These prizes are non-returnable and have no cash value. If you win a printed book you already have, you may use your prize as a gift for someone. 

Good luck!

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Please note: e-books are copyrighted and are intended for one user only. Any e-book files I send you may not be shared, transfered to anyone else, printed, copied, sold or rented. Any infraction of this copyright could result in a lawsuit. Please respect writers by not sharing e-books.

Textnovel winners: Katatonia (grand prize), Deidre, Christiana Cameron, Chaney, FloP and Planet_Pandora. Congratulations to you all!

This contest is now CLOSED.

THIS MY LAST MONTHLY GIVEAWAY OF THE YEAR! ENTER NOW!

Make sure you follow ALL the rules or you'll be disqualified.

My debut romantic suspense Lancelot's Lady has been entered in the Dorchester/Textnovel "Next Best Celler" contest, and I need more votes and subscribers to have a chance at winning.

I'm willing to give you 2 things in return for your support--a great free read and the chance to win one of my other novels or the grand prize, a $75 Starbucks gift card.

FIVE lucky winners will win a signed copy of one of my novels (The River, Divine Intervention and Whale Song), plus some extra goodies (any country).

One Grand Prize winner will win a $75 Starbucks gift card (Canadian or US winner only).

Rules:

1. You must sign up as a member of Textnovel.com (free, easy & no spam).
2. You must vote for Lancelot's Lady by clicking on the thumbs up icon at the top of my novel's page: http://www.textnovel.com/stories_list_detail.php?story_id=928
3. You must subscribe to receive a notice about future chapters by clicking on the cell phone icon.
4. And leave me a review comment on any chapter page at: http://www.textnovel.com/stories_list_detail.php?story_id=928
5. Contest ends at midnight (MT) on November 30th, 2009.

Prizes will be awarded in early December. No cash value, no exchanges. Please note: you MUST vote, subscribe and comment.

If you have already voted for Lancelot's Lady, please take a second to make sure you've also subscribed (blue circles will be gray if you have) and leave at least one comment. If you did so, you were entered in the preceding monthly giveaways. If you did not win, you're name will be entered again automatically.

One giveaway prize per person. No purchase necessary.

Thank you so much for your support. I truly appreciate it. :-)

 ~Cheryl

Textnovel winners: lightningdawn (grand prize), kathleen ball, Wariat, loeymaddy, GaGa2197, MJ Savage. Congrats to you all!

This contest is now CLOSED. TY

More prizes than last month and a bigger Grand Prize!

Make sure you follow ALL the rules or you'll be disqualified.

My debut romantic suspense Lancelot's Lady has been entered in the Dorchester/Textnovel "Next Best Celler" contest, and I need more votes and subscribers to have a chance at winning.

I'm willing to give you 2 things in return for your support--a great free read and the chance to win one of my other novels or the grand prize, a $75 Starbucks gift card.

FIVE lucky winners will win a signed copy of one of my novels (The River, Divine Intervention and Whale Song), plus some extra goodies (any country).

One Grand Prize winner will win a $75 Starbucks gift card (Canadian or US winner only).

Rules:

1. You must sign up as a member of Textnovel.com (free, easy & no spam).
2. You must vote for Lancelot's Lady by clicking on the thumbs up icon at the top of my novel's page: http://www.textnovel.com/stories_list_detail.php?story_id=928
3. You must subscribe to receive a notice about future chapters by clicking on the cell phone icon.
4. And leave me a review comment on any chapter page at: http://www.textnovel.com/stories_list_detail.php?story_id=928
5. Contest ends at midnight (MT) on October 30th, 2009.

Prizes will be awarded in early November. No cash value, no exchanges. Please note: you MUST vote, subscribe and comment.

If you have already voted for Lancelot's Lady, please take a second to make sure you've also subscribed (blue circles will be gray if you have) and leave at least one comment. If you did so, you were entered in the preceding monthly giveaways. If you did not win, you're name will be entered again automatically.

One giveaway prize per person. No purchase necessary.

Thank you so much for your support. I truly appreciate it. :-)

 ~Cheryl

Textnovel Winners: AppleHeart, RB, mfalk40 and Desiree Montgomery (grand prize)

This contest is CLOSED.

By now, you've probably heard that my debut romantic suspense Lancelot's Lady has been entered in the Dorchester/Textnovel "Next Best Celler" contest. I need more votes and subscribers to have a chance at winning, and I'm willing to give you 2 things in return--a great free read and the chance to win one of my other novels.

The prizes? Three lucky winners will win a signed copy of one of my novels (The River, Divine Intervention and Whale Song), plus some extra goodies.

Rules:

1. You must sign up as a member of Textnovel.com (free, easy & no spam).
2. You must vote for Lancelot's Lady by clicking on the thumbs up icon at the top of my novel's page: http://www.textnovel.com/stories_list_detail.php?story_id=928
3. You must subscribe to receive a notice about future chapters by clicking on the cell phone icon.
4. And leave me a review comment on any chapter page at: http://www.textnovel.com/stories_list_detail.php?story_id=928
5. Contest ends at midnight (MT) on September 30th, 2009.

Prizes will be awarded in early October. No cash value, no exchanges. Please note: you MUST vote, subscribe and comment.

If you have already voted for Lancelot's Lady, please take a second to make sure you've also subscribed (blue circles will be gray if you have) and leave at least one comment.

If you were entered in the preceding monthly giveaway and did not win, you're name will be entered again. One giveaway prize per person.

If you have already voted, subscribed and commented, you'll be automatically entered.

Thank you so much for your support. I truly appreciate it. :-)

 ~Cheryl

Winners - Shadeau, Diddikai and JMFreemont (Textnovel names)

This new contest is very easy to enter. But make sure you follow all the rules or you'll be disqualified.

By now, you've probably heard that my debut romantic suspense Lancelot's Lady has been entered in the Dorchester/Textnovel "Next Best Celler" contest. I need more votes and subscribers to have a chance at winning, and I'm willing to give you 2 things in return--a great free read and the chance to win one of my other novels.

The prizes? Three lucky winners will win a signed copy of one of my novels (The River, Divine Intervention and Whale Song), plus some extra goodies.

Rules:

1. You must sign up as a member of Textnovel.com (free, easy & no spam).
2. You must vote for Lancelot's Lady by clicking on the thumbs up icon at the top of my novel's page: http://www.textnovel.com/stories_list_detail.php?story_id=928
3. You must subscribe to receive a notice about future chapters by clicking on the cell phone icon.
4. And leave me a review comment on any chapter page at: http://www.textnovel.com/stories_list_detail.php?story_id=928
5. Contest ends at midnight (MT) on August 31st, 2009.

Prizes will be awarded in early September. No cash value, no exchanges. Please note: you MUST vote, subscribe and comment.

If you have already voted for Lancelot's Lady, please take a second to make sure you've also subscribed (blue circles will be gray if you have) and leave at least one comment.

If you have already voted, subscribed and commented, you'll be automatically entered.

Thank you so much for your support. I truly appreciate it. :-)

Contest CLOSED!

Winning name is: WINSTON CHAMBERS, submitted by Wally Rabbani

Ever want to get revenge on a high school bully, your boss, a teacher, your ex-best friend? Well now you can.

From now until July 31st, 2009, you can submit a name (first & last) of someone you know or a fictitious name.

I am looking for a male name, suitable for a 50-ish cigar-smoking man.

On August 1st, 2009, I will select one winner from all the entries and use that name, fictitiously of course, in Lancelot's Lady, my novel-in-progress and an entry in the Textnovel/Dorchester "America's Next Best Celler" contest.

The winner will receive an autographed copy as soon as this novel is published. And the winner's initials will be credited on my acknowledgement page in the book, if they choose.

Keep in mind that the ‘corpse’ character will not intentionally look like or act like the person he or she is named after, nor will the character survive. After all, 'I kill people off for a living'.

Rules:

1. You must sign up as a member of Textnovel.com (free).
2. You must vote for Lancelot's Lady by clicking on the thumbs up icon at the top of my novel's page: http://www.textnovel.com/stories_list_detail.php?story_id=928
3. You must subscribe to receive future chapters by clicking on the cell phone icon at top
4. Then leave your suggested 'corpse' name here on my website in a comment.
5. Contest ends at midnight (MT) on July 31st, 2009.

I'm submitting a novel I started years ago that I've always wanted to finish. The genre for the contest is ROMANCE. You'll be able to read as I write.

I can't do this without you. To become a top finalist ALL I NEED ARE YOUR VOTES, and those of your friends (so please forward my email to friends and family.)

If you'd like to leave a short review comment too, that's great.

Go to my novel Lancelot's Lady (a contemporary romance about a palliative care nurse who ends up on a private island, much to the owner's dismay, that I'm writing under the pen name of Cherish D'Angelo).

Then sign up on Textnovel so you can vote (it takes a couple of minutes), and to vote, click on the circular "thumbs up" icon at top of story.

Thank you all so much for helping me with this. I sincerely appreciate it. Your votes could make the difference between a major publishing contract or being in limbo.

Please vote now. Lancelot's Lady

P.S. The cover above is a mock book cover I created for inspiration only.      

Cheryl Kaye Tardif

author of Whale Song

http://www.cherylktardif.com/

While playing cards with my good friends Bobbi and Rus, Rus noticed that I always led with hearts. He mentioned this and someone replied, "She always leads with her heart." Rus jokingly bet me that I couldn't use that line as the opening sentence of a novel and have it make sense. Not only did I use it, I made it important to the story. What novel was it?

The River. "She always leads with her heart," a voice croaked.

Opening line contest details:

In the spirit of fun and because I love a good challenge, I invite you to submit a single sentence as an opening line to a thriller I plan to write in 2010. I won't tell you anything about the story.

By leaving a sentence here, you are giving me permission to use it in this novel if you are selected as the winner. I will credit you, so please leave your name and email address too. I won't be judging this contest for a while, so feel free to enter as often as you like.

The winner will receive a credit or acknowledgement in my novel and a free signed copy of the book once it's published (a few years from now).

Only entries left here in the comments will qualify.

I am holding my first ever Twitter Contest. This is how it works:

1. Follow me on Twitter (you'll need a Twitter account to do this).

2. By following me, you'll be automatically entered in my Twitter Contest.

3. Ask your friends to follow me. I will start giving away books when I have 750 followers!!

4. Give everyone you know my Twitter URL www.twitter.com/cherylktardif. You can send this out in your newsletters, ezines, emails etc.

5. Once I reach 750 followers I'll start giving out free books, and other prizes! Book prizes will consist of my own novels plus other authors' books. 

Good luck all!!

Note: Those who donate prizes and are following me will also be entered in the contest. They cannot, however, win their own prize.

WHALE SONG Fan Pics Contest:

Send me your Fan Pics of you and Whale Song! Be creative! Get crazy! Show me some wild settings!

And remember to keep them G-rated! :)

At the end of every month, I will award 1 winner with a prize package worth $50+.

Prizes will be awarded in the first week of the following month until further notice and there are no exchanges or cash value. You may enter as many times as you'd like in any given month but once a photo has been submitted you must send a different one. So show me your Whale Song Fan Pics!

Just email me a jpg pic. I should be able to see the book cover or at least tell that it is Whale Song.