And the winners of the "Love is Scary!" tote bags are...

throuthehaze and Karen W! You are the winners of the two "Love is Scary!" tote bags. You have until November 5, 2009, to claim your totes.

Sorry I don't have a picture up this month of the totes, but I'm still awaiting delivery of two of the books from the authors. Never fear, they will be here soon. In the meantime, let's remind the winners what they've won:

Tote #1 features my autographed historical romance, THE LEGACY and signed copies of Jessa Slade's SEDUCED BY SHADOWS, Kimberly Killion's HIGHLAND DRAGON, Roxanne St. Claire's HUNT HER DOWN, and a $20 gift certificate to Amazon.com.

Tote #2 features my autographed historical romance, THE PROMISE and signed copies of Jessa Slade's SEDUCED BY SHADOWS, Deb Stover's THE GIFT, Roxanne St. Claire's MAKE HER PAY, and a $20 gift certificate to Amazon.com.

Here's the deal, winners: You have to fight it out. The first person to contact me by e-mail to claim her prize gets to choose her tote. The second person (according to the timestamp on my computer) will win the other tote (but there are no dog prizes here--both totes are fabulous).

So let it be written, so let it be done.

Be sure to come back on Wednesday, November 4, when we start the whole cycle anew, beginning with one of my favorite new authors, Sherry Thomas. I was absolutely floored by her debut novel, Private Arrangements, which was nominated in two RITA® categories for Best First Book and Best Historical Romance, and I was equally entranced by her followup novels. Come read what Sherry Thomas is "Giving Thanks" for, the theme for November.

In addition, I'll be giving away two tote bags again, but with a twist. More details will be posted on my contest page soon, and of course if you have signed up for my newsletter (check the newsletter link on the sidebar of my blog), you are always the first to know what's going on.

Here is the lineup for November:

November 4: Sherry Thomas, 2009 RITA® nominated author of “powerfully original” historical romance.

November 11: Tracy Madison, author of the Gypsy Magic light paranormal romance series.

November 18: Jessica Trapp, award-winning author of medieval historical romance.

November 25: Anthea Lawson, RITA® nominated husband-and-wife team and authors of spicy Victorian romance.

So if you didn't win one of the "Love is Scary!" totes, be sure to comment all month long for a chance to win a Thanksgiving tote.


TJB