Summer Splash Blog Hop - PRIZES! PRIZES! PRIZES!

Welcome to the Summer Splash Blog Hop!

What is the blog hop? It is where 70+ authors all have GIVEAWAYS on their blogs, and you hop from one to the next to the next entering to win prize after prize after prize! Not to mention the SUPER GRAND PRIZES.

Oh, you want to know more about the Grand Prizes? There are six.  What are they? 

GRAND PRIZES

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NOT ONE, BUT TWO KINDLE FIRES
$75 AMAZON GIFT CARD
$50 AMAZON GIFT CARD
KINDLE BOOK COVER
SIGNED BOOKS FROM SEVERAL AUTHORS


Visit the GRAND PRIZES page for more details...

HOW TO ENTER: GRAND PRIZES

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TWEET USING THE HASHTAG #SUMMERHOP


It's that simple.  We'll keep track of all the tweets and then draw for the grand-prize winners at the end of the hop.  Winners will be announced on August 1st.


RULES:
Tweets MUST include the hashtag #summerhop (This is how we track them)
Tweets MUST include a link to the blog hop.


You are free to tweet as much as you want throughout the hop.
More Tweets = More Chances to WIN!!!


***As a side note, our authors will be tweeting about the hop as well, but they are not eligible for any of the grand prizes.***


Here are some sample tweets you can cut/paste:


WIN Kindle Fires, Amazon gift cards and more at the #summerhop http://ow.ly/cpfDv  #freekindle #free #giveaway #win


WIN FREE SWAG at the author #summerhop http://ow.ly/cpfDv prizes include two kindle fires! #freekindle #free #giveaway #win


WIN more than 75 prizes at the author #summerhop http://ow.ly/cpfDvprizes include two kindle fires! #freekindle #free #giveaway #bloghop


WIN BIG at the author blog hop. More than 75 prizes including 2 kindle fires!http://ow.ly/cpfPN  #summerhop #bloghop @freekindlefire


***NOW GET HOPPING
AMAZING AUTHOR GIVEAWAYS AWAIT YOU!!!***

So what are YOU offering me, Sarah?

I'm so glad you asked!


I have a paperback of The Kiss Off up for grabs on Goodreads...

Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Kiss Off

by Sarah Billington

Giveaway ends July 31, 2012.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

AND...

NEW BOOK ALERT!

Ba(n)d Romance

A new 5,000 word short story coming August 13, 2012!


Jordan thought she and Paul were forever. Then she found out about Missy: Paul’s other forever.


Now it’s the night of the sophomore dance. Jordan’s on stage with her band, Paul’s text bombing her and Missy’s in the audience with murder on her mind. Unfortunately, it’s not Paul in Missy’s sights.


Another short and sassy story from Sarah Billington

Win it here!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

What are you waiting for? Get hopping! Win prizes!

Much love,

Hidden New Jersey blog tour + INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY!

I met Hazel Mitchell at the Society of Childrens' Book Writers & Illustrators New York Conference in the freezing cold end of January, 2010.

I was a budding author, she was a budding illustrator, both of us making our way, hoping to break into the industry.

Fast forward two years, and Hazel has broken into the industry alright. In a BIG way. And it all started with an email she received while at that conference about a book which just so happened to become Hidden New Jersey!
I love that I was there at the beginning, though she didn't know it was the beginning of her professional life as an illustrator.

HIDDEN NEW JERSEY

Written by Linda J. Barth (and I'm sure you're surprised to read it was illustrated by Hazel Mitchell), Hidden New Jersey by Charlesbridge/Mackinac Island Press is a great combination of picture book, history book and guide book, with poems and facts about New Jersey's history on each page. The text surrounds a multitude of lively illustrations with hidden objects to hunt for! It's sure to keep kids (and grown ups) enthralled, taking their time as they inspect every detail of each one.

But the best part is that when packing for a trip to New Jersey, you should totally pack this book and follow its suggestions, checking out the places mentioned and learning the history as you go.

Hidden New Jersey is available in both HARDCOVER and PAPERBACK. Here's a little linkage to check it for yourself on Amazon.

And you wanna know what else is cool?

GIVEAWAY

Hazel is giving away a SIGNED paperback copy of Hidden New Jersey, and the giveaway is open internationally!

Just enter with Rafflecopter below. Now, this is my first time using Rafflecopter so DO let me know in the comments if there are any kinks, okay? Giveaway is open for ONE WEEK. So get your entries in by FEB 17 2012!

Holiday Hop Giveaway WINNERS!

Okay! 

The numbers have been crunched. Random.org has been consulted...and we have some winners!

Giveaway #1: Friendship on Fire by Danielle Weiler, paperback and .PDF ebook

The winner of the paperback book is

Cayce!

Congratulations, I'll be in contact soon to snag your postal address!

The winner of the .PDF eBook is:

Denise Z.!

I'm gonna skip ahead now to Giveaway #4 - a professional edit of the first 25 pages of your manuscript (if you have one, of course)!

The winner of the free edit is...

Teressa Oliver!

I look forward to helping you with it!

Now. 

Why did I skip over Giveaways #2, the Sarah Billington and Giveaway #3, the Edwina Ray ebook packs? 

Because it's Christmas, I'm in a giving mood. So the winner of the Sarah Billington and Edwina Ray ebook packs are....

EVERYBODY! 

All entrants in the Holiday Hop, if you wanted prize pack 2 or 3 or BOTH - it's yours! I hope you enjoy them.

Email me with the subject "I'm a winner of the (Sarah Billington/Edwina Ray) ebook pack!" with the name you entered with and I'll send you a Smashwords.com coupon code so that you can download the ebooks in the ereading format of your choice.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. And good luck to ALL my winners, it's not over yet! You're in the draw to win a Kindle Fire!

Sparkly and awesome: The Kindle Fire

Love Sairz

Holiday Hop: GIVEAWAYS GALORE! (Including a Kindle Fire!)

Merry Christmas savvy readers!

There's something tres humongo going on in the book blogosphere and I'm a part of it!

Prizes...prizes everywhere! Including the grand prize of a Kindle Fire! So seriously. Check out all the awesome and snag yourself some freebies!

From the official Holiday Hop Blog itself...THE DEETS:

The hop runs from December 15th to December 25th.  Winners will be chosen after the contest has ended, and the results will be posted on their websites/blogs between December 26th-December 31st.

The grand prize winner of the KINDLE FIRE will be chosen on December 31st and announced on January 1, 2012 on this site.

HOW IT WORKS

New to blog hopping? No problem!

To begin, go to the HOLIDAY HOP page in the tab above.  You can blog hop in any order you choose.  Start with an author and then work your way through everyone.  Click on the NAME of the author to be directed to their blog site.  Once there, check out their contest and enter to win.  Yes...it's that easy! 

After you finish with one site, return here and click your way through the rest of the author sites. 

There are some amazing prizes this year including: holiday mystery bag, signed books, gift cards, dog treat bag, jewelry, iTunes gift cards, etc.  To see a sample of our wonderful prizes, click HERE. 

Ready to get going?  Click HERE.  

WHAT AM I OFFERING?

So glad you asked!


I have 4 prizes available, open internationally!

1) Friendship on Fire by Danielle Weiler paperback or PDF ebook!

2) Sarah Billington young adult ebook pack, in your choice of ebook format! (Pack includes Life Was Cool Until You Got Popular, and short stories The Death & Life of Rocky the Crab and Life Was Easier When Boys Were Stupid)

3) Edwina Ray thriller ebook pack! (Pack includes short stories I, Zombie and best seller, The Runaway)

4) Writers this one's for you! I will do a thorough edit of the first 25 pages of your manuscript for free! (Some of you may not know - I AM actually an editor too. I'm not just some random who'll give her opinions on your baby. I know what I'm doing.)

HOW TO WIN

Just leave a comment below with the number (or numbers) of the prize packs you wish to win, and tell me what BIG present do you hope Santa brings this year, but you don't ACTUALLY think he will? 


Do you really want a motorcycle? That Tiffany necklace you saw? How about the kids waking up at 9am instead of 5am on Christmas Day?

I'm looking forward to your answers (but winners will be chosen at random).

What are you waiting for? Go Blog Hop! There's heaps more prizes out there!

And remember - you don't need an ereading device to read ebooks! Think I'm crazy? Click the link at the top and learn all about it!

Have fun hopping!

Sairz