GIVEAWAY ENDED!
Writing Awards
AND THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP,
THESE RITA AWARD NOMINEES
CAN BE YOURS!
EACH DAY, ONE OF THE 5 NOMINEES AVAILABLE WILL BE POSTED TO ENTER TO WIN. IF YOU ENTER EACH DAY, ON THE LAST DAY, YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO COMMENT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ALL FIVE OF THE BOOKS!!!!
THIS BOOK TO GIVE AWAY
RITA-award winning, USA Today best-selling author Karen Rose earned her degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland. For a number of years she worked in the engineering field, earning two patents, but began writing romance suspense novels when scenes began filling her mind and her characters would not be silenced.
Her debut suspense novel, DON'T TELL, was released in July, 2003. Since then, she has released eight more novels and a novella. To date, her books have been translated into five languages. Her third novel, I'M WATCHING YOU, received the Romance Writer's of America's coveted RITA award for Best Romantic Suspense for 2005. In that same year her second novel, HAVE YOU SEEN HER? was also a 2005 RITA finalist.
Her fourth novel, NOTHING TO FEAR, was a 2006 RITA finalist, was nominated for Romantic Times Magazine's Best Suspense and for the SIBA Book Award for Fiction.
Karen's ninth novel, DIE FOR ME, was a RITA finalist for Best Romantic Suspense and won the Romantic Times' Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense of 2007.
A former high school teacher of chemistry and physics, Karen lives in Florida with her husband of twenty years and their children. When she's not writing, Karen enjoys traveling, karate (she's just starting!), and although not a popular Florida pastime, skiing.
RULES:
I HAVE 5 COPIES TO GIVE AWAY
U.S. AND CANADIAN RESIDENTS ONLY
NO P.O. BOX, PLEASE
INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR COMMENT
HOW TO ENTER:
+1 ENTRY: COMMENT BELOW BY GOING TO AUTHOR KAREN ROSE'S WEBSITE HERE AND THEN DESCRIBE SOMETHING FROM ONE OF HER FUN FACTS LISTED
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6 PM, EST, AUGUST 30
65 comments:
I love the interesting fact that Karen was educated as a chemical engineer and holds patents that help Metamucil taste better. We should all be buying her books as thanks! Would certainly like to read this one!
JHolden955 (at) gmail (dot) com
Thanks!
I didn't know that Mrs Rose had a deaf child. and I agree with her about taking a romance novel on planes - I can't fly without my book!
dcf_beth at verzion dot net
I love the one: "I once ate a live fish in Japan so as not to dishonor my hosts and was then called Karen-san. Sushi is now on my "ick" list." My first husband had to eat a yak eyeball (or some kind of eyeball) in Afghanistan so as not to give offense. Me, I would have preferred jail!
Please enter me!
nbmars AT yahoo DOT com
This sounds like a great book.
please enter me in the giveaway
A fun fact she enjoy karate, skiing, and sci-fi TV - Stargate is her favorite.
elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net
I have two patents for making Metamucil taste better.
throuthehaze at gmail dot com
I spent my seventeenth birthday in a Guatemalan prison - I was a visiting guest and only stayed a few hours, but hearing those big doors bang shut is a sound I'll never forget.
mj.coward[at]gmail.com
Hi.
I enjoy Karen's books.
I didn't know that she has been a product development engineer, a database designer, and a high school chemistry & physics teacher.
chey127 at hotmail dot com
Please enter me.. I learned that she enjoys karate.
lovestoread0708(at)yahoo.com
One of Karen's facts is •I once ate a live fish in Japan so as not to dishonor my hosts and was then called Karen-san. Sushi is now on my "ick" list.
I don't think I could do that.
Great giveaway. Count me in please.
Crystal816[at]hotmail[dot]com
One fun fact about Karen Rose is that her hobbies are karate, skiing and watching sci-fi television.
jen4777[at]hotmail.com
Love that her first horror was The Pit and the Pendulum! Definitely something memory making!1
BethsBookReviewBlog AT gmail DOT com
I would love to win!
Onc of Karen's facts is that she has two patents for making Metamucil taste better.
Thanks for the great contest,
Cheers
julie.sherritt[at]gmail.com
Stargate is her favorite sci-fi show. sounds like a great book
msboatgal at aol.com
Karen says she's not generally superstitious, but has never boarded an airplane without a romance novel. I'm kinda like that, too. I'm not superstitious but books definitely have a calming effect on me regardless of what is going on around me.
wandanamgreb (at) gmail (dot) com
Karen spent her seventeenth birthday in a Guatemalan prison which she was a visiting guest and only stayed a few hours. She will never forget the sound of hearing those big doors bang shut.
I blogged about your contest here:
http://razloversbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/karen-rose-scream-for-me-contest.html#links
Razlover(at)hotmail(dot)com
Ooh please enter me. I love this author.
I thought one of Karen's fan fats that got me is
I have two patents for making Metamucil taste better.
Thanks Cheryl
clbstitch at yahoo dot com
Well this is an interesting fact -I have two patents for making Metamucil taste better - To bad she did not let us in on her secret. Please include me in your giveaway.
Thanks
Debbie
debdesk9(at)verizon.net
Her favorite food is chocolate! My kind of gal!
dlodden at frontiernet dot net
Fun fact: Her favorite foreign city is London.
marieimy (at) gmail (dot) com
hee hee
Her father gave her The Pit and the Pendulem to read when she was only eight. She's certain he didn't realize what the story was about, because he's really a nice guy and wouldn't have given such a story to such a little girl knowingly. And she mentions Trixie Belden, which I haven't thought about in over 20 years!
nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com
I really liked her fun fact of: "I spent my seventeenth birthday in a Guatemalan prison - I was a visiting guest and only stayed a few hours, but hearing those big doors bang shut is a sound I'll never forget."
Very interesting experience.
bacchus76 at myself dot com
She has two patents for making metamucil taste better.
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net
I love this: I spent my seventeenth birthday in a Guatemalan prison - I was a visiting guest and only stayed a few hours, but hearing those big doors bang shut is a sound I'll never forget.
Valorie
morbidromantic@gmail.com
Enter please!
kamijisatsu@gmail.com
She said one of her favorite foods is lobster. I remember when I was 8 my aunt made lobster that she went all the way up to Maine to get, and I got deathly sick from it. :( Never ate it again.
Linked on my sidebar@ninthfactor.org
I’m far from fluent, but am a capable signer and I often interpret for my deaf child.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
I blogged:
http://blog-giveaways.blogspot.com/2009/08/bookin-with-bingo-hachette-rita.html
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
I found it interesting that Karen survived a crash landing of a small commuter jet while reading a Jude Deveraux novel to keep calm. Now she never boards an airplane without a romance novel.
Thanks ~ megalon22{at}yahoo{dot}com
Nothing like a good mystery, count me in, I am a follower.
cenya2 at hotmail dot com
A Guatamalan prison on her 17th birthday?! Wow! What an interesting life! No wonder I'm such a fan! Thanks for the chance to win her book.
geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com
This sounds like an awesome book! Please enter me.
Lol the "I once ate a live fish in Japan so as not to dishonor my hosts and was then called Karen-san. Sushi is now on my "ick" list." fun fact cracked me up!
Shadowofwonder47[at]yahoo[dot]com
Sounds like a great book to read..
Please enter me..
RJB
loki304[at]tds[dot]net
I loved reading about this author! Some things that she said that I found interesting were that she met her husband on a blind date when she was 17, she signs for her deaf child (I found that one interesting because I would love to learn sign language), and the fact that she always takes a romance novel along on airplane flights - I totally agree with that!
Please include me in the giveaway!
Cindy
Socmom213@aol.com
I follow you on Twitter and I tweet often about your blog and giveaways! I did so again today.
My username is Soccermom213
Cindy
Socmom213@aol.com
I'd love this book. I really enjoyed I Can See You.
Thought it was hilarious that Karen won't go on a plane without a romance novel, and that she was reading Jude Devereaux at the time. The more I read of and about her, the more I like her.
gaby317nyc AT gmail DOT com
She spent my seventeenth birthday in a Guatemalan prison!
http://twitter.com/aitmama/status/3268363190
lol... her father made her read her first scary story at age 8... when her father showed irritation over her choice of reading material thus far... She didn't sleep for weeks... sounds like my daughter... ;-)
Here's my favorite fun fact-I have a degree in chemical engineering and have been a product development engineer, a database designer, and a high school chemistry & physics teacher.
bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com
This was pretty interesting:
•I have two patents for making Metamucil taste better.
mce1011[at]aol[dot]com
She is an avid traveler and her favorite foreign city is London.
oheeyore at hotmail dot com
I like the fact that she made metamucil taste better ;)
karen k
kmkuka(at)yahoo(dot)com
She is a fan of Stargate and Stargate Atlantis...i LOVE those shows too! - 1 entry
I added a link to the contest on my sidebar here
http://froggaritavillesbookcase.blogspot.com/ - 1 entry
Thanks for a chance to win!
Froggy
froggarita(at)gmail.com
She once ate a live fish in Japan was the known as Karen San and now does not like sushi
Her father getting her started on adult reading at age 8 with the pit and the pendulum, I believe I also read this at an early age but think was a bit older.
Would love to win this book.
starryann2000@yahoo.com
How crazy is it to know that Karen spent her seventeenth birthday in a Guatemalan prison! That is just about the wildest thing I have ever read! Of course she was visiting a guest but WOW! I only recently discovered Karen Rose and I am absolutely wild about her work. Please enter me!
kalea_kane(at)yahoo(dot)com
she has a degree in chemical engineering and have been a product development engineer, a database designer, and a high school chemistry & physics teacher.
amanda
catss99@yahoo.com
+1 I blogged about your giveaway.
http://enroutetolife.blogspot.com/2009/08/giveaways-to-enjoy.html
kalea_kane(at)yahoo(dot)com
I can't get over the fact that she ate live fish. I doubt I could do that. One of my favorite fun facts was that she filled 1,1/2 passports traveling the world. Wish I could do that. It makes people well-rounded when they learn about other cultures.
At the tender age of 8, she was given The Pit and the Pendulum by her father. She read the entire book just like her father wanted and couldn't sleep for weeks!! That's hilarious!! Poor baby!
imsosweepy { at } gmail { dot } com
I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/Sparkleglow/status/3567979242
imsosweepy { at } gmail { dot } com
Thanks for the great posts and giveaways!! I really enjoy visiting your site!
she has two patents for improving the taste of metamucil
i follow through googlereader and blogger
gaby317nyc at gmail dot com
tweeted!
http://twitter.com/startingfreshny
gaby317nyc at gmail dot com
Wow, she ate a live fish in Japan... yuck!
Thanks
Sarah
believedreamcourage (at) gmail.com
Karen says "I met my husband on a surprise blind date in 1982. We were seventeen. It wasn't exactly love at first sight but it all worked out and he's been the best part of my life for almost 2/3 of it." Hey, you kids hang in there! gcwhiskas at aol dot com
Interesting fact: •I once ate a live fish in Japan so as not to dishonor my hosts and was then called Karen-san. Sushi is now on my "ick" list.
I don't like sushi either!
I learned that she is a fan of Stargate and Stargate Atlantis. My son and I both love those shows.
She's traveled the world, once filling a passport and a half in three years. Sher favorite foreign city is London, although Rome is right up there.
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
bloggyig at gmail dot com
I love that she signs for her deaf child. So many parents don't, instead expecting their deaf child to speak.
melacan at hotmail dot com
Even though Karen is far from being fluent in sign language, she often interprets for her deaf child.
kirar59(AT)yahoo(DOT)ca
Blair W
blairwlewis@gmail.com
She has a Deaf Child.
I'd love to read her book thanks for this contest!!!
Blair W
blairwlewis@gmail.com
I twetted http://twitter.com/booksrmysoul/status/3652339867
Shawna Lewis
weloveourdogs@juno.com
I loved that she ate a LIVE fish in Japan...YUCK!!! ;o)
Shawna Lewis
weloveourdogs@juno.com
I posted this on Twitter here is that link http://twitter.com/theblindcupid/status/3652537045
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