Contests/Giveaways

Beatriz Williams Twitter Chat and Giveaway

Beatriz Williams Twitter Chat and Giveaway

Tonight at 8:30 PM ET, I will be participating in a chat with Beatriz Williams and other readers regarding the book “Overseas”.  This was organized by Elyssa Papa and Beatriz Williams is giving away a  “Kate and Julian” themed gift basket, with the contents hand-selected by the author to a random participant in the chat. (…)

Giveaway: Jill Shalvis Lucky in Love

Giveaway: Jill Shalvis Lucky in Love

Updated with the winners: Author: Danielle W Comment: permalink I am so ready for this to be released already! I need to read about the chocoholics :) Author: AnnaPiranha Website: http://www.dyedinthewoolbluestocking.blogspot.com Comment: permalink Oh! Pick me! Of course, if you don’t I’ll just download it anyhow. Author: JL Comment: permalink I would love to win a copy of this! Such a great(…)

Beyond the Book Post and Giveway: MIDNIGHT RESCUE: The Editorial Process

Beyond the Book Post and Giveway: MIDNIGHT RESCUE: The Editorial Process

At the beginning of the year, we featured a few posts by publishing “insiders”.  Elle Kennedy and her editor, Jesse Feldman, contacted me to see if I would be interested in posting about how Elle’s new Killer Instincts romantic suspense series was acquired.  I thought readers would like to follow a book from acquisition to(…)

Overseas Giveaway

Overseas Giveaway

Update with winners: Author: Sirius Comment: permalink I actually love well done time travel a lot, would love to win this one :) Author: Ruth (CO) Comment: permalink I am not a fan of time travel so interested in finding out what made this one different. Author: azteclady Website: http://www.HerHandsMyHands.etsy.com Comment: permalink Considering how miserable(…)

Winners of the Birthday Celebration and the Sourcebooks Subscription to Discover a New Love

Winners of the Birthday Celebration and the Sourcebooks Subscription to Discover a New Love

I had a great time reading the comments to the Dear Author Is Six post.  We have some great new content that we will be producing in part due to the comments including a Dear Author Book Club, more If You Like posts, a collection of post creating a romance canon for each sub genre(…)

Dear Author Is Six!

Dear Author Is Six!

We actually turned six on April 3.  Jayne and I started the blog on April 3, 2006, and we had a few friends who came and read the blog. Now we have a few more friends. Seriously we have the best community of readers here at Dear Author and we want to celebrate our readership(…)

Winner of the Kindle Fire for December 2011

Winner of the Kindle Fire for December 2011

The winner of the December electronic reading device is DM. The first commenter in December was Jia (334792) and the last one was Anonymous (342603). According to mysql database, the comments started at number 334792 and ended at 342603. Using random.org and those numbers, the winning comment number was 337694 and that was a comment made by(…)

Winner of the Kindle Touch

Winner of the Kindle Touch

The winner of the November electronic reading device is Kaetrin. The first commenter in November was Las and the last one was Angie. According to mysql database, the comments started at number 322059 and ended at 334713. Using random.org and those numbers, the winning comment number was 325979 and that was a comment made by Kaetrin on(…)

Winner of the Sony PRS-T1BC

Winner of the Sony PRS-T1BC

It’s a little late, but I’ve picked the winner of the October comments who will receive a Sony PRS T1BC. Remember that I unboxed this device for a review, but all the pieces are intact and it still has the plastic around the edges which I did not review because I wanted to give the(…)

The Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway:  Alma Katsu, author of The Taker

The Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway: Alma Katsu, author of The Taker

I didn’t think I’d be doing this interview.  A few chapters into The Taker, I knew it wasn’t exactly romance, and doubted it was right for Dear Author.  But the story of Puritan-born Lanore McIlvrae and the gift she’s cursed with kept calling me back, and months after the last page, I was still thinking(…)

THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS scavenger hunt

THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS scavenger hunt

Updated:  We had 334 entries and Random.org says that the winner is 225 who is Morgan Baby.  The winner’s email address is provided to Avon and they should be in touch with you shortly.   Today Avon and Dear Author are giving a holiday gift to the readers of Dear Author in celebration of the(…)

ARC Giveaway of Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook

ARC Giveaway of Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook

Updated: The winners are as follows. 1) Sarah O. 2) Lobo 3) Natalie 4) Jennifer K 5) JK Coi 6) SeaGrace Did you love “Iron Duke” like the DA Reviewers? (reviews here and here with a bookchat here) Were you anxious for the sequel, “Heart of Steel”, featuring Yasmeen and Archimedes? Were you thinking of driving to(…)

September Kindle Winner

September Kindle Winner

Remember when I said that we would give one ebook reader away a month in thanks for people using the Amazon affiliate link?  In August, we gave it away to a commenter in a particular thread, but in September, the device would go to a commenter who participated in any of the threads during the(…)

J.D. Robb Scavenger Hunt material

J.D. Robb Scavenger Hunt material

Update:  Our clue time period is coming to an end.  Please go to FreshFiction at 12 pm EST for the next clue. Good luck! We are participating the New York to Dallas blog scavenger hunt.  To enter, you will need to “LIKE” the Facebook JD Robb Official Fan Page in order to view the scavenger hunt information(…)

ACE/ROC 2011 Fall Preview and Giveaway from Anne Sowards

ACE/ROC 2011 Fall Preview and Giveaway from Anne Sowards

Update:  Our winners are as follows:   1) Lauren 2) md 3) sarah mayberry 4) Sara M 5) Jikie 6) Mary Beth 7) Brandy 8) Marty 9) Jacqueline Cook 10) Ann 11) shelley 12) margaret whelehan 13) Patrice 14) JenM 15) SarahM 16) Pamk 17) RachaelM 18) Tae 19) Seema 20) Teresa Warner 21) Julia(…)