Wednesday, August 19, 2009

SO INTO YOU and HOW TO TAME A MODERN ROGUE: Double Giveaway


DOUBLE
GIVEAWAY
SO INTO YOU
AND
HOW TO TAME
A MODERN
ROGUE


GIVEAWAY ENDED
HOW THIS WORKS:

Look over each of the books and their descriptions.
Then decide on which book you would like to win.
Follow the RULES and WAYS TO ENTER below.


ABOUT...SO INTO YOU!
by Sandra Hill

Angel Sabato has been in love with best friend Grace O'Brien for 10 years--but he's only just realized it. Too bad she doesn't take him seriously when he tells her about his feelings. Reeling from the rejection, Angel hightails it out of town. Now Grace is left to wonder if her problems from the past are keeping her from opening herself to love. But she brushes these "useless" musings aside, concentrating instead on the work she's doing as an apprentice to folk healer Tante Lulu and keeping up with the old woman's good deeds. Such as starting a foundation to help families still homeless after Hurricane Katrina. One family consists of 5 children who lost their parents. The eldest, only seventeen, has been struggling to take care of her siblings and lying like heck to the state agencies in order to keep everyone together. Tante Lulu and Grace take the children under their wings and decide the foundation will build a house for them. Re-enter Angel, who helps with the construction. Unbeknownst to Grace, Tante Lulu has decided to try her hand at matchmaking again. And Tante Lulu has never failed before!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
SANDRA HILL


Sandra Hill lives in the middle of chaos, surrounded by a husband, four sons, a live-in girlfriend, two grandchildren, a male German Shepherd the size of a horse, and five cats. Each of them is more outrageous than the other. Sometimes three other dogs come to visit. No wonder she has developed a zany sense of humor. And the clutter is neverending: golf clubs, skis, wrestling gear, baseball bats and gloves, tennis rackets, mountain climbing ropes, fishing rods, bikes, exercise equipment. . . .

Sandra and her stockbroker husband, Robert, own two cottages on a world-renowned fishing stream (which are supposed to be refuges), two condos in Myrtle Beach (which are too far away to be used), and seven Dominoes Pizza stores (don't ask!). One son and his significant other had Sandra's first grandchild at home with an Amish midwife. Another son says he won't marry his longtime girlfriend unless they can have a Star Wars wedding. Another son at twenty-three fashions himself the Donald Trump of Central Pennsylvania. A fourth son . . . well, you get the picture.

Robert and Sandra love their sons dearly, but Robert says they are boomerangs: They keep coming back. Sandra says it must be a sign of what good parents they are, that the boys want to be with them.

No wonder Sandra likes to escape to the library in her home, which is luckily soundproof, where she can dwell in the more sane, laugh-out-loud world of her Cajuns. When asked by others where Sandra got her marvelous sense of humor, her husband and sons just gape. They don't think she's funny at all.

Sandra is a USA Today, New York Times extended and Waldenbooks bestselling author of fifteen novels and four novellas. All of her books are heavy on humor and sizzle.

Little do Sandra's husband and sons know what she's doing in that library. ::grin::

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ABOUT...HOW TO TAME A MODERN ROGUE!
by Diana Holquist

Commitment-phobic Sam Carson has only dated model-gorgeous women. But one stolen kiss from a plain-Jane schoolteacher and he's hell-bent on stripping away her floral dresses and teaching her the art of being bad. If only her good-girl ways didn't make him want to be a better man... Ally Giordano is at the end of her rope. Her beloved grandmother actually believes that she's living in her favorite romance novel in Regency England and Ally doesn't have the heart to set her straight. But now Granny Donny's last wish is for a retreat to the country and Ally can't refuse her...until she demands that Sam accompany them. And though his smiles turn her knees into jelly, Ally knows better than to trust a playboy...and she definitely knows better than to try to change one. Or does she?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
DIANA HOLQUIST

Here are some interesting biographical notes on Diana Holquist!

Top ten things not many people know about romance author Diana Holquist:

1. She has no idea how to work her cell phone.

2. She loves to write. I mean, really write. As in, calligraphy. Copperplate, Italic, and Bookhand are her specialties. When the other kids were babysitting to make cash, she was addressing wedding invitations. Her most "famous" envelopes went to Martha Stewart and Rudolph Giuliani.

3. She hasn't had a T.V. since 1999.

4. She is so addicted to diet Coke, that she drinks it from coffee mugs to hide her excess from her children and husband.

5. She has a philosophy degree from Columbia University.

6. She got the call from her agent to say she sold "Make Me a Match" while she was at a PTA meeting. Because she couldn't work her cell phone, the PTA secretary had to stop the meeting, push the right buttons for her, and then hand over the phone. No one on the PTA found this even slightly amusing.

7. She owns two pairs of earrings. Whenever she loses one pair, she wears the other until she finds the first pair again. She owns two pairs of dress shoes: summer and winter. (Except that she somehow lost one of the summer shoes. She is fairly confident she can get through the summer without this situation mattering.) She has only one husband.

8. She is a cat person.

9. She has no cavities.

10. She can bake an angel food cake from scratch. Okay, that's a lie. She stinks at baking. Pathetic. Her 9-year-old daughter handles all the desserts for dinner parties. But one day, when her children are grown, she¹ll figure out those darn egg whites once and for all. (She is fairly certain she will never figure out her cell phone.)

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THE GIVEAWAY

Thanks to Anna and the Hachette Book Group,
I have 5 copies of each book to give away.
AND, YES! One lucky winner will be chosen
and get to win BOTH BOOKS!
GOOD LUCK to everyone!

THE RULES:

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ALL COMMENTS MUST BE SEPARATE TO COUNT
OR
THEY WILL JUST ALL COUNT AS ONE ENTRY
(THIS WAY THEY ARE ALL NUMBERED AND IT
IS EASIER TO FIND THE WINNER
...SO THANK YOU!)

HOW TO ENTER:

+1 ENTRY: COMMENT AND TELL WHICH OF THE TWO BOOKS YOU WANT TO WIN. PLEASE CHOOSE ONE!

+ 1 MORE ENTRY: BLOG OR TWEET ABOUT THIS GIVEAWAY AND LEAVE A LINK FOR ME TO FOLLOW

+ 1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT AND TELL ME IF YOU FOLLOW MY BLOG AND HOW OR WHERE....IF NOT, YOU CAN SIGN UP ON GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT IN THE LEFT HAND COLUMN RIGHT NOW AND IT WILL COUNT

+ 1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON ONE THING YOU FOUND INTERESTING ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK YOU ARE TRYING TO WIN!

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE IN BY
6 PM, EST, SEPTEMBER 8


GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
THANK YOU FOR ENTERING!

96 comments:

rhapsodyinbooks said...

I would like to try So Into You. Thanks for the giveaway!

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rhapsodyinbooks said...

I follow your blog on Google Reader.

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Anonymous said...

I'd like to be enter to win HOW TO TAME A MODERN ROGUE

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Anonymous said...

I'm a follower (google friend connect)

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Dixie said...

I'd like to win How To Tame a Modern Rogue.
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Anonymous said...

An interesting fact about the author,she hasn't had a TV since 1999. I don't know how she does it,I need my TV :)

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Dixie said...

I follow via google friends connect.
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Dixie said...

I think it's interesting that she only owns 2 pair of dress shoes-lol.
Shoes are one of my weaknesses.:-)

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Anonymous said...

I'd most like to win So Into You.
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Anonymous said...

I am a follower of your blog.
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Anonymous said...

I found in interesting that Sandra likes to "escape" to her library. Me, too, although mine isn't soundproof. But libraries are great escapes!
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The Scarf Princess said...

I would like to win So Into You.

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Jody F.

The Scarf Princess said...

I am already a follower.

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Jody F.

Rebecca C said...

I would like to win How to tame a Modern Rogue

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Rebecca C said...

I am a follower on google reader

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The Scarf Princess said...

Twittered the contest at http://twitter.com/jone402

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Jody F.

Rebecca C said...

I think it is very quirky that the author only has two pair of earrings and two pair of dress shoes!

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The Scarf Princess said...

I found it interesting that Sandra has a few Dominoes franchises.

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Jody F.

Rebecca C said...

I tweeted http://twitter.com/ccqdesigns/status/3407410278

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chey said...

I would like to win How to Tame a Modern Rogue.
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chey said...

I think it's interesting that she is so addicted to diet Coke, that she drinks it from coffee mugs to hide her excess from her children and husband.
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chey said...

I follow by yahoo reader
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RAnn said...

I'd like How to Tame a Modern Rogue

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RAnn said...

You are in my google reader
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Bingo said...

Woah! These comments are coming in so fast I can hardly keep up...have to run to store so bet my mailbox will be overflowing...and that is GREAT! Thanks for all the responses! Good luck to you all!

RAnn said...

Holquist is a diet coke addict, and doesn't watch tv--like me

scottsgal said...

I'd like to read So Into YOu

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scottsgal said...

follow via blogger and google reader

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scottsgal said...

I have sons too and Sandra's household sounds like it's crazy just like mine

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Kat Bryan said...

While I'd love to read both of these, I'll say So into You.

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Kat Bryan said...

I'm really surprised that Sandra Hill gets any writing done with her crowded home! Thank goodness for her soundproof room.

Amanda from Novel Addiction said...

I would love to win "How to Tame a Modern Rogue"

Thanks!
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Amanda from Novel Addiction said...

I follow on Blogger


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Amanda from Novel Addiction said...

Something interesting about the author I'm following.. I love that she only has two pairs of earrings. I have millions! But I only really wear one pair. Maybe she has the right idea!

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holdenj said...

I'd like to give So Into You a try.

Thanks for the giveaway!

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holdenj said...

I follow you via Google!

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holdenj said...

Sandra's household sounds pretty wild! I thought it was cute that she enjoys her boys coming home and her hubby says they're just like boomerangs.

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Maureen said...

I would love to win How to Tame a Modern Rogue. I follow on google and I enjoyed that Diana doesn't know how to use her cell phone because my husband is the same so he often turns it off.
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Kaye said...

Another great contest! I'd love to win So Into You

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Kaye said...

I follow google friend connect


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Kaye said...

My head would be spinning if I lived in her house. I'm glad she has a soundproof room to escape to. Btw, Bookfan Mary reviewed this books and said it is great!

dancealertreads.blogspot.com said...

I would love How to Tame A Modern Rogue. Thanks for the giveaway!

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dancealertreads.blogspot.com said...

I follow your blog on google reader

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dancealertreads.blogspot.com said...

The author doesn't know how to use a cell phone and hasn't had a tv since 1999! Amazing!

2 pair of shoes, I couldn't do it!

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Unknown said...

So Into You looks like a good book, please enter me into this drawing for it.

Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
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Anonymous said...

So into you sounds good

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Anonymous said...

I am a follower from the google reader.

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Pam said...

I like the sounds of How to Tame a Modern Rogue.

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Pam said...

I'm a follower (google reader)

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Pam said...

Diana's whole top ten list was interesting to me but the biggest thing has to be that she addressed wedding invitations to Rudolph Giuliani and Martha Stewart!

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nfmgirl said...

I'd love to read So Into You. Thanks!

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nfmgirl said...

I follow

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nfmgirl said...

I learned that Sandra's husband is a stockbroker.

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Mitzi H. said...

How To Tame A Modern Rogue

I'm glad to see she also loves Diet Coke. I'm addicted too!!

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Beth (BBRB) said...

I'd love So Into You.

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Beth (BBRB) said...

I love that the So Into You author has so many pets!

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Beth (BBRB) said...

I'm a Google Friend follower.

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annalisa said...

I would love to read So Into You by Sandra Hill. Her books always put me in a good mood. :)

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Anonymous said...

I'd like to win, So into You.

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Anonymous said...

I find it interesting that Sondra's husband is a stock broker.

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Mari said...

I would like so Into You.


also a follower...

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Kytaira said...

I would love to win How to Tame a Modern Rogue.

Thanks

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Kytaira said...

I am a follower via Google

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Kytaira said...

I found it interesting that Diana got *the call* while at a PTA meating. Even though figuring out how to use the cell phone interrupted the meeting, I would have thought they'd be happy for her!

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Pissenlit said...

Throw my name into the hat for How To Tame A Modern Rogue by Diana Holquist, please and thank you!

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Pissenlit said...

Hee hee hee, I find it interesting that Diana Holquist is so addicted to diet Coke, that she drinks it from coffee mugs to hide her excess from her children and husband. That has never occurred to me! Then again, everyone already knows how much Coke(the regular kind) that I drink. :)

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cheryl c said...

Tough to choose, but please put my name in the giveaway for SO INTO YOU. Thanks for the chance to win.

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cheryl c said...

google follower :-)

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cheryl c said...

I thought it was funny when Sandra Hill's husband said that their 4 sons were like "boomerangs."


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Kim said...

I want the How to Tame book!

CherylS22 said...

I'd like to win "How To Tame A Modern Rogue".
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CherylS22 said...

I follow in GFC
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CherylS22 said...

I found it interesting that Diana Holquist has no idea how to work her cell phone!
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DarcyO said...

I'd pick So Into You -- it sounds fun!

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DarcyO said...

I follow with Google Connect.

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DarcyO said...

It sounds like Sandra Hill lives with a menagerie -- five cats and a huge dog!

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Belinda M said...

Please include me in your giveaway.I would love to read So Into You



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Lost Without a Clue said...

I'm a google connect follower.

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Lost Without a Clue said...

I would like to win How to Tame a Modern Rogue

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Lost Without a Clue said...

What I found interesting about the author were 2 facts that she has not had a tv since 1999 and she cannot work her cell. I think its hilarious that her cell went off in a meeting and someone had to basically answer for her lol.

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Anita Yancey said...

I would like to win How To Tame A Modern Rogue. This book sounds wonderful. Please enter me. Thanks!

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Leslie said...

I would like to win HOW TO TAME A MODERN ROGUE.

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Leslie said...

I'm a follower on Google.

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Leslie said...

One of the things I found interesting about Diana Holquist is that she hasn't owned a TV since 1999. I don't watch much TV but I can't imagine not having one.

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Sarah Z said...

I would like how to tame a modern rogue please! (they both sound good though!)
Thanks
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Virginia C said...

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DCMetroreader said...

I Would like to win So Into You
Thanks for the giveaway
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DCMetroreader said...

I follow through google friend

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Mitzi H. said...

I think I'd like How to Tame A Modern Rogue but I'll take either one???

I'm a follower

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annalisa said...

I find it interesting that one of Sandra Hill's sons and his significant other had Sandra's first grandchild at home with an Amish midwife. Wow!

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Nancye said...

I like both books, but I guess if I had to choose, I would choose "So Into You"

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Nancye said...

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Nancye said...

I learned that the author, Diana Holquist, doesn't know how to operate a cell phone and that she hasn't hd a TV since 1999.

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