See what you get when Auntie Heather feels guilty for not blogging a lot or spending time on the forums? Free stuff!

And I’ll get to that in a second. But first…there is happy news in HeatherLand, my Minions. The clouds have parted and these feathery guys started singing and my stress level is way, way down. My fangtastic editor has granted me a stay of execution – that is, she gave me more time to finish writing TWELFTH GRADE KILLS! YAY! So, now I have until December 1st and I’m really happy about it. Of course, I’m still going to be hard at work and missing from the forums for a bit, BUT…at least I’ll have time to really get this book where it needs to be.

Also! If you are in or near Austin, Texas, you CAN NOT miss the Austin Teen Book Festival! Why? Because I’ll be there!! And it’s going to be so awesome, I can barely contain myself. More info here: http://www.austinteenbookfestival.com

Okay, for this mini-contest, my black-hearted lil followers, you comment to enter (and it doesn’t matter how much you comment, you’re only entered once) AND there will be NINE winners! Every day I’ll pick a name randomly, for nine days. First winner gets their choice and on down the line (last winner is stuck with the leftovers, but no worries – there are no bad prizes here!). I’m giving the lucky winners each a book – the first book of a popular vampire series. The books up for grab are:

GLASS HOUSES by Rachel Caine (The Morganville Vampires series)
VAMPIRE KNIGHT #1 by Matsuri Hino (Manga)
BOYS THAT BITE by Mari Mancusi (Blood Coven series)
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE AWAKENING by LJ Smith (The Vampire Diaries series)
MARKED by PC and Kristin Cast (House of Night series)
VAMPIRE ACADEMY by Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy series)
CIRQUE DU FREAK: A LIVING NIGHTMARE by Darren Shan (Cirque du Freak series)
VAMPIRE KISSES: THE BEGINNING by Ellen Schreiber (Vampire Kisses series)
and of course, THE CHRONICLES OF VLADIMIR TOD: EIGHTH GRADE BITES by yours truly, Heather Brewer (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series – or, as we like to call it around here, CoVT)

So, leave a comment, and hold your breath, because starting tomorrow, nine Minions are going to be winners!!!
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DAY #1 WINNER = VampireMistress (chose Vampire Diaries)
DAY #2 WINNER = Molly (chose Cirque du Freak)
DAY #3 WINNER = Violet_Swigger
DAY #4 WINNER = Vladimir Rose (chose Vampire Kisses)
DAY #5 WINNER = Jordan (chose Vampire Academy)
DAY #6 WINNER = Alice Mayberry
DAY #7 WINNER = kira (chose Morganville Vampires)
DAY #8 WINNER = VladimirXTod
Day #9 WINNER = Troy

ATTENTION WINNERS! Please email me your choice at heather@heatherbrewer.com with the subject “I’m a Winner!” and which book you’d like. If the winner before you picks your choice, you’ll have to pick again. But YAY! CONGRATS!!!