Happy Holidays!
Time to Deck the Halls and all that holiday stuff! I love this time of the year, yeah, even with the insanity that generally goes along with it, BIG GRIN! I’m a December baby (12/11/ to be exact—we won’t mention the year, yikes!), so maybe that has a lot to do with it? Learned a long time ago that when you’re born not too far before the Christmas holiday, most times the gifts get doubled as birthday/Christmas. Therefore, we Sagittarians have perhaps become philosophical… I look forward more to the get-togethers, the family & friend “fall-by-the-house” visits, going to the various cultural holiday parties hosted by friends of all belief systems. watching kids get excited about what may be left under the tree, doing some community give-back and feeling it really made a difference, and seeing the lights and pretty holiday decorations… yeah, all that plus the house smelling like fresh-cut pine does it for me more than specific gifts for yours truly. (My only caveat and pet peeve is I hate when stores rush the season by skipping through Halloween too fast and having Christmas stuff out before they’ve even given turkey day its due! That is so not right!)
But I LOVE giving stuff away around this festive season… so here’s my chance to play Santa. On the contest page of the websites, we’ll be giving away: 2 VHL Street Team baseball caps, 2 tote bags, and 2 ADANCED autographed copies of – you got it – The Darkness (book 11 in the Vampire Huntress Legends series)… yaaaay! Plus, throughout the year, I always have 1 or 2 extra books and more “stuff” (giggle) – so after you visit the contest pages, come on back to the blog… I’m having random Mondays, LOL (yeah, my mind is being very random these days), where we’ll just shuffle names and go—“You hit Lotto”… and whatever I’ve found in my annual box of books and “stuff” is yours. Sorta like a very haphazard Pollyanna, LOL!
Although this is indeed quite random and in no particular order whatsoever… know that it’s just another way to let you all know how much I appreciate you for hanging out in my little community and world… and that I’m wishing you and your families all the very best this holiday season has to offer.
Happy Holidays… XOXOX — Leslie!
December 2nd, 2007 at 12:11 am
THANK YOU MS.BANKS. YOU’RE SUCH A GEM!!!! I’M GLAD EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL FOR YOU.
December 2nd, 2007 at 10:52 am
Wow! How great is that for the holidays…presents from Santa and also you. As a avid reader I am a happy person. Thank you for the many wonderful hours of reading the Vampire Huntress Legend series and looking forward to the future books and also your new werewolf series.
Happy Holiday Season!
December 2nd, 2007 at 1:50 pm
See now you tryin to start something…an advanced autographed copy! I just read the excerpt and am so pumped for this next book. I have never been this way over anthing else I’ve read. I have a degree in English so that says a lot. Dang, February seems a long way off (LOL). Then we got the werewolves to think about next year seems is gonna be a thrill ride.
I’m also glad to see another person into the holidays like I am. My mother is born on Dec 22 , so she knows how you feel. Because of this Christmas has always been extra special for us too.
Looking forward to the random mondays!
December 2nd, 2007 at 6:18 pm
Ms. Banks,
It was such a great pleasure meeting you yesterday. You are just a wonderful gem and I am looking forward to the next book.
Forever greatful.
December 3rd, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Oh, Boy! Pressies from Leslie, Pressies from Sants, Pressies from Family, you’re spoiling us. Never mind though it’s all good and you know that you’re appreciated a great deal by all of us.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:58 am
WOW! Thanks Leslie for thinking of us avid, crazy readers! We all adore you. I can’t wait for your next installment of VHL. I read the BTB and that got me all wacky again with much anticipation. : )
Wishing you and your family a Happy Holiday Season.
December 4th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Presents . Presents. I love Presents. Particularly since this year the space below my tree will be a little less packed than usual. I have not seen the excerpt yet and already I cannot wait.
Bring on the presents.
December 4th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Free stuff! I love free stuff! :*) I haven’t bought any books lately—due to being a broke state worker and aspiring author. ;*) I hope I win something! :*)
December 5th, 2007 at 12:10 am
Free Stuff! Now does that include the first few chapters from the Darkness. I read the excerpt and the BTB and I just need my VHL fix. I reread all the BTB three times while you were AWOL, and do not get me wrong I will do it again and again. But you can e-mail me a few sentences, paragraphs, or pages a day. Trust, you’ll make my year.
December 7th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Happy holidays to U 2 Ms. Banks!!
December 8th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Happy Holidays to you too. Just re-read the BTB again and the excerpt for the book–I can’t wait to read the book
Funny how time flies so fast all the time except when you actually want it to!!