Shawn Lane's Blog, page 19

His Contest Winner & Contest Reminder

The winner of the first six His books is Renee (ParanormalRomanceFan). I will be contacting her via email to send her the books.

There is still time to enter the contest for Loving the Assistant. The story is out Friday. Thanks!

Loving the Assistant Contest

First I have to get some business done here:

Lately when I have run a contest and I announce the winner, the winner never responds to claim their prize. This has occured two times very recently. So, I must ask you, if you enter please check back in your email or even the blog to find out if you won.

With that being said, if you want to win a copy of Loving the Assistant releasing November 02, 2012 from Evernight Publishing, please email me at authorshawnlane@gmail.com with your format preference choice. If you already entered the His contest (still going on for anyone still interested), you can still enter this one. See my lovely cover there on the side. Contest ends on November 01, 2012, midnight pacific time.  

Waking the Prince cover reveal

Today I got my amazing cover by Trace Edward Zaber for November's fairytale, Waking the Prince.
Gorgeous!

Opportunities for Readers

Besides my contest for His (see below post) this week, beginning October 18 and ending October 21st I am partcipating in an author group promo event hosted on Selena Illyria’s Offerings Yahoo Group. This is for authors who weren't able to make the Gay Rom Lit event going on this week in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I'll be giving away a copy of One More Time , my recent release at Loose Id, and posting a special epilogue with Dane and Theo from the story so readers can see what they are up to now.

Here are some details:

 
“No Pouting Party” @ Selena Illyria’s Offerings Yahoo Group by Missy WWhatCan’t attend GRL in Albuquerque this year? Yeah, me neither. I’m determined not to pout about that, though, and Selena Illyria (Etopia Press) has volunteered to help keep us smiling by donating time on her Yahoo Group. Authors will share deleted scenes, character interviews, book soundtracks, artwork and more while also conducting giveaways in the loop or on their blogs. It’s a chance for those of us stuck at home to still have some fun with our readers and favorite/new authors of LGBT fiction.
WhenThursday, October 18 – Sunday, October 21, 2012
Who Anna Lee (MLR Press), Andrea Speed (Dreamspinner Press), Christiane France (Amber Quill Press), Tinnean (Dreamspinner Press), Grace R. Duncan (Dreamspinner Press), Shawn Lane (Amber Quill Press), Michael Barnette (Dreamspinner Press), M. C. Hana (Loose Id), Adriana Kraft (Ecstasy Books), M. L. Rhodes (Amber Quill Press), Andy Dunn (Musa Publishing)…
PLUS ANY AUTHORS READING THIS WHO ALSO CAN’T ATTEND GLR12! You don’t need an invitation or permission to join us and have a little fun.
The group is just shy of 100 members, but they’re a talkative bunch, and readers of all genres are welcome any time.
WhereSelena Illyria’s Offerings Yahoo Group
So stop on by for an hour, a day, or the whole event to chat and read and win prizes. Hope to see you there! 

Best Sellers and A Contest

A little late, but here is the best seller list from September for Amber Quill 

AMBER ALLURE / September 2012
1. Pushing The Envelope XIII: Dear Sir - Kim Dare (Gay / Contemp. / BDSM)
2. Digging For Gold - Sean Michael (Gay / Contemporary)
3. Maybe This Time - Shawn Lane (Gay / Contemporary)
4. Angels On The Outfield - Pepper Espinoza (Gay / Contemporary)
5. Tame 2: Savage - A. J. Llewellyn (Gay / Werewolf)
6. Down Memory Lane - Heidi Champa (Gay / Contemporary)
7. Run To Ground - Darcy Abriel (Gay / Werewolf)
8. Pushing The Envelope XII: Yours Faithfully - Kim Dare (Gay / Contemp. / BDSM)
9. The Friendly Werewolf & The (Almost) Virgin Vampire - Helen Louise Caroll (Gay / Werewolf / Vampire)
10. Happy Endings: Briefs - Missy Welsh (Gay / Collection)

For those wondering, and I know there were some of you, Maybe This Time has made it to Amazon.

Now, I don't have a release this month, but wanted to do something. I'm currently working on the next His story, Gratefully His . So, this month I am giving away to one lucky winner all of the first six His stories. That's Accidentally His , Becoming His , Can't Be His , Devotedly His , Eternally His , and Finally His . These are standalone stories and can be read in any order as they aren't related. I have all formats.

To get the chance to win, email me your name and format choice at authorshawnlane@gmail.com.
The contest will run through October 28, 2012

Evernight Blog Hop Winner For My Blog

Hi everyone,

I'm very happy that everyone had a good time on Evernight Publishing's Blog hop. Thanks to those who stopped by. I really appreciate you making my blog one of your stops.

The randomizer picker has thought carefully and chosen Rissa as the winner of Loving the Boss and Loving the Assistant. I'll contact Rissa via email for her to claim her prize.

The rest of you, good luck winning some of the other great prizes Evernight Publishing is giving away.

Evernight Birthday Blog Hop, Oct 08-12

Welcome to the Evernight Publishing birthday blog hop!

Evernight Publishing opened its doors two years ago. In those two years we’ve signed over one hundred and sixty authors and published over three hundred books. From paranormal to contemporary, we’ve had more best sellers than we can count and made thousands of people smile, sigh and gasp. So, as a thank you to all our readers and everyone who has supported us, we’re holding this blog hop and we have a whole lot of prizes to offer you.

Here's how it works... the more blogs you hop to (shown below) the more chance you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize and Evernight is offering the following grand prizes, a Kindle, a $100 Amazon gift certificate, two Evernight swag bags (which includes a tote, a tee, vouchers, a mug and other coolness) and a personalized Facebook banner. To be in with a chance of winning the author prize simply follow the blog you're visiting and leave a comment which includes your email address. Each entry on each blog is then counted towards the grand prize draw. The more entries you have, the better your chance of winning a grand prize! You also get extra points for liking the Evernight Facebook page. Just make sure you let us know in the comments that you've done so.
Good luck and happy hopping!
Hello, I am Shawn Lane and am an author of M/M Romance Fiction. For the Birthday Blog hop I'm giving away a copy of both Loving the Boss and the follow up related story Loving the Assistant (which does not release until November, so you will have to wait until the release to receive the second half of the prize) to one lucky commentator.



Here's the list of participating authors in Evernight's Birthday Blog Hop - 

Happy Autumn and Updates

I'm officially back writing. Okay, well, it wasn't entirely writing free. I did get Loving the Assistant done during my break. But I also got a lot of books read. I mean seriously. I finished three novels and two novellas. I think that's pretty good.

I'm in the process of writing Gratefully His , my next His story, which I hope to have out at the beginning of 2013.

Once that is done I will be working on a trilogy of related stories with the extreme possibility of a fourth sort of related pre-quel book. Mysterious, I know, but that's the best I can do as far as explinations for now. These stories promise to keep my writing very occupied for months to come.

Next Monday, October 08th, begins Evernight Publishing's Birthday Blog Hop. I'll be participating along with 75 other authors, I think. I'll be giving away both Loving the Boss and Loving the Assistant . So check back in then.

Loving the Boss is Now Available

Loving the Boss has been released by Evernight Publisher. Follow this link to purchase: Loving the Boss.

In November, Loving the Assistant , will be released which is about Alan's best friend (who appears in Loving the Boss ).

Loving the Boss Winners

Randomizer chose Don and Sylvan as the winners of Loving the Boss.

I will be contacting both winners via email to send them their copy

Thanks everyone!