Saturday, July 28, 2012

RWA signing plus giveaway

I had a great time this past Wednesday at the RWA signing.  It was my first signing of that magnitude so it was lot to take in.  So many amazing authors I had a hard time deciding where to start.

In addition to the authors you'll see in the pictures below, I also met Kristen Callihan (whose Darkest London books are one of my favorite new series of 2012), Alexis Morgan, Jennifer Ashley, Thea Harrison and Alyssa Day.  I picked up a few books while I was there so I'm giving away the double copies of the books that I now have plus some great swag items.  Make sure to keeping scrolling down past the pictures for more info on that.  And now to the photos!


Me with author Nalini Singh. I still can't believe I got to meet her. She's one of the nicest people I've ever met.



I've been in contact with author D.B. Reynolds for a couple years and it was great to finally meet her in person.



Here I am with author Eileen Wilks. No Rule or Cullen though :-(



Me and Jennifer Estep a.k.a the creator of one of my all-time favorite heroines, Gin Blanco



Me and Kerrelyn Sparks.  Another super nice author



Lynsay Sands was awesome



I love Pamela Palmer's Feral Warriors series and I was excited to meet her and get a signed copy of Ecstasy Untamed. I got my picture but accidentally left my copy of the book at the signing. I'm still kicking myself over this.



Finally, here I am with Virna DePaul. She's fabulous and if you ever have the chance to meet her, make the time to do so!!


Giveaway


- Wild Cat by Jennifer Ashley (Gently used)
- Raphael by D.B. Reynolds (Gently used and a really great read!)
- By A Thread by Jennifer Estep
- Wanted:  Undead or Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks
- Vampire In Atlantis by Alyssa Day
- Bookmarks, cover flats and more from almost all the authors above.

All 5 books plus swag are going to one winner.  This giveaway is open internationally and will end on August 7th.  Please read our giveaway policy before entering.  Good luck!




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68 Comments:

Danni T said...

I would love to meet Nalini Singh, Gena Showalter, Cynthia Eden, and Kresley Cole. I love all of their books.

miki said...

I've met Patricia Briggs and it was wonderful. I would love to meet Ilona Andrews, jeaniene Frost and Nalini Singh ^^ being ionternational though it will stay a dream but i greatly enjoy their books

thank you for this giveaway

Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews said...

I would love to meet Gena Showalter, Sherrilyn Kenyon, J.R. Ward, Kerrelyn Sparks, Eileen Wilks and Lynsay Sands.

Mary said...

I would love to meet Christine Feehan, Laurel K. Hamilton or Gena Showalter.

winnie said...

I would love to meet Jeaniene Frost, JR Ward, Kresley Cole, and Nalini Singh!

Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

Linda said...

Oh i´m so envious!! =) Wish i didn´t live so far away, i´d love to join and meet all the authors! And so many good ones you´ve met!
I´d love to see Karen Marie Moning or Sophie Oak. That´s from the top of my head, =) there´s so many good ones *happy sigh*

best wishes, Linda xo

M.A.D. said...

Thanks for this amazing giveaway!! <3

I would love to meet Carrie Ryan, Andrew Fukuda, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Lauren Kate and so many, many more :)

Mary DeBorde M.A.D.

Rain Maiden said...

I would love to meet Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter. Jennifer Estep would be awesome to meet too. Thank you for the giveaway.

Carol L. said...

I love your picks and that you met Lynsay Sands, Pamela Palmer, love her books and Kerrelyn Sparks. Lucky you.
I'd LOVE to meet Gena Showalter, JR Ward, Larissa Ione , Sherrelyn Kenyon, Diana Gabaldon and Nora Roberts to start. :)
Carol L.
Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com

June M. said...

I am so jealous! You got to meet two of my favorite authors (Lynsay Sands who started my romance addiction and Kerrelyn Sparks). I would love to meet these two authors and Larissa Ione. There are many others that I would love to read too: Kallypso Masters, Cherise Sinclair, Eve Langlais, and I could go on & on.
Thanks so much for the giveaway.
manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com

Sharon Stogner said...

there isn't one I wouldn't want to meet! :) but I will go with Dani Harper. She seems like such a funny lady.
thanks!

robinky42 said...

I would love to meet Shelly Laurenston. I have always wanted to know if she is as funny as her books are.

JenM said...

I'd love to meet Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, or Eileen Wilks since they write my favorite series.

JenM said...

I'd love to meet Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, or Eileen Wilks since they write my favorite series.

erin said...

You're so lucky!!! I would love to meet Nalini Singh :)

erinf1/erin

Barbara E. said...

I was lucky enough to attend the RWA Literacy signing as well. This is the third conference book signing I've attended, so I've been able to meet quite a few authors, but meeting Jennifer Estep was the highlight of Wednesday night. I also got a pic with Nora Roberts, that was very cool as well.

books4me said...

I would love to meet Molly Harper, Lori Foster, and Janet Chapman!

Tore said...

I would love to meet Stephenie Meyers, Dean Kontz, Stephen King.,

mariska said...

I would love to meet Jeaniene Frost, Stephanie Meyers, Will Hill, Karen White

wanda f said...

There are so many Id love to meet Gena Showalter,Kresley Cole, Mary Janice Davidson,Jennifer Ashley,J.R. Ward,Molly Harper,Kerrelyn Sparks, Lyssay Sands,Larissa Ione,I could go on and on .

Kimberley said...

I would love to meet Christine Feehan, plus every other author that I read...pretty much means any author at all. I am so in awe of all authors and their ability to create such wonderful works of fiction.

Amber Hughes said...

Great pictures! My friend and I also went to the signing on Wednesday night. We had such a great time. It was wonderful to meet so many authors in one place. They were all so nice. I loved meeting Virna DePaul too! She is awesome! I have Nalini's books, but haven't gotten a chance to read them yet. She was really nice to meet though and I got a picture with her too. Also, Lynsay Sands! Great to meet her. It was so fun to look back at the pictures as well after the event. Glad you had a great time! :-)

elaing8 said...

I'd like to meet Jeaniene Frost,Kim Harrison and Kelley Armstrong.

marybelle said...

I'd love to meet Patricia Briggs & Pamela Palmer.

marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

Dea S. said...

Larissa Ione, JR Ward, Nalini Singh, Suzanne Williams, JK Rowling, Cassie Clare, Melina Marchetta and soo much more. :)

Gabbie said...

Jeaniene Frost, Patricia Briggs, Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Chloe Neill. Heck there are so many more, oh I might as well chuck out J.K Rowling as well :)

Vanessa N. said...

I did get to meet a couple of my favorite authors last year, Patricia Briggs and Kim Harrison, at NYCC. They were so nice. I still want to meet Jennifer Ashley, Nicole Peeler, Laurann Dohner, and Lora Leigh.

mythic021@gmail.com

States of Decay said...

I've already met Kelley Armstrong, Kim Harrison, and Erin Morgenstern. I would love to meet Jeaniene Frost, Ilona Andrews, Christopher Pike and L.J. Smith (she got me hooked on supernatural fiction as a kid).

Gurlonthemove said...

The author I would most like to meet is Dan Brown or L.J. Smith.

Stella Ex Libris said...

Oh Stephanie I am so jealous :-D lol So happy you got to meet so many of your fav authors!! I would love to meet Kelley Armstrong, Sonya Bateman, Laura Bickle, Erin Nicholas and Jill Shalvis, but if you give me a few mins I could come up with a longer list :-D

Thanks so much for the generous giveaway and enjoyed seeing your photos :-)

My keeper shelf said...

I'm a little bit green with envy right now (but in a nice supportive way of course!) I would love to meet Jennifer Estep and Nalini Singh. Oh, and also J.R Ward, Karen Marie Moning the list coulod go on and on!

GLORIA said...

I have met a few already (Ward, Showalter, Palmer, Singh, Kenyon, Frost, Thea Harrison, Darynda Jones, Ione, Dodd, and Allysa Day! LOL) I love meeting authors and being a fangirl! I would say Kresley Cole, Shannon K. Butcher, and Laura Wright are still on my list!

Lisa said...

I would love to meet Patricia Briggs, Ann Aguirre, Connie Willis, Kalayna Price, Stacia Kane, Linnea Sinclair, Sarah Monette and Naomi Novik, to name just a few.

Proserpine said...

Hi! Thanks for this chance! I would love to meet Karen Marie Moning or Kresley Cole! They are my favorites authors!!!

Linda said...

Gosh! There are so many I'd love to meet...Kylie Griffin (love her Light Blade series & she's so awesome), Shana Galen, Kristen Callihan... just to name a few.

DeeDee Griffin said...

How exciting! I'd love to meet Kelley Armstrong and Gena Showalter!

NoraA said...

I'd have to flip a coin on this one.. either Jennifer Estep, or Gini Koch. They are both up there on my list of favorites.

Aurian said...

I met Nalini Singh earlier this summer in Berlin and you are right, she is so nice! From the authors you have met I would love to meet Alexis Morgan and Alyssa Day. Two of my favourites.

Lynsey Taylor said...

OMGosh you lucky thing! All those super cool authors!

Joanne said...

Thea Harrison, Carly Phillips, Jennifer Crusie, Nalini Singh, Kally Masters, Eve Langlais.

e.balinski(at)att(dot)net

Maris said...

I would love to meet Patricia Briggs, Thea Harrison, JB Reynolds, Karen Moning, Pamela Palmer, Christine Feehan, Lara Adrian.

Lexi H said...

How fun!!! You got to meet, and take pics with, some amazing authors! Lucky you =)
I would love to meet Karen Marie Moning, Ashley March, Shana Galen, and Jennifer Estep. Oh so many more, but I should try not to end up with 100 names here.

Zainpire said...

I would love love love to meet Gena Showalter, J.R. Ward, Jeaniene Frost, Richelle Mead, Melina Marchetta, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Maggie Shayne.

Michelle MsRomanticReads said...

I'd love to meet Kresley Cole, Cherise Sinclair, Catherine Mann and Gena Showalter. A girl can dream.

msromanticreads(at)gmail(dot)com

Sophia (FV) said...

Great pics and good times!! xoxo

Grace Lavender said...

Gena Showalter, Jeaniene Frost and Sherrilyn Kenyon

Amy said...

I met Nalini Singh at a booksigning and she was so nice! She patiently signed everyone's books and chatted with everyone. She also hugged her fans and was so warm! Would love to meet her again.

Martha Lawson said...

Linda Howard, Karen Robards, Jayne Ann Krentz, Elizabeth Lowell, cynthia eden, shiloh walker, to name a few!!

mlawson17 at hotmail dot com

jenniferestep said...

Stephanie -- It was great meeting you too. I think it's cool you're doing a giveaway.

Barbara -- That's so nice of you to say. It was great meeting you too.

May said...

I would love to meet Jennifer Estep too! Love her Gin and Gwen books. :)

sienny said...

lets see.. darynda jones, nora roberts, linda howard, sandra brown, julia quinn, eloisa james, jeaniene frost, jayne ann kretz, lynsay sands, and many, many more.

Diana said...

I would love to meet Gena Showalter, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Rachel Caine, Richelle Mead and J.K Rowling.
Thank you for the giveaway!
Artemis

Margay said...

I would love to meet Julia Quinn.

Stay_Cee said...

I would love to meet a couple of authors...J.K. Rowling is at the top of my list. Then I would love to meet Gena Showalter, Monica McCarty, Lori Handeland, and Janet Chapman.

Vidisha said...

Jk Rowling

Mirela said...

Jeaniene Frost, JR Ward,Jk Rowling,Sherrilyn Kenyon, Rachel Caine, Richelle Mead

Ana Maria C said...

Kelley Armstrong, Charlaine Harris and J.R. Ward :)

Maria pronounced Mariah said...

There are so many. JR Ward, KMM, Jeaniene Frost, Sherrilyn Keynon, Richelle Mead, Shayla Black....

Marlene Breakfield said...

I would like to meet Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kresley Cole, Nalini Singh, and Meljean Brook.

michele said...

I would love to meet Cynthia Eden, Kendra Leigh Castle and Lisa Kleypas :)

Think it's so cool that you got to meet so many great authors!!!

Thanks for the giveaway!!!

Danielle West said...

I would love to meet Larissa Ione, Kresley Cole, or Gena Showalter. Thank you for the giveaway!

janhvi said...

I'd love to meet Kerrelyn Sparks.I've read the Love at Stake series and I'd love to chat with her.Lucky you!
Thanks for the giveaway!

redzsm said...

OMG! You're so lucky! Those pics are great. I love all of those authors. If I could meet my favorite author, it would be Karen Marie Moning. She's my all-time favorite, followed by J R Ward. Thanks for this fantastic giveaway!!

Kimberly Lim said...

I would so love to meet Nalini Singh, Judith McNaught & Sherrilyn Kenyon

petula said...

I would like to meet Jude Deveraux, Kelley Armstrong and Nora Roberts they are my favourites

Virna DePaul said...

It was so great seeing you. I'm sorry you left a book behind. :( Hope to see you soon!

Lona said...

Gena Showalter or Kresley Cole would be only a couple on the long list. thx

Lisa Mann said...

I would love Sherryln kennyon lynsay sands Laurell k Hamilton. But living in oz that's impossible for me but wow what a dream come true if I could meet them