Contest! Contest!

Hi Everyone,

Everyone knows February is the month of love, and what better time than the middle of winter for Cupid to shoot his arrows at you.  Wink!  This is the time of the year to snuggle up with Mr. or a good book and a cup of hot tea, or beverage of your choice. 

Romance Books for Us, http://www.romancebooks4us.com is having their monthly contest and you can see the list of prizes below.  What better way to spend your time during the freezing temperatures than entering contests to win prizes.  It doesn't cost anything to enter other than a little time.  Have fun.

CUPID'S CONTEST!

It's Cupid's month to shoot his arrows at lucky couples. Who knows when he'll strike...or WHO he'll target next? Our February contest will have 2 winners who will each receive a $50 gift card for Amazon/B&N, and will split the remaining prizes...random choice by RB4U. Are you lucky in love? Will your luck help you be one of our 2 winners? Contest runs 1 Feb. until midnight ET 22 Feb. To enter: Find the 20 pages that have the Kissing Couple like the one you see above (this page doesn't count). Make a list of the names of those pages (ex: Marianne Stephens, Desiree Holt, etc.) and send your list to: contests.rb4u@gmail.com NOTE: Snail mail prizes only shipped to US or Canadian addresses.

PRIZE LIST:

1. $50 Gift Card for Amazon/B&N; one to each winner.

2. Ebook copy of Valentine Masquerade by romance author Margaret Sutherland.

3. 2 audio books, one per winner: Accidental SEAL Book 1, and Fallen SEAL Legacy Book 2by romance author Sharon Hamilton.

4. 2 ebooks, one per winner: Triad of Power and Texas Heat, in whatever format the winners need: ePub, Kindle, or PDF by romance author Denyse Bridger.

5. Ebook copy of Shared by romance author Lily Harlem.

6. Ebook copy of Better She Die by romance author Judy Baker.

7. $10 SCP Gift Card from Secret Cravings Publishing.

8. Digital copy of Dance of Love by romance author Anna Markland.

9. Autographed copy of LORD OF SWORDS by romance author Ann Lawrence.

10. 2 ebooks, one per person: Intimate Temptations and Intimate Confessions by romance author Nicole Morgan.

11. Ebook of Matrix Crystal Christmas by romance author Janice Seagraves.

12. $10 Amazon card from romance author Melissa Keir.

13. Ebook copy of Quarterback Sneak by romance author Desiree Holt.

14. Ebook copy of Dreamscape by romance author Rose Anderson.

15, Ebook of reader's choice to be picked from website of romance author Jean Hart Stewart.

16. Ebook copy of It's You & Me, Baby by romance author Rose Gorham.

17. Download of DISCOVERY by romance author Cris Anson.

18. Download of Endless Love by romance author Molly Daniels.

19. Ebook of Beautiful On by romance author Kerry Adrienne.

20. Ebook copy of Family Secrets: A Vengeance of Tears by romance author R. Ann Siracusa.

21. Pdf copy Mason's Mark by romance author M.S. Spencer.

22. 2 ebooks: one per winner - Book 2, Agent E2: Aidan and Book 3, Agent T3: d'Artagnan by romance author Joni Hahn.

23. E-copy of Time Will Tell by romance author Sandy Loyd.

24. RB4U tote or tee to even out gifts if necessary.

 

Here is the URL for the contest: http://www.romancebooks4us.com

Good luck, and I hope everyone wins something.  Have a great week, and I'll see you back here next Sunday.

Sandra K. Marshall, author

http://www.skaymarshall.com

 

 

 

Contest at Romance Books 4 Us and Brenda Novak's Auction for Diabetes Research

May Flowers Contest at Romance Books 4 Us

For this contest go to Romance Books 4 Us website at http://www.romancebooks4us.com and join in.  Contest started May 1st and end May 28th. 

List of Prizes:

1.  Grand Prize:  $50.00 gift card for Amazon/Barnes & Noble - Your choice

2.  E-book of reader's choice from romance author, JC Szot

3.  E-book copy of Mother's Day Babies from romance author, Mona Risk

4.  Digital copy of Conquering Passion from Romance author, Anna

     Markland

5.  $15.00 All Romance E-bookstore Gift Card from romance author, Raine 

     Delight

 

6.  $10.00 Secret Cravings/Sweet Cravings Gift Card from Secret Cravings

      Publishing

 

7.  Two ebook copies of Profile of Evil (two winners) from romance author,

      Alexa Grace

8.  Autographed print copy of Capital Bride from romance author, Cynthia

     Woolf

 

9.  E-book copy of A Matter of Trust from romance author, Sandy Loyd

10.  Two autographed print books - Intertwined and Savor Me Slowly (two winners; one book each) from romance author, Gena Showalter

Also, I would like to tell you a bit about the Brenda Novak auction for diabetes research.  This NY Times author started this auction years ago when her young son was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, and she has continued the auction even though her son is grown.  This auction offers huge items to bid on and every cent goes to diabetes research.  This year the goal is to reach over a million dollars.  Go to http://brendanovak.auctionanything.com/ to learn more and to bid.

Have fun doing this contest and the auction everyone.  See you next weekend.

Huge hugs to all of you who read my blog every week.

Sandra K. Marshall

http://www.eirelander-publishing.com

 

 

CONTEST WINNERS and "JINGLE MY BELLS" CONTEST!

Winners:

1. Kathryn - a bag full of goodies

2. Joder - small basket full of goodies
3. Rhonda D. - You win three digital books: The Catalyst, Addiction and The Deceived in any of the formats Eirelander Publishing offers

4. Sarah J. McNeal - You win a digital copy of A Fool's Fool in the format of your choice at Eirelander Publishing.

Congratulations to all of you.  I hope you'll be happy with your prizes.  Kathryn and Joder, I will need your snail mail addresses. Rhonda and Sarah the formats you can choose from are: PDF, HTML and Mobi Pocket. 

Jennifer, I'm so sorry you didn't win because you were the first person to comment.  The setting was the same for all three books. 

All of you have a chance to enter the Jingle My Bells contest at Romance Books 4 Us, http://www.romancebooks4us.com.  You will love the prizes.  How to enter is below:

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, HAPPY KWANZA, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, HAPPY WINTER...or, whatever! RB4U is trying to be politically correct!

Our contest starts 1 Dec. and ends midnight EST 23 Dec. Lots of prizes for different winners. NOTE: Snail mail items only shipped to USA and Canada.

How to enter:  Find the 20 pages that have a RINGING BELL. Collect the 20 page names

(don't need the URLs) and send them in one list to our contest email: contests.RB4U@gmail.com

PRIZES:

GRAND PRIZE: $100 gift card for Amazon or Barnes & Noble - one winner.

Same winner receives dog tags from romance author, Sharon Hamilton.

Other prizes for other winners:

1. Romance Books '4' Us Tee and Tote.

2. Choice of ebook from romance author, Jean Hart Stewart.

3. Signed copy of "The Vampire Shrink" by romance author, Linda Hilburn.

4. Signed hardcover copy of "The Mercenary"  by romance author, Johanna Rae.

5. Print copy of new release "The Sin Factor" by romance author, Sandy Loyd.

6. Two print copies (two winners) of new holiday-themed book, "DEADLY HOLIDAY", by romance author, Alexa Grace.

7. T-shirt and mug with the cover art from "One Night of Need" from romance author, Ella Jade.

8. Dog tags for 5 winners and one copy of "Fallen SEAL Legacy (Kindle version) for one winner from romance author, Sharon Hamilton.  AND, visit Sharon's website for free Kindle link of short story,  "SEAL Endeavor" after 10 December.

9. Ebook copies of "The Runaway" and "Upstaged" (two winners, one book each) by romance author, Nephylim.

 

Have a great week, and I'll see you next Sunday.

 

Sandra K. Marshall

http://www.eirelander-publishing.com

Winners of Blogmania at My Blog

Happy Sunday,

I'm announcing the winners of the blogmania contest held on Friday.

1st prize - Kristen

2nd prize - Sonya

3rd prize - Beverly

Everyone will win a copy of my e-book, Addiction. First prize winner will win all the things I mentioned in the original prize, but I will also be sending some smaller surprise gifts for Sonya and Beverly.

I want to add I'm very sorry some of my long-time followers didn't win, but you will have another chance soon. It's very unusual when one of my Canadian friends don't win. Smile. To my International friends you also have a chance then, too. See you September 15th.

Today, I'm posting information about my book, Addiction.

Blurb for Addiction

Two men are after the same woman but for very different reasons.

Dark-haired beauty, Jolene Dubois has a serious problem, and it's not just battling alcoholism. Late at night, she receives whispered calls. "Jolene, I want you. I'm coming for you." Shivers climb up her spine and ice flowed in her veins. What does he want? Who is it? She must figure it out before she trusts the wrong person.

Jake Farrell, the handsome rogue is an operator with women, but is he hiding something dark and sinister under his cheery facade. The detective, Andy Martin, who investigated her father's murder, continues to ask her out. Les Voodré, an alcoholic she met at AA follows her everywhere, and Ron Keisler, her AA sponsor is always there when she needs him. Could her caller be one of these men?

To further complicate her life, she fights a host of addictions, alcoholism, smoking, gambling and sex. Jolene is determined to beat the alcohol and to stay out of the clutches of the fiend who phones her.

Excerpt:

Jake pulled into Parma Woods Conservation area off FF Highway across the road from the Missouri river. “I’m glad the weather cleared for our target practice.”
“Yeah, it’s a nice sunny afternoon.” Jolene jumped out of his dark blue SUV. Twenty minutes in the vicinity of Jake had put her through pure torture. She wished she could’ve thought of a way out of the demonstration with a reasonable excuse but none came to her during the day. How did she get herself into these situations? Because the man drew her to him like bees drawn to nectar with his laughing eyes, his daring manner, and that body.
Glad she kept some extra clothes in the office, she’d changed into a pair of jeans and a long-sleeved green t-shirt before meeting Jake. Leaning inside, she pulled her Smith and Wesson out of her purse, and pushed the lock on the door before she closed it.
“Let’s go inside and pay for our hour.” Jake headed for the office.
Well, so much for courtesy. He just walked off and left her. She surveyed the row of covered booths briefly, and hurried after him.
Coming out the door as she reached it, he asked, “What took you so long? I thought you’d run off.”
“I was looking around.” Damn, she would like to slap that impudent grin off his face. “There’s no way I’d miss showing you up.”
“Hmm, we’ll see, won’t we?” Jake arched a black brow with a lopsided smile.
She shrugged. “Yes, we will.” If he kept his distance and didn’t upset her hormones, she’d hit the target.
“I’ve set up a target for you.” He pointed. “I’m going to try you at different distances, and we’ll see if you can really shoot.”
Jolene squinted a bit and saw a human shape of white on black. “I’m not used to this type of target. Where am I supposed to aim?”
“Aim at the heart for the kill.” He placed his hand at her waist, steered her closer to the object and stopped about thirty yards away. “Is this close enough for you?”
“Fine.” Just get away from me, she screamed mentally and shook off his arm.
Jake stepped back.
Jolene raised her gun, clasped in both hands and sighted, then pulled the trigger. Smiling, she set her sights on the heart again and fired until she emptied the clip, released it then put another in.
“Wait a minute, let me go check to see if you hit it.” He jogged toward the target.
Scowling, she resisted the urge to see if she could make him dance. With the gun to her side, she yelled, “Well, how did I do?”
As she watched him shake his head, dismay clawed at her. Could she have missed? Fool! She’d been so sure she could repeat the ten in ten bulls-eyes. Jake would think she was just a big bragger.
“Come and see for yourself,” Jake yelled.
You would think he would just tell me if I missed or not. Jolene walked briskly from the covered shooting range and strode up to him. “Well, did I hit the target?” She’d never live it down if she missed.
Jake glanced at her. “Hey, where’s the confidence you had earlier today?” Taking her arm, he pulled her forward and pointed at the silhouette’s heart area. “This guy’s dead. There are ten shots right here.” He directed his gaze to where the testicles would be on a man. “I only see one miss.”
She looked down at the crotch and laughed. “Oh, I didn’t miss. I meant to hit there.”
“Remind me not to piss you off.”
She heard a discharge, then a whishing sound as a projectile whizzed between them. It sliced through the target removing any evidence of the head. Shocked, she crouched down, staring all around, and then Jake shoved her to the ground and dropped on top of her.
Someone had shot at them. Was it Rutherford’s friends? Trembling, she laid still until slowly realizing her face was in the dirt, and she couldn’t breathe. Panting, she turned her head gulping in air. All quiet. She wiggled. How long did they have to lay here? It had to be safe by now.
In the distance, she heard a motor roar to life, and tires spin on gravel as the vehicle took off. Could it be the person who shot at them making a getaway?
“Don’t you think they’re gone?” She humped her bottom up. Not a good idea, she realized when she felt something hard in the front of his pants. She flattened her body to the ground. “Did you have to jump on top of me?” She struggled against the hand Jake pressed on her head.
“Shh,” he whispered in her ear. “I want to hear if anyone moves, so I’ll know where the shot came from.”
Spitting out dirt, she just wanted to make a run for it. Bushes rustled on the bluff and a deer leaped from them.
Jake waited a moment then removed his palm from her lips.
She listened for more gunshots. Would someone pepper them with bullets? Her heart pumped frantically, and she wanted to run, not lie there like a willing target caught right in a potential killer’s crosshairs. When nothing happened she squirmed under him. “Get off of me.”
He hugged her body a minute longer before he slid to lie at her side. His hand stayed firmly on her back and held her in place.
After a few seconds, she asked, “Don’t you think it’s okay to get up now?”
“He was on the bluff across the road.” He stared at the high steep bank across the road. “I don’t see anyone there, but let’s go in a zigzag to the nearest cover. Do you think you can do that?”
“Yeah.” Anything would be better than waiting for something to happen.
Adrenaline pumping, with the gun in her left hand she put her right one in front of her chest ready to push up. Would someone shoot them before they had a chance to run? Her stomach knotted into a thousand little nerves. At the same time Jake grabbed her around the waist and jerked her up. Her feet hit the ground running with Jake’s arm guiding her.
As they neared the Conservation office building, Jake pushed her next to the wall and peered around the corner. “I think it was a warning, or otherwise we would both be dead.”
“Warning of what?”
“I wish I knew.”
Jolene struggled loose of his grasp and peeked around the bend, too. “What are we waiting for? I don’t see anything.”
“We’re staying here until I determine no one’s still there. He could’ve moved to a new place and be waiting for us to come out of hiding to pop us off.” He crouched down. “Just in case, I’m going to make a run for my SUV and bring it around for you.”
“No way, I’m going with you. Besides, you don’t know if that shot was for me or for you.” She bent over and took off. A hand grabbed her around the waist, and Jake forced her to his side away from the road and half-carried her to the SUV.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing? Trying to get yourself killed?” He pushed her down next to his vehicle, unlocked the door with the clicker and opened it. “Get in and stay down.”
Jolene did as she was told. Crouched on the floor, nerves screaming, she waited for Jake to open his door. What in the heck was taking him so long? He should be on the other side by now. She raised her head to see if she could see him.
Not detecting him, she started to exit the vehicle just as the driver’s door opened.
Jake climbed in. “Where the hell do you think you’re going?”
She slid back onto her seat and closed the door. “I was coming to look for you.” She stared at his taut jaw as he started the engine. “I was worried because you took so long.”
“When I tell you to do something, do it.” He clenched his fingers around the steering wheel, backing up and driving down the long driveway.
“Well, aren’t you the bossy one.” She’d worried about the stupid man for nothing. “What were you doing?”
“I let the guys inside know about the shots because they might need to call the police.” He turned east on FF highway. “I gave them our names and phone numbers in case they needed to contact us.” He glanced at her. “It could’ve been hunters who strayed off their grounds, but even if it were the next person might not be so lucky.”
Does he expect me to fall for his story about hunters? The tautness of his forearms told her he didn’t buy what he was selling either.

Here are the reviews for ADDICTION

http://bkwalkerbooks.weebly.com/1/post/2009/12/-read-review-of-addiction-by-sandra-k-marshall.html

http://ddreviews.blogspot.com/2010/01/addiction-by-sandra-k-marshall.html

Video - http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=e684nldayz0

Buy links:

http://www.eirelander-publishing.com/addiction.htm
Amazon Kindle - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002TSANDU
All Romance eBooks - http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-addiction-365002-152-html
1Romance Ebooks - http://1romanceebooks.com/romantic-fiction/addiction/prod_697.html
Barnes and Noble EBooks

Have a great day. See you next Sunday.

Sandy
http://www.skaymarshall.com

BLOGMANIA CONTEST

Welcome to Blogmania.

This is the day you have a chance to win thousands of gifts. My blog is 48 of 122. You have arrived at the right time to explore lots of new blogs, all of which, are giving away a very special BLOGMANIA giveaway for one day only, April 30th.

We've done all the work for you. No hunting or surfing. Each blog will have a number and each new blog link will have a number. These numbers will allow you to keep track of which blogs you've visited and how many are left to visit. You might even want to take a moment to make a list of blog numbers 1-122 and check off the blogs as you go.

Some of the prizes being offered at this site are White Citrus products from Bath & Body Works, a DVD with hundreds of casino games, e-book of ADDICTION, notepads and numerous other items.

To win here at my blog all you have to do is become a follower and leave a comment. Those who are already followers need only leave a comment. On Sunday, you can return to my blog to see if you are a winner.

Here are other links to go to for more prizes:

Blog -1 - Host of Blogmania Between the Pages - http://betweenthelinesandmore.blogspot.com/

Blog -2 - Co-Host of Blogmania - The Black Sheep Dances - http://www.theblacksheepdances.blogspot.com

Blog-43 - Co-Host of Blogmania - Books, Books, Everywhere - http://bookywooks.blogspot.com/

Blog - 100 - Reading Teen - http://ReadingTeen.blogspot.com

Blog - 83 - The Cajun Book Lady - http://thecajunbooklady.blogspot.com

Blog - 70 - DK's Book Reviews - http://dkay401-bookreviews.blogspot.com/

Blog - 32 - Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers - http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com

Blog - 9 - A Writer's Life - http://carolineclemmons.blogspot.com

Blog - 108 - Queen of the Castle Reviews - http://queenofthecastlereviews.blogspot.com

Blog - 41 - The Lost Entwife - http://thelostentwife.net

Blog - 47 - Joyfully Retired - http://joyfullyretired.com/

Each one of these links will have more links to go to. Remember to come back to this blog on Sunday to see if you're a winner. Good luck and have fun.

Sandy
http://www.skaymarshall.com
http://www.eirelander-publishing.com/addiction.com

Blogmania Contest

Blogmania Early Bird Check List:
We want all of our visiting guests in our first Blogmania Event scheduled for April 30th to Get On Their Marks-Get Set…
It’s not time to go yet, but if you want to have the most fun and scoop up as much loot as possible, here are a few Early Bird Reminders to help you do just that.
1. 1. Be at any of the blogs participating in the Blogmania Event as early as possible on April 30th. The easiest way to find a Blogmania Blog is to look for the Blogmania Badge.
2. 2. This is an international event, so understand that there will be some differences in time zones. My advice is to start early and stay late to catch all the blogs.
3. 3. Each blog will have their own giveaway requirements. Read them carefully, follow through, and then move on as quickly as possible. If you run across a blog that you really like and want to spend some time exploring, copy their URL and then visit them after Blogmania is over.
4. 4. We will have a 100+ blogs for you to visit. Each one will post their number like this. ( This is blog 47 of 100) This is to help you keep track of which blogs you’ve visited, and which ones you still need to reach. I’d suggest that you prepare a blog sheet which is numbered from 1 – 120, then mark off each numbered blog as you visit them.
5. 5. All blog links provided will also have a number like (Blog 89 of 100). Look for the blogs that you haven’t yet visited and follow those links until you’ve checked off all the blogs on your sheet.
6. 6. We have all types of blogs participating in Blogmania, which means that the range of items in their giveaways are diverse. I have previewed many and they are awesome.
7. 7. Why not contact a friend and partner up. Compare notes, share loot, or organize your own friendly neighborhood Blogmania Competition.
This is our first Blogmania Event, but it isn’t our last. Blogmania is a bi-yearly Giveaway Extravaganza. In fact, our next Blogmania Event will start September 15th, and do we have some cool stuff planned for you! So keep in touch with our Blogmania Blogs, because they will be giving sneak previews, secret codes, and who knows what else in the weeks and months ahead.

Sandy
http://www.eirelander-publishing.com/addiction.htm