll be giving away FIVE books instead of one. This means there will be five lucky winners! How can you enter to win? This one will be fun: Just send me via myspace an electronic picture of you reading my book, NOT ANYTHING, before Tuesday, December 2. That's it! Just so you know, I'm going to use those pictures in a slide show on my myspace page.
Where can you find info about my book? Visit www.carmenrodrigues.com for more!
XO,
Carmen