Archive for October, 2009
Today’s winner, per random.org is….
First Name: Karen
Last Name: H.
Congrats to Karen, who wins the five books of her choice from the remaining books listed!
The answers:
The Title of Dawn Halliday’s anthology releasing on November 3: A Highlander Christmas
The name of Dawn’s story included in the anthology: Winter Heat
This week’s question is “In Winter Heat, Dawn Halliday’s novella, what’s Maggie wearing when she wakes up in the cottage?”
This might feel challenging, but this is the last week of the Fun Fridays contest, so I had to make it a little bit of a challenge!
It’s actually pretty easy. Here’s a big hint. Go to the WINTER HEAT EXCERPT over at Dawn’s site, and read it. The answer is there, I promise!
Once you’ve found the answer, head on over to my contest page and enter. It’s the last week of Fun Fridays! I’m going to miss this contest, but I have so many more cool things to give away, I’m dying to start the next one.
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Just five days until the release of A HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS! I’m so excited about Winter Heat, Dawn’s story in this anthology! In celebration of the event, Dawn has a new contest up on her website, so please go check it out!
www.dawnhalliday.com
Have fun! And happy holiday reading! 
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Since I just turned in my book, I’ve been in a movie-watching mood. I’m sort of distracted by catching up on episodes of True Blood right now, but after I finish those, I think I’m going on a historical movie binge. Last week, for my Fun Fridays contest, I asked you what your favorite historical movie was. I’ve seen a great majority of them, but some of them are brand-new to me, and I can’t wait to get started.
It was interesting–one movie got probably 10x the response of any of the others. Any guess what that one was? It was GONE WITH THE WIND! Ahh, yes, I can see why!
Here is the exhaustive list of all the movies that were listed by the entrants of the contest. If you entered, thanks so much for these! I’m keeping this list!
Gone With the Wind
Pride & Prejudice (Kiera Knightley Version)
Pride & Prejudice (Colin Firth Version)
The Three Musketeers (which version, I wonder?)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (I’ve never seen this one! Putting it on my Netflix!)
The Princess Bride
Ladyhawke (ooh, another one to add to my Netflix queue!)
Jane Eyre
Scarlett
Titanic
Dances With Wolves
Braveheart
The Last of the Mohicans
300
The Great Gatsby
Marie Antoinette
Pirates of the Caribbean
Poseidon
La Reine Margot (Queen Margot) (another one I haven’t seen, I’m intrigued!)
Wuthering Heights with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (with Gary Oldman)
Troy
The Color Purple
North And South
Sense and Sensibility
Forever Amber (another one I need to look up)
A Room with a View
Unconquered
Little Women
Elizabeth
Lonesome Dove
Cold Mountain
Children of the Dust (another new-to-me!)
Lawrence of Arabia
Dr. Zhivago
Shogun
The Duchess
The Last Mistress
The Patriot
Gladiator
Pearl Harbor
Isn’t that a great list? What do you think? Some of these I love so much I want to watch them again, but I think I’m going to hit the new-to-me ones first! Thanks, everyone!
Tagged: Entertainment, Fun Fridays, fun stuff, history
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Congrats to Kirsten S., who won the Fun Fridays contest today (per random.org)!
I’m continuing this contest for two more weeks, then I’m moving on to another fun contest! For the last two weeks, I’m giving away 5 books per week!
Question for this week
Jennifer’s alter ego, Dawn, has a book release (in an anthology) on November 3. It’s a hot Highlander Christmas story, and she is so excited about it!
What’s the title of the anthology, and what is the title of Dawn’s story in the anthology?
Hint #1: visit www.dawnhalliday.com to find out!)
Hint #2: Look at this prettiness! 
So head on over to my bonus features/contest page to enter to win four books–winner will be drawn on October 30!
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Today’s winner, per random.org is….
First Name: Brenda
Last Name: R.
Email: dancealert@a…
This week’s question is “What is your favorite historical movie?” Easy, right? So head on over to my contest page and enter.
Tagged: Contests, Fun Fridays, fun stuff
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So I’m researching what kind of eggs my hero and heroine would eat for breakfast, and I came upon this:
He goes on to recommend not eating fruit at breakfast (you might feel “heavyish” all day!) and eggs–yuck! He doesn’t want to have pullet-sperm in his stomach all day!
But cold pig’s face? YUM!!! (He recommends eating it with French mustard and shallot vinegar.)
Okay, I’ve got to get back to my revisions. Just had to share. LOL.
(this is from “The Maxims of Sir Morgan O’Doherty, Bart.”, Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 16, 1824)
Tagged: A Season of Seduction, history can be gross!, Research, writing
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Today’s winner, per random.org is….(drumroll)….
First Name: Sue
Last Name: A.
Email: sahn65@…
The answer to the question, what are Jennifer’s next two books was:
Book #2: A TOUCH OF SCANDAL (the story of the man “left out” from A HINT OF WICKED)
Book #3: A SEASON OF SEDUCTION (Lady Rebecca’s story)
Congrats! Sue, please go to my contest page and select the FOUR books you’d like. Then email me with your books and your snail mail address.
Thanks to all who entered!
This week’s question is a personal one. If you were caught in a love triangle, like Sophie from A HINT OF WICKED, who do you think you’d choose?
The introvert–the scarred, brooding alpha hero (Garrett);
or the extrovert–the tall, dark, and handsome charmer (Tristan)?
So head on over to my contest page and enter! Have fun!
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So I’ve been mired in this deadline for a couple of months now, and parts of my life have been sacrificed for the sake of this book. Probably the worst of it is that I see my family so infrequently that I feel like we’re ships passing in the night. I haven’t visited with my girlfriends in ages, and I’m horribly behind in emails/correspondence with all my friends and family who don’t live close.
One thing I’m also missing out on is entertainment. My days are simple: Wake up, take kids to school, work all day, feed and cart kids to their various sports, then go back to work until my eyes are crossing, then go to bed. I’ve taken an hour off here and there to relax. I got a pedicure with my daughter last weekend, and I went to the movies last week. But I need *more*! I need to relax, and I need to start interacting with humanity again!
I’m turning in this book early next week, then I have to go out of town for the rest of the week, then I’m presenting a workshop to an RWA group next Sunday. But as of the 19th of October, I’m a free woman! I’m taking a week off just to have fun…I really, really am…
I blogged today over at Pop Culture Divas about my pop culture deprivation. Please come on by and say hi. I’m especially interested in fall television must-sees as I haven’t watched TV in ages and I don’t even know what’s on anymore!
Okay, I’m crawling back into the cave! See you tomorrow for the Fun Fridays results.
Tagged: A Season of Seduction, writing
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Congrats to Denise B., who won the Fun Fridays contest today (per random.org)!
Okay, since I’ve been deep in this dark, dank writer’s cave and I’m late on this today, I feel like making up for my lack of timeliness to y’all by doubling the winnings for next week. So for next week, I’m going to give four books–yes, four!–to the winner! They just need to be chosen from the remaining books listed over on the bonus features page.
Here is this week’s question: What are the titles of Jennifer’s 2nd and 3rd books? (Hint: Both are sequels to A HINT OF WICKED, and both will be released in 2010! And did you know the third book has a Christmas theme? I’m so excited! Bigger Hint: You can find the answers on the FAQ page!)
So head on over to my bonus features/contest page to enter to win four books–winner will be drawn on October 9!
Tagged: A Season of Seduction, A Touch of Scandal, Contests, Fun Fridays, fun stuff, writing
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