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Welcome to my Journal Jots blog! This is a broad mix of what’s on my mind, allowing me to feel a little bit closer to some of the most important people in my life—YOU! From news on sales, freebies, giveaways, new releases, and excerpts from works in progress … to my thoughts on my walk with God, daily devotionals, or photos of my family, this is where you’ll find the most current glimpse into my books and my life. I invite you to subscribe in the “subscribe” box on the right side of this page to automatically receive an email whenever I post a blog. Till then, God bless and HAPPY READING!

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“Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow …”

You know, I may well be one of the few people on the planet who likes snow. Of course, that’s because I don’t go anywhere in it! Nope, I just get to enjoy it from my hearthroom window while my gas fireplace is blazing, beautifully aglow with greenery, twinkle lights and red velvet stockings.

But when I got up this morning and took this picture of the fresh-fallen snow in my backyard, “beautiful” wasn’t the first word that come to mind. It was more like, “YIKES … Christmas Eve is only TEN DAYS AWAY!!”  Well, if you’re anything like me, you may have your decorations up, but presents are not completely purchased and wrapped, nor are the marble-fudge cheesecakes baked for my Christmas party tonight.

So … since neither you nor I have any extra time to read blogs at this juncture, I am pulling another “blue moon” with a short Journal Jot post so that YOU and I can get some things done.

BUT … before I go to clean, bake, and wrap presents, here are some things going on that you might want to know about:


WHOO-HOO!!! Dare to Love Again is NOW available!! Scheduled for a January 1 release, the latest book in The Heart of San Francisco series has ALREADY SHIPPED FROM AMAZON to tons of pre-order customers. SO if you’re looking to gift yourself or someone else, why not consider a sweet and funny story about a stick-wielding socialite and a grouchy Italian police detective? My very first review is a five-star from April that says, “Dare to Love Again is sweetly exciting and such a wonderful story!” Here’s the link, and if you need a signed bookplate, just let me know, and I’ll send you one! CLICK HERE for Dare to Love Again.

 

I NEED YOUR HELP!!  Love at Any Cost is currently up for The Book Club Network Book of the Year, so if you read it and liked it, I hope you’ll consider voting for me OR your favorite author, okay? And if you do vote, I’ll give you extra points in the Rafflecopter box of the Video Contest at the end of this blog whether you vote for me or not. Here’s the link and THANK YOU!!



SATURDAY, DEC. 14, ONE DAY ONLY BLOG GIVEAWAY!!
Join me for a chance to win your choice of any of my books — including my upcoming release, Dare to Love Again — at an interview on Tamera Kraft’s Word Sharpeners blog. Hope to see you there — here’s the link: 


UPCOMING SALE ON LOVE AT ANY COST:
Oh, and for those of you who missed the free download of Love at Any Cost on 12/4, there will also be a $2.99 SALE of Love at Any Cost for ONE DAY ONLY on 12/12 and 12/27 on Amazon, B&N, and CBD, so if you don’t have your copy yet, you will NEVER get a better deal after this, so GO FOR IT!!  AND you can even give it as a Christmas present by designating the date you want it delivered. Details can be found below in my Video Contest below.

 

FREE COPIES OF MY UPCOMING RELEASE DARE TO LOVE AGAIN!!

Yes, it’s true, Revell is giving away FIVE copies of Dare to Love Again on Goodreads, so head on over to enter on Dec. 7, okay? The giveaway runs from Dec. 7 through Jan. 7 and here’s the link:

Okay, that’s it for now, so go forth and shop … bake … clean … wrap … and enjoy family!!

Hugs,

Julie

 

CHRISTIAN FICTION LOVERS, UNITE!!

This is your chance to vote for your favorite Christian authors in TWO DIFFERENT Goodread polls, so PLEASE VOTE!!

1.) VOTE FOR “THE HISTORICAL FICTION YOU ARE MOST ANTICIPATING IN 2014 (the secular authors were winning in the beginning, but many of you voted and put the Inspies on top, so THANK YOU!). You can vote for up to 100 authors, so vote for your faves and if you do and include DARE TO LOVE AGAIN, I’ll give you extra points in my VIDEO CONTEST when you click on that option in the Rafflecopter box. Here’s the link: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/39839.Historical_Fiction_2014?page=1

 

2.) VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTIAN AUTHORS in “THE NEW 2014 CHRISTIAN FICTION” POLL, STRICTLY FOR CHRISTIAN FICTION. You can vote for up to 100 authors, so vote for your faves and if you do and include DARE TO LOVE AGAIN, I’ll give you extra points in my VIDEO CONTEST when you click on that option in the Rafflecopter box. Here’s the link: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/35291.NEW_2014_Christian_Fiction_#18059982

 

 

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VIDEO CONTEST  

HERE!!

(NOTE: EXTRA-POINT OPTIONS ADDED!

 

One Woman. Two Men.
One stirs her pulse and the other her faith.
But who will win her heart?

A Light in the Window

OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!

It’s here … the video for A Light in the Window is finally HERE!! And not just “here,” my friends, but “here” with a contest to kick off both my $ .99 CHRISTMAS SALE for the A Light in the Window E-book AND the release of the paperback version too!! 

I am reallllly excited to see what you guys think about the video, especially your preference as to the two male models who play Patrick O’Connor and Sam O’Rourke. Since I haven’t run a Journal Jots contest in a long time, I thought this would be the perfect occasion for it, don’t you?, To enter the contest, all you have to do is watch the video, then tell me which of these bad-boy rogues turns your head for the title of hottest rogue in the Southie neighborhood!

THREE CHANCES TO WIN!!

Prizes:

1st Prize (person with the most points) — gets a character named after them or a loved one in my next book, a signed copy of that book, and a $50 gift card.

2nd Prize (random drawing where every point  earned is an extra chance to win, but even one point can win) — gets a character named after them or a loved one in my next book and a signed copy.

3rd Prize (random drawing based on 1 point per name entered) — gets a signed copy of any of my books.

 

Contest Rules:

To enter, scroll down to the Rafflecopter box at the bottom of today’s post and click the box that confirms you have watched the video, then click on the next option to vote for your favorite rogue. That’s ALL you have to do to enter for the two random drawings. But if you want to win the top prize by accruing extra points, then check out the other options listed in the Rafflecopter box and GO CRAZY!! The contest runs from November 11 through December 31st, with the winner announced in my January 3rd Journal Jot.

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NEED E-BOOK OR PAPERBACK AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO ARRIVE BY CHRISTMAS? (Or the last mail day before Christmas for the paperback?) Well now you can!! 

When you gift a Kindle or paperback book, you 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. HOWEVER … if you wish the gift sent at a future delivery date (i.e. Christmas morning for the e-book), 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 upon ordering, which you can then forward, or print out and deliver, whenever you choose.


NEED A SIGNED BOOKPLATE FOR PAPERBACK CHRISTMAS GIFTS?

Simply purchase a paperback of ALITW or any of my other books as a Christmas gifts, and I will send you a signed bookplate with a special note to the person to whom you are giving the book as a gift. All you have to do is contact me directly through my website by at least ten days before Christmas to allow for mail delivery.

So, you ready to have some fun?? Click on the video link below, turn up your volume and click on full screen, then watch the video and indicate you have done so in the first Rafflecopter box at the bottom of this post.  And don’t forget to vote for your favorite rogue!!

Ready? Get set? GO!!


“A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW” VIDEO

 

LINK TO PURCHASE ALITW E-BOOK FOR 99 CENTS!

 

LINK TO PURCHASE ALITW PAPERBACK FOR PRICE REDUCED BY ALMOST $2.50 PER BOOK!

 

Hugs and HAPPY WEEKEND!!a Rafflecopter giveaway

Friday, December 6, 2013

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“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.”

— Michael J. Fox

Which is why this is going to be another SHORT Journal Jot this week, and yes, I really DO know what that word means … I just don’t use it a lot.

You see, my son and daughter-in-law and two grandbabies are in town this week, and my focus has been on them rather than writing, editing, email or Facebook. So I thought it’d be fun to show you a few pix and then get back to them, if that’s okay.
But first … I have a favor to ask. You see, my book Love at any Cost is up for Book of the Year over at The Book Club Network along with TONS of other wonderful Christian novels, so I’m asking you to vote. Not for me, necessarily, although I’d be thrilled if you do, but either way, PLEASE vote! It’s important to Christian fiction in general, and especially important to the author for whom you vote.
Because the truth is, if an author’s hard work has brought a few moments of joy into your life, why not thank them with a vote for their book? I will even add an extra option to my Rafflecopter Video Contest below where you can get extra points for doing so, okay? You’ll find the poll on the right-hand side of The Book Club Network website, so PLEASE do head on over. I (and every other Christian author nominated) THANK YOU!!


UPCOMING SALE ON LOVE AT ANY COST:
Oh, and for those of you who missed the free download of Love at Any Cost on 12/4, there will also be a $2.99 SALE of Love at Any Cost on 12/12 when it  will be the Kindle Daily Deal at $7.00 off the listed price, so that’s something anyway, right? AND you can even give it as a Christmas present by designating the date you want it delivered. Details can be found below in my Video Contest.
Here’s the SALE link to click on come Dec. 12:


DEC. 10-12 MIDNIGHT — BLOG INTERVIEW GIVEAWAY!!
Put your feet up with a hot cup of peppermint mocha or cinnamon hazelnut coffee and let’s spend some time together at the Australasian Christian Writers blog, where you have TWO CHANCES TO WIN a signed paperback copy of A Light in the Window or Romance-ology 101 OR an ebook copy of any of my books. Here’s the link, and hope to see you there!

 

FREE COPIES OF MY UPCOMING RELEASE DARE TO LOVE AGAIN!!
Yes, it’s true, Revell is giving away FIVE copies of Dare to Love Again on Goodreads, so head on over to enter on Dec. 7, okay? The giveaway runs from Dec. 7 through Jan. 7 and here’s the link:


Till next week … when the kiddos are gone 🙁 … HAPPY WEEKEND!!

Hugs,
Julie

 

CHRISTIAN FICTION LOVERS, UNITE!!

This is your chance to vote for your favorite Christian authors in TWO DIFFERENT Goodread polls, so PLEASE VOTE!!

1.) VOTE FOR “THE HISTORICAL FICTION YOU ARE MOST ANTICIPATING IN 2014 (the secular authors were winning in the beginning, but many of you voted and put the Inspies on top, so THANK YOU!). You can vote for up to 100 authors, so vote for your faves and if you do and include DARE TO LOVE AGAIN, I’ll give you extra points in my VIDEO CONTEST when you click on that option in the Rafflecopter box. Here’s the link: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/39839.Historical_Fiction_2014?page=1

 

2.) VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTIAN AUTHORS in “THE NEW 2014 CHRISTIAN FICTION” POLL, STRICTLY FOR CHRISTIAN FICTION. You can vote for up to 100 authors, so vote for your faves and if you do and include DARE TO LOVE AGAIN, I’ll give you extra points in my VIDEO CONTEST when you click on that option in the Rafflecopter box. Here’s the link: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/35291.NEW_2014_Christian_Fiction_#18059982

 

 

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VIDEO CONTEST  

HERE!!

(NOTE: EXTRA-POINT OPTIONS ADDED!

 

One Woman. Two Men.
One stirs her pulse and the other her faith.
But who will win her heart?

A Light in the Window

OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!

It’s here … the video for A Light in the Window is finally HERE!! And not just “here,” my friends, but “here” with a contest to kick off both my $ .99 CHRISTMAS SALE for the A Light in the Window E-book AND the release of the paperback version too!! 

I am reallllly excited to see what you guys think about the video, especially your preference as to the two male models who play Patrick O’Connor and Sam O’Rourke. Since I haven’t run a Journal Jots contest in a long time, I thought this would be the perfect occasion for it, don’t you?, To enter the contest, all you have to do is watch the video, then tell me which of these bad-boy rogues turns your head for the title of hottest rogue in the Southie neighborhood!

THREE CHANCES TO WIN!!

Prizes:

1st Prize (person with the most points) — gets a character named after them or a loved one in my next book, a signed copy of that book, and a $50 gift card.

2nd Prize (random drawing where every point  earned is an extra chance to win, but even one point can win) — gets a character named after them or a loved one in my next book and a signed copy.

3rd Prize (random drawing based on 1 point per name entered) — gets a signed copy of any of my books.

 

Contest Rules:

To enter, scroll down to the Rafflecopter box at the bottom of today’s post and click the box that confirms you have watched the video, then click on the next option to vote for your favorite rogue. That’s ALL you have to do to enter for the two random drawings. But if you want to win the top prize by accruing extra points, then check out the other options listed in the Rafflecopter box and GO CRAZY!! The contest runs from November 11 through December 31st, with the winner announced in my January 3rd Journal Jot.

***

NEED E-BOOK OR PAPERBACK AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO ARRIVE BY CHRISTMAS? (Or the last mail day before Christmas for the paperback?) Well now you can!! 

When you gift a Kindle or paperback book, you 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. HOWEVER … if you wish the gift sent at a future delivery date (i.e. Christmas morning for the e-book), 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 upon ordering, which you can then forward, or print out and deliver, whenever you choose.


NEED A SIGNED BOOKPLATE FOR PAPERBACK CHRISTMAS GIFTS?

Simply purchase a paperback of ALITW or any of my other books as a Christmas gifts, and I will send you a signed bookplate with a special note to the person to whom you are giving the book as a gift. All you have to do is contact me directly through my website by at least ten days before Christmas to allow for mail delivery.

So, you ready to have some fun?? Click on the video link below, turn up your volume and click on full screen, then watch the video and indicate you have done so in the first Rafflecopter box at the bottom of this post.  And don’t forget to vote for your favorite rogue!!

Ready? Get set? GO!!


“A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW” VIDEO

 

LINK TO PURCHASE ALITW E-BOOK FOR 99 CENTS!

 

LINK TO PURCHASE ALITW PAPERBACK FOR PRICE REDUCED BY ALMOST $2.50 PER BOOK!

 

Hugs and HAPPY WEEKEND!!

Julie a Rafflecopter giveaway

Saturday, November 30, 2013

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HAPPY BELATED THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!!

And, WOW, did I have A LOT for which to be thankful! Hope you did too.

First of all, yesterday was the day we celebrated our Thanksgiving with family since my son, daughter-in-law, and two grandbabies (2-year-old Rory and 1-month-old Micah) came into town Friday night. I didn’t get my Journal Jots posted on time because, well, I was a wee bit busy — cleaning, cooking, putting up Christmas decorations, etc. We baked  and smoked two 21-lb. turkeys and had 25 different dishes for over 30 people, and YES, everybody brought something, thank God!.

It was a truly WONDERFUL DAY (a balmy 58 degrees in St. Loo!), heightened in importance, I think, since we lost my dear mother-in-law Leona this past summer. Although we all felt that she and my FIL were with us in spirit, we were keenly aware of her physical absence to the point of fending off tears upon occasion. And yet, missing her somehow made our family gathering all the more poignant and special, each of us acutely aware just how precious family really is, especially when one so dearly loved is suddenly missing.

Since I was pretty busy (wink!), other people took pix instead of me, so I don’t have any to show you yet, but I do have a few pix from a prayer luncheon with my sisters and brothers/brothers-in law last week. Out of 13 kids, three sisters are deceased and two were absent due to being out of town or sick. I also got a pic of me and my younger sister Kate — the sweet sister I used to read A Passion Most Pure to (then titled When Tomorrow Comes) when I was 12 and she was 9 because. And, yes, I really did start writing it WAY back then, up to 150 single-spaced pages! 🙂

 

And then, after the blessing of family, the second reason I am grateful is that … drum roll, please … I finished the last book in the Heart of San Francisco series, Surprised by Love, on TUESDAY!!! And I have to say, as much trouble as this baby gave me, I absolutely LOVE it, and I hope you will too. 🙂  Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who prayed me through this book because I sure needed it. Now I have one month to cut 13,000 words and edit, edit, edit — my VERY favorite part of writing a novel because I get to read it for myself. 🙂

So … what’s up next for me? Well, January 1st, book 2 of the Heart of San Francisco series, Dare to Love Again, releases, and I’m really excited because it’s the sweetest, funniest book I’ve written thus far, so I’m anxious to see what you think.

And … NEWS FLASH!!!! For those of you have have not yet had the chance to read book 1 in the Heart of San Francisco series, Love at Any Cost, you NOW have ONE DAY — WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH — to download it for FREE, so even if you own the paperback, PLEASE download it and tell your friends to do so as well to help get the number of downloads up, okay?

AND DON’T FORGET — I’ve added THREE MORE ways to accrue points in my VIDEO CONTEST, so check it out below, okay?

Hugs and Happy Weekend!

Julie

 

CHRISTIAN FICTION LOVERS, UNITE!!

This is your chance to vote for your favorite Christian authors in TWO DIFFERENT Goodread polls, so PLEASE VOTE!!

1.) VOTE FOR “THE HISTORICAL FICTION YOU ARE MOST ANTICIPATING IN 2014 (the secular authors were winning in the beginning, but many of you voted and put the Inspies on top, so THANK YOU!). You can vote for up to 100 authors, so vote for your faves and if you do and include DARE TO LOVE AGAIN, I’ll give you extra points in my VIDEO CONTEST when you click on that option in the Rafflecopter box. Here’s the link: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/39839.Historical_Fiction_2014?page=1

 

2.) VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTIAN AUTHORS in “THE NEW 2014 CHRISTIAN FICTION” POLL, STRICTLY FOR CHRISTIAN FICTION. You can vote for up to 100 authors, so vote for your faves and if you do and include DARE TO LOVE AGAIN, I’ll give you extra points in my VIDEO CONTEST when you click on that option in the Rafflecopter box. Here’s the link: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/35291.NEW_2014_Christian_Fiction_#18059982

 

 

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VIDEO CONTEST  

HERE!!

(NOTE: EXTRA-POINT OPTIONS ADDED!

 

One Woman. Two Men.
One stirs her pulse and the other her faith.
But who will win her heart?

A Light in the Window

OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!

It’s here … the video for A Light in the Window is finally HERE!! And not just “here,” my friends, but “here” with a contest to kick off both my $ .99 CHRISTMAS SALE for the A Light in the Window E-book AND the release of the paperback version too!! 

I am reallllly excited to see what you guys think about the video, especially your preference as to the two male models who play Patrick O’Connor and Sam O’Rourke. Since I haven’t run a Journal Jots contest in a long time, I thought this would be the perfect occasion for it, don’t you?, To enter the contest, all you have to do is watch the video, then tell me which of these bad-boy rogues turns your head for the title of hottest rogue in the Southie neighborhood!

THREE CHANCES TO WIN!!

Prizes:

1st Prize (person with the most points) — gets a character named after them or a loved one in my next book, a signed copy of that book, and a $50 gift card.

2nd Prize (random drawing where every point  earned is an extra chance to win, but even one point can win) — gets a character named after them or a loved one in my next book and a signed copy.

3rd Prize (random drawing based on 1 point per name entered) — gets a signed copy of any of my books.

 

Contest Rules:

To enter, scroll down to the Rafflecopter box at the bottom of today’s post and click the box that confirms you have watched the video, then click on the next option to vote for your favorite rogue. That’s ALL you have to do to enter for the two random drawings. But if you want to win the top prize by accruing extra points, then check out the other options listed in the Rafflecopter box and GO CRAZY!! The contest runs from November 11 through December 31st, with the winner announced in my January 3rd Journal Jot.

***

NEED E-BOOK OR PAPERBACK AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO ARRIVE BY CHRISTMAS? (Or the last mail day before Christmas for the paperback?) Well now you can!! 

When you gift a Kindle or paperback book, you 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. HOWEVER … if you wish the gift sent at a future delivery date (i.e. Christmas morning for the e-book), 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 upon ordering, which you can then forward, or print out and deliver, whenever you choose.


NEED A SIGNED BOOKPLATE FOR PAPERBACK CHRISTMAS GIFTS?

Simply purchase a paperback of ALITW or any of my other books as a Christmas gifts, and I will send you a signed bookplate with a special note to the person to whom you are giving the book as a gift. All you have to do is contact me directly through my website by at least ten days before Christmas to allow for mail delivery.

So, you ready to have some fun?? Click on the video link below, turn up your volume and click on full screen, then watch the video and indicate you have done so in the first Rafflecopter box at the bottom of this post.  And don’t forget to vote for your favorite rogue!!

Ready? Get set? GO!!


“A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW” VIDEO

 

LINK TO PURCHASE ALITW E-BOOK FOR 99 CENTS!

 

LINK TO PURCHASE ALITW PAPERBACK FOR PRICE REDUCED BY ALMOST $2.50 PER BOOK!

 

Hugs and HAPPY WEEKEND!!

Julie a Rafflecopter giveaway

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