CJ's Desk Diary » Contests

Why a Joint Contest With Barbara Dunlop?

CJ — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:52:58 +0000

This month I’m running a joint contest with my good friend, Desire author, Barbara Dunlop.Why, you may ask? Let me give you three good reasons:

1. We both have trilogies out this winter, trilogies that we’re very excited about! Check out my contest page, and you’ll see we are giving away a pile of books, gift certificates and goodies to celebrate.

2. Barb and I go way back. We met at a writers’ conference in Victoria more than ten years ago. We were both unpublished then, but full of hope. Together we have celebrated the whirlwind of first sales, the joy of getting that first multi-book contract, the confusion of dealing with new editors and a changing marketplace.

When you work as a writer, you spend your days physically alone, but thanks to the Internet, I know that getting a shot of Barb’s common sense and wise cracking humor is only an e-mail away.

3. I want my readers to discover a new favorite romance author. If you enjoy sparkling dialogue, a good laugh and a great story, I know you will love Barb’s books as much as I do.

So, that’s the story behind the joint contest. I hope you take a few minutes out of your day to read our excerpts, answer the contest questions, and enter for your chance to win!

Surprise Winner!

CJ — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:45:16 +0000

Yes, we have a winner for the latest Surprise Contest! It’s Claritta from Little Rock. I’ll be sending Claritta a copy of the book she chose, which happens to be Love And The Single Mom.

Is there a specific C.J. Carmichael book that you’d like to own? Watch for the next Surprise Contest for your chance to win. The beauty of my surprise contests is that I let the winner select the title that she wants. This is an excellent opportunity to get your hands on an elusive book from my backlist.

Surprise Contest!

CJ — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:40:26 +0000

Yes, it’s time for another surprise contest. Enter before November second for a chance to win an autographed book from my available back list. The best part? You get to chose your prize!

There is a three step process to enter:

First Step: see if you can match the heroes and heroines in my upcoming trilogy, The Fox and Fisher Detective Agency, from this list: Kate, Nadine, Lindsay, Nathan, Jay, Patrick. (Hint: check my “Coming Soon” page.)

Second Step: Send me an e-mail with your answer. (Go to Contact page for this.)

Third Step: Make sure you tell me the name of the book you’d like to receive if you are the lucky winner. (Include a back-up title, in case I am out of stock of your first choice.)

One winner will be chosen by random from all entries received by November 2nd. Good luck!

Surprise Winner!

CJ — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:22:51 +0000

I’m happy to announce that Colleen C. has won her requested copy of “Her Best Friend’s Baby.” I’ll also be sending her a second “surprise” book. Thanks for playing everyone and please watch for the next contest, coming soon…

Cheers from CJ

Summer Surprise Contest!

CJ — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:20:26 +0000

Looking for a fun summer read? Contact CJ and let me know which of my titles you’d like to read next. On August 15 I’ll chose a winner at random and send them the title they asked for plus a second title of my choice.

Hope you’re enjoying the summer. I’ve been doing some hiking, as well as working on line edits and final proof reads for The Perfect Partner?, The P.I. Contest, and Receptionist Undercover. Hard to believe the books still won’t be in book stores for another six months!

Cheers,

Surprise Contest Winners

CJ — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:40:27 +0000

Better late than never…here are the winners from my last contest:

Emma wins a copy of The Legend, Kelli Jo wins a copy of The Fourth Child, and LaToya wins a copy of A Secret Between Them.

Thanks very much to all who entered. Please visit again soon. You never know when the next contest will break out!

Surprise Contest! May 12 – 26

CJ — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:40:49 +0000

Yes, it’s time! To celebrate having met my deadlines (which feels great, by the way) I am having another surprise contest. Please name the title from my backlist that you would most like to have…and why. You can enter by adding a comment to this post, or by sending an email. I’ll choose three winners…one random, and the other two based on your reasons for wanting the book.

Surprise Contest Winner

CJ — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:47:57 +0000

Did I say there was going to be one winner? Because…surprise!…there are two! Congratulations to Marcie from Middletown Ohio, who requested a copy of The Dad Next Door, and to Tammy who has read the last two books of my Summer Island trilogy and was hoping to win You Made Me Love You. Well, guess what Tammy…you did win.

Suprise contests are fun. Stay tuned…there will be more!

Surprise Contest!

CJ — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:12:36 +0000

For the next couple of months, I won’t be running my usual monthly contests, but every now and then I’ll post a surprise contest on my Desk Diary. Today is one of those days!

If you’d like a chance to win an autographed book & exotic bookmark, just send an e-mail to cj@cjcarmichael.com and put “CJ’s Contest” in the subject line.The winner will be selected at random two weeks from now. If you tell me which book from my backlist you’d like to receive, I’ll try to send you your prefered book (if I have any on hand).

Special…for FTHRW Members….If you participated in my on-line course on conflict for the RWA Chapter ”From The Heart”, please tell me one thing you learned from the course and you’ll have an extra chance to win.