Joyfully Reviewed, and the amazing Joy whom I had the pleasure of meeting at RT, are having a contest! Here are the details straight from Joy… Good luck!

Melissa and I enjoyed ourselves immensely last month when we attended The Romantic Times Convention!!!

There were authors and goodies galore. We came home with lots of books, bookmarks, magnets, pens, etc.

Joyfully Reviewed would like to share these goodies with you. We have gathered up (beaten and tackled) some of your favorite authors to join us as well.

Not only will they be participating in the contest, the authors will be announcing the winners right here, at JR’s Chat Group. (Date TBA)

What do you have to do to participate you ask? Go to each authors website, follow the rules listed below and you will be on your way on being eligible to win the books listed.

Check out our Photos and see some of the stuff that will accompany the Goodie Bags.

Rules:
Only New subscribers, posters, etc are eligible to win.

Access each authors website to find the links to enter the contests, unless otherwise noted.

You may enter as many contests as you want.

Contest open to US and Canadian residents only.

You must be over the age of 18 to enter any of the contests.

Follow the rules for each contest or your entry will be not be counted.

We now present our First Batch of Participating Authors and the Goodies you will be eligible to win.

CONTEST RUNS FROM 6/30/06 – 7/14/06 (12Midnight EST)

Listing as follows:
Participating Author(s)
Website Address
How To Enter their contest
Book(s) you will win

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Michelle M Pillow & Mandy R. Roth / www.mandyroth.com
Join any Newsletter listed or Join their Yahoo Group
Daughter of Darkness – Mandy Roth

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Shelly Laurenston / www.shellylaurenston.com
Join Newsletter (Free read Exclusive to Newsletter Subscribers)
Jude’s Law – Lori Foster & Hot Item – Carly Phillips

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Rhyannon Byrd & Madison Hayes / www.rhyannonbyrd.com
Join Newsletter (Free read Exclusive to Newsletter Subscribers)
A Bite of Magick – Rhyannon Byrd

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Shelley Bradley / www.shelleybradley.com
Join Newsletter
Bound and Determined – Shelley Bradley

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Jaci Burton / www.jaciburton.com
Join Newsletter
Making Waves – Jaci Burton & Cathryn Fox

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Cheyenne McCray / www.cheyennemccray.com
Join Newsletter
Forbidden Magic – Cheyenne McCray
(There will be 2 winners for Cheyenne’s Contest)

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Sylvia Day / www.sylviaday.com
Join Newsletter
Bad Boys Ahoy – Sylvia Day

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Bridget Midway / www.bridgetmidway.com
Join Forum (Post and Mention JR Contest)
Secrets: Volume 10 & Say Yes – Donna Hill

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Sydney Somers /www.sydneysomers.com
Join Newsletter
Hunting Fear- Kay Hooper

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Melissa Schroeder / www.authormelissaschroeder.com
Join Newsletter
Killer Takes All – Erica Spindler & Dance Of Desire – Catherine Kean

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Kally Jo Surbeck / www.kallyjosurbeck.com
Sign Guestbook – Post and Mention JR Contest
Deadly Shadows – Jaycee Clark

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Kimberly Kaye Terry / www.kimberlykayeterry.com
Join Newsletter
Secrets: Volume 13 & If I Could – Donna Hill

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Arianna Hart / www.ariannahart.com
Join Yahoo Group – Post and Mention JR Contest
Secrets: Volume 1

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Nicole Austin / www.nicoleaustin.net
Join Newsletter
Lady Danger – Sarah McKerrigan & The Comeback Kiss – Lani Diane Rich

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Lauren Dane / www.laurendane.com
Join Newsletter
Name: Blondie – Christina Skye

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Beth Williamson / www.bethwilliamson.com
Join Newsletter
The Price of Pleasure – Kresley Cole

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Tilly Greene / www.tillygreene.com
Join Newsletter
Code Name: Blondie – Christina Skye

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Lacey Alexander / www.laceyalexander.net
Join Newsletter
Secrets: Volume 12

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Doreen Orsini / www.groups.yahoo.com/group/doreenorsiniromancers
Join Yahoo Group (Post and Mention JR Contest)
Taming of The Duke – Eloisa James

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Laura Baumbach / www.arkwolf.com/LauraBaumbach
Join Newsletter
Danger Zone – Shirley Palmer & Killer Takes All – Erica Spindler

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Joey Hill / www.storywitch.com/index.htm
Sign Guestbook – Post and Mention JR Contest
Secrets: Volume 10

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JJ Massa / www.jjmassa.com
Join Newsletter
Kitty and The Midnight Hour – Carrie Vaughn

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M.L. Rhodes / www.mlrhodeswriting.com
Join Newsletter
Out of The Night – Robin T Popp

I got this yesterday from the incomparable Diane Charles Linford, another Loose Id author… Fun stuff! I love it!

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.” 
 Winston Churchill

“A modest little person, with much to be modest about.” 
Winston Churchill

“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.”
 Clarence Darrow

“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.”
William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)

“Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?” -
Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)

“Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time  reading it.”
Moses Hadas

“He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I  know.”
 Abraham Lincoln

“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But wasn’t it.”   
Groucho Marx

“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”
 Mark Twain

“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.”  
Oscar Wilde

“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play, bring a friend…if you have one.”
George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill

“Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second… if there is one.”
Winston Churchill, in reply

On my daily schedule to write 2K of The Gift. :(

So far, I’m up to nearly 4K, but that’s after three days, sooooo, I’m definitely at least 2K short already. Sigh…

The good news is that I am picking up speed with the plot. Sometime it’s hard to simply dive in and start a book. The first few scenes I write usually suck. Sasha always tells me to cut them. LOL!

I probably will with this one too. It was the third scene that was crystal clear in my head… showing exactly what a hound Trevor Malloy is. Tsk, tsk. He is in for such a rude awakening. Mwahahahahaha! Now onto Adelaide, the woman who will kick his ass and teach him that everything in life isn’t handed to you because of a handsome face and a honeyed tongue. ;)

Looks like my lunch hours will be spent making up some word counts…

Today is the day Sasha White’s single title, BOUND, is released by Berkley.Woooo!! Walk, don’t run to Borders, Waldenbooks, Barnes & Noble, or Chapters or wherever you buy your books! Amazon works too. :D

You can read two excerpts on Sasha’s website for a blistering good time.

Join me today with the Loose Id authors on the Love Romances Cafe Yahoo loop – I’ll be popping in and out during the day, and be online between 7 and 8. You can also pop over to Novelspotters for a taste of Samhain authors.

One more day until Sasha White’s single title, BOUND, is released by Berkely. I am so proud of her!

The Borders store has it in stock so I’m going to go pick it up today. They also have her story THE CRIB in her first anthology, Pure Sex, with Kensington in stock. Looks like I’m whipping out my checkbook today!

Here’s a cool hint, you can check store inventory for any Borders online.

Yay! Other than a galley proof to get through, the editing is done! Woop, woop! \:d/

What does that mean? It means I’m back on track for writing The Gift, book 5 of the Malloy series. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. Trevor Malloy is so much fun. A womanizer, a honey-tongued man, and he’s in for a rude awakening. *evil chuckle* He’s met his match in Adelaide Burns, a fiery redhead. ;)

I loooooove starting a new book! :D

Back to work!

Yes! :D It’s Friday. Thank Gawd.

I’m still in the editing cave, only 250 comments and the rest of the edits to go. Need to find my game face…

Oh, there it is! >:)

I WILL get my edits done by tomorrow night (Saturday) a day earlier than promised to my editor. Game face says so.

Then I am going to dive right into The Gift (book 5 of the Malloy series), because I only have four weeks to write it. No panicking!!! :o

Trying not to think about the other things I need to write…

Game. Face. On. >:)

Okay, so I’m lazy today. Oh, well. I’m going to do a quiz! Dang, I love these things…

I wonder how accurate this one is. I think I qualify for most of that description. :D I checked a few other folks and er, they were totally off. Tee hee.

Anyway, here are my results!

What does your birth month mean?

Your Birth Month is November

Tolerant and inspirational, you are wise beyond your years. You are universally sympathetic and a great humanitarian. Your soul reflects: Compassion, friendship, and secret love Your gemstone: Citrine Your flower: Chrysanthemum Your colors: Dark blue, red, and yellow

Catch me over on the SEx blog… I’m giving away a free download of Vixen Virgins.  :D

Look at the raw emotion in that picture! Rod Brind-Amour was the captain of captains. Wooooooohoooooooo!

I have to give props to the Oilers – they were never expected to get to the Stanley Cup. You know, the underdog that surprised everyone. They were a fierce team that made the finals intense.

Props to the CANES too!! OMG – you can’t believe how jazzed folks are in Raleigh. There’s this walkway over the highway with a chainlink fence. Yesterday, somebody had spelled out in white paper cups “GO CANES!”. Today, it says “IT’S OURS!” with a Stanley Cup made out of paper cups!! :D

Anyway, celebration time here in Raleigh. Parade this afternoon, which I can’t go to because my son has his last band concert of the year. I may have to go buy a t-shirt though. ;)

Yay Hurricanes!!! \:d/

Thanks to everyone that played along with my friendly game with Sasha. We had a lot of fun!