HOLY FREAKIN’ MOLY, peeps! HERE IT IS! OMG did you even think December would roll around again and we’d throw ourselves into the fray like crazed mud wrestlers at a four-by-four derby?
Obviously, you misjudged us. BECAUSE OF COURSE WE’RE GOING TO DO THAT!

WELCOME to the 2014 oh, no they di’n’t Hootenanny at Women and Words! Before we give you all the particulars n’ all of that, BIG SHOUT-OUT to all the authors and publishers who agreed to enable our yearly madness by graciously and generously putting books up for the holiday goodness and cheer. We could not do this event without you, and we hope you realize how much fun and luuuuuv you manage to share through this here nutso crazy time blow-the-roof-off-everything giveaway. Because you do. Thank you so much.
This year, quite a few authors have put up 2-packs or 3-packs. What that means, darlings, is ONE lucky winner will be inundated with 2 or 3 books from one author. Some authors went even crazier and are offering up more titles than that to a winner. So put THAT in your stocking and dance around! So keep your eyes open for those.
And now, dear readers, you will be subjected to TWELVE DAYS of giveaways, craziness, and whatever hijinks the merry elves get up to.
To play, make sure you enter each day because each day is its own special drawing. Don’t just enter today and think “oh, yeah, I’m golden for the whole thing with this one comment on this one day and soon I’ll have so many books stacked up in my house or on my ereader that the sheer weight of the glorious-ness will cause my virtual and actual floorboards to sag.” No, sugarplum, that’s not how we do this here shindig.
You need to enter each and every day to be considered for each day’s drawing, because each day’s list of books are good only for that day.
And we draw the winners in the order the books appear below. So if we draw your name first, you win the first book. Second name drawn wins the second, and so on. That keeps it from getting super confusing and driving us to consume extra (spiked) eggnog.
So come back every day and hang out with the WaW crew, elf posse, and nutty reindeer for a chance to win some groovy, awesome books. We’re pretty sure there’s bound to be SOMETHING up in here that you’ll like/be intrigued by, so keep coming back and enter the drawings.
To enter today’s most righteous book luv drawing, leave a comment on this blog. Please, friends, ONE entry per person per day. Let’s share the luv.
Make sure you include your email address in the comment fill-out form (do NOT put your address in the comment body — the merry elves only have so much time to chase spambots around the interwebz to protect you). Don’t worry! Only the WaW crew and the elves will see your address and we lock it in the peppermint vault to make sure it’s safe n’ sound.
The drawing closes at 10 PM EST US (world clock linkie) and we do the drawing as soon as we close it. We will contact you via email if you win and we will post the winners’ names on this blog. If you see your name on the blog but you haven’t received an email from us, check your spam filter. We notify as soon as we have our list of winners.
And authors, if your book is featured today, please don’t enter today’s drawing. Because that would be super weird if you won your own book. I mean, you already know what happens in it, after all.
NOTE: Unfortunately, it has become prohibitively expensive to ship paperback books out of the country from the U.S. Because of that, paperbacks are not always available to non-U.S. readers. We’ve specified that on the entries and we do apologize in advance that we and U.S.-based authors and publishers simply can’t always accommodate non-U.S. readers with regard to shipping paperbacks.
So howsabout we get this party started?
(hint: “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”)
Readin’ around the Christmas tree
at the Hootenanny hop
Merry elves hiding where you can’t see
all the books up to adopt
Readin’ around the Christmas tree
let the holiday spirits ring
the elves ate all the pumpkin pie
so we’re stuck with caroling
You might need some spiked eggnog when you hear
the elves all singing let’s be jolly
deck the halls with books, not holly
Readin’ around the Christmas tree
hope you win a book today
everyone loves the Hootenanny
it’s the nuttiest give…a…WAAAAAAY!
And now, your list for Day 1 of the 2014 Hootenanny! Have fun and good luck!
LOIS CLOAREC HART – Winner Mary Perry
Canadian author Lois Cloarec Hart is offering up a 3-PACK to one lucky winner! That’s right, she’s giving away THREE ebooks in her Calgary Chronicles series. Winner gets 1 ebook copy of each of the following titles: Coming Home, Broken Faith, and Walking the Labyrinth.
RENÉE BESS – Winner Kriszta
2-PACK ALERT! Renée is offering two print titles to one lucky winner! In Breaking Jaie, a Ph.D. candidate wants to win a prestigious writing grant, and she’s willing to do anything to get it, including taking advantage of one of the judges who soon finds out that the candidate might have something to do with the death of the judge’s partner. Intrigue and emotional webs ensue. In Butterfly Moments, parole officer Alana Blue is ready to retire, but she’s given the task of supervising a hotheaded junior officer. But then a murder leads detective Johnetta Jones to one of Blue’s parolees and Blue finds herself increasingly attracted to her. Win these two and find out what happens! Paperback (U.S.).
ANDREA BRAMHALL – Winner Kris
So. Would you like a copy of Nightingale, in which culture, faith, and duty conspire to tear two young lovers apart? Or perhaps Andrea’s Ladyfish is more your speed? No? Clean Slate, maybe? Or her forthcoming (January) Swordfish, the follow-up to Ladyfish? Well, pick the one you want! Andrea is offering winner’s choice of any of her four titles, paperback (U.S.) or ebook.
EMMA WEIMANN – Winner D Henninger
2-PACK ALERT! Emma is offering 2 ebooks to 1 winner. Her debut novel, Heart’s Surrender, about two women totally not looking for more than a fling when they hook up. After all, they’re so different…things could never work. Or could they? Win and find out! Emma is also giving a winner a copy of When the Clock Strikes 13, an anthology of spooky stories.
JEANINE HOFFMAN – Winner onamarae
2-PACK! To one lucky winner! Jeanine is offering an ebook copy of Strength in Numbers (four women on a collision course of the heart) and an ebook copy of Lights and Sirens (a firefighter meets a dispatcher. Will sparks fly? Win and find out!
VK POWELL – Winner Beth Gais
A reclusive forensic artist agrees to do one more case in the hopes it will solve a mystery that’s haunted her for years. The only problem is detective Leigh Monroe, who reminds her a bit too much of her past. But who is really wearing the mask? One winner gets an ebook copy.
MJ WILLIAMZ – Cheryl
A resident playboi swore off all relationships after college. She’s pretty sure that’s the best thing for her. Until she meets Samantha, who is still grieving the loss of her partner and is also pregnant. What could they possibly have in common? Win Escapades and find out! MJ is giving away one print copy (U.S.).
CINDY RIZZO – Mary
Cindy is offering WINNER’S CHOICE of either her Goldie-winning Exception to the Rule, in which two women of very different backgrounds attend the same college (will they or won’t they manage to make something work?) OR her latest, Love is Enough, in which a promising politician is set up on a blind date with a woman who runs with the country-club set. Sparks fly, but the past might derail that train. If you pick that one, you’ll find out! Winner’s choice, ebook.
ALI SPOONER – Winners Lee Fitzsimmons and Sheila
2 WINNERS ALERT! Ali is offering 1 ebook to each of 2 winners! Winners get to pick. Will it be her latest, Cowgirl Up, with ranch hand Coal Bryan? Or perhaps Bayou Justice, in which hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? Or maybe Bailey’s Run, which deals with a serial killer? 2 winners could find out.
DOREEN PERINNE – Winner Karen Cross
Join New York-based Claire as she has to take a job she doesn’t want in her father’s bank and not in the art world she loves, deal with her nutty family, and reminisce about her whirlwind affair in Italy with quirky artist Isabelle. What’s a girl to do? Well, when Isabelle shows up in New York, there might be a little heat left in that flame…winner’s choice, print (U.S.) or ebook!
AMY DUNNE – pandabree13
Get your holiday on with Amy Dunne’s BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW Season’s Meetings, in which two women end up sharing a road trip in the Scottish Highlands and just maybe a lot more. Paperback (U.S.).
Yea! Hootenanny!!! Thank you, Merry Elves!!! 😀
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Woo Hoo, that time of year again. Thanks to all the readers and authors who participated. Sign me up, Andi and thanks for running the Santa merriness.
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Please enter me in the drawings. What a wonderful way to start my morning! Happy Holidays!!
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Hootenanny is a go!…Fantastic count me in 🙂
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Welcome back to the elves & their ringleaders!
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Can’t believe a year has gone by already!
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Hoot! Excellent! Fun for everyone.
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Love the hootenanny!
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Woohoo! Hootenanny!
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Yea!!
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Hey folks, thanks so much for supporting the community of authors and readers with this and with what you do all year long.
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I love the Elves.
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Me too!
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I’m stoked!… Hootenanny is back with a vengeance, Those little Merry Elves must have been pretty busy to be bringing such an “Awesome 12 Day’s of giveaways” 🎁
Pic me!…Pic me! 😊
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So excited! I’ve got you gals bookmarked! Thank you and the lovely authors for doing this… it’s something I look forward to every year!
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Please enter my name. I love Hootenanny!!!!
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Hooray!
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Love to be entered up into today’s Hootenanny. A big thank you to all the authors!
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Count me in.
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Love me the yearly Hootenanny! Hoping for an e-book, ’cause I’m up here in Canada, and I’m downsizing anyway, so am avoiding the acquisition of print books. Thanks to all the generous authors and the awesome organizers of this wonderful event!
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We look forward to this every year. My gf threatened me w/bodily harm if I forgot to sign up.
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LOL, well here you are. No bodily harm necessary!
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Yes please!
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Ooh this is a great first day!!!! I don’t have any of these authors books but a half of them are on my reading wish!!!
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This is the best Chrustmas ever! 🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅
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Add me please 🙂
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Holy Hootenanny Santa!! Putting in my chance to win! Good luck everyone!!!
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Thank you for the chance to win lots to read.
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Yee haw! And hootenanny is live! Good luck to all of us!
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Holy Moly. Holidays have arrived.
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Fun! Sign me up.
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Love this stuff!
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thanks!
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Great books!
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Woo Hoo Hootenanny has started. Can’t wait to win. 😃
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Awesome bunch of books.
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And congrats, Jen, for your recent nuptials! All the best from all of us!
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Great books
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Awesome authors!!
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Love that Hootenanny is back! My wife and I are excited!!!!!
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Great selection of books. Thanks Awesome authors. Love this. Happy Holidays!
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Thanks guys for all the fun all year round. Love checking this blog when I can and its always full of great info with lots of fun. If I win I’m international so if Iwin a us only please draw again.
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We’ll figure something out. No worries.
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What Andi said! We are frightened by the cost of international shipping right now, but if you win, we’ll take care of you. Somehow. The elves are determined like that.
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What a fun way to celebrate 12 days of Christmas! Please count me in!!
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Whoopie for the hootenanny hope I win
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Oh you wonderful elves! Great authors and great books. Thank you so much for starting the holidays early.
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Whoo hoo. Can’t wait.
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Best 12 days evah!!!! Love adding to my reading list, even when I don’t win any books. This helps me see what releases I may have missed. Thanks WaW and elves
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Happy Hootenanny! So excited!
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Pick me on day 1. Please.:-)
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Holy Hootenanny! Should be a wild ride for 12 days!!
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I’m so glad my books aren’t up for giveaway today, because I get to enter to win one of these great books! Meet Christmas, Elves!
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Oh, yes, I wants I wants I wants can’t have enough lesfic now can we?!
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Yay! I can’t believe it’s Hootenany time already. Thanks elves!
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I look more forward to this than I do Santa presents each year!!!!!!!!!!! So glad it’s that time again!
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😀
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Oh man, I always end up buying so many books each year during this thing. Count me in!
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Crossing my fingers that you win one to offset the cost. 🙂
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On the first day of Hootenanny-mas, the elves gave to me – a good read in a pear tree.
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Happy Hootenanny! What a stellar lineup of books to begin this shindig with!!
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Love the song! I only have one of these books, so I’m excited!
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Yay! Hootenanny! I love this time of year!
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Oh yes!! Please place my name in the hat.
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You can never have too many books! Choose me please.
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Count me in….a hooting we will go!! Let the games begin, and may the hoot be forever in your favor!!
Happy Holidays!!
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Hot Diggity – Hoot on! Many thanks to all
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Merry elves are awesome!
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First time hootenaner..super excited!!
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Welcome aboard to our crazy!
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Been looking forward to this!!!!
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Awesome, christmas is just around the corner once the Hootenanny starts. Please count me in. A non-US reader that shivers everytime she sees the crazy amounts it costs to ship paperbacks overseas.
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We will do our best to try to get a book to you in some format should your name be drawn. 🙂
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I love that this is back. What a great group to do this.
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So stoked and ready for another season of merry bookgeek enabling. So many great authors, my head swims. Thanks for the authors and the merry mayhem.
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This is really fun. I love that it’s back. Merry Christmas to all.
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My favorite time of year Hootenanny!! Woot woot let the fun begin!! Thanks Authors and Elves….
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Thank you for bringing this back again this year. Hope all are having a great day.
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How fun! I love rockin’ around and reading books by women. Happy Holidays and thanks for the chance to win a book…or 2:D
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What a great way to showcase your work. Thanks for the chance to win a book.
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Hootenanny away!!!
Thanks to all of the donors, the WaW ladies and everyone who works so far on this wonderful event.
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Put my name in. I love Hootenanny!!
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Add me please. This is just GREAT!!!
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Hootenanny!
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I love this time of the year!
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Thanks for organizing the event! Books are always great to have :))
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Wooooooo and hooooo!!! Hootenanny is here again! ❤ 🙂
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Hootenanny!!!!!!!! Enough said 😉
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Yeah…this is so great!
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Love the Hootenanny!
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Trying to figure out the world time table…. Wouldn’t want to miss a hootenanny deadline :-)). Absolutely fabulous. Gracias merry elves!!
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woohoo! it’s started!
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Count me in! 🙂
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So very happy to see ya’ll back again this year! I am excitted!
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Reading books, reading books, reading night and day. Oh! What fun it is to read, and drink a glass of wine today! (hint: jingle bells)
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😉
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What a fantastic start to a wonderful tradition! You’re putting me in a festive mood! Time to break out the buttered rum and fruitcake!
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What a great choice of books
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What a great list books. I would love to win one. Thanks.
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This is a great way to start the day. I hope the elves keep hydrated…..they have a whole lot of work ahead of them.
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They’ve already cracked open a bottle or two of nog. The hard part is going to be keeping them out of it, not making sure they drink enough. 🙂
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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Yay, Hootenanny.
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Oh yes, I so wish to be the winner! Love this list of books!
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Great list of books! Count me in!
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What a great way to end the year! Thank you so much! And please count me in!
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Woohoo! Love the hootenanny, sign me up please.
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Thanks-I’m in!
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Woo-hoo! I’ve only read three of these!
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YAY! Hootenanny time!!!
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Count me in! Thanks to all at WnW and Authors and Publishers!
Happy Holidays!!
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Readin’ around the Christmas tree
Merry womens’ books come to me!
It will make my winter bright
if you draw this right! 🙂
Thanks to all the contributors … very classy and appreciated!
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Happy holidays!
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Heck, I’d play just to read the Hootenanny hype, a guaranteed grin fest. PS Tucker, we’re over here at Nat Burn’s garage sale. Bring all your friends and some of those chocolate kisses too!
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We’ve got Tucker busy in the back right now. He’s probably going to have to go on another supply run…
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Please add me to the list of entrants for today!
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I look forward to this every year! Yay! The Hootenanny 2014 is here!
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Please accept my entry in the drawing today.
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accepted.
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It’s finally here!
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It’s book time!
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One of few Christmas true pleasures. Great!
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Its finally here
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Please throw my name in the hat.
Thank you to all the authors for participating.
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I love winning!
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My favorite time of the year!! Bring it on!! Great authors! Great prizes!! Two weeks of Christmas vacay coming up to read!! Yippee!!!!!
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I won Jessie Chandler’s “Bingo Barge Murder” last year! Please enter me again this year!!!
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Thank you to the authors and to the word gang for doing this. What fun!
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Thank you again! Just getting back home from having surgery and what better way than to take it easy, per doctors orders, than to have some new reading material? Count me in for sure!!! Yay!
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Ooh, lots of lovely books!! Enter me please. 🙂 Really looking to expand on my readings.
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I love this time of year. Need books, need books …. And thank you to the publishers and authors that made the great give.
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Please enter my name for a win this year — and thanks for last years books!!!
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So excited for the start of Hootenanny! Thank you to everyone who puts it together and makes contributions!!
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Wow!!! What a great selection today. Love this time of year. I’m all in!!!!!
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Hotenanny is here! Thanks!!
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Please count me in.
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Count me in Please
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What a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays!
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I’m gutted that there’s no shipping to the UK but I totally understand, good luck to the winners and high five to all the authors for getting involved 🙂
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If we have to, we will find a way, Cathy. So please do keep playing, okay?
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Will do thanks 🙂
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What fun. Put my name in the hat, please.
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I’m glad to see the return of the Hootenanny!
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Hootenanny time! Thank you, ladies, for your hard work in putting this together every year, and please sign me up!
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I love the Hootenanny you all give every year. Please add this avid reader to the list, THANK YOU!!
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Count me in, too! Thanks!
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Woo! Love me some Hootenanny!!!! Thanks for putting this together, all!!
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Love this time of year… thanks for doing this! You women rock!
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Love the Hootenanny!! Best time of the year!
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YIPEE Elves😺 Pace yourselves with that nog🙀
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This is my first time…so happy to give it a try!
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Welcome! It gets a little crazy ’round these parts this time of year, but don’t let that stop you from playing!
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Love when you folks do this Hooty thing!
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I thought I entered but couldn’t find my comment.
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Well, we’ve got you now, so you’re good.
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Count me in and thanks to the authors and organizers!
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Me, please!
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Wow! You people are rocking the elf thing!
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So excited that it’s here!!!!! And THRILLED with all the print book options! LOVE LOVE LOVE print books! Sign me up! Ona.
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Awesome. Love this craziness.great list of books and authors.
cw
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Yay! My favorite time of year begins with this wonderful contest! Thanks to all the elves and their hard work.
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Yea, another hootenanny!! Thanks Women and Words, all of the authors and publishers!!
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great book selection, hope I win some.
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Wow, that’s a LOT of potential winners! Woooooooot!
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Whoa! Is it me, or is this hootenanny getting crowded! LOL The more the merrier, but those erodes are going to be working overtime. More cookies!
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Happy Hootenanny! I’m a Newbie, so this is exciting. Thanks for the chance to win a great prize!!
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Happy hootenanny!! Yay
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Whohoo! So exciting 🙂 thanks for the great offer to join in this holiday give aways 🙂 xo Juli
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Happy Hootenanny! What a great selection of books.
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Thank you ladies for doing all this.
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Happy Hootenanny! The perfect gift, a book!! Thank You.
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Woo hoo!!! I love this time of year!
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Yay! The Hootenanny is here again!
Thanks elves, authors & publishers for 12 chances to win some new books.
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Reblogged this on Yvonne Heidt and commented:
There’s still time hurry! And don’t miss Day Two tomorrow – it’s the HOOTENANNY 🙂
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LOVE LOVE LOVE Tucker 🙂
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I was born in Alberta so I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for Canadian writers. Here’s hoping I win something by Lois Cloarec Hart.
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Lots of good stocking stuffers here. Thanks for having this shindig yet again!
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I would love to win any one (or 2) of these books
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Thank you for doing this again this year, and thank you for allowing me to enter again!
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Happiness is winning a new book! I will slip you an extra mug of spiked eggnog if I win!
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Heck, I don’t want to miss out! Add me pleeeaaassseee.
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Thanks for this, don’t want to miss a chance of getting a good book (or 2 … or 3).
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I want my stocking stuffed so I can dance around!!!
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Count me in please. Hey Tucker! Enjoy your Silk nog. I just finished my Silk chocolate mint. 🙂
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I am so excited.
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I am sooooo in! I love this time of year! Woot Woot!
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Complete newbie to lesfic here! So excited to have a chance to read new women’s stories! Thanks Hootenanny!! YEAH!! 😀
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WOW! 184 comments! I want Cowgirl UP! would love to review it for Amazon & Good Reads 🙂
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I love this time of year! you and your authors are so very generous!
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Woohoo! I just want to say a HUGE THANK YOU! to all those who have made this possible. And thanks for the laughs Andi 🙂
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I am so excited. This time of year makes me believe in Hootenanny! Thank you for your generosity.
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Woot! Sounds like a Hootenanny and a half! Sign me up.
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Happy Hootenanny!!
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Hoot for Happy Women and Books!
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! Hoot hoot! Thanks elves!
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Wow, this list looks awesome !
Some amazing books by some amazing authors ; )
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Just reading the comments is fun enough to play!
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WooHoo I sure could use some Elf’n Magic. Thanks to everyone at WOW and the authors for their generosity.
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Yay!! What fun! 🙂
I will be moving overseas but could I still be considered for ebooks if i win?
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Okay folks, that concludes day one of the Hootenanny! Winners will be posted shortly.
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Yay!
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Looks like I’m too late to win (TONIGHT)…but my password trubbles are sorted out and I will be in here commenting for the next 11!!!
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Hope I’m not too late. I have no idea what time it is over there. Merry christmas/happy holidays everyone xxx
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Oh yes please enter me into the fray.
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Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks:)
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Count me in
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Count me in
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ooooh what fun!
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