$20 gift certificate winner of my blog followers contest!

And the winner of my blog followers contest is...kp_kazamei! You have won a $20 gift certificate to either Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble, your choice.

If that is you, I've sent an email to you through Google Friend Connect. Look for it and be sure to respond to receive your prize.

If I don't hear from you by Friday, November 22, 2013, I will pick another winner, so don't delay!

Congratulations kp_kazamei!

TJB

Winner of February 13 Smart Prize!

MJ, you are the winner of an ARC of Vicki Hinze's FORGET ME NOT and Don Helin's THY KINGDOM COME! MJ, please send me your name and snail mail address by February 14, 2010, or I will award the prize to another eligible person. You must send the e-mail to me at tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces) with your prize in the subject line to claim it.

Thanks to everyone for participating in our event. Check out IMHO regularly to see what's happening next, and have a Happy Valentine's Day!

TJB

Winner of February 12 Smart Prizes!

Joder, you are the winner of Don Helin's THY KINGDOM COME and the $15 Amazon.com gift certificate!  Joder, please send me your name and snail mail address by February 14, 2010, or I will award the prize to another eligible person. You must send the e-mail to me at tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces) with your prize in the subject line to claim it.

Congratulations! For all the rest of youse, there is one more chance to win a prize today, so please be sure to leave a comment for my guest Vicki Hinze and check back on February 14 to see if you won the final prize. Don't miss the deadline to claim it, which is also February 14 (my 17th anniversary! Wow! I'm gettting old).

TJB

Winner of Feb. 11 Smart Prize!

Sandra Lynne, you are the winner of Carolyn Jewel's SCANDAL and MY FORBIDDEN DESIRE! Sandra, please send me your name and snail mail address by February 14, 2010, or I will award the prize to another eligible person. You must send the e-mail to me at tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces) with your prize in the subject line to claim it. Congratulations! TJB

Winner of Feb 10 Smart Prize

Willaful, you are the winner of Carolyn Jewel's INDISCREET and TJ Bennett's THE LEGACY! Willaful, please send me your name and snail mail address by February 14, 2010, or I will award the prize to another eligible person. You must send the e-mail to me at tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces) with your prize in the subject line to claim it. Congratulations! TJB

Winner of February 9 "Smart" Contest

Virginia C. (this is the Virginia who commented at 7:57 AM, February 09, 2010), you are the winner of the audiobook version of Madeline Hunter's SECRETS OF SURRENDER, as well as a signed copy of my historical romance, THE PROMISE.

Virginia C., please send me your name and snail mail address by February 14, 2010, or I will award the prize to another eligible person. You must send the e-mail to me at tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces) with your prize in the subject line to claim it.

Congratulations!

TJB

February 8 Winner announced!

The winner of the $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble is Brandie N!

Brandie N., please send me your name and snail mail address by February 14, 2010, or I will award the prize to another eligible person. You must send the e-mail to me at tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces) with your prize in the subject line to claim it.


Congratulations!

TJB

Winner of February 7 "Smart" Prizes!

The winner of Courtney Milan's PROOF BY SEDUCTION and Rob Preece's HUNGER is Susan Macatee. Susan, please send me your name and snail mail address by February 14, 2010, or I will award the prize to another eligible person. You must send the e-mail to me at tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces) with your prize in the subject line to claim it.

Congratulations!

TJB

Unclaimed Random Freebies given to new winners! Is it you?

Hi, everyone! Since two of the previous random freebie winners did not claim their prizes, according to my rules, I'm selecting two new winners from my list of eligibles. Remember, even if you leave your e-mail address on your comment, I will not contact you to notify you of your win. In other words, return visits to my blog are their own reward, heh heh. Winners must contact me with a snail mail address at tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces) to claim their prizes. The winners below have until Wednesday, February 3, 2010, to do so.

1. siNn - Knight of Pleasure
2. Jane - Divorced, Desperate and Deceived (this is the Jane who commented 4:16 PM, January 22, 2010).

Contact me soon! If these folks don't claim their prizes by Feb 3, then I will select other winners, so stay tuned.

Sheesh. Never had so much trouble giving away good books before...grumble grumble....

TJB

Clock's ticking, Random Freebie winners...

Still waiting to hear from two of our random freebie winners. Remember, you only have until Friday to send me an e-mail claiming your prize. Include your snail mail address. If I don't hear from you, I'll have to give your prize away to another eligible winner. Donnas has claimed Beguiled; I'm still waiting to hear from these winners:

1. Busy Bee - Knight of Pleasure
2. J K Maze - Divorced, Desperate, and Deceived

Hustle up!

TJB

And the winner of the "Giving Thanks" tote bag is...

Carolsnotebook! Congratulations, carolsnotebook, you are the winner of the "Giving Thanks" tote bag filled with signed books from this month's guest hosts Sherry Thomas, Tracy Madison, Jessica Trapp, and Anthea Lawson; an autographed copy of my historical romance, THE PROMISE; and a $20 gift card from Barnes and Noble. You have until December 7, 2009, to claim your prize by sending me an e-mail at tjb @ tjbennett DOT com, or I'll have to select another eligible winner.

With December's arrival, I have my final giveaway contest of the year beginning this Wednesday, December 2, 2009. For December, we'll have some returning guests (Emily Bryan, Christie Craig, and Carrie Lofty), and one new guest (Jennifer Ashley) visiting with us.

You'll enjoy reading about December's theme as these authors put their spin on "All I Want for Christmas is...". And, of course, there are always goodies to be had, too. I'll be giving away a Christmas-themed tote bag to one lucky winner on December 28, 2009. The winner will receive signed books by the authors, an autographed copy of my historical romance, THE LEGACY, and a $20 gift certificate from Amazon.com.

So be sure to stop by every Wednesday in December and visit with "Authors You Should Know" for a chance to win the tote.

This is another great lineup! Feel free to pass this announcement on to reader groups, booksellers, librarians, and anyone else who loves free autographed books.

December's Lineup:

December 2, 2009: Emily Bryan, author of light-hearted historical romance.
December 9, 2009: Jennifer Ashley, USA Today bestselling author of paranormal and historical romance.
December 16, 2009: Christie Craig, Photojournalist, speaker, and author of humorous romantic suspense.
December 23, 2009: Carrie Lofty, author of unusual historical romance.

It will be a wonderful month at IMHO, so be sure to join us! Contest rules will be up on my website soon.

Good luck!

TJ Bennett
THE LEGACY (AAR Desert Isle Keeper and "Buried Treasure 2008")
When secrets destroy, can love live on?
THE PROMISE (RT 4 stars! Eye on Romance TOP PICK!)
In a dangerous world, sometimes the greatest risk is love....

Winner of the "This Kiss, This Kiss" Tote Bag!

And the winner of August's "This Kiss, This Kiss" sparkly tote bag featuring autographed books by Kimberly Frost, Karen Young, Linda Warren, Jean Brashear, and yours truly, TJ Bennett, as well as a vintage-style purse, is....

ERIN RADFORD!!!

Erin, you have until September 4, 2009, to send me an e-mail either through my website or to tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces) to claim your prize. Otherwise, I'll have to choose another winner. Congratulations!

Folks, this has been another great contest, and if you didn't win, be sure to come back all next month for our September contest. We'll be visiting with five authors in September, so that's more stuff stuffed in our tote bag. The authors will be discussing September's theme, "Back to School: Interesting Things I Learned from Writing/Reading Romance." Here is the lineup:

September 2: Gerry Bartlett, best-selling author of the Real Vampires paranormal romance series.

September 9: Annette McCleave, debut author of dark paranormal romance.

September 16: Ann Macela , multi-published, award-winning Medallion Press author of the Magic series.

September 23:Heather MacAllister, USA Today bestselling author of contemporary series romance and three-time RITA® nominee.

September 30: Vicki Hinze, multi-published, best-selling, award-winning author of just about every genre of romance in existence (and one or two she invented herself!).

I'll also throw in a $20 gift card to Barnes and Noble, and a hilarious "Mixed-up Romance Novel" Magnetic Poetry Kit so you can learn to write your very own romance novel the easy way: randomly! Here's an example of a snip-it I just created from the kit:

"Overwhelmed with passion/his loincloth barely concealed/his turgid pleasure rod."

Hey, ya gotta start somewhere, right? Have a blast with this one, because I can guarantee you it isn't that easy (and, really, my stuff is way better than that).

Anyway, it will be another wonderful month at IMHO, so be sure to join us beginning Wednesday, September 2, 2009!

TJ Bennett

THE LEGACY (AAR Desert Isle Keeper and "Buried Treasure 2008")
When secrets destroy, can love live on?
THE PROMISE (RT 4 stars! Eye on Romance TOP PICK!)
In a dangerous world, sometimes the greatest risk is love....

And the winner of the "Weddings & Beginnings" gift basket is....!

The winner of June’s "Weddings and Beginnings?" gift basket is . . .

MAUREEN!




Congratulations, MAUREEN! You are the winner of June’s gift basket filled with autographed romances by Deeanne Gist, Kathryn Albright, Gemma Halliday, Kathryn Carmichael, and me, your host, TJ Bennett, as well as a free download of Teri Thackston’s Eppie-winning e-book and a $20 gift card from Target. You have until July 1, 2009, to contact me at my e-mail, tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces). If I don't hear from you by then, I'll select another winner from all eligible participants.

This has been a great contest, folks. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. If you loved this contest but didn't win, I'll have an amazing contest starting up on 1 July 2009. In the meantime, if you are interested in hearing about events here, be sure to sign up for my newsletter at the top of the page. I'll notify you of contests, new releases, reviews, or booksignings that might be of interest to you.

What's coming up in July, you ask? Well, I’m putting the finishing touches on my RITA® extravaganza in which IMHO brings to you, my wonderful readers, over fifty 2009 RITA®-nominated books! I’ll be giving you a chance to read the authors’ sometimes funny, sometimes poignant reactions to their RITA® nods this year, telling you about the nominated books of the participating authors, and giving away ten tote bags filled with autographed RITA®-nominated novels, as well as a complimentary copy of one of my own critically-acclaimed historical romances, THE LEGACY or THE PROMISE.

So if you didn't win the "Weddings & Beginnings" gift basket from my June contest, be sure to visit often throughout the month of July and comment for a chance to win one of ten RITA® totes! And you never know who might pop in to say hello…

TJ Bennett
http://www.tjbennett.com/
http://myspace.com/tjbennettauthor (friend me!)
The Legacy When secrets destroy, can love live on?
The Promise In a dangerous world, sometimes the greatest risk is love....

And the winner is...!

The winner of the "Mother May I?" gift basket is . . .

kerribookwriter!

Congratulations, kerribookwriter! You are the winner of May's gift basket filled with autographed romances by Deanna Raybourn, Catherine Kean, Tera Lynn Childs, Monica McCarty, and me, TJ Bennett, as well as a $20 gift certificate to Barnes & Nobles and the earring and necklace set from BlackDogWhiteDog Jewelry. (This time I'll put a copy of THE PROMISE in the basket.)
You have until June 5, 2009, to contact me at my e-mail, tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces). If I don't hear from you by then, I'll select another winner from all eligible participants.

This has been a great contest, folks. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. If you loved this contest but didn't win, I'll have another one starting up on June 3. In the meantime, if you are interested in hearing about events here, be sure to sign up for my newsletter at the top of the page. I'll notify you of contests, new releases, reviews, or booksignings that might be of interest to you.

What's coming up in June, you ask? Well, June is the "Weddings & Beginnings" gift basket giveaway. This month, my host authors will be discussing, you guessed it, weddings and, yes, beginnings. Several of their books actually feature a wedding, so this should be lots of fun. And we’ll have a pretty little gift basket filled with autographed books and a $20 gift card for Target! Well, you know, there is a Target store nearly everywhere, and if you are going to a wedding or graduation ceremony in June (and who isn’t), you can re-gift it, or use it to buy something nice for the giftee. I’ll also be including a beautiful silk floral spray to spruce up your basket or your wedding bouquet.

As usual, guests will be visiting IMHO every Wednesday beginning June 3 and continuing throughout the month. They will place their autographed books in the “Weddings & Beginnings” gift basket for one lucky person to win. And we’ll have a special bonus guest on Monday, June 22, an Eppie award-winning e-published author with a dynamite book you’ve just got to read. She’ll be putting her contact information in the gift basket for the lucky winner to send for a free download of her book.

Of course, I'll also put a signed copy of my historical romance, THE PROMISE (see reviews here) in the basket as well.

So if you didn't win the "Mother May I?" gift basket from my May contest, be sure to visit often and comment for a chance to be the one lucky winner of my "Weddings & Beginnings" gift basket.

And who will be IMHO's guests in June, you ask? I shall tell you:

June 3 Bestselling Christy-winner and two-time RITA® nominated author Deeanne Gist.

June 10 Harlequin Historical author of American set romances and former Golden Heart nominee Kathryn Albright.

June 17 Bestselling author of the High Heels romantic mystery series, Golden Heart winner, and twice-nominated RITA® finalist Gemma Halliday.

June 22 (Bonus Guest), Eppie Award winning paranormal/romantic suspense author Teri Thackston.

June 24 Award winning Medallion Press author and humorist Kathryn Carmichael.

Details of how to win will be posted on my contest page soon. In the meantime, see you Wednesday!

TJB

Marie Burton?

Hello, folks! Don't know if Marie Burton follows this blog, or if any of you folks know her, but she won a copy of THE LEGACY over at Unusual Historicals that she hasn't yet claimed. So, if you know her, tell her she needs to scurry over there to claim her prize. Tell her to send the blog owner, Carrie Lofty, a shout out and Carrie will send her name to Medallion Press, who will forward her the book.

Take care,
TJB

The winner of THE PROMISE is...

And the winner of a signed copy of THE PROMISE is...

chey!

Congratulations, chey! You've won a copy of my May 2009 release of THE PROMISE, Günter's story. Please contact me at my e-mail: tjb @ tjbennett . com and let me know where you want me to send your book. Be sure to contact me before May 15 or I will have to chose an alternate winner.

Hope you like the book!

And be sure to come back on May 13 for my next guest host, Catherine Kean!

TJB

And the winner is...!

The winner of the "Coffee, Chocolate & Romance" gift basket is none other than. . .

housemouse88! Congratulations!

Congratulations, housemouse88!! You are the winner of April's gift basket filled with historical romances by Carrie Lofty, Madeline Hunter, Anna Lousie Lucia, Emily Bryan, and TJ Bennett! Not only that, but you'll take home the $25 gift certificate to See's Chocolate Candies and a one pound bag of roasted coffee beans to get your buzz on. Housemouse88, you have until May 6th to contact me at my e-mail, tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces). If I don't hear from you by then, I'll select another winner from all eligible participants.

This has been a great contest, folks. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. If you loved this contest but didn't win, I'll have another one starting up on May 6. In the meantime, if you are interested in hearing about events here, be sure to sign up for my newsletter at the top of the page. I'll notify you of contests, new releases, reviews, or booksignings that might be of interest to you.

The winner of May's contest will receive a gift basket (haven't thought of a catchy name yet, darn it) filled with a $20 gift certificate to Barnes & Nobles and five autographed novels from May's guest hosts, including Deanna Raybourn (May 6), Catherine Kean (May 13), Tera Lynn Childs (May 20), and Monic McCarty (May 27). More details later, with links to each of their websites to come. Deanna will kick off the month by putting the latest in her Julia Grey series, Silent on the Moor, in May's basket. Our theme this month will be "Dark Knights in Shining Armor," so if you love heroes with a dark side (and her hero Nicholas Brisbane certainly qualifies as that), be sure to come back then.

Ta for now!

TJB

And the winner of the advance copy of THE PROMISE is..

Keep commenting on Carrie's post BELOW THIS ONE, everyone, for a chance to win the April basket of books.

In the meantime, the winner of the advance copy of THE PROMISE is:
VIRGINIA!

Congratulations, Virginia! You've won a copy of my May 2009 release of THE PROMISE before it hits book stores. Please contact me at my e-mail: tjb @ tjbennett . com and let me know where you want me to send your book. Be sure to contact me before April 15 or I will have to chose an alternate winner.

Hope you like the book!


TJ Bennett
http://www.tjbennett.com/
http://myspace.com/tjbennettauthor (friend me!)
The Legacy (available now) When secrets destroy, can love live on?
The Promise (May 2009) In a dangerous world, sometimes the greatest risk is love....

And the winner of the "I LOVE ME SOME HISTORICALS" gift basket is...

Can I have a cinnamon roll, please? (Not as healthy as a drum roll, but much tastier):

Raven99!

Congratulations! You are the winner of March’s “I LOVE ME SOME HISTORICALS” gift basket filled with historical romances by Kim Lenox, Lisa Marie Wilkinson, Victoria Dahl, Stacey Kayne, and yours truly, TJ Bennett! Not to mention the $20 gift certificate from Amazon.com and even a book light by which to read your collection of new books. Raven99, you have until April 1st to contact me at my e-mail, tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces). If I don't hear from you by then, I'll select another winner from all eligible participants.

This has been a great contest, folks. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. If you loved this contest but didn't win, I'll have another one starting up on April 8. In the meantime, if you are interested in hearing about events here, be sure to sign up for my newsletter at the top of the page. I'll notify you of contests, new releases, reviews, or booksignings that might be of interest to you.

The winner of April’s contest will get a “COFFEE, CHOCOLATE & ROMANCE” gift basket filled with a $25 gift certificate for his or her choice of See’s Candy chocolates and a one-pound bag of coffee beans for a delightful “coffee and chocolate” buzz while reading one’s favorite romance novels. Confirmed guests are listed below.

April 8 Unusual Historicals blog founder Carrie Lofty, the Kensington Zebra Debut author of What a Scoundrel Wants, an intriguing tale of Will Scarlett and his lady love.

April 15 Madeline Hunter, best-selling (New York Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today), multi-published, and RITA-award winning author of historical romance.

April 22 Anna Louise Lucia, Romantic Times BOOKReview top pick (4.5 stars) and Medallion Press author of romantic suspense.

April 29 Emily Bryan, multi-published author of light-hearted historical romance.

(Deanna Raybourn has already confirmed for May 6th).

One of my goals is to introduce you to not only established authors, but rising stars and debut authors as well. I'll keep brainstorming and see what other combinations I can come up with in the future. Until next time, this is your humble servant, TJ Bennett, signing off.

TJB
http://www.tjbennett.com/
http://myspace.com/tjbennettauthor (friend me!)
The Legacy (available now) When secrets destroy, can love live on?
The Promise (May 2009) In a dangerous world, sometimes the greatest risk is love....

And the winner of the BIG BASKET OF LOOOVE is...

Sorry it took so long to post, but I had pages and pages of comments to go through to pull the eligible names for the drawing. Now, the names have been noted, clipped, and put in a hat, and I'm sticking my hand in, and the winner is...

...(DRUM ROLL)...

MARGAY!!!!

Congratulations, MARGAY. WOOT! WOOT! You have until Feb 21 to contact me at my e-mail, tjb @ tjbennett . com (no spaces). If I don't hear from you by then, I'll select another winner from all eligible participants.

This has been a great contest, folks. Thank you so much for stopping by my website. Don't forget, if you loved this contest but didn't win, I'll have another one starting up in March for fans of historical romance. You'll get a chance to win another basket (not quite as huge, but still a respectable size) of autographed books, including a copy of THE LEGACY, so keep checking in as I get the line-up firmed up.

One of my goals is to introduce you to not only established authors, but rising stars and debut authors as well. I'll keep brainstorming and see what other combinations I can come up with in the future. In the meantime, if you are interested in hearing about other events here, sign up for my newsletter at the top of the page. I'll notify you of contests, new releases, reviews, or booksignings that might be of interest to you. And, who knows, I might just start feeling generous again and decide to give away another couple copies of my book between now and then!

Take care, folks! I'm going to go rest my weary head for an hour before I get back to work. :-)

TJ Bennett
http://www.tjbennett.com/
http://myspace.com/tjbennettauthor (friend me!)
The Legacy (available now) When secrets destroy, can love live on?
The Promise (May 2009) In a dangerous world, sometimes the greatest risk is love....