Low Sodium Cooking From the Heart by Pam Vivian

  Please welcome Pam Vivian author of Low Sodium Cooking From the Heart

Pam Vivian will be awarding a $15 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

Low Sodium Cooking From the Heart

by Pam Vivian

 

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GENRE: Cookbook

 

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INTERVIEW:

1. Stephanie a Hepatology Nurse Practioner that saved my life.  

2. For cookbooks…knowledge and love of cooking and baking.

3. When I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver I was told to go on a low sodium diet.  I was handed a sheet of paper that said foods that are ok to eat and foods to avoid.  I thought I love to cook and bake so I can work with this but what about the people that don’t.  I think I can help them.

4. Years of cooking and baking.

5. Eating healthy is important for everyone.

6.  I am doing another cookbook as requested by my youngest grandson but will probably not publish it. It will contain the rest of the family favourites.  I will just do it for my family members. 

7. N/A

8.  On Amazon if you look at the kindle version you can see the first several pages.  If you would like to see more I can show you.

9. No.

10. I published it to help others on a low sodium diet.   

11. I did not receive any.

12. I have only published one cookbook. I did a list of recipes I wanted to include at the beginning.

13. By entertaining, cooking and baking for people, also, asking for feedback on new recipes.

14. My favourite recipe in the book is Tomato Basil Chicken. Fresh basil is one of my favourite herbs.

15. N/A

16. It is an excellent beginner cookbook for anyone with quick, easy recipes.  Most recipes can be made with ingredients found in your kitchen so you don’t need to buy half of the grocery store to make them.  Anyone can cook from it and add more salt if not on a loso diet, although, I don’t think you will need to add salt.  Please visit my Facebook Author’s page Pamela Vivian for more information and recipes.

BLURB:

 

Low sodium cooking including family favourites. I have tried to include interesting little bits of the history of recipes or whose favourite it is. The book contains recipes from basic daily meals to a few gourmet ones.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

It is quite shocking to be given the news that you have hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver. Yes, you know you have not been feeling up to snuff lately: tired, lethargic, not sleeping well and your stomach has been a little off but nothing you feel you should really go and bother your doctor about. Doesn’t everyone go through these stages once in a while?

 

Then all of a sudden your belly swells and there is a war going on in there and off to Emergency you go. Next comes the diagnosis of hepatitis C and cirrhosis.

 

After that, all chaos breaks out in your body. For those that also suffer with this and are wondering what symptoms other people have, the following are some of mine:

 

Inability to think

 

Pain in muscles, joints and bones

 

Dizziness and poor balance

 

Reduced vision

 

Hair loss

 

Terrible skin and nails

 

Itchy skin and stinging red spots

 

Muscle cramps and twitching

 

Restless legs

 

Shaky

 

Weight loss

 

Not sleeping

 

Extreme tiredness

 

No energy

 

Cold

 

Inflammation especially in pelvic area at night

 

Upset and very noisy stomach (Oh the agony sometimes, sharp pains, dull ache, etc.)

 

Nausea and vomiting

 

Fluid retention and swelling

 

Memory loss - forget people, places and thing.

 

The whole world revolving when you lay flat in bed - holding on so you don’t fall off.

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Although I have spent my life working in business management and finance the things I love to do are cook, bake and quilt.

 

Health conscious cookbook author. Read her new book "Low Sodium Cooking From the Heart" Now available on Amazon & Indigo.

 

 

CONNECT WITH PAM VIVIAN

 

FACEBOOK - Pamela Vivian | Facebook

 

 

PURCHASE LINKS Low Sodium Cooking From the Heart                    

 

AMAZON.COM - https://amazon.com/dp/0228834392 

 

AMAZON.CA - https://amazon.ca/dp/0228834392

 

BOOKSHOP - https://bookshop.org/books/low-sodium-cooking-from-the-heart-9780228834403/9780228834397

 

INDIGO CHAPTERS - https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/low-sodium-cooking-from-the/9780228834410-item.html

 

BARNES & NOBLE - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/low-sodium-cooking-from-the-heart-pamela-vivian/1137904930

 

BOOK DEPOSITORY - https://www.bookdepository.com/Low-Sodium-Cooking-from-the-Heart-Pamela-Vivian-Allison-Ashton/9780228834397

 

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE

 

Pam Vivian will be awarding a $15 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

RAFFLECOPTER: 

 

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f3888

#Fantasy #DefyingTheOdds

 

Title: Defying the Odds

Author: C. L. Kraemer

Email: clkraemer1@gmail.com

 

Genre: Romance/Fantasy/Paranormal

Excerpt Heat Level: 1

Book Heat Level: 2

 

Buy at: Amazon: 

 

BLURB: Defying the Odds

 

The night elves on the hill aren't happy without their magic. They concoct a plan to punish those who were involved in the act that rendered them almost human. Meanwhile, Uther, the rogue night elf, has returned to woo the Librarian to be his eternal mate.

 

EXCERPT: Defying the Odds

 

 

In a meadow east of Eugene, Oregon

 

Bram ambled up the roughly hewn stairs to the willow lounge chair located at the front of his home. He pulled the scrimshawed pipe from his pocket and filled the bowl with his favorite blend of black cherry tobacco. The paced routine of loading the ivory bowl with fragrant leaves and tamping them firmly into place was one of his favorite after dinner rituals. Withdrawing a matchstick from the inner pocket of his vest, he struck the sulfured end against a river rock he'd placed on the root of the towering oak that served as his home.

The fading evening sky showered the mountains in hues of gold and red. Pushing away the light, a blanket of dark blue velvet sprinkled with luminous star points soon prevailed. Bram puffed smoke rings at the darkening heavens.

"Evenin'." A scruffy black and tan terrier mix meandered up and, after circling three times, lay next to the chubby gnome.

"Evening, Silas. How's the family?"

"Well, thank you. Daisy announced we're expecting--again."

Bram chuckled into his beard. "Congratulations."

"Humph. I'll be glad when we're both too old to care. I came over to ask if there are any jobs in sight. I'll need to be working as much as I can now."

It seemed he got one batch of kids out of the house and another was on the way.

Silence stretched between the business partners. Bram pulled deep draughts on his pipe, blowing the smoke away from his friend. His eyes were drawn to the large block of light spilling from the picture window of the behemoth on the hill. The Saun clan, night elves whose callous actions nearly destroyed the fae population of the meadow and surrounding forests, owned the out of place monstrosity.

Bram squinted his eyes to focus his vision on the methodical movement that broke the beam of light. He could just make out a figure pacing rhythmically in front of the casement. Unable to ascertain which of the night elves was engaged in the determined striding, Bram was sure of only one thing…if the night elves were restless and unhappy, the rest of the valley was in trouble.

 

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Gitty paced in front of the picture window, ignoring the expansive view of the green valley below. The thick carpet covering the hand selected hardwood floors muffled the angry stompings of her boots. At the end of each turn, she jabbed the air with her finger.

"Think you can take away my magic, do you?" She spun on the ball of her foot and stamped to the other side of the room. "We'll see about that!" Jab, jab.

Morgan, the younger of the two siblings, stretched his limbs languidly across the fine leather couch, watching the angry display being played out in the living room, a smirk residing on his lips.

"What has your knickers in a twist?" His leg, hanging over the arm of the couch, swung slowly back and forth.

Gitty broke her tirade for a moment. "I'm surprised yours aren't. How can you tolerate not having magic to use?"

"Because, dear sister, I don't needmagic to get my way. I have my," he waved a hand up and down his body, "obviousattributes."

Gitty grimaced. "Please. Don't make me sick."

Pulling to an upright position, Morgan stretched his long legs in front of him, tucking his hands behind his head.

"You're just jealous."

"Hardly."

"Then what's your problem?"

"I don't fancy living my life in pubs among the scum of the valley sponging off the pity of strangers. My plans include owning all I see."

Morgan rose from the couch and faced his sister.

"Good luck with that. Even the Others are wise to your quest for power. I'm going out. See you later." He moseyed out of the living room and down the hall.

Gitty gritted her teeth. Morgan might be her brother, but he was useless when it came to thinking beyond his next good time.

She glared at the source of the fingers of light stretching over the meadow. The owner of the Lending Library was an Other the local fae had embraced with open arms. Even Uther, the one-time leader of the night elves and her uncle, had taken a personal interest in the older female.

"Must be losing his sanity."

She spotted a pinpoint of red light glowing in the far distance. As hard as she tried, she couldn't sense the origin of the light.

"I hate not having my magic!" She smacked the wall with her hand, immediately regretting the action. Bolts of pain shot up her arm.

"Damn it!"

Turning on her heel, she tramped out of the room.

 

Blank: Madam Doesn’t Like That by Zhanna Hamilton

 Please welcome  Zhanna Hamilton author of Blank: Madam Doesn’t Like That

Zhanna Hamilton will be awarding a $75 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

Blank: Madam Doesn’t Like That

byZhanna Hamilton

 

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GENRE:   Science Fiction

 

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INTERVIEW:

What or who inspired you to start writing?

 

I developed an interest in writing as a child. Reading a lot as a kid inspired me to write very early in life.

 

What elements are necessary components for this genre?

 

Science and technology play big roles in the science fiction genre. There are consequences--both intended and unintended--when it comes to scientific or technological progress. This fact can make the scifi genre not only entertaining, but also speculative. While The Blank Series is character-driven, the advancements within the Blank universe influence the characters’ lives in profound ways.

How did you come up with your idea for your series?

The main character, Aura Swain, entered my mind during a sleepless night. Her strong presence felt like she had a long history. I got curious and continued to develop her and the universe to which she belongs.

 

What would you want your readers to know about you that might not be in your bio?

 

Some of their favorite celebrities might already be Blank fans. They can head over to my Instagram (@zhanna_hamilton) for video reviews from actors, producers and directors about The Blank Series.

As far as your writing goes, what are your future plans?

 

Readers can follow me on Wattpad for the next installment of this scifi series. I will release short story 5 of The Blank Series, “You’re Dead to Me, Cupcake” next.

 

What is the best and worst advice you ever received? (regarding writing or publishing)

 

I had someone question whether I was sure I wanted to write in a male-dominated genre like science fiction. I think more female voices are needed in a genre that inspires scientists, entrepreneurs and other leaders of the future. 

 

Yes, I’m sure.

 

The best advice I ever received about writing was simply: keep going.

 

Who is your favorite character in the series? Can you tell us why?

 

I’m fascinated by Aura Swain, the former human turned military spy bot. I’m drawn to her journey and how she becomes a larger-than-life figure in her world. 

 

Do you outline your series or just start writing?

 

I definitely outline. However, my intuition guides me when I write. I’m happy to diverge from my original plan when it leads to a better story.

How do you maintain your creativity?

 

I lead with intuition and curiosity. If I’m curious about a new topic or hobby, I explore it. By allowing myself to play, learn, be intuitive and stay curious, I expand my awareness. This helps me maintain my creativity. 

 

Anything else you might want to add?

 

For the best reading experience, please read The Blank Series in chronological order. You can follow me on Wattpad for future releases!

 

 

BLURB:

 

The Blank Series blurb:
A former human turned military spy bot escapes the oppressive Solar Government, leaving behind a secret that turns order into chaos. Now, she’s being hunted.

Blurb for Blank: Madam Doesn't Like That (Short Story 4 of The Blank Series):
An unexpected visit from sex bots turns into a secret mission with deadly consequences.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

There, on the grey bricks of a side street building was a graffitied image of blue hair and red lips. The first image bots see when they contract the Code. A look cloned by thousands who swore they were the real Blank.

 

He went somewhere in his mind, searching for a memory of her. A happy one. They all seemed sad now.

            

Where are you? 

 

He looked away from the wall--but he couldn’t escape her. The farther they went, the more propaganda popped up. Painted on windows. Wrapped around poles. Scribbled on sidewalks.

 

BLANK IS AN ALIEN! BLANK IS A LIE! BLANK SHAPESHIFTS! LONG LIVE BLANK! WHO IS BLANK? 

 

Zen met his eyes in the rearview mirror.

 

“Forget her,” she said. “You’re parallel lines now.”

            

He wanted to forget. To leave her behind as anonymous wall art. 

 

How?

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Zhanna Hamilton is a science fiction writer and the creator of The Blank Series. In May 2019, she released the first installment of the scifi series on Wattpad, “Blank: Begin Again,” which has been named in the top 100 list of femme fatale stories and chosen as an “Undiscovered Stories” Wattpad Pick on the independent storytelling platform--home to 90 million readers worldwide. Readers and future readers can follow Hamilton on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ZhannaHamilton.  

 

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Read “Blank: Begin Again (Short Story 1 of The Blank Series)” on Wattpad:

https://bit.ly/Blank-BeginAgain

 

Read “Blank: Where Do Machines Go When They Die? (Short Story 2 of The Blank Series)” on Wattpad:

https://bit.ly/WhereDoMachinesGoWhenTheyDie

 

Read “Blank: You Heard Me (Short Story 3 of The Blank Series)” on Wattpad:

https://bit.ly/YouHeardMe

 

Read “Blank: Madam Doesn’t Like That (Short Story 4 of The Blank Series)” on Wattpad:

https://bit.ly/MadamDoesntLikeThat

 

Follow The Blank Series on Wattpad:

https://bit.ly/TheBlankSeries

 

Follow Zhanna Hamilton on Wattpad:

https://bit.ly/ZhannaHamiltononWattpad

 

 

The book will be Free during the tour.

 

 

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE:

 

Zhanna Hamilton will be awarding a $75 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f3874/

#EditingByAngels

   

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Rogues Angels have years of editing experience, starting in the 90’s. Please check out resumes at the Rogue’s Angels blog: http://roguesangels.blogspot.com

Editing plus proofreading rates are:

$150 for under 50K words

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#Daybreak #YA #Paranormal

 

Title: Daybreak

            A Howl in the Night Book four

Author: Courtney Rene

Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal/Romance

Book Heat Level: 2

 

Buy at: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple,Kobo, Google Play

 

Read first chapter

 

TAGLINE

 

Life goes on with Abby struggling to find her way in the world of the shape shifters. Just when things look like they are settling down and she is settling in, chaos hits. 

 

BLURB: Daybreak

 

Time moves forward as Abby continues her struggle and fight, to find her way in the world of the shape shifters, as well as her place within her own family and clans. Just when things look like they are finally settling down and she is settling in, chaos strikes. The wolf clans are not as closed and as tight-knit a community as Abby had been led to believe. There are others out in the world, that include shapeshifters and Hunterz alike, and they are finding their way to her, as currently she is the only young female shifter around.

 

 

EXCERPT: Daybreak

 

Without saying anything, we headed out toward where the forest met the open grassy area. As we got closer to the forest, the faster I walked. Derek picked up the pace as well. Soon we were running barefoot across the grass full out toward the trees. I was laughing freely. Derek looked at me with a full-on toothy smile. That moment was pure happiness.

As we neared the forest, I stripped off my shirt and shorts. Derek did the same. I hesitated to remove the last of my clothes, but it was necessary to shift. Derek didn’t have any hesitation. He dropped his boxers and shifted in one smooth motion. I could do the same if I wanted, but not so much with an audience. As Derek was busy shifting, I also tossed my bra and panties and shifted quickly.

My body stretched and contorted to the shape of a wolf. A bit bigger than your standard, everyday wild wolf, and I was a beautiful one at that. Sleek shiny coat. My eyes retained the blue of my human self, so they were striking in my wolf form. I was pretty hot as a wolf. I just was.

Derek may be fine running about naked and free, but I was not. I wondered if I ever would be and would it actually be a good thing? Then all thoughts and worries were gone. We just ran. We raced through the trees. Jumped over obstacles made up of fallen branches and logs.

I felt elated and edgy at the same time. While in human form, I had more control of my emotions and feelings. In the form of my wolf it was more about instinct and needs. Like with meat, I could turn away from it without much issue as a human, but the moment the wolf came to the forefront, it was not as easy and in fact almost impossible. Food was not what my wolf was interested in though right then. The edginess in her was due to something way different.

The wolf and I were one being; we were one of the few shapeshifters who had been able to find a balance between the two entities. I was in fact the first, but my Great Aunt Lilly had been able to do it a few months back. This was proof it was possible to do, but so far, not many had. Two, in fact, had done it. Just two.

However, even with the balance, my wolf part and my human part, we each gave the other side more control depending on what shape we were using. As a wolf, I used the wolf’s needs and instincts and allowed them to have more say as that was the wolf’s area of expertise. As a human, the human needs and instincts took more power. The two sides intermingled well, but sometimes one side took control when it wasn’t its turn, but for the most part, I handled both aspects well.

I had a vague feeling I was about to be a little out of my element. I was acutely aware Derek’s wolf was right behind me. Almost on top of me. My body felt warm and my muscles were humming with tension. We were coming to a wide path and I slowed my pace to allow Derek to catch up and pace next me. I slowed us even more and moved in closer to him so I could brush my long body against his.

His dark face whipped around to stare at me. Wolves don’t really smile. Even as a shifter, they don’t smile. Our emotions and language are all in our eyes and our body movement. I turned my head just a bit to stare back at him, my head at a cocky angle and my eyes closing just enough to give off a sultry look. Or what I assumed was sultry. I hadn’t exactly flirted before in the wolf form.

 

 

Website URL: http://www.courtneyrene.com/

 

Blog URL:http://ctnyrene.blogspot.com/

 

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=164433473646449&ref=br_rs

 

Twitter handle: @ctnyrene

 

Triberr: None 

 

 

LINKS

 

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083NGBKVZ

 

Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/daybreak-courtney-rene/1135983872;jsessionid=AA10ADD3B9BEB1BFF12986478D961EBB.prodny_store01-atgap10?ean=2940163029587

 

 

Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/daybreak/id1494390129?mt=11&app=itunes

 

 

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/daybreak-44

 

 

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Courtney_Rene_Daybreak?id=oxfIDwAAQBAJ

 

 

 

 

 

Parentectomy: A narrative ethnography of 30 cases of parental alienation and what to do about it by Christine Giancarlo

 Please welcome Christine Giancarlo author of Parentectomy: A narrative ethnography of 30 cases of parental alienation and what to do about it

Christine Giancarlo will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

Parentectomy: A narrative ethnography of 30 cases of parental alienation and what to do about it

by Christine Giancarlo 

 

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GENRE: Non-fiction

 

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BLURB:

 

When parents separate and divorce, kids come last in family law. Should children's welfare be measured in "billable hours"? Christine Giancarlo thinks kids come first and need both parents. Parentectomy moves us toward that goal... for the sake of the children.

 

Based on Dr. Giancarlo's peer-reviewed research study, Kids Come Last: The Effect of Family Law Involvement in Parental Alienation, this book tells, in their own voices, the stories of thirty loving, capable and dependable parents who, nonetheless, were removed from their children's lives. It is also the author's own journey through the devastation caused by parental alienation.

 

This book sheds light on an urgent social crisis, enabled by a broken family law system. An equitable and just model for eliminating this form of child abuse is proposed with an urgent plea for its implementation.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

How does family law involvement affect parental alienation outcomes?

 

Alienated parents turn to Family Law and the judicial system when they have exhausted other means of intervention and reconciliation to help their children. Legal involvement is a last-ditch effort which undoubtedly carries enormous costs in terms of children’s distress, increased alienation tactics by the alienating parent, and emotional and financial hardship, sometimes ruin, for the targeted parent. 

 

The 30 stories of parental alienation in this book are the result of my face-to-face, one-on-one recorded interviews with each of these targeted parents and two grandparents. Our published study, Kids Come Last, found that instead of the legal system providing relief and rebuilding for affected families, harm increased. We discovered four major barriers to effective resolution of parental alienation34. Here is what we found:

 

1. Invoking legal involvement exacerbates the alienation.

 

2. Alienating parents are uncooperative in potential resolution initiatives.

 

3. Legal professionals maximize their profits by prolonging these cases.

 

4. Legal and non-legal, court-directed professionals are ill-equipped to manage alienation clients and cases.

 

34 Giancarlo & Rottmann, 2015

 

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Christine Giancarlo is an applied anthropologist at Mount Royal University since 1992. She holds a Ph.D. in Human Services from Capella University, Minnesota, and an M.A. in Primatology from the University of Calgary, Alberta. Growing up with two loving parents, four brothers and being blessed with her own children, Devon and Carmen, inform her holistic perspective on the family. Christine resides in Calgary with her partner, Bert, and their dog, Gavin.

 

CONNECT WITH CHRISTINE

 

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-giancarlo-a6527b81/?originalSubdomain=ca

 

TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/cgiancarlo4 

 

GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18738260.Christine_Giancarlo 

 

WEBSITE: http://www.christinegiancarlo.com/

 

PURCHASE LINKS       

 

AMAZON

https://amazon.com/dp/0228808057

            

KINDLE

https://amazon.com/dp/B07MDHN5VW

            

BOOKSHOP

https://bookshop.org/books/parentectomy-a-narrative-ethnography-of-30-cases-of-parental-alienation-and-what-to-do-about-it/9780228808053

            

INDIGO CHAPTERS

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/parentectomy-a-narrative-ethnography-of/9780228808053-item.html

            

BARNES & NOBLE

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/parentectomy-christine-giancarlo/1130065709

            

BOOK DEPOSITORY

https://www.bookdepository.com/Parentectomy-Christine-Giancarlo/9780228808053

            

RAKUTEN KOBO

https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/parentectomy-2

            

SMASHWORDS

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/914786

            

APPLE BOOKS

https://books.apple.com/us/book/parentectomy/id1452962594

 

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE

 

Christine Giancarlo will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f3875