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Hey all,

Welcome to Truly Madly Deeply Romance Authors.  Our first FREE READ goes LIVE in just one week!!!!!  This fantastic short story will be the inaugural installment of weekly tales by some of the most creative and imaginative authors published today.  Our first author, CJ England, has penned a sexy romantic story about acceptance, perseverance and a love so great it can literally take you up into the heavens, no matter what the odds.  Truly, Madly Deeply is inspired by the Savage Garden song of the same name, touted as one of the most romantic songs of the last decade.

Starlight, Starbright, First Star I See Tonight.

Wishing upon a star can make all your dreams come true. And when Ilona finds herself in a terrifying situation, she wishes that the man of her dreams would come and save her. Imagine her shock when Sirius, the brightest star in the sky answers that wish. And what happens next makes her most delicious fantasies come true.

And to celebrate this first amazing story, we have an equally wonderful trio of contests just for those who come and visit and read this blog.  The first two go live TODAY!!!  So what are you waiting for?  The details are below.

Contest #1   

We want our readers to get to know the authors of Truly Madly Deeply Romance, so the first contest will help you do that.   A WEBSITE SCAVENGER HUNT.  On each of their websites, our authors have hidden this icon. 

To enter this contest, send an email to our wonderfully efficient contest mistress, CJ, at womanofthewind1@yahoo.com. Put the words, TMDRA Scavenger Hunt Answers in the Subject line.  In the body of the email, state the following.

1.  The page name and link where you found each of the icons. 
2.  One thing you liked about each of the author's website.
3.  Your full name and email address

There will be twenty-four answers each for 1 and 2. (one for each participating author) For example:

CJ England
I found CJ England's icon at http://cengland.com/contests.
I loved the way she has excerpts for all her books.  (write something different and specific for each author)

...and so on.


The winner of this awesome contest will receive a bundle of e-books, one from each participating author.  That's at least 24 books total.  That's right, 24 + BOOKS.  A great prize for some lucky reader!!!!

This contest will go from February 5th, 2011 to February 19th (midnight), 2011.  After which all entries will be put in a silly romantic hat and one GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be drawn.  The winner will be announced here on the blog and notified by email.  Entries must be done exactly as stated above or will not be counted.  No late entries allowed.

Below are the participating authors and their websites.  Good luck and Have Fun!!!!

Angela Kay Austin
Belinda McBride
CJ England
Denysé Bridger
Desiree Holt
Elizabeth Silver
Erin Nicholas
Faith V. Smith
Jill James
Julia Knight
Kelley Heckart
Layla Hunter
Liddy Midnight
Linda Mooney
Missy Jane
Myla Jackson
R. Ann Siracusa
Raelynn Blue
Shona Husk
Suzanne Rock
Tonya Callihan
Viki Lyn
Virna DePaul
Z. A. Maxfield

Contest #2

Being a follower is not only fun and easy, it can win you some great prizes, too!!!  Sign up to follow us in two different ways to enter.  You MUST do both of these or your entry will not be counted.

1.  On the right sidebar, you'll find the Google Friend Connect application.  Click on the button and become a follower of the blog.  That's it. Easy and quick to do.

2.  On the right sidebar just below the slideshow, sign up to get email notices for each FREE READ when it goes live.  That way you don't miss out on a thing!!!! Make sure once you fill in your information, you confirm the email subscription or you won't be entered.

3.  Send an email to CJ with your full name, snail mail address as well as the names and addresses you followed us under so we can confirm all information.

ALL THREE OF THESE MUST BE DONE TO ENTER THIS CONTEST!!!!!

(If you have already signed up for both these things, you are automatically entered in the contest.  Just do #3 to finish up.)

And as an added bonus, (not mandatory, but we'll love you forever if you do :->) Follow us on Facebook or Twitter and get to know us all a little better!!!!!  Those are in the right sidebar as well.

This contest will go through February 26th, 2011.  Once the contest is over, the entries will be checked and the lucky readers' names will be drawn.  The winners will be announced here on the blog and by email.

Because you signed up twice, there are two chances to win.  First Place Winner will receive a large gift basket of special prizes, gifts and goodies.  Each author will send the winner their gift personally, so you 'll get an autograph to boot!

A second, smaller goodie basket will be given to the Runner Up.  If for any reason the First Place Winner does not collect their winnings within the time limit given in the announcement, the Runner Up will win first place instead, and another winner will be chosen for 2nd prize. Entries must be done exactly as stated above or will not be counted.  No late entries allowed.

Contest #3

We want to know what you think!  An ongoing comment contest will give us the chance to get to know you and give you a chance to keep on winning.  It's easy and fun to do and each month one lucky reader can win different unique and fun prizes by the authors sharing their reads during the month.  At least four different prizes in all!!!!! Different prizes from monthly authors who want you to know how much we appreciate you stopping by.

To enter, simply comment on the FREE READ  story in the comment box at the end of the FREE READ.  No one liners or, I like this story type of answers.  We really want to know what you think, so in each comment, make sure you include the following.

1.  Author's name
2.  Hero and Heroines names (or names if applicable)
3.  One thing you specifially enjoyed about the story

That's all there is to it.  The more you comment, the more chances you have to win!!!!  At the end of the month, our contest mistress, CJ, will draw a name from all the comments given during that month.  The winner will be announced here on the blog and by email. Gifts will be sent separately to you by each author.  Entries must be done exactly as stated above or will not be counted.  No late entries allowed.

This contest will begin when the first FREE READ goes live on February 12th.  It will last through the month of February.  Then in March, we start all over again!!!

As you can see we have lots of fun coming up, so make sure you're a part of it.  And tell your friends!!!!  The more the merrier!  If you have any questions about the contests, please email CJ at womanofthewind1@yahoo.com.

Good luck and thanks for playing!!!!!

CJ England

on behalf of TMDRA