Kate Warren

Well folks, I said when I hit 300 followers on Twitter I would be having a giveaway, and the time has come!  I'm sliding this post in between storms and hopefully will be able to post it before the end of the day.  :o)

I've been thinking about how this should work.  Should I give away eBooks?  Printed books?  Non-book items?  And then it hit me, why not do all three?

So I'm going to be to be choosing ten winners by random drawing (because I like randomness), all of whom will be getting books, two of whom will also be getting non-book prizes!  From the ten I will draw two more names for the Grand Prize winner, and a runner up.

Prizes!
Grand Prize - an autographed copy of your choice of either Bridging The Gaps or The DeFord Chronicles, Part I + a CD of original music I recorded many moons ago under a stage name.
Runner up - an autographed copy of either book + a unique hand-painted glass pin (floral design).
Remaining prizes - eBook copy in format of your choice of either book.

About the two books:  Bridging The Gaps is a contemporary novel about a family going through divorce and rebuilding their lives with humor and friendship.  The DeFord Chronicles, Part I is a historical novel set in a fictional country and inhabits a genre I like to call Medieval Soap Opera.  A fast-paced, fun story with swordfighting and treachery.  For more information regarding each book to assist you in deciding, see the Bookshelf page, the Exclusive Excerpt page, or check out the previews on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. 

Entries will close at 12:00 AM, Central Time, Monday October 7th.  To enter just leave a comment with your preference of book.  Best of luck to all.

Kate

P.S.  My Twitter followers will get a more than 24 hour head start on this giveaway as I will not post about it on Facebook or G+ until Friday evening.

In honor of Valentine's Day some people give others a box of chocolates, or a dozen roses.  Me, I'm giving away a dozen free eBooks. 

Why am I doing this, you ask?  Is it because:
A) I'm desperate for attention and acknowledgment. 
B) My heart of gold longs to share with others.
C) It's a clever ruse to increase my blog traffic, which in turn will feed my plans for world domination.
D) All of the above.
or E) Who cares? Free eBooks!

I'd like to remind the reader that there is no wrong answer to this question. 

All you have to do to enter to win one of a dozen eBooks of my bestselling* novel Bridging The Gaps  is read the excerpt below and leave a comment with your email address.  Of course if you want to blog, tweet, facebook, email or otherwise tell all of your friends about it, that would be nice, but it's not necessary. 


The excerpt is a Christmas scene because the Valentine's Day scenes have major spoilers and I thought I should stick with a holiday:



          Three knocks had signaled Ellen’s arrival at Henry’s apartment.  He shut the door and pulled her into a long, slow kiss, then released her and went to pour the wine.  She leaned against the door for a moment and looked around. 
           Henry’s place was larger than she’d expected.  Stephanie’s entire apartment could fit in his living room. Of course Henry could afford all this. He’d decorated mostly with mistletoe; it was everywhere.  There was an artificial pre-lit tree in one corner with a few ornaments and a silver tinsel garland. 
          “Here you are.”  He handed her a glass of wine.  “Would you like to watch a movie?  I have a nice selection of rented DVDs here: It’s a Wonderful Life; White Christmas; Mrs. Claus and the Very Naughty Elves.”
          She laughed and sat down.  “How about some music?”
          “Coming right up.”  He put on an instrumental holiday CD he’d found in the bargain bin at a local store and sat down next to her.  “So…do you come here often?”
          “No.  This is my first time.”
          “Well let me give you the tour.”  He stood and held out a hand to her, which she took obligingly.  They walked slowly through the apartment.  “This is the living room.  That’s the kitchen.  Here’s the bathroom.  A spare room I’m not using at the moment.”  
           They came to the last door and Ellen opened it. Glancing back at him she went in the room and settled on the bed.  “Won’t you join me?”
          “Hell yes.”  He downed the rest of his wine and left the glass on a table in the hallway. This time she didn’t mention the language.  He sat next to her and pulled pins from her hair, setting them on the bedside table. Then he put an arm around her and just sat.
          “Henry?”
          “Yes?”
          “Aren’t you going to unwrap your present?”
          “You mean it’s not going to unwrap itself?”
          “It’s an old-fashioned present.” 
          “Oh, I see.  Well then I’d better get to work.”



That's it.  Leave a comment before 11:59 pm US Central Time on the 14th.  Winners will be chosen by random drawing.  Spreading the word, or saying nice things about the excerpt will not improve your chances of winning but will endear you to me greatly. :o)

Kate

(*among novels set in Wisconsin and featuring one or more dentists in a romantic role)