Here is an online sweeptakes game with an interesting twist. To play Bid4Prizes all you need to do is get the lowest unique bid for the prize you choose to bid for and you win. The way it works is that the lowest bid for each prize starts off at one penny. Then, if more than one person bids a penny that penny is not the lowest unique bid and 2 cents is the new low bid and so on. A winning bid could be anything from a penny on up to, well, I guess the sky is the limit.

I bet you’re wondering how much this costs. Playing is free and regardless of the winning bid amount you pay absolutely nothing. This sounds like a fun way to get some free gifts and cash prizes.

This text based game is very user-friendly and easy to play. Think of it as a reverse auction type of game where the winner pays nothing but still gets to take home the prize.

Prizes change periodically so here is a list of come of the prizes that are currently up for bid at the time of this post.

• $500 Cash
• All-inclusive Outdoor Widescreen Theatre System (8′)
• Dell Inspiron E1705 Computer
• Microsoft Xbox 360 & $300 Target Gift Card

Again, it is free to play and the prizes are really nice. If you like online games why not check out Bid4prizes.com.

I’m tired of waiting for the well/pump repairman to arrive so I think I’ll have a little fun instead of fretting about something I have no control over. I think I’ll head over to whogets.com and play their online game show. LOL, I haven’t checked but I wonder if they have any submersible pumps for prizes. Now that would rock!

The games at whogets.com are FREE, there is nothing to buy and you don’t get any annoying emails. I just wanted to get that out of the way up front because those are the first questions I always ask when I go to a site with a “contest”.

The value of the contest prizes range from $10 to $600 and all you have to do is sign up and enter. At the close of the semi-final round, seven entrants are selected randomly for the final round. Each of these seven contestants will be able to make a statement of up to 100 words explaining why they should win the prize. During the next 7 to 14 days Whogets.com members will vote for their favorite contestant. The contest with the highest number of votes wins the prize.

I entered the contest for the RCA RTD209 5-Disc DVD/CD System. I hope I make it into the finals. If I do, please vote for me! (AnnaBella)

Before I became so involved on the internet I used to read four of five books a week. I hesitate to admit this but it has been several years since I’ve read a book. Shame on me.

Truth be told, I really hadn’t been thinking about reading until I heard from a friend about The Capo’s Mistress by Richard Harris. I took a look Richard Harris’ (not to be confused with the actor) website myself to see what the book was about and if it might be one I’d like to read. What I see is a book that has it all – mystery, suspense, romance and humor! Set in the backdrop of Las Vegas and Virginia City, The Capo’s Mistress is the first book in the Mike Driscoll series.

An excerpt from the book, Mike’s first night, got my attention. If I told you I read that page twice would you call me a dirty old woman? *grin* I wouldn’t care what you called me, that page was a pretty good read.

Now here is Richard Harris’ crazy marketing plan. He is giving away a free MP3 download of this novel until the release date of April 27, 2007. After April 27th, the book can be purchased through Amazon for $18.96. Duh. You can pre-order The Capo’s Mistress at Amazon if you don’t want to download The Capo’s Mistress for free before April 27th but again I say, duh. Downloading the novel for free looks like a no-brainer to me. What say you?