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More Books!
Be sure to look around the site often for more chances to win. I'll be hosting flash contests on and off through the month on different pages for a short time. I hope you'll find them in time for a chance to win more books and goodies!
Contributions
Authors, if you'd like to contribute books and goodies towards a Tote Bag Contest, please email me!
Author Portrait
Don't forget to stop by Author Portrait if you want another chance to win a "fabulous" book!
Blog Contest!
Our winner for August '08 over at Tote Bags 'n' Blogs is PJ! Congratulations!
Thanks to everyone who dropped by to support the blog. Please continue to check in with us as and when you have time. We've got another great pile of books being collected in Leena's Goodie Room for this month's Goodie Tote so don't miss out on the chance to win more fabulous reads!
All you have to do is check in with us and leave a comment on the blog. The more often you check in, the more your chances increase to win!
Come check it out for further details on the Goodie Tote...
Goodie Spotlight!
Do stop by the Goodie Spotlight at Leena's Goodie Room and check out the contest there! You could be one of 50 lucky winners who help Harlequin Presents author, Kate Walker, celebrate her 50th title!
Author Contests
If you'd like to run a personalized contest on this page, please drop me a note for more information on how to set it up.
Contests!
I've got a lot of really cool contests lined up for you in the coming months so I hope you'll check back every week to see what's new. There will be plenty of opportunities to win some excellent books to read!
Have fun!
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Jessica Inclán Contest
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When you least expect it, love finds you… Lately, Claire Edwards feels like she’s floundering. A ho-hum teaching job, a string of terrible dates, nights spent with only Netflix and bizarre dreams of spaceships for company…life isn’t working out the way she hoped. But Claire has an extraordinary secret ability—she can go anywhere at all, just by wishing it. And if the intensely attractive man who suddenly materializes in her car one day is any indication, Claire’s not the only one...
Ever since Darl James learned of his true origins, he has been searching for his partner and life mate, the one whose gift will complement and complete his own. Now that he’s found Claire, he vows to never lose her again, or their soul-searing, sensual connection. But keeping her safe won’t be easy when they’ve been marked for destruction by an evil, power-hungry race. A fierce battle is brewing, one that will test Claire and Darl’s new bond to the limit, and decide the future of all their kind...
Question: What kind of car does Claire drivet?
Hint: You can find the answer on Jessica's website!
Contest Deadline: September 30th, '08.
Prize: Autographed copy of Jessica's BEING WITH HIM.
Please email (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answer and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Jessica Inclán Contest.
Jane Porter Contest
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As a young California girl growing up in a blue collar neighborhood, Taylor Young dreamed of being popular, beautiful, and acquiring a wardrobe to die for. Not to mention marrying a handsome, successful man, and living happily ever after in a gorgeous house with three wonderful children. Now, at 36, Taylor has reached the pinnacle of her dreams, but is it all about to unravel? As the new school year approaches, Taylor prepares herself for playing the perfect alpha mom: organizing class activities, fund-raising, and chairing the school auction. But the horror! Her archrival, bohemian mom Marta Zinsser, is named Head Room Mom of Taylor's daughter's fifth grade class. As tensions rise at committee meetings and school activities, the two rivals seem to be destined for a final confrontation. But as Taylor plans her next move, she is floored by a more serious blow at home--her husband has been secretly unemployed for the past six months. With her posh lifestyle crumbling, Taylor struggles to maintain her alpha image--but could Marta, who cares little about appearances, be her only friend.
Question: Jane has a new anthology out in the UK currently. What are the three titles in this anthology?
Hint: You can find the answer on Jane's website!
Contest Deadline: September 30th, '08.
Prize:An autographed copy of FLIRTING WITH FORTY and a copy of Jane's recent Harlequin Presents novel, KING OF THE DESERT, CAPTIVE BRIDE, along with a cool Jane Porter water bottle and more goodies!
Please email (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answer and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Jane Porter Contest.
Susan Mallery Contest
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Home, sweet home?
Jesse Keyes has done some serious growing up. With a steady job and a vibrant four-year-old son, Gabe, she's in a far better place than when she left Seattle five years ago… pregnant and misunderstood by almost everyone in her life.
Now it's time to go home and face her demons. But her sisters, Claire and Nicole, aren't exactly impressed with the new and improved Jesse. And then there's Matt, Gabe's father, who makes it clear that he never wants to see her again despite the lust that still smolders between them.
Jesse doesn't know if she can make up for all the mistakes of her past. But the promise of sweet nights with Matt might just give her the extra incentive she needs to make it worth the trouble.…
Question: Where does Jesse take Gabe for dinner?
Hint: You can find the answer on Susan's website!
Contest Deadline: September 30th, '08.
Prize: A copy of ACCIDENTALLY YOURS, and a $20 Barnes and Noble gift card, plus other Susan Mallery goodies!
Please email (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answer and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Susan Mallery Contest.
Tracy Wolff Contest
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Desiree is determined to hold on to her husband. She’s loved Jesse Rainwater since the day the legendary horse trainer came to work at her father’s ranch. Now, on the eve of their daughter’s wedding, Jesse hits her with a bombshell that forces Desiree to reexamine their life together.
And she isn’t going down without a fight. She hasn’t struggled all these years to lose the thing that’s most precious to her. Desiree knows they share something true and strong, even if they lost sight of it somewhere along the way. Now her toughest battle lies ahead: to prove to Jesse that theirs is a love worth fighting for.
Question: What does Jesse snatch when he reaches past Desiree?
Hint: You can find the answers here!
Contest Deadline: September 30th, '08.
Prize: A $20 gift card from Victoria's Secret.
Please email me (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answers and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Tracy Wolff Contest.
Stephanie Tyler Contest
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A Navy SEAL with the mission of a Lifetime…
She’s always been beyond his control…
Assistant District Attorney Ava Turkowski knows about leading a dangerous life – her father was a risk taker who died in the line of duty and her beloved brother is taking just as many chances. Now a high profile case has landed Ava herself in the crosshairs – and the only man standing between her and certain death is the one she can’t forget.
Justin Brandt was Ava’s brother’s best friend, her protector during her wild-child teenage years…and the object of her hottest fantasies. Now he’s a highly trained Navy SEAL with a body to die for and he’s been tasked with keeping Ava alive. Which means keeping her close – the closer the better…
Question: Jake Hansen and Isabelle Markham are characters in what Stephanie Tyler book?
Hint: You can find the answer on Stephanie's website!
Contest Deadline: September 30th, '08.
Prize: A copy of RISKING IT ALL and a $15 gift card from Starbucks.
Please email (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answer and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Stephanie Tyler Contest.
Susan Stephens Contest
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Virgin mistress at the Sheikh's command
Sheikh Khalifa is bored by the potential wives paraded in front of him. So when he catches sweet, innocent Beth Torrance trespassing on the palace beach he is more than ready for the distraction...
Beth comes to the island a naive virgin, but leaves an awakened woman- and unknowingly pregnant with the Sheikh's baby! When the Desert King vows to claim that child- and take its mother as his permanent mistress- Beth is powerless to refuse a royal decree!
Question: What is the title of Susan Stehens' October 08 release?
Hint: You can find the answers here!
Contest Deadline: September 15th, '08.
Prize: A copy of EXPECTING HIS ROYAL BABY and a $25.00 gift card from Sephora.
Please email me (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answers and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Susan Stephens Contest.
Barbara Dunlop Contest
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Identifying with your captor is one thing...marrying him is quite another!
Reporter Julia Nash has waited years to join the top ranks of investigative journalists. When a trip to Dubai reveals the key to a mystery in the world of Thoroughbred racing, Julia finds her chance. But then she's caught snooping…and held in the sole custody of Lord Harrison Rochester!
As long as it takes. That's what Harrison vows when he keeps Julia at his desert estate. He'll discover what the beauty has been up to—even if the search leads to an attraction neither expected. But when Julia's safety is compromised, they must say goodbye…or "I do."
Question: What magazine does Julia Nash work for?
Hint: You can find the answer on Barbara's website!
Contest Deadline: September 15th, '08.
Prize: A copy of A SECRET LIFE and a $15 gift card from Barnes & Noble.
Please email (contests@authorsoundrelations.com) with your answer and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Barbara Dunlop Contest.
Christina Hollis Contest
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A night of unsurpassable passion…
Penniless and widowed, Sienna has caught the eye of the one man who can save her—Italian tycoon Garett Lazlo, who can't resist her beauty. But cold-hearted Garett doesn't do anything for nothing, no matter how desirable the prospect. He offers Sienna a ruthless deal: he will help her, but she must play by his rules—by giving herself to him totally for one night of unsurpassable passion….
Question: Christina's novel, HER RUTHLESS ITALIAN BOSS is set in what international city?
Hint: You can find the answer here!
Contest Deadline: September 15th, '08.
Prize: A copy of ONE NIGHT IN HIS BED and a $25 gift card from Sephora.
Please email me (contests@authorsoundrelations.com) with your answers and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Christina Hollis Contest.
Susanna Carr Contest
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Notify the royal guard…
three everyday women are about to break through the gates, take on the palace and turn on the princes.
Kylee, Lauren, and Shayla are modern-day ordinary women who would never meet the requirements for fabled princesses. Damsels in distress? Definitely not. Fairest in the land? They wish. Pure as snow? Not even close. Now, these three women are about to get to know the wild side of royalty—and inspire three princes to cast the crown aside and bare it all. Their encounters are royally erotic—and the happily ever after they reach is not exactly the fairytale ending you’d expect. It’s much, much hotter. One thing's for sure: These princes never had it so good…
Question: In Jenesi Ash’s novel, SWAP, which character suggested swapping partners?
Hint: You can find the answers here!
Contest Deadline: September 15th, 08.
Prize: $15 giftcard from Barnes & Noble.
Please email me (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answer and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Susanna Carr Contest.
Michelle Monkou Contest
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In college, Jackson Thomas and Sarafina Lovell were joined at the hip—soul mates. Right up until the day he chose his family business over her! Now Jackson is back, and Sara plans to give him one sultry goodbye kiss to prove she's moved on—until his sizzling kiss awakens memories of passion too hot to ignore.…
Jackson knows he was a fool to let Sara go, and he intends to win her back. To convince her he is still worthy of her love, she'll need a lot of sweet, sensual loving…and he'll need a little help from her friends.
Question: What is the name of the great lady who has recently inspired Michelle?
Contest Deadline: September 15th, '08.
Prize: A $15 gift card from Bath & Body and a copy of Michelle's novel, STRAIGHT TO THE HEART.
Please email (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answer and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Michelle Monkou Contest.
Tote Bag Contest - August 08
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There are 2 parts to this contest -
Part 1: Name 3 books you read this summer.
Part 2: Which summer read would you recommend highly?
Needless to say, there are no right or wrong answers here! It's all good!
Contest Deadline: September 30th'08.
Prize: A copy of Luann McLane's A LITTLE LESS TALK AND A LOT MORE ACTION and a few choice goodies from Leena's Goodie Room.
Please email me (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answers and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Tote Bag September 08.
Trivia Tote Contest - August 08
Add the missing vowels (Words are divided with a / ) :
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1. B*F*R* / TH* / SC*ND*L
2. TH* / M*STR*SS / D**R**S
3. *T / *NLY / T*K*S / * / M*M*NT
4. TW*C* / L*V*D
5. *NT*M*T* / B**NGS
6. N**T* / DR**MS
7. FR*CT*R*D
8. MY / W*CK*D / *N*MY
9. B*BY / *N / W**T*NG
10. WH*SP*RS / *N / TH* / D*RK
11. TH* / M*RC**N* L*V*-CH*LD
12. B*N**TH / TH* / B*DG*
Contest Deadline: September 30th, '08.
Prize: An advance reading copy of Jennifer Estep's JINX and a few choice goodies from Leena's Goodie Room.
Please email me (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answers and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Trivia Tote September 08.