Did you totally have fun yesterday? Are you getting the hang of this whole thing? Are you wondering how things could even get nuttier and more festive? WONDER NO MORE! Because HERE, my friends, is DAY 2 of the crazy!
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
brought a giant load of books!
And if you only saw him,
you would give him funny looks
he’s not like the other reindeer
who only pull the fat guy’s sleigh
Rudolph prefers to hang out
and give tons of these books away!
Okay, friends, same rules apply as yesterday. To get into today’s drawing, leave a comment on this blog (one entry per person, please). Make sure you provide a valid email address in the comment fill-out form. Don’t worry, your email will not be made public. Do NOT put your email in the body of your comment. We’re trying to save you from the evil anti-holiday spam-bots. We close the drawing at 10 PM EST US (here’s a world clock link for those not in the US). We do the drawing right after we close it, and then we pass the winners’ contact info along to the authors, who will contact you directly. We also post the winners’ names on this blog. So give the author a little bit of lag time to contact you. If you win a publisher’s book, we here at Women and Words contact the winners to get information to submit to the publisher.
And, as always, if you’re an author listed today, please don’t participate in today’s drawing. That would be weird if you won your own book, right?
Ready? Here we go!
ASHLEY BARTLETT – Winner Liz Gibson
Winner gets 1 paperback or 1 ebook of Ashley’s latest, Dirty Power. Join Vivian Cooper and the DiGiovanni twins as they try to get their money back in Vegas. But things don’t go as they planned (do they ever?). This is book 3 in the Dirty trilogy.
GATO TIMBERLAKE – Winner Cheyenne

Winner gets 1 paperback copy of Gato’s debut mystery, No Corspe Is an Island. Join PI Elizabeth Taylor as she tries to uncover the reason her roommate’s fiancé killed himself. Can she find out why? And what else might she find?
VK POWELL – Winner Minna
Winner gets 1 ebook copy of VK’s latest, Exit Wounds. Police officer Loane Landry thinks she’s lost her lover in an explosion set by gunrunners. But when the woman she thought was dead shows up alive, Loane has to figure out whether to trust her again. Can they work together for justice? Or were the lies too much for both?
AMANDA KYLE WILLIAMS – Winner Liz Caruso
NYT bestselling author Amanda Kyle Williams is putting up a signed paperback copy of book 2 in the Keye Street series, Stranger in the Room. Keye’s dealing with 2 tough cases in this one. A serial killer’s on the loose during the sweltering Atlanta summer. Keye has to deal with that, and also with the possibility that her cousin’s being stalked. But she’s also having to deal with a case up north that will shake her foundations. Sound good? Hope you win!
ELLEN HART – Heidi. Aka beachwench
Five-time Lambda winner (and tons of other awards) Ellen Hart will give a lucky winner 1 print copy of her latest Jane Lawless mystery, Taken by the Wind. Here, things get personal when Jane has to find the missing son of good friends.
CARSEN TAITE – canuckevg
Winner gets a choice of either 1 signed paperback copy or 1 ebook of Rush, Lambda finalist Carsen Taite’s latest. Murder, secrets, and romance. Sounds like a great way to spend your holidays. 😀
ANDI MARQUETTE – Shelley Marra
Andi’s offering winner’s choice of any of her New Mexico mysteries. The series starts with the award-winning Land of Entrapment, then goes into a State of Denial, only to get all tied up in book 3, The Ties that Bind (which was a favorite of the Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice Awards). Book 4, Day of the Dead, was released in November 2013. Click HERE to find out more about these books and to read excerpts from each.
LORI LAKE – Michelle
Winner gets 1 copy of award-winning author Lori Lake’s latest in her Public Eye series, A Very Public Eye. Police investigator Leona Reese has to find the killer of a 17-year-old boy who may not be done killing. She’s offering either print or ebook to US readers, and ebook to overseas readers.
JESSIE CHANDLER THREE BOOKS, THREE WINNERS! Jo / Heather / Janet
OMG, people. Jessie is offering THREE books to THREE winners, all from her wild n’ crazy Shay O’Hanlon caper series. Seriously, people. Laughs, thrills, fun galore. So here’re the books:
Bingo Barge Murder (Book 1)
Hide n’ Snake Murder (Book 2)
Pickle in the Middle (Book 3)
AND!
BEDAZZLED INK PUBLISHING – bdizzy39
Winner’s choice, one print or ebook. Hit the link to check the catalog.
BLUE FEATHER BOOKS – Lee Ann
Winner’s choice, one ebook. Hit the link to check the catalog.
BOLD STROKES BOOKS – Chris Quesada
Winner’s choice, one print or ebook! Hit the link to see the goods!
BYWATER BOOKS – Jae
Winner’s choice, one ebook! Click the link to see the goodies.
SAPPHIRE BOOKS PUBLISHING – Kay Q
Winner’s choice, one ebook. Check out the link for the goodies.
YLVA PUBLISHING – Kimberly
Winner’s choice, one ebook! Hit the link to check out the fun.
I wonder if I’m first in today !! 🙂
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Gonna try for a win every day…one can never have too many books! How do you notify the winners?
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The author will contact you directly.
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Love this time of the year!
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Let’s try again! Ha! This is fun! 😀 The email is in your contact box.
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Great list! Count me in.
cw
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Me me me it’s Christmas woot!!!
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Bring it on; I’m waiting!!!
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Count me in.
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Looks like a fantastic selection of prizes – count me in, please! 🙂
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My lucky dday!
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WOW! There are so many awesome books on this list I’ve been wanting to read!
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Thanks again for all your hard work!!!
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Wooty Hootenanny Hoot!
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I’m all in again. Please. Thank you all for doing this.
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Awesome list…maybe today is my day…Happy Hootenanny! 😀
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Friday the 13th… lucky day??
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This game is fun! Who is wearing the Rudolph nose? I think there should be pictures! (I know more work for the elves) I hope it’s ok that I continue to play, even though I won a book from Carsen Taite via her Liz McMullen interview. If I win any book in here, I intend to give that book to my friend Tammy. I’m introducing her to all you lovelies. Have a great Friday!
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Congratulations on winning Carsen’s book. You’re going to love it! And yes, of course, you are still invited to play along with us for the Hootenanny. Don’t forget to come back every day as there’s a whole new list for twelve days in a row. Today is day two, so lots more to come.
Good luck!
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happy Friday to all
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would love to win one for my wife
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Congrats to yesterday’s winners. Bring on Friday the 13th of Hootenanny!
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Maybe today is my lucky day! Thanks to all the authors and publishers that are giving away books. You rock!!
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Great line up for Friday the 13th, feeling lucky!!!
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aha, the second day …
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How exciting! Happy Friday!
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Thank you to all and TGIF!
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Count me in. Thanks!
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Found the contest too late to enter on day 1 but I’ll enter from now on. Great idea, thanks.
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Another great group of authors!!
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Today’s the day for me.
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I’m hoping to win at least one book this time.
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Wow. What a selection of books.
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Another great list of books today. Woo HOO!
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Woohoo…today is mystery day. Thanks to all the authors.
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What a fabulous line up of authors and titles!
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Count me in!
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Day 2!!! Yay!
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Thanks for doing this! Excitment for the holiday season! Back in the hat my name goes!
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Count me in!
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Yippeee here we go again. Day 2..and counting. This is soooo much fun.. thanks everyone for all your hard work and generosity.. I lost count of how many authors were taking part in this Hootenanny
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Today is my lucky day! I can feel it!
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How fun to have a chance to win a book! Thanks for considering my entry.
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Day 2, congratulions to all the winners of Day 1.
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Rudolph REALLY wants me to have a book.
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Oh my goodness, I just heard about this today. I have to say I am excited 🙂
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Keep the Hootenany going!!!!
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Love the covers today!
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This is fun! Please count me in again. 🙂
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How great is this.. Love the idea and wish everyone luck in winning.
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Day 2 more books more fun!
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I’m in for the win today.
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Wow! What a nice offer.
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How can you win, if you do not play? 🙂
I’m in!
Lee Ann
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Oh my goodness, so many new titles to read…and time now to read them!
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Good morning world. Friday the 13 let’s see if it’s a lucky one
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Happy Friday the thirteenth everyone!! I’m in.
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Day 2! Yes!!!
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This is great! Hopefully Friday the 13th will be lucky for some of us!
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Another great selection
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Love these authors! Hope the elves pick me 🙂
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Let me give this a try
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2nd day the charm? Count me in!
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Rudolph, my kind of guy:-) great books, good luck to all
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Hey! What a fun way to countdown to Christmas! Are you Santa’s elf Andy? 😉
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Nope. Santa has a contingent all his own. We’re the renegade elves over here.
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Count me in. Most of my favorite books are Mystery/Thrillers.
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This is great. So many wonderful books.
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This is so much fun, Happy Holidays to all.
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Impressive lot of Crime books and Authors you have there Andi!!
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Reblogged this on Yvonne Heidt and commented:
Day TWO of the 12 Day Holiday Hootenanny! Go to Women & Words – see the day’s FREE Holiday book Giveaways – leave a comment on THEIR page – and you could win free book! It’s that simple 🙂
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This is awesome. Good luck everyone.
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This is a terrific way to start my day. Thank you
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The excitement builds! Happy weekend to all.
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Maybe today feeling lucky
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Some of those books are on my reading list, so it would be great to win a copy!
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Go day 2!
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Count me in 🙂
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I’m glad to see some of my favorite authors are still writing and some new authors, I’ve not yet read – can’t wait to see what they have written. I have quite a collection of books and can’t wait to add to it! Thanks for the opportunity!
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Sounds great!
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Yeah! Another day, another round!
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Feeling lucky
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Didn’t win yesterday, let’s see how my luck is today! I love free books
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Wow a lot of great books.
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Hi, enter me again today. All the authors entries look. Great and can’t wait for a chance to win one.
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Alas, I remove myself from the drawing – cuz, hey – I’m a regular contributor 🙂 But I DO want to say how much my blog buddies rock! Let’s hear for the all the hard work that’s been put into this whole shindig!!!
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YOU ROCK, TOO!!!! WOOOOOO!
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Aw. You are super awesome – I read the blogs just to “hear” you – they are so damn clever 🙂
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Yay! Group hug! Where’s R.G., Stevie, and Carsen?
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😀
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I’m all IN for a group hug 🙂
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Day 2 of Hootenanny!!!! You guys are the best!!!!
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Day 2 and another try. Some great books are available. What a wonderful holiday event.
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What a wonderful Christmas treat. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
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Oh how I love mystery novels! Great theme today.
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HOOT! HOOT! Lots of great authors!
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What a great treasure trove you have today!
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What a bunch of great books! I wanna win! (But not mine…)
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Hi, Lori. We gently ask authors whose books are featured on a particular day (see above) to refrain from commenting because it would be weird to win your own book. 🙂
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Woohoo and a ho ho ho, has Santa been peeking at my Amazon wish list? For shame ya old fart! Pick me, pick me! I’ve been such a good girl, just ask Charlotte!
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Another nice line up of books today. Thanks for organizing the Hootenanny each year.
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What a fantastic way to celebrate the Holidays. Great group of authors. We greatly appreciate all of your hard work.
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Fingers crossed that I win today 🙂
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Come on lucky #2!! Thanks Rudolph!!!
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I am in for day 2! This is great fun! Thanks for all your hard work!
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Count me in!!!
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One can never have enough books.
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What fun! Please sign me up.
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What a great choice!
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Pick me, pick me! 🙂
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Enjoying this! Merry Christmas to you all.
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oh my word. where did all these lesbians come from? this is more than the entire lesbian population of Denver I’m sure! Ona
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I dunno, Ona–if you ever hit that first Friday event at Tracks (women’s night), rumor is it hits 1500… 🙂
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It might beat Denver, but I’m not so sure about Boulder!
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and more wonderful books to add to my must read list. good luck to everyone…congrats to winners…and writers…you guys rock.
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Is today my lucky day??
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Pick me! Pick me! I LOVE a good mystery!
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This is fun. Please enter me in today’s contest. Thank you for this giveaway. Great idea.
Shelley
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I love to read especially LesFic!
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Woo! Day 2 I’m Here!
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Woohoo…it’s all about Hootenanny day 2.
More great stories for one and all to,
tis the season to have a ball, indeed!
Cheers!!
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Woohoo…it’s all about Hootenanny day 2.
More great stories for one and all to read,
tis the season to have a ball, indeed!
Cheers!!
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Putting up my Christmas tree, listening to Liz McMullen. Life is cool.
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Giddy up! Loving it!
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Happy Friday the 13th!
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I’m keeping my fingers crossed xx
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Hoping to win one thank you
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This is truly Christmas, with all of the books!
Thanks to one and all for offering all of these wonderful books.
Happy Holidays to everyone as well!
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great book give away
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Woohoo! It’s day 2!
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what a great contest!!
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Hope day 2 is a lucky day. Thanks to all involved who make this event possible.
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Day 2, feeling lucky. Rudolph pick me.
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Another great day for books!!!!!!
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I love the hootenany!!!
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The Hootenanny jut puts a smile on your face!!!!! What fun!!!
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What a great way to gear up for Christmas!
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Thanks for doing this again.
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I am new to this and wish everyone good luck!
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12 days before Christmas Eve;
I had to inquire;
Rudolph with your nose so bright;
won’t you draw my name tonight?
Do silly rhymes improve your chances? Slipping in under the wire…:)
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Okay, folks, it’s ten pm EST and that concludes day two. I’ll be back shortly with the winners.
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Yeah, I ween! Thanks!
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I’ve forgotten how to play!
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Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!
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This is AWESOME!! THANK YOU!
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Book giveaways RULE
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