Giveaway Wednesday!

Today, author Barbara Silkstone has offered to give away five Kindle eBook copies of The Adventures of a Love Investigator!

How fun is that????

Here's how it works: The FIRST FIVE PEOPLE to leave a comment with their email address* will receive their very own copy for FREE.

*email addresses are only used for sending the FREE ebook - we do not save and use for spamming.

Ready to win your FREE ebook? Start leaving those comments! And tell your friends!

Giveaway Wednesday!

IT'S GIVEAWAY WEDNESDAY!

POSTED EDITED AT 3:13 PM - WE HAVE TEN WINNERS! THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who entered, and stop by next Wednesday for another Giveway!!!!

And today, D.D. Scott has graciously offered to give away ten Kindle eBook copies of her hilarious Bootscootin' Blahniks. If you haven't seen Monday's post - go over now and read the fun excerpt. This is one giveaway you'll want to enter!

So how does it work?

THE FIRST TEN PEOPLE TO LEAVE A COMMENT TO THIS POST along with their EMAIL ADDRESS will receive a copy from D.D. It's as simple as that.

So start leaving those comments, AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

And have a Happy Wednesday.

Giveaway Wednesday . . . a little different today

Today, I decided to mix Giveaway Wednesday with a new little idea - voting for our next Book Club book!

So here's how it works:

We have five books for readers to choose from -- the book that gets the most votes in the comments section will be the next book for our BOOK AND A RECIPE BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION on Friday, April 30th.

But wait! What about the GIVEAWAY????

Glad you asked! One person will be selected at random from the comments - that person will win the book that they voted for OR (if they already have it) a book of the same or lesser value of their choosing.

So, you have to

1) leave a comment
2) tell us in the comment which book you vote for as our next Book Club selection
3) leave your email address (just so you can receive your book - I DON'T keep a mailing list!)
4) tell your friends to join us! (optional)

Here are your choices:

THE LIST is a bit of a departure for Konrath. It's a technothriller about a group of ten people who each have tattoos of numbers on the bottoms their feet, and don't know why.

One of them, a Chicago Homicide cop named Tom Mankowski, has had one of these strange tattoos since birth. When he investigates a violent murder and discovers the victim also has a tattooed number, it sets the ball rolling for an adventure of historic proportions. To say more would give away too much.
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A self-deprecating witch with the unique ability to reanimate the dead. A dangerously handsome warlock torn between being her boss and her would-be lover. A six hundred year old English vampire with his own agenda; one that includes an appetite for witches. The Underworld in a state of chaos. Let the games begin.
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Switched - the first book in the Trylle Trilogy...

When Wendy Everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - a world both beautiful and frightening, and Wendy's not sure she wants to be a part of it.
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What if the best morning of your life suddenly turned into your worst nightmare? Sam Case is about to find out. Saving Rachel is the story of what happens when killers force a man to choose between his wife and his mistress...and the one he rejects must die. But wait--all is not as it appears to be. In fact, nothing is what it appears to be! Saving Rachel is a scary, funny, roller coaster ride through hell, with twists, and turns that will slap your face and suck you in!
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For fans of Robert Parker's smart but tough-as-nails heroes, screenwriter Stephen Carpenter introduces a new character to the mystery genre, Jack Rhodes. Jack is an author and former boxer who was on his way to literary success when his life was blown apart by the horrific suicide of his fiancee.
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So there are the choices. To re-cap: The List by JA Konrath, Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by HP Mallory, Switched by Amanda Hocking, Saving Rachel by John Locke, or Killer by Stephen Carpenter

Now, let's have some fun!

Tell us your vote in the COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST! :-)

The winning book AND the winner of the giveaway will both be announced this Friday.

Giveaway Wednesday: The Chronicles of Marr-nia

Okay - I'm getting into the swing of Giveaway Wednesdays again!

Today I'm giving away 8 free KINDLE copies of THE CHRONICLES OF MARR-NIA, SHORT STORIES STARRING BARBARA MARR

THE CHRONICLES OF MARR-NIA contains four Barbara Marr short stories that are fun, funny, and sometimes touching, if I do say so myself. Plus, I give you two bonus shorts that are not Barbara Marr short stories -- just stories that I am particularly proud of.

So if you would like your free KINDLE copy of this short story collection, leave a comment to this post to that effect ALONG WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS so I can send your gift. Don't worry, I don't keep a mailing list - I only use it to send your free book through Amazon.

So start leaving those comments! The first 8 people to do so will get their copy soon.

That Was FUN!

The FOXY'S TALE giveaway is complete and I want to thank everyone for commenting and spreading the word. We gave away all 15 books in just three hours!

It was so much fun, that I'll definitely be doing something like that again, so keep checking back.

I'm also excited to announce that TAKE THE MONKEYS AND RUN - my Barbara Marr Murder Mystery is up for vote for favorite bestseller at the popular website, Daily Cheap Reads.

So I'm calling out to all who loved TAKE THE MONKEYS AND RUN - go vote! :-)

Here's the link: DAILY CHEAP READS.

Thanks a million!

Karen

Giveaway! FOXY'S TALE

I haven't done a giveaway in a while - but I hope you like this one.

TODAY, I'm giving away 15 KINDLE copies of Foxy's Tale by Karen Cantwell and LB Gschwandtner.

Fifteen!!???

YES - Fifteen.

The catch?

Be one of the first fifteen people to leave a comment that you would like a free KINDLE copy of Foxy's Tale. And be sure to leave your EMAIL address! I can't send you the gift if I don't have an email address to send it to.

Pass the word along - tell your friends!!!

For those of you who haven't seen the description yet, here it is:

Foxy Anders has a list of problems as long as a shopping spree receipt from Neiman Marcus. She’s a retail spender with no money to spare and a former beauty queen with no man in her life. After a nightmare divorce she’s left with one asset, a building off Washington, D.C.’s classy DuPont Circle. By turning the ground floor into an antique shop, Foxy figures she has an excuse to spend money … that she doesn’t have.

Foxy also has a teenaged daughter, Amanda, who likes to blog secretly about her biggest problem – Foxy. At least, she thinks Foxy is her biggest problem. But that’s all about to change when she hooks up with Nick, a cute guy at school who evidently has a gift for attracting older women. Amanda just doesn’t know HOW much older they really are.

When Foxy rents the garden apartment to stylish, shoe-fettishista Knot, who turns out to have a knack for talking wealthy Washington A-listers into Foxy’s antiques, it looks as if Foxy will make it on her own after all. Except that Knot is also a genius at creating problems … in his love life.

They’re a quirky threesome to be sure, but when mysterious, bumbling, Myron Standlish arrives on the scene with a suitcase full of Yiddish-isms, he brings along his own set of problems, larger and stranger than all of theirs put together. Oy vey. How will Myron’s personal journey affect their lives? Well … that’s Foxy’s Tale.

A comic, chick lit, coming-of-age, vampire tale (sort of) where family triumphs over adversity and mother and daughter learn how to face the world as grownups – together.


What readers are saying …

“Full of snappy characters, laughs, and mystery, peppered with lively details of Washington, DC., and brimming with enough shoe shopping to satisfy any fashionista. This new joint effort from Karen Cantwell and L B Gschwandtner is guaranteed to please! Can't wait for the next installment in this lively new series!”
– Misha Crews, Author of Her Secret Bodyguard

"Foxy’s Tale is irresistible fun – full of lively characters with a knack for trouble, laugh-out-loud dialogue, and story twists that will keep you reading deep into the night."
– Kim Wright Wiley, Author of Love in Mid Air

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So start leaving those comments! The early bird gets the worm!

Giveaway Wednesday: Cameo the Assassin by Dawn McCullough-White

It's that time again!!!!

Back, oh so long ago in 2010, just before Christmas, I offered two lucky winners a Kindle copy each of Take the Monkeys and Run and The Chronicles of Marr-nia and now is time to announce those winners . . .

Grace K and Linda K!!!!

Thank you for leaving your email addresses ladies!! You will be receiving your books shortly and I really do hope you enjoy reading them.

THIS WEEK'S GIVEAWAY . . . .

is

Cameo the Assassin by Dawn McCullough-White.

Dawn is offering a Kindle copy or paperback copy (winner's choice) to one lucky person.

As usual, the way to enter is to leave a comment to this post saying you want to be entered for this giveaway and leave an email address (it will guarantee you receive your prize!)

Cameo the Assassin was featured on Monday - an excerpt and description, so check it out if you didn't see it Monday.

So readers . . . START ENTERING FOR THAT GIVEAWAY!

And thank you for reading Fiction for Dessert.

Giveaway Wednesday: On Maggie's Watch by Ann Wertz Garvin

It's that time again! GIVEAWAY WEDNESDAY!!!

As always, before I announce this week's giveaway, I need to draw the winner for last week's - a Take the Monkeys and Run t-shirt.

Everyone ready???

And the winner is . . . .

JC Phelps!!!!

YAY JC! CONGRATS! Thank you for entering, and I will be contacting you to arrange delivery.

I plan to do another t-shirt giveaway soon, so if you didn't win this time, keep your eyes open. You'll have another chance!

NOW FOR THE WEEK'S GIVEAWAY:

A copy of On Maggie's Watch by Ann Wertz Garvin

Here is the description again:

Maggie Finley has returned with her husband from the big city to her Wisconsin hometown, where she reunites with her best friend and awaits the any-minute-now birth of her baby. She's determined to create a safe haven on Hemlock Road, a neighborhood that has always meant security, community, and love. One way to do that: resurrect the defunct Neighborhood Watch program.

The Watch folks are mostly concerned with dog poop and litterbugs. But Maggie's done some digging and discovered a potential threat living just around the corner-a threat that must be eradicated. And the more Maggie tries to take control, the more out of control she gets...

Sounds good, doesn't it? This is a topic every mother can relate to, I think. And if you want to read an excerpt, check out Monday's post.

So how do you win this debut novel?

LEAVE A COMMENT TO THIS POST that you would like to be entered. Leaving an email address will make it easier for me to contact you if you win.

So . . . .

start leaving those comments, and GOOD LUCK!!!

Giveaway Wednesday: Take the Monkeys and Run

Time to draw the lucky winner for Lee Libro's Swimming With Wings!

Are you ready?

I'm on pins and needles myself . . . okay, here we go. And the winner is . . .

Patsy!!! (YAY!)

Patsy, I have your email address, so I'll be contacting you shortly to arrange for mailing of your winning book. I'm SURE you will enjoy it. :-)

Now for THIS week's giveaway:

My own novel, Take the Monkeys and Run.

And I'm playing a sort of game with this one: I'll give away 2 copies if there are LESS than 10 entries (comments requesting to be entered). If there are between 10 and 19 entries (comments requesting to be entered), then I'll give away 4 copies. And if I'm lucky enough to get 20 or more entries, I'll pick 6 WINNERS! :-)

SO TELL YOUR FRIENDS! Facebook or tweet the contest and let people know. :-)

A few facts about Take the Monkeys and Run -

It was a 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest Semi-finalist

It has sold over 3500 Kindle versions since June 17th, 2010

It is now available in ereader format for Amazon's Kindle and B&N's Nook as well as in paperback from both Amazon.com and B&N.com

It has 30 Amazon Customer Reviews with an average of 4.5 stars

All of these things make me very happy :-)

Want to know what it's about? Okay, if you insist:


Film lover Barbara Marr is a typical suburban mom living the typical suburban life in her sleepy little town of Rustic Woods, Virginia. Typical, that is until she sets out to find the missing link between a bizarre monkey sighting in her yard and the bone chilling middle-of-the-night fright fest at the strangely vacant house next door. When Barb talks her two friends into some seemingly innocent Charlie’s Angels-like sleuthing, they stumble upon way more than they bargained for and uncover a piece of neighborhood history that certain people would kill to keep on the cutting room floor.

Enter sexy PI Colt Baron, Barb’s ex-boyfriend who would love to be cast as new leading man, filling the role just vacated by her recently estranged husband, Howard. When Colt flies in from out of town to help Barb, events careen out of control and suddenly this mini-van driving mother of three becomes a major player in a treacherous and potentially deadly FBI undercover operation. It’s up to her now. With little time to spare, she and she alone, must summon the inner strength necessary to become a true action heroine and save the lives of those she loves. The question is can she get them out alive before the credits roll?

Sound like fun? I hope so, because that's what I intended when I wrote it.

So start leaving your comments and telling me you'd like to be entered to win. Remember, it's always easier if you leave your email address in the comment. If you don't like leaving an email address, remember to check back NEXT Wednesday to see if you won.

And GOOD LUCK!!!!

As always - Thank you for following my blog.