PACKING UP SOME LOVE

This is what I did all of Sunday afternoon - packing up holiday boxes to send to the troops. These eight boxes, together with three big boxes that were shipped back in the summer, brings the total poundage of goodies shipped to the troops over the past few years to approximately 900 pounds. Pretty incredible, huh? I'll be buying some more Christmas candy, lights, decorations, music and DVDs, hopefully tomorrow or Wednesday, and then I'll have three additional boxes to get to the P.O. What a great feeling!

My long weekend was also spend reading - I'll have a review for Sasha White's PRIMAL MALE posted in the next couple of days, followed by a review for Karin Tabke's MASTER OF TORMENT. I haven't forgotten the Jill Shalvis HEATING UP THE HOLIDAYS giveaway, and am pleased to announce an upcoming giveaway for several copies of the upcoming Blaze by Lisa Renee Jones, LONE STAR SURRENDER, together with copies of ALLURING TALES (Awaken the Fantasy), DAMNED, DELICIOUS AND DANGEROUS, and ALLURING TALES (Hot Holiday Nights) - so stay tuned!!

Laurie

TROOP BOXES ARE ON THEIR WAY!

Look at those beautiful boxes! I just returned home from from mailing the above pictured boxes from our troop holiday project - another five boxes were shipped last Saturday. I would point out that three of today's boxes are headed off to some of the winners of our drawing - but still, that's 18 boxes for the troops - the most I've ever sent out of a single project! I don't have an exact count, but my estimation is that we have shipped approximately 800 pounds to the troops to date. How incredibly awesome is that??

I can't begin to thank everyone enough for their generosity - the authors who donated books and other fabulous goodies for prizes, many of whom also sent checks or gift cards for shopping, the readers who gave from the heart - more checks and gift cards, boxes of goodies, and one reader sent the most beautiful crocheted ornaments - bunches and bunches and bunches of them - for the troops. While every single donation was so deeply appreciated, the time and effort put into those ornaments deeply touched me.

So now that this project is in the record books, I'm definitely calling it a huge success!

I hope everyone has a terrific weekend as we head into December!!

Big hugs,
Laurie