Christmas Is Coming...Are You Ready?

Happy Monday All,

First of all, congratulations to Kimberly L (edited last initial, because originally I had it wrong). for winning the signed copy of Melissa Ohnoutka's Faithful Deceptions. Melissa will get that to you, soon.

Now...tomorrow is special for several reasons:

1.  Release day of Christie Craig's e-book, Murder, Mayhem & Mama.


2.  It's the last day of the December Days Blog Giveaway.


3.  The giveaway author? Christie Craig! She'll be giving away a signed copy of one of her in-print novels. (I'll announce which one tomorrow when I put up the giveaway post).


We finally got our tree decorated and it looks very pretty. I need to get some more red bead garland for the bottom half, but the store didn't have anymore, so right now it's just the top half has red bed garland. The tree is decorated in white lights, ornaments, and tinsel. I have an artificial tree, so I don't have to worry about watering or anything like that.


Are you all ready for Christmas/Holidays?


Have A Merry Monday!

Revenge, Love, And Giveaway

Happy Friday Everybody,

*****THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED. A very special thank you to Melissa Ohnoutka for supplying the prize***

We're drawing near the end of my December Days Blog Giveaway, but we're not at the end, YET.

Today's prize is from the very talented Melissa Ohnoutka. Melissa is giving away to ONE lucky winner a signed in-print copy of her Romantic Suspense, Faithful Deceptions:

Will Hailey survive her quest for revenge, or will she just be another victim?

*****THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED!****

To enter this giveaway, please read the following rules carefully:

***I will ask Melissa if this is for USA Citizens only or if it's international. Once I know, I will edit this blog post with the information.***  *****EDITS 10:55 a.m. Central Time:  I heard from Melissa. If someone outside of the USA wins the giveaway, they will get the E-book version of FAITHFUL DECEPTIONS. The in-print will only be shipped in the USA*****

ONE entry per person.

This giveaway will end at 10:30 p.m. Central Time TODAY (Friday, December 16th). No entries will be accepted after that.

There are TWO ways to enter:

1. You may comment on this post. IF you choose to comment, please leave your first name and a working email address. If you do NOT leave an email address with your comment, you will be disqualified. All comments are moderated by me--once you see your comment published in the comment section of this post, that means I have seen your comment and entered you. If your comment has NOT been published it probably means I have not seen your comment yet. If you have any other questions or concerns, please email me at bethany.averie@yahoo.com

2.  If you don't want your email listed publicly, but still want to enter the giveaway, you may enter by sending me an email at bethany.averie@yahoo.com

****PER THE GIVEAWAY POST, at 10:30 PM CENTRAL TIME THIS GIVEAWAY WAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED****

Enjoy and have fun!

Have A Fantastic Friday!

Winner & Christmas Prep

Happy Thursday All,

Congratulations to Carolyn W. (she emailed her entry to me, which is why you don't see her entry in the comment section of the giveaway post), winner of the Kerrelyn Sparks' ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A VAMPIRE. Carolyn, please confirm receipt of my email I sent you so that you can claim your prize.

Thank you to everyone who participated and thank you to Kerrelyn for supplying the prize.

Friday is the next December Days Blog Giveaway (for those of you marking your calendars).

I hope everyone is doing well. I'm making this a short post due to the fact I have a ton of stuff going on (preparing for Christmas and other things happening).

So, is everyone ready for Christmas/Celebrations? All the decorations and wrapping all done?

Have A Tinsel-Filled Thursday!

Fangs and Mistletoe

Happy Wednesday All,

Congratulations to Sarah K. who won the Tess St. John giveaway. Please confirm receipt of the email I sent you to claim your prize!

****KERRELYN SPARKS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to all who particpated. A special thank you to Kerrelyn Sparks for providing the prize.****

Merrily the December Days Blog Giveaway keeps going!

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. It was closed on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 10:30 p.m. Central Time per the giveaway details. I am no longer accepting entries to this giveaway***

If you haven't had the fun of reading a Kerrelyn Sparks paranormal romance, then you're in for a treat. Kerrelyn is offering to one lucky winner a signed copy of her fun and fangtastic novel, All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire:

Toni's friend is in the hospital going on about vampires. Toni will prove her right. But can she resist Ian's charm, in spite of his fangs?

As always, the book is full of Kerrelyn's wit, romance, and awesome vampires.

To enter, please read all the rules carefully:

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY CLOSED PER THIS POST'S DETAILS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND FOR SUPPORTING KERRELYN. PLEASE COME AGAIN.

*I will check with Kerrelyn to see if this giveaway is USA citizens only or all countries.*  ****EDITS 10:56 a.m.:  Kerrelyn has confirmed that USA and Other countries may enter--so yes, this IS an international giveaway day******

The giveaway will close at 10:30 p.m. Central Time. 

******EDIT 12:16 p.m. -- ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. I thought I had posted that, but it looks like I forgot. I'm only entering everyone ONCE. ********

Choose one of two ways to enter:

First way:  You can comment on this blog. If you choose to enter by leaving a comment please leave your first name and an email address. If you do not leave an email address you will be disqualified.  ***Edit 12:17 p.m.:  If you see your comment published in the comment section, that means I have received your entry and have entered you in the giveaway. If you have questions, email me at bethany.averie@yahoo.com

Second Way:  If you'd rather not leave your email address, send me an email to bethany.averie@yahoo.com.

Have fun everybody!

***THIS GIVEAWAY WAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED, PER POST'S DETAILS on WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14th AT 10:30 p.m. CENTRAL TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT OF KERRELYN SPARKS. PLEASE COME AGAIN***

Have A Winsome Wednesday!

Undercover & Falling In Love

Happy Monday All,

***Giveaway is now CLOSED. Thank you to all those who participated. Look for more giveaways THIS week. Thank you especially to Tess St. John for donating the prize for today!***

Yep--it's the December Days Blog Giveaway icon!

Today my dear friend and illustrious Critique Partner, Tess St. John, is graciously providing the prize:  her Romantic Suspense, Eyes Of Jade:


E-book cover



Can Jake Dane protect a beloved starlet before the threats on her life mean a permanent retirement?

*UPDATE as of 12:30 P.M. Central Time:  As Tess pointed out in the comments what I posted is the E-Book cover. Unfortunately I'm not able to post the paperback version. Everytime I try to, it comes up really, really small and when I try to enlarge it the cover looks extremely blurry. The only difference between the two covers is that on the paperback version Jake is the only one on the front of the book and the starlet is on the back.

Yours truly (me) helped critique this novel (about the first few chapters) and let me tell you, now that I finally got to read the whole thing, it rocks! This is my favorite of Tess's novels, so far. Jake is awesome, and Eve (the heroine) is a sweetheart. It's a fun ride. Tender, romantic, and it kept me guessing (I was dead wrong about who was the "bad guy").

Here are the rules:

***UPDATE 10:27 AM Central Time:  Tess said that the IN-PRINT will only be available to USA Citizens. HOWEVER, if you're outside the USA and you want to enter, Tess has agreed to send a digital copy (.pdf, kindle, nook, doc, or .rtf), but only USA Citizen will get the in-print (hard copy) of the novel.***

One entry per person. Giveaway will close at 10:30 p.m. Central Time. Choose one of two ways to enter:

1.  If you choose to enter by commenting, please provide a first name and an email address. If you don't supply an email address you will be disqualified. (I need a way to contact the winner).

2.  If you'd rather not post your email address on here, you may enter the giveaway by sending me an email at bethany.averie@yahoo.com please either put December Days Blog Giveaway in the Subject line or EYES OF JADE so that I know that it's an entry and not spam.

Best wishes to all entrants and have fun!

Have A Melodious Monday!

STARCROSSED Winner

Happy Weekend Everybody,

The winner of yesterday's December Days Blog Giveaway is Angela!

Congratulations, Angela! Josephine will send you your signed copy of Starcrossed soon.

Everybody else, I'll be back on Monday!

Have A Great Weekend!

Magic And Mythology

Happy Friday Everyone,

****GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED. A very special thank you to Josephine Angelini for supplying the prize!****

Yay! It's another giveaway day! This is a special treat, not just for you, but for me, too. This novel I have read twice and would read again and again, no problem. Today's giveaway novel is Josephine Angelini's Starcrossed:

Can Helen and Lucas break the pattern of bloodshed the Fates and the Furies have repeated throughout the centuries? Or will they suffer the same fate as the original Helen and Paris and other scions before them?

This is a story based off the Helen Of Troy/Trojan War mythology. I own this book and believe me, you don't want to miss out.

Here's how you can win this awesome novel (please read the following rules carefully):

One entry per person. I will close giveaway at 10:30 p.m. Central time.  **Edit 12/09/2011 10:23 a.m. Central Time:  Confirmed with Josephine, the contest is open Internationally, so USA and all countries welcome may enter, just follow the rules and get your entries in BEFORE 10:30 p.m. Central Time :-)

You may choose one of two ways to enter:

1.  If you want to enter by leaving a comment on this post:  please include a first name and email address. If you do not include an email address you will be disqualified (need a way to contact the winner).

2.  If you don't want to leave an email address in the comment section, you may send me an email to bethany.averie@yahoo.com (Those of you have other email addresses of mine, please only send giveaway entries to bethany.averie@yahoo.com ).

Have fun!

Have A Fabulous Friday!