WOW … talk about HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
It’s my precious daughter’s birthday, my Christmas e-book releases today, A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW: An Irish Christmas Love Story (and, yes, that’s my daughter on the cover!) plus I woke up to a pretty cool article in USA Today‘s Happy Ever After Blog — all in all, a pretty nice start to the weekend!!
So … to celebrate … I am holding a WEEKEND CONTEST for FRIDAY-SUNDAY ONLY!!! And what do you win, you ask??? Well, one lucky person will win ALL of the following!
A KINDLE or EQUIVALENT GIFT CARD ($69 value)
CHOICE OF ANY OF MY BOOKS (even ALITW, ebook or signed manuscript)
CHOICE OF TEN-PAGE CRITIQUE FOR ASPIRING AUTHORS
OR
CHOICE OF FIVE OF THE FOLLOWING CBA BOOKS:
—A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber (hardback)
—Like Dandelion Dust by Karen Kingsbury
—Redemption by Karen Kingsbury
—And the Shofar Blew by Francine Rivers
—The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers
—Faith by Lori Copeland
—Mending Places by Denise Hunter
—Glamourous Illusions by Lisa Bergren
—Long Trail Home by Vickie McDonough
—Out of Control by Mary Connealy
—A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin
—House of Secrets by Tracie Peterson
—Breathe by Lisa Bergren
—Twice Promised by Maggie Brendan
—The Harvest of Grace by Cindy Woodsmall
—Enduring Justice by Amy Wallace
—Faith by Lori Copeland
—Snow Angel by Jamie Carie
—The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers
—A Lady of Secret Devotion by Tracie Peterson
—The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian
So … HOW do you win?
You can enter this random drawing by accruing points for any of the following:
1.) AUTOMATIC ENTRY for leaving comment on USA Today Happy Ever After blog at:
USA TODAY’S Happy Ever After Blog
2.) TEN EXTRA POINTS in both this 3-day giveaway AND in my Kindle Fire Contest for every purchase of A Light in the Window: An Irish Christmas Love story over this weekend either by clicking here for AMAZON or BARNES AND NOBLE!! Buy for yourself or a loved one for Christmas. NOTE: If purchasing as a gift, you can order today and schedule delivery for Christmas!! Details at the end of this blog.
3.) TEN POINTS for signing up (or getting anyone else to sign up) for a FREE subscription to THE BOOK CLUB NETWORK BOOK FUN e-magazine and FIVE ADDITIONAL POINTS for clicking on my book!! When you sign up for this FREE subscription, you are AUTOMATICALLY entered into Book Fun Magazine’s Signature Library Contest where they are giving away 140 books by more than 100 authors of which I am one. The Signature Library Contest details can be found in the magazine, which features Liz Curtis Higgs on the cover PLUS 80 pages of great articles too!! One winner will get first choice of 30 books, the next person 20, 5 people will pick 10. REMEMBER — ADDITIONAL FIVE POINTS in this weekend contest if you click on my book cover for A LOVE SURRENDERED:
BOOK FUN MAGAZINE’S SIGNATURE LIBRARY CONTEST
4.) ONE POINT EACH for sharing this on Facebook and Twitter.
TO MAKE THIS CONTEST EASY, simply copy this list below, indicating what you have done and e-mail it to me through my website contact tab CONTACT JULIE.
I HAVE DONE THE FOLLOWING FOR WEEKEND CONTEST (check appropriate slots/quantity if more than one):
_____ Left a comment on USA TODAY’S Happy Ever Blog (required to enter contest — 1 pt.).
_____ Signed up for BOOK FUN free subscription and Signature Library Contest (10 pts.).
_____ Clicked on A Love Surrendered in BOOK FUN’s Signature Library Contest (5 pts.).
_____ Purchased A Light in the Window (10 pts. in BOTH this Weekend Contest AND my Kindle Fire Contest).
_____ Shared Julie’s Weekend contest on Facebook and Twitter (max 2 pts.)
_____ TOTAL POINTS ACCRUED IN THIS WEEKEND CONTEST
WHOO-HOO … winners will be announced right here in next week’s Journal Jot, so GOOD LUCK and HAPPY FRIDAY!!
HUGS,
Julie
INFO ON AMAZON’S E-BOOK GIFT-GIVING FOR CHRISTMAS!!
When customers gift a Kindle book they have the option to have the gift delivered immediately or to specify a future delivery date. To give a gift, please visit the AMAZON page of the book you wish to buy and click on the “Give as a Gift” button located under the “Buy” button on the product detail page for the book you wish to gift.
By default delivery date is set to “now” and your gift notification will be delivered immediately to the recipient’s e-mail address. NOTE: If you choose a future delivery date, the e-mail confirmation of your gift will be sent to your recipient between 12 a.m. and 3 a.m. Pacific Time on the date you selected.
You may also choose to instead send the gift notification to your own e-mail address, which you can then forward, or print out and deliver, whenever you choose.
