FIREWORKS FOR A FIRE CONTEST WINNERS!!!

July 4, 2013 by 3 Comments

Fireworks for a Fire Contest!

Grand Prize Winner  IS [email protected]

WINS A

Kindle Fire

And a Selection of Books from my Backlist

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Second Prize Winner – [email protected]

WINS A

Kobo Mini E-reader

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Third Prize Winner – [email protected]

WINS A

$25 Gift Card

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!

WINNERS PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL ASAP TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

A NEW WINNER WILL BE DRAWN FOR PRIZES NOT CLAIMED WITHIN  5 DAYS OF 07/04/13

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT HERE ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR WIN

HAVE A GRRRRREAT THURSDAY!

 

Cheers,

 

Jianne

 

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Contest Winners – July 1, 2013

July 1, 2013 by 8 Comments

fireworksMy total bad – somehow I forgot to announce the May Contest winner, so today I will be shouting out the names of both the May and June Monthly contest winners.

And they are for May 2103 — drum roll!!!

Judy Peterson

And they are for June 2103 — drum roll!!!

Donna Harris

I love beginning the week by announcing winners! It’s my fave way to start the day and, for this Monday, the month.

Donna and Judy, please contact me ASAP to collect your prizes. Remember you have five days to claim your prize or another winner will be drawn. Claim your prize by leaving a comment here or on my FB author page, or by tweeting me.

Happy Monday everyone,

Cheers,

Jianne

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#FoodieFriday – Date Me Baby!

June 28, 2013 by 5 Comments

Date Me BabyYay – it’s #FoodieFriday and I get to share another recipe with everyone.

July 4th is rapidly approaching and I’m always on the hunt for a super-duper easy and delish recipe. We usually celebrate Independence Day with a pot-luck barbeque party. This year I’m responsible for the appetizer and plan to make my famous bacon-wrapped cheese-stuffed dates. How can you go wrong with cheese and bacon,right?

Date Me Baby!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Cream Cheese
  • Bunch of basil cut into thin chiffon strips – reserve a few whole leaves for serving
  • Salt – pinch
  • Fresh ground black pepper – pinch
  • Garlic powder – 1/4 teaspoon
  • Grated lemon rind – 1/4 teaspoon
  • Worchester sauce to taste
  • Tabasco to taste
  • Dates – I average 3 per person and this recipe serves 6
  • 9 slices of bacon cut in two (half a slice per date)
  • Toothpicks

Directions

  1. Place the oven on low broil.
  2. Mix the first seven ingredients thoroughly.
  3. Precook the bacon in the microwave to just below crisp.
  4. Place a dollop of the cream cheese on each date.
  5. Wrap the date/cream cheese mixture in a half-slice of bacon.
  6. Spray a cookie sheet with PAM.
  7. Arrange the wrapped dates on the cookie sheet.
  8. Broil for 2-5 minutes – watch carefully – until bacon crisps and cheese begins to melt.
  9. Toothpick the cooked dates, sprinkle the reserved basil leaves on the plate, and serve immediately.

To make this dish too cute and totally patriotic, use toothpicks with American flags.

ARe chose Date Me Baby for their FREE cookbook, Passionate Cooks. You can download the cookbook here:

https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-passionatecooks-944744-174.html

Hope you have a fantabulous weekend!

Cheers,

Jianne

 

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Hump Day !

June 26, 2013 by 4 Comments

I looooove the new Geico ad with the camel about hump day! I kill myself laughing when the camel goes, “Hump Daaaay!” in the background at the end of the commercial.

And what could be more appropriate than watching that video today?

What are your favorite commercials? Which ones do you absolutely detest!

Cheers,

Jianne

 

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Updates & Kindle Fire Contest Reminder!

June 24, 2013 by 8 Comments

Kindle-2012_Family_Page_1._V389755294_-2I can hardly believe June’s almost over. No kidding, it feels like it was just New Year’s. Shoot. Now, I have to be on fast forward for the rest of the year. Yikes!

Lately, I’ve had tons of emails or pokes about the status of books for the year. So, here’s an update on all the works in process:

That Pearly Drop

First version completed. Yay!!

Viking in Chains, Jomsviking Blood Brothers #1

Chapter 3 completed.

The Wolf with the Broken Smile, White Wolf #4

Chapter 2 completed.

Shift’s Bacchanal, Hades Squad #5

Chapter 1 still in progress.

Wolf Without, Ricky’s Landing Book #1

Chapter 1 completed.

Many of you know I always have at least two books going, but this is a record for me – four at once. I try to write a minimum of 2000 words a day, and, when I’m stuck on one, I simply move to another. It keeps my frustration level low and, a few days away from one work helps to ‘un-stick’ me.

The day for drawing my GRAND contest winner’s fast approaching – July 4, 2013. I’ll be tweeting and announcing the number of days left to enter the contest starting from today. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment – but see the contest page here to increase your odds of winning a:

KINDLE FIRE  Kindle-2012_Family_Page_1._V389755294_-2

KOBO MINI-eREADER

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The more comments, tweets, FB likes, and shares, the more you increase your odds of winning! Go for it. Check out the contest page for all the details.

Hope you had a great weekend!

Cheers,

Jianne

 

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