AND THE WINNER IS…NATASHA! Thanks to everyone for stopping by to celebrate the holiday with me! Hope everyone is keeping cool.
Just in time to celebrate freedom of speech and the right to read it, comes the Celebrating Independence Blog Hop!
There will be fireworks, BBQ, and if you’re lucky something extra special!
So here’s how the hop goes…each of the participating authors listed here is running a contest on their blog! Make sure you stop by all the stops on the hop. You won’t be disappointed!
Contest starts Sunday, July 1, 2012 and ends Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at midnight.
My contest is quite simple! Just tell me what your favorite thing about the 4th of July is. One lucky commenter will win their choice of an ebook from my backlist.
July 1st, 2012 at 1:00 am



I love a good fireworks display, especially set to music.
July 1st, 2012 at 1:58 amWatching my kids enjoy the fireworks.
July 1st, 2012 at 2:46 amI love our men and women in the military. I love all ways to honor them. I’m thankful for all they have done for us to have our independence to celebrate this day. I love to be with family. To have a cookout and watch the fireworks. To just kick back and enjoy the day.
July 1st, 2012 at 6:43 ami love the fireworks the good food family and friends cookout and the military men and women angelwolfmystic@yahoo.com
July 1st, 2012 at 9:19 amme and my family are double celebrating 4th of july this year so i know it will be even more special my daughter who is 4 just won her battle against cancer and it’s right to celebrate on her favorite holiday were gonna have a pool party with the works then do fire works and watch the big ones
July 1st, 2012 at 11:46 amI am a Navy Wife and I have had the privledge of experiencing 4th of July celebrations done on an epic scale by some of the biggest military bases in the world. But the best ones have always been the ones where my family was together and my husband was home. Just us in the back yard with family, cooking out, watching the kids with sparklers or trecking down to the waterfront to watch the local fireworks show.
Kay Goriup
July 1st, 2012 at 11:52 amFireworks:)
reginamayross@gmail.com
July 1st, 2012 at 12:10 pmHi
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is spending it with family and eating some great food.
Thanks for the chance.
July 1st, 2012 at 1:30 pmPam
best thing is spending time with family and of course fireworks
July 1st, 2012 at 3:57 pmI like spending time with family and friends. We have friends that live across the lake from where they shot off the fireworks so we end up with a great view.
July 1st, 2012 at 7:28 pmI like the fireworks, and it’s kind of cool to think about local and national history for once.
July 2nd, 2012 at 12:00 amThe 4th is one of my favorite holidays. We BBQ, drink lots of beer, and light fireworks. The kids play on the slip and slide, do sparklers, and run around with their cousins.
July 2nd, 2012 at 12:13 amMel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com
The fireworks! Thanks for the chance to win!
July 2nd, 2012 at 1:06 amnatasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
Happy 4th of July! My favorite thing is just being able to have a relaxing BBQ with my family and doing some fireworks. Thanks for the giveaway!
July 2nd, 2012 at 2:39 amflava_sava_chick@yahoo.com
Love spending some easy time with family and friends…fireworks are an added plus! Happy and safe 4th of July!
July 2nd, 2012 at 2:42 amI love that for one day of the year, majority of the people are all thinking about our great country and how very, very fortunate we are to live here.
July 2nd, 2012 at 10:52 amfireworks and bbqs
July 2nd, 2012 at 4:05 pmBBQ and spending time with my family
July 2nd, 2012 at 4:51 pmLove getting the whole family together for a barbecue of burger’s and potato salad then we all walk to our city’s fireworks display. A relaxing day filled with a lot of laughter.
Caity_mack@yahoo dot com
July 3rd, 2012 at 1:38 amThanks so much! I love watching the fireworks with the kids! They get so excited!!!
forettarose@yahoo.com
July 3rd, 2012 at 10:39 amMy favorite thing about July 4 is that it is my personal independence say…my husband moved out six years ago tomorrow. Happy anniversary to me. paganlady0505 @ gmail.com
July 3rd, 2012 at 8:44 pmThe food is my favorite part of the Fourth of July. I’m making BBQ ribs! Thanks so much for the fun giveaway!
geishasmom73 AT yahoo DOT com
July 3rd, 2012 at 10:12 pmMy favorite thing about the 4th is spending time with my family and the fireworks!
July 3rd, 2012 at 11:16 pmThanks for the chance to win!!
I love going to see the fireworks with my family.
mythic021@gmail.com
July 3rd, 2012 at 11:23 pmSitting on the roof of our house to watch the fireworks. That way we don’t have to fight the crowds and have the best seats ON the house! Thanks for the giveaway!
July 4th, 2012 at 9:44 amsuz2(at)cox(dot)net
Celebrating what our Military men and women sacrifice every day for us. I have three children serving right now and I was able to watch the fireworks with two of them this year. That’s my favorite thing, family.
July 4th, 2012 at 1:30 pmLynda
lyndakayefrazier@yahoo.com
Also I am a BIG fan of your books. :}
I love lighting fireworks. I also love the BBQS! Thanks for giveaway. Happy Independence Day!
July 4th, 2012 at 1:47 pmkaylyndavis1986@yahoo.com
My favorite part of the 4th of July is fireworks! I love watching the beautiful colors and explosions (yeah bit of a pyro)
July 4th, 2012 at 2:08 pmmawmom@gmail.com
My fav thing about the fourth is the fireworks!!
July 4th, 2012 at 4:19 pmandieleah78@gmail.com
I love good BBQ, good friends, and fireworks on the 4th.
bimmergrlmd at gmail dot com
July 4th, 2012 at 4:25 pmMy favorite thing about the 4th of July is spending time with my family
manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com
Happy July 4th!!
July 4th, 2012 at 7:25 pmHappy 4th of July!!! Thanks for the contest! We loved watching the fireworks tonight! They were GREAT!!!
evelynmoly@yahoo.com
July 5th, 2012 at 12:31 am