***************** THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED**************
Grand Prize: $100 GC to Amazon.com
Runner Up: $25 GC to B&N and a box of surprise paperbacks and other goodies (like chocolate, bath goodies, ect). This is going to be a NICE prize!
Runner Up: $25 GC to B&N and a box of surprise paperbacks and other goodies. (same as above)
Plus chances to win books (almost) every day for a month!
Go to http://www.anyabast.com/blog/ for details on how to enter.
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Welcome to the Ginormous Vegas II Celebration Contest!
I’m holding a month long celebratory contest leading up to the release of What Happens in Vegas…After Dark, which comes out on May 1st.
What Happens in Vegas…After Dark is the paranormal follow-up to What Happens in Vegas…. an anthology of contemporary stories that released last spring.
There are two parts to this contest. Below are the details for each.
The MAIN contest, (for the big prizes above)
You can enter two ways.
a.) Announce the contest and lead others here by posting the cover and the information below it (everything above the ~*~*~*~) to your blog, website, Facebook or Myspace. Wherever you have permission to post it. After you’ve done that, post the link to your announcement in the comments TO THIS POST and you’re entered!
b.) If you don’t have a blog or anywhere to post the announcement, tell at least one other person you think might be interested about the contest. Then come back here and post in the comments TO THIS POST that you did so, and you’re entered!
The DAILY contests
(Almost) every day there will be a giveaway for a different book. Individual authors whom I have recruited to participate in the giveaways will be offering these, so they will all be autographed! Check the blog every day for a new chance to win. You’ll have about 24 hours to enter each contest by answering the question posed for that day.
Black out days: There will be no book giveaways on Sundays. Also, I will be attending the Romantic Times Convention (RT) in the middle of the contest. Right before RT starts, I’ll be at Disney with my family. When I’m Disney, the daily contest will take a hiatus, but will start back up when I get to the RT Con hotel. Clear as mud, huh? Don’t worry, I’ll let you know when the daily contests pause and resume as we’re going along.
The daily contests start tomorrow.
An added bonus
I have twenty three bajillion ARCs of What Happens in Vegas…After Dark. I’ll be giving some of these away randomly throughout the month but you’ll never know when. So some days you’ll have TWO chances to win.
Rules
1.) Over eighteen only. What Happens in Vegas…After Dark is EROTIC, peoples. That means no one under the age of 18 is allowed to play. Sorry! Come back after you’ve reached the age of majority.
2.) Don’t post the announcement/cover anywhere you don’t have permission.
3.) Non-US entrants for main contest: Folks outside the U.S. are allowed to enter the main contest, but it will be tricky if you win. We’ll have to decide on how to handle the prize, since it’s not possible for me to buy GCs to bookstores outside the U.S. We’ll have to decide between us an equivalent prize. But go ahead and enter. If you win, we’ll figure it out.
4.) Non-US entrants for daily contests: I will let you know on a daily basis whether or not the daily book prize contests are open to non-US peeps. I left that up to each individual author, since they’re the ones sending the books out.
5.) Sock-puppets and creepiness: I reserve the right to delete any comment that is a shady duplicate from one person trying to enter multiple times. I can see you!!! I know who you are!!! There’s this cool thing called an IP address, so I can easily weed out the sock puppets. I also reserve the right to immediately delete any comment that I deem creepy or abusive.
6.) How the winners are chosen: All winners are chosen at random by number by my husband. It is possible for one person to win more than once. That’s the nature of randomness. Sometimes it’s just dumb luck your number is chosen more than once.
7.) Authors can enter: Authors are readers too and are more than welcome to try for prizes.
I think that’s it! This post will remain sticky at the top of the blog throughout the duration of the contest for the main contest, so scroll down for the daily book giveaways. Have fun!
EDITED TO ADD:
Allison at Allison’s Reads was sweet enough to create and share this Sprout widget for the contest. If you’d like to use this, you’re more than welcome. Thank you, Allison!!
Hi Anya, This contest is awesome with so many chances at great books! Thanks!
I posted about the contest on my blog
by Fantasy Dreamer April 12th, 2009 at 11:47 amhere. 😛
Great contest! I posted on facebook http://apps.facebook.com/wildfire/fbhandler.ashx?mode=post_share&imp=1&siid=185320692
by chey April 12th, 2009 at 1:12 pmI added the widget to my two blogs.
http://amysmith98.blogspot.com
by Amy S. April 12th, 2009 at 2:31 pmhttp://myspace.com/amysmith98
Posted to my blog:
http://pwibo.com/index.php/2009/04/12/celebration-contest/
Count me in. Thanks!
by Pwibo April 12th, 2009 at 5:36 pmI don’t have a blog, but I did tell me three favorite cousins about this amazing contest! Trust me, it’s right up their alley.
by Marigold April 12th, 2009 at 6:30 pmRead the excert to Taken and was just tingling all over. I’ve added you to my new author list and emailed my sister about you.
by Armenia April 13th, 2009 at 12:33 pmWow!!
http://ajourneyofbooks.blogspot.com/2009/04/anya-bast-vegas-ii-celebration-contest.html
by Cinnamon April 13th, 2009 at 3:38 pmhttp://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&bID=483033323
by Sonya Hucks April 13th, 2009 at 4:57 pmhttp://www.myyearbook.com/?mysession=bWVzc2FnZXNfYnVsbGV0aW5fcmVhZCZ1c2VyJm1zZ19pZD00NzQ1NDEwOA==
http://www.myspace.com/sonyalovesbooks
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home
i think thats all of them
WOW what a big contest! How exciting! I posted up a blog for this contest:
by Michelle Kuo April 13th, 2009 at 11:00 pmhttp://flyingsolooooo.blogspot.com/2009/04/hugeeee-giveaway.html
I posted this on my Facebook profile (under My Stuff):
http://apps.facebook.com/wildfire/fbhandler.ashx?mode=cview&fb_oid=1618897179
Margay
by Margay April 14th, 2009 at 6:33 amI posted it to my Facebook 🙂
by SheilaMonique April 14th, 2009 at 10:34 amWhat an awesome contest! Thank you so much!
by Amy Castellano April 14th, 2009 at 11:02 amI have it posted on my blog here
http://chicbookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-happens-in-vegas-after-dark.html
I posted the contest on my LJ blog.
by Sweet Angel April 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Sorry the link didn’t show the first time for some reason.
http://pw-33.livejournal.com/4776.html
by Sweet Angel April 14th, 2009 at 5:17 pmHere is the link to my post:
http://sheerysplace.livejournal.com/13411.html
Thanks for a fun contest!
by Sheery April 14th, 2009 at 10:11 pmI would love to win. I posted the widget on facebook.
by Lisa C April 15th, 2009 at 8:34 amhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1223125138&ref=profile#
Hi Anya! What an awesome way to celebrate. Great contest. WooHoo! I look forward to reading Vegas II
I have posted about this giveaway on both myspace & my blog at these links.
http://readingissomuchfun.blogspot.com/2009/04/anya-bast-month-long-contest.html
http://www.myspace.com/readingissomuchfun In the blog.
Hugssss
by ReadingIsSoMuchFun April 16th, 2009 at 6:05 amLindaH
Hi Anya. I have posted about your contest on my blog at this link here, http://moneymakindiva.blogspot.com/
by Jennifer Dean April 16th, 2009 at 11:55 amHi Anya. I have posted about your contest on my blog at this link here, http://moneymakindiva.blogspot.com/
woohooo
by Jennifer Dean April 16th, 2009 at 11:56 amI posted it on my facebooks
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1269222925&ref=profile
by flip April 16th, 2009 at 3:10 pmLove your books.
I posted it at my mySpace
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&bID=483738139
by Donna Ross April 16th, 2009 at 9:00 pmHi! Great contest.
by Frana April 17th, 2009 at 12:34 amwidget is up on my blog
http://angel-on-a-move.blogspot.com/
Your books are the best! I don’t have a blog and I don’t do facebook or Twitter yet so I don’t have a way to talk about your books or the contest in that way. But I tell all my friends about your books and I’ll tell everyone else I know as well — will that work? 🙂
marielay@gmail.com
by Marie April 17th, 2009 at 4:19 pmI posted this on http://www.myspace.com/tracey449
by Tracey Steinbach April 18th, 2009 at 7:44 amI’ve told several people about this contest. Would so love to win. Love your books. Thanks, Bridget
by bridget wolfe April 19th, 2009 at 6:45 amReposted your contest on my blogs. Here are the url’s:
http://mischiefcherry.livejournal.com/
http://cherryd-cherry.blogspot.com/
Am keeping my fingers crossed :grin:.
Cherry
by Cherry April 19th, 2009 at 1:08 pmHello, What a fabulous giveaway prize contest! I entered your contest url at my
by Cindi April 19th, 2009 at 6:09 pmFacebook. Many thanks, Cindi
Told my friends.
by Katy April 20th, 2009 at 6:59 pmLove your books!!!
Anya I posted to my facebook account and sent an email out to my gf!
Facebook post –
http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=1329505888&share_id=71964979095#s71964979095
by Pam S April 21st, 2009 at 4:33 pmThis is just an “add-on” to my comment above, An. Just to let you know that I have also emailed your widget to email addresses available to me.
by Cherry April 22nd, 2009 at 6:34 amI told a friend.
Thanks for the great contest.
by Kayla D. April 22nd, 2009 at 7:02 pmI posted it at facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=716338303&ref=profile
by Larena W April 23rd, 2009 at 7:29 pmHi,
I posted it to my romance novel Meetup group page.
http://romance.meetup.com/56/calendar/10273512/
by Monica April 26th, 2009 at 7:13 pmposted this @ my facebook! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=26705211 😀
by Jennzah April 27th, 2009 at 7:34 amHad to tell someone, no blog, etc. But am asking if I can post if on a private forum.
by Tammy S. April 27th, 2009 at 9:49 amI posted about the contest here: http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/2009/04/28/anya-bast-contest/
Thanks, what a cool giveaway!
by The Discriminating Fangirl April 28th, 2009 at 8:46 amI posted about it!
http://marvolosriddle.blogspot.com/2009/04/grand-prize-100-gc-to-amazon.html
Thanks so much! This is a fantastic contest!!
by Renee April 28th, 2009 at 11:21 amThis is another add on to my comment entry on the 19th of April. I have also posted your contest at my blog with the following url : http://cherryd-cherry.blogspot.com/2009/04/ginormous-vegas-ii-celebration-contest.html.
Regards,
by Cherry April 28th, 2009 at 1:28 pmCherry
Told my family about it. Enter me!
by ES April 29th, 2009 at 7:56 amPosted at http://wheretheboysr.blogspot.com/.
Always interested in great books and interesting stories!
by Lisa Ferris April 29th, 2009 at 11:43 amHi Anya,
I finally got the link posted for your contest on my mySpace Blog.
The link should be here:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&bID=486433919
or the link to my home page is
http://www.myspace.com/rhonda_blessedheart
God Bless,
by Rhonda Barnes April 30th, 2009 at 3:23 pmRhonda
Your contest rocks. I have wanted to enter this part of it all month but haven’t been able to put anything on my blog except school project until now. MBA class that required a blog, go figure. Anyway It’s posted on there now. Congrats on the release of the new book. Hope it’s not to late to enter me.
http://habrewer.blogspot.com/
Thanks.
by Heather Brewer May 1st, 2009 at 9:19 amI’ve told all my 3 bffs and they’re going to check out this blog! I also just blogged it on my myspace. But you have to be my friend to read it.
by Ly (Lee) May 2nd, 2009 at 10:38 pmhttp://www.myspace.com/lilyquackquack
HEY!
I’ve posted on Myspace and Facebook. Wish much luck!
Myspace
by Caitlin Crowlet May 3rd, 2009 at 4:02 pmFacebook
Hi Anya,
I have forwarded your email to 2 of my friends.
Please enter me in the contest.
by Carol Thompson May 4th, 2009 at 3:27 amThank you.
thanks for the contest. I told my daughter about the contest and plan to tell a friend later today. 😀
by gloria May 4th, 2009 at 3:50 amHi
by Diane Sadler May 4th, 2009 at 7:45 amThank you for this great contest
I posted om my Facebook today.
I don’t have a blog, so I told my friend babygirlG to come over and she has taken part in some of the contests!
Thanks for the fun giveaway!
by Llehn May 4th, 2009 at 8:15 amI posted you as my status!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=1260476321&ref=profile
by Regina Stevens May 4th, 2009 at 8:48 amhttp://tamis-ramblings.blogspot.com/2009/05/anya-bast-hunormous-contest.html
This contest ROCKS!

by Tami May 5th, 2009 at 3:40 pm