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Secret Cravings Publishing 2nd Anniversary Cruise



Welcome to Secret Cravings Publishing 2nd Anniversary Cruise.  Pack you bag come on board and join the Secret Cravings Publishing Authors on a Cruise of a lifetime.  SCP will be giving away the following prizes:


Grand Prize- iPad2
First place- Kindle Fire
Second Place- $50 SCP gift card
Third place- $25 SCP gift card
The contest will run from Friday January 4 through Sunday January 6.  To be eligible for the grand prizes, you must answer and match a minimum of 25 of the 30 participating authors to their “location”.  You must email your answers to Dawne Prochilo, Review Coordinator for SCP at  reviewcoordinator@secretcravingspublishing.com Winners will be contacted by Dawne Prochilo.

The winner from my blog will receive a copy of Roses.  To be eligible tell me where you dream vacation would be and leave me your email address.




 I am totally excited about this trip.  I have my suitcase packed, and I'm ready to go.





I chose a city where love and romance is always in the air. I yearned for spectacular shopping and a place where the  people are warm at heart.





I love shopping for those one of a kind things.  At this market, everything is handmade, no two items looking exactly the same.







The Gondola is the most romantic place of all.  Traveling up and down the 170 boat canals to choose from, the gondola provides the perfect place for lovers to share sweet nothings, while exploring the country.










Famous people have lived and also traveled down these canals.  Playwright - Giacomo Casanove, Explorer - Marco Polo and Composer - Antonio Vivaldi. 

My favorite part of the cruise was sitting on the top deck of the boat reading from my kindle.  Nothing like the gorgeous  Venice Italy sun warming up my heart and soul.


 Roses

The sudden death of her husband sends Nikki Petrino into a tailspin. Three years later, she's still grieving. Mexico seems the perfect retreat to finish her novel.   Musician Drake Dente needs to get back on track and an excursion to Mexico to work on lyrics for his comeback CD is just what he needs.   Can two ships passing in the night bound for Mexico become the love they both need and want? Attraction sizzles and misunderstandings threaten. When Nikki goes missing can Drake find her before it's too late?






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Thank you for joining me on my cruise.  Happy sailing!





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  1. Carolyn GibbsJanuary 4, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    Thanks for the cruise to Venice. Enjoyed your post.

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  2. Molly DanielsJanuary 4, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    Ah yes....another city I'd love to visit some day!!

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  3. TessaJanuary 4, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    i'd love to visit Venice, or any other city in Italy.
    tessa (dot) bamberg (at) kolumbus (dot) fi

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  4. UnknownJanuary 4, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    Loved your post. Very fun!

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  5. LisaJanuary 4, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    I'd love to go to Australia.

    Wolphcall(at)bellsouth(dot)net

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    Karen, aaah Venice! Good choice. My number one place to visit would be the British Isles-- thanks to the poetry of William Butler Yeats and all those romantic kilt clad Scottish lairds.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 12:49 PM

    I would love to go to Australia.

    amysmith98@gmail.com

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  8. Shay OJanuary 4, 2013 at 2:05 PM

    My dream vacation is Ireland/Scotland! Would love to see where my ancestors came from, and it looks so beautiful - not to mention the accents. ;). 1luckywoman@cox.net

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  9. Scuba GirlJanuary 4, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    My dream vacation would be to Tahiti.
    swimming1@bellsouth.net

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  10. UnknownJanuary 4, 2013 at 3:54 PM

    I have always wanted to go to Ireland or Scottland. Just have always wanted to go.
    crystalnewman51@gmail.com




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  11. ChynareyJanuary 4, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    Switzerland

    caiidynsmommie@gmail.com

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  12. JeanMPJanuary 4, 2013 at 7:31 PM

    Dream vacation for me would be Scotland, would love to see where my grandparents came from.
    skpetal at hotmail dot com

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 10:48 PM

    My dream vacation would be to Israel. :)

    ckpoisonedrose AT gmail DOT com

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  14. Belinda GJanuary 4, 2013 at 11:28 PM

    I love the pics. The gondola would be magical!

    I like the excerpt from Roses. Looks very enjoyable.

    Thanks for the opportunity,

    Belinda g
    belgre AT comcast DOT net

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  15. BLHmistressJanuary 4, 2013 at 11:48 PM

    OH this brings back so many memories, I lived in Venice when I was a little girl, my dad was in the army and stationed over there.

    Dawna N.

    vampiremistress2010(at)gmail(dot)com

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  16. pcJanuary 5, 2013 at 1:16 AM

    Floating in a gondola in Venice sounds so romantic and walking the cobblestone streets so beautifully old world!
    ivegotmail8889(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  17. PenumbraJanuary 5, 2013 at 2:06 AM

    My dream vacation would be to return to England and Scotland. I love it there.

    penumbrareads(at)gmail(dot)com

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  18. Susan W.January 5, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    I've always wanted to go to Europe and Australia. Maybe one day. When I retire! LOL!
    suz2(at)cox(dot)net

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  19. UnknownJanuary 5, 2013 at 1:38 PM

    Veince sounds like a place I would love to go to someday. The way you described it sounds so romantic.
    lauratroxel@yahoo.com

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  20. Eva's FlowersJanuary 5, 2013 at 11:28 PM

    There's several places I'd love to visit, one of them being Spain, Australia is a close second :)

    Eva
    evitap67(at)gmail(dot)com

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  21. donnasJanuary 6, 2013 at 2:14 AM

    Venice has always sounded like a great place to visit. Top of my list though is Sydney

    bacchus76 at myself dot com

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  22. StaceyJanuary 6, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    I'd love to visit Dublin, Ireland :)

    Happy New Year
    staceyprice(at)gmail(dot)com

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  23. JoAnnaJanuary 6, 2013 at 12:48 PM

    I would love to go to China.

    Happy New Year!

    beckerjo at verizon dot net

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  24. LindsayJanuary 6, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    Good thing I can swim if the gondola sinks in the Venice canals

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  25. JeanineJanuary 6, 2013 at 8:12 PM

    Like the pictures of Venice
    Jeanine.mcadam@gmail.com

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  26. ShadowJanuary 6, 2013 at 8:16 PM

    Hi! Happy Anniversary and Happy New Years! Ive always wanted to go to Ireland. That would be my dream! Thanks for the awesome hop and all the giveaways! This is so fun! Thank you!! Have a great day! Best wishes and many blessings to you!
    shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com

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  27. UnknownJanuary 6, 2013 at 9:54 PM

    Happy Anniversary and Happy New Year. Thanks for the exciting giveaway. My dream vacation is Hawaii.debbie.lemon@rocketmail.com

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  28. Kay WebbJanuary 6, 2013 at 9:56 PM

    My dream vacation would be Venice, Italy for real. Thank you for the giveaway. I love reading these books. kwebb4992@gmail.com

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  29. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:53 AM

    Wow! Traveling to see the sights for the New Year.
    Happy New Year! Enjoy traveling in 2013. MJP

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  30. Karen CinoJanuary 9, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    I want to thank everyone for joining me on my cruise. The winner of "Roses" is BLHMistress.

    I hope to see you all again next time.

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