Hey peeps,
Welcome to the New Year’s Blog Hop! Big thanks go to Carrie Ann Ryan for hosting.
Oh my golly, I can’t believe a new year is upon us. Where did this one go?
When I look back, though, so much has happened. I had two books released this year, TEACH ME and ROUGH DIAMOND, book 1 of The Diamond Series, as well as two short stories, ‘By Moon and Sea’ and ‘Glory Box’. How awesome wow fun times!
New Year’s will be fun times, with lots planned with friends and family. We don’t have any hard and fast traditions, but I do love a glass of bubbles and perhaps a chocolate or two, passing the time with laughter and frivolity until that all important moment when the countdown begins. Ten, nine, eight.
I guess now is a time for looking forward, though. I’ve got bits and pieces in the works, the most exciting of which is…exciting segue coming up, peeps…
FOOL’S GOLD, book 2 in The Diamond Series, will be released January 9, 2013!!!
I’m so excited about this. I do love this story, a wonderful Christmas tale featuring secondary characters from ROUGH DIAMOND.
Seven, six, five.
Christmas in Freewill
Christmas Eve, the Diamond Saloon is empty of its people, and Pearl la Monte has a hankering to retire early. A pounding at the Diamond’s door rids her of such a fool notion. Her irritation rises when she sees the prissy, polite-like Garrett standing outside.
Ethan Garrett has a powerful need to gain succor. When the saloon’s voluptuous redheaded singer scowls at him from the threshold of the Diamond, he doesn’t stop to think on how his ire at her has disappeared. Or how he just wants to spend some time in her company.
When a blizzard storms in, trapping them, will they spend their time arguing or find their irritation for each other disguises something more?
And now, the contest#!
What are your favourite new years traditions? How do you like to ring in the new year? Comment below, leave your email address, and you’ll go in the running to win!
One lucky commenter will win a signed FOOL’S GOLD postcard*, and a FOOL’S GOLD magnet*, a signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard, and a ROUGH DIAMOND magnet. International entries are welcome – if Australia Post can reach your country, you can enter!
Four, three, two.
But wait, there’s more**!
We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times!
2nd Grand Prize:
A $300 Amazon or B&N Gift Card
3rd Grand Prize:
A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!***
One.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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# The small print: Comment before midnight on 7 January 2013 (Australian Central Daylight Time) to be entered to win one (1) signed FOOL’S GOLD postcard, one (1) FOOL’S GOLD magnet, one (1) signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard and one (1) ROUGH DIAMOND magnet. Winner will be selected via random.org, with winner’s name posted on this blog within three days of the close of the giveaway. Cassandra will also contact the winner by e-mail; the winner will be required to reply with their postal address so Cassandra can send the prize to them.
Only one entry per ISP address. Entrants must be over 18 years of age. By entering, you agree Cassandra can use your name when announcing the winner if you should win. If potential prize winner forfeits or does not claim the prize, prize will be re-awarded, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. All prizes will be awarded. International entries are welcome. No purchase necessary to enter. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Void where prohibited by law.
*FOOL’S GOLD postcards and magnets are currently in production. Prize winner will receive this portion of the prize as soon as production is completed.
**Grand Prize held by Carrie Ann Blog Hops and will be drawn on 7 January 2013 (US Time). Please direct any queries to http://carrieannbloghops.blogspot.com
***Unfortunately, this portion of the prize is only open to US entrants.
Peeps, we have a winner! Congratulations…
Daniel M has won a print copy of TEACH ME, a signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard and a ROUGH DIAMOND magnet. Congrats, Daniel M!
Thanks for hopping with me, peeps, I hope you had a grand time!
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Peeps, we have a winner! Congratulations…
April has won a signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard, a ROUGH DIAMOND magnet and a a ROUGH DIAMOND keyring. Congrats, April!
I’d also like to extend a massive THANK YOU to all who participated. I’m so thrilled you all visited the hop, and I hope you had a fantabulous time. Also, don’t forget the Grand Prize! Make sure you stop by Bella Media Management to check if you’re the lucky winner 
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Hi peeps,
Thank you all so much for participating in the Decadent Authors Black Friday Blog Hop. However, now onto the important bit – the winner! Congratulations…
petulawinmill has won an ebook copy of either ENSLAVED or TEACH ME, a signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard, a ROUGH DIAMOND magnet and a ROUGH DIAMOND keyring. Congrats, petulawinmill!
I hope you all had a super fantabulous time and checked out all the amazing Decadent Publishing authors.
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Hey peeps, welcome to The Decadent Publishing Authors Black Friday Blog Hop! First up, a big massive THANK YOU to Jessica E Subject for organising the hop. Thanks, Jess!
I’m so excited to be a part of this hop which celebrates the fabulous authors of Decadent Publishing! Make sure you stop by all the participants in the hop, there are some fabulous prizes and some great stories waiting to be discovered by you lovely peeps!
As for me, I reckon I might talk a little about THE DIAMOND SERIES!
Owner of the Diamond Saloon and Theater, Alice Reynolds is astounded when a fancy Englishman offers to buy her saloon. She won’t be selling her saloon to anyone, let alone a man with a pretty, empty-headed grin…but then, she reckons that grin just might be a lie, and a man of intelligence and cunning resides beneath.
Rupert Llewellyn has another purpose for offering to buy the pretty widow’s saloon—the coal buried deep in land she owns. However, he never banked on her knowing eyes making him weak at the knees, or how his deception would burn upon his soul.
Each determined to outwit the other, they tantalize and tease until passion explodes. But can their desire bridge the lies told and trust broken?
I’ve only just coined the name for this series, having never expected to even have a Western-based book, let alone a series! However, I’m very proud of my Westerns and can’t imagine NOT writing in the genre. Book 1 in the series, ROUGH DIAMOND is now available, and book 2, FOOL’S GOLD will be available real soon. To complete the series (or perhaps not – who knows how the muse will strike), I have a very vague idea about a gunslinger and a chorus girl…EMERALD SEA will hopefully be available next year.
Check out THE DIAMOND SERIES page for more info
AND NOW A GIVEAWAY#!
What’s a blog hop without a giveaway?? Comment below and tell me all about your favourite westerns, be they book, movie, TV show or whatever. Make sure to leave your email address as well and you’ll go in the running to win an ebook copy of either ENSLAVED or TEACH ME! And, to top it off, you’ll also win a signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard, a ROUGH DIAMOND magnet and a ROUGH DIAMOND keyring. Pretty cool, hey??
Thanks for hopping with me, peeps, and make sure you visit all the participating Decadent Publishing authors!
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# The small print: Comment before midnight on 24/11/2012 (Australian Central Daylight Time) to be entered to win an ebook copy of either ENSLAVED or TEACH ME, one (1) signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard, one (1) ROUGH DIAMOND magnet and one (1) ROUGH DIAMOND keyring. Winner will be selected via random.org, with winner’s name posted on this blog by 26/11/2012. Cassandra will also contact the winner by e-mail; the winner will be required to reply with their postal address so Cassandra can send the prize to them.
Only one entry per ISP address. Entrants must be over 18 years of age. By entering, you agree Cassandra can use your name when announcing the winner if you should win. If potential prize winner forfeits or does not claim the prize, prize will be re-awarded, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. All prizes will be awarded. International entries are welcome. No purchase necessary to enter. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Void where prohibited by law.
Peeps, we have a winner! Congratulations…
micheleann has won an ebook copy of either ENSLAVED or TEACH ME, a signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard and a ROUGH DIAMOND magnet. Congrats, micheleann!
I’d also like to extend a massive THANK YOU to all who participated. Halloween is such an awesome time of year, and I’m so glad I got to live it vicariously through you all. Thanks for hopping, peeps!
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Peeps, we have a winner! Congratulations…
Cassandra has won an ebook copy of either ENSLAVED or TEACH ME, a signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard and a ROUGH DIAMOND magnet. Congrats, Cassandra!
I’d also like to extend a massive THANK YOU to all who participated. Halloween is such an awesome time of year, and I’m so glad I got to live it vicariously through you all. Thanks for hopping, peeps!
xx
Hey peeps!
Welcome to the Howloween Blog Hop! Big thanks go to The Blog Hot Spot for hosting.
Happy Halloween, everyone! I do love this time of year, even if in Australia we don’t really celebrate it. For us, it’s springtime, and the way Halloween heralds the glory of autumn colours and the waning of the season into winter just doesn’t apply. However, I LOVE watching all the Halloween-centric episodes of television, and reading peep’s blogs about the day, allowing me to vicarious live the holiday through them.
In fact, one of my very favourite shows uses excellent use of Halloween. Dead Like Me’s very last episode (bar the telemovie, but that’s another tale) uses Halloween to creepily tell the tale of a serial killer who strikes on that day. It’s really quite an effective piece of TV, and the whole show in general has a halloween-y type vibe. Dead Like Me is a very cool show, about grim reapers and death and the joy of life – a perfect Halloween show!
And now, on with the completely unrelated to Halloween in any way portion of the post:
Owner of the Diamond Saloon and Theater, Alice Reynolds is astounded when a fancy Englishman offers to buy her saloon. She won’t be selling her saloon to anyone, let alone a man with a pretty, empty-headed grin…but then, she reckons that grin just might be a lie, and a man of intelligence and cunning resides beneath.
Rupert Llewellyn has another purpose for offering to buy the pretty widow’s saloon—the coal buried deep in land she owns. However, he never banked on her knowing eyes making him weak at the knees, or how his deception would burn upon his soul.
Each determined to outwit the other, they tantalize and tease until passion explodes. But can their desire bridge the lies told and trust broken?
And now, the contest#!
What do you love about Halloween? What’s your favourite Halloween-themed TV show episode? Let me know! Also, comment below, leave your email address, and you’ll go in the running to win the following prize!
One lucky commenter will win an ebook copy of either ENSLAVED or TEACH ME, as well as a signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard, and a ROUGH DIAMOND magnet. International entries are welcome – if Australia Post can reach your country, you can enter!
CLICK HERE TO GO IN THE RUNNING TO WIN MORE FABULOUS PRIZES
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# The small print: Comment before midnight on 30/10/2012 (Australian Central Daylight Time) to be entered to win an ebook copy of either ENSLAVED or TEACH ME, one (1) signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard and one (1) ROUGH DIAMOND magnet. Winner will be selected via random.org, with winner’s name posted on this blog by 1/11/2012. Cassandra will also contact the winner by e-mail; the winner will be required to reply with their postal address so Cassandra can send the prize to them.
Only one entry per ISP address. Entrants must be over 18 years of age. By entering, you agree Cassandra can use your name when announcing the winner if you should win. If potential prize winner forfeits or does not claim the prize, prize will be re-awarded, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. All prizes will be awarded. International entries are welcome. No purchase necessary to enter. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Void where prohibited by law.
Peeps, we have a winner! Congratulations…
kaylynd has won a USD$5 Amazon.com Gift Card, a signed ROUGH DIAMOND postcard and a ROUGH DIAMOND magnet. Congrats, kaylynd!
Carrie Ann Ryan will be drawing the Grand Prize winner real soon. Head on over to her blog hop website to find out who won!
I’d also like to extend a massive THANK YOU to all who participated. I’m so thrilled you all visited the hop, have some great new suggested reading, and had a wonderful time!
xx
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