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July 29, 2011
5th Friday Giveaway!
It's the 5th Friday of the month – enter to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!
Are you all enjoying your summer? Post for a chance to win!
July 28, 2011
Midnight Angel Short Story Reissued!
You never forget your first love …
High school sweethearts, Dylan North and Holly Evans believed their future together was a done deal. But right after graduation, Dylan took off, leaving nothing behind except a hastily written note and Holly's broken heart. Ten years later, Dr. Holly Evans has a great career and a fulfilling life. The last thing she needs is Dylan coming back and stirring up old feelings.
Now Dylan is a Hollywood superstar but one thing is missing – and that's Holly. Can he correct his past mistakes and win her back or does happily ever after only happen in the movies?
Note – previously published in Stroke of Midnight Anthology (2004)
HOW TO BUY:
Don't forget the three other eBooks out now – SOLITARY MAN, THE RIGHT CHOICE, PERFECT PARTNERS!
Book links and To Buy links on individual book pages – www.carlyphillips.com
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So are you all enjoying the surge in older books reissued by authors? Getting to read oldies you missed? What do you think? Talk to me!
July 27, 2011
New Short Story - MIDNIGHT ANGEL - Reissued for eBook!
Midnight Angel short story reissued! (Formerly in Stroke of Midnight Anthology) - short story for $1.99 - ALL eBook formats!
KINDLE - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EHQYNG
NOOK - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/midn...
Other formats as well!
Visit www.carlyphillips.com for All THINGS CARLY!
Best wishes and happy reading!
Carly
July 24, 2011
Winner of SERENDIPITY & Sunday Funny
The winner of SERENDIPITY – preordered by Carly on Amazon and mailed on the day of release is:
#31 Christine A
(email starts with your1 …)
Email me at carly phillips @ mac . com with your full name/address so I can send the prize.
SUNDAY FUNNY
If you haven't seen this on my Facebook Fan Page – I'm repeating it here. If you've been around me long enough, you know why this is funny and bears repetition!
Happy Sunday!
July 23, 2011
What are you Reading?
I finished all the ACRO books by Sydney Croft – can I say LOVE? And then I read Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison and be warned, I claim Dragos as MINE! Now I'm not sure what to start next.
So what are you all reading this week?
July 22, 2011
Win a copy of SERENDIPITY
So … I've been thinking about a giveaway for today. I will preorder a copy of SERENDIPITY for the winner and have it sent directly to them from Amazon on the day the book goes onsale!
SERENDIPITY REVIEWS
I've been getting back reviews for the book and I am beyond thrilled, elated, excited about them!
"Phillips' newest contemporary romance shows her at the top of her game with its small town setting and complex and vibrant characters …" Booklist
4 1/2 STARS, HOT – An intriguing story with wonderful interactions between all the characters. … Romatic Times Magazine
Prolific bestseller Phillips kicks off a trilogy with this sexy, thought-provoking contemporary romance. Publishers Weekly
*****
SERENDIPITY ROMANCE TRADING CARDS AVAILABLE 
To get yours, send an SASE (long regular envelope if you want older bookmarks!) to:
Carly Phillips
RTC (plotmonkeys)
PO Box 483
Purchase, NY 19577
To mix it up, let's talk Heroes! What do you like best in a hero? What makes a hero memorable to you and why? I'll pick a random commenter as the winner!
July 21, 2011
All Things Carly
I've really enjoyed the posts lately that discuss books, where you guys find your books to read, author info., etc. As authors, we work so hard to get information to you, the reader, but with ever growing and changing social media (like now there is Google+) I'm afraid we can spread ourselves TOO thin. So asking you and following your lead helps us so much! 
So today I have a variety of things on my mind, starting with …
PREORDER – SERENDIPITY & DESTINY 
My website has been updated with preorder links for both SERENDIPITY (9/11) and DESTINY (1/12) including links to eBook preorders as well.
EBOOKS – OLD THINGS NEW AGAIN!
So you're (hopefully) aware that SOLITARY MAN, THE RIGHT CHOICE, and PERFECT PARTNERS are all available in all eBook formats. You can find links on my website – click individual titles listed above for more info. and order links.
MIDNIGHT ANGEL – COMING ANY DAY in all eBOOK FORMATS! And now I'd like to introduce one more old book being made new again in eBook format! MIDNIGHT ANGEL – a short story you may have read in the STROKE OF MIDNIGHT collection way back in 2004. The idea for the book came to me after seeing the movie Win a Date with Tad Hamilton starring Josh Duhamel.
You never forget your first love …
High school sweethearts, Dylan North and Holly Evans believed their future together was a done deal. But right after graduation, Dylan took off, leaving nothing behind except a hastily written note and Holly's broken heart. Ten years later, Dr. Holly Evans has a great career and a fulfilling life. The last thing she needs is Dylan coming back and stirring up old feelings.
Now Dylan is a Hollywood superstar but one thing is missing – and that's Holly. Can he correct his past mistakes and win her back or does happily ever after only happen in the movies?
Info on preorder links coming soon! Could be as soon as this weekend.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST
After all our talk about Social Media, here is a list of places to find me on the web and get up to the minute information about new books, reviews, puppy and dog talk, etc.
CARLY ON THE WEB
www.carlyphillips.com - newsletter sign up and contest on the right side of the home page!
www.twitter.com/carlyphillips
www.facebook.com/carlyphillipsfanpage
Be sure to check back tomorrow – I'll be doing a Serendipity based giveaway!
Anything to add on our Social Media discussions??? Please post! We're all ears.
July 14, 2011
Lipstick, Lipstick and more Lipstick!
So we've established that I'm a makeup whore …. er … junkie. A makeup junkie. Always was, always have been since my mom took me to the Estee Lauder counter for my first makeover. I still remember the exact things I brought home, tubes and colors! Now that said, there are certain things I won't leave the house without wearing. NOT because I care if people see me or not but because it's how I FEEL ABOUT ME.
So what are my MUSTS?
1. Foundation, foundation, foundation. And it can be light – as long as it covers the flaws!
2. lip gloss – sheer, glossy, a lightish pink/peach
The amusing part of this is I have two daughters, fifteen and nineteen who also LOVE makeup. The irony? THEY HATE LIPSTICK! Their MUSTS? MASCARA. (I HATE mascara!).
Anyway. When I went on Tuesday to Berkley for a video shoot for Serendipity (more about that in another blog closer to release) – and Berkley brought in a hair and makeup artist who informed me (nicely) that my frosty lipstick I've been wearing for the last five years is dated (yes I knew this but I LOOOVE IT). I felt like the woman with the blue eye shadow from the 1950′s still wearing it now, getting an Oprah intervention! Except I already own most current colors of lipstick and gloss of certain product lines – Mac and Laura Mercier – and I KNOW what I choose to wear – Glo Minerals Gloss – color – Coconut – which I first got as a freebie at a birthday party as a favor – and now buy 5 at a time (for the bathroom, purse, office if my lips are chapped, etc. LOL!) is outdated.
And feeling good about yourself is way more important than what's "IN". But it stuck with me. So I have already purchased some new lip glosses to try … and we had an old credit card that I needed to "test" to see if it was still working. Just happened to "test" it online at Mac Cosmetics. And I will keep you posted.
So … what are your MUSTS as far as makeup goes? And "none" is an acceptable answer. Not to me, of course, but you must be true to yourself. LOL!
July 3, 2011
Carly Phillips Update!
Exciting things are happening I wanted you to be aware of!
Two more days left to enter for a chance to win one of 25 copies of SERENDIPITY! Visit: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
And three of my older books are now available in all eBook formats for $3.99 each.
(Sorry I couldn't find all the covers here on Goodreads!)
Solitary Man
http://www.carlyphillips.com/bookshel...
The Right Choice
http://www.carlyphillips.com/bookshel...
Perfect Partners http://www.carlyphillips.com/bookshel...
I hope you'll keep up with me online at:
Website http://www.carlyphillips.com/
Facebook http://www.facebook.com
/CarlyPhillipsFanPage
Twitter http://twitter.com/carlyphillips
And of course here on Goodreads!
Carly Phillips
Happy Reading!
Carly
June 26, 2011
Friday Winner and Sunday Funny
The winner of Carly's Friday contest for a $25.00 online gift certificate to Amazon is:
PAMIAM (Comment #117)
Congratulations! Please contact me at carly phillips @ mac . com with your email address and I will get your gift certificate sent out to you!
SUNDAY FUNNY:
My five-year old students are learning to read.
Yesterday one of them pointed at a picture in a zoo book and said,
"Look at this! It's a frickin' elephant!"
I took a deep breath,then asked…"What did you call it?"
"It's a frickin'elephant! It says so on the picture!"
And so it does…
" A f r i c a n Elephant "
Hooked on phonics! Ain't it wonderful?
