Friday, April 15, 2011

Easter Hoppin Blog Hop and Giveaway!

This is my first giveaway. I told myself I would do one until I got 100 followers, but this was too good to pass up and a great way to gain blogger friends!

This blog hop is being co-hosted by JoJo's Book Corner and Lush Book Reviews

Giveaway: I am going easy for the first round. $15 Amazon gift card. That can buy you quite a lot! There is going to be ONE winner. Good luck and happy hopping!

It is going to run from April 15th until 11:59 on April 17th. Winner will be drawn at random. Please follow these rules:
-Become a follower! The whole point of a blog hop is to find new friends to follow!
-Leave me a comment with your valid email address written like this: hello AT gmail DOT com
-Also let me know if you are a new or old follower and answer this question: If you could meet any author, who would it be and why?



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74 comments:

  1. AshleyApril 15, 2011 at 11:56 PM

    I'm a new gfc follower.

    hewella1 at gmail dot com

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  2. UnknownApril 15, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    danakburgess@gmail.com
    I guess I'm an 'old' follower because I was following before you posted this. But not by much! If I could meet any author I think it would be Robert Service (poets count, right). I love his poetry and actually want one of his poems on my gravestone when the time comes. I think he would be a real character with a great sense of humour.

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  3. RachelApril 16, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    Aren't blog hops grand?!? They offer both bloggers and reader so much =)

    I'm a new follower!

    If I could meet any author, it'd be Cassandra Clare. I love her work; she never fails to captivate and capture me.
    Hey, and I may even get the chance when she stops by Down Under next month =D Fingers crossed!

    rachybee101[at]live[dot]com[dot]au

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  4. JanhviApril 16, 2011 at 1:41 AM

    i'm a new GFC follower(Janhvi Jagtap)
    i'm having a lot of fun blog hopping:)
    if i could meet one author it would without a doubt be gena showalter because her books are brilliant and i would want to know where she comes up with such swoonworthy characters and stories.

    justjanhvi at gmail dot com

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  5. Shah WhartonApril 16, 2011 at 1:57 AM

    I'm following today - saw you were following me at WordsinSync Weekend Creation Blog Hop and just had to come see you - glad I did. My author to meet is Charlaine Harris I think - Yeah I know she's not a Bronte or Dickens but what would I talk to them about? Apart from gush over their greatness? Charlaine could talk about her True Blood world and it's creation,. thus helping me in writing my own vampire fiction. Shah. X

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  6. lushbookreviewsApril 16, 2011 at 2:04 AM

    Thanks for joinin us on this adventure. Hope you are having fun! I'm a new follower who love to meet Jill shalvis ever since I started reading her books I have never been disappointed. Her books are fun, emotional and filled with some swooning romance.

    Lushbookreviews at yahoo dot com

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  7. Mary PrestonApril 16, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    I'm a new follower.

    I know he is dead (a challenge then) but I would love to talk to Terry Pratchett. What a crazy world his mind must have been in.

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  8. UnknownApril 16, 2011 at 3:12 AM

    I'm so glad I came across your blog. New follower here(IvaliceAlliance)! I would love to meet either Suzanne Collins or Cassandra Clare or both. Both of these authors taught me a lot and introduced me the most thought-provoking books I have ever read.

    sauvadeavelle AT yahoo DOT com

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  9. RenApril 16, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    I'm a new follower (Ren)

    If I can meet my favorite author, it will be between Gena Showalter, Larissa Ione or Nalini Singh, but mostly Gena Showalter. Because she is the reason why I love paranormal genre. Her books is great and I adore her writing and character too.

    Thanks for the giveaway and Happy Easter ^_^

    sawamura_foxman AT yahoo DOT com

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  10. UnknownApril 16, 2011 at 4:49 AM

    I'm a new follower -- Kimmie, Nola

    I'm also in the blog hop as well....stop by, do the comment/follow thing to put "your hat in" to win!

    blazesandbubbles AT gmail DOT com
    readingwithbakingoddess.blogspot.com

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  11. FreakChiqApril 16, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    I'm a new follower.

    I would love to meet Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan because this two ladies are resposible for creating my two book boyfriends, whom I love equally and unconditionally but for different reasons. :D And because I ♥ TMI and TDL.
    Plus, they seem rather cool & I think we would have a blast. :)

    Thanks for the chance!
    sabina DOT dezman AT gmail DOT com

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  12. Jessica McQuinnApril 16, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Hi!

    I'm a new follower - checking out all the others on the hop!

    I would probably want to meet JR Ward...I love the brothers and would want a chance to convince here that Blay and Quhinn need their own whole book and not just a novella!

    Jessica McQuinn
    jessicamcquinn at yahoo dot com

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  13. Book Savvy BabeApril 16, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Hey, I’m an old follower. I would wanna meet Karen Marie Moning, author of the Fever Series, and a highlander series. She is a favorite author of mine, so I would love to meet her!
    booksavvybabe AT gmail DOT com

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  14. ValerieApril 16, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Hello :)

    I'm a new follower...I would love to meet Molly Harper. Her books are hilarious and I'd love to see what she is like in person :)

    varuca25 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  15. HeatherApril 16, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    Hi new follower here!

    I have to say I would like to meet Maria V. Snyder since I enjoy all her books so far and anticipate her next one.

    hpthatbme AT gmail DOT com

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  16. AnonymousApril 16, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Hi =)
    Wow, thank you for this giveaway - you're generous! If I had a chance to meet an author, that would be my favourite, Jeaniene Frost. I love her books, and I thing she is a special woman with very good sense of humor =)
    I'm a new follower and I wish you a happy Easter,
    mikki-mano AT hotmail DOT com

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  17. UnknownApril 16, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    I am new follower! I follow through GFC under lastnerve. Thanks so much for the giveaway. I would totally love to meet Destiny Blaine! Her books are amazing..

    I hope you have a really fun Easter!

    Val
    lastnerve2000 at gmail dot com

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  18. graceApril 16, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    I'm a new follower. I would love to meet Jane Austen because well she's awesome.

    Great giveaway.

    bookslikebreathing at gmail dot com

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  19. June M.April 16, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    New follower. Thanks for the giveaway.

    GFC follower: June M.
    manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com

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  20. Marjorie/cenya2April 16, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    I am a new follower on google reader under cenya2.
    I enjoy these hops, I really enjoy finding new blogs.
    I would like to meet Erica Spindler, her mysteries as they are real page turners.

    cenya2 AT hotmail DOT com

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  21. JuanaApril 16, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Thanks for the fab giveaway!

    New GFC follower = Juana Esparza

    I would love to meet Sherrilyn Kenyon because I'd love to talk to her about her Dark Hunter series and find out about the books/characters that she's working on.

    jmesparza821(at)gmail(dot)com

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  22. OllieApril 16, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    I'm a new follower.

    I would love to meet Jeaniene Frost because I LOVE her Night Huntress series and BONERS most of all.

    Thank you so much for this giveaway!

    redfirewood888(AT)yahoo(DOT)ca

    Ollie aka DarkBloodyVamp

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  23. throuthehazeApril 16, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    I am a new follower (Throuthehaze)
    I would love to meet Gena Showalter. I have loved every book I have read by her and the Lords of the Underworld series is my absolute favorite
    Thanks!

    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

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  24. Cathy MApril 16, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    I am on a Kim Harrison reading binge and would to meet her and get the scoop on future storylines.

    a new follower

    caity_mack at yahoo dot com

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  25. AnonymousApril 16, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    I'd love to meet Dean Koontz...His stories have the perfect mix of horror, suspense, and a great moral without being preachy.
    Thanks for the chance to win:)

    New GFC follower: mk261274

    mk261274 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  26. UnknownApril 16, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    I would love to meet Stephen King, I started reading his books when I was very young! Thanks for the great giveaway! I am a new GFC follower (Kelsey Opsahl)

    Kelsey O.
    kopsahl48 AT gmail DOT com

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  27. CrystalGBApril 16, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Awesome giveaway. I am a new GFC follower.
    Crystal816[at}hotmail[dot]com
    CrystalGB

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  28. Amy (ArtsyBookishGal)April 16, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    I'm a new GFC Follower (ArtsyBookishGal).

    If I could meet any author, it would be J.K. Rowling, not only so we could hang, but also so I could let her know that Fred Weasley, who she killed, is not dead! :)

    Amy // amyismyfriend at aol dot com

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  29. AsianCocoaApril 16, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    I'm a new follower. I would love to meet Shayla Black. Love her books and she seems so down to earth on FB and GR. Thanks for the giveaway.
    asiancocoa94 at aol dot com

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  30. UnknownApril 16, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    I'm a new GFC follower, and a very new book review blogger!

    I'd love to meet David Eddings, he wrote my favorite fantasy series. But he's dead. So my next pick would be Nora Roberts, she's written so much and in different genres.

    mariamusings at gmail dot com

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  31. IdentitySeekerApril 16, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Hi:) I'm a new GFC follower: Identity Seeker

    I would love to meet Margaret Mitchell if she was alive, because I fell hopelessly in love with Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind. I would also like to meet Sandra Brown because her were the first romance novels I read. Barbara Cartland would also be a great personality to meet, as my mum told me some interesting stuff about her writing habits which I would've liked to have met and confirmed with her.

    Thanks

    sarahDOTsetarATgmailDOTcom

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  32. ChristaApril 16, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    New GFC Follower!
    That's such a hard question! I have no idea. : ) Probably Scott Westerfeld. I love how creative his premises are & I think it would be fun to just talk to him! Thanks for the giveaway.

    ambience DOT of DOT rain AT gmail DOT com

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  33. JudyApril 16, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    I am a new follower-GFC-judy.

    After I read a few of Dean Koontz's books I told my husband I would love to meet him and talk to him. I can't imagine all that he writes can come out one person's imagination.

    Judy
    magnolias_1[at]msn[dot]com

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  34. MommysYAaddictionApril 16, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Id like to meet Cassandra Clare!
    new GFC follower

    mommyrds at aol dot com

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

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  35. Linda HendersonApril 16, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    I'd like to meet Nora Roberts/JD Robb because I've been enjoying her books for years.

    New GFC follow as seriousreader

    seriousreader at live dot com

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  36. RFTC BlogApril 16, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    I would love to meet JR Ward. She is my absolute favorite author and I am in love with her books. I would love to talk to her and see how she is able to write such awesome books. Thanks for the giveaway.

    iqb99@yahoo.com
    new blog follower-iqb99

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  37. UnknownApril 16, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Wow, I have to pick just one...This is going to be hard...I guess one of my newest favs would be HP Mallory. I love her books and the fact that she self published after being turned down,becoming a wonderful success. Thanks for the giveaway!

    nonieh96 at yahoo dot com
    New follower Wenona Hulsey

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  38. LadyVampire2uApril 16, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    I am new follower number 55: LadyVampire2u
    If I could meet any author, I think I would like to meet Kim Harrison. I just love her books. Of course I wouldn't mind meeting Sherrilyn Kenyon again.
    Thanks for entering me in your giveaway!
    LadyVampire2u AT gmail DOT com

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  39. Lexie@BookBugApril 16, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    I would want to meet William Shakespeare. He has had such a huge impact on literature that it would be amazing to know what he was really like.
    New GFC follower: Lexie@BookBug
    Email: lexie.bookbug at gmail dot com

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  40. Tiffany DrewApril 16, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Hi! I am a new GFC follower (tiffany drew). I would want to meet Stephen King because he comes up with the creepiest stories and I would love to pick his brain for a few hours and see where he comes up with it all :)

    Thank you for the awesome giveaway!

    jaidahsmommy AT comcast DOT net

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  41. Angela J. PrietoApril 16, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    Thanks for the great giveaway! I would love to meet JR Ward. She is my favorite writer and I would love to learn more about how she comes up with her ideas.
    I am a new GFC follower: Angela J. Prieto
    angelabluejeans7(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  42. SherryApril 16, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    I love blog hops because I can find new authors and blogs.
    new follower

    This is a hard question for me because I have a lot of authors I would love to meet. If I could only meet one author it would be Jayne Ann Krentz I love her books and I think it would be great to talk to her.

    sstrode at scrtc dot com

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  43. JessSApril 17, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway, I'm a new follower(JessS).
    I want to meet Kelley Armstrong because a)I love her books and b) I want to beg her to write another Nadia Stafford book.

    jessicamariesutton(at)msn(dot)com

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  44. BethApril 17, 2011 at 1:13 AM

    If I could meet any author, I'd like to meet Anne McCaffrey. Here Pern series is what turned me into a serious reader back in my freshman year of high school. I've been reading her books for over 30 years now. Longest I've followed any author.

    new GFC follower
    carolcobun(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  45. angelshimmeryApril 17, 2011 at 2:42 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway, I'm a new follower (Angelshimmery), blog hops are great they let you find new sites to follow, I love them.
    If I could meet any author, I'd like to meet Charles de Lint, His books are fabulous it doesn't matter how many times I reread them I still love them . They are my true definition of urban fantasy.

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  46. Carol L.April 17, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    I'm a new GFC follower under Lucky47.
    There are so many I'd love to meet but I'll go with JR Ward too meet the mind that creates such in depth Characters and Alpha, Alpha men. :)And definitely Harper Lee because Atticus Finch is the most beautiful soul I ever had the pleasure to read. A lucky woman Harper, since Atticus is based on her Dad. :)
    Carol L
    Lucky4750 at Aol dot com

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  47. UnknownApril 17, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    I'm following as Karla Vollkopf.
    I'd love to meet Laurell K Hamilton and Sherrilyn Kenyon *-*

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    kah_cherub at hotmail dot com

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  48. CherryApril 17, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    That is a difficult question because there are a lot of authors I want to meet... but I guess Jim Butcher, Carol Berg, Anne Bishop, Angie Sage, Ilona Andrews floats to the top... meeting any one of those authors would send me to book heaven! :)

    New follower. My GFC name is Cherry.

    Twitted about your contest at: http://twitter.com/cherrymischivus/status/59609317178998784

    FB: http://www.facebook.com/cherrymischievous#!/cherrymischievous/posts/213675178658938

    Buzzed: https://profiles.google.com/cherrymischievous/posts/cabJQf7Caqy#cherrymischievous/posts/cabJQf7Caqy

    Cherry Mischievous
    cherrymischif-soldier [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  49. Laura H.April 17, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Thanks for the great giveaway and for participating in this blog hop! I'm a new follower via GFC (MamaHendo3). The author I would most like to meet is J. K. Rowling. She wrote such a wonderful and fascinating tale about a magical world that captured the attention of both old and young alike.

    BornajhawkATaolDOTcom

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  50. Jolene and FamilyApril 17, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    If I could meet any author it would be Larissa Ione because she is amazing and I love her books

    New GFC follower

    june111(at)att(dot)net

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  51. MonaApril 17, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway :)
    New GFC follower(Mona Garg)

    I think I would want to meet VC Andrews b/c I always loved her books. They are so addictive.

    monagargATyahooDOTcom

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  52. RickiApril 17, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    I am a new follower.
    I would love to meet Gregory Maguire because I love his books.
    rickimc[at]aol[dot]com

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  53. Shooting Stars MagApril 17, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    I'm a new follower. I'd love to meet Stephen Chbosky because he wrote one of my all time favorite books PLUS the screenplay for the movie RENT (my fave musical)

    lauren51990 at aol dot com

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  54. JenniferApril 17, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    New GFC follower (jennifer).

    If i could meet any author i'd really like to meet Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy series).

    jlkalman26 at gmail dot com

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  55. Ramblings of a Part time DruidApril 17, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    i am a new gfc follower

    and i would love to meet David Eddings so I could ask him to write a short stories book for Sparhawk cause I miss reading about him

    raynekitten AT gmail DOT com

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  56. MicheleApril 17, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    thanks for the chance to win

    New follower michele Luker

    jmluker(at)winco(dot)net

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  57. jessicaApril 17, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    I'm a new GFC follower. I would love to meet Jaid Black and Mercedes lackey. I love their books and I haven't seen them yet.
    jessangil at gmail dot com

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  58. UnknownApril 17, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Thank you for the fantastic giveaway!

    I'm your newest follower! :-)

    I would like to meet Kelley Armstrong because I LOVE her Women of the Otherword series and she was the one making me discover the UF genre! :-D

    stella.exlibris (at) gmail (dot) com

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  59. JoAnnaApril 17, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Thanks for the great giveaway!
    I want to meet Larissa Ione! I love her Demonica series. She is going to AAD this year so I will get to meet her. Can't wait.
    new GFC follower (beckerjo)
    beckerjo at verizon dot net

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  60. UnknownApril 17, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Hi I'm new here :)
    I would want to meet Dianna Love because she oh so nice online and has a great sense of humour.

    leanne_gag at hotmail dot com

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  61. KimApril 17, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    I'm a new follower. :)
    I would love to meet Ellen Hopkins. She is my favorite YA author so it would be pretty great. I probably wouldn't be able to form a complete sentence around her, but oh well.
    Or J.K. Rowling, because it's J.K. Rowling. She pretty much created my childhood.

    henderkd(at)email(dot)sc(dot)edu

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  62. KatieApril 17, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    i am a new follower and an author that i would love to meet is Richelle Mead.

    katie_tp(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  63. latishajeanApril 17, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    I would say Richelle Mead because I love her books and vampire academy is my favorite and got me into reading! Im a new GFC follower/latishajean
    tishajean@ charter.net

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  64. IandSsmomApril 17, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Thank you for the giveaway!!
    Happily a new follower!!
    GFC follower Shannon Johnson
    I would like to meet Stephen King since I have been a fan forever!!
    shannonjean14(at)gmail(dot)com

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  65. Jennifer MathisApril 17, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    new follower
    wow there's so many i would want to meet but I guess at the top of the list would be Kresley Cole

    meandi09 AT yahoo.com

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  66. hollsApril 17, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    i couldnt choose just one! Im so excited! GFC follower holly wright
    hollybwright at comcast dot net

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  67. ChantelApril 17, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    I'm a new follower.
    If I could meet any author I think I'd pick Erin McCarthy. I love her books and it'd be cool to tell her so face to face.

    cwilliams127 at gmail dot com

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  68. FedoraApril 17, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    Thanks and happy Easter!

    I have a gigantic list of authors I'd love to meet... one at the top of the list is Sarah Mayberry. She's an incredible writer, and of course, I'd love to visit Australia, where she lives :)

    f dot chen at comcast dot net
    new GFC follower

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  69. AnonymousApril 17, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    New GFC Follower, librarypat.
    There are so many I would love to visit with. Diana Gabaldon would be an interesting person to chat with.

    librarypat AT comcast DOT net

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  70. ashleyApril 17, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    New Follower-ashley

    J.K Rowling-I'm obsessed with Harry Potter and I would try to convince (FORCE..SHHH) her to write more of course!!!

    ashtreygonesmokeya(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

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  71. PamkApril 17, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    new follower and I'd love to meet JK Rowling. She write books that both me and my sons love.
    scrtsbpal at yahoo dot com

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  72. DarlynApril 17, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    If I would meet an author, that would probably be Sidney sheldon. I always wanted to meet him and tell him that he's rock!

    darlyn225 at gmail dot com

    Thanks so much!

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  73. Linda: Book NinjaApril 17, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway! New GFC follower: lindadao2060
    I'd love to meet Suzanne Collins! Hunger Games is one of my favorite books if not my favorite. I'd love to hear about her thought on writing the book and what she's thought about the popularity. And of course I'd love to learn if she was team Peeta or Gale.
    Lindadao2060 at yahoo dot com

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  74. APApril 17, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    New follower! Great giveaway!

    Author I would love to meet is Maya Angelou. SHe is such a strong powerful woman, who went through so much and came through with such grace and wisdom!
    After her I'd say Kresley COle, Rachel Gibson and Larissa Ione, because they are so funny and I love to laugh!

    Amanda P
    prnovel AT gmail DOT com
    www.paranormalromancenovel.com

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