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Freaky Fridays
Is Friday the 13th your lucky day? I’m talking about today, July 13. It could be. (And so could be every Friday for the following three weeks.) I’m teaming up with my friend Joanna Campbell Slan to give away one book a week.
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She’ll give away one of mine on her Facebook Author Page http://bit.ly/JCSgroup (Or put in “Joanna’s Readers” in your search box.) and I’ll give away one of hers on my Facebook Author Page at https://www.facebook.com/NancyJCohenAuthor/
Here’s how to win: Starting today, Joanna and I will post a question. We’ll randomly select an answer (Saturday morning) from the folks who comment. The winner will get her/his choice from a selection of our books. So…mark your calendar and visit our Author Pages TODAY and every Friday for four weeks in total.
LibraryThing
If you’re a member of LibraryThing, you could win one of two advance reading copies of Trimmed to Death, #15 in the Bad Hair Day Mysteries. Enter here July 9 – July 23: http://www.librarything.com/er/giveaway/list
Booklovers Bench
Enter July 1 – 18 to win a $25 Amazon/BN gift card from Booklovers Bench, where readers are winners: http://bookloversbench.com
 

Book Giveaways

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Cozy Mystery Giveaway, Feb. 28 – March 6
Enter Here to win up to 40+ cozy mysteries, including an ebook copy of Hair Raiser.

(2) Grand Prize “Gift Baskets” of ALL eBooks!
(40) Winners of Individual eBooks (randomly selected titles)

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Tropical Treats Giveaway, Feb. 21 – March 14
Enter Here to win a Tropical Treats package with a blue scarf, a blue crystal pendant necklace from Effy, a West Indies cookbooks, and a signed hardcover copy of Killer Knots (Bad Hair Day Mystery #9).
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Booklovers Bench Monthly Giveaway, March. 1 – 18
Enter to win a $25 Amazon/BN gift card from Booklovers Bench

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Win a Character Name

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Name a Character in my next Bad Hair Day Mystery! Two Runner Up Prizes: a signed paperback of Hanging by a Hair and a deck of Marco Island Playing Cards, or a signed paperback of Shear Murder and a deck of Tropical Drink Playing Cards. Scroll down at http://bit.ly/15SmIi0

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Last Day for my Goodreads Giveaway: Win a signed advance reading copy of Peril by Ponytail (Bad Hair Day Mystery #12) in my Goodreads Giveaway, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25419636-peril-by-ponytail

One more day to win a $25 Amazon/BN gift card from Booklover’s Bench http://bookloversbench.com/contest/ Check out our other features, including a weekly Let’s Talk discussion with our authors.

For Writers: Enter the Joyce Henderson Writing Contest sponsored by Southwest Florida Romance Writers

CATEGORIES & JUDGES:

– Contemporary (including Women’s Fiction): Dawn Dowdle, Literary Agent for Blue Ridge Literary Agency

– Historical: Isabel Farhi, Editor at Penguin/Random House Publishing

– Paranormal/Science Fiction/Fantasy: Susan Brower, Agent for Natasha Kern Literary Agency

– Young Adult: Lee Lawless, Editor for Tor/Forge Publishing

– Romantic Suspense: Junessa Viloria, Editor for Random House Publishing

FIRST-ROUND JUDGES are members of Southwest Florida Romance Writers. Each entry will be evaluated by two first-round judges, at least one a traditionally-published author. We encourage our judges to make comments! Top three finalists in each category go to top editors and agents.

DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted and payment received by 11:59 p.m. on October 1, 2015.

ELIGIBILITY:

– Unpublished authors
– Traditionally published, but not in the past 5 years
– Self-published authors who do not yet meet the qualifications for RWA’s Published Author Network (see our website)

SUBMISSIONS: The first 20 pages of an unpublished manuscript featuring strong romantic elements, PLUS a brief synopsis (not judged).

FEE: $25 per submission via PayPal

ENTER NOW!  https://swfrw.org/joyce-henderson-contest-entry-form/

FOR MORE INFO:
https://swfrw.org/joyce-henderson-contest-rules OR E-MAIL veeworthy@gmail.com

April Contest Winners

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Here are the recent winners from my April contests.

You still have one more chance to win!!! Enter at FreshFiction.com by April 30 to win a Hanging By A Hair T-shirt & door hanger, plus a signed copy of Shear Murder http://freshfiction.com/contest.php?id=6389

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Watch for more contests in May.

April 15-22 Spring Blog Hop sponsored by Florida Chapter of MWA

The grand prize winner of a Kindle Paperwhite is K. Wong

On my blog, “Characters Too Weird to be True,” http://wp.me/pHSwk-1wF, Deannad414 has won her choice of an ebook copy of Shear Murder or Writing the Cozy Mystery.

April 18 Book Launch Party  Nancy J. Cohen and Maggie Toussaint at https://www.facebook.com/NewReleaseParty

These are my winners

S. Allen, E-book copy of Died Blonde
L. Hale, $10 gift card
M. Edwards, E-book copy of Writing the Cozy Mystery
D. Sharp, E-book copy of Shear Murder
D. Frazier, Signed copy of Killer Knots
M. Hayes, A signed copy of Killer Knots
A. Connolley, tropical grocery shopping bag
S. York, Hanging By A Hair T-shirt
D. Esperson, Hanging By A Hair T-shirt

Booklover’s Bench April 4-18, http://bit.ly/13qZ4oF
S. Baker won an ebook copy of Writing the Cozy Mystery and another lucky winner won a $25 gift card.
Watch for our new contest May 4-18

What’s your favorite prize? A book–ebook or signed copy? Swag like a tee shirt? Or a gift card to an online store?

 

 

Booklover’s Bench

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I am excited to announce that I’ve joined with a group of other writers, and we’ve started a new website for readers called Booklover’s Bench. We’ll be holding contests and giveaways so we hope you’ll visit often.

Booklover's Bench

Our first contest runs from Feb. 7-14. Enter now to win a Nook Simple Touch and an ebook from each of our authors!

Please bookmark our site while you are there so you can return and celebrate with us our love for books. We’ll be having more opportunities for you to win exciting prizes.

Participating authors include Terry Ambrose, Nancy J. Cohen, Karla Darcy, Terry Odell, and Maggie Toussaint.

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What’s New?

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Warrior Prince is running for paranormal Book of the Month Club selection from now until October 15. Please go to http://www.ibookbuzz.com/Vote-for-Next-Book.html and vote for #1 Warrior Prince. I need your help as this contest is close, so please vote!

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All commenters on my BLOG TOUR will be entered into a drawing for aWarrior Prince T-shirt and magnet and a pdf copy of Warrior Prince. Winner will be announced on Halloween. Here are my online appearances for this week and next:

Oct. 3, Wednesday, Smart Girls Love Sci Fi, http://smartgirlsscifi.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/what-are-vile-vortices-with-nancy-j-cohen/#respond , What are Vile Vortices?

Oct. 4, Thursday, My World of Dreams, http://jhthomas.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-writers-view-nancy-j-cohen.html, My Home Workspace

Oct. 5, Friday, Long and Short Reviews, Author Profile, http://longandshortarchives.blogspot.com/2012/10/interview-nancy-cohen.html

Oct. 8, Monday, Star Crossed Romance, http://www.star-crossedromance.blogspot.com/, Myth and Magic

Oct. 11, Thursday, The Galaxy Express, http://www.thegalaxyexpress.net, Author Interview

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More Chances to Win

Goodreads Giveaway: Enter to win a signed print copy of Warrior Prince, http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/34401-warrior-prince
Contest closes October 28.

Night Owl Halloween Scavenger Hunt: Sept. 1-Oct. 31. Enter to win my prize of a $15 gift card to The Wild Rose Press. Multiple authors, multiple prizes! http://bit.ly/PXn9MQ

The Romance Reviews Year-End Splash Party, Nov. 15-Dec. 15. Enter to win my prize of an ebook copy of Warrior Prince. Multiple Authors, Multiple Prizes. http://www.theromancereviews.com/event.php

Reader Reviews: I can use customer reviews of Warrior Prince at Amazon, Goodreads, & Barnes and Noble, so the first 15 readers to post an online review on any of these sites and who send me the link, will be entered into a drawing for a handmade Troll from http://www.trollsofnorway.com/ and a signed first edition print copy of Moonlight Rhapsody. Email your link to contest@nancyjcohen.com and put REVIEW in the subject line. Drawing will take place when all 15 reviews appear. International winners will receive an ebook only.

Check out my Contest page for more opportunities to win and my Appearances page for event updates.

July Contest

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JULY AUTHOR CONTEST: Win a free book!

Find the answer to this question on my website: “Where did Marla Shore discover the body in Shear Murder, and what was the victim’s relation to the bride?”

Prize: Mystery gift box including a signed ARC of Shear Murder    

Contest begins on July 3, 2012 and ends on midnight, July 24, 2012. Drawing will be held using Random.Org. Winner will be announced on Nancy’s blog and website the next day.

Rules

To enter the drawing, send an email to contest@nancyjcohen.com

In the Subject line, put Contest

In the Body of the message, put your first and last name and email address along with the answer to the question.

*One entry per person, please! U.S. Residents only due to postage constraints.

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No purchase is necessary. By your entry, you certify that you are at least 18 years of age and agree to the conditions of this contest. You will hold the Author harmless for any misdirected emails and release her from any liability claim that may arise from your entry. By this entry, you give permission for your name to be added to the author’s email newsletter list.