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11/22/2012

Black Friday Blog Hop! CONTEST!


Thanks again as always to the awesome Carrie Ann Ryan 
for holding this fun hop!

While the rest of the US is out handling the crowds, fighting for their holiday gifts, some of us like to stay in, shop online, or just ignore Black Friday all to together. This year, join us in our second annual Black Friday Blog Hop! It's a ONE DAY hop where we're giving away prizes, talking about books we love, and most likely  eating left over turkey. :-)

The hop is November 23rd and is ONE DAY only.


And while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. Yep. There will be over 200 giveaways on each blog hosted by that Author or Blogger.


But that's not all....


We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times!
Now what are those prizes?

1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet
2nd Grand Prize: A $75 Amazon or B&N Gift Card
3rd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!




TODAY I'm giving away a NO FLOWERS REQUIRED (US only please!) swag pack to one winner and an ebook copy of the book to another international winner! 

I'd intended to give this away to another winner earlier this fall, but with no way to contact them, I'm offering it up for grabs again!

Want to read an excerpt of NO FLOWERS REQUIRED, book 2 in the Love Required series? Click HERE

Here's what's included:

Cari Quinn Totebag featuring items from No Flowers Required: Moonstone Toe ring, Butterfly Window Suncatcher, small model replica of the Harley-Davidson Dillion rides, signed print copy of Insatiable, Cari Quinn pen/magnet

One International winner will win an ebook copy of NO FLOWERS REQUIRED!


How do you enter?

1) Become a follower of the blog, sign up for my newsletter OR like my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/cariquinnauthor) - your choice of which one you would like to do!

2) Answer this question: You get a shopping cart to fill with free goodies at the dream store of your choice. What's the first thing you grab? (PLEASE leave your email address in your comment!)

11/09/2012

Autumn's Harvest Blog Hop ~ CONTEST!


Welcome to Autumn's Harvest Hop!
And huge thanks as always to the awesome Carrie Ann Ryan for hosting it!

You probably know ALL about all the amazing prizes to be had, 
but if not feel free to visit HERE to see all the goodies up for grabs! So much great stuff! And EVERYTHING but the swag prize is international ~ woot!

We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times!

Now what are those prizes?

1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet
2nd Grand Prize: A $50 Amazon or B&N Gift Card
3rd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains 10+ paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!

What can you win here?

1) 2 random commenters will win their choice of my backlist ebooks (except COWBOY LUST)

How do you enter?

1) Become a follower of the blog
2) Leave a comment (with your email addy, please!) answering this question: 
What is the first sign of autumn you look forward to every year?

I simply ADORE autumn! I'm one of those nuts who starts buying Halloween and Fall decorations as soon as they're out in the stores, usually by July. Each year I try to get at least one thing Snoopy related, be it a windsock or figurine. And BEST of all? The first day Pumpkin Spice Lattes are available at Starbucks--oh my YUM! Usually by the time they arrive in early September, I've hauled out all my fake leaves and apple candles and other goodies at home. 

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN! COMMENT AWAY!

Keep hopping!



Website: http://carrieannbloghops.blogspot.com/

11/08/2012

On the 4th Day of Christmas...CONTEST!


Welcome to those of you that found your way here from my post at the HEA blog. Sorry my post is up late...it's been one of those days!

Charlie Brown and Snoopy are enduring favorites from my childhood. Some might even say I have an unnatural love of all things Snoopy-related, though I would argue vigorously with those people. At both Halloween and Christmas, I tune in to watch the Charlie Brown specials on TV, though I've seen each hundreds of times. The added bonus of the Christmas special is that it usually falls near my birthday, so I also associate it with that.

Charlie Brown's Christmas special brings with it the iconic image of that small, sparse tree that's barely hardy enough to hold a few ornaments. A co-worker at my old job had one he brought in every year and it was always good for a few laughs. Add in the caroling and the Christmas play, and A Charlie Brown Christmas truly is a feel-good relic of the past that is still relevant and appreciated today.

I'll admit to being a sucker for Christmas stories, both in books and in movies. That's part of the reason I chose to write my upcoming holiday release, No Romance Required, book three in the Love Required series, coming this winter from Entangled Publishing. I don't have a cover to show off yet, but I've seen the mock-up and whew! *fans face*

Christmas was the perfect backdrop for No Romance Required because the heroine, Vicky, experienced some traumatic events in her life around the holidays and they've colored her life ever since. Add in a sometimes Scrooge-y hero, Cory, who actually loves Christmas, and lots of sparks and voila, you definitely have the makings of a holiday to remember!

Since I can't show off the blurb yet for No Romance Required, check out the blurb and excerpt for book two, No Flowers Required.

Today I'm giving away four Christmas goodies, including one featuring Snoopy!

So, readers, what's your favorite Christmas special?
(PLEASE leave your email address or way to contact you if you're the winner!)

(All of the 12 Days of Christmas giveaways go through midnight ET Sunday, Nov. 25. Winners will be announced on Monday, Nov. 26.) 

 And be sure to come back to HEA every day this week (and beyond) to catch posts and giveaways by your favorite authors.

Visit the HEA Blog here. Up next: K.A. Mitchell.

First Day of Christmas: Molly O'Keefe shares a memory
Second Day of Christmas: Robyn Carr loves 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Third Day of Christmas: Leah Braemel inspired by 'The Gift of the Magi'