So Many Winners!

I have been a bad blogger! I haven't announced the winners of the last 6 giveaways! (and there have been winners!) I also haven't thanked all my readers! Spread the word - there will be a large giveaway coming up sometime before Thanksgiving. I am not sure how I am going to do it yet, but I will be giving away a lot of books!

Speaking about giveaways - you must follow the directions in the rules in order to be entered - I do switch up the rules from time to time, sometimes asking for something specific in your comment and I ALWAYS ask for an email address - this must be in your comment, I just don't have time to look them up. If you fail to put the requirements in your comment, the entries will not count. I have had people not be entered lately because they did not put in requested info. . .

Winners of Cult Insanity

1. Lee P
2. Belinda M
3. debsdesk
4. hippmom
5. roxxyroller

Winners of The Gift of an Ordinary Day - requirement was that they had to share something they treasured - so here are the winning answers (picked by Randomizer.com)

1. Amanda Sue - I treasure my dog, she keeps me from going insane LOL and even though I hate my job I treasure that I am lucky enough to have a job with the economy the way it is.
2. Karen K (anonymous) - I treasure waking up every morning...and thank God for this new day.
3. quilting reader -I treasure my cat.
   
4. MoziEsme - Moments with my baby girl! (Though sometimes I have to remind myself of that...) Mozie Esme already won though - so Crystal - I treasure my time with my husband and kids. In a more shallow way I treasure my time at the end of the day with a cup of Sleepytime tea and some chocolates :) - Crystal has also already won - so next one up was Beth who said - I treasure each moment with my husband. He is battling cancer and now is in remission - praise the Lord!
5. Beth - I treasure my furry babies! Beth also already won so the book went to - Benita (anonymous) - I most treasure my husband. Although he is very ill now, I hold fast to old memories and the love we've shared all these years.
   

Heyer Promo from Sourcebooks -

1. Marjorie - she chose - How Not to Have a Perfect Wedding
2. cats99 - she chose - Improvisation for the Spirit

Detectives Don't Wear Seat Belts

1. Clenna
2. Bingo
3. HODGEPODGESPV - She also had the most entries - and I promised an additional 5 entries to the person with the most. Turns out she didn't need the extra 5 as she won with one of her original ones! Hodgepodege has already won it - so the next winner is Sara!
   
4. jasmyn
5. CherylS22

A is for Admission

1. enyl
2. Anonymous (bgcchs)
3. Rue
4. Anonymous (Aliya D)
5. Nancye

Stray Affections

1. scottsgal
   

All winners have been emailed - but not everyone has responded yet - So if your see your name and you haven't received an email from me - Check your spam folders!

Detectives Don't Wear Seatbelts - Giveaway!

I have 5 copies of Detectives Don't Wear Seat Belts to giveaway courtesy of Hachette Books!

Growing up in Mississippi, Cici McNair was always more the tomboy her mother supported than the Southern belle her father demanded. She escaped her suffocating upbringing the first chance she had to travel the world. Whether working at the Vatican in Rome or consorting with a gunrunner in Haiti, she lived a life of international adventure. When Cici finds herself in New York, divorced, broke, and fashionably starving to death in a Madison Avenue apartment, she impulsively decides to become a private detective.

But, as Cici soon learns, the world of P.I.s is tight-knit and made up almost exclusively of former law enforcement officers. By nature, they are a highly suspicious group and are especially wary of a newcomer with an untraceable past. Diligently working her way through the Yellow Pages, doggedly pursuing the slightest lead, Cici is finally hired by a private investigator willing to take a chance. The next day she's working side by side with a pair of seasoned detectives and a skip tracer who is scary to meet but like silk on the phone. She quickly realizes she'll need all her energy and wits to succeed in this new world.

Being a private investigator is as exciting and liberating as Cici ever dreamed, from creating a false identity on the spot on her first case in the field to surviving adrenaline-rushing car chases. Working with law enforcement, she goes undercover, dealing with the ruthless Born to Kill gang in Chinatown and the Middle Eastern counterfeiters west of Broadway. A detailed account of the hidden world and real-life cases of a P.I., this action-packed memoir is as entertaining as any detective novel you've ever read. (Hachette)

Read an excerpt.

1. Five copies to giveaway.
   
2. Open only to U.S. and Canada.
   
3. No PO Boxes
4. All entries can be in one comment.
5. +1 Must leave email address in comment.
6. +2 if you are a new or old follower - but please let me know.
7. +3 if you post this on any social network - No Limit - Spread the word! How many entries can you get! I'll give 5 more entries to the person who at the end of the contest has the most entries! If you post on Twitter - please use @kherbrand.
   
8. +3 for referrals of NEW followers - if you already follow, you will not get entries for saying someone referred you - you can however get entries for referring new people...
9. If you can think of an original way to get entries - put it in a comment and I will consider it - who knows - you might come up with even more entries!
10. Giveaway ends on Sept 23rd.

ARC Arrival: Detectives Don't Wear Seat Belts

Detectives Don't Wear Seat Belts by Cici McNair

Publisher: Center Street

I received this book from Miriam at Hachette Books. Thank you Miriam!

About the book: Growing up in Mississippi, Cici McNair was always more the tomboy her mother supported than the Southern belle her father demanded. She escaped her suffocating upbringing the first chance she had to travel the world. Whether working at the Vatican in Rome or consorting with a gunrunner in Haiti, she lived a life of international adventure. When Cici finds herself in New York, divorced, broke, and fashionably starving to death in a Madison Avenue apartment, she impulsively decides to become a private detective.

But, as Cici soon learns, the world of P.I.s is tight-knit and made up almost exclusively of former law enforcement officers. By nature, they are a highly suspicious group and are especially wary of a newcomer with an untraceable past. Diligently working her way through the Yellow Pages, doggedly pursuing the slightest lead, Cici is finally hired by a private investigator willing to take a chance. The next day she's working side by side with a pair of seasoned detectives and a skip tracer who is scary to meet but like silk on the phone. She quickly realizes she'll need all her energy and wits to succeed in this new world.

Being a private investigator is as exciting and liberating as Cici ever dreamed, from creating a false identity on the spot on her first case in the field to surviving adrenaline-rushing car chases. Working with law enforcement, she goes undercover, dealing with the ruthless Born to Kill gang in Chinatown and the Middle Eastern counterfeiters west of Broadway. A detailed account of the hidden world and real-life cases of a P.I., this action-packed memoir is as entertaining as any detective novel you've ever read. (Amazon)

About the author: Cici McNair was born and raised in Mississippi. She has worked as a news writer, on-air newscaster, and producer of documentaries and has published three novels under the name Clarissa McNair. Cici now lives in Philadelphia, where she heads her own private investigation firm, Green Star Investigations. (back cover)

Detectives Don't Wear Seat Belts
Publisher/Publication Date: Center Street, Sept 23, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-59995-187-4
368 pages