Winners of A Touch of Texas Irish contest

Laura Moreno is the winner of this beautiful bracelet. Congratulations, Laura!

Five additional winners won E-books of their choice from my book list. Congratulations, ladies!

Ann Westbrook

Lynn Dean

BJ Gaskill

Desiree Brugman

Kimberly Coover

My next book with the working title of A Careless Flirtation will be finished this summer. I'll be having another contest then.

Happy Reading and Writing!

Linda
www.lindalaroque.com

Contest in Full Swing for a James Avery Charm Bracelet and Charm

Deadline for entering  is Friday, March 31, 2017. Winner must live in the US or Canada. If you live across the pond and win, you'll receive a bundle of five ebooks including A Touch of Texas Irish.




Grand prize is the charm bracelet. Secondary prizes are digital copies of A Touch of Texas Irish to 5 additional winners.

To enter, sign up for my newsletter (see form to right) OR email me linda@lindalaroque.com and ask to be enrolled/entered.

IF you already receive my newsletter, email me and ask to be entered in the contest, and I'll add you straight away.

I'm thrilled with this new book and hope readers like it as much as I enjoyed writing it. An Irish lass, fresh off the boat from Ireland, in far west Texas married to a retired military doctor determined to not love again.

Here's a short excerpt:

"Tad, would you like to give the blessing this morning?"

"Do I hav-ta?

"Yes, son, you do."

He folded his hands on the table and squeezed his eyes tight. "Thanks for Rosa's good cooking, Lord, and for my Pa and Aunt Ruth and...Aileen." He forced one eyelid up, stabbed Aileen with his stare, and expelled a deep sigh. "I don't want no step-mother...but since I gots one, I'll try to be nice. Please watch over my Ma and baby sister up there in heaven. And if you gots time, please send me a dog. Amen."

"Amen." Sam's rumbling voice drowned out the two women's. "That was very nice, Tad." His voice was steady, but he held in his laughter. "You're wanting a dog, huh?"

Tad wiped the milk mustache from his face with the sleeve of his shirt. "Yes, sir, Pa. I'm big enough to take care of one."

"Hmm, I'll give it some thought, " he said. "Aileen, your china looks right at home there on the sideboard."

"Ach, yes. I'm so pleased with it, I could bust."

A Touch of Texas Irish will be available on March 8, 2017. It is available for pre-order now. I hope you'll pick up a copy and leave me a short review when you finish. Your opinion means a great deal.

Don't forget to enter the contest and feel free to share this post with your friends.

Thanks for stopping by and happy ready and writing!

Linda

www.lindalaroque.com

A Touch of Texas Irish release and Contest

A Touch of Texas Irish is now available for preorder. You can reserve a copy at
The Wild Rose Press and
Amazon
Release date is March 8th.

The contest officially begins Tuesday, February 14th—Valentine's Day, but I'll accept entries early, so spread the word. To enter, locate the form at the right to sign up for my quarterly newsletter and enter your details. The form is also on my website page at Linda LaRoque's Musings. Be sure to use a valid email address as I'll be sending a test newsletter to make sure your server will not time out and reject it.

The contest ends Friday, March 31st. One winner in the US will receive a James Avery charm bracelet with a clover heart charm. If someone outside the US wins, they'll receive an E copy of A Touch of Texas Irish and several other titles, and I'll keep drawing until we have a winner for the bracelet.

Thank you for reading my blog!

Linda
www.lindalaroque.com

Contest for A Touch of Texas Irish—James Avery prize

A Touch of Texas Irish will be released on March 8, 2017. The ebook is available for preorder now on Amazon.

Details on how to win this beautiful bracelet and shamrock hearts charm will be posted soon.

I'll also be giving away 5 E-books.

Please watch my blog for details.


Heiress Aileen Lynch has just lost her mother to cancer, but her spendthrift stepfather insists she must cancel his gambling debts by marrying his disreputable associate. Fleeing Ireland with the help of her mother’s lawyer, she lands in Boston to stay with friends and is attracted to one of their visitors.

Doctor Samuel Walker is in town to attend a medical conference. When he meets the lovely young Irishwoman he is quite taken with her and, at his colleague's entreaty, marries her and takes her home to Texas with him to keep her safe. Sam rationalizes that he doesn’t need a wife but he does need a mother for his son.

While Aileen strives to earn Sam’s affection, he vows never to risk Aileen’s safety or his heart—he’ll not father a child and watch Aileen die in childbirth as his first wife did. And falling in love is not in his plans.

Thanks for reading!

Happy Reading and Writing,

Linda
www.lindalaroque.com

Shattered Vows Release Date—November 11, 2014

I'm pleased to announce my newest novel, Shattered Vows, an Inspirational Women's Fiction Story, will be released next Tuesday, November 11, 2014. It is presently available for pre-order on Amazon.

The trade paperback and Nook edition will be available on November 11 when it is for sell on Amazon. It is being published by Prayers & Promises Publications, an imprint of Prairie Rose Publications.

This story has been a real departure for me compared to the other stories I've written. Somehow the idea got in my head and had to be written. I hope you enjoy reading Annie and Stuart's story as it gave me a great deal of pleasure to write it.

Blurb:

Annie and Stuart Rayburn have loved each other since high school. Their life is idyllic until their baby dies of SIDS, and Annie falls into a deep depression. Months of therapy help her recover, and they look forward to another child sometime in their future.

Despite his own grief Stuart tries to comfort Annie, yet when he reaches for her in the night, his advances are rebuffed. In a moment of weakness, he turns to another woman. Stu learns his night of infidelity produced a baby girl. The mother died in a car crash, and her will gives Stuart custody.

Stu can’t deny the child is his, and he’s determined to raise her. He begs Annie’s forgiveness. Hurt and angry, Annie must face her demons, decide if she can forgive Stu, and love the innocent child, or divorce him and move on without the only man she’s likely to love.

I'll be posting short excerpts the next couple of days and on release day, Tuesday November 11, I'll start a contest. Stay tuned for details.

To pre-order your Kindle copy, use the link above.

Happy Reading and Writing!

Linda
www.lindalaroque.com

It's a Candy Kiss Valentine's Day—It's Time for a Contest

While shopping the other day, I found this necklace and decided it was time for a contest. And since Valentine's Day is coming up next, this would make the perfect gift for someone. Or for yourself.

Here's how to enter the drawing. Go to my website and find the answer to this question. Which of my short stories/novellas is set in Carlisle, UK. Leave your answer in a comment below along with your email address so I can get in touch with you. A winner will be picked on Friday, February 7, 2014.

The kiss and chain are silver plated. The box is 2 x 2 1/4 inches. Hopefully that will give you some perspective as to the size of the kiss. It's more sparkly than the picture shows.

I hope you'll enter. Don't forget to leave your email address with your comment.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Reading and Writing!

Linda

T-Shirt Contest ends Tonight at Midnight!

If you want to enter the Edge of the Cedars T-Shirt Contest, get your name in asap. The deadline is tonight at midnight. Only 13 people have entered so your odds of winning are better. The details are on a previous post. Here is the link

http://lindalaroqueauthor.blogspot.com/2013/08/contest-for-edge-of-cedars-t-shirt.html

There is nothing to buy. Just take a look at the descriptions of my books and answer one question.


Good luck!

Linda

CONTEST DEADLINE—Edge of the Cedars T-shirt Contest

The Edge of the Cedars T-shirt contest ends October 1st. First prize is this beautiful (new) T-shirt. It is marked XL but fits like a L.

First place wins the T-shirt and an ebook of their choice.

Second place wins an ebook of their choice.

I don't have a lot of entries, so get yours in asap!

For details on how to enter, scroll down to a previous post.
http://lindalaroqueauthor.blogspot.com/2013/08/contest-for-edge-of-cedars-t-shirt.html

Thanks for stopping by,

Linda
www.lindalaroque.com

Contest for a Edge of the Cedars T-shirt

My husband and I returned from vacation last week. He won a T-shirt when we took a boat cruise  with a light show. So, I decided I needed to buy one for me. Our last stop before heading home was Edge of the Cedars State Park.

If you like all things Native American you will love their museum. I wish we'd had longer so I could have learned more. So, if you get a chance to go, plan to have at least four hours to see everything.

The T-shirt I bought is marked an XL, but it fits more like a L. I tried it on but it was snugger than I prefer. Since I can't wear it, I thought it would be good to give it away to one lucky reader. It has never been worn, brand new. Along with the T-shirt I'll give away a copy of one of my Ebooks. You choice.

I'll also give the second person's name pulled from the hat their choice of one of my Ebooks.

Here's how the contest works. Go to my Amazon.com: Kindle Store: Linda LaRoque and read through the blurbs of my books until you find the one that includes a lot of Native American Lore.

Email me at Linda@LindaLaRoque.com with T-shirt contest in the subject line and your answer (Title of the Book) in the content of the email.

On October 1st, my husband will draw 2 winners from a hat. The first winner will receive the T-shirt and one of my Ebooks of their choice. The second name from the hat will win one of my Ebooks of their choice.

I hope you're interested and that I have lots of entries.

Linda LaRoque

Christmas is Almost Here

When I was a child, time seemed to move by slowly. Impatient as all kids my age, I constantly complained about it taking so long for Christmas to get here. My mother told me to just wait as the older I got, the faster time would fly. Of course, I didn't believe her.

After gifts were put under the tree, I'd shake and rattle each one with my name. Eventually I learned to carefully unwrap and then re-wrap them. I know, that's terrible isn't it? My husband rarely puts any gifts out for me until it's time to open them.

I worked as a teacher for thirty years, and often said, "I can't wait for Christmas vacation, or two more weeks until school is out for summer." One day I realized I was wishing my life away. Each summer made me a year older. Now the years fly by so fast it's hard to catch up.

I hope this Christmas you will enjoy and make the most of every moment you can spend with your loved ones and friends. It's impossible to make more time, so cherish every second now and in the coming new year.

We'll be celebrating Christmas with our grown children and our grandson. I can hardly wait.

If you haven't entered my contest for the Zuni Bear earrings, see the post below for details. The drawing will be on January 9, 2013. A Stolen Chance was released early at Amazon.com and is just $2.99 until January 9th when it will be released to The Wild Rose Press and other online book stores and will be $4.99.

Next month I'll share some of my research details from A Stolen Chance--mainly men's fragrances of that time. Very interesting.

Happy Reading and Writing and Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!

Linda

Authors by Moonlight - Summer Soltice Bash starts June 1, 2012

Come bask in the sun, er, make that Summer Moonlight!, with us and you could be the winner of one of five themed gift baskets!


Leave comments to enter, “Like Us” on Facebook to enter, “Follow Us” on Twitter to enter. Heck, do all three and increase your chances of winning.

We’re giving away books, books, and more books. Other great prizes included in the various baskets are candles, tea cups, CD’s, chocolates, Spa sets, and all sorts of goodies! And, each basket includes a doll dressed in a custom dress designed by Fleeta Cunnigham! Check out the Contest page for a peek at all of the baskets and a complete listing of rules

For the Schedule, see Authors by Moonlight.

Happy Reading and Writing!
 
Linda

Celebration for A Love of His Own - a Brighton Charm

I like to celebrate my new releases with a contest. Prizes are a piece of jewelry that have significance to the story. A Love of His Own, a sequel to A Law of Her Own, and A Marshal of Her Own, is to be released on April 16, 2012 with The Wild Rose Press.

Here is a blurb for A Love of His Own.

Bull Dawson, New York lawyer, mourns the loss of his daughter, who disappeared from a cabin in Fredericksburg, Texas four years ago. A history book found in his office safe leads him to believe she traveled back in time to 1888 Prairie, Texas. He's determined that if she can time travel, he can too. Life will be different, probably hard, but practicing law can't be so difficult back in the Old West.

Widow Dipsey Thackson scratches out a living for herself and her young son on their farm. Shunned by the locals, she keeps to herself. When a man appears in her wheat field one day, life changes for the better. Then her brother-in-law arrives, claiming the farm is his and threatening Dipsey and her son. She fears for both their means of survival and their safety.

Her dilemma will take more than a knowledge of the law, but Bull vows to do his best to protect her and her boy.

Here's the prize, purchased specifically for this book. I think it's the perfect choice. You'll have to read the story to determine why.

Inscribed on the back is LOVE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES.

To enter the drawing for the charm, sign up for my monthly newsletter by using the form to the right. Please be sure the address is a working one. For those already receiving my newsletter email me at linda@lindalaroque.com with A Love of His Own in the subject line.

A winner will be drawn on May 1, 2012.

Thanks for reading and writing!

Linda

http://www.lindalaroque.com/

Who won the Rhinestone Frog Pin?

Margie T. is the winner of my Born in Ice contest and receives this rhinestone frog pin. Congratulations, Margie! Send me your snail mail address and I'll get it in the mail to you.

Happy Reading and Writing!

Linda
http://www.lindalaroque.com/

Quess Who'll be Wearing This Typewriter Pin?

P. L. Parker's name was drawn from the hat this morning. Congratulations P. L., you're the winner of this beautiful vintage rhinestone typewriter pin. It's symbolic of the typewriter Dessa received in A Marshal of Her Own.

Thanks to all who entered. There is still time to enter the Born in Ice contest for a rhinestone frog pin. Sign up for my newsletter by using the form to the right. If you're already receiving my newsletter, send an email to linda@lindalaroque.com with Born in Ice in the subject line.

Happy Reading and Writing!

Linda
http://www.lindalaroque.com/

A Marshal of Her Own Release Contest

A Marshal of Her Own, a short time travel set in 1890s Prairie, Texas will be released in ebook format only by The Wild Rose Press on November 23, 2011.

Blurb:

Despite rumors of “strange doings” at a cabin in Fredericksburg, investigative reporter Dessa Wade books the cottage from which lawyer, Charity Dawson, disappeared in 2008. Dessa is intent on solving the mystery. Instead, she is caught in the mystery that surrounds the cabin and finds herself in 1890 in a shootout between the Faraday Gang and a US Marshal.


Marshal Cole Jeffers doesn’t believe Miss Wade is a time traveler. He admits she’s innocent of being an outlaw, but thinks she knows more about the gang than she’s telling. When she’s kidnapped by Zeke Faraday, Cole is determined to rescue her. He’s longed for a woman of his own, and Dessa Wade just might be the one—if she’ll commit to the past.


A Marshal of Her Own is a sequel to A Law of Her Own available at the Wild Rose Press, Amazon.com, B&N.com and other online book seller.

Blurb of A Law of Her Own:

She won’t let an innocent man hang


When Charity Dawson resigns her father’s corporate law firm to pursue a career as a trial lawyer, she gets more of a change than she wanted. She finds herself transported to 1888 Texas in the middle of a murder trial.

Turner Reardon is on trial for killing his mistress. He’s given up all hope when an oddly dressed young woman disrupts his trial, claiming she can prove his innocence. Her testimony is brilliant, but his optimism is short lived when she also claims she’s a lawyer.

Charity doesn’t know how she arrived in Prairie, and no one believes she actually went to law school. Her evidence is tossed out and Turner is sentenced to hang. She has only one chance to save an innocent man’s life and find the real killer.

The third story in this series, A Love of His Own is awaiting a release date.

To celebrate the release of A Marshal of Her Own, I'm having a contest. The prize is a vintage rhinestone typewriter pin similar to the typewriter given to Dessa Wade in this story. It is approximately 1 3/8 by 1 3/8 inches.

To enter, sign up for my monthly using the form to the right or send an email to linda@lindalaroque.com with newsletter in the subject line. If you're already receiving my newsletter, send an email with A Marshal of Her Own Contest in the subject line.

A winner will be drawn on December 31, 2011.

I hope you'll enter, and if you haven't read the first book, I think you'll enjoy it.

Stay tuned as Born in Ice will be out in early December and I'll be announcing a contest for it also.

Thanks for Reading and Writing.
Linda
http://www.lindalaroque.com/

The Winner of Michael Murphy's autographed book is....

Deborah Margean Anderson. Congratulations, Deborah. Email your snail mail address to linda@lindalaroque.com and I'll get it to Michael.

Thank you all who visited yesterday and especially those who left Michael a comment.


It was great having you here, Michael, to share your newest release Scorpion Bay. Best of luck with sales and with your future works.
 
Happy Reading and Writing, folks!
 
Linda

Spring is Bustin' Out All Over

Over at The Long and the Short of It. Check out the prizes and visit each day in April to read the blog posts by guest.  Click here for the LASR Guest Blog Posts to read the guests posts each day in April.

I'll be blogging on April 16th. My post is titled Texas Blooms in the Spring. I hope you'll join me.

Thanks for reading and writing!

Linda
http://www.lindalaroque.com/

Winner of A Way Back Contest

Just a few minutes ago my husband drew a name from the entries. The winner of this beautiful rhinestone airplane pin, similar to the one worn by the heroine in A Way Back, is Kat Hall. Congratulations, Kat. Send me your snail mail address at linda@lindalaroque.com and I'll put your pin in the mail.

Thanks to all who entered. If you've not picked up a copy of A Way Back, they are available at Champagne Books, Omnilit, and Amazon.

Linda
http://www.lindalaroque.com/

Win a Nook - The Long and Short Of It 3rd Anniversary Party

The Long and the Short of It is celebrating its third anniversary in style -- by giving away THREE Nook eBook Readers that come with $50 BN.com gift certificates AND are already pre-loaded with dozens of romance and juvenile fiction eBooks.


We're having a scavenger hunt that runs from August 2 - August 29 and culminates in a two day chat that final weekend in our Yahoo groups, during which we'll be announcing the winners. More details to come -- check back soon!

Earn an extra entry AND participate in a fun two-day chat! Join the groups below:

Whipped Cream Reviews Yahoo Group (erotic romance)

Long and Short Reviews Yahoo Group (non-erotic romance)

Aurora Reviews Yahoo Group (young adult and middle grade fiction)

For full details, go to http://www.longandshortreviews.com/promo.htm
Check back daily for updates.
 

I've donated a copy of Investment of the Heart that will be loaded on to one of the Nooks. I hope you'll join me on August 29, 2010 on Long and Short Reviews Yahoo Group (non-erotic romance) at 12:00 (noon) Eastern Standard Time. I hope to see you there.

 

Linda

Flames On The Sky Contest Winner/October ebook Winner!

The winner of the amber and sterling silver earrings is Shirley. Contratulations, Shirley! Email your snail mail address and I'll get them in the mail. My address is linda@lindalaroque.com

October's ebook winner is Donna B. Donna. Email your choice of my ebooks at linda@lindalaroque.com and I'll send it to you.

Thanks to everyone who entered my Flames On The Sky contest and to those who left comments on my blog posts. Please keep your comments coming.


Happy Reading and Writing!

Linda
http://www.lindalaroque.com/