ANNOUNCING A "NAME THAT DOGGIE" CONTEST

One of the characters in the novel I'm writing for my next series adopts a stray collie-type dog. Please help me name him--the dog, not the character! The time frame of the story is 1866, in Missouri, so the name should fit the era.

The winner of the contest will receive:

1. A signed copy of Book 1 in the At Home in Beldon Grove series;

2. An extra entry in the SPECTACULAR contest I'll be announcing in late February to celebrate the release of The Dawn of a Dream, Book 3 in the series;

3. and, the winner's name will be added to the list for a free copy of the new book, plus listed in the acknowledgements when the book goes to the publisher.

I'm looking forward to some great suggestions! The contest ends Friday, February 4, at midnight. Please go to my Ann Shorey Author page on Facebook to post your suggestions, or leave them as a comment on the blog. The winner's name will be posted on the Ann Shorey Author page, as well.

Newsletter Contest

My Spring Newsletter offered a drawing for $15 Amazon.com gift certificate. Readers of The Promise of Morning were asked to use this link on my website: http://www.annshorey.com/contact.html to write and tell me which character in the story was their favorite, and why.

The contest ended today, with no winner. I heard from dozens of readers with their compliments on the story. Some asked questions about the writing process, others simply said how much they enjoyed The Promise of Morning. But not one reader named a favorite character.

It's all good. I love hearing from my readers, especially those with compliments! In a later issue, I'll run another contest, so if you're not currently signed up for the e-mail version of the newsletter, please go to http://annshorey.com and sign up under the "Get the Newsletter" heading.

Maybe the next one will pose a question that's not so difficult!

Where in the World Are You? contest winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered my newsletter contest. Bob in Kentucky is the winner of the $15 Amazon.com gift certificate.

I loved reading all the entries from around the country and outside our borders. G'day to my Australian readers! Special greetings to friends in British Columbia and Alaska! I know, Alaska is part of our country, but it's fun to see how far my book traveled.

Hope you'll all be on the watch for the next newsletter contest, coming sometime during the holiday season.

If you're not currently receiving my newsletter, look over to the right at the end of this post to find the "Get the Newsletter" sign-up form. Enter your email address and click "Sign Me Up. " Easy as pie!

Blessings,

Ann

Contest winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered my newsletter contest. Ann Johnson is the winner of the last two books reviewed on the blog--Enduring Love, by Bonnie Leon, and Age Before Beauty, by Virginia Smith.

For those of you who enjoy statistics, the results of the "Who was your favorite character in The Edge of Light" question are as follows.

Molly McGarvie received 67% of the vote;

Dr. Karl Spengler received 25%, and 

Betsy James (the slave woman) received 8%.

I was great hearing from all of you. Stay tuned for another giveaway coming up soon.

Amazon gift certificate winner and another contest.

I'm happy to announce that Linda is the winner of the contest on the Rose House blog. I'm waiting to hear back from her as to whether she'd like her gift certificate sent via email or through the Post Office.

Thanks to all who entered. 

Right now, there's another contest going on for readers of my novel, The Edge of Light. Let me know who your favorite character was and your name will go into the drawing for a free copy of the last two books reviewed on my blog as of the closing date of the contest, May 29.

Sign up for blog posts to see which two books you may win. 

The winner will be announced here on June 1.