Secret Santa gift exchange! discussion

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If it's ok... I was wondering will anyone from here (GR) be going to RARE22Edinburgh? I'm crossing fingers that it'll happen since I've already booked accommodation and tickets =D

Teeny wrote: "If it's ok... I was wondering will anyone from here (GR) be going to RARE22Edinburgh? I'm crossing fingers that it'll happen since I've already booked accommodation and tickets =D"

That sounds like so much fun! Wish I could go.

Teeny wrote: "If it's ok... I was wondering will anyone from here (GR) be going to RARE22Edinburgh? I'm crossing fingers that it'll happen since I've already booked accommodation and tickets =D"

what's rare22edinburgh? :o

Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "That sounds like so much fun! Wish I could go."

As soon as i saw that Cara Dee, Hailey Turner and N.R. Walker (not to mention Lane Hayes, Lily Morton etc) would be there I knew I have to make it happen for me 'cos there's no way I could ever hope to see up close Hailey and N.R.... Now if only Avon Gale would pop over from RARE22Paris ><

Poplora: "what's rare22edinburgh? :o "
It's a HUGE romance author event! Not only LGBTQIA+ though but M/F too, although I'll be going for the M/M authors

Teeny wrote: "If it's ok... I was wondering will anyone from here (GR) be going to RARE22Edinburgh? I'm crossing fingers that it'll happen since I've already booked accommodation and tickets =D"

Yep I'm booked in for RARE Edinburgh all being well, but only for the Saturday not the whole event.

@Cadiva I managed to buy from another an all weekend admission (although not the early one) and I couldn't resist buying the tickets that were sold recently for Thursdays Meet & Greet!!

Teeny wrote: "Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "That sounds like so much fun! Wish I could go."

As soon as i saw that Cara Dee, Hailey Turner and N.R. Walker (not to mention Lane Hayes, Lily Morton e..."

That sounds incredible!! I'm going to Apollycon, but that's it for me in terms of fun cons.

@Heather K
RARE22 will be my 2nd ever Con, first was last year with shiMMer. I think after RARE (that just the plane tickets and accommodation cost me like 700euros) it'll be awhile before I go to another Con and it'll have to have once in a lifetime seeing up close authors to do so.

Teeny wrote: "@Heather K
RARE22 will be my 2nd ever Con, first was last year with shiMMer. I think after RARE (that just the plane tickets and accommodation cost me like 700euros) it'll be awhile before I go to ..."

You are going to have an amazing time. I usually go to 2 cons a year or more, but I haven't been to one since Covid :/

Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "You are going to have an amazing time. I usually go to 2 cons a year or more, but I haven't been to one since Covid :/"

Thank you Heather ^^ I'm hoping everything will go all right and that I won't have more books than my allotted checked baggage limit xD.... I was so lucky not to have gotten covid when I went to shiMMer since it was on Feb 2020 and it had started spreading seriously in Europe.

Teeny wrote: "@Cadiva I managed to buy from another an all weekend admission (although not the early one) and I couldn't resist buying the tickets that were sold recently for Thursdays Meet & Greet!!"

Excellent! I only bought Saturday tickets because I'm disabled and two days when it's not in a venue where I'm also staying is a bit much unfortunately.

I believe the MM crowd are planning a get together on the Sunday morning before everyone heads off back home.

If you're on Facebook, we have a RARE Edinburgh MM Group which is the best place for the latest goings on.

Cadiva wrote: "Excellent! I only bought Saturday tickets because I'm disabled and two days when it's not in a venue...."

Ah! Understandable *hugs* Oh I didn't know about the group! Will come and join for sure ^^ Thank you for the info

just finished making sure I removed any books I own or are no longer available from wishlist. as of now all book on it I do not own and are available.

Is anyone here going to TNTNYC later this month?

Nadine Bookaholic wrote: "Is anyone here going to TNTNYC later this month?"

I'm away that weekend or else I totally would have! Do you know of any other cons in the NYC area??

Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Nadine Bookaholic wrote: "Is anyone here going to TNTNYC later this month?"

I'm away that weekend or else I totally would have! Do you know of any other cons in the NYC area??"

Unfortunately no, there was one in Connecticut over the summer but other than that I haven’t heard of any

I'm at the point where I'm trolling wishlists on Elfster to find books! My TBR always grows so much during the exchange!

Well… at least one elf is already feeling generous ❤️. Seven Eleven Elf has gifted me Think of England by KJ Charles. To say this was unexpected would be a complete understatement and it really brightened my day. Thank you so much for your generosity.

Nice, Kaycee. You made an impression in December and Seven Eleven Elf has been holding back until they could not take it any more.

Haha Hemmel. Maybe that was it!

Teeny wrote: "Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "That sounds like so much fun! Wish I could go."

As soon as i saw that Cara Dee, Hailey Turner and N.R. Walker (not to mention Lane Hayes, Lily Morton e..."

omg this sounds amazing

mwana wrote: "Teeny wrote: "Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "That sounds like so much fun! Wish I could go."

As soon as i saw that Cara Dee, Hailey Turner and N.R. Walker (not to mention Lane Hayes,..."

It does, doesn't it?

@mwana and @Gustaf
I can't wait!! It has been postponed 2 or 3 times but it's finally happening (bar a meteor hitting Earth or something)!! Can't wait!

Teeny wrote: "@mwana and @Gustaf
I can't wait!! It has been postponed 2 or 3 times but it's finally happening (bar a meteor hitting Earth or something)!! Can't wait!"

I'd show up with so much merch for my faves to sign and another carrier for all the stuff I'd be leaving with. I'd be the most suspicious person there because of how much crap I'd be hauling with me. Will KJ Charles be there? What about Dal MacLean?

mwana wrote: "I'd show up with so much merch for my faves to sign and another carrier for all the stuff I'd be leaving with. I'd be the most suspicious person there because of how much crap I'd be hauling with me. Will KJ Charles be there? What about Dal MacLean?"

The event is sold out and the only tickets that are available are those that might be resold from other people than can no longer attend. Unfortunately because of Covid and me living in Cyprus, merch is not something I can do because shipping times are impossible and too expensive. But I will have an empty suitcase with me to feel with all kinds of goodies and books =D

As for the 2 authors you are asking, no unfortunately

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Hope they do it again! *fingers crossed*

Getting closer. The anticipation is almost too much!

I want this to start now!!! It’s so much fun!!

I’m soooo lucky! I already got a gift!! I’m at Disney until this weekend, so I’ll open up a “show me your goodies” thread when I get back. Thank you!!

Feeling so lucky. People are so generous. I received Relative Justice by Gregory Ashe. He’s one of my favorite authors. I love this group. Such sweet people. 🥰

**Kαчcєє** wrote: "Feeling so lucky. People are so generous. I received Relative Justice by Gregory Ashe. He’s one of my favorite authors. I love this group. Such sweet people. 🥰"

I'll open a Show me Your Goodies thread now! Post again there! :)

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it's 4 months of free KU that I can't use because I have KU for a year and a half more

It has begun! I’m so excited!

Daniel wrote: "It has begun! I’m so excited!"

SAME!!!

Teeny wrote: "Anyone wants to try and see if they can redeem this: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/hz/......"
it's 4 months of free KU

I saw that Teeny! That's such a great deal....I already have a year to go on mine too, or I would jump on that. Hopefully someone else can benefit :)

Teeny wrote: "Anyone wants to try and see if they can redeem this: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/hz/......"

I recently claimed a KU free trial and didn't sub after, wonder if I'd be eligible for this

@Fran I got that with my new PW and even though in terms and conditions doesn't say you have to be a new member I couldn't redeem it and it sucks. Customer service was not helpful

@mwana if you can and do redeem it, I'd love to know if you can drop a line here ;)

Teeny wrote: "@Fran I got that with my new PW and even though in terms and conditions doesn't say you have to be a new member I couldn't redeem it and it sucks. Customer service was not helpful

@mwana if you ca..."

I've only gotten a discount. Not the free four months

@mwana I hope the discount was at least decent ☺

I just saw that MLR Press is closing and giving back rights to authors, which usually means some books become unavailable permanently, some just temporarily, depending on the authors :(

They publish two series that I always see on wish lists here, so you may want to stock up while you can: James Buchanan's Deputy Joe series and Kendall McKenna's Tameness of the Wolf Series

https://www.mlrbooks.com/books.php

Pam wrote: "I just saw that MLR Press is closing and giving back rights to authors, which usually means some books become unavailable permanently, some just temporarily, depending on the authors :( ..."

Thanks for the heads up Pam!

mwana wrote: "I've only gotten a discount. Not the free four months"

Same! But it was a good deal. Yay!! Thanks for the hot tip!

Pam wrote: "I just saw that MLR Press is closing and giving back rights to authors, which usually means some books become unavailable permanently, some just temporarily, depending on the authors :(

They publi..."

Are they? Wow. Another pub house closing is so sad.
I still miss ARe. :(
Thanks for passing it along Pam!

Thank you for the news, Pam!

So sad to see publishers winking out of the existence one by one 😢

@Sheri I think ARe was one of the publishing houses that stole authors royalties :/

Teeny wrote: "@Sheri I think ARe was one of the publishing houses that stole authors royalties :/"

But ARe is not really a publishing house. It's more like alternative retailers like Amazon and Smashwords. I miss ARe too because it was EASIER for international readers to do e-book gifting

"Ami wrote: "But ARe is not really a publishing house. It's more like alternative retailers like Amazon and Smashwords. I miss ARe too because it was EASIER for international readers to do e-book gifting"

I thought that was the case but it tripped me up when Sheri mentioned it along with the publishing houses. I didn't use it much cos I'm okay with Amazon.com so I wasn't sure that they didn't do publishing as well. Either way they never payed the authors their royalties from the sales.

It is sad :( I'm hoping they'll go on sale for 50% off like they normally do on Smashwords' Thanksgiving sale, so I can buy a bunch without feeling guilty about it! I don't even have any of them on my TBR, but those are two authors I've always intended to read more from, and it doesn't look like they've been active online for several years...