Santa Authors 2011
December 4, 2011
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Good Morning Authors.
Aunt Lynn here. Wave and I — and the readers! — are so appreciative of the generous donations many of you make for our annual Big-Ass Holiday Author Giveaway™ (BAHAG), and this is on top of the offerings throughout the year for our daily free books. We know that the readers are grateful for these freebies when budgets are tight and cashola for entertainment can take a hit in this tough economy. Over the last three years the BAHAG has exploded in size and popularity beyond our wildest imaginations, and we’re thrilled!
As we usually do this time of year, we’re asking you to consider offering up a free copy of one (or more!) of your books for the 2011 BAHAG. It can be a new release, an upcoming release, or a backlisted title, or dare I say it – maybe even a beloved series — it’s your choice. This is a super-duper holiday gift to the readers, and we consistently hear how thankful they are that you participate.
The timing of the 2011 BAHAG will be a little different than in years past. Because of the huge amount of time this takes me, Wave and any guest reviewers who pitch in, we are posting on December 22 so that we may have time to enjoy the holidays with our families and friends. The December 22 post will list all the free books that have been donated, together with the names of the authors who are Santas this year.
If you would like to make the holidays special for a reader, please add the name of the book(s) in the comments section of this here post together with your public email address * . Please do not email your donations to me or Wave. The only way that the readers know in advance which books are being offered up is to post them here. The deadline for submission is midnight EST December 19 so that I can prepare the master list, finish the post and buy enough alcohol and sugary snacks to get through it. 
Thank you again for being so generous, now and in the past. Happy Holidays (and Merry Christmas/Hannukah Sameach /Yule Blessings/Happy Kwanza/insert-holiday-greeting-of-choice-not-listed).
* You MUST provide your email addy. If you do not, we will not include you on the BAHAG, no matter how generous you are. Last year we had many authors not give us a way to contact them and it literally took me, Wave and Cole days to get the winners’ names out by the time we did web searches. If for some reason you don’t want your addy made public by including it on the post, email me at the following: freebooks [at] reviewsbyjessewave.com. Thank you for your understanding.
Hi guys
Aunt Lynn is in charge this year because she is WAY more efficient than yours truly so the giveaway should run on oiled wheels or lots of alcohol, whichever is better. I want to personally express my deepest appreciation and thanks to all the authors who participate every year. This is one of the funnest projects and I’m sure you know how much I enjoy this giveaway every year. Please give generously. Santa will be on his sleigh on December 22nd with your special delivery. 
If you’re interested in helping out please leave a comment on the post.
Wave!
Author Information
Wave
Madonna196
Bogusia
Larissa
Sirius
Last year Santa (and Wave) were nice to me. This year I can give back.
I’m offering up one pdf copy of each of my books:
Scent of Attraction
Right Street, Wrong House
and
Wishful Thinking
I’ll also offer an audio version of Scent of Attraction.
Thanks for doing this, guys.
pendermackie(at)yahoo(dot)com
I’ll chip in a paperback copy of Unacceptable Risk, (no mailing restrictions.)
email kajeharper at yahoo.com
I love playing Santa! I’ll give away a set of books (can I give a set? If not I can do them individually) from my Task Force Iota series: 18% Gray & Happy Birthday to Me. My email is anne@annetenino.com. If you want more info about the books, check out my site at htttp://annetenino.com.
Sure, you can do a set. Thanks Anne.
Great! I should have another little freebie in the series by then, too. I will of course include that as well.
K. Piet and I are happy to offer up one PDF each of:
Catalyst
Other Side of Night: Bastian & Riley
Advent: Collected Shorts (comes out December 30th)
My email is slarmstrong@slarmstrong.net.
Oh, presents
Cool!
I’m offering up one ebook in format of choice (epub, pdf or mobi) of my upcoming Solstice short:
The Forester (to be released December 22nd)
blaine@blainedarden.com
I’m offering one copy each of the following in PDF, HTML, ePUb, or mobi/prc:
Sonoran Heat
A Roof for the Rain
Sagittarius Blues
katrina.strauss AT gmail DOT com
Thank you for doing this again! I’d love to take part. I can offer up winner’s choice of a title from my backlist in print or ebook. And if the winner picks print, I can sign it for them
s.j.frost3@gmail.com
Yay! I get to be a Santa.
I can offer one copy each of (PDF, epub, mobi/prc):
Long Tall Drink
Three to Tango
authorlcchase at gmail dot com
I’d like to add to the pile of presents!
If they can wait until January 10, 2012, they can have a copy of Forever in One Second in the format of their choice, or copy of A Thread of Deepest Black, if they’d rather, in a format of their choice (sorry, no paperbacks yet…)
finnmarlowe@yahoo.ca
If they can wait until January 16, 2012, I can offer a free copy (PDF) of In the Name of the Law, a novella from the His Hero anthology from TEB.
sue_holston@hotmail.com
Hi guys, thanks as always for doing your Christmas giveaway! It’s a huge amount of work and y’all are AWESOME for giving your time and energy to your readers
I’ll offer up the following:
- to one reader, a full set of the Mother Earth series (Dragon’s Kiss, Shenandoah, and Convergence, which releases Dec. 13th) in the electronic format of their choice
- to one reader, a copy of These Haunted Heights in available electronic format of their choice (I have epub, pdf and prc)
- to one reader, a copy of Love, Like Ghosts in their choice of electronic format
- to one reader, a copy of Life, Love and Lemon Cookies in their choice of format
Information on all the books is on my website, for anyone who wants to take a look and see if you want any of it
My email: ally AT allyblue DOT com
BTW, sorry I’ve been MIA around here. Deadline hell, you know how it is. LOL.
I’d be happy to offer a set of my Icin Men books:
The First Real Thing
Appearing Nightly
A Fool for You
In reader’s choice of file formats.
bittermint2007 AT gmail DOT com
I can offer pdf’s of ‘Hitman’s Creed’ and ‘The Beast Within’ – E.
edward_kendrick_001@yahoo.com
I’ll gladly offer up some ebooks (reader’s choice of formats):
–a copy of Into the Woods
–a copy of Music of the Night
–a copy of Truth About Al
–And the Draegan Lords series to date (as a group of three books together), which would be True of Heart, Lords of Kellesborne, and Fires of Ballian). And yes, the fourth book should be done and out sometime early-ish in the new year–I’m still working on it, but hopefully readers will think it’s worth the wait
ml at mlrhodeswriting.com
Hi!
Ali Wilde & I will give away the following:
1.Just Lucky That Way
2.Blurred Clarity
3.The Dominant Ingredient & Falling Apart Falling Together
andyslayde@gmail.com I will not be able to get the prizes out until the 3rd at the earliest. I will be in Germany celebrating the holiday until the 2nd.
I’ll offer 1 e-copy each of my two Christmas books: The Mistletoe Phenomenon and Araton’s Destiny. I’ll also donate an e-copy of my newest Workplace Encounters release, The Model.
serenayates09(at)googlemail(dot)com
I’d like to offer up 3 digital copies of Lynx and 3 digital copies of my Wolf Town series (Wolf Town, Push Pull and Moon Run.)
Thanks!
joely DOT skye AT gmail DOT com
I’d like to offer up a personalized print copy of Gaymes, as well an e-book copy of each of my Christmas stories: Silver and Gold, Making His List, and Let It Snow.
Last year was crazy to watch!
I don’t blame you for moving it up a few days! 
devonrhodes AT hotmail DOT com
Count me in! I’ll give a copy of my newest story, “Christmas Cole,” from Dreamspinner Press. Merry Holidays! bgthomaswriter@aol.com
Late to the party as usual! Sorry Lynn – I hope I’m not too late. Had my head stuck in front of the screen working like crazy since GRL.
I’m happy to offer the following:
2 copies of each book from the Summit City Series: A Summit City Christmas, Life in Fusion & Sno Ho
Also:
1 copy of Anything for You & At Piper’s Point
Happy Holidays to one and all!
Ethan
ethan@ethanday.com
Not too late at all! Thanks for participating.
Better late than never! I’d be very happy indeed to pop a few pdfs into the stocking, one each from my backlist – Life After Joe, A Midwinter Prince, Driftwood, The Salisbury Key, Nine Lights Over Edinburgh and Last Line. Very best holiday wishes to all! My email addie is harperfox777@yahoo.co.uk
Hi, Wave and everyone!
This year, I’m happy to slap on the red and white hat and offer one of each of the following:
My new Christmas novel in .pdf (‘Someone Special’ — it’s that time of year, after all).
The Destiny series of short stories (sips, three in all), also in .pdf format.
PRINT volume combining Lemon Yellow and Lime Green (these are the first two stories in the Fruit Basket series and I’m happy to mail the book wherever).
~Tis
tcblue@live.com
I’ll donate to 4 winners 1 choice from my ebooks:
Every Time a Bell Rings (Dec. 23, but I can give early)
My Summer of Wes
KLT23
Take the Shot (M/M/F)
Formats available are ePub, PRC, and PDF.
missywelsh81010 at gmail dot com
Winner’s choice of one of my solo titles, in html or pdf (I also have .lit (Microsoft Reader) and prc, but no epub, sorry).
Blurbs and excerpts are on the Loose Id website at http://www.loose-id.com/Our-Authors/Jules-Jones/
and there are more excerpts on my own website. Please read the blurb and warning for a book on the Loose Id site — my style varies from book to book and people have been known to be… surprised… if they go from one of the sweeter books to something like Dolphin Dreams without checking the warnings.
email: jules.jones@gmail.com
I only today got the tree up and the cookies made, so no wonder I’m skidding in here late too.
I can offer one copy of Prep Work and one copy of Maroon: Donal agus Jimmy, in choice of PDF, mobi or epub. pd.singer @ live.com
I’ll throw in a PDF of Counterpoint: Song of the Fallen, a PDF of Anchored: Belonging, any format of Master Class, and a PDF of Break and Enter. One book per person, please.
Happy holidays, folks!
Rachel Haimowitz
metarachel@gmail.com
Thank you authors! Donations are now closed. See you Thursday everyone!
Hi everyone,
Reader’s choice in pdf/prc/epub.
Can I throw in a book from the MLR catalog?
Happy Holidays everyone,
Kris Jacen, MLR Executive Editor
krisjacen@gmail.com