Month: March 2012

The Countdown Continues. . . with another giveaway!

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Please note: the giveaway is now closed. Winners will be announced shortly.

Only three weeks to the release of About That Night!  Which means it’s time for. . . another giveaway!

As many of you know, About That Night is the third book in what I’m now calling the FBI/U.S. Attorney series.  The hero in About That Night, Kyle Rhodes, is a billionaire heir/network security specialist/ex-con.  Yep, you heard that right: he went to prison for crashing Twitter after his supermodel ex-girlfriend broke up with him via a tweet.  Kyle is first introduced in my previous book, A Lot Like Love, when his twin sister agrees to work with the FBI (as part of a sting operation) in exchange for Kyle’s release from prison.

This week I’m giving away five copies of A Lot Like Love, and a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble or Amazon (winner’s choice).  For those of you who aren’t familiar with A Lot Like Love, here’s a short description:

THE FBI WANTS HER COOPERATION.

As the daughter of a billionaire and the owner of the city’s top wine store, Jordan Rhodes is invited to the most exclusive parties in Chicago. But there’s only one party the FBI wants to crash: the charity fundraiser of a famous restaurateur, who also happens to launder money for the mob. In exchange for her brother’s release from prison, Jordan is going to be there—with a date supplied by the Bureau.

AGENT MCCALL JUST WANTS HER.

As the top undercover agent in Chicago, Nick McCall has one rule: never get personal. This “date” with Jordan Rhodes is merely an assignment—one they’re both determined to pull off even if they can’t be together for five minutes before the sarcasm and sparks begin to fly. But when Nick’s investigation is compromised, he and Jordan have no choice but to pretend they’re a couple, and what starts out as a simple assignment begins to feel a lot like something more. . .

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Now for the giveaway part: all you have to do to enter is leave a comment or question below. It’s that easy.  One grand prize winner will receive a copy of A Lot Like Love and a $25 gift card to Amazon/Barnes & Noble. Four additional winners will receive a copy of A Lot Like Love.  Winners will be chosen at random, and will have the option of choosing either a signed paperback or a Kindle/Nook eBook.  Giveaway is open internationally and will run until this Friday, March 16th, at 9pm CST.

One more thing: those of you who are new to the FBI/US Attorney series should feel free to check out my new series page, which includes a series overview, the inspiration behind the series, and some fun profiles of the heroes.

And yet another thing (this is really it, I promise): some of you have probably heard that A Lot Like Love is a finalist in this year’s DA BWAHA competition. (Yay!) The competition is a March Madness-style tournament of romance novels where you, the readers, pick the books that advance.  Anyone can vote, so if you liked A Lot Like Love, consider taking two seconds today to vote for it here.)  Voting goes until midnight CST, anyone can vote (international included), and there’s no registration or email address required.

Okay, that’s it.  Whew.  Now good luck to everyone who enters the giveaway!

 

 

Looking for something fun to do?

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. . . and possibly win an awesome prize? That’s right, folks, it’s DA BWAHA time again, the March Madness tournament of romance novels!  You all might remember DA BWAHA from last year, when–ahem–Something About You won the whole thing.

This works just like the NCAA basketball tournaments: there are 64 books to start, with books being pitted against each other in a “head-to-head” match. People then can vote for the books (and by people, that means anyone!), and the book that gets the most votes advances to the next round.  On we go, until we get down to two books and, ultimately, the champion.

As part of the fun, the authors beg for votes and engage in some pretty hilarious trash-talk.  (You might all recall the video Mr. James put together last year when Something About You made it to the final round.  If you haven’t seen it, you can check that out here.)

A Lot Like Love is one of the finalists this year.  (Hurray!) I believe the first round of voting will take place this Wednesday, March 14th. So if you liked A Lot Like Love, and would like to support the book and help it advance to the next round, stay tuned. I’ll post when the vote goes up.  

But remember, anyone can fill out a bracket!  In addition to being tons of fun, there are awesome prizes at stake.  (See the full list of prizes.) Click here to fill out your bracket and join in.

Good luck to everyone who enters, and go Team Love!

 

Winners– Something About You giveaway

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Wow, we had a great turnout here for the Something About You giveaway!  A big thanks to everyone who dropped by.  I’m thrilled you guys are looking forward to the release of About That Night.

Several of you asked questions in the giveaway comments.  To make sure those don’t get lost in the shuffle, I’m going to answer those in a separate post.  Actually, I’ll probably spread them across a couple of posts.  But regardless, never fear–the answers will be forthcoming!

As always, when randomly selecting the winners, I included anyone who posted on my Goodreads blog.  So without further ado, the winners for the giveaway are:

The winner of the $25 gift card and a copy of Something About You is…

AnneM-SC (comment #103)

The winners of the copies of Something About You are…

 Joanna (comment #63)

Melissa (comment #112)

Clare (comment #190)

Amelia (comment #168)

Congratulations!  Winners, please email me at info[at]juliejamesbooks[dot]com and let me know whether you would like a signed paperback of Something About You or a Kindle or Nook eBook.  If choosing a signed paperback, please send me your snail-mail address.  AnneM-SC, please also let me know whether you would prefer a gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

For all of you who didn’t win, guess what?  You’re going to get another chance.  I did promise you a month of celebration here at juliejames.com, didn’t I?  : )

Be sure to check back on Tuesday, folks.  The merriment will continue.

In the meantime, happy reading!

The Countdown Begins…with a giveaway!

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Please note: giveaway is closed.   Winners will be announced shortly.

So you may have heard that I’ve got a new book, About That Night, coming out on April 3rd.  Whoo-hoo!

About That Night is the third book in what I’m now calling the FBI/U.S. Attorney series. Since we’re only four weeks away from the release of the new book, I thought I’d kick off this month of celebration with a giveaway of five copies of the first book in the series, Something About You, and a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble or Amazon (winner’s choice).

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Something About You, here’s a short description:

FATE HAS THROWN TWO SWORN ENEMIES…

Of all the hotel rooms rented by all the adulterous politicians in Chicago, female Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron Lynde had to choose the one next to 1308, where some hot-and-heavy lovemaking ends in bloodshed. And of all the FBI agents in Illinois, it had to be Special Agent Jack Pallas who gets assigned to this high-profile homicide. The same Jack Pallas who still blames Cameron for a botched crackdown three years ago—and nearly ruining his career…

…INTO EACH OTHER’S ARMS

Work with Cameron Lynde? Are they kidding? Maybe, Jack thinks, this is some kind of welcome-back prank after his stint away from Chicago. But it’s no joke: the pair is going to have to put their rocky past behind them and focus on the case at hand. That is, if they can cut back on the razor-sharp jibes—and smother the flame of their sizzling-hot sexual tension…

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Now for the giveaway part: all you have to do to enter is leave a comment or question below. It’s that easy.  One grand prize winner will receive a copy of Something About You and a $25 gift card to Amazon/Barnes & Noble. Four additional winners will receive a copy of Something About You.  Winners will be chosen at random, and will have the option of choosing either a signed paperback or a Kindle/Nook ebook.  Giveaway is open internationally and will run until this Friday, March 9th, at 9pm CST.

One last thing: be sure to check out my new series page, which has lots o’ fun stuff for readers both familiar and unfamiliar with the books, including a series overview, the inspiration behind the series, and some tongue-in-cheek profiles of the heroes. (Trust me, you don’t want to miss that part.)

Good luck to all who enter!