Sophia Knightly's Blog
February 20, 2013
SOLD ON YOU Pre-Oscar Party!
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Enter to win this gorgeous Brahmin Red Croc Embossed Leather Continental Wallet ($155.00 value)! Offer limited to U.S. residents.
Winner announced on Saturday, February 23! To enter the drawing:
If you've read and enjoyed Sold on You (Tropical Heat Series, Book Two) post a review on Amazon or Barnes & Noble and send me the link at sophiaknightly@gmail.com. That's it!
Be entered twice in the drawing if you've read and post a review for Wild for You (Tropical Heat Series, Book Two)!
You're eligible if you've posted a review in the past (before this contest) - just send me the link.
Description: Rich crocodile texture, chic glazed-leather flap wallet with a roomy, organized interior. Double-snap flap closure. Exterior zip pocket. Interior currency and zip pockets; sixteen card pockets; ID window. Leather. By Brahmin; imported.
January 30, 2013
February 2013 Author Hunt Interview Questions
Hi readers - welcome to the February Author Hunt! One winner will get an ebook copy of my Tropical Heat Series Box Set and chocolates.
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Here are my answers...
1. What is your favorite color? Green
2. What did you want to be when you grew up? A writer
3. What does your name mean? Sophia means wisdom in Greek.
4. What is your favorite movie of 2012? “Silver Linings Playbook”
5. Who was your favorite author as a kid? I loved Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene.
6. What did you do for New Years? We watched the sunset and later fireworks on the beach, then ate Chinese food and watched Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper’s New Year countdown.
7. What is your favorite dessert? Key Lime pie and chocolate cake would tie as my favorites.
8. Name a gift you got for Christmas – A citrine ring and matching earrings
9. What book are you working on now? HEART RAIDER
10. Did you have an imaginary friend as a child? No imaginary friend, but a vivid imagination :)
September 9, 2012
June 5, 2012
Grill Me, Baby ?URock? Launch Party with Giveaways!
I’m delighted to announce the June 12th
release Grill Me, Baby, my new
romantic comedy
about
two hot chefs battling for top spot in a TV cooking show.
Grill
Me, Baby
is a celebration of food and love. For this occasion, I am going to make a
donation on behalf of my readers to the No Kid Hungry charity for the first
week of book sales.
On June 12, from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm(EST),
six lucky winners will be chosen to receive a URock mini guitar MP3
player that plays music like an iPod.
DATE: Tuesday, June 5 – Tuesday, June 12
– release day
TIME: 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 5 through
9:00 a.m, June 12
TOPIC: “What food puts you in the mood for romance?”
To enter, leave a comment here or at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sophia-Knightly/147151025379583
Prizes: six URock mini guitar MP3 players
valued at $59.00 each
This is an open invitation; please share with your friends. Offer
is limited to U.S. citizens.
May 22, 2012
Enter SmartySaver's sweepstakes to win prizes.
Hi everyone! Here's a fun sweepstakes that I and other authors are sponsoring. Be sure to click "Like" on my Facebook author page to join in the fun. http://on.fb.me/uHDwTF
Thanks and I hope to see you there!
Sophia
March 9, 2012
"Publishers Weekly's Beyond a Book Bash Party"
Hi everyone and welcome to the bash!
I'm here with sexy Argentine chef, Paolo Santos, of my upcoming book GRILL ME, BABY, to honor the wonderful Barbara Vey and her five year anniversary of blogging at Publisher Weekly's Beyond Her Book .
To celebrate, I'm giving away a set of my Tropical Heat Series books: WILD FOR YOU and SOLD ON YOU. Enter today and tomorrow only - March 9 & 10 - to win a FREE set by adding a comment here with your NAME and EMAIL address.
March 2, 2012
Thank you, readers - $500.00 donation to SMILE TRAIN!
Hi everyone!
I am donating $500.00 to SMILE TRAIN, thanks to the efforts of angels among us who bought a book or spread the word about BUY a Book, SAVE a Smile. $500.00 will fund two operations for children with disfiguring cleft palates and transform them with happy smiles. I am delighted to make this contribution in all your names.
HUGE thanks and special mention to the Media Angels who put the word out on behalf of SMILE TRAIN:
Melissa Alvarez - owner of ISelf Pub
Hans van Putten - owner of Stories of Romance
Anthony Wessel - owner of Digital Book Today
Julie Kenner - USA today bestselling author and fantastic blogger
Galley Cat on Facebook
Authors on the Cheap on Facebook
MEGA thanks to the individuals who contributed :
Martha Paley Francescato
Maggie Dove
Marcia King Gamble
Jane Sevier
Tera Kleinfelter
Marty Mathews
Nina Paules
Diana Layne
Kristine Cayne
Stephanie Giancola
Julie Newton Sloane
Distinctly Florida
@vs4as (Skarsgard Fans)
@GraphiczxDesigns
Norah Wilson
Vonda Sinclair
Lynn Hallbrooks
Delaney Diamond
Donna Tunney
Karen Docter
Kit Frazier
Cora Blu
Cate Rowan
Carly Carlson
Amanda Brice
Jan Carol
KE SAxon
Alexa Grace
Jolyn Palliata
Carolyn Fyffe
Patricia Mason
Livia Quinn
Linda Andrews
Dana de la Mar
Gwenan Haines
Rasha/Mina Khan
Athena Grayson
Shykia Bell
Cynthia Woolf
Lisa Mondello
Nina Pierce
Deborah Hughes
Louise Behiel
Mary Metcalf
Lucy Francis
Kristin Wallace
Kathleen Pickering
Zelda Benjamin
Susan Peek
Cynthia Thomason
Patrice Wilton
Mary Ricksen
Rita Cohl
Mona Risk
Carol Stephenson
Kaily Hart
Herb Stetzenmeyer
Marie-Claude Stetzenmeyer
Genevieve Koch
Jacqueline Koch
Paul Koch
If I missed anyone, please forgive me and add your name to the comment section here so I can thank you.
For more information go to: www.smiletrain.org
February 26, 2012
35K Celebration - Hop on board the Smile Train
Hi everyone!
To celebrate selling over 35,000 copies of my Tropical Heat Series: Wild for You (Book One) and Sold on You (Book Two), I am donating a portion of the sales on March 1, 2012 to the SMILE TRAIN - a charity that repairs disfiguring cleft palates on children. Smile Train is the world's leading cleft charity with hundreds of programs in 80+ of the world's poorest countries.
Join me in spreading the word -- it takes $250.00 to pay for one operation that can happily transform a child's life. Let's see how many operations we can provide
On March 1, please leave a comment on this blog when you've purchased or gifted a copy of Wild for You or Sold on You and I will add your name to the list of donors. I will announce my cash amount donation to Smile Train on March 2, 2012.
Thank you very much!
February 3, 2012
25K sales celebration with perfume and chocolate!
Hi everyone!
My Tropical Heat Series: WILD FOR YOU (Book 1) and SOLD ON YOU (Book 2) has sold over 25K copies and I'm in a party mood! A HUGE thank you to all who have read my books and future readers too! I am very grateful for your support.
To celebrate my readers I'm giving away a bottle of "Womanity" Eau de Parfum Spray 1.7 oz by Thierry Mugler and a lovely box of French chocolate truffles. Leave a comment here to enter the drawing.
Offer is open to U.S. residents and ends tonight at midnight, so be sure to get in before then!
January 28, 2012
Valentine Blog Hop - Feb. 1 - 14, 2012
Hi everyone!
I'm participating in the Book Luvin Babes' Valentine Blog Hop where authors will be giving away fun prizes - see the link on my home page.
My giveaway is an ebook copy of WILD FOR YOU (Tropical Heat Series, Book 1) for you and a pair of sporty US Open men's sunglasses for a special guy in your life.
To be entered in the drawing, leave your NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS on this page. This offer is open to US residents only.
Thanks and hope to see everyone here!
Sophia
