Get a FREE Copy of MEN ON FIRE!

You’ve got three ways to win a FREE copy of MEN ON FIRE — before it’s released on October 27th!

Post a comment on the following October blog posts and be entered into a drawing to win a copy:

• I won an Academy Water Award
• Women’s Fiction Festival Video
• Interview with Susan Lyons on MEN ON FIRE
• I’m in the Italian Wall Street Journal

Post on all four and be entered four times! (Four copies will be given away).

On Twitter, tweet #menonfire and tell me why you want a copy. (At least eight copies will be given away).

If you have (or had) fibroids, complete my fibroid survey. (First twenty women with fibroids to complete the survey win a book).

So, if I did the math right, about 32 books will be given away. So, enter today!

And don’t forget, MEN ON FIRE is also available for pre-order at Borders, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.com.

“Cast Your Vote and Win an iPod” Contest Has Ended

A big thanks to all of you who dropped by and cast your vote for my new web site photo.

The photo to the left was the winning photo and Jolene won the iPod.

The site should be updated with the new photo in April.

2009 “Chase the Dream” Contest Has Ended

Once again, the “Chase the Dream” contest for writers that Leigh Michaels and I co-sponsor, was a big success. We had hundreds of well-written entries, 8 talented finalists, and 8 promising mini-critique winners.

Judges from the 2009 contest included editors from Thomas Dunne Books (a division of St. Martin’s Press), Pocket Books (a division of Simon & Schuster), Avalon Books, Elloras Cave, and Red Sage Publishing. Agents participating included Elaine English, PLLC and Bradford Literary Agency.

Please visit http://chasethedreamcontest.wordpress.com to check out this year’s winners and finalists, as well as those for 2006-2007.

And make sure you’re notified of all future contests by signing up for my mailing list if you haven’t already done so.

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SEX LOUNGE “Finding Derek” CONTEST Winners

The celebrity judges have cast their vote for the winner. Visit the site to see the winning Derek, plus voter and commenter winners. Though the contest is over, I’ll be posting interviews with the celebrity judges. First up, was Sheila Clover English, CEO of COS Productions.Check out Sheila’s interview here.

So, to entice you to visit the Finding Derek site to check out all 37 entrants, here’s a peek at the Finalists:

A Picture’s Worth a Handful of Words…and Books and Chocolate! - Contest Has Ended

I posted two moody, noir shots, taken by photographer Scott Marrs, and asked folks to create a story or feeling to describe the images. Well, I got a slew of wonderful entries - please check them out.

And, because choosing was so tough, I selected a bonus winner, Faith Bicknell-Brown.

Win a FREE Book - Contest Has Ended

In March, I hosted a contest to give away three copies of Blogging Tips: What Bloggers Won’t Tell You About Blogging, written by Lorelle VanFossen.

The winners were chosen randomly from the thirty or so entries - Virginia H, K. Rice, and JMB won.

Thanks to all of you who shared your comments and entered!

Comment and Win

Thanks to all of you who left a comment about my new web site or the SIN CLUB book trailer. Kimberly was the lucky winner of a copy of SEX LOUNGE and a handcrafted, autographed mirror, designed by Monkapaws.

December Happy Holidays Contest

Tara Woods was the lucky winner of books by Rachelle Chase, Jasmine Haynes, Leigh Wyndfield, Dee S. Knight, plus a $20 Amazon gift certificate from TL Schaefer. Thanks to all who entered!