Seven Authors, One Grand Prize!
We were in the middle of the first week of this author series when I realized I wasn't offering a Six Author Grand Prize (even though I had six authors visiting), I was offering a Seven Author Grand Prize! With the $25 Amazon eGift Card I put in the basket, I am the seventh author. :)
It's been a blast hosting all of these ladies here on my blog. Each one is a unique voice in the writing world. I count myself blessed to call them friends, and I love to spread the word about their books.
Over the course of the past six weeks, I've had the privilege of inviting each of these ladies here to share their recent release. As a bonus to my readers, the authors each donated an item to a grand prize gift basket.
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| The Grand Prize: A $25 Amazon eGift Card (not pictured) from Gabrielle Meyer A stationary and notepad set from Jody Hedlund A handmade jewel bookmark from Laura Frantz A multi-colored peacock necklace from Wendy Paine Miller A copy of the movie Christmas in Connecticut from Melissa Tagg Book 1 in the Cadence of Grace Series & a worship CD from Joanne Bischof A black & brown scarf from Heather Day Gilbert |
And today I have the honor of announcing the winner of the grand prize!
Renee Smith
Renee, I will contact you to get your mailing address, and you'll soon receive your package in the mail!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway! My Rafflecopter calculated over 1882 entries over six weeks! That's incredible.
I hope you'll continue to come back often and visit. I have some fun things in store for this fall and winter. I plan to go back to my regular posting schedule with Minnesota Mondays, Way Back When-sdays, and Faith Filled Fridays. There will be more authors, more giveaways, and more fun in the coming months.
Your Turn: What genre do you enjoy reading most? Is there a genre you would never read? Or are you pretty open to all of them?
Fun times!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty open to anything but erotica. Right now I'm reading Allegiant by Veronica Roth. It's dystopian. My favorite genre is probably inspirational romance -- historical or contemporary!
I'm trying to get better at broadening my reading! I'm so in love with historicals that when I get a chance to read, the first thing I pick up is a historical novel! Friends like Melissa, Beth Vogt, Katie Ganshert, and others have helped me realize I enjoy contemporary, as well. :)
DeleteOH my goodness, there is probably no more deserving winner than Renee. She is so supportive of authors and is super cool!!
ReplyDeleteI definitely enjoy contemporary romance and historical romance...especially ones with strong heroines and unique voices. I also love the occasional suspense and fantasy and thriller. Basically, I love it all...ooh, except erotica. Not my thing. :)
Melissa, I first met Renee from your Launch Team and I was so excited when I saw she was chosen by Rafflecopter! I know how supportive she's been for your release. And I'm with you and Lindsay--no erotica here, either! :)
DeleteCongrats, Renee--I think this is an AWESOME gift basket! What a fun month, Gabrielle!
ReplyDeleteIt has been a blast! Oh, and I forgot to announce the winner of your book! I'll get right on that!!
DeleteThanks so much for this generous gift! I can tell these authors chose their prizes with care and promise to enjoy them all.
ReplyDeleteBooks are my passion, and I enjoy more genres than I can afford. So I also greatly treasure Amazon cards :)
Yay! I hope you enjoy the gift basket--and have fun trying to decide how to use that Amazon card! It was so fun getting each item from the author, and hearing why they chose their contribution. I'll be sure to send out the prize soon. And thank you so much for participating, Renee!
DeleteRenee!! So thrilled for you! You have such a heart for others and for books, etc. I pray this blesses you in special ways.
ReplyDeleteGabrielle, It's such an honor to be your friend and to do this with you. You are an incredibly gracious hostess and have such a giving heart. And creative! Love the collage, too, above:)
God bless you all,
Laura
Laura, I'm just now getting to know Renee, and I'm hearing such wonderful things about her. So happy she'll be receiving the grand prize. I wish I had a grand prize for everyone who participated. And thank you for being here and making this author series so special. You are such a bright light in my little writing world. Praying many blessings on your writing as you finish up the Ballantyne Series.
DeleteWow, I tried twice to comment this morning, and Blogger must have eaten them. Sigh. Hopefully this one will go through.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you, Renee!! :) Congratulations!
Gabe, this was a wonderful series of posts you did! I loved getting to know some of these authors better. Thanks for sharing them!!
Jeanne, I hate hearing when Blogger eats up comments! Thank you for being persistent and for returning to comment!! I also had fun getting to know all these authors a little better. Thanks for stopping in and participating in the fun!
DeleteI love all inspirational fiction
ReplyDeleteJan, I love inspirational fiction, too. It's so nice to read something that's both entertaining and faith-filled. I love growing in my faith when I read a novel.
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