Summer Treasure Hunt Contest--Win free books and other great stuff!

Here's the winner and answer for our June 6th prize, an autographed copy of Life, Liberty and Pursuit (a YA love story) by Susan Kaye Quinn:

Winner: LuAnn Morgan of Washington

Answer to today's question: Four

Thanks everyone!

If you haven't entered, it's not too late! See May 25 blog post for all the details or go here

My giveaway is June 11 and I'll be giving away a free copy of The Stranger She Married (Sweet Regency Romance)

QUESTION: What poses the greatest danger to Alicia’s heart? (HINT: go to my website, Scroll down underneath the book cover of The Stranger She Married, and read the paragraph directly below.

WEBSITE/BLOG: http://www.donnahatch.net/bookshelf.htm

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Drawing for Constant Hearts

To celebrate the release of my new Regency Romance novella, Constant Hearts, on Smashwords, I'm giving away a free copy to one lucky commenter. I may pick two if I'm in a good mood ;-)

So, tell me either why you like romance, or why you like Regency, and you're in the drawing. It's that simple.

Want more chance to win?

Follow my blog, or tell me you already are, and tell me you have here in a comment, and you get in the drawing twice.

"Friend" me on Facebook, or "ike" my Author page on Facebook, and tell me you have here in a comment, and you get entered another time. That's it. A simple way to win a free Regency Novella e-book.

Good luck!

Follow Me and Win a Barnes & Noble Gift Card

To everyone who is a follower of my blog by August 31, I will hold a special drawing for a $20 Barnes & Noble gift card. (I chose B&N because they carry my book on their shelves.)

Rules:

1. Follow me
2. Leave a comment on one of my posts

That's it!!! Winners will be announced on Tuesday September 1st. Good luck!

Win a free book

I read a fabulous book by Joyce DiPastena called Loyalty's Web. It's a Medieval Romace with a mystery, intrigue and suspence. It was well-written and obviously carefully researched. You can win a copy of Loyalty's Web at http://whynotbecauseisaidso.blogspot.com/2009/07/review-of-loyaltys-web-and-enter-to-win.html

The Last Winner of our Summer Treasure Hunt

And the winner of the LAST DAY of our Summer Treasure Hunt is....Rachel Hanchett of Arizona!

This is the end of our contest. I hope you all had fun participating!

For those of you who might have missed the previous winners, here they are one last time:

Day 1 - Terry Fleming of California
Day 2 - Phyllis Lamken of Idaho
Day 3 - Debbie Lambson of Utah
Day 4 - Gloria Lyons of Michigan
Day 5 - Wendy Steed of Idaho
Day 6 - Gayle Oreluk of Illinois
Day 7 - Heather Justesen of Utah
Day 8 - Valerie Bongards of Germany!
Day 9 - June Kirk of Arizona
Day 10 - Venetia Wilhelmsen of Arizona
Day 11 - Scott Duncan of Pennsylvania
Day 12 - Krista Darrach of Arizona
Day 13 - Ginny Romney of Arizona
Day 14 - Martha Lawson of Mississippi
Day 15 - Stacey Starley of Utah
Day 16 - LuAnn Morgan of Washington
Day 17 - Dena Walton of Washington
Day 18 - Julia Groves of ?
Day 19 - John Ferguson of Kansas
Day 20 - Carrie Lundell of California
Day 21 - Karen Haas of North Carolina
Day 22 - Auriette Lindsey of Florida
Day 23 - Shirley Bahlmann of Utah
Day 24 - Patricia Cochran of Texas
Day 25 - Torren Wilhelmsen of Arizona
Day 26 - Taffy Lovell of Utah
Day 27 - Sandi Brown of Idaho
Day 28 - Cindy Sampson Fleet - Canada
Day 29 - Eva Minaskanian of Virginia
Day 30 - Rachel Hanchett of Arizona

Day 24 and 25 winners of Summer Treasure Hunt

The winner of Day 24 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Patricia Cochran of Texas.
The winner of Day 25 is Torren Wilhelmsen of Arizona

Great job! Only a few more days left, so keep playing!!!

Summer Treasure Hunt - Day 23 winner

The winner of Day 23 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Shirley Bahlmann. Congrats, Shirley!

Only a few more days left of our Summer Treasure hunt, so keep playing!

And...I've been tagged for the Crazy Eights game by Joyce DiPastena, author of "Loyalty's Web" who is not only a gifted author, but also a marketing guru. I have to say, though, that with my copywriting background, it almost causes bodily pain to do 8, instead of 3 or 5 or 7 but Crazy Fives just doesn't have the same ring to it.

So here we go, more than you ever wanted to know about me:

Eight Things I Look Forward To:
*My "free day" with regards to dieting
*Bedtime (or naptime, on the rare occasion that happens)and I mean that both for my children and for myself
*My husband's day off
*Book club meetings
*A free moment I can spend reading just for the pleasure of it and not necessarily to do research
*Dessert (see the first of this list)
*Date Night with my husband
*The next extended family gathering

Eight Things I Did Yesterday:
*Got up (that was a biggie)
*Made a half dozen important phone calls
*Went to work
*Networked
*Blogged (sorta)
*Wrote about 5 pages on my current Work in Progress
*Drove my daughter to and from work
*Made spaghetti with homemade meatballs


Eight Things I Wish I Could Do:
*Make the New York Times best-sellers list
*Hire a full-time housekeeper
*Quit my day job
*Spend more time with my husband and children
*Travel - especially to England
*Take ballroom dancing classes with my husband
*Work out with a personal trainer
*Travel back in time for a few months to see what Regency England was really all about

Eight Shows I Watch:
Um, I don't? I have a really hard time making myself sit down and watch TV without thinking about everything I should be doing instead. Once in a great while I used to watch stuff on the Discovery Channel; Man vs Wild, Animal Planet, Myth Busters
Some Old Favorites were: Quantum Leap, Star Trek, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.

Eight Friends I’m Tagging:
Erin Quinn
Kathryne Kennedy
Laurean Brooks
Amber Scott
Diane Gaston
Denysé Bridger

Um, I'll have to come back to this since I'll have to research this further...

Day 21 Summer Treasure

The winner of Day 21 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Karen Haas of North Carolina.
Way to go, Karen!

Day 17 Treasure Hunt Winner

Hi Everyone!

The winner of Day 17 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Dena Walton of Washington.

Day 15 & 16 Summer Treasure Hunt Winner

The winner of Day 15 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Stacey Starley of Utah!

The winner of Day 16 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is LuAnn Morgan of Washington (state).

Also, check out the spotlight the Dark Divas did on me! http://darkdivareviews.blogspot.com/2009/05/donna-hatch-in-spotlight.html

Day 14 Summer Treasure Hunt Winner

Hi Everyone!

The winner of Day 14 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Martha Lawson of Mississippi.

For those of you who might have missed the previous winners, here they are again:

Day 1 - Terry Fleming of California
Day 2 - Phyllis Lamken of Idaho
Day 3 - Debbie Lambson of Utah
Day 4 - Gloria Lyons of Michigan
Day 5 - Wendy Steed of Idaho
Day 6 - le Oreluk of Illinois
Day 7 - Heather Justesen of Utah
Day 8 - Valerie ards of Germany!
Day 9 - June Kirk of Arizona
Day 10 - Venetia Wilhelmsen of Arizona
Day 11 - Scott Duncan of Pennsylvania
Day 12 - Krista Darrach of Arizona
Day 13 - Ginny Romney of Arizona
Day 14 - Martha Lawson of Mississippi

Thanks everyone!

Day 13 Summer Treasure Hunt Winner

The winner of Day 13 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Ginny Romney of Arizona. (What can I say? We've had an overabundance of entries from Arizona!)

Day 11 Winner of the Summer Treasure Hunt; Dig for Clues and Win

The winner of Day 11 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Scott Duncan of Pennsylvania. Oooh, a man!!! We're not only international, but now we're appealing to both genders.
It's not too late to join the fun. There are still lots of days and lots of prizes to win.

Good luck to all and thanks for playing.

Day 10 of our Summer Treasure Hunt

The winner of Day 10 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Venetia Wilhelmsen of Arizona.

Day 9 Winner

The winner of Day 9 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is June Kirk of Arizona. Yeay, June!

Day 7 winner

Hi Everyone!

The winner of Day 7 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Heather Justesen. Congratulations, Heather!

Keep playing and keep winning free books and other great prizes.

Day 5 & 6 Winners

The winner of Day 5 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Wendy Steed from Idaho. le Oreluk of Illinois is the winner of Day 6.

Congratulations!!!

For those of you who might have missed the previous winners, here they are again:

Day 1 - Terry Fleming of California
Day 2 - Phyllis Lamken of Idaho
Day 3 - Debbie Lambson of Utah
Day 4 - Gloria Lyons of Michigan
Day 5 - Wendy Steed of Idaho
Day 6 - le Oreluk of Illinois

Thanks everyone!

Day 3 & 4 Winners

Sorry I failed to post day 3's winner. Congratuations to Debbie Lambson of Utah!!!

The winner of Day 4 of our Summer Treasure Hunt is Gloria Lyons of Michigan. Way to go, ladies!

To the rest of you; keep playing - there are plenty of days left in our Summer Treasure Hunt and lots of great prizes to win!!!

If you haven't yet entered, scroll down to find the instructions. Good luck to all of our Treasure Hunters!

Day 2 winner

The winner for Day 2 of our Summer Treasure Hunt contest is Phyllis Lamken of Idaho. Congratulations, Phyllis!!!

Keep playing, there are lots more days and prizes to win"!!!!

The Twelve Days of Christmas...Medieval Style

During the Middle Ages, the Twelve Days of Christmas did not refer to the twelve days preceding Christmas day, as it does now. Rather it began on Christmas Day and continued through the following twelve days, ending on January 5, the eve of Epiphany which was traditionally considered the day that the three Magi presented their gifts to the Christ Child.

A few friends and I have decided to put a bit of a spin on our Twelve Days of Christmas Contest, and run it “Medieval Style”. Beginning on Christmas Day, we will be giving away a gift a day for 12 days, running through January 5th. There is something for everyone…an inspirational book, five historical romance novels, including my Regency Romance, "The Stranger She Married," two children’s picture books, one YA time travel, even a ghost story! And if that isn’t enough, you can also win a gift certificate to a wonderful new sensory experience called Scentsy, and a handmade, hand decorated mailbox.

You do not have to wait until the designated day to enter. You can start sending in your entries right now, or begin entering at any point along the way. Check JDP NEWS blog each day at http://jdp-news.blogspot.com between Dec 26-Jan 6 to read the names of the winners.

To find out how to enter, go to http://jdp-news.blogspot.com/

If you have any questions, feel free to email Joyce DiPastena at jdipastena@yahoo.com or me at donna@donnahatch.com.