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Archive for October, 2008



Sunday, October 26th, 2008
I’m Back from Switzerland!

Hi all,

I made it home safely from my trip to Switzerland and I’m happy to be home. It was a work trip so I didn’t get to see very much of the sites, but it was an excellent trip all the same. I met some really cool people and had some great discussions about ‘life type stuff’. Tried some interesting new foods, too. Did you know that they eat a lot of horse over there? So when you order “steak” be sure you specify what kind ;D

I’m blogging at the Dynamic Trio site about some of the things I heard over there regarding our current political season in the USA. Click here to check it out.

Don’t forget about the Holiday Hottie contest – first winners will be announced next week. Also, the TJ On A Tangent newsletter will have all the prizes up for grabs in the next issue!

TJ

Saturday, October 18th, 2008
HOLIDAY HOTTIES ROUND 1!

This round is closed…

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
HOLIDAY HOTTIES HAS BEGUN!

If you’re a newsletter subscriber to TJ On A Tangent, you’ll get all the details and first round of questions in your e-mail today. If you’re not a subscriber…visit www.tjmichaels.com or www.dynamicthree.com on Friday the 18th ;D Look for the post entitled “Holiday Hotties Round 1.”

In the meantime, here’s the skinny:

HOLIDAY HOTTIES CONTEST!!! - From the second week in October clear through to the Christmas and Solstice holidays, the Holiday Hotties Contest is in full effect! (NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS get to start playing several days ahead of everyone else ’cause ya’ll are special)

The Theme - Paranormal, Multicultural, Seasonal and Holiday romance and erotic romance. Yep, October, November and December have lots to celebrate, so why not do it in grand style?

Who’s A-Playin’? - We have some crazy out-of-this-world totally talented authors playing this year: Shelley Munro, L.A. Day, Natasha Moore, Sharon Cullen, Rhianna Samuels, Adele Dubois, Taige Crenshaw, Mechele Armstrong, Desiree Holt, B.J. McCall, Kelly Jamieson, Anne Hope and me, TJ Michaels.

Two Ways To Play – First you can enter by being an author’s personal fan. All fourteen authors (you’ll get a glimpse of new writers in each newsletter) have provided some questions for their fans. Last year, we have hints of what they’d like for Christmas. This year we decided to get a bit more personal. Note that each question will be about the author THEMSELVES, not about the books they write. It’s called “getting all into their business”. Evil grin!

For the next three months, here you will find questions from each author, along with excerpts and sexy book covers for these awesome authors. Visit their site, blogs and such for the answers to their questions.

Send the author’s name and your guess to the Holiday Hotties e-mail address (Hotties@tjmichaels.com).

For EVERY correct guess, your name goes into the hat for BOTH the monthly prize, and the final Grand Prize! And it is pretty darned grand. So for example, if we list three questions for L.A. Day, and you guess two of them correctly, your name goes into each hat TWICE instead of once. Yes, we know – we’re so awesome ;D

Second Way To Play – Simply leave a meaningful review for any TJ Michaels book (you can find them all on my website) and your name goes into the hat again. You can leave Samhain reviews at all of the following sites below, and Ellora’s Cave reviews on Amazon only:

Note: Please do not leave a review for a book you haven’t read. We want everyone to have a fair chance.

The GRAND PRIZE – A big holiday basket filled with goodies, including books, bags and special ’stuff’ from the authors. All twelve of us!

LIVE OUTSIDE THE US?: Because of shipping issues with out-of-country winners in the past, if you are a international winner we will give you a Amazon.com gift certificate to purchase whatever you wish from your own country.

The Rules – Entries from the same person using multiple names/e-mail addresses will be disqualified. Example: Email 1 is from Carol (abc@cool.com) and says, “Author Julie Hawt wants a golden tutu,” while email two is from Janie (abc@cool.com) and says the exact same thing. ‘Tis a no-no.

Enjoy!!!

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Contests and Ouchies!

Oh my freaking god, you are not going to believe what happened to me today. I have to tell this before I get into the really cool contest that Moira Rogers is hosting.

Okay, I was on my way out of the door at 6:30 am to get to the early morning sessions as the customer event the company I work with hosts each year. Well in my house we have a baby gate at the top of the stairs to keep my kids’ puppies from running around the house at night.

Yours truly stepped over that gate, down one step…and my sock slipped on the carpet. I went down like a ton of bricks and slid down the stairs, bumping my ass and my head until I got to the bottom. It was SO not fun!

My son came running from his room to help me get up (my sacrum and head were on FREAKING FIRE!) the puppies were at the top of the stairs (amazingly the baby gate stayed in place) looking at me like ‘what the hell…?’ and my daughter, who can’t walk right now, was in the living room downstairs yelling and asking if I was alright.

So here I am at the end of the day in the most amazing pain. My sacrum is bruised and it hurts to get up or sit down. Hurts to just sit here. Ack! But overall, the day was awesome! ROFL!

Now on to the good stuff…

Author, Moira Rogers, is holding the coolest contest I’ve heard of in awhile. Not only because one of my books is featured in it, but because it’s an awesome idea for people (like me ;D) who enjoy series. I’m always looking for a good series, ya’ll. So first, the cool graphic…then the details ;D

Get Hooked

So, what do me, Sharon Cullen, Misty Evans, Carolan Ivey, Kate Johnson, Melissa Lopez, Michelle Pillow, Moira Rogers, Renee Wildes and Linda Winfree have in common? We’re all authors with Samhain Publishing, and we want to hook you on a new series! These stories range from paranormal romance to romantic suspense, and are sure to entertain you. If you’d like a chance to win one, fill out the form on Moira’s website and you’ll be entered in the Get Hooked On a Series drawing. Eleven lucky winners will discover a new series! Winners will be announced on October 20th.

So scoot on over to Moira’s and get in on the goodies…while I go take some more Motrin! ;D

TJ