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August 24th, 2011

Culling my bookshelves: the Shannon McKenna edition (lucky you)!

As with yesterday’s giveaway post, this one is generated by my overabundance of Shannon McKenna books. I just sent most of my duplicates to a friend, but then I found these two triplicates I need to unload. Here are the trade paperback titles I have of Shannon’s (and if you haven’t read her, boy are you in for a treat):

Standing in the Shadows, Out of Control

If you’d like a book, comment with the title (or if you’ll take anything let me know) and I’ll randomly select winners from all requests left by Friday, 8/26/11 at noon CDT.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 at 8:50 am and is filed under Contests. You can feed this entry. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

23 comments to “Culling my bookshelves: the Shannon McKenna edition (lucky you)!”

Linda Malone
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· August 24th, 2011 at 9:00 am · Link

I would love either book! Shannon McKenna is a new favorite of mine and I haven’t read either of the titles you have up for grabs!
ClaudiaGC
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· August 24th, 2011 at 9:02 am · Link

Oh, I love her books! Haven’t read all of the McCloud books yet, so I would love to win either of these two!
Is it open worldwide? If not, just disregard my entry, please.
Ellie F
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· August 24th, 2011 at 9:21 am · Link

I would love either book! Thanks so much for the giveaway and cleaning out your shelves!
Julie
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· August 24th, 2011 at 11:02 am · Link

I haven’t read either book, so both would be a welcome addition to my shelves. Thank you for being so generous!
Colleen
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· August 24th, 2011 at 11:13 am · Link

I have not read anything from Shannon McKenna… always looking for more books and authors to read! Would love either book!
Karen C
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· August 24th, 2011 at 11:18 am · Link

I’d love either book as it seems they are missing from my collection. Thanks!!
MaryC
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· August 24th, 2011 at 1:34 pm · Link

Either book works for me – thanks for the giveaway!
Na
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· August 24th, 2011 at 1:55 pm · Link

Shannon McKenna is a new author to me, although she has been on my radar for some time. I would love to read Standing in the Shadows the most, but either book is fine :)
Laney4
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· August 24th, 2011 at 2:00 pm · Link

I haven’t read any of Shannon’s books, so either would be fine with me too. I loved both excerpts, so thanks for sharing a new author with me!
Lea-Ellen
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· August 24th, 2011 at 2:47 pm · Link

Hi Alison,
I’d love to win the ‘Out of Control’ by Shannon!

Thanks!

Lea Ellen {night owl in IL}
borg_66@hotmail.com
Amanda
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· August 24th, 2011 at 3:46 pm · Link

Ooh I love Shannon McKenna! She’s definitely one of those authors that you are so glad to have found, when you do, and you can’t believe that there isn’t a backlist of like 100 books for you to read….just torture,lol. I would love to get either book. =)
Stacy S
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· August 24th, 2011 at 4:40 pm · Link

I haven’t read either of these.
Diane Sadler
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· August 24th, 2011 at 5:29 pm · Link

I haven’t read Standing in the Shadows.
you must be feeling good about the clean up!
Carol Thompson
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· August 25th, 2011 at 12:32 am · Link

OOH ! Another giveaway.

I would love either of them provided you will ship worldwide ?

Thanks.

Carol T

buddytho {at} gmail DOT com
CrystalGB
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· August 25th, 2011 at 7:58 am · Link

I have not read any of Shannon’s books. Thanks for the giveaway.
Chelsea B.
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· August 25th, 2011 at 11:54 am · Link

I would LOVE to have Out of Control! WOW! How have I never heard of this author before!?!?
Mariee
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· August 25th, 2011 at 1:02 pm · Link

I haven’t read Out of Control yet. Please count me in.
Jane
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· August 25th, 2011 at 2:16 pm · Link

Please enter me for Shannon’s “Out of Control.” Thanks, Alison.
Diana
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· August 25th, 2011 at 4:00 pm · Link

I already have all of Shannon McKenna’s books, so please don’t enter me in this contest. I just want to say that I love Shannon’s books, and Connor from Standing in the Shadows is HOT!!!
Tonya
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· August 26th, 2011 at 4:11 pm · Link

Please enter me for Out of Control!!! Thanks for the chance to win!!!
Jen B.
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· August 26th, 2011 at 7:35 pm · Link

Out of Control sounds great! Thanks for the giveaway.
Alison
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· August 27th, 2011 at 9:49 am · Link

Winners posted here:

http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2011/08/27/a-freebie-read-winners/
Laurie G
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· August 29th, 2011 at 5:40 am · Link

Out of Control! Please!