Reader Appreciation Week: Gift Card Winner

Everyone who commented during the week had their name put into ye olde cauldron for the drawing. It's time to draw a winner.

The winner of the $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble egift card is...  *drumroll*

Angel G.

Congratulations, Angel.  Please send an email to assistant @ cassandra curtis . com (no spaces) so we can send your egift card right away.

Thank you to everyone who participated and hope to see ya'll dropping by my blog, Facebook, and Twitter.

Reader Appreciation Week Mini-Contest Winners

I hope everyone who read my posts this last week had as much fun a time as I had. Thank you to everyone who left a comment and spread the word about my Reader Appreciation Week, and my books.

Now, it's time to draw winners for the mini-contests!  

*pom pom swish*

The winner of Day One's contest (Christmas Cookbook prize) goes to.... *drumroll please*

Debby

Congratulations, Debby! Please email assistant @ cassandra curtis. com (no spaces) with your full name and snail mail address in order to receive your prize.


The winner of Day Three's contest (signed copy of Shifting Tides paperback prize) goes to.... *drumroll please*

Pam K.

Congratulations, Pam K.! Please email assistant @ cassandra curtis. com (no spaces) with your full name and snail mail address in order to receive your prize.

The winner of Day Fours's contest (80's swag bag o' goodies prize) goes to.... *drumroll please*

Mary

Congratulations, Mary! Please email assistant @ cassandra curtis. com (no spaces) with your full name and snail mail address in order to receive your prize.

Final Chance to Win the Amazon or B&N gift card!!!

Leave a comment on this post congratulating the winners of my mini-contests and you could be a winner too!  You have until midnight tonight to enter to win. The gift card winner will be announced tomorrow, so check back and see if you won. :)

Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail. 

Reader Appreciation Week: Day 7

Cover Reveal!

The cover for book two in my Naughty South Series, Naughty By Nature ! Isn't he gorgeous? For those who've read Naughty Little Secrets, you'll remember Tim Riley, Tyler Murchison's partner in the auto repair garage. 

Here's the blurb:  

Can a shy, mild mannered man change into an alpha hottie in time to seduce the woman he adores?

Pam Purcell never dreamed she’d be the one from her high school yearbook, divorced and still childless at thirty-seven. With her twenty year class reunion and yet another birthday on the way, her biological clock is screaming to wake up and get busy. There’s just one problem…the lack of eligible men in town.

Tim Riley has had a crush on Pam since the day he saw her kicking the flat tire on her car and stopped to help. He’s been a loyal customer at Pam’s beauty salon ever since, trying to work up his courage to ask her out. With Pam’s sister Stacie helping coach Tim, he develops a surefire plan to seduce and woo the former homecoming queen.  But will he be able to reawaken Pam’s once naughty nature when she only sees him as one of her customers?

Coming soon to Smashwords, Amazon, B&N, and iTunes.

If you haven't read my erotic romance novella Naughty Little Secrets (book one in my Naughty South series), I've made it available for a limited time starting today until the end of the month. I hope you'll enjoy my tale of southern blue collar heroes and the lucky women they love.

To get your FREE copy of book one in my Naughty South Series —Naughty Little Secrets, go to https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118880 and use the coupon code SZ28M during checkout. Please note that this coupon expires Saturday, November 30, 2013.

Remember, you can leave a comment on any post this week to receive an entry into my Reader Appreciation Week contest for the Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift card.

Reader Appreciation Week: Day 6

My Reader Appreciation Week is winding down, but I wanted to recap all the mini contests so anyone who hasn't entered or commented, still has time to get in there and leave a comment to enter to win some cool prizes.

Fun & Games Mini Contest For Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 - The first mini contest prize is a Christmas cookbook with awesome recipes I know you'll enjoy. To enter to win, go to this page: http://cassandracurtis.blogspot.com/2013/11/reader-appreciation-week-2013.html

This mini contest ends midnight tonight, Saturday, November 16, 2013. Good Luck!

Fun & Games Mini Contest For Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013

Want to enter to win a signed copy of my paperback, Shifting Tides? Simply leave a comment on http://cassandracurtis.blogspot.com/2013/11/reader-appreciation-week-day-3.html and tell me which aquatic shape shifter is your favorite among: Mermaid/Merman, Selkie (seal), Shark, or some other kettle o' fish? :D

This mini-contest ends midnight Sunday, November 17, 2013. Good Luck!

Fun & Games Mini Contest For Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013

To enter to win the prize package shown above (Prizes include: pink and black zebra striped wayfarer-styled UV sunglasses, T-shirt clips, Blondie buttons, an I LOVE THE 80s magnetic, and big .925 silver plated green topaz chandelier style earrings.), leave a comment on  http://cassandracurtis.blogspot.com/2013/11/reader-appreciation-week-day-4.html sharing your fondest 80's memories. I'll even start the game by sharing one of my funnier memories from the 80's era.

This mini-contest ends midnight Sunday, November 17, 2013. 
Good Luck!

Remember, anyone leaving a comment for the mini-contests this week are also entered for the Amazon or B&N gift card drawing. 

Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail.  

Friday Finds: Mixed Bag of Wonderful

Reader Appreciation Week continues with some great ebooks I think you'll enjoy.

Today's Friday Finds are a mixed bag of wonderful stories available for less than a latté. I don't know about you, but I love to discover new to me authors, and what better way to try them out than with a .99¢ or free ebook? Who knows, you might find your next auto-buy author.

Enjoy contemporary romance? Like your heroes tall, handsome, and rich? Give this New York Times best-selling author a try and you may start craving her backlist.

Crave
By Monica Murphy

New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy launches her sexy Billionaire Bachelors Club series with a lavish bet, a night of carnal desires, and a forever that never seemed possible.

Billionaire Archer Bancroft always gets what he wants—and he's wanted Ivy Emerson, his best friend's sister, for far too long. Being forbidden and untouchable only makes her more tempting. When a million-dollar bet with his friends throws down a challenge—last bachelor standing takes all—Archer knows he can win. That is, until one enchanted evening with Ivy takes his heart for a ride.

Ivy knows Archer is nothing but bad news: infuriating, arrogant . . . and completely intoxicating. But despite her best efforts, she can't seem to keep away. When a stolen kiss leads to a night of heated passion, Ivy realizes she's in trouble and in head over heels.

But in the light of day, everything seems clearer, and Archer's not so sure a one-night stand is all he wants. Concocting a plan to keep Ivy by his side, Archer might just be willing to lose this bet . . . and win the jackpot instead.


Only .99¢ Limited Time Offer, so grab your copy today!

Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Crave-Billionaire-Bachelors-Club-Novel-ebook/dp/B00BKZGOHM


Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crave-monica-murphy/1115182704?ean=9780062289353


The next offering is a paranormal thriller and whodunnit from a USA Today bestselling author. 

Chosen
by Denise Grover Swank

(Book one in The Chosen Series)

Everything Emma Thompson owns fits in a suitcase she moves from one roach infested motel to another. She and Jake, her five-year-old son who can see the future, are running from the men intent on taking him. Emma will do anything to protect him, even when it means accepting the help of a stranger named Will. Jake insists she needs Will, but Emma’s never needed help before. And even though she’s learned to trust her son, it doesn’t mean she trusts Will.

Mercenary Will Davenport lives in the moment. Hauling Emma to South Dakota should have been an easy job, but his employer neglected to tell him about Emma’s freaky son and the gunmen hot on her trail. Instinct tells him this job is trouble, but nothing can prepare him for Jake’s proclamation that Will is The Chosen One, who must protect Emma from the men hunting her power. A power she doesn’t know she has.

Will protects Emma and Jake on a cross-country chase from the men pursuing them, while struggling with memories from his past, his apprehension of Jake, and his growing attraction to Emma. Will’s overwhelming urge to protect Emma surprises him, especially since it has nothing to do with his paycheck and possibly everything to do with the tattoo Jake branded on his arm. Rich and powerful men are desperate to capture Emma, and Will must discover why, before it’s too late.

FREE! For a limited time only, so grab your copy today!

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Chosen-The-Denise-Grover-Swank-ebook/dp/B005NSF3ZQ


Like extra sizzle in your romance? Check out this ebook by Lauren Layne...

After The Kiss
by Lauren Layne


(Book one in the Stiletto Series)

Julie Greene loves flings. Loves steamy first dates, sizzling first kisses, and every now and then, that first sexy romp between the sheets. Comfy pants, sleepy Sundays, movie nights on the couch? Shudder.

But when Julie gets assigned the hardest story of her career—a first-person account of that magical shift between dating and “I do”—she’ll need a man brave enough to give a total commitment-phobe a chance at more.

Normally, Mitchell Forbes would be exactly that man. A devastatingly hot workaholic who tends to stay in relationships for far too long, he should be the perfect subject for Julie’s “research.”

But what Julie doesn’t know is that Mitchell is looking to cut loose for once in his life. And the leggy journalist notorious for avoiding love is exactly the type of no-strings fling he’s looking for. In other words, Mitchell is the polar opposite of what Julie needs right now. And, at the same time, he’s exactly what she wants.

Available for a limited time at .99¢, so get your copy today!

Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/After-Kiss-Loveswept-Contemporary-ebook/dp/B00BRUQ7JK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363701511&sr=8-1&keywords=lauren+layne+after+the+kiss

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/after-the-kiss-lauren-layne/1115885207?ean=9780345547255&isbn=9780345547255

Reader Appreciation Week: Day 4

Time for a little fun courtesy of Throwback Thursday. ;)

I thought it might be fun to do a Throwback Thursday and have my readers chime in and tell me some of their favorite memories/songs/clothes from the coolest, most fun era around. Scroll down for contest news!

Fun & Games Mini Contest For Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013

 

To enter to win the prize package shown above (Prizes include: pink and black zebra striped wayfarer-styled UV sunglasses, T-shirt clips, Blondie buttons, an I LOVE THE 80s magnetic, and big .925 silver plated green topaz chandelier style earrings.), leave a comment on this post sharing your fondest 80's memories. I'll even start the game by sharing one of my funnier memories from the 80's era.

I remember one summer back in the 80's, some friends and I were shopping at the downtown Galleria. The heat index was insane, but we figured we'd be okay indoors. I remember I was wearing my pink transparent jellies (shoes), my ripped acid washed jeans and baby blue polka dot blouse with the white cuffed cap sleeves. I thought I was so chic. lol

As we left and were walking back to the parking garage with our purchases, I stumbled. My shoes got sticky and appeared to be melting on the asphalt! I tried to run the rest of the way before they could stick again, and they came completely off. I sprained my ankle and in my friends effort to help me, two of them also got stuck as their jellies got sticky on the asphalt. Now there were three of us, and we had to get our friend who was the only one wearing Reeboks, to run the rest of the way to our car and drive it back to get us. To an onlooker, we had to be the silliest thing this side of spray on hair; three young women all holding on to each other and hopping to keep from burning our feet on melting plastic shoes or the equally hot pavement. lol

Next?

Winner will be drawn at random from all entries, on or around November 19, 2013 Contest ends midnight Sunday, November 17, 2013. Good Luck!

Remember, anyone leaving a comment for the mini-contests this week are also entered for the Amazon or B&N gift card drawing. 

Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail. 

Reader Appreciation Week: Day 3

Mermaids, selkies, and other shape shifters of the sea have long been some of my favorite characters within the paranormal sub-genre of romance. For one thing, these shape shifters aren't cursed by evil or created through some parasitic virus. They are part of the old magic, lost among myth and mystery. Who knows what lurks among the ocean deep?

In my Shifting Tides trilogy, one man’s ultimate quest for power troubles an undersea world already rife with dark danger and political intrigues, forcing three women to face down their fears and embrace their destiny.

I based that one man, my villain Nick Sharkey (oh yep, I went there, lol. After all, I love a pun just as much as I do universal irony), and his clan, on the ancient Formorians of legend. Half shark, half human, the Formorians were a giant race of creatures who raided the coasts of Ireland, and were the enemy of the Tuatha Dé Danann (The people of the Goddess Danu). Often, they would invade the rivers from the sea and claim the land and any female humans caught between as theirs by force. The Sídhe (pronounced She) did battle with these pirate-like invaders. So who won this epic war? Some folklorists point to the fact that the Sídhe are said to have retreated to a place under hill, within a magical dimension they created. Which would seem to mean that the Formorians won, continued their raping and pillaging of humans and their settlements, eventually becoming more and more human as they interbred the species, for generations diluting the Formorian bloodlines.

But another bit of folklore survived which speaks of the Sidhe regrouping and returning much later to defeat the remaining Formorians. Those Sídhe intermarried with humans as well, and their offspring became the Druids (wise ones) of each non-Formorian settlement. By blending in, they disappeared. Perhaps some of these descendants of the Sídhe are still alive today, fighting the descendants of the Formorians. :) Makes for an interesting story, at least that's what first captured my imagination when I decided to sit down and write my own shape shifters romance. 

Fun & Games Mini Contest For Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013

Want to enter to win a signed copy of my paperback, Shifting Tides? Simply leave a comment on this post and tell me which aquatic shape shifter is your favorite among: Mermaid/Merman, Selkie (seal), Shark, or some other kettle o' fish? :D

Winner will be drawn at random from all entries, on or around November 18, 2013 Contest ends midnight Sunday, November 17, 2013. Good Luck!



Remember, anyone leaving a comment for the mini-contests this week are also entered for the Amazon or B&N gift card drawing. 

Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail.  

Reader Appreciation Week: Day 2

This Week Only!

Get my ebook Compulsion for FREE at Smashwords!

Use coupon code JB64G at checkout. 

Read an excerpt here:

Compulsion

by Cassandra Curtis

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance 

Excerpt ©2013 Cassandra Curtis

Jack glanced over at his computer screen, hearing another incoming email alert. At least he wasn’t the only one working late tonight. He popped off a reply to the company’s VP of Human Resources, and also replied to the email from the head of Owen Hartfield’s security division. The last thing they needed right now were information leaks.

Another twenty minutes passed before Jack finished his email. He shut down the computer and went back to the print out. Just a few pages left, then he promised himself he’d leave it for Tegan to check tomorrow.

A knock on the door forced him to look up. “Come in.”

“Sorry, but I saw the light on and I thought Tegan might still be here.”

“It’s okay, Ms. Dannon. He left over an hour ago. What are you still doing here?”

“I wanted to complete some last minute paperwork.”

She was doing it again. Staring at him like a cat eyeing a nice juicy salmon. He was tired of swimming upstream alone, fighting the current. This time he’d wait and let her catch him.

He stood, rubbed the back of his neck, and looked at her from beneath his lashes. She must have been in a hurry, because her lightweight sweater was inside out, her soft, pale blond hair flew in every direction. A flash of silver just below her hip snagged his attention. Lindsay had a breath mint wrapper clinging to her navy skirt.

Part of him wanted to laugh. Other, more insistent parts of him, wanted to push her against a wall, strip off her ridiculous clothes, and kiss her everywhere, then make her beg for more.

She had a hungry vulnerability about her that called to something deep inside him…something he recognized too well. Those damn protective instincts.

“I was just getting ready to leave. Let me walk you to your car.” He put the report back in the folder and grabbed her elbow, not waiting for her response. He flipped off the lights and guided her from his office toward the bank of elevators beyond the frosted glass panels. As they waited, he noticed her shiver.

“Are you cold?” He started removing his jacket.

“I’m fine. Oh look…the elevator’s here.” She hurried inside.

What the hell was wrong with her? She acted nervous. Had he misinterpreted her signals? No, he thought, remembering her incredible kiss last December when he took her home.

Jack watched Lindsay as they got into the elevator. He reached across her to press the button for the ground floor and almost froze when his forearm brushed past her breasts unintended. She bit her lower lip, worrying it with her teeth. His balls tightened, fixated on that lower lip.

“You hungry?” He knew he was. And for far more than the potential dinner date he was suggesting. But he didn’t want to scare her off, or worse, get slapped with a sexual harassment lawsuit in case he was wrong—but how could he be?

Download this story for free (Nov. 12 - Nov. 20, 2013) at Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/316561 and remember to use the coupon code JB64G at checkout.

Reader Appreciation Week 2013!

Today through November 18th, 2013

 is Cassandra Curtis Reader Appreciation Week!

Post a comment on any of the blog posts during my Reader Appreciation Week time period and you'll be entered into a drawing for a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift card to be given away on November 19, 2013. 

Watch for mini-contests during the week to enter to win other prizes!

I appreciate all ya'll for following me on this writing journey. Oh, speaking of following me, if you don't follow me on Facebook, or you have friends who don't follow me, head over there now and click on my like button, because once I hit 200 likes on my author page, I'm making one of my ebooks FREE! 

Fun & Games Mini Contest For Monday, Nov. 11, 2013

I love to cook and bake, so of course, collecting cookbooks is one of my passions. To get your own cookbook collection started (or add to it), today's prize is the awesome recipe and idea book Homemade Christmas by Gooseberry Patch.

Filled with wonderful kid friendly ideas for Christmas craft projects and delicious recipes the entire family will enjoy, it will make a wonderful addition to your kitchen library. To enter, please leave a comment with one of your favorite holiday dishes. Winner will be drawn at random from all entries, on or around November 18, 2013

Contest ends midnight Saturday, November 16, 2013. Good Luck!

To buy your own copy of this awesome recipe book, go to: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/homemade-christmas-gooseberry-patch/1112055117

Remember, anyone leaving a comment for the mini-contests this week are also entered for the Amazon or B&N gift card drawing. 

Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law. I strive to make my prize winners happy, however, as with all my contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of contest winning announcement. If not claimed within 30 days, the prize will either be added to another contest, or a second chance drawing at my discretion. Not responsible for lost/stolen mail.