April 2012 | Miki's Hope

1/2 Carat Diamond Earring Giveaway!! - Ends 5/4

Monday, April 30, 2012

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Harvey Prince Ageless Perfume Mother's Day-7 Winners WW-Ends 5/7

I am very picky about my perfume, some scents are just too strong or overpowering and I just can't stand to wear them. So when I got the Ageless perfume to try out from Harvey Prince, I was a little nervous as to what I might end up smelling like, or that it would be too overwhelming for me. I couldn't have been more mistaken! This perfume has just the right blend of fragrances that make it the right subtle scent, without being overpowering! Its notes are an inviting blend of pink grapefruit, pomegranate, luscious mango, with a dry down of jasmine and natural musk. I was truly pleasantly surprised by the scent and I have been wearing it every day since I received my bottle!



Even better, Harvey Prince says Ageless can make you feel and smell 8-12 years younger! I honestly don't know if people perceive me as younger just by wearing it, but it has helped me feel better about myself since I feel great wearing it!

Try Ageless for yourself in our PAMPER MOM WITH A SWEET SCENT Giveaway! Keep it for yourself or give one to the special lady in your life! Open World-wide 18+


Harvey Prince has graciously given us 7 bottles of Ageless perfume for our readers to try out! Enter to win today, simply fill out the entries on the rafflecopter form below for your chance at your own full size 50 ml bottle!


You can read more about this scent and all the others offered by Harvey Prince (such as Eau Flirt) by going here: Ageless


 



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$30 Subway GC or PP-WW-Ends 5/3

Give Mom the night off with this Subway Gift Card Giveaway! Giveaway ends on 5/3 and is open worldwide*. Good luck!


Blogger Stats & the Training of Miki Hope by Baby Continues

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Does anyone know what "none" means under Traffic Sources? I have 57 NONE right now and it is driving me crazy!! Referring URLs says 57 NONE also!! Of course I have lots more identified as well!! How can a traffic source or a referring url be none? If I click on it it shows me that page can not be found------------This is a relatively new phenomena and I can't find the answer anywhere!!!! Does anyone out there know where the "none" is coming from? Please let me know!! Hum--maybe it is the people entering my giveaways who don't have a blog or facebook page--



Meanwhile---Baby my new little monster cat--who likes to wake me up at 4:30 in the morning--then again at 5:30 when I finally did get up today--is definitely trying to train me away from the computer in the morning when she wants my total attention--at least I convinced her to stop sitting on the leyboard!! Now she just sits on the wire to the mouse so I can't move it!!! Right now she is lying down next to me on the desk giving my mouse the evil eye---I will have to wait until she falls asleep to try and put up my giveaways on other peoples linkies. Maybe I should go re read this e-book--Naw--she is really a sweetie and I love her to pieces





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Autism Awareness: Moving Beyond Awareness Into Action and Promise

Saturday, April 28, 2012

I will be copying and pasting Kat's Cafe's series on Autism Awareness!! (Written on April 27, 2012 by Katrina Moody)--If anyone else would like to help spread the word their is a sign up form here




Autism Awareness Month Almost Over, Now What?

30 Days of Autism Awareness Month Challenge Begins at the CafeI have this idea. It goes something like this: we participate in an awareness campaign (like this one for Autism Awareness) and it gives us a sense of purpose, a sense of healing, and even, maybe, a sense of achievement — we did something.

There’s something inherent in any kind of cause marketing (just another fancy name for trying to convince you to care about a cause instead of a product) that is almost counterproductive to the purpose and potential it represents. Inaction.

There. I said it.

The sad fact of the matter is, that the end of this month will come and go, and our lives will be very much the same.

For being a family mired in the ‘having of autism’ we won’t suddenly be miraculously understood by that clerk at the store, and we will still feel isolated and alone because it’s just too hard to find someone willing to watch the guys so we can go out … our lives don’t change because of a campaign like this.

Sometimes the big organizations are a bit richer, are able to fund more research and put out more information and resources, but how does that help those of us in the trenches?

What if that wasn’t the case though?
What if we could turn Autism Awareness into Action?

What if, alongside the great quotes and warm fuzzy pictures we could have actionable ways to help those within the autism community? And what if, instead of simply pinning a pin, you are part of a pinning movement? What if, instead of taking part in a Facebook contest, you could not only win great prizes all in the name of Autism Awareness, but could also pledge to make a difference.

Not by sharing a photo or graphic (though I’m all for that too).

Not by writing moving posts (though I’m all for that too)

Not by being brutally honest about life with three boys on the spectrum (and a hubby too) … though, heck, I’m for that one too.

What if …

What if, when someone pinned a great graphic, or entered a great Facebook contest, they were given ways to help someone who was autistic feel less isolated? What if they were given things they could ACT on that could make a difference? And what if YOU could help?

And just for the heck of it, let’s dream big here, what if they were part of a Twitter Party that gave prizes for the best brainstormed ways to help a family who has an autistic child be a part of the community again? What if we could have a Google+ Hangout and come together to discuss ways to make Awareness EQUAL action?

I think we can.

I think you can.

And I think we should.

Want to be a part of it? A part of the discussion, a part of the movement, a voice among many, THE voice that helps to make a difference?

Join me!

During the month of May, Kat’s Cafe is joining with some phenomenal sponsors and a whole host of bloggers to prove that WE CAN move past awareness, into actionable goals and to-do lists, into simple and complex things we can do to create change.

Not talk about change. But create it.

This is the moment where you decide if you want to be a part of it.

Because it’s going to be big.

One person can make a difference, but many, working together, can promote understanding, respect, hope, and change.

Over this weekend I’ll be releasing more information, a special section of the Cafe, and a Blogger’s kit to be involved in this very different kind of awareness campaign.

If you have been around the Cafe, you know that my graphics will be a part of this – and I’m busy working on some great ones to go along with this campaign.

If you want to feel more than warm fuzzies, if you want to take a big step out with me, do me a HUGE favor, right now.

Take a deep breath (not the favor!).

Think of all the ways you can help this message spread. You can share it, pin it, like it, tweet it, +1 it, reblog it (absolutely!) and right now … you can become even more involved too.

Fill the form out if you want to be a part of the blogger’s Awareness Team, leave me a comment to say hi, you love the idea, or have this even better idea about how to make it better.

Actionable Autism Awareness. It’s cause marketing, social media for social good, and a promise too … working together we can make a real difference!

Read more: Autism Awareness: Moving Beyond Awareness Into Action and Promise http://katscafe.org/2012/04/27/autism-awareness-moving-beyond-awareness-into-action-and-promise/#ixzz1tLUAym00






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New Nook Simple Touch w/Glowlight Giveaway-Ends 5/4

Friday, April 27, 2012

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The Giveaway is from Friday, April 27th at Noon EST - Friday, May 4th at Midnight!

Good luck!!! 

$30 BURGER KING GC Ends 4/29

Give Mom the night off with this Burger King Gift Card Giveaway! Giveaway ends on 4/29 and is open worldwide*. Good luck!



And the winner of the 7 Day Plexus Challenge is....

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

I just got back from Random.org and the number picked was 29

Gianna said... 29

I'm an email subscriber.
April 23, 2012 7:35 PM

Congratulations Gianna!! You won the 7 Day Plexus Challenge!! I will be sending you an email in a few minutes--all you have to do is reply to that email within 48 hours with your full name and address and I will go in and order it for you and have it shipped direct from Sheri's site--




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And the winner of the 2 Stephanie Laurens Hist Romances is...

Out of 70 lovely comments Random.org picked # 42

krista lafave said... 42

following on linky couponfreestuff

April 21, 2012 8:59 PM

Congratulations Krista!! Now all you have to do is reply to the email I will be sending you in just a few minutes within 48 hours with your full name and mailing address and I will get these 2 great books out to you!!

Thank you everyone for entering!! Lots more giveaways to enter and more to come on Miki's Hope!



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Papa Murphy’s Gift Card Giveaway (or PP)-Ends 4/26

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Give Mom the night off with this Papa Murphy’s Gift Card Giveaway! Giveaway ends on 4/26 and is open worldwide*. Good luck!

*Winner can opt for a cash prize instead of a Paper Murphy’s Gift Card.


$300 PayPal-Worldwide-The "Bible Girl" Book Launch Celebration-Ends 5/18

Monday, April 23, 2012

In 2011, The Golden Sky by EC
Stilson became one of the hundred best-selling books about loss on Amazon! Wayman Publishing is now
excited to announce the release of Bible
Girl
—the prequel to The Golden Sky. This is the amazing true story of a hilarious
girl trying to find her way through the teen years. Bible Girl was just accepted
into the Barnes & Noble catalog and will be .99 for a limited time HERE.








Please join voiceBoks, Giveaway Promote, Good Steward Savers, Terri's Little Haven, and Linkie's Contest Linkies in
promoting this wonderful book launch. Here's a little blurb about the book:


The book practically cried for me to spare its life, and for a moment I thought I'd
rather burn in Hell than lose something my brother had given me in love. The pastor nudged
me, though, and my heart turned to ice.


I thought of all those hours my brother had read to me. I thought of all that time he'd
invested.


I couldn't throw it into the fire; not the last book of the trilogy. That funny little
dwarf stared at me from the cover. Then, I closed my eyes. I stepped so close to the flames
they almost ate my skin. I tore the book in front of those kids. I put on quite a show
throwing in a section at a time because I couldn't stand sending the whole thing in at
once. When the last pages went up in flame, and the dwarf on the cover curled with death, I
dropped to my knees and cried. The kids all hooted and screamed in ecstasy, thinking I'd
been freed, when the ropes of religion had just twisted tighter.


Elisa isn't your regular nerd. She's not the kind of person who quotes Monty Python,
or has a periodic table tattooed on her butt. No she's a different sort altogether. She
carries a duct-taped Bible, wears bright-orange polyester pants, and dyes her hair with red
Kool-Aid.


Although she tries slipping by apart from the crowds, it doesn't help that her best
friend happens to be the "Boarder," one of the cutest and most popular boys in
school.


It isn't until Elisa realizes she's surrounded by hypocrites that her foundation
starts crumbling. She doesn't know who to turn to. That's when she meets a mysterious man.
But maybe she shouldn't trust him after all.


Will he help her, or make things even worse than they were before?






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$500 JC Penney GC-Ends 4/27





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My new little girl cat

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Baby and I have spent most of yesterday and today together--she really is the sweetest cat--of course she loves to be pet and does not want me on the computer!! She has been using various methods--A neighbor just stopped in to meet her and took this pic--Baby cleaned off the top of the chair so she could stretch out--as well as most of my desk!!!

I think she is finally starting to semi realize she has a FUREVER home now--it's been a while for her--but I have the patience of a saint when it comes to animals and she seems to realize that I am trained relatively easily so is content.





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And the winner of the Jordon Essentials Giveaway is.......

Out of 320 comments (Thank You!!) Random.org picked # 257.

Kristin said... 257

I follow on GFC (Kristin).

April 15, 2012 4:11 PM

Congratulations Kristin!! As long as you respond to the email I am going to send you in a few minutes with your full name and mailing address (within 48 hours) I will be sending you all the mentioned Jordon Essential products!! You are going to love these products!!


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And the Winner Of Time for a Thank you All is......

The Time for a Thank You All giveaway is now officially closed--out of 546 comments (THANK YOU ALL) the number picked by Random.org is #265

AmyDalrymple said... 65

Being with my family on Easter :)
April 8, 2012 10:17 AM

Congratulations!! Now all Amy has to do is respond to the email I will be sending her in a few minutes within 48 hours with her PayPal address and I will send her the $25.00!!



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I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO Excited!!!!!!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

I am sooo excited--my new cat-Baby-will be coming to my house this evening to STAY!!! I will be running out today to go get food for her and maybe a couple extra toys (I still have a bunch of the toys Gremlin used to play with)--

I am sure it will take her a while to figure out that she really has a FURever home and that she will be able to train me very easily (well somewhat anyway) once I figure out what she wants!! According to the woman I have been talking to Baby LOVES to be petted--no problem there!!!!!

Will write more once we get situated!!





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2 Stephanie Laurens Novels-Showers of Books Hop-Ends 4/25

Thursday, April 19, 2012

This contest is officially over. Out of 70 lovely comments Random.org picked # 42

krista lafave said... 42

following on linky couponfreestuff

April 21, 2012 8:59 PM

Congratulations Krista!! Now all you have to do is reply to the email I will be sending you in just a few minutes within 48 hours with your full name and mailing address and I will get these 2 great books out to you!!


They say April Showers Bring May Flowers!

This April will find you showered in books during the "Showers of Books" Giveaway Hop!

Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & One A Day Y.A.

Two books to one lucky winner from Miki's Hope. Stephanie Laurens is one of my favorite authors and I just happen to have two of her books right here--

The first is A Bastion Club novel (all those yummy single men trying to pick their own wives and stay away from the Momma's of eligible young ladies during the "season".


To Distraction-from the back cover

Deverell, Viscount Paignton, is in desperate need of a wife. Unmoved by the matchmaking "herd," he seeks help from his aunt, who directs him to a lady she vows is perfect for him. Dispatched to a country house party to look the lady over, he discovers her not swanning about among the guests but with her nose buried in a book in the library.

Phoebe Malleson is tempted to distraction by Deverell, but marrying him isn't part of her plan. Moved by an incident in her past, Phoebe has a secret cause to which she's committed. Unfortunately, telling Deverell to go away doesn't work, and he quickly learns of her secret. But someone powerful has her cause targeted for destruction--and her in their sights. Phoebe must accept Deverell's help...though the cost to them both might be dear--and deadly.

The second is a Cynster novel--but this in the Cynster Sister Trilogy!! Of course those Cynster men get involved and actually need the help of the Bastion club guys as well at one point!! But have no fear--the Cynster women can take care of themselves!!


In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster -from the back cover

Brazenly kidnapped from her sister Heather's engagement ball, Eliza Cynster is spirited north to Edinburgh. Desperate and determined to escape, she seizes upon the first possible champion who happens along--gentleman scholar Jeremy Carling.

Villains and rescues are a far cry from Jeremy's expertise, yet he cannot abandon a damsel in distress. But danger lurks and hurdles abound in their race to escape the mysterious laird, until a final confrontation on a windswept cliff reveals what their future life could hold--if both are bold enough to capture and own the unexpected love they now share.

Please remember to put your email in each comment so that at the end of this giveaway and I come back from Random.org with the winning number--I will be able to contact you!!

Mandatory: Do you like Stephanie Laurens Cynster and Bastion Club books? A simple yes or no will do!!

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2012 Spring Break-6 Hr Flash-$50 Amazon or PayPal-4/18 6PM - Midnight!!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

$50 Amazon Gift Card 6-Hour SPECIAL FLASH Giveaway!!!
 




A few AWESOME Bloggers have teamed up to give you this wonderful $50 Amazon Gift Card as a SPECIAL Spring Break 2012 Giveaway! We believe in quick, small, and easy giveaways! Our giveaways only have a FEW entries to fill out and you will know if you WIN in just a couple of hours! WHAT FUN! Good luck on tonight's giveaway! See you back next Monday for another FLASH giveaway!



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Looks Like I Will Be Owned by a Cat Again Soon

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Last night when I spoke to the woman on the phone she said she had to check---I cried myself to sleep--well this morning I emailed my neighbor who called the woman who told her it would be okay--and I should hear from them sometime today--of course I will be working in NJ today-but did give the woman my email--If all goes well then Baby (which is the name she goes by and I think I will stick with it) will have a FUREVER home where she will rule the roost and be an only cat as she prefers--





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$25 PayPal for your HELP--Ends 5/14

Monday, April 16, 2012

Thank you all for your suggestions!! I ended up getting my Mom a juice infuser (which she is not thrilled with) and 16 oranges which she can't say enough about LOL-I also took her out to dinner to The Outback and gave her a 25% off coupon to use at Barnes & Noble!! Next up--her 90th birthday in November---------------------

This contest is now officially closed--out of 324 very helpful comments #247 was picked by Random.org

Zak said... 47

My suggestion, make your mother something like baked good. Surprise her with breakfast in bed or soemthing like that.

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May 8, 2012 10:25 AM

In just a few minutes I will be sending Zak an email--all he will have to do is reply to that email with his paypal address and I will send him the $25.00!!


This giveaway is part of the Step Up With Spring Giveaway Blog Hop!! Please click here to find out all about it!!



It is almost Mothers Day--how do I know for sure? Well my snow bird Mom is coming back up north!! She will be 90 years old in November but you could never tell it by the way she acts!! She is still driving and going out a lot!! She is in better shape then I am in-------Do I know what I am going to get her for Mother's Day? Neither do I!! She has a laptop and a kindle and a GPS thingee for her car---well at the very least I'll take her out to dinner to one of her favorite spots-The Outback Steakhouse--

I'm in such a quandary here that I am going to do a giveaway for suggestions


$25 PayPal for one lucky winner!!

Mandatory: In a comment-what the heck should I get my almost 90 year old active Mom for Mother's Day (much less her birthday)

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Should I or Shouldn't I

Ever since my Gremlin died I have been heartbroken and according to most who know me--not the same person. A neighbor has been at me since almost the beginning to adopt another cat--Everytime I think about it I still start to cry. I miss Gremlin so much--

Well today she emailed me to let me know the little pregnant kitty outside was trapped by a reputable cat org around here and will be taken care of--then spade and released. After that they will attempt to catch the males and alter them before they are re-released. Yes, we have been feeding them around here--and she sent along a pic of a female cat who is being fostered at the moment--I am tempted--

Here is the pic of Gremlin which I am sure you have all seen


and here is the pic of Baby (which is the little girl cats name)



They could have been brother and sister---

What should I do?


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$550 PayPal-It's Raining Cash Giveaway-Ends 4/29

$550 It's Raining Cash Giveaway

 
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Preview-"Taste" a YA novel by Kate Evangelista -4/16

This YA novel has this Historical Romance reader intrigued and ready to go out and buy it as soon as it hits the stores--or maybe I will pre-order it!! First a little about the author and where you can go and find out more about her




When Kate Evangelista was told she had a knack for writing stories, she did the next best thing: entered medical school. After realizing she wasn't going to be the next Doogie Howser, M.D., Kate wandered into the Literature department of her university and never looked back. Today, she is in possession of a piece of paper that says to the world she owns a Literature degree. To make matters worse, she took Master's courses in creative writing. In the end, she realized to be a writer, none of what she had mattered. What really mattered? Writing. Plain and simple, honest to God, sitting in front of her computer, writing. Today, she has four completed Young Adult novels.

Author Website
Twitter
Facebook
Find Taste on Goodreads
Crescent Moon Press page for Taste


If this blurb doesn't get you interested--then below that is a trailer and an excerpt from the book--I am very glad Kate decided to become a writer and NOT a doctor!! AND somewhere in this post is a link to another excerpt--see if you can find it!!


Taste Blurb:

At Barinkoff Academy, there's only one rule: no students on campus after curfew. Phoenix McKay soon finds out why when she is left behind at sunset. A group calling themselves night students threaten to taste her flesh until she is saved by a mysterious, alluring boy. With his pale skin, dark eyes, and mesmerizing voice, Demitri is both irresistible and impenetrable. He warns her to stay away from his dangerous world of flesh eaters. Unfortunately, the gorgeous and playful Luka has other plans.

When Phoenix is caught between her physical and her emotional attraction, she becomes the keeper of a deadly secret that will rock the foundations of an ancient civilization living beneath Barinkoff Academy. Phoenix doesn’t realize until it is too late that the closer she gets to both Demitri and Luka the more she is plunging them all into a centuries old feud.

And a trailer

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and then this excerpt!!
Taste- Excerpt 2

I sat up and followed Calixta’s gaze upward. I rubbed my eyes. I didn’t know what I was seeing at first. A statue? My brain refused to snap together coherent thoughts. I didn’t realize I’d fallen so close to one of the garden benches until I stared up at the boy that sat on one. He was strikingly beautiful. His tumble of blonde hair curled just above his sculpted cheekbones. He wore a silk shirt and a loosened cravat, like he’d become bored while dressing and decided to leave himself in disarray. His ivory skin and frozen position was what had me mistaking him for something carved from marble by Michelangelo. Then he sighed—a lonely, breathy proof of life. If I had to imagine what Lucifer looked like before he fell from heaven, the boy on the bench would certainly fulfill that image. My brain told me I had to look away, but I couldn’t.
“Luka,” Calixta said again, her voice unsure, almost nervous. It no longer contained the steel and bite she had threatened me with, which made me wonder who the boy was.
He leaned on his hands and crossed his legs, all the while keeping his eyes fixed on the night sky. His movements spoke of elegance and control. I’d encountered many people with breeding before, but his took on the air of arrogance and self-assuredness of someone used to getting what he wanted when he wanted it.
I only realized I’d been holding my breath when my lungs protested. I exhaled. My heart sputtered and restarted with a vengeance. Luka tore his gaze away from the stars and settled it on me. I’d expected pitch-black irises, like the other Night Students, but blue ice stared back at me.
“Human,” he whispered.
He reached out, and with a finger, followed an invisible trail down my cheek. I stiffened. His touch, cooler than Demitri’s, caused warm sparks to blossom on my face. He lifted his finger to his lips and licked its tip. He might as well have licked me from the way my body shivered.
Luka’s curious gaze held mine. “Leave us,” he said, but not to me.
“But—” Calixta protested like a spoiled child.
He spoke in a language I hadn’t heard before, remaining calm yet firm. The words had a rolling cadence I couldn’t quite follow, like rumbling thunder in the distance. They contained a harsh sensuality. The consonants were hard and the vowels were long and lilting.
Footsteps retreated behind me.
Luka reached out again.
It took me a minute to realize he wanted to help me up. I hesitated. He smiled. I smiled back timidly and took his hand, completely dazzled. Even with my uniform soaked from melted snow, I didn’t feel cold—all my attention was on him and the way his callused hand felt on mine. Without moving much from his seated position, he helped me stand.
“What’s your name?” he asked. He had a voice like a familiar lullaby. It filled my heart to the brim with comfort.
I swallowed and tried to stop gawking. “Phoenix.”
“The bird that rose from the ashes.” Luka bent his head and kissed the back of my hand. “It’s a pleasure meeting you.”
My cheeks warmed. My head reeled, not knowing what to think. I couldn’t understand why I felt drawn to him. And the strange connection frightened me.
From behind, someone gripped my arms and yanked me away before I could sort out the feelings Luka inspired in me. I found myself behind a towering figure yet again. Recognizing the blue-black silk for hair tied at the nape, relief washed over me. Calixta hadn’t come back to finish me off.
Demitri’s large hand wrapped around my wrist. Unlike the night before, no calm existed in his demeanor. He trembled like a junky in need of a fix. The coiled power in his tense muscles vibrated into me.
“What are you doing here?” Demitri asked.
I didn’t know he’d spoken to me until I saw his expressionless profile. I sighed.
“Phoenix.”
I flinched. The ruthless way he said my name punched all the air out of me. “You owe me answers,” I said with as much bravado as I could muster.
“I owe you nothing.” He glared. “In fact, you owe me your life.”
“I don’t think so.”
Ignoring my indignation, he faced Luka, who’d remained seated on the bench during my exchange with Demitri. “Why is she with you, Luka?”
“I wasn’t going to taste her, if that’s what you’re implying,” Luka said. “Although, she is simply delicious. I wouldn’t mind if you left us alone.”
There it was again. Taste. The word that kept coming up between these Night Students and I was connected to it in an increasingly uncomfortable way. To taste meant to sample, but what? My flesh? They had to be joking because the alternative wasn’t funny.
“The sins of the father …” Demitri left his sentence unfinished.
Luka’s smile shifted into a snarl. “Obey my command.” His chin lifted. “Kneel.”
Demitri’s stance went rigid. His grip tightened around my wrist.
Okay, weird just got weirder. Why would Luka want Demitri to kneel before him? I thought back to Eli and the others bowing to Demitri when he questioned them, but they didn’t kneel. Seriously? Were they all living on a different planet or something?
“Kneel.” Luka’s detestable smirk made his features sinister rather than angelic. The real Lucifer: a fallen angel.
Without letting go of my wrist, Demitri knelt down on one knee and bowed his head, his free hand flat at the center of his chest. “Your command has been obeyed,” he said formally.
Luka nodded once.
Demitri stood up and pulled me toward the school without telling me where we were going. Not having the time to thank Luka for saving me from Calixta, I risked a glance back. Luka smiled at me. His smile spoke of whispers, secrets, and promises to be shared on a later date.

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7-Day Plexus-One Busy Moma's Birthday Bash Hop-Ends 4/25

Sunday, April 15, 2012

This contest is now officially closed. I just got back from Random.org and the number picked was 29

Gianna said... 29

I'm an email subscriber.
April 23, 2012 7:35 PM

Congratulations Gianna!! You won the 7 Day Plexus Challenge!! I will be sending you an email in a few minutes--all you have to do is reply to that email within 48 hours with your full name and address and I will go in and order it for you and have it shipped direct from Sheri's site--

Welcome to One Busy Moma's Birthday Bash Giveaway Hop!!





21 Bloggers have teamed up together to help Sheri over at One Busy Moma celebrate her birthday and bring you some amazing giveaways. Each Blogger is hosting their own giveaway(s) with prizes worth $15 or more. 

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For my giveaway I am doing a surprise birthday present for Sheri!! As some of you might know she sells Plexus-the pink drink.
What you may not know is that I actually buy and USE Plexus!! It tastes really good and although I am not able to take the accelerator I have lost weight using only the drink!! I also use the Bio Cleanse which really does work as well, but gently, not like the cleanses some of us have tried and ended up having to stay home because of!!

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