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What Julie Leto had to say on Friday, September 15th, 2006
Julie’s Jungle Madness Friday!
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DIRTY LITTLE LIES has been out for three weeks now and it’s time to party!

The Junge Madness giveaway is the Valor Gold Selection Sampler. This attractive box of chocolates is the ideal introduction to Valor Spanish Chocolates, or perhaps a wonderful gift for someone who likes all types of chocolate, because it contains a generous sampling of everything. Look at the photos to see the variety – Valor’s famous bon bons, individually wrapped solid chocolate squares, chocolate covered almonds, and “Cuvé” – milk and dark chocolate sticks filled with flavored praline.

I gave this away weeks ago at my Marisela website and it was VERY popular!

I’m also going to send the winner a signed copy of DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS (the first book, if you don’t have it!) and a signed bookplate that you can put into your copy of DIRTY LITTLE LIES, because I know you’ve already bought it, because, well, I’ve been pushing that book on you like a used car salesman. :devil: And, just because I’m in a party mood, I’m also going to send a Cuban music CD that you can dance around the house with! Go on…I won’t tell if you’re shaking your groove thang! :cooldance:

Just post a comment…you know the drill. US entrants only because of the chocolate. Winner will be chosen via random drawing!

ALSO–you may have noticed that the Plotmonkeys now have a newsletter! If you sign up (look to your right,) you are automatically entered to win one backlist title from each of the Plotmonkeys! I’m giving away a copy of MAKING WAVES. Leslie is offering SHE’S GOT THE LOOK. Carly and Janelle haven’t specified titles, but you’ll get a great gift pack from all the monkeys! Sign up now!

Julie Leto

JulieBy all reports, Julie Leto was a sweet child once, somewhat shy, preferring to play quietly in her room making up stories. However, being raised with three brothers in a loud, primarily Italian household did have its influences and Julie discovered her inner tough girl. That’s probably why most of her heroines kick serious butt. Writing sassy heroines has worked out, as she’s sold nearly thirty books to three publishers featuring strong, confident women. Julie lives in Florida with her husband, daughter, spoiled dachshund, enormous guinea pig and a wide range of relatives all within driving distance.

83 comments to “Julie’s Jungle Madness Friday!”

  1. Maureen says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 6:25 am · Link

    What a great prize! Hope everyone has a great weekend



  2. Karen B says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 6:39 am · Link

    :love2:Chocolate – just what I crave to drown my sorrow this am:cry:



  3. Cheryl S. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 7:55 am · Link

    And yet another great prize pack! Already signed up for the newsletter.
    Have a great weekend everyone!



  4. Nina says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:03 am · Link

    Julie,

    Best of luck on your book sales! I’ve already contributed toward the best seller list! :thumbsup:



  5. Kelly R. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:31 am · Link

    The monkeys go from diets to chocolates in 60 second. LOL! By the way, I found out those new neighbors aren’t vampires (or at least not that we know of) but that they are college students, about 4-5 of them, paying $3K per month 8O to live in a house a doctor used to live in (so picture the size/niceness/etc.) I’m still going to tell people they’re vamps because it’s a lot more interesting. Frankly, I think I would’ve preferred the vamps :bat: to the college kids, no offense to college kids intended, but this just isn’t a college party kind of neighborhood. :)



  6. Kelly says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:40 am · Link

    TGIF!! :wave: Have a great weekend everyone. Awesome prize Julie.



  7. Crystal B. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:48 am · Link

    Great prize! Have a great weekend everyone! :)



  8. Gigi says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:49 am · Link

    Hi everybody count me in.:D:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:



  9. Barbara-Jo says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 9:20 am · Link

    Now how can we all support Janelle and diet and live healthy if you’re giving away more chocolates? Oh, what the heck, sign me up!! Maybe I’ll share them!



  10. katie says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 9:33 am · Link

    Since I can’t drink and I am having a bad week, chocolate might be just the ticket. Great prize!:cocktail::cocktail::cocktail::cocktail::cocktail:



  11. ev says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 9:36 am · Link

    CHOCOLATE!!! Why do men never understand how important it really is in the scheme of things???



  12. Lois says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 9:39 am · Link

    Oooooooh chocolate!! You guys certainly know my addicition! LOL :) Please enter me too! :)

    Lois:thumbsup:



  13. Mary says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 9:39 am · Link

    Great Prize today, a signed book and even a whole lot of chocolate. Good Luck everyone. :cheer:



  14. Darla says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 9:39 am · Link

    Happy Friday All!:cocktail:



  15. Beth says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 9:44 am · Link

    Yummy awesome prize! Happy Friday everyone



  16. Julie says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 9:51 am · Link

    Woo Hoo Chocolate. Right up my alley. Dying to read Dirty Little Secrets so I can run right out and buy Dirty Little Lies.



  17. Cherylann Natale says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 10:07 am · Link

    OK Ladies I won the chocolate on Julie’s website and it isvery very delicious

    Good Luck everyone



  18. Barbara says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 10:24 am · Link

    Cool prize Julie. I was a bit curious as to why DLL was in mass market the first time out…expected it to be in the trade size as DLS was.

    Barbara



  19. Tyne says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 10:24 am · Link

    :party: what a phenomenal gift!..i love chocolate on friday!:cooldance:thanks Julie! how often is the plotmonkey newsletter coming out?



  20. Denise says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 10:41 am · Link

    Chocolate and a good book — my idea of heaven! :thumbsup:



  21. Jill Vatican says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 10:53 am · Link

    I :love2: Chocolate!



  22. carol carlson says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 10:56 am · Link

    :party: oh chocolate! great prize. :love2: the blog gets me started in mornings. have a great weekend everyone.



  23. Karen K says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:00 am · Link

    Wonderful prize ,Have a wonderful weekend. Ours is calling for cold temps and Rain.
    So will be sending time reading. Which is not a bad thing.:thumbsup:



  24. Tina says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:07 am · Link

    What a YUMMY prize!



  25. Jamie says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:08 am · Link

    Good chocolate and good books… I think I’m drooling.

    Have a great weekend!



  26. Angie-la says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:13 am · Link

    Nice prize, Julie! Gosh, just the book alone would be fabulous, but throw in chocolate…Whoa! :cheer:
    Happy Friday everyone!



  27. Jodie says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:28 am · Link

    Happy Friday everyone!

    Hubby’s off this weekend :cooldance: so I hope everyone has as great a weekend as I plan on having (he’s only off every 3rd weekend so boy do I have plans for him :happy2:) By the time he gets finished with all the chores I have planned for him he’ll be glad to see Monday.

    Happy Weekend!!



  28. ardie says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:49 am · Link

    Two of my favorite things in life, great books and chocolate. I just finshed reading “Dirty Little Secerts” and oh my goodness. :love2: The Amazon fairy just arrived with “Dirty Little Lies”. I can hardly wait to read what kind of “steam” Marisela and Frankie will create.



  29. Elisa Varey says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:51 am · Link

    Yummy chocolate… I love the prize. :thumbsup: Have a good weekend.



  30. Amy S. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:52 am · Link

    Great prize! Count me in!



  31. Carolyn A. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:55 am · Link

    Yeah! Cool prize. Please enter me.
    Have a great weekend everyone! :party:



  32. Dena says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:56 am · Link

    GREAT PRIZE, love chocolate and reading are my favorite things:love2:



  33. Debbie says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:14 pm · Link

    WOW! Great Prize. I was wondering if Kelly R is really Pipa because who can afford 3K for a home?!!? I pay like 1/10 (?) of that, and it stresses me out every 1st of the month.

    Anywho……Have a super Weekend everyone…..:love2::love2::love2::love2::love2::love2::love2::love2::love2:



  34. joelle says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:20 pm · Link

    Love the yummy prize and great book



  35. ellie says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:21 pm · Link

    Wow! Great Prize. Fab book.



  36. sharon says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:22 pm · Link

    Fave prize. Chocolate and a book.



  37. pearl says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:24 pm · Link

    Wonderful prizes this week. Great weekend too.



  38. alissa says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:25 pm · Link

    I am crazy about your prizes this week. You are the best.



  39. michele l. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:26 pm · Link

    Whoopeeeeee!!!!!! :cheer: Chocolates! :thumbsup:

    I love the awesome prize Julie! Especially an autographed book by you! :cooldance:

    You plotmonkeys come up with most awesome prizes! :cocktail: :cocktail::cocktail::cocktail:
    :party:

    I hope I win this one for sure!



  40. Cryna says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:29 pm · Link

    GOOD LUCK EVERYONE, it looks like an awesome prize, I know I am disqualified because of residing in Canada, but I did want to wish everyone else good luck…………..Have a great weekend everyone………



  41. Susan says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:30 pm · Link

    Teriffic prize!:thumbsup:

    Good luck to everyone!:cheer:



  42. Jen W says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:31 pm · Link

    :bowdown: Oh yum! Chocolate is the best!!!! Wow you seem to always get tons of posts on the days that you have a contest. I’ve never read Dirty Little Secrets before but since I found the Plot Monkey’s website you have all introduced me to some wonderful books. I’m currently reading Hot Number by Carly Phillips. Oh back to the chocolate :D ! Hope whoever wins will enjoy it all!



  43. Carol says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:35 pm · Link

    I love chocolate and good books! Enjoy your weekend! :cheer:



  44. Leslie says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 12:36 pm · Link

    Oh, yum, Julie, you foul temptress! I am trying so hard to use Janellle’s post from yesterday as an inspiration to be good. Whoever wins–eat a chocolate vicariously for me while I drag my sorry butt to Curves, okay?

    PS: Kelly…lol on the vampires vs. college students!



  45. TRICIA says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 1:06 pm · Link

    hey Julie,

    Great prize!!! Bring on the Chocolate!!!!!

    happy weekend!:party:



  46. Patricia W says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 1:13 pm · Link

    Temptation, temptation. Sign me up. I’ll read the book and give away (or try very hard) the chocolates.



  47. Julie Leto says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 1:25 pm · Link

    You know…I never thought about the timing with Janelle’s post…but the good thing about the chocolate sampler is that all the chocolates are individually wrapped so it’s…PORTION CONTROL! Yeah, that’s it. :devil:

    Barbara asked about DLL being mass market while DLS was trade–that was a choice made by me and the publisher. I just thought that the $12 prize was steep for romance readers who buy a lot of books–and the fact that DLS was shelved in FICTION (rather that in ROMANCE) made it hard for a lot of my readers to find. I hope this was the right choice. Someday, hopefully, DLL will be re-released in mass market.

    Kelly, LOL on the college students. You’re right…vamps are much more interesting. (BTW, I know Kelly R personally…she could be a celebrity, but she’s just an attorney. :lol: )



  48. Estella says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 2:11 pm · Link

    Chocolate is always a great prize and the book is a bonus!



  49. Sue Mont says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 2:16 pm · Link

    Sampler looks inviting and delicous.Book and other prizes funamundo( yes. I know a little spanglish!).



  50. Susan P. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 2:27 pm · Link

    Dirty Little Secrets and chocolate! Together – yum! This is a great prize package.



  51. kim H says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 2:44 pm · Link

    sounds great. have a great weekend. happy reading



  52. Jen Hall says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 2:52 pm · Link

    I gotta say that the chocolate is a great idea. You can never go wrong. I love the blog and that there is something new everyday. Going to sign up for the newsletter next. Keep up the great work.



  53. Cathie says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 2:52 pm · Link

    Oh I want choclate, but too to have this book signed would be fab!! I saw the cover for both the trade and mm, and wow, you got great covers from them Julie!!

    Am I right that more will come out related to this book soon? I hope so! Too you have lots of goodies to read o f yours so always looking forward to them. Great to say hi to you too Julie!



  54. Susana says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 3:42 pm · Link

    I got my copy this week and am going to start reading it this weekend!!!!



  55. Jennifer Y. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 4:09 pm · Link

    Great giveaway!



  56. Kris says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 4:25 pm · Link

    Chocolate! :love2: Chocolate! :bowdown: must have Chocolate!! :love2:



  57. Jennifer C says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 4:42 pm · Link

    Great Prize!! Have a Wonderful Weekend Everyone!!:cooldance:



  58. Cherie Japp says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 5:19 pm · Link

    Wow! What an awesome prize! Pick me! Pick me! :-) Have a great weekend everyone!



  59. Melissa V says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 5:32 pm · Link

    yummy prize, i’d love it all! great idea to have a newsletter!



  60. Diana says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 5:37 pm · Link

    Cool prizes, Julie. The chocolates sound yummy, and I’d love to check out the book. :)

    Diana



  61. julie says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 7:37 pm · Link

    What a great prize. Everyone have a great weekend.



  62. Shelley says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:00 pm · Link

    Sure would like some chocolate and good book too!!

    Have a great weekend



  63. Julie S says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:19 pm · Link

    Count me in! Have a great weekend!
    :cocktail:



  64. Donna M says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:19 pm · Link

    :cheer: Wow, 2 of my favorite things, books & chocolate! Thanks Julie for another great Plotmonkey prize. Good luck everyone. :)
    Have a great weekend.



  65. Helen Mac says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:45 pm · Link

    :cheer: Chocolate!!!! Yay.



  66. Pat L. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:48 pm · Link

    :party:
    Great prize – as always. Count me in. Great w/e to all.



  67. Karen T. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 8:59 pm · Link

    I really, really, really want this prize!. Fingers crossed!



  68. Linda says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:33 pm · Link

    :wave: Ladies,

    WoW great looking :present: I so could use the chocolate right now :mrgreen: and with a great looking book to read woohoo. Count me in :D

    Have A Wonderful & Lovely Safe Weekend Everyone :cocktail:

    Hugssss
    Linda.H.



  69. Jessica M. says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:39 pm · Link

    That box does look fabulous!



  70. catslady says:
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     · September 15th, 2006 at 11:41 pm · Link

    Wow chocolates and a good book – what could be better. Thanks for the chance :cooldance:



  71. Jennifer K. says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 12:03 am · Link

    Oh no… we’re back to chocolates 8O Well, even though it would royally screw up my diet, count me in.



  72. Claudia says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 12:31 am · Link

    This sounds like a great prize since it contains two of my favorite things.



  73. Marie says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 12:36 am · Link

    Oooh, chocolate! :love2::D
    Have a great weekend everyone



  74. Renee says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 12:39 am · Link

    :cheer: Whooo Hoooo! what a fantabulous prize!! Sure would love to eat that yummy box of chocolate’s while reading your new book!! Keep up the great job that each of you do! Soooo… pick me :wave: and I’ll definately do a little happy dance!!:cooldance:

    Renee



  75. Dorothy Sexton says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 1:05 am · Link

    You make Friday’s fun



  76. Laurie G says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 5:40 am · Link

    Valor chocolates… Wow gorgeous package!!! I haven’t heard of Valor but they sound GREAT!! I don’t know of one person who doesn’t… LOVE CHOCOLATE! Plus your book!! FANTASTIC prize!!



  77. Lori D. says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 6:36 am · Link

    Wonderful prize – candy looking especially good.



  78. KimW says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 10:44 am · Link

    :wave::wave: Good morning :wave::wave:

    ooh, I want to win! That’s a great prize!!



  79. Helen L. says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 6:25 pm · Link

    Yum! Chocolate and books – what could be better? Nothing!!!:?



  80. Rachael D. says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 10:24 pm · Link

    Great Prizes! :):cocktail: I can’t wait to read Dirty Little Lies!



  81. Rosie G. says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 11:30 pm · Link

    Those chocolates are calling my name!



  82. Joanne V. says:
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     · September 16th, 2006 at 11:31 pm · Link

    :party:
    A book and that box of chocolate are mighty tempting. Thanks for offering it.



  83. Tina Novinski Radcliffe says:
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     · September 17th, 2006 at 10:49 pm · Link

    What a wonderful prize. This is my first visit. Love the blog.

    Tina



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