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Contest #4

The winner of Contest #3, King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, and two sets of "illuminated" book plates, is JANE SQUIRES of Missouri! Congratulations JANE!!!

The answer to contest question #3 was: the printing press

Now I know you'll be excited to know that we're moving away from paper products for our next prize...at least for now. :-) Prize #4 is your chance to win a mini Siri and Triston, made out of pewter! And once again, Siri is craving sweets, so I'm throwing in a small pa

Contest #3

The winner of Contest #2, two "illuminated" greeting cards, an "illuminated" packet of stationary, and a box of Premium Mint Chocolate M&M's, is Cindy Beck of Utah. Congratulations, Cindy!!!

The answer to contest question #2: The name of the illuminator Siri's father was sent to study with in the Kingdom of Jerusalem was Basilius.

Okay, now for our Noon contest. For you readers out there (are there any other kinds of people entering my contests today?), I have next two sheets of book plates de

Contest #2

The winner of Contest #1: a quill pen, some calligraphy ink, and a chapbook on "How to Cut a Quill", is Amy Orton of Utah! Congratulations Amy!!!

The answer to the contest question: lapis lazuli came from Afghanistan

Now for Contest #2. (Is it 11 AM PST? Then it's time!) I have here two beautiful blank greeting cards decorated with medieval illuminations! The first card reads (on the front): "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." The second card read

Posting delays

Okay, so I prescheduled some of these posts and they don't all seem to be going out on time. If they post late, I'll tack on a little extra time for you to find and email me the answers to the contests!

Contest #1

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Is it 10 AM already? Is it Pacific Standard Time? Then I guess it's time for our first game and prize!

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Welcome to the Online Book Release Party for "Illuminations of the Heart"

Welcome Everyone!

My new medieval romance has been available online for about a month, but is only now beginning to appear in the bookstores, so I decided to have a party to celebrate its ultimate "release" to the public! And since most of my family and friends live too far away to celebrate with me in person, I've decided to have my party online and share my excitement with you!

So here's what we're going to do. I'm going to offer a contest and prize every

Online Book Release Party for "Illuminations of the Heart": Friday, here at JDP NEWS!

Next Monday, August 10th, kicks off a month long Book Blog Tour for my new medieval romance, Illuminations of the Heart! From Monday, August 10th through Friday, September 18th (excepting the weekends and Labor Day), you'll be able to read daily reviews of Illuminations of the Heart by various bloggers, intermingled with an occasional online interview with me. And although copies of Illuminations of the Heart have been available online for a few weeks now, it's finally beginning to appear in the

Martha's Freedom Train: Winner!

And the winner of a signed copy of the children's book, Martha's Freedom Train, is....Mina Gerhart of Pennsylvania! Congratulations, Mina! And thank you, everyone who entered my drawing.
If you'd like to read my review of Martha's Freedom Train, click here.

Winner of my Jaimey Grant Giveaway!

Congratulations to Cindi Hoppes, winner of my Jaimey Grant Giveaway Drawing! Cindi has won her choice of autographed titles by Regency Romance author, Jaimey Grant.
Happy reading, Cindi! And thank you to all who entered!

New Author Interview with Moi

Canadian author, Laura Fabiani, has graciously interviewed me at NourveauWriter, "The Online Resource for New and Aspiring writers". Stop by and leave a comment on her site, and check out all the wonderful information for writers while you're there!