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*Enjoy Seven Days of Valentines with Siren-Bookstrand Authors*

Get all your romance over at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SirenBookstrand/

You can win ebooks and Strandbucks by reading the following post and answering one simple question…send your answer to: sandys36@yahoo.com

I’m offering a copy of Captured, my sci fi romance with Siren.

So…follow along here…Have your read or seen The Princess Bride? The heroine and hero, Buttercup and Wesley are star-crossed lovers. They dislike each other, fight a growing attraction, and when they finally admit their true feelings, Wesley goes off to earn his fortune so he’ll be worthy of his true love. Unfortunately, he vanishes and Buttercup believes him to be dead, killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts. Apathetic, knowing she will never again experience true love, she agrees to marry the evil Prince Humerdinck. And then Wesley returns and the passion between Wesley and Buttercup reignite.

My husband and I lived through a similar story. We fell in love at a young age, were separated by time and distance, and had no contact whatsoever for six years. In the meantime, I married the evil Prince Humperdinck. The man who is my husband, the new Dread Pirate Roberts, returned and saved me. Our true story is every bit as romantic and harrowing as The Princess Bride. I’ll post it sometime!

For a chance to win a copy of Captured and Strandbucks, answer this question correctly - In what romance does a character say the following: “You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The first is never get involved in a land war in Asia. The second, only slightly less well known, is this: never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha -” Email your answer to Sandy, sandys36@yahoo.com

Captured: Blurb

Mari never expects to find herself caged in a cargo hold on a spaceship. She quickly learns from her captors she’s headed to the meat market. When they try to return her to hypersleep, she resists. After allowing her to stay awake, Mari realizes her survival depends on connecting with the male in charge, Ekkatt. She must make him see her as a sentient being or she will end up as dinner.

Ekkatt has never spoken to any human. They are valued for one thing, the money they bring at auction. The Attun race are vegetarians, but other species prize human flesh and bring in good money. Then the female with red hair speaks to him and forces him to admit she has a name. Mari throws Ekkatt’s entire life into question, the biggest question…can he watch her sold to the highest bidder?

Happy Valentine’s Week!

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Siren-Bookstrand authors are running an amazing week-long Valentine’s contest. You can win ebooks and Strandbucks to buy books from Siren. Sign into the Siren Reader’s Group for links to the blogs and contest give-aways. My day is tomorrow, so check back here and find out how to win a copy of my science fiction romance, Captured.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SirenBookstrand/

You can find my interview over at the Logical Lust blog. Leave me a comment and on Valentine’s Day, I’ll draw a name for a signed hard copy of The Cougar Book. Link: http://bit.ly/ZWnZq

Stumbling Over Chaos is running a contest for a copy of My Everything - my suspense romance coming out with Cobblestone Press on February 12th. The contest runs through the 11th. http://www.stumblingoverchaos.com/?p=5864http:// Head over and leave a comment. The book makes for a fun, sexy afternoon read.

There’s a contest running over at Romance Junkies too! I just don’t know exactly where it is - but I think there are lots and lots of freebies over there!

In other news, my kitty will recover from his life-threatening illness - it was touch and go all weekend and he finally turned the corner. The vet called to give me the good news.

The winner of Mia Watt’s F.U.? Linda! Here ya go! Mia will contact you. Congratulations!

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It never rains but it pours!

Let me try to pull my thoughts together:

The contest for F.U., by Mia Watts, is still alive!!! Write the words - Enter me! Enter me now! - and you’ll be entered in the contest for a free copy of F.U. I’ll draw the winner at random on Monday and announce right here.

My own contest, hosted by Stumbling Over Chaos, runs through February 11th. Stop by the site and leave a comment and you could win a copy of my Romance/Suspense, My Everything, from Cobblestone Press. Damn, that cover is hot! The book comes out February 12. The link: http://www.stumblingoverchaos.com/?p=5864http://

You can find My Everything over at Cobblestone: http://www.cobblestone-press.com/

Other news - The Cougar Book, with Logical Lust comes out on Valentine’s Day. My short story, You Might Just Get It, is one of twenty-three fun, sexy, hot reads. The book is available for pre-order in both ebook and print and I think if you order early, you can get a copy of Swing!, another sizzling anthology. Here’s the link: http://www.logical-lust.com/cougar.html

Every day in February, a contributing author from The Cougar Book is being interviewed on the Logical Lust blog. My day is Sunday, February 7th. Please drop by and leave a comment. If you do, you’ll be eligible to win a copy of any book from my backlist, including Captured, my new sci fi with Siren. Link: http://bit.ly/ZWnZq

Katie Couric is officially a Cougar - dating a man 17 years her junior. Go Katie!

Last but not least, the authors over at Siren-Bookstrand are running a seven-day event, beginning tomorrow. You can win Strandbucks by visiting blogs all week. There will be lots of contests. Head over to Siren-Bookstrand and join the Siren Readers Group. It’s a great opportunity to get to know some fabulous authors in all genres and pick up some Strandbucks to buy a few books! http://www.sirenbookstrand.com/

Paranormal and Sci Fi Day is Tuesday, so stay tuned for my blog and my contest! You can win a copy of Captured!

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I have a contest going on at Stumbling Over Chaos:

http://www.stumblingoverchaos.com/?p=5864

The link will go live after midnight tonight, Pacific Time.

Drop by. Leave a comment, and you might win yourself a copy of my new romance/suspense with Cobblestone Press - My Everything. The contest will run through February 11th and the book releases on the 12th.

In other contest news - check the post below regarding Mia Watt’s menage/multiple, F.U.

Leave a comment with the words - Enter me! Enter me now! and put yourself in the running for a copy of her fantabulous book. I’ll choose a winner, at random, on Monday and announce it right here.

In the meantime, enjoy the cover and stay tuned for exciting announcements over the weekend and next week. Interviews! Contests! A week of Valentine’s fun and prizes from Siren-Bookstrand authors!

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