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Epic Giveaway Winners!!

Wow, y’all!! I’m totally overwhelmed at how many of you have signed up to help me find good new homes for my books and cookbooks! Thank you so much!!

We have winners, but two quick things first:

One, MR. GOOD ENOUGH is now available on iBooks and Barnes & Noble! And to celebrate, I’ve put it on sale for $0.99 this weekend! 

Get your copy at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks

And two, if you haven’t signed up for my newsletters, sign up now!! Big news about THE HUSBAND GAMES is coming soon!! Soon soon SOON!!! (That word looks weird when you see it three times in a row, doesn’t it?)

Now! Our winners!

Diane D. wins the Kathleen Woodiwiss books!!

Carmen Reyes wins the Nora Roberts books!!

Charmarie Dotson wins the Susan Elizabeth Phillips books!!

Kylan Alexander wins the Jennifer Crusie books!!

And Susan Igel, Diana, and Marcy X all win Cooks Illustrated and cookbook prize packs!!

Thank you all SO MUCH for your help!! Winners, drop me an email at jamie @ jamiefarrellbooks . com (no spaces) with your addresses ASAP so I can get these boxes in the mail!

And since today’s the last day of May, a quick reminder:

For the month of May, I’m giving away a surprise to one blog commenter. A surprise, you say? That’s right, a surprise! It could be anything! Want to enter? Just comment on any blog that I post in the month of May. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win! Limit one entry per post, though feel free to comment as much as you wish! Full contest and giveaway rules here.

 

Friday Funnies

SuperHubby texted me this yesterday.

Seriously. Who would burgle a flower shop?

If you haven’t entered to win yesterday’s epic giveaway, you still have time!! Winners announced tomorrow!

And if you haven’t signed up for my newsletter, do it now!! Big news coming within DAYS!!

For the month of May, I’m giving away a surprise to one blog commenter. A surprise, you say? That’s right, a surprise! It could be anything! Want to enter? Just comment on any blog that I post in the month of May. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win! Limit one entry per post, though feel free to comment as much as you wish! Full contest and giveaway rules here.

Help A Military Wife Move Epic Final Giveaway!!

It’s a moving celebration!!

Our moving truck arrives in days, you guys. DAYS. And I just found another HUGE stack of books, along with a big ol’ stack of cookbooks.

And they all need new homes.

So today, we have not one, not two, but SEVEN giveaways!!

Like Nora Roberts? Jennifer Crusie? Kathleen Woodiwiss? Susan Elizabeth Phillips?

Then today’s giveaways are for you!!

And if you like food, today’s giveaways are for you too. Because in addition to the romance novel packs, I have three grab bags full of cook books and Cooks Illustrated magazines in need of new homes too.

Want to see what’s up for grabs today?

First, the Kathleen Woodiwiss pack.

You could win five Kathleen Woodiwiss books!

Then we have a four-book Nora Roberts set.

Win the In The Garden Trilogy, with bonus Blue Smoke!

A three-book Susan Elizabeth Phillips prize pack!

Who doesn’t love SEP?! :-)

And the Jennifer Crusie Mother Lode

So many great books!!!

And in addition to the books, I have three grab bags filled with a random combination of these:

And these:

Y’all, the Cooks Illustrated chocolate chip cookie recipe changed my life.

And these:

And a few other equally cool surprises.

Seven giveaways of some of my favorite things, seven random winners.

Want to enter? Just tell me which of these you’d most like to win! (And you get bonus karma points (which don’t technically do anything to improve your odds) if you wish us good luck on our move!) Winners announced SATURDAY!! (Yes, THIS Saturday!)

Spread the word, tell your friends, and help me find good news homes for all my books and cookbooks!!

p.s. I finished line edits on The Husband Games yesterday!! Still a lot of work to do, but this seems like a great time to remind you to sign up for my newsletter.  Big news coming SOON!! (And you can still get SOUTHERN FRIED BLUES or MR. GOOD ENOUGH while you wait! And MR. GOOD ENOUGH will be available at ALL vendors, not just Amazon, this weekend!)

For the month of May, I’m giving away a surprise to one blog commenter. A surprise, you say? That’s right, a surprise! It could be anything! Want to enter? Just comment on any blog that I post in the month of May. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win! Limit one entry per post, though feel free to comment as much as you wish! Full contest and giveaway rules here.

How To Celebrate A Wednesday

Yesterday’s lesson while editing The Husband Games:

There’s a big difference between a man confessing to a crowded stadium that he “screwed up a lot” and that he “screwed a lot.”

And you’ll just have to wait until The Husband Games comes out to find out which of the two our intrepid hero CJ says.

(Psst!! You’ve signed up for my newsletter, right? Big news coming SOON! Click HERE and sign up!!)

In other news… Because I was so wrapped up in editing The Husband Games yesterday, I’m keeping Southern Fried Blues on sale through the end of today. So if you haven’t gotten it yet, DO IT NOW!! HURRY HURRY!!

Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble |  Kobo |  iBooks  |  Google Play  | Smashwords

 Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble |  Kobo |  iBooks  |  Google Play  | Smashwords

And in other other news… Our moving truck is due to arrive soon, so I have one last Help A Military Wife Move giveaway planned for tomorrow. This one’s a little different. Hope you’ll swing by and check it out!!

p.s. You’re signed up for my newsletter, right?

For the month of May, I’m giving away a surprise to one blog commenter. A surprise, you say? That’s right, a surprise! It could be anything! Want to enter? Just comment on any blog that I post in the month of May. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win! Limit one entry per post, though feel free to comment as much as you wish! Full contest rules here.

Squeaker, Munchkin, and the Ninja Bunny

The other night at dinner, Squeaker didn’t want to eat his carrots. So SuperHubby looked at Munchkin. “Hey, Munchkin. Who eats a lot of carrots?”

Munchkin: “Mommy.” (True. I’m addicted to roasted carrots.)

SuperHubby: “Who else?”

Munchkin: “Bunnies.”

SuperHubby: “Who else?”

Munchkin: “Ninjas.”

SuperHubby: “Correct. And why do ninjas eat a lot of carrots?”

Munchkin: “So they can see in the dark.”

SuperHubby: “Correct. So what does that tell you?”

Munchkin: “Mommy is a ninja who can see in the dark.”

SuperHubby: “Correct.”

Munchkin: “But probably bunnies aren’t ninjas.”

Ah, Munchkin. So much to learn about ninjas still.

For the month of May, I’m giving away a surprise to one blog commenter. A surprise, you say? That’s right, a surprise! It could be anything! Want to enter? Just comment on any blog that I post in the month of May. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win! Limit one entry per post, though feel free to comment as much as you wish! Full contest rules here.

 

A Year of Happy Mondays – Memorial Day Edition

SuperHubby has been in the military for over a decade, so this Monday, all my smiles are about my favorite moments courtesy of military life. Happy Monday, and be safe, y’all!

My Top Ten Favorite Moments of Military Life

10. Watching the Thunderbirds fly over my house during practice before an air show when SuperHubby and I lived on base. I’m totally in awe of what those pilots can do. And as Munchkin would say, they make the sound of freedom!

9. Bunco! When we were stationed in Ohio, I joined the spouses’ group’s bunco club. We’re all stationed all over the US (and world!) now, but we still keep in touch on Facebook.

8. Hanging out at the Friday Night Bar on base back before we had kids. I’ll never forget the promotion party where I stuck my finger in an acquaintance’s beer bottle while I was talking with my hands. (I was totally sober. It was rather embarrassing.)

7. Getting called at home by the bartender at the Friday Night Bar. (Background: There are rules posted in the various military club bars, and if you get caught breaking the rules, someone rings the bell and you have to buy a round. One of the rules is that you can’t read the rules. Another is that you can’t make phone calls inside the bar. So SuperHubby had the bartender call and tell me to get up there and join everyone one Friday night instead. But just for the record, there weren’t any rules about not sticking your finger in other peoples’ beer.)

6. Giving birth to all three of my babies at military hospitals.

5. Meeting my friend Jen for the first time by calling her from inside her house to tell her that her fish tank was overheating. (They were in the middle of a military move. Her husband and fish had arrived. She hadn’t. Her husband had to go out of town, so I was fish-sitting.)

4. The balls. Y’all, if you ever get a chance to go to a military ball, do it!! There are so many rich traditions, and everything’s executed flawlessly, and the men (and women) in their mess dress uniforms are so sharp, and they dance pretty well too–it’s a great time.

3. The saber arch at our wedding.

2. That time a friend left our house at 7 AM on a Saturday morning, in full service dress, carrying a bouquet of balloons, because he’d over-imbibed at his promotion party and couldn’t drive himself home the night before. (Our house was just around the corner from the Friday Night Bar. Wasn’t the only time someone slept on our couch, but it was certainly the most memorable!)

1. SuperHubby in uniform. That never gets old, y’all.

Have a wonderful Memorial Day!

Tomorrow’s the last day to get SOUTHERN FRIED BLUES at $0.99! 

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | iBooks | Google Play | Smashwords

For the month of May, I’m giving away a surprise to one blog commenter. A surprise, you say? That’s right, a surprise! It could be anything! Want to enter? Just comment on any blog that I post in the month of May. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win! Limit one entry per post, though feel free to comment as much as you wish! Full contest rules here.

Friday Fun

Y’all, I can’t believe how close it is to our move! My house is getting packed up bit by bit, my two younger kids are in their last day of preschool, and I have the winner from my maybe-last, but probably-not-last Help A Military Wife Move giveaway!

(Y’all, I seriously appreciate that my books are going to good homes! That makes it so much easier to part with them.)

So! You ready for a winner?

Congratulations to…

SASHARENAY!!

Sasharenay, email me at jamie @ jamiefarrellbooks . com (no spaces) with your address, and I’ll get the books in the mail to you right away!

 

And because it’s the Friday before Memorial Day, and because SOUTHERN FRIED BLUES is a military romance, and because it’s a finalist for both the National Readers’ Choice Awards and the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards, you should snag your copy and tell all your friends! It won’t be $0.99 much longer, and Jackson Davis really wants you to read his story. (Trust me. He’s worth it.)

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Also because it’s Friday, and because everyone can always use a smile, here’s an awesome video of Luke Bryan and the most adorable little girl singing with him. If she doesn’t make you smile, I don’t know what will.

Happy Friday, and Happy Memorial Day!

For the month of May, I’m giving away a surprise to one blog commenter. A surprise, you say? That’s right, a surprise! It could be anything! Want to enter? Just comment on any blog that I post in the month of May. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win! Limit one entry per post, though feel free to comment as much as you wish! Full contest rules here.

Thursday Fun and Randomness

Before I tell you all about a bunch of giveaways and other cool stuff….

Are you signed up for my newsletter?

Because the next one will have some VERY EXCITING INFORMATION.

Here’s a hint:

Click here to sign up for my newsletter!

And here are a few fun other things for you today…

First, my awesome friend Maria Geraci is giving away a copy of her super fun romantic women’s fiction novel, Bunco Babes Gone Wild!! Go here - Maria’s Blog – and enter!

Want the ebook version? It’s on sale!! Maria’s publisher generally prices her books in the $11-$13 range, but right now, you can get Bunco Babes Gone Wild and her RITA-nominated A Girl Like You for $5.99 each. Total steal and well worth every penny!!

 

 

Second, Smut Book Junkies Book Reviews is having a HUGE giveaway!!Amazon gift cards, books from Alice Clayton, Eloisa James, Sawyer Bennett, Jennifer Probst, Kit Rocha, and more!! (Yes, yes, including me!) Y’all should go enter!! Click the picture or right here to go to the Rafflecopter!

 

Third, Southern Fried Blues is a finalist in the FCRW’s National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award!! I got the call last night, and you may have heard me squealing all over Facebook. It’s on sale for $0.99 through Memorial Day Weekend, but not much longer, so if you’ve been stalling on checking out what the fuss is about, get your copy now!! Hurry hurry!!

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | iBooks | Google Play | Smashwords

And fourth… Mr. Good Enough will be available for Nook, iBooks, Kobo, and Google Play in just 9 days! I foresee a tad bit of fun coming when it goes live… but just a tad. Because we’ll be totally heavy into packing and loading for our move, and I have a deadline for getting The Husband Games to my editor coming soon thereafter. Still… stick around.

(Y’all have signed up for my newsletter, right?)

Fifth and finally – last day to enter my maybe-last, maybe-not-last Help A Military Wife Move giveaway!! Click here, then leave a comment to be entered!!

Happy Thursday, y’all!

For the month of May, I’m giving away a surprise to one blog commenter. A surprise, you say? That’s right, a surprise! It could be anything! Want to enter? Just comment on any blog that I post in the month of May. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win! Limit one entry per post, though feel free to comment as much as you wish! Full contest rules here.

 

Lunchtime with Squeaker

We had pizza for lunch the other day. But Squeaker said it was too hot. So he flipped it upside down (so the cheese was on the plate and the crust was up), and he asked me to cut it.

Like a snowman.

(Side note: How do you cut a pizza like a SNOWMAN?)

So, I cut it vertically, but he shrieked, “No! No! Not like that! Like this!” And he proceeded to wave his arms in some fashion that resembled a chicken directing traffic at an airport. (Does the pig latin language have an official sign language translation?)

I tried again, this time cutting it horizontally.

“Yeah, yeah, like that,” Squeaker said.

So when he had six strips of pizza, he directed me to cut it vertically again. (Apparently order is important.) “Like a snowman,” he said again.

And like I knew what he was talking about, I continued to cut his crust-side-up pizza until he had a bunch of little squares. Then he said, “Now do this. Like a snowman.” And then he did more gestures that may have been offensive in some countries, and questionable at least in this one, and I just sat there and said, “Huh?”

He made some more gestures with his hands (maybe he’s in training to be a third base coach??), and I eventually figured out he wanted me to pull the pieces apart. (“Like a snowman.” Seriously, Squeaker, I don’t get it.) So, I used my fingers… and I got more shrieking and possibly a middle finger. “WITH YOUR KNIFE!!!” he yelled. “LIKE A SNOWMAN!!!”

If you’re confused, them let me simply assure you that Squeaker did, in fact, end up eating some of his lunch. Then Munchkin decided they needed to build a fort, and that was much more exciting than crust-side-up snowman pizza.

Life is never boring with those two around.

Since Memorial Day is coming up, and SOUTHERN FRIED BLUES is a military romance, I’m keeping it on sale for $0.99 for a while longer! Make sure you get your copy today, and tell your friends!

Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble |  Kobo |  iBooks  |  Google Play  | Smashwords

And remember – for the month of May, I’m giving away a surprise to one blog commenter. A surprise, you say? That’s right, a surprise! It could be anything! Want to enter? Just comment on any blog that I post in the month of May. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win! Limit one entry per post, though feel free to comment as much as you wish! Full contest rules here.

Happy Release Day to Jeannie Moon and The Wedding Secret!

The Wedding Secret is available today!! Happy release day, Jeannie Moon!

I first read Jeannie when her debut, The Temporary Wife, came out last summer, and I loved it! So when Jeannie asked if I’d like to read an advanced copy of The Wedding Secret, I jumped right on it! Jeannie writes hot with heart, and Kevin and Harper are two great characters you’ll root for from the start. If you like your romance with…

a) A hot baseball player

b) And a smart heroine

c) Who has secrets in her past

d) And who can take care of herself (OMG, y’all, Harper ROCKS)

e) But will also let her man take care of her sometimes (in all the right ways)

f) Especially after he finds out her secret

g) And TOTALLY mans up to deal with it (Kevin will melt your heart),

then you have GOT to read this book.

You can get your copy at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, and Kobo!

To celebrate, Jeannie’s having a party on Facebook today with tons of authors and tons of prizes. Want to hang with Kelsey Browning, Kimberly Kincaid, Kristan Higgins, Virginia Kantra, Robin Covington, Violet Duke, Carly Phillips, and more? Swing by!! I’ll be there too this afternoon!

Click here to join Jeannie’s Facebook party!

For the month of May, I’m giving away a surprise to one blog commenter. A surprise, you say? That’s right, a surprise! It could be anything! Want to enter? Just comment on any blog that I post in the month of May. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win! Limit one entry per post, though feel free to comment as much as you wish! Full contest rules here.