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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
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Blog Contest!
Our winner for February '09 over at Tote Bags 'n' Blogs is Estella! 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 chances to win more books there!!
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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Jane Porter Contest
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At 38, Tiana Tomlinson has made it. America adores her as one of the anchors of America Tonight, a top-rated nightly entertainment and news program. But even with the trappings that come with her elite lifestyle, she feels empty. Tiana desperately misses her late husband Keith, who died several years before. And in a business that thrives on youth, Tiana is getting the message that her age is starting to show and certain measures must be taken if she wants to remain in the spotlight. It doesn’t help that at every turn she has to deal with her adversary—the devilishly handsome, plastic surgeon to the stars, Michael O'Sullivan. But a trip away from the Hollywood madness has consequences that could affect the rest of her life.
Question: Tiana wants a life that begins when she opens the front door. What does she want in her house?
Hint: You can find the answer on Jane's website!
Contest Deadline: July 31st, '09.
Prize: A copy of ODD MOM OUT and KING OF THE DESERT, CAPTIVE BRIDE, along with some Jane Porter 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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Who wants to marry my daughter?
Izzy has always been the fearless Titan sister. But when an oil rig blows up, leaving her barely able to see, her sisters find themselves as concerned by her emotional withdrawal as by the possibility that the explosion was no accident. Are the mind games their long-lost brother Garth has been playing turning physical? Or is someone else out to get them?
When her sisters enroll her in a survivor training camp, Izzy is not happy. Though Nick, her instructor, is determined that she won’t be left in the dark. In more ways than one. But if he tells her the terrible truth behind why he’s helping her, he’ll probably never see her again. Unless they’re both willing to take the biggest risk of all.
Question: What is Nick's last name?
Hint: You can find the answer on Susan's website!
Contest Deadline: July 31st, '09.
Prize: A copy of SWEET TROUBLE, and a $25 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.
Lisa Dale Contest
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Going home is the longest journey of all...
Adele Matin couldn't wait to put her lonely childhood and hometown behind her. Amid the bright lights and hustle and bustle of New York, she built a life for herself--until one terrible mistake brought it crashing down. Now Adele is running again, this time to a cottage she inherited from her mother in rural Pennsylvania. And she's about to realize that a small town has more to offer than she ever dreamed.
An artist and woodworker, Jay Westvelt knows a thing or two about living in the country. Adele is intrigued by her mysterious and sexy green-eyed neighbor, a man who took care of her house and soon cares deeply for her. But even as Adele's heart begins to soften toward him, secrets from her mother's past threaten to send her fleeing back to the city. Can Jay convince her to stay with him?
Only if she can learn an important truth: that happiness begins with Simple Wishes.
Question: What is the url for Lisa's blog?
Hint: You can find the answer on Lisa's website!
Contest Deadline: July 31st, '09.
Prize: A $25 Barnes and Noble gift card!
Please email (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answer and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Lisa Dale Contest.
Donna Alward Contest
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Mariella Ross has built a new life for herself at the Fiori Cascade hotel, and she isn't going to allow the new owner's devil-may-care attitude to disrupt her hard work! Even if Luca Fiori's laid-back charm and infectious smile are giving her butterflies...
Luca's showing Mari a side of life she's almost forgotten. Overcoming her dark past won't be easy, but with Luca by her side, Mari's beginning to feel that anything might be possible...
Question: Where is Donna blogging on July 1st and 27th?
Hint: You can find the answer on Donna's website!
Contest Deadline: July 31st, '09.
Prize: A $15 gift card from Barnes & Noble and a copy of FALLING FOR MR DARK & DANGEROUS.
Please email (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answer and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Donna Alward Contest.
Jessica Inclán Contest
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They are here among us...
Far from home, gifted with special abilities, hunted for their powers. And they are desperate to find their other, the one who completes them…before it’s too late…
Together, anything is possible…
As leader, Eden Mirav must protect his people from the enemies who wish to destroy them. Despite his extraordinary abilities, Eden has not been able to locate his double—the one person who could make him whole and help him control his remarkable power to age himself with a simple thought. With her, he can grow even stronger. Without her, he is doomed to an uncertain fate. Just when he’s about to abandon all hope, she stands before him in the blazing hot sun of the desert like a shimmering mirage…
Recently rescued and freed, Ava Arganos has been working in the desert—and waiting for the day that her double finds her. When Ava first lays eyes on Eden, she doesn’t recognize him immediately even though she feels the charged, sizzling connection between them. Now united, Eden and Ava surrender to a fiery, explosive passion that only renews their bond as they combine forces to battle their most treacherous foe yet...
Question: What are the titles in Jessica's BELIEVE trilogy?
Hint: You can find the answer on Jessica's website!
Contest Deadline: July 31st,'09.
Prize: Autographed copy of Jessica's INTIMATE BEINGS.
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.
Tracy Wolff Contest
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Twin boys, a baby girl and Sarah, their gorgeous mother. It's a dream family. Too bad it doesn't belong to Reece Sandler. Correction. Part of it does belong to him. But he's not ready to be a single father and he needs Sarah Martin more than ever. Funny thing, when he and his late wife asked Sarah to be their surrogate, he never imagined he'd raise that child with her. And the situation is complicated by his growing attraction to her. She's vivacious, captivating and the kind of parent he only hopes to be. How can he resist her? Now to convince her to think of him as more than a friend.
Question: Tracy recently blogged about her wonderful vacation plans. Where is she going?
Hint: You can find the answer here!
Contest Deadline: July 31st, '09.
Prize: A $20 gift card from Barnes & Noble and a copy of NAUGHTY BITS.
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: What is L.I.S.T?
Hint: Stephanie's website.
Contest Deadline: June 30th, '09.
Prize: An autographed copy of SEDUCED BY THE STORM by Sydney Croft 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 Stephanie Tyler Contest.
Christina Dodd Contest
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Home care nurse Hannah Grey is dedicated to her patient, an aging widow still tainted by the financial scandal her late husband perpetrated. She makes Hannah promise that upon her death, she’ll right the family’s wrongs, and gives Hannah her offshore account’s access codes.
But Carrick Manly will do anything to discover where his family’s fortunes lie— including kill his own mother. Fearing for her life, and desperate not to betray the widow, Hannah flees. And when Carrick’s half-brother, Gabriel, tracks her down in Houston, Hannah must trust her own instincts—and her heart—to survive.
Question: What's your favorite Christina Dodd book?
Contest Deadline: July 15th, '09.
Prize: A copy of THAT SCANDALOUS EVENING and some Christina Dodd goodies.
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 Dodd Contest.
Barbara Dunlop Contest
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Ooh, la la!
If there was anything Charlotte Hudson had learned in her twenty-five years, it was how to be proper. So how had the ambassador’s granddaughter ended up on a wild movie assignment, ensconced in a centuries-old Provencal castle with notorious French playboy Alec Montcalm?
While her relatives from Hudson Pictures were busy filming at Chateau Montcalm, the real drama was going on behind the antique wooden doors—beneath satin sheets. Charlotte knew their crazy, scandalous liaison wouldn’t last. And then she discovered she was pregnant….
Question: Where and when were Alec and Charlotte previously introduced?
Hint: You can find the answer on Barbara's website!
Contest Deadline: July 15th, '09.
Prize: A copy of BEAUTY AND THE BILLIONAIRE.
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.
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: What's the title of Susanna's October 2009 novel?
Hint: You can find the answer here!
Contest Deadline: July 15th, 09.
Prize: An autographed copy of HOW TO BE A WICKED WOMAN.
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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Only In Paradise is one of the twin's story (Ladies of Distinction series) - Athena.
She heads off to teach in a small school on a tropical island. Immediately she's attracted to the reclusive school principal - Collin.
All he wants to do is hire a teacher, run his school, and make a difference with his people, but in addition to those goals, he now has to keep his attraction to Athena undercover, fend off the gangsters on the island who don't care for his noble plans for the youth, and keep his staff focused and on point.
Question: Whose funeral is Athena attending?
Hint: You can find the answer here!
Contest Deadline: July 15th, '09.
Prize: A $15 gift card from Barnes & Noble and a copy of Michelle's novel, NO ONE BUY YOU.
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
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Question: What's your favorite Book-to-Movie? (please include name of author)
Contest Deadline: July 31st, '09.
Prize: An advance reading copy of SWEET LOVE by Sarah Strohmeyer and a few choice goodies from Leena's Goodie Room.
Please email me (contests @ authorsoundrelations.com) with your answer and include your full name and mailing address. Please also mark the subject heading as Tote Bag July 09.
Trivia Tote Contest
Name the author and the release month/year for each title :
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1. The Personal Touch
2. Laced With Magic
3. Beguiled
4. Bengal's Heart
5. Sworn To Silence
6. Medusa's Master
7. Dating The Rebel Tycoon
8. Wed Him Before You Bed Him
9. Red Hot Lies
10. Lady Of The Stars
11. Witches Incorporated
12. The Promise He Made
Contest Deadline: July 31st, '09.
Hint: Check here.
Prize: An advance reading copy of Kat Richardson's VANISHED 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 July 09.