A Word Please

Whether you worship God, Allah, Mother Earth or nothing at all, the holiday season has the same basic meaning – love and be kind to one another, and give what you can to those who are less fortunate. We shouldn’t need a holiday to remind us. We should behave this way all year.

Enough said. I shall not step up on my soapbox today. It’s the holidays!

I am excited to be helping Santa out this year. I don’t have a lot to give. (In fact, my bank would probably argue that I have nothing. ) But even the little stuff counts, right? In my role as Santa’s Helper, I need your help. What I have to give is books. And I’m looking for someone who loves to read and is in need of a boost this holiday season. Here’s the deal…

Are you having a difficult year and can’t afford to give gifts to all the people you love? Do you know someone who doesn’t have much, who probably won’t get much, and you’d like to make that person smile? Do any of these people love to read? If so, tell me about them! Choose one person and tell me why you think he/she deserves a gift. You don’t have to give me a lot of personal details. Maybe you lost your job and can’t afford to buy your best friend something. Or you’re buried beneath a heap of medical bills (I can relate to that!) and you need a gift for your child’s teacher. It could be someone you know who lost a job, a house, is going through a divorce, and that person is special to you. Tell me why!

I’ll pick two ‘winners’ from the comments. If your nomination is picked, I’ll send you an email requesting the person’s name and mailing address, as well as your choice of one of my eight titles for that person. I’ll wrap the book, include a card letting the person know the gift is from you, and ship it – all free!

Sound good? I hope so! Here are the guidelines in simplified form:

1. Submit your nomination of one person who deserves a surprise gift this holiday season. You do not need to give this person’s name.
2. You cannot nominate yourself. (But you can get someone else to!)
3. Include your name and a valid email address.
4. Nominations are open between 8:00 a.m. EST on Saturday, December 3 and midnight EST on Wednesday December 7.
5. Due to shipping time, I have to restrict this to people living within the U.S.
6. The person you nominate needs to be at least 16 years of age.

That’s it. Please help me be a Santa’s Helper this year by nominating someone you care about.

I just found out that my novel Enemies and Playmates is number one in the Romantic Suspense Community on Amazon!

To celebrate, I’m giving away a signed copy in a 48-Hour Book Giveaway contest. Enter between 3PM EST today and 3PM EST Wednesday, March 24.

To enter, just fill out the form on my contest page. (Be sure to fill out the correct form. You may enter both contests, though only one time each.
www.QuietFuryBooks.com/contests.html

By the way, I’m reading the number two book in that community – Twenty-Five Years Ago Today by Stacy Juba. I’ve recently had the pleasure of getting to know Stacy. She’s a great writer and I’m loving her book!

I received a shipment of books from my publisher a couple of weeks ago and one of the books is cut short – the top 1/2-inch or so got cut off. All that’s missing is the page numbers. All the words are there. I was going to send it back to the publisher but, honestly, it’s been sitting here on my desk with that intention for too long. Therefore, I thought I would just give it away! This isn’t a contest. The book is “defective”, so I don’t want to give it away as a prize. The book will simply go to the first person who tells me he or she wants it.

The title is Hit List. Interested? Let me know!

My February contest is winner’s choice! The winner gets to choose one of my five novels:

Enemies and Playmates
Hit List
No Justice
Beyond Salvation
Miami Snow

The contest runs throughout February and is open to everyone 16 and older in the U.S. and Canada. All you have to do is fill out the form on my contest page!

www.QuietFuryBooks.com/contests.html

Good Luck!