Friday Fun Facts: September's Coming!

I know, I know...summer's winding to a close. Leaves are starting to change (around me, anyway, and when the heck did THAT happen?) Schools are gearing up to welcome kids back, and the lazy hazy days of sitting by the pool are, sadly, going to be in the rearview mirror for most of us.

BUT!

Lots of good stuff is also coming up in September! First off, I'll be part of 2 week-long blog hops/contests:

Sept. 11-16: The Safari Heat Sultry Summer Reads Blog Hop - visit the blog sites of a variety of authors, all of whom will be sharing excerpts to make readers sweat AND giving away all kinds of swag! Grand prize? A Kindle Fire loaded with free ebooks!

Sept. 15-21: The Romance Studio's 10th Anniversary Bash - where you can win tons of goodies from participating authors as well as read all kinds of excerpts from new and recently-released books.

Right here on my blog during those events, I'll also be giving away 2 copies of the audio book of The Promise of Paradise AND signed copies of some of my print titles :) So stay tuned and please join me for September fun!

Enjoy your weekend, by the way. If you live in the U.S, it's a long one thanks to Labor Day on Monday. And then it's back to school for most of the kiddos and teachers after that. Speaking of which, did anyone see the video of the mom dancing as she sends her son back to school? Too funny:

Writers' Wednesday: Look At All These Prizes!

Happy Hump Day, gang! Today, a slew of blogs for you to visit - read, be entertained, and best of all, enter to win a variety of prizes! First off is The Long and the Short Of It's 6th Anniversary Bash. All week long, I and other authors are answering random questions and providing wacky, little-known facts about ourselves. This morning's question is "What do you think you're bad at?" and the answers range from "being patient" to "downhill skiing" to "picking a restaurant for dinner." The answers are fun to read (and there are 4 questions posted every day, throughout the day!) - but even better are all the prizes you can win:

$100 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC
also...

$10 GC to Torquere Press

$20 GC to Dreamspinner Press

$6 GC to Total-E-Bound Publishing

$5 GC to Prizm Books

$10 GC to Choc Lit

2 Winner's Choice of eBook from Tirgearr Publishing

Bundle of six print paranormal romance books (US only)

Bundle of six print sexy and/or erotic romance books (US only)

Bundle of six print contemporary romance books (US only)

Bundle of six print romantic suspense books (US only)

Bundle of five print historical romance books (US only)

5 Cool author swag pack (bookmarks, pens, more! - US only)

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Also in your trek around the Web today, check out these blog posts/contests, all by fellow indie authors who would love your support!

Get The Chocolate Affair for free with a coupon code at this blog interview!

Read about Marie Higgins' newest time travel romance and what she loves to read in her spare time.

Read an excerpt from Cynthia Woolf's new release Fiery Bride and enter to win a B&N gift certificate too!

Monday Mentionables: It's Time for a Bash!

Happy Monday, everyone! Big news this week: The Long and the Short of It is hosting its 6th anniversary bash, and you can win TONS of prizes all week long!

Click on the graphic below to be redirected to the main website, where you'll find all the important info starting this morning:

There will be eight blogs posted daily. Four will be erotic, four non-erotic/other genre and all eight will have that day’s Rafflecopter giveaway.  What can you win? How about one of four $100 Amazon Gift Cards  – along with publisher GCs, books, ebooks, and author swag?!  The Long and the Short of It promises dozens of winners all week long...plus you'll get to find out wacky facts about your favorite authors, including Yours Truly. So hop on over...and have fun all week long!