SPRING FLING ROMANCE AND MORE GIVEAWAY

ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

Hi, all

Hope everybody is staying home and healthy.

To combat the quarantine blues, I've gathered forces with several other authors to give away a Grand Prize designer Coach Tote filled with books and swag, ebook prize packs, including award winners and New York Times and USA Today Best Sellers! 

All you have to do is follow me and others on our social media accounts. The more profiles you like and follow, the more times you’re entered. Easy peasy!

Good luck and happy reading!

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Book a Trip Hop!

Hi, all!

It's time for another massive giveaway, hosted by over 40 chick lit authors! 

Head on over to FACEBOOK for your chance to win more prizes than will fit in your carryon bag. 

I'm giving away an ebook of my latest A MATCH FOR MR. WRITE plus a $5 Amazon GC!

Check it out!

Romancing His Rival Pre-Order Giveaway!

Hey, favorite readers!

Romancing His Rival is almost here!

In celebration, I'm hosting an exciting…

 PRIZE
1 Audio CD of Bargaining with the Boss (book 1)
and
1 Audio CD Catch Him if You Can (book 2)

First: Pre-Order your copy of
Romancing His Rival (book 3)
(Pre-Order Links below)
Then, CLICK HERE to enter to win!

If you already pre-ordered, enter now! No purchase necessary to win. 

The winner will be announced here on my blog on 2/11.

Pre-Order:
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Good Luck!

First Look at Catch Him if You Can :-)

In my newest installment in my Accidently Yours series, town widower Wade Roberts is being bombarded by Cape Harmony's matchmaking mamas. His only way to stop them: pretend to be in a relationship with his sister's best friend, Arden Pearson. But when what started as an act begins to shift into something more, it might take a village to convince Wade that Arden’s his perfect match.

Rafflecopter for Catch Him If You Can First Look Giveaway:

Hey, I'm offering one lucky grand prize winner a $10 Amazon Gift Card and five Runner-ups an eCopy of Bargaining with the Boss, book #1 in the Accidently Yours series! 

To enter for your chance to win one of these exciting prizes, please fill out the Rafflecopter link below:

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About Catch Him If You Can:

Title: Catch Him If You Can

Author: Jennifer Shirk

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 13, 2018

Publisher: Entangled Publishing

Series: Accidently Yours

Format: Digital eBook

Digital ISBN: 9781640636156

Add to your TBR list:  Goodreads

Pre-Order:  Amazon  |  Barnes and Noble  |  Kobo  |  iTunes

Excerpt:

Copyright© 2018 Catch Him If You Can

Jennifer Shirk

“I don’t understand what difference it makes if you’re married or engaged or whatever on how you do your job,” he said.

Her shoulders slumped. “Normally, it wouldn’t make a difference, until I received that bad press a few months ago.”

“The Bahamas Bolter?”

“Yes,” she grumbled. “Anyway, it’s a long story, but these particular clients were hesitant to sign until I kind of sort of blurted that I was engaged.”

Wade snorted. “Seriously? It’s not like my clients think I need to own a pet to be a good veterinarian.”

“Exactly! Thank you.” She bit her lip. “Normally, I’d dismiss clientele who thought like that. However, they are pretty big clients, Wade. Huge. Huge enough that if all goes as planned, everyone will easily forget that wedding snafu I had a few months ago. I had no choice but to tell a teensy lie. And, well, since you had wanted me to pretend to be your girlfriend earlier, I figured…”

“You figured I could be your fake fiancé.”

“Yes. Will you?”

“Uh, here’s the thing. I wanted a girlfriend,” he said, folding his arms. “I didn’t say anything about a fiancée.”

“Oh, Wade, really?” She spluttered. “What’s the difference?”

“What’s the difference? It adds a whole other element to the charade. And besides, don’t you think you’re moving a little fast in our fake relationship? I had no idea you were so pushy. Fake boyfriends don’t like to be—”

“Okay, I get it!” She huffed. “So sorry I didn’t fulfill your time requirement to be fake courted properly, but like I said, this is an actual emergency.”

He took a bite of banana bread and chewed, pretending to think it over. “I don’t know…”

Arden planted her fists on her hips with a harrumph. “What don’t you know, Wade? Whether you actually missed out on the fake wooing or how unreasonable you’re acting right now?”

“Now, now. A short temper is not something particularly attractive in a fake girlfriend slash fiancée.”

“Well, maybe when a person’s career is in jeopardy and she asks a friend for help and gets turned down flat, she wouldn’t feel the urge to punch the fake boyfriend slash fiancé in the throat.”

He wanted to grin but didn’t dare. It was rare to have the upper hand with Arden—and he found he was quite enjoying this sudden little nuance, along with her begging him for help.

Freebie Friday!

Hi, all!

Guess what?

My Critique Group has a Facebook Group: Through Heart-Shaped Glasses

We chat books, life, men, food, movies--whatever!

Sometimes we even do giveaways. 

Today I'm giving away ONE free ebook (winner's choice) from a list of 5 books in my TBR pile.
Answer the question I ask and be entered to win! (Easy peasy)

Here are the list of choices you'll have if you win:

My little Facebook disclaimer: This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. By entering, Entrants agree to a complete release of Facebook.

Good luck!

Wrong Brother, Right Match is out today!

Hi, all

Happy Monday!

First off the bad news: I've been sick since Thursday. Had to go to the doctors and everything! They told me I had a 101 fever and gave me a prescription for antibiotics and a super strong cough syrup. Bleh. December is a TERRIBLE time to be sick.
There is too much to do and too many parties/fundraisers to attend.

Now the good news: I'm feeling better! (a little) AND it's release day for my new sweet romance

Wrong Brother, Right Match!

Matchmaking guru Kennedy Pepperdine’s life is perfect. Perfect job. Perfect friends. Perfect boyfriend. Except...when she gets trapped in an elevator with a handsome stranger, she accidentally confesses a secret: maybe her perfect boyfriend, Justin, isn’t so perfect for her after all. But a matchmaker should be able to successfully match herself, right? Thankfully, she’ll never see the handsome stranger again. Until she heads home with Justin for the holidays and learns that the sexy stranger is none other than Justin’s older brother, Matt.
Matt Ellis is trying to be on his best behavior for his mother—it is Christmas, after all. But when he recognizes the beautiful woman from the elevator—the one he hasn’t been able to stop thinking about for months—his best behavior is being held by a thread. Matt’s always sacrificed for his family, and nothing is more important than their happiness, but the more time he spends around Kennedy, the more he wonders if her supposed "right match" might just be the wrong brother.

If you stop by author Beth Rhodes blog, she's giving away an ebook copy of my new book (comment to win) plus a chance to win $20!

Plus, if you follow the blog tour, there are more chances to win an Amazon GC!

Have a great week!

Jennifer

Fiance by Fate is Released!!

Happy Monday, all!

I'm THRILLED to announce that my fun romance Fiancé by Fate is now available!

Here are what nice people on Goodreads are saying about it already:

I absolutely loved this book. It was lighthearted, witty, charming, engaging, and at times had me smirking at the banter between the hero and the heroine. 

What a fun story! I fell in love with the characters from the very first pages with the witty banter between Sabrina and her best friend Maddie.

If you want a fun read, something that will make you smile and laugh out loud in places (which I did), then read this book. I've already recommended it to several people.

Isn't that sweet?

And best of all, for the next two weeks it will be at a low price of 99cents!
So grab it while you can!



And if you haven't already grabbed this one, A Little Bit Cupid will be FREE for the next two weeks too!

YAY!







Also, you can follow the blog tour of Fiancé by Fate!
Some lucky commenter will win a FUN prized-filled gift basket of items that inspired the book plus a $10 Amazon GC on top of that!

 April 14

Book reviewed at Hanging Off the Wire

April 15

Interviewed at Review From Here

April 16

Guest blogging at Ex Libris

Book featured at A Book Addict’s Delight

April 17

Book reviewed at She Hearts Books

Book featured at 3 Partners in Shopping

April 18

Book reviewed at Sleepless Nights Filled with Endless Books

Book featured at Confessions of a Reader

April 21

Book reviewed at What’s on the Bookshelf

Book reviewed at Lisa Loves Books

Book reviewed at Becky on Books…and Quilts

April 22

Book featured at Romantic Reads and Such

April 23

Interviewed at Romance for Every World

Interviewed at I Am A Reader

Book reviewed at Ramblings of a Book Lunatic

Guest blogging at Books Over Boys

April 24

Book featured at My Devotional Thoughts

April 25

Book reviewed at Steam Guys After Dark

Book reviewed at Books to Get Lost In

Book reviewed at Ramblings from this Chick

Book reviewed at Living Between Books

Whew! Peace out!

I'm actually going on break this week, but will return Easter Monday.
Have a great holiday!

Pigtails, Chin Hairs and a Giveaway!

Happy Monday, all!
And it is a happy Monday for me--I'm done Christmas shopping! (and I'm half wrapped too)
Woo-hoo! Cookies will start being baked by the end of this week. (I like them fresh for Christmas Eve)

Anyhew...I'm so pleased to have my bloggy friend BECKY POVICH here today. She has a memoir out now called FROM PIGTAILS TO CHIN HAIRS and will be giving away a Christmas wrapped copy of it to some lucky commenter!
Double WOOT!

So please give a warm welcome to Becky!
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Hi Jennifer ~ Thank you so much for hosting me on your blog!

TO START OUT, TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.

I celebrated a "big" birthday this past January when I became 60 years old. Sixty years old! I certainly don't feel that old and I like to announce that I feel 35, both mentally and physically.

I love listening to almost any kind of music, watching old, black and white movies, and breaking out into song at the oddest times….and of course, writing!

Although I'd always been an avid reader, and enjoyed writing letters to friends, pen pals, and family members, the thought of being capable enough of writing something worth publishing was never more than a passing thought. That is, until May of 2001 when my estranged father became gravely ill and wasn't expected to live. My startling emotions brought out the writer in me, and my fingers magically typed a piece about Dad. I was 48 years old and the rest, as they say, is history!

TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR BOOK From Pigtails to Chin Hairs: A Memoir & More AND WHY YOU CHOSE TO WRITE IT.

The idea to write my memoir came to me as I read the hugely popular, bestselling book by Haven Kimmel, A Girl Named Zippy. It was during the same time I was writing short, personal articles for a local newspaper, and the thought occurred to me that just maybe I had enough interesting/humorous/poignant times in my life, to fill the pages of a memoir. I certainly knew I wasn't anywhere near as talented as Ms. Kimmel, but my ideas began to take shape.

Even though that idea took many months/years to materialize, I never gave up. My road to completion and publication was a long, winding, ziggy-zaggy road, and I'm a perfect example of: You're Never Too Old and Don't Ever Give Up!

WHAT GENRES ARE YOUR FAVORITE(S)? WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS TO READ AND WHY?

My favorite genre is women's fiction, and to break it down --- I love beautifully written coming-of-age books, stories about women's struggles and accomplishments, and humorous versions of both, and funny books that make me laugh out loud.

Some of my favorite books are:

Joy School, by Elizabeth Berg   (coming of age)

Salt Dancers, by Ursula Hegi    (women's struggles)

The Cape Ann, by Faith Sullivan  (coming of age)

 The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd   (coming of age)

 Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott  (women's struggles and coming of age)

 Mrs. Kimble, by Jennifer Haigh   (women's struggles)

Bread Alone, by Judith Ryan Hendricks  (women's struggles)

Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris  (laugh out loud funny)

AND many more including books by: Philip Gulley, Mitch Albom, Michael Lee West, Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy, Fannie Flagg, Lorna Landvik, and Erma Bombeck.

 

WHAT THREE THINGS DO YOU NEED IN ORDER TO WRITE?

1)      Being in the mood to write

2)     Coffee and/or Diet Soda

3)     My laptop

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO WHEN NOT WRITING?

Watching TV, blogging, e-mailing, reading, eating and sleeping!

 

HOW CAN READERS CONNECT WITH YOU?

I would love for readers to connect with me!

My blog: www.beckypovich.blogspot.com

My website: www.beckypovich.com

My Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Becky-Lewellen-Povich/e/B00GMWOOES/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1387118233&sr=1-2-ent

Facebook: Becky Lewellen Povich

E-mail: Beckypovich@gmail.com or Writergal53@gmail.com

Thanks so much, Becky!

*GIVEAWAY*:  Becky is kind enough to offer up a wrapped print copy of her memoir FROM PIGTAILS TO CHIN HAIRS to some lucky commenter. Giveaway will run from now until Thursday 11:59PM EST. Winner will be announced Friday here on my blog. Every comment will be an entry.  Giveaway is for U.S. and Canada only.

Thinking like a Reader

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Happy Monday, everyone!

Hey, I'm super pleased with my WIP right now! I only have a few chapters left to edit and then I'm done. WOOT!

(Until the next WIP)

That means promotion will start soon too. Boo! Anyhew, I was thinking about the last FaceBook party I was involved with and what readers had said there when asked what kinds of giveaways they liked receiving.

I automatically assumed we would hear things like ebooks, books, gift cards, etc...

(Things I obviously like! Ha!) But no.

What do Readers Really Want?
Here is what some said:

1) "Readers LOVE to win CD's with the book's playlist on it! That way we can read the book while listening to it. Just a little thought for you all."

2) "Anything that can help us readers feel what you felt while writing the story, see what you want us to see, smell what the air was like on a hot summer night in Georgia (or wherever the story is), it just makes us fall more in love with the books. We become attached to them and the authors."

3)"The simplest things make us readers happy. A soundtrack, pretty smelling candles that go with the theme of the book, a sentimental trinket that was mentioned in the book. We want to be a part of the story, as well. Maybe a lace hanky that was the heroine's grandma's, etc..."

I thought that was really cool! Why didn't I think of that?

Since learning that, as I've been editing, I've been listening to music. I can't write to music but I can do some editing with it.
I decided to pick the music like I was creating a movie soundtrack. You know, to put me in the mood for each chapter. I'm really excited how this music list came together and how it sparked my creativity for the story!

I think for one of my giveaways, I will either cut a CD with my playlist on it or do a IPod giveaway with the playlist on it. Something a little different. Maybe even throw in a pack of beef jerky and a magic eight ball with it too.
(You would have to read the book to know why.) :-)

That's it for me today. I'm off to edit.

How about you? If you're a reader, what kind of giveaways do you like to receive from authors?

If you're an author, have you made a playlist for any of your books?