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If I Let You Go ARC Winners and a Meme

This week flew by!

I've been busy, busy, busy getting organised for all these book releases! I should have things under more control next week, but I also might take next week away from blogging to recharge again. After that, I will be back to normal again - or as normal as I ever get! :p

Thanks to all of you who have helped with the If I Let You Go cover reveal and signed up to the bloghop! Signups will be open until the bloghop starts so there's still time! Details are here.

In my last post I offered 5 ARCs to those of you who commented! I did a random draw, and the winners are:

Trisha
Jackie
Elizabeth
Christine
Tyson

I will be in touch very soon!

Now, I was also tagged by Trisha in the Lucky 7 Meme today! I have done it before, but with Game On. I was going to do with my novella but ... it doesn't have 77 pages! So, I will share a glimpse into Blindsided instead!

Here are the details:

The Rules:

  1. Go to page 77 of your current MS/WIP.
  2. Go to line 7.
  3. Copy down the next 7 lines – sentences or paragraphs – and post them as they’re written. No cheating.
  4. Tag 7 authors.
  5. Let them know.
 Please note, this is quite close to the end of the story, and comes from Jesse Shaw's POV :)



“Okay,” I laughed. “What shall we do instead?”
“Well, I was thinking that, as Dad’s at work, Mum’s shopping again, Hunter’s out with Willow and Georgia is taking a nap, we should do something we’ve never done before.”
Her eyes sparkled playfully, and her lips curved into the kind of grin that made my heart hammer in my chest. For a second, I was transported back to Mischa’s party, when we danced together. That was the last time she’d looked at me that way.
“Oh really?” I asked. “What did you have in mind?”
 


I would usually tag, but a lot of people have done this already so, if you want to do it go ahead!

Have a wonderful weekend!




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  1. Dani21 September 2012 at 12:20

    I totally missed the boat on this... Dang it!! Way to go the rest of you!!!

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  2. Suzi21 September 2012 at 12:35

    Congrats to all the winners!

    You do sound like a busy lady. Enjoy your blogging break. :)

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  3. Laura S.21 September 2012 at 12:44

    Great snippet from your MS! Have a terrific weekend, Kyra!

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  4. Alex J. Cavanaugh21 September 2012 at 12:56

    Congratulations to the winners! Don't let everything stress you out, Kyra.

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  5. Christine Rains21 September 2012 at 13:08

    Yay! I can't wait to read it! :) Thank you so much. That was a great snippet. What a tease!

    When's your birthday next month? Libras are the best. Hehehe!

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  6. jaybird21 September 2012 at 13:39

    If you need to take some time to recharge, do it. Don't burn yourself out. We'll all be here when you get back :)

    Congrats to all the winners!

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  7. Jackie21 September 2012 at 13:51

    Woohoo! Thank you so much! I can't wait to read it!

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  8. L. Diane Wolfe21 September 2012 at 15:27

    Kyra, I'm sorry - I forgot to post your cover this week. I will do it on Monday.

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  9. Suzanne Furness21 September 2012 at 17:33

    I think you deserve a break Kyra you've been so busy. Seen your reveal around the blogosphere this week and it looks awesome!

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  10. Samantha May21 September 2012 at 18:04

    I hope you have a wonderful break! Thanks for sharing the Lucky 7 Meme!!

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  11. Rachel Schieffelbein21 September 2012 at 21:24

    Ooh, I like that!

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  12. Annalisa Crawford22 September 2012 at 13:46

    Great snippet - something they've never done before? She wants to play the Deal or No Deal board games, doesn't she?

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  13. Lynn(e) Schmidt22 September 2012 at 16:27

    I wish I would have been around more frequently for the ARC drawing :( Now I'm all sorts of jealous :)

    I seriously need wifi again, I've been missing out on so much in the blog-o-sphere.

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  14. Anonymous22 September 2012 at 18:26

    Congrats to the winners.

    I love the cover and it's been great seeing it everywhere. I signed up for your blogfest.

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  15. Nicole24 September 2012 at 00:49

    Congrats to the winners! I enjoyed the Lucky 7 snippet. ;)

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  16. Trisha25 September 2012 at 02:52

    Yay for the snippet :D I know what you mean about stuff that doesn't have 77 pages ;) I also found myself sometimes on ends of chapters that had less than 7 lines to choose from ;) So it took a while to find an appropriate snippet for my post.

    So excited that I won the ARC, gonna read it ASAP!

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