Q&A and Giveaway with Darcy Merriweather from It Takes A Witch by Heather Blake

January 3, 2012 By 93 Comments

 

1) Tell a little about yourself.
 
I recently just moved from Ohio to the Enchanted Village, a themed neighborhood of Salem, Massachusetts. I’m just your average divorcee-next-door. Who, ah, happens to be a witch–more specifically a Wishcrafter (I can grant wishes using a spell—how cool is that?). But considering that one of my neighbors is a macaw familiar (a spirit in an animal form who can talk), I suppose I’m not that abnormal.
 
2) If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? 
 
I’d like to be a little less mother hen. I’ve pretty much raised my sister Harper since she was born (which was also the day my mother died), and it’s hard to break old habits, even though Harper’s now in her twenties and very capable of taking care of herself.

3) Early bird or night owl? 

 
Definitely an early bird. By ten at night, I like to be snuggled in bed with a good book. Which is one of the reasons I’m now divorced. (The louse.)

4) What's the one thing that would send you running for cover? 

 
Hmm. Tough one. I’m not exactly the bravest witch on the block. I have to say, a summons from the Elder, the secret leader of the Craft, makes me quiver. She’s scary. Trust me.

5) What's your go-to food in times of stress? 

Frozen peppermint patties. Heaven!

6) Favorite guilty pleasure? 

 
Don’t tell anyone, okay? But I like to clean. Sometimes I’ll wake up early just to sneak in a little dusting. Now that I’m living with Aunt Ve at As You Wish (her personal concierge business), there’s a lot of dusting to do. Before I moved in let’s just say that housekeeping wasn’t one of her priorities.

7) How many pairs of shoes do you own? 

 
Four. Sensible flats, sensible heels, running sneakers, and rain boots. Sad, isn’t it? If Pepe (another village familiar who’s a master clothier) has his way, I’ll be decked out like a socialite in no time.

8) Favorite scene in your current adventure? 

Ha! It has to be my run-in (literally) with a wombat after a wish-gone-wrong. Or my run-in with sexy single dad Nick Sawyer… It definitely would NOT be finding that dead body. If I never found another person, I’d be one happy witch.
 
9) Do you cook or are you a take-out kind of witch?
 
Take-out, though I’m trying to learn how to cook. I know enough to survive, but not enough to impress anyone (did I mention that run-in with Nick Sawyer?).
 
10) What’s your favorite personality trait? 

Another tough one. I have to say my ability to change, to adapt. I’ve had a lot of new things thrown at me recently (the move, the witch thing, the murder!), but instead of hiding (my first instinct), I’ve jumped into my new life trusting that there will be a net below. So far, so good.
 
About the author ~ 
 
Heather Blake grew up in a suburb of Boston, and enjoys going “home” in her novels. As a young mother, she tried her hand at writing novels and hasn’t looked back. Currently, Heather lives in the Cincinnati area with her family, and is currently hard at work on her next novel.
 
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Email Heather ~ booksbyheather AT gmail DOT com
 
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Darcy Merriweather has just discovered she hails from a long line of Wishcrafters—witches with the power to cast spells by making a wish. She’s come to Enchanted Village to learn her trade but finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation…

Make sure to pre-order book two in the series ~ A Witch Before Dying ~ to be released August 7th

Thanks to the amazing Heather, and to help celebrate the release of this fantastic book, I have one (1) copy of It Takes A Witch to give away.

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Comments

  1. Laura McLendon says:
    January 3, 2012 at 2:16 AM

    Wishcrafter for a day, that may be all I could handle :) LOL

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  2. Sophia Rose says:
    January 3, 2012 at 2:24 AM

    I had never heard of this author or this book and it sounds really good. The character interview was so cute. I’ll definitely be watching for this book the next time I’m at the store.

    Thanks for the post and giveaway opportunity.

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    • Lori says:
      January 3, 2012 at 6:02 AM

      Sophia, you MUST check out her Lucy Valentine series. The first book is Truly, Madly (written as Heather Webber)

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  3. Kristin A. says:
    January 3, 2012 at 3:12 AM

    I really enjoy Heather’s Lucy Valentine series and have really been looking forward to her new Wishcraft series. It sounds like so much fun!

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  4. debbie says:
    January 3, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    This is a new author for me. I enjoyed reading the post, and the book sounds really good.

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  5. Lisa Garrett says:
    January 3, 2012 at 7:00 AM

    This book is on my wishlist! I have heard a lot of good reviews.

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  6. Cyn209 says:
    January 3, 2012 at 7:02 AM

    love getting in on a new series from the get-go!!!!
    thank you for this giveaway!!!

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  7. Lisa Garrett says:
    January 3, 2012 at 7:08 AM

    The tweet box will not let me leave my status url: http://twitter.com/#!/lag32583/status/154171584872071170

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  8. Theresa N says:
    January 3, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    I got a post card in the mail about this book and I really want to read it.

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  9. Pinkim (Kim Wright) says:
    January 3, 2012 at 7:45 AM

    What a great looking book. I hope to win…

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  10. Dru says:
    January 3, 2012 at 7:55 AM

    I love this book and I can’t wait for the next one.
    Dru recently posted..A Day In The Life Of Darcy Merriweather by Heather BlakeMy Profile

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  11. Linda Townsend says:
    January 3, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    This book sounds great! I love stories about witches… (AND I wish you lived closer… I hate to clean… sometimes I wish I was Samantha from Bewitched and could just just move my nose…)

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  12. Randi M says:
    January 3, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    This book sounds awesome! I love cozies, but I never seem to read them very often. I love the interview with Darcy. :) Thank you for the giveaway!

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  13. Heather Blake Webber says:
    January 3, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    Lori, thanks so much for having Darcy and me here today. Always love visiting. I hope everyone will give the book a try (please oh please!), and that you all love it as much as I do.
    Heather Blake Webber recently posted..WelcomeMy Profile

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  14. Jennifer Rote says:
    January 3, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    Thank you for the chance :)

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  15. Jennifer Rote says:
    January 3, 2012 at 10:28 AM

    goodreads – wildnmild4u

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  16. Marthalynn says:
    January 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    What a fun q&a! This character is great.

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  17. Marthalynn says:
    January 3, 2012 at 10:39 AM

    There wasn’t an extra info box, but i am subscribed as acluisi (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  18. Linda Kish says:
    January 3, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    Sounds great. Count me in, please.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  19. Leah says:
    January 3, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway. This sounds like a good book.

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  20. Nora-Adrienne Deret says:
    January 3, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    I love Heather’s books, and she is also a very lovely lady. She’s got a really great posse also. Fun people to hang out with, so how can she not write great books.

    I’d love to add this one to my home library for the rest of my bunch to enjoy.

    NoraAdrienne(at)gmail(dot)com
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  21. Jennifer Rummel says:
    January 3, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    So looking forward to this new series! Love this author :)

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  22. Carol M says:
    January 3, 2012 at 11:23 AM

    Witches and a murder investigation sound good to me. I know it’s a book I would enjoy!

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  23. Janet Morrissey says:
    January 3, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    I’m hoping to win!! It sounds like just my kind of mystery!

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  24. Nancy Roessner says:
    January 3, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Sounds like a fun read. I can’t really identify with this strange urge to dust furniture in the middle of the night, but otherwise Darcy seem like a good sort.

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  25. Wendy Newcomb says:
    January 3, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    This sounds like a great cozy mystery.

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  26. Crystal @ My Reading Room says:
    January 3, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    Love the interview and it looks like a good fun read. Though I’m not sure I can get past dusting for fun. Can you come to my house?
    Crystal @ My Reading Room recently posted..Guest Blog: Jane Austen: A Writer for the Ages by Karen Wojcik Berner + GiveawayMy Profile

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  27. Sue Farrell says:
    January 3, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    What a fun interview—and it sounds like a fun book, too. Any character that likes frozen peppermint patties is a girl after my own heart–YUM.
    suefarrell.farrell@gmail.com

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  28. Stacy newcomb says:
    January 3, 2012 at 1:16 PM

    Sounds like a fun book

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  29. tiffany lane says:
    January 3, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    sounds like a good book

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  30. holdenj says:
    January 3, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    Looking forward to Heather’s new book, thanks for the great Q&A!

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  31. Angela says:
    January 3, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    I am a big fan of Heather’s thank you for doing this giveaway

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  32. Kim Brown says:
    January 3, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    I love Heather Webber (Blake)’s books!!

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  33. Alison Flores says:
    January 3, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    Haven’t read any of Heather’s books. Sounds very interesting!!

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  34. Jane says:
    January 3, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    It sounds like a fun book!

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  35. Ingrid Stukey says:
    January 3, 2012 at 7:06 PM

    Heather you sound awesome and I love Witches, can’t wait to read your book.
    Blessings

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  36. Heather Bridson says:
    January 3, 2012 at 7:13 PM

    would love to read this one!

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  37. Shannon Baas says:
    January 3, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    Looks like a good book.

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  38. Seaside Book Nook says:
    January 3, 2012 at 10:32 PM

    I think, It Takes A Witch, sounds like such a good book! Thank you so much for the great giveaway!

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  39. Kristi says:
    January 3, 2012 at 11:32 PM

    Cute “interview”. Darcy sounds like fun – Course she loves Peppermint Patties – YUM.

    Thanks for the giveaway!
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  40. Renee G says:
    January 4, 2012 at 12:04 AM

    The book sounds delightful – as does its author.
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(dot)com

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  41. Amanda Kinder says:
    January 4, 2012 at 1:15 AM

    This sounds like my kind of book!!

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  42. Sarah Walker says:
    January 4, 2012 at 2:19 PM

    My subscribed email address is : sreis1987@gmail.com

    Name: Sarah Walker

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  43. Sarah Walker says:
    January 4, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    This book sounds like a good read. Thank you for the giveaway.

    Name: Sarah Walker

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  44. Sarah Walker says:
    January 4, 2012 at 2:22 PM

    I liked It Takes A Witch on amazon. (sreis1987@gmail.com)

    Name: Sarah Walker

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  45. Sarah Walker says:
    January 4, 2012 at 2:23 PM

    I posted this giveaway on Facebook

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    Name: Sarah Walker

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  46. Becky Curtis says:
    January 4, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    This sounds like a great cozy mystery. Thanks.

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  47. Carol Wong says:
    January 5, 2012 at 2:27 AM

    This book is a book to really enjoy. Also, the author’s answers to your questions were a lot like me!

    CarolNWong@aol.com

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  48. Nancy S says:
    January 5, 2012 at 3:05 AM

    Enjoyed the interview and would like to enjoy the book.

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  49. Melissa B says:
    January 5, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    Sounds like a great book, cant wait to read it!
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  50. Sammi says:
    January 5, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    looks cute! I’d read this

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  51. Barbara Butler says:
    January 5, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    love to win i just love reading a good book

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  52. Amanda Berrios says:
    January 6, 2012 at 9:09 PM

    LOVE books!!! and this sounds interesting!

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  53. Lori Thomas says:
    January 7, 2012 at 1:50 AM

    Loved the post, Thnx 4 the chance!!
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  54. renee walters says:
    January 7, 2012 at 8:12 AM

    This is a new author for me, but I enjoyed the interview and would like to enjoy the book! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
    Renee Walters
    Bored2quickly@hotmail.com

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  55. Maureen says:
    January 7, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    Thanks for the interesting interview.

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  56. bn100 says:
    January 7, 2012 at 6:08 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway. The book sounds great!

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  57. Desmond says:
    January 7, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    Count me in, please!

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  58. clynsg says:
    January 8, 2012 at 7:32 AM

    Always interested in adding another good book to my TBR pile.

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  59. Denise Z says:
    January 9, 2012 at 12:27 AM

    Thank you for taking the time to share this lovely interview with us today and I want you to know you have an open invitation to come to my home and indulge in your guilty pleasure any time LOL It Takes a Witch sounds awesome and I would love to read it and I appreciate the awesome giveaway opportunity.

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  60. Irene says:
    January 10, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    I certainly need a book like this to read on these cold winter days. Witches are just wonderful. I wish I were one.

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  61. Hoa Le says:
    January 12, 2012 at 6:59 PM

    I would love to read this book. Thanks for the giveaway!

    alittlepieceofheaven777(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  62. ♡♥♬ Louis ♬♥♡ says:
    January 13, 2012 at 6:49 AM

    I enjoyed reading your interview

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  63. Maritza Robinson says:
    January 13, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    Thanks for great giveaway!

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  64. monte says:
    January 13, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    looks like a great book

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  65. Desiree Dunbar says:
    January 14, 2012 at 2:11 AM

    looks like a great read

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  66. Linda Henderson says:
    January 14, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    I enjoy stories with witches, I’d love to read this one.

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  67. Caryn S says:
    January 15, 2012 at 11:44 AM

    Thanks Lori! Love her Lucy Valentine series.

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  68. Kris Tucker says:
    January 15, 2012 at 4:45 PM

    I have never read any of her books, but am excited to read this one. It sounds great!

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  69. Nedra Whittemore says:
    January 15, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    I’m always looking for new authors. This is definitely one I would love to read.
    Email subscriber neds1951@yahoo.com —There was no extra info space on the raffflecopter form.

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  70. Helen says:
    January 15, 2012 at 11:36 PM

    witch books are my favorite

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  71. James S says:
    January 16, 2012 at 4:48 AM

    Hope i win

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  72. Nicole C. says:
    January 16, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    I would love to read this book.

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  73. Daniel Thornton says:
    January 16, 2012 at 9:29 PM

    I want to enter the giveaway

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  74. Alexandra says:
    January 16, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    cool contest! Thanks for the reading opportunity

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  75. Leah Shumack says:
    January 17, 2012 at 1:05 AM

    This book and author sounds interesting!

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  76. Deborah Wellenstein says:
    January 17, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    I would love to read this.

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  77. Rhonda Laney says:
    January 17, 2012 at 8:58 AM

    love cover the thanks for the contest.
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  78. Heather Poindexter says:
    January 17, 2012 at 10:44 AM

    I can’t wait to read this book. First ive heard about it.

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  79. Kimberly Miller says:
    January 17, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    I think this book sounds like an easy read, something to enjoy on bus rides back and forth to work.

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  80. cassandra says:
    January 17, 2012 at 3:13 PM

    This seems like a great book I read her profile on goodreads and she seems absolutely adorable! I would love to read her stuff.
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  81. Melissa says:
    January 17, 2012 at 4:07 PM

    Love Witches!! Great interview…love the character interviews!!

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  82. Ed Nemmers says:
    January 17, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    I would love to read this work!

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  83. misskallie2000 says:
    January 17, 2012 at 6:59 PM

    Thanks for the opportunity to enter giveaway.

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  84. misskallie2000 says:
    January 17, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    Posted on FB
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    January 17, 2012 at 8:56 PM

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    January 17, 2012 at 8:59 PM

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  87. James Coyne says:
    January 17, 2012 at 9:01 PM

    Sounds like a great contest

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    January 17, 2012 at 9:03 PM

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  89. Louis Fourteen says:
    May 2, 2012 at 12:36 AM

    I am the one who thanks you.you have done a good work and I had never heard of this author and it sounds really good.

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