Julie James

Thanks to everyone who participated in the “Share the Love” Giveaway! You all said some wonderful things about my books and I’m touched.  : )  So without further ado…

The winner of the $100 book store gift card is…

Christine Brigden

(comment #6)

And the two winners of copies of A Lot Like Love are…

Paigee

(comment #22)

and

Stella

(comment #86)

Congrats to all the winners! Winners, please contact me at info@juliejamesbooks.com with your snail-mail addresses.  And Christine, please let me know whether you would prefer a gift card to Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

Now, don’t despair if you didn’t win this time, because tomorrow I’m launching another contest that is going to be awesome. Trust me, you’ll want to check this one out. So be sure to drop by!

Please note: the contest is now closed. Winner will be announced shortly.

It’s almost here.  My upcoming book, A Lot Like Love, releases on March 1st. So to celebrate, it’s time to share the “Love”.

I’m giving away a grand prize of a $100 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble (at the winner’s choosing).  I’m also giving away second and third prizes of a signed copy of A Lot Like Love.  What do you have to do to enter, you ask?  It’s simple: spread the word about A Lot Like Love. Here are the details:

1.  Post somewhere letting people know about the upcoming release of A Lot Like Love.  Anywhere.  (I’m not fussy.)  You can talk about the book on your blog, your website, on Facebook, Twitter (my Twitter name is @juljames, for those of you who want to get extra-super bonus points for including that).  Don’t have a blog? Don’t tweet?  No problem–you can post a comment on somebody else’s website or blog, or even on a message board.

2.  Then, come back here and comment below with a link to wherever you’ve posted your qualifying blog/post/comment. This is important, as your comment below is your entry in the giveaway.

3.  Please make sure your link works!  If I can’t confirm you that you’ve posted/commented/blogged/whatever-ed about the book, you won’t be entered in the giveaway.

4.  To qualify, your blog/comment must be new (meaning it must be posted starting February 16th).

5.  For those of you who want to include details about A Lot Like Love in your post, the back cover copy can be found here and there’s an excerpt here.

6.  While I would love for each of you to spread the word about the release of A Lot Like Love far and wide with numerous posts, blogs, etc., in order to give everyone who promotes my book in some way an equal chance to win, I am limiting the giveaway to one entry per person.

7.  The contest is open until 10pm CST on February 27, 2011.  Everyone who correctly enters will be in the running for the $100 gift card and the second and third prizes of a signed book. Authors are eligible to win as well.  Winners will be chosen at random from among eligible entries.  The drawing will occur on February 28th.

Thanks, everyone, for helping me share the love for A Lot Like Love!

I’m so excited about this, I had to post it here.  As many of you know, I originally wrote Just the Sexiest Man Alive as a screenplay that was optioned by a Hollywood producer but, sadly, never made into a movie.

This weekend a reader, Uli, sent me the below graphic she’d designed of a “movie poster” she’d made for Just the Sexiest Man Alive.  And she even cast the film! Check it out:

I LOVE this!  Wow, the details– especially the People magazine with Jason on the cover as “Sexiest Man Alive.” And I really like the casting choices, too.  So we’ve got Wentworth Miller playing Jason, Autumn Reeser as Taylor, David Boreanz (yum) as Jeremy, and Justin Timberlake as Scott Casey.

How about you?  If Just the Sexiest Man Alive was made into a movie and you were in charge of casting, who would you choose?

Thought I would give you all a heads up that this Saturday I’ll be at the “Indulge in Romance” event at the Evanston Public Library.  Myself and fellow local authors Barbara Binns, Maureen Lang, Margot Justes, and Patricia Rosemoor will be discussing why we write romance and what makes this genre so special.  There will be cupcakes, raffle prizes, and the opportunity to purchase new books.  Readers can bring their own gently used romances to swap, and there’s no registration required–anyone can attend.

So if you’re in the Evanston area this Saturday, drop by the library!  The event runs from 2:00 to 3:30 pm in the Community Meeting Room, Main Library. Author discussion will begin at 2 pm with book sales, book swap, and a raffle to follow.

Contact Juliette Swett at jswett@cityofevanston.org or (847) 448-8658 for further details, or visit the library’s website.

Speaking of events, I just updated my calendar page with all my upcoming appearances.  This March I’ll be doing two book signings in Chicago–one with author Beth Kery, and the other one at the wine store that inspired A Lot Like Love (and there will be a complimentary wine tasting!).  After that, I’ll be in Los Angeles, New Orleans and New York for various writers conferences. Plus, starting in late February, I’ll be doing a blog tour for A Lot Like Love–there will be lots of book giveaways involved, so be sure to check that out.

You can find more information about all of my upcoming events, including the blog tour, here.

Hey everyone!

In case you hadn’t seen it, I’m running a new giveaway this month on my Contest page.  The February giveaway is a $50 gift card to the book store of the winner’s choosing, plus a copy of my upcoming release A Lot Like Love.  Please note: you must enter through the Contest page– posting here at the blog won’t count as an entry.

The current plan is to change the contest every month, so if you don’t win this one, come back again in March!

Speaking of A Lot Like Love. . . a couple reviews have come in, and so far I’m hearing good things. . .

“Julie James writes what I like to call “light romantic suspense” exceptionally well, and A LOT LIKE LOVE delivers. I love these stories with just the right balance of charm, love, action, and touches of humor and suspense. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put this book down.” –Fresh Fiction

“Julie James has quickly jumped onto my auto-buy list with her quick-witted, sexy characters and her deft ability of telling tales full of a delightfully fresh quality. If you’ve not yet sampled her books, I highly suggest putting her on your radar. In A LOT LIKE LIVE Ms. James has crafted a fabulously funny story with two great characters that are a perfect match for each other.” –Night Owl Reviews (Reviewer Top Pick)