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Welcome to my stop on the Holiday Gifts of love!
It’s a Happy Holiday from your favorite Authors and Bloggers. While we know everyone celebrates a different way, we wanted to make sure that you guys knew how much we treasure you all. So from Dec 14th to Dec 17th, all 200 or so of us will be blogging about the holidays and what they mean to us. We may talk about our favorite holiday traditions, recipes, gifts, reads, heroes, and so much more. We want to hear about what you do for the holidays, what you read, and who you’ll spend it with. We hope to see you here and happy hopping!
And while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. Yep. There will be over 200 giveaways on each blog hosted by that Author or Blogger.
But that’s not all….
We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times!
Now what are those prizes?
1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet (INT)
2nd Grand Prize: A $200 Amazon or B&N Gift Card (INT)
3rd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more! (US ONLY)
Holidays ROCK! I love giving gifts away. It’s so much fun to play Santa. For this hop, I get to play Santa again :) When my niece and nephew were small, we used to hide all the gifts and then rush to put them under the tree. Once we got a bigger place it was easier to hide them.
Let’s put gifts aside for a second while I share a recipe my latin family adores.
Coquito
Coquito is a Puerto Rican version of Egg Nog. It is to die for.4-6 Servings
10 min 10 min prep
1 Quart of Egg Nog – Any brand
2 Cans coconut cream (preferably Goya or Coco Lopez)
1 Can sweetened condensed milk
1 Can evaporated milk
2 Teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Cups rum (can add more and should use WHITE rum like Bacardi white)
1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 Tablespoon ground nutmeg
Blend all ingredients in a blender with ice. Refrigerate the rest. Serve cold, sip and enjoy.
Now, back to gifting!!! I’d like to give a gift away HERE. You have chances at each of the 3 Grand Prizes also!
1 Winner – A $10 amazon.com GC!
For a chance to win MY prize, all you need to do is comment below with the best Christmas gift you ever got. Use the rafflecopter for extra entries and BE SURE TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON YOUR COMMENTS!!!
Take a moment to read about my latest release: Stranded Temptation.
Stranded Temptation
Stranded together, their passions will run wild.
Kara has a deep dislike for her boss, Max. She also wants him so badly it’s making her nuts. He’s a workaholic, a robot man. And he’s never shown the least bit of interest in her or anything else that wasn’t recorded in the corporate minutes. But when their plane crashes on the way to a meeting, leaving them stranded on a deserted island…just the two of them, all alone with all that ocean around them…Kara decides it’s time to start living. And by living, she means using Max for all the hot sex she’s been denied.
Max wants Kara—has wanted her for a long time. Unable to come out and cross the line between professional and personal, he makes her accompany him on business trips just to have her around. When they crash land and Kara shows him how much she wants him, he decides to quit being so professional and take the woman of his dreams. After all, what happens in the middle of nowhere, stays in the middle of nowhere. Until they’re rescued.
Back in the real world, things aren’t as easy. Kara is afraid to start a relationship with a man who completely ignored her until she took off her clothes, and Max is afraid she’ll never be able to trust him. But when someone makes it clear that Kara’s in danger, Max has more to protect than Kara’s feelings. And now that he has her, he’s not about to let her go.
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Love you sweetie! You books are amazing and so are you!!
My best christmas present was my when my kids came home and my kindle!!
Need I say more? :)
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Thanks Carrie! hey nothing beats books LOL
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Oh, since I was 6 I was fascinated with the world of stories, and when I turned 7 my parents gave me a full collection of 12 books of fairytales. I totally loved them. I kept one of them, I still have it. :) I even read some stories to my kids from it.
Thanks for the giveaway!
morebooksthanlivros@gmail.com
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The best gift I have ever received is my kindle. Being English and living in Spain for the last 24yrs it was really hard to get good books in english I had to make do with second hand books bought from the car boot sales. When my son bought my kindle a whole new world of books became available. Happy holidays everyone.
p.winmill@hotmail.com
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Kindles rock!
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My daughter!! She was gifted to me in Nov!! Best present ever!
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aww I bet! my little guy was my birthday gift (he was born about a month before)
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Won a trip to Hawaii.
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that is awesome!!!
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the best gift recieved was my three kids after my husband died they became my everything hearing them say i love you mom is best gift in the world
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awww Jennifer, that’s great. At least they are a gift he left you :)
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It was a green coat my boyfriend got last Christmas.
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i got a key board :)
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I like those kinds of gifts because I KNOW I’ll use it until it dies LOL
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My best gift was my dog. He was 4wks old. He is a teacup chihuahua. My husband and kids surprised me with him.
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My best gift over Christmas? When my brother unexpectedly got leave from active duty over Christmas in 1983!!!
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My best gift was when my husband asked me to marry him. His family lives six hours away and we decided to spend our daughters first Christmas with them… and that’s when he proposed.
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A computer when I really needed one
fencingromein at hotmail dot com
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My best gift was when I got my kindle. Thanks for the giveaway.
mythic021@gmail.com
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It is a tie between a Nook Color and shopping spree, both from husband!
susanmplatt AT hotmail DOT com
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Best gift is watching my son’s reaction on Christmas morning! Thanks for the hop and for the chance to win!
Happy Holidays!!
ehaney578 at aol dot com
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My very best gift was after a year of being hospitalized with Bone Cancer my 8 year old daughter went into remission and we were able to go home. And that was over 12 years ago and she’s been healthy ever since. I think that counts as my Holiday Miracle. :)
Carol L
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Oh my goodness, I forgot to say Thank you for the recipe. Guess what I’ll be making for our Christmas Eve get together. Sounds incredible Milly.
Happy Holidays.
Carol L.
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Thanks for the giveaway! and my fave gift was concert tickets one year
parisfan_ca@yahoo.com
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I loved the San Jose Sharks jersey I got a few years ago.
vitajex(at)aol(Dot)com
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It was definately my Kindle! I love it, best present ever!
Thanks for the great giveaway and happy holidays!
kacidesigns AT yahoo DOT com
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I would have to say this huge dollhouse my dad got me as a child :)
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
cassandrahicks1989@yahoo.com
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A Barbie dream house! Thanks for the giveaway!
~Krista
pinkbonanza{ AT }gmail{ DOT }com
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Best gift I ever got was my class ring! Thanks and happy holidays!
Beccaboo97200 at att dot net
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A cute doll that my parents gave me when I was a kid.
Thanks for the giveaway!
by.evie at yahoo dot com dot br
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Best gift was my engagement ring :). Have a Merry Christmas!!
vampiremistress2010(at)gmail(dot)com
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Best gift… lottery ticket worth $1000!
zenfoxflowerATyahooDOTcom
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Best ever….my engagement ring 7 years ago. :) dutchess7200@gmail.com
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my parents gave me a sapphire bracelet (my birthstone) – it reminds me of them every time I wear it.
sallans d at yahoo dot com
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the best gift i ever got, was a crystal butterfly from hubby our first christmas.
miriam.whitewolf@gmail.com
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I haven’t had too many great gifts as an adult, but my favorite was when I was little. We were poor and that meant used and hand me downs. One Christmas Santa had spread toys all over the living room to look like there was more. The present that I remember most though was brand new coloring books and a big box of Crayola crayons. To this day I still remember how they smelled and how smooth they were. :)
peach_hugs@yahoo.com
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I would say my laptop as far as material but last year my Dad had a heartattak in November and my 16 year old nephew had a pacemaker put in the beginning of December and they are both doing great now, Thats the best ever.
Merry Christmas
crystaley73 at yahoo dot com
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A huge box of books!
Merry Christmas to you! Thank you for the giveaway!
verusbognar (at) gmail (dot) com
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I’ve tried eggnog once and was not a fan…
But the most favored gift that stands out as an adult was the microwave my grams got me when hubby and I first move din together. As a child it was the Miko barbie she always got me as a child. That was my favorite toy.
Raonaid at gmail dot com
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Thanks about thinking of INT peeps too! My best pressie was a camera I got a few years ago
Happy hols
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Happy Holidays! Great giveaway!
aprilnu2003(at)yahoo(dot)com
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Oops…I forgot to mention my favorite Christmas gift…diamond ring from my husband!
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A puppy. Best. Gift. Ever. Happy Holidays!
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books!
Happy Holidays!
ajcraig77@comcast.net
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My Kindle last year!
angelheart618@gmail.com
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Happy Happy Holidays! Thanks for the great giveaway!
My best gift ever is my kindle fire I received last year! Ereaders are a bookworms best friend!
grapeapril75(AT)gmail.com
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A trip to Italy!
Thanks for the chance and Happy Holidays!
sqwalker2@hotmail.com
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A laptop 2 years ago.
magic5905 at embarqmail dot com
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My Barbie Dreamhouse. Happy Holidays!
Lasha
mslasha at gmail dot com
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Hi Milly *waves hands wildly* Good to see you on the hop. The best gift I have ever gotten was a Cabbage Patch Kid when I was nine. It looked very similar to me and they were so hard to find that year, I knew it wasn’t an easy task for my mom to get it for me. Your family’s eggnog sounds great but it seems like something is missing…. *puts on thinking cap* Ohhhhh alcohol! Yep, a must have for every holiday in my family. :)
Thanks so much for the great giveaway.
Happy holidays to you and your family,
Marlena
charmedpoms(at)yahoo(dot)com
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one year i got a rainbowbrite and sprite for christmas
kaholgate at ymail dot com
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A bunch of Bath and Body Works stuff that I got last year. Thanks for the chance to win!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
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The best Christmas gift I get every year is a shower curtain from my husband. It stems from our first Christmas together. I was pregnant and it seemed every gift I opened was for the baby – nothing for me. In a hopeless search for something that wouldn’t make me cry he bought a new shower curtain for our bathroom. It was so unexpected I smiled all day. SO, every year I get a shower curtain, which I know means “I love you”.
Thanks for the hop!
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when i was a kid i got a tabletop hockey game, me and my friends had tournaments for years – regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
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My 1st baby doll. I was 8 and it was my 1st store bought gift :D Happy Holidays
missie25524 @ netzero.com
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Oh my I love eggnog so i will totally have to try your reciepe… Thanks for being part of the blog hop and merry christmas.
j.m.platt83@gmail.com
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a pretty silver bracelet
Thank you for the chance!
spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com
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Hello, thanks for the giveaway! The best Christmas gift I ever got was my pink jeep when I was little.
skizzles_22_hju@yahoo.com
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one year for christmas my husband gave me a teddybear holding a box and inside of it was a diamond ring that i wanted it made me cry angelwolfmystic@yahoo.com
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My best gift was a tv
wendy.pogrant@yahoo.com
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I for years kept saying I would never get an e-reader and I much preferred print books. Well, I got a kindle around the holidays.. and I’ve never looked back. :D I am soo very glad I got one. I still love print books, but having the kindle has made me discover authors I never would have found otherwise and for that I’m very grateful. (Plus, I look back at my stupidity and have a laugh)
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What an awesome hop!! And a fantastic giveaway! Thank you!! Im thankful for whatever i receive. I love it all! Although, a couple of weeks ago, my sister bought me a homemade blanket. She handmade it, stitched my name in. Its so pretty! Happy holidays to you all! Best wishes and many blessings!
shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
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A ring. I’m spending this holiday season with my family and hoping to win so I can read more romances. I don’t have an ereader. Happy Holidays! lisarayns at gmail dot com
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I once got a Steampunk laptop.
Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com
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My best Christmas present was my nook!
laceyblossom1(at)gmail(dot)com
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My best gift ever was the year a family member bought me a replacement pair of Birkenstocks. I have RSD in my foot and couldn’t afford a new pair and they saw I really needed shoes and bought them. It was the nicest thing.
planterofhope at aol dot com
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My best present I got was the year my son actually wasnt sick for Christmas.
Merry Christmas !
~Kym
flwrs4ever(at)yahoo(dot)com
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My best Christmas present ever was a cruise the Bahamas to celebrate my parents 30th wedding anniversary!
snhoveln (at) gmail (dot) com
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I am a mom so it is natural for me to say my daughters first christmases.
Thanks for the great giveaway
Happy Holidays
BeckeyWhiteATgmailDOTcom