Winner!

Happy Memorial Day weekend! The winner of my "Win It Before You Can Buy It" giveaway of a copy of More Than He Expected, my July Desire, is.... JANE! Email me your information at author (at) andrealaurence (dot) com. Congrats, Jane!

SP

The End of the Road

The groupies are tired, the bus is out of gas and its time for this tour to come to an end. It's been a great month of hopping through cyberspace to celebrate the release of my first book, What Lies Beneath. The time has just flown by.

I'd like to thank everyone who joined me for the ride. Thanks to:

Harlequin Desire Author's Blog
Writer Wednesday with JD Elliott
Book Reading Gals
Authorial Moms
Get Lost In A Story
Okay, Listen Here
Love Cats Down Under
Minxes of Romance
and The Pink Heart Society

for hosting me. I had a lot of fun answering interview questions and talking about important subjects like reality television and recipe swaps.

And now, for the part everyone has been waiting for. The grand prize winner announcement. :) I have over a hundred entries of folks who commented on the tour and signed up for my newsletter. In the end, I randomly chose entry #45 because I hit #45 on the Bookscan Adult Romance list last week.

And that means .... BW/Lori is my grand prize winner!

:: cue confetti and balloons falling from the ceiling ::

Lori, please confirm your email and mailing address by contacting me at: author (at) andrealaurence (dot) com. I'm in Puerto Rico at the moment, but I'll get your seaglass locket and autographed copy of What Lies Beneath in the mail to you once I get back!

Thanks to everyone for joining me and celebrating my debut!
SP

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Yes, I've been watching too much Guy Fieri on Food Network. Today is a mish-mash blog focused primarily on all the contests we've had lately and have been neglectful in announcing winners.

So... first, the winner of Free Book Friday is.... Diane Rains! Email me at smartypants @ writingplayground (dot) com with your snail mail info to claim your prize.

Next, the winner of Maven Linda Winstead Jones's Fairy Tale giveaway is... Laurie G! Email me at smartypants @ writingplayground (dot) com with your snail mail info to claim your prize.

The winner of Paula Graves's blog giveaway is... Chey! Email Instigator at instigator @ writingplayground (dot) com with your snail mail info to claim your prize.

And finally (NEW ADDITION) the winners of Christina Hollis's giveaway are Petite and Desere. Email Instigator at instigator @ writingplayground (dot) com with your snail mail info to claim your prize.

There are still more prizes to be won. You have until the end of the month to enter to win the Everything You Desire Contest! Enter here to win some great books and things every woman wants - things that smell good, things that feel good and things that taste good! The winner will receive:

Four Autographed Harlequin Desire Titles and an Autographed Showcase 2-in-1

• Dante's Honor Bound Husband by Day LeClaire


• The Proposal by Brenda Jackson


• King's Million Dollar Secret by Maureen Child


• Acquired: The CEO's Small Town Bride by Catherine Mann


• The Littlest Marine & The Oldest Living Married Virgin by Maureen Child

Black Fleece Throw Blanket
Love Candle
Yardley English Lavender Soap
Bath Scrub
Lindor Truffles

I'm also running a second contest. Join my mailing list by clicking here and you'll be entered to win a second, super sekrit prize! Right now I have 15 people (and most are ineligible, like Angel), so I'm feeling a little sad. Good news for you, though, if you join, your odds of winning are GREAT! :)

SP

Free Book Friday Winner

It is late in coming, but I've finally picked a winner for last week's FBF giveaway. The winner of "No Mercy" by Sherrilyn Kenyon and "With This Fling..." by Kelly Hunter is... CAROLINE. Email your snail mail info to me at smartypants (at) writingplayground (dot) com to claim your prize!

Red Hot Romance Contest

And the winner is...

LISA BOGGS



Congrats, Lisa.

And be sure to enter our new Conference Cliffhanger Contest.