It’s October and that means pumpkins, ghosts, gobbly-ghouls and Halloween. I love this time of year and am totally jazzed to be participating in the Spootacular Giveaway Blog Hop. Running from October 14th through the 31st, you’ll find tons of blogs offering goodies and giveaways. For the complete list of all of the blogs you can visit for a chance to win, click here.
I’m giving away a $10.00 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice).
And if you’re looking for a Halloween read, you’ve come to the right place. My romantic suspense/mystery novel MYTH AND MAGIC is on sale now for only $.99.
Set during Halloween, it features plenty of shivers, hayrides, a lavish Halloween party and rumors of hauntings. Best of all—you’re invited!
You Are Cordially Invited to Attend a Halloween Party
Place: The Breckwood Mansion
Coldcreek, PA
When: Halloween Eve beginning at 7PM
Please come in costume. Mrs. Morgana Breckwood has gone to a great deal of time and expense to ensure this year’s annual Halloween party will make her previous events “ghostly” pale in comparison. And yes, the rumors are true. There is a slim possibility her son, Caith, might show. Not sure about a costume though. You know how he feels about Halloween.
Excerpt from Myth and Magic:
Veronica’s stomach clenched as a mixture of fear and dread skittered through her. The expression in her eyes must have betrayed her unease because Morgana took her by the arm and drew her aside. Across the hall, the caterer and florist were busily consulting with the head of Morgana’s household staff. Three workers wearing black shirts that proclaimed Ghosts & Ghouls, Inc. wheeled a life-sized coffin through the front door. Having attended a number of Morgana’s Halloween parties, Veronica knew trays would be fitted inside the open lid, bearing all manner of delectable treats.
“I know my son,” Morgana said, cutting through the noise and activity. “He’s stubborn, but he’s not stupid. He isn’t going anywhere, Veronica. He may not be willing to admit it, but he’s in love with you.”
“No.” She tried to draw away. “Don’t say that.”
“It’s the truth.”
She shook her head. “Caith’s terrified of love.”
“He’s terrified of loss.”
Veronica clamped her mouth shut. Morgana was right. Even if Caith wouldn’t admit it, she knew it was the defining emotion that had driven him all of his life. The reason he’d chosen a career designed to keep others safe, the reason he’d given his son another name, the reason he still couldn’t bring himself to visit Trask’s grave.
She wet her lips. “I have to see him.”
“Give him time first,” Morgana suggested. “Stuart said he was up all night working on the case. He’s barely slept and probably isn’t thinking clearly.” She smiled encouragingly, hooking her arm through Veronica’s. “You can stay and help me decide where the band should go. And the goblins. Did I mention we’re having roving goblins?”
Veronica managed a small smile. The Ghosts & Ghouls people were pushing a series of crates through the door. Tall ones, large ones, squat ones.
“Mrs. Breckwood,” a sandy-haired worker called. “Where would you like us to put the trolls?”
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Sound like a party you’d like to attend?
I invite you to discover the mystery, romance, and Halloween suspense of MYTH AND MAGIC, on sale now for just $.99 cents through 11/04/15.
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BLURB:
AS CHILDREN THEY PLAYED GAMES OF MYTH AND MAGIC…
Veronica Kent fell in love with Caith Breckwood when they were children. As a teenager, she was certain he was the man she was destined to marry. But a traumatic event from Caith’s past led him to fear a future together. He left Veronica, hoping to save her from a terrible fate. Twelve years later, Caith, now a P.I., is hired to investigate bizarre incidents at the secluded retreat Veronica manages. Returning to his hometown, Caith is forced to face his nightmares—and his feelings for the woman he’s always loved.
THEN ONE DAY THE MONSTERS BECAME REAL.
After the callous way Caith broke her heart, Veronica isn’t thrilled to see him again. But strange occurrences have taken a dangerous toll on business at Stone Willow Lodge. Forced to work together, Veronica discovers it isn’t ghostly apparitions that frighten her, but her passion for a man she has never forgotten. Or forgiven. Can two people with a tarnished past unearth a magical future?
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Many thanks, and Happy Halloween! Personally, I love a spooky mystery. 🙂
My favorite are the little tikes, all dressed up and totally jazzed. It makes my heart smile 🙂
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I agree. Jacquie. They are so adorable! 🙂
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Sounds like a fabulous party. I love the idea of roving goblins. Fabulous.
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I really enjoyed dreaming up the Halloween party in Myth and Magic, Daisy. Fortunately, the Breckwoods are wealthy enough that I didn’t have to worry about what I was spending, LOL!
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Best part of Halloween–the Jack o’lanterns people of great talent come up with. What fun! Oh, and chocolate. Gotta have chocolate. There’s chocolate at Halloween, right? 🙂
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Plenty of chocolate. YUM! And you’re making me realize, DH and I still need to carve our jack-o-lantern! 🙂
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I can vouch for the book. Great Halloween story.
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Thanks, Craig. It was so much fun writing a novel set during Halloween!
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My favorite thing? Hmmm…The tricksters coming to my door. I don’t get a lot, but we reward them with lots of treats for stopping by.
sherry @ fundinmental
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And I’m sure they love them. 🙂 I think Halloween brings out the kid in all of us!
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Veronica and Caith, two of my favorite characters in Myth and Magic.
As about the party, yes, yes, yes. There’s a saying around here – “When there’s pie I am the first, when there’s war I’m the last.” Hope it makes sense as I haven’t heard of something similar in English.
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I like that saying, Carmen! I think we’d all do well to make that a mantra we can live by 🙂
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Best part of Halloween are seeing my kids dress up, and have so much fun!
I subscribed to your newsletter too!
mmalavec(at)med(dot)umich(dot)edu
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Thanks so much, Maria. The newsletter subscription is greatly appreciated! Your kids sound like they really enjoy Halloween. What fun to see them dressed up in costume! 🙂
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My favorite thing about this time of the year is…a month of scary movies on Turner Classic!
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Nice one! I love those old scary movies!
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I like the sexy Halloween costumes the best. Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win.
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Thanks for dropping by Bernie. There are certainly plenty of sexy Halloween costumes out there. Good luck in the drawing!
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tell me what you like best about Halloween.
i like all the great horror movie from the past thanks
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I enjoy a lot of the old ones, too. I think the original Salem’s Lot is my favorite.
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I enjoy this time of year because I love all things scary!
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And this time of year is perfect for that! 🙂
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giving out candy and seeing all the kids in their different costumes!
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Always fun! 🙂
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What I like best about Halloween? Let’s se…. CANDY, CANDY, CANDY!!!! lol 😀 😀 😀
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And it’s in abundance, LOL! 🙂
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I love Halloween dressing up in costume is my favorite part!
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I think that’s so much fun, too. One night when make-believe comes alive!
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I love the spooky atmosphere and fun decorations, the colour orange everywhere.
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The decorations are awesome this time of year. There is a house near me that has a MAMMOTH spider crawling down their siding. So creative and fun!
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Oh no, I hate spiders, even the fake, decoration kind. 🙂
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I’m not a fan of spiders, but I love this one…I would even put it on my house. It’s got a huge web along with a few “babies.” Probably not something you’d enjoy, LOL!
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I freak at the real things, but I love the fake ones. When I was a kid I had one of those “creepy crawler” makers. Actually, it was my brothers, but I was always making critters with it.
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I like the costumes and jack o’lanterns!
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Kudso to that!
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My favorite thing about halloween is seeing the little kid’s costumes when handing out candy.
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Always enjoyable and fun!
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What I like best about Halloween is that it’s also my birthday!
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Wow, that’s a great one. I have a niece with a birthday on Halloween, too!
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I love dressing my kids up in costumes!
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There’s nothing cuter than a kid in costume ready for trick-or-treat night!
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i like best all the cute kids costumes
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Ghosts and ghoulies were never so adorable!
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I love the feel of Halloween. The atmosphere, like spirits riding the air. Loved your excerpt, Mae! Costume for the party? Hmm…Paint my face white with black X’s over my eyes and mouth, a long, flowing gown with the bodice stained crimson. LOL
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LOL! And I know where THAT costume comes from 🙂
You are so right about the atmosphere of Halloween. It definitely has a distinctive feel to it. Loved that description about “spirits riding the air.”
And glad you enjoyed the excerpt. Writing the Halloween party was fun!
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I love watching the kids enjoy the holiday. My favorite is to pass out candy and look at the cool costumes.
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So much fun. I think I would love to be a kid on Halloween again 🙂
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I am dressing up as a Lisa Frank rainbow leopard this year. It’s an awesome one-piece costume.
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That sounds like an awesome costume!
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I love the excitement of the kiddos!!! Love handing out the candy!!!
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Kids make it so much fun!
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I like the candy (especially Snickers)! When I was young, I loved to dress up like a witch.
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Snickers is one of my favorites, too 🙂
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I love seeing my nieces and nephews in their costumes. Never gets old! Thanks for the chance
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You’re right….seeing kids at Halloween is always a treat, no matter how many times you see their excitement!
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Chocolate is the best thing. 😉 And I’d wear my new viking helmet — to double as a viking from How to Train Your Dragon and a NaNoWriMo participant. 🙂
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Deborah, I ADORE HTTYD, especially Toothless. I’ve got all the DVDs, even from the series. That would be a great costume!
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I’ve never done Halloween as it’s not an Aussie holiday
leetee2007(at)hotmail(dot)com
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Wow. Do you have anything similar? I have a friend in Romania and they don’t do Halloween in there either.
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nope….although it has started to creep into our society now, most people just see it as another marketing ploy by the big corporations to spend more money on junk that has no relevance to us…it just doesn’t have any significance for us
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Most interesting. Thanks for sharing!
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My favorite part of halloween is helping my children pick their costumes every year and watching the fun they have!
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Spooktakular indeed! 😀
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😀
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Love the kids in their costumes.
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My favorite thing about Halloween is getting the free candy and seeing everybody’s costume and thanks for the great giveaway!! 😀
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I’ve loved making my own Halloween costumes every year! 🙂
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Wow! You should really creative. That’s awesome that you make your own!
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I love the cooler weather and I love seeing the little ones trick or treating in their cute costumes.
Judy Cox
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I like seeing all the different costumes.
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My son has a big decorated Halloween party every year at his home in the county by the pond. Everyone of all ages come even the adults dressed in costumes it is so much fun – and he makes all his spooky decorations by him self . This is why I like Halloween time
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That sounds like a fabulous Halloween party, definitely something to look forward to each year!
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I love all the extra/different candy choices in stores. Thanks.
turtle6422 (at) gmail (dot) com
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My favorite thing about Halloween is carving pumpkins with my family. Not sure if I am dressing up yet this year or not.
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I love vegging out on the couch Halloween night, watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show and handing out candy to trick-or-treaters 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway! Fingers crossed…
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Ooh, a Halloween party! I love candle lit Jack O’lanterns, the abundance of snickers and kit kats, and taking my Snickerdoodles trick or treating OR handing out treats at home to the cute little goblins that come by. The best part of it all is the spooky atmosphere pervading the night. I must add that Halloween is the birthday of John Keats.
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I didn’t realize Keats was born on Halloween. How cool. Oh, and I bet your snickerdoodles positively love trick-or-treating. I’m sure they look adorable! 🙂
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My favorite thing about Halloween are scary movies, treat, and being creative with costumes!
jennahudson123(at)gmail(dot)com
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All so much fun. And that reminds me that I’m in the mood for a good creepy film!
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My favorite things about Halloween are corn mazes, hayrides, haunted attractions, caramel apples, and pumpkin everything!!
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Ooo, all of those are featured in Myth and Magic….because they’re some of my favorite things about Halloween, too! 🙂
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I love carving pumpkins. Haven’t done any in a few years, but when the kids were young, I made some fairly elaborate designs. (Well, elaborate for an amateur, anyway.)
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I bet they were great, Staci, and your kids loved them. I still enjoy carving a jack-o-lantern, but mine are pretty basic, LOL.
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I adore watching my grandchildren and other children trick or treating, that’s what Halloween is all about.
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I’m in for the Spooktacular party. Just hubby and I, out in the country, so it’s very quiet. I love your blog site.
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Sounds like a lovely setting you’ve got. And I love your gravitar. I’m obsessed with cats. 🙂
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I operate a small shelter for elderly cats. We have 13 at the moment. Hardly any of them have teeth.
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Like most, I like the sweets best about Halloween 🙂
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What I love about Hallowwen is all the different costumes people come up with every year.
Email: gaby891 at yahoo dot com
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My favorite thing about Halloween is my grandson’s excitement! jeanna_massman@hotmail.com
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What I like best about Halloween is watching my grandchildren get dressed up in their favorite costumes. My granddaughter is going to be Hello Kitty this year, and it will be my grandson’s first Halloween. He’s going to be a pirate.
dragonfee64(at)hotmail(dot)com
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Best part of Halloween is all the scary movies I get to binge watch!!!
Thanks for the giveaway
blackcapballistics AT gmail DOT com
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I love watching my kids get so excited about dressing up and going trick or treating
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sorry forgot jess62404@gmail.com
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Best part of Halloween is haunted hay rides. Love them!
wildnmild4u at yahoo dot com
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I love the costumes! And I love dressing up myself,and who doesn’t like free candy~
kaylish13(at)gmail(dot)com
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I love the discount candy following the holiday 😀
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I love the spirit and excitement that surrounds Halloween! It’s always fun to see what people come up with for their costumes. missykate09@gmail.com and I subscribed to your newsletter
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I enjoy the decorations (there are a few block in my town that go crazy!) and seeing the costumes of the trick-or-treaters!
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My fave thing about Halloween our annual trek to the midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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I love the horror movie marathons and the horror book releases, and all of the candy!
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Sorry… forgot my email
jaimel.lester529(at)gmail(dot)com
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I like handing candy out to the kids in our neighborhood.
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I have a very fun banana costume that I like to wear for Halloween.
Thanks for the contest.
slehan at juno dot com
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I love the candy & how excited my kids get to dress up and trick or treat!
southern_babe08 (at) Hotmail (dot) com
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I love trick or treating with my kids and drinking lots of pumpkin spice lattes! Lol.
I signed up for your newsletter and liked your FB page.
Thanks for the giveaway and the chance.
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I love the free candy!
I liked your FB page.
unicorn_angel(@)hotmail(.)com
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Your book sounds fabulous. I’d dress as a member of the dark Fae, so I could wear black. I don’t look great in white (plus, I’m something of a hazard to myself when I wear white and I’d spend the evening worrying about spills).
I liked your FB page and signed up for your newsletter. Thanks for the chance to win. 🙂
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I think the best part is the costume parties
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My favorite part of Halloween is getting to take my son trick-or-treating and getting to be one of the kids just for the night dressed up and acting goofy and all lol! I also love that I it gives me an excuse to break out all my dark decor that my husband says I can’t display any other time of the year lol!
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my favorite thing about Halloween is dressing up… candy is a very close second
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I love the Scary Movie Marathons every day leading up to Halloween
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I love carving pumpkins!!
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Halloween is great because it always inspires me to read in another genre like mystery and paranormal. I enjoy those genres but I don’t read in them often enough.
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i ama hugeee Horror film fan I love them and durring the rest ofthe year they arent shown as often so i feel a lil left out but durring halloween and october they are on all month long and i love them h the candy and costumes are great but i love the decor and scares the most
mortalsinn@Yahoo.com
ps ur book sounds awesome
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like the candy
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Of course I like the candy but I also really love seeing all the different costumes.
Leighannecrisp at Yahoo dot Com
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My favorite thing about Halloween is seeing all the great costumes!
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I like going to our local Fall Festival and watching everyone have fun.
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I love carving pumpkins with my family!
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watching all the scary movies!
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I love eating the leftover candy after Halloween is over.
mizztuts AT bellsouth DOT net
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My favorite thing about Halloween is, of course, the candy! My kids like candy corn, but I’m more partial to chocolate candy like m&m’s or milky way.
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I love decorating the house and watching scary movies.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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What I like about Halloween is dressing as a witch and I love to read some spooky books
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I love seeing the homemade costumes that some of the kids wear. There are some great imaginations out there. kumquat8 at hotmail dot com
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On Halloween I enjoy handing out candy to the cute little trick-or-treaters in costume. Thanks for the great giveaway. Happy Halloween!
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I love the candy! I’m addicted to sweets. Thanks for the giveaway!
the.girl.and.the.book at gmail dot com
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I have a black vinyl ballgown I would wear to the Breckwood Halloween party, and I love to see all the trick or treaters on Halloween. justwin4once@gmail.com
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The best thing about Halloween is seeing all the little kids trick or treating for the first time. The light in their eyes and the cutest costumes are some of my best moments. Oh and of course the candy. LOL
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I like the candy part of Halloween. I buy extra candy corn and save it for later in the year.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
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I like seeing all the kids in their costumes and all the great candy!
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favorite things about halloween the decorations,candy and watching horror movies… mekachew@keromail.com
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I love seeing all of the different costumes little kids wear. Babies dressed as skunks are my favorite!
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I love the Halloween movies
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I like the cute little kids in their costumes best.
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