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Greetings from Cinnamon Ridge!
CHEYENNE AMBER is flying off bookstore shelves and selling fast online! The gorgeous new cover design created especially for the re-issue of this longtime favorite is getting as many rave reviews as the book itself. I’ve had so many readers contact me and say either that they have rediscovered this book, or that they’ve read it for the first time and fallen in love with it.
I gave away a second E-Reader to celebrate the re-issue of CHEYENNE AMBER and the winner was Kat Sadi of San Luis Obispo, CA. She selected a Kindle Fire HD, which will be on its way to her very shortly. Congratulations to Kat!
WALKING ON AIR is finally finished — including the revisions. Now once the copyeditor returns it to me and I’ve perused all those changes, responded to flags, and added last-minute changes of my own, I’ll be finished! Whew! And yes, I’ve started on the next book. No hints yet. Gabriel Valance, the hero of WALKING ON AIR will be offering prizes of his own to celebrate the release of his story, as Quincy Harrigan did for PERFECT TIMING. When I have a definite release date for Gabriel’s book, I’ll be sure to let you know in plenty of time.
I’m also considering doing another Review Team for WALKING ON AIR This time, however, the team will be limited to 200 people. If you were selected for the PERFECT TIMING review team, this does not automatically transfer to the next book. A brand new team will be chosen to review WALKING ON AIR. Prior team members are welcome to re-apply and could be selected again.
Ceara Harrigan has decided to hold a contest of her own, apart from Quincy’s. When Quincy runs out of gifts, which will be around the end of May, Ceara is going to hold her own, one-time drawing for a terrific prize she has selected. To enter Ceara’s special contest, you have to contact her directly. It’s easy! Just send an e-mail to her at AndersonJackpots@ykwc.net with “Ceara” in the subject line, and you’re entered. She will be picking her winner from those entries.
Readers have been having fun with my new trivia contest, too! Several times each week I’m putting up trivia questions on Facebook, and every week one person who has emailed an answer to a question wins an autographed book. Just post your answer to the question on the Facebook page and then send the answer to AndersonJackpots@ykwc.net, with “trivia question” in the subject line! How simple does it get? Great fun, and everyone likes a chance to win. Your answer doesn’t even have to be right because the winner is selected randomly!
My website contest last month was pretty straightforward: Which Harrigan brother was your personal favorite, and why? I was bombarded with entries. Every brother had his passionate advocates. It was hard to pick just one winner. The one I chose was sent in by Erin Gibson of Fairmount, Indiana, who just won an autographed book! Here is her winning entry:
Catherine — I can’t even imagine how I can choose between such dynamic and equally compelling characters such as the Harrigan brothers. Each one has their own unique qualities that separate them from each other and which make them so lovable.
Since I am forced to choose just one, I guess my most favorite out of all of the Harrigan brothers would be Zach. Sorry, Quincy! Zach is just so giving underneath all of that party hard bad boy exterior. He loves so passionately that it makes me wish I had someone like him to call my own. He is deeply devoted to his family, which I think is very admirable in any man.
Plus, he has that most adorable miniature horse, Rosebud. Who in their right mind wouldn’t want a Rosebud of their own? I know I want one, even if it’s just for a pet and not a seeing eye horse.
Zach, once he meets Mandy, devotes practically all of his time towards wooing her, and you’ve got to give him points for that. She was difficult to woo, what with all of her past disaters with her imprisoned murdering father, and finding her dead mother in the backyard of the old house that she and her brother had lived in when they were kids. Many men would have given up, but not Zach. He showed determination and dedication to the woman that he loved.
Zach Harrigan demonstrates all of the qualities that I would look for in a man. Someone who will listen to my complaints while rubbing my feet after a long day, caring for me when I get sick and bringing me hot chicken noodle soup in bed, and always loving me even when we get old and gray. That is why my favorite Harrigan brother is Zach, again my apologies to Quincy. Zach never let me down throughout the whole story.
From Erin Gibson in Fairmount, Indiana (Home of the Great James Dean)
This month’s contest is a little different. Most of you have read a number of my books and know the different heroines pretty well. More than a few of you have written me personal e-mails and told me that a certain heroine or story line really struck a responsive chord with you, and that gave me an idea for this contest. Which heroine that I’ve written about — contemporary or historical — were you most able to empathize with? And what was it about her that appealed to you? Send your entry to me at AndersonJackpots@ykwc.net, with “website contest” in the subject line. The winner gets an autographed book!
I’ve had a few hen parties online, and they’ve been amazingly popular. Watch for announcements on Facebook about more of them. Everyone is welcome!
Wishing you a wonderful summer! See you next month. If you wish to read about the more personal aspects of my life on Cinnamon Ridge, hop over to the Welcome Letter!
Big hugs,
Catherine Anderson
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