Over at the About That Night discussion blog, a few readers asked about the car that the hero drives, a Mercedes SLS-AMG. Since I can’t figure out how to post a photo in a comment, I’m doing it here.
So this is what comes with the Kyle Rhodes package. Not bad for an ex-con.
A reader asked me whether there was any place where people who’d read About That Night could discuss the book, including spoilers. I thought that was a great idea. I’ve seen a lot of conversations about the book on Twitter and Facebook and thought people might enjoy the opportunity to chat with other readers. I’m also happy to answer questions about the book, but feel free to discuss amongst yourselves.
So be forewarned: any comments below may include spoilers.
I also wanted to thank all of you for the emails, tweets, Facebook posts, etc. I’m thrilled to hear you guys are enjoying About That Night!
About That Night, the third book in my FBI/U.S. Attorney series, is now available. Whoo-hoo! I know many of you have been looking forward to this book, featuring the devilishly charming billionaire heir/ex-con Kyle Rhodes.
The reviews are pouring in and I’m hearing fantastic things. In addition, I’ve learned that About That Night was nominated for RT BookReviews magazine’s April Seal of Excellence Award! They had this to say about the book:
“About That Night by Julie James is a delightful contemporary tale about the assistant U.S. Attorney Rylann Pierce who must work with the “Twitter Terrorist”, billionaire Kyle Rhodes. (Readers will remember Rhodes is the brother of the heroine of James’ 2011’s novel, A Lot Like Love.) As Kyle and Rylann strike sparks off each other, will the couple decide that the second time’s the charm for their romantic relationship? Kyle steals the show as the character you won’t forget, despite his history in jail, he remains carefree and fun loving — until he discovers that he doesn’t want to go back to life without Rylann. With some signature laugh out loud James moments, this modern day love story is sure to please genre fans!”
Also, I did an interview with RT BookReviews magazine, where I talk about writing ABOUT THAT NIGHT, where I get my inspiration for dialogue, being a working mom, and all sorts of fun stuff. I think you guys will enjoy the interview–you can watch by clicking on the link below.
Interview with RT BookReviews magazine
I hope you enjoy Kyle and Rylann’s story!
Wow! What an amazing turnout for the giveaway! Thanks so much to all of you for helping me spread the word about the release of About That Night. The book comes out tomorrow, and I’m so excited!
Now, without further ado, the winners of the giveaway are as follows:
The grand prize winner of the Kindle Fire and a $25 gift card to Amazon is…
Moran (comment #7)!!
And the winners of the copies of About That Night are:
Amanda Bordner (comment #160)
Kate Garcia (comment #68)
Agustina (comment #125)
GW (comment #95)
Rosamina (comment #103)
Congratulations to all the winners!! Winners should email me at info[at]juliejamesbooks[dot]com. Moran, please let me know whether you’d like the Kindle Fire or would prefer the $200 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble. (Note that you also get the $25 Amazon gift card, regardless of whether you pick the Kindle or opt for the $200 gift card.) If you choose the Kindle, please send me your snail-mail address.
Book winners: please let me know whether you would prefer a signed paperback of About That Night, or a Kindle, Nook, or Kobo eBook.
To everyone else, thank you again for your awesome tweets; Facebook, Goodreads, and blog posts; video blogs; and everything else.
Until tomorrow, folks. Release day!!
Please note: the giveaway is now closed. Winners will be posted shortly.
Okay, fine. Maybe not ever in the entire history of giveaways. But it’s definitely my biggest giveaway to date. Because I’m just that excited. My upcoming book, About That Night, hits bookstores and online sellers just one week from today, on April 3rd! Whoo-hoo!!
I know many of you have been looking forward to this book, featuring that devilish billionaire heir/ex-con/network security specialist Kyle Rhodes. Reviews have started coming in, and people are saying great things about the book–which I’m thrilled to hear.
So this week, in my Biggest, Hugest Giveaway Ever, I’m giving away a grand prize of a Kindle Fire and a $25 gift card to Amazon to start loading it up with books. Already have an e-reader? Don’t want an e-reader? No problem. If you win the grand prize and don’t want the Kindle Fire, you can substitute that part of the prize for a $200 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble. That’ll buy a lot of books.
In addition, I’m giving away five runner-up prizes of a signed copy of About That Night. So what do you have to do to enter, you ask? It’s simple: spread the word about About That Night. Here are the details:
1. Post somewhere letting people know about the upcoming release of About That Night. (To be clear–you need to post about the book release, not just that I’m hosting a giveaway.) 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 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/tweet/ 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/tweet must be new (meaning it must be posted starting March 27th).
5. For those of you who want to include details about About That Night in your post, a summary of the book can be found here and there’s an excerpt here.
6. In order to give everyone who promotes my book an equal chance to win, I am limiting the giveaway to one entry per person. But feel free to spread the word far and wide about the release of About That Night regardless. : )
7. The contest is open until 9pm CST on Sunday, April 1, 2012. Everyone who correctly enters will be in the running for both the grand prize and the runner-up prizes. The giveaway is open internationally, and authors are eligible to win as well. Winners will be chosen at random from among eligible entries.
Thanks, everyone, for helping me spread the word About That Night. And good luck to everyone who enters!