Category: Giveaway

Giveaway!! $25 giftcard and books!

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**Please note: the giveaway is now closed.  The winner will be announced shortly.

The other day, I realized that it’s been a while since I’ve done a giveaway. And now you guys can help me out with something I’m working on, so it’s win-win for all of us.  Fatin over at RR@H Novel Thoughts and Book Talk is collecting discussion guides, which she plans to feature on her website, for several romance novels.  Sounds like a great idea!  She asked me to come up with 10-12 discussion questions each for Practice Makes Perfect and Something About You, and I thought I’d turn it into a contest. Not to mention, I’d love to get reader input on the topics you find “discussion worthy” regarding the two books.

So here’s how this will work:  to enter in the giveaway, leave a potential discussion question about either Practice Makes Perfect or Something About You in the comments below.  (Think the kinds of questions one might find in a reading guide, not questions directed at me.)  One randomly-drawn commenter will receive a $25 gift card to Borders, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon (at the winner’s choosing.)  And two second-place winners (again randomly drawn) will receive a copy of any of my books.

Feel free to post as many discussion questions as you like:  each question will count as a separate entry.  The only rule is that you can’t repeat a previously-posted question.  The giveaway will remain open until 10pm CST on Friday, May 22nd.

Good luck, everyone!  And happy reading.

Edited to add:  Keep in mind. . . these should be questions of the sort a moderator/discussion leader would ask readers, not questions directed toward me. : )

Spread the Word and a Chance to Win!

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So I promised you guys another giveaway… here it is:

A fabulous group of romance authors will be in Chicago on March 13! Don’t miss your chance to meet acclaimed authors:

Julie James—writes smart, sexy contemporary romances.

Beth Kery— writes steamy, emotional contemporary romances.

Shiloh Walker—writes erotic romance, paranormal romance and romantic suspense.

Joss Ware (aka Colleen Gleason)—writes a post-apocalyptic romantic adventure series and a historical vampire hunter series.

We’ll all be signing at the following date and time, so come on out and meet us!

Barnes & Noble
Webster Place
1441 West Webster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
773-871-3610
March 13th, 3:00-5:00 pm

And if you can’t make it in person, you still have a chance to win signed copies and a $40 gift card to Barnes & Noble!

Here’s how….

Help us spread the word about this great romance author event in Chicago, and you will be entered to win a fantastic prize!

All you have to do is help us get the word out by posting the information on Facebook, your blog or on Twitter. Here’s how it works:

  1. Post in your Facebook status something about a great author book signing in Chicago on March 13, and list our names (Julie James, Beth Kery, Shiloh Walker, and Joss Ware aka Colleen Gleason) along with this link: http://authorjuliejames.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/spread-the-word-and-a-chance-to-win/, or
  2. Post on your blog the same information, and any other razzmatazz you might want to get people excited about coming to the signing, or
  3. Tweet about it if you’re on Twitter, mentioning the date and city, and link to this event page here on the blog.
  4. To ENTER THE CONTEST: simply post the link to your notices here in the comments section. One entry for each link you post up to and including those posted before the event on March 13.

One winner will be drawn from all entries on this blog. The prize is:
A.  A signed copy of the book of your choice from EACH of the participating authors, and

B.  A $40 gift card to Barnes & Noble (also can be used at BN.com).

Winner will be drawn on Monday, March 15, 2010.

Good luck to everyone who enters!

Winners–BIG Something About You giveaway

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Thanks so much to all of you, for helping to spread the word about Something About You.  You guys are the best!  So without further ado, let’s get to the winners.  We’ll do this Miss America style.  The first and second runners-up, and winners of a signed copy of Something About You are. . .

LOVELYN (comment #32)

and

LIMECELLO (comment #56)

And now, the winner of the $100 gift card is. . .

ERIKA (comment #93)

Congrats, ladies!!  Lovelyn and Limecello, please email me at in**@*************ks.com with your snail mail addresses, and I’ll get those books out to you.  Erika, email me and let me know if you would like a gift card to Amazon, Borders or Barnes & Noble.

And stayed tuned, folks, because I plan to post yet another giveaway later this week. Hey, why stop now, right??

Ooh… and remember… tomorrow is the big day– SOMETHING ABOUT YOU will be available in bookstores everywhere!!

Something About You Giveaway (It’s Big!)

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

It’s almost here.  My upcoming book, Something About You, releases on March 2nd.  So I think it’s time to celebrate–with all of you.

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

1.  Post somewhere letting people know about the upcoming release of Something About You.  Anywhere.  (I’m not fussy.)  You can talk about the book on your blog, your website, on Facebook, heck, even 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 1st).

5.  For those of you who want to include details about Something About You in your post, the back cover copy and excerpt can be found here.  Or if you want to get really fancy, Lea over at Closet Writer designed a wonderful countdown Sprout that you can use.

6.  While I would love for each of you to spread the word about the release of Something About You 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 28, 2010.  Everyone who correctly enters will be in the running for the $100 dollar 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 March 1st.

Thanks, everyone, for helping me celebrate the upcoming release of Something About You!