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Tiger Paw First Round Winners!

Posted: August 22, 2012 in Book Promos, Contests, crime thriller, fiction, giveaways, Mytery/Thriller, Uncategorized
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As part of the giveaway for Tiger Paw by Charles A. Cornell, the author decided to do a contest within the giveaway for more chances to win.

Charles offered three more e-books to the three people to first answer this riddle:

What is one thing tigers CAN’T do that other big cats can do?

Here were the clues:

1) Tigers can do this when they are little, but as they get older they get too heavy!

2) They can do this in one direction but have trouble in the other!

3) In cases of danger, like flooding, they will do this to save themselves, but normally they are reluctant to do it.

The answer is….climb trees!

Tigers will climb trees up to the age of sixteen months but after this age, they’re too heavy for the branches! In the monsoon season in India and Bangladesh, they will climb a tree to escape flooding, but as the video below shows, they can get up the tree but have difficulty getting down. They can’t figure out that they need to descend backwards!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk6JvkdQAa0&feature=fvsr

Congratulations to the winners of the riddle!

Janna

DH Nevins

Jill

I have emailed you about your prizes.

More Chances!

There’s still time to enter the contest as Charles is giving away three more copies of Tiger Paw.

Click on this link to be taken to the giveaway: http://wp.me/p27ipo-k0

And for another chance to win, click on this link to Sherry’s blog, fundinmental,  for another chance to win: http://wp.me/p2uiv4-28

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Riddle Me This/Riddle Me That/More Chances To Win!

Posted: August 17, 2012 in Book Promos, Contests, Creatures, giveaways, Zany
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This just in from Charles A. Cornell!!!

We’ve already had one winner of my Tiger Paw riddle! But it turns out the answer I was looking for isn’t as “absolute” as I thought. And it seems that tigers may do things in captivity that tigers in the wild wouldn’t normally do. (Well, if we were caged up, I’m sure we would do strange things too!)

So here’s some clues to answer this riddle and I will take the first TWO correct answers and send them an e-book copy of Tiger Paw!

What is one thing tigers can’t do that other big cats can do?

 

Now this should make it a little easier to figure out:

1) Tigers can do this when they are little, but as they get older they get too heavy!

2) They can do this in one direction but have trouble in the other!

3) In cases of danger, like flooding, they will do this to save themselves, but normally they are reluctant to do it.

“A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Winston Churchill.

Head on over to my link: http://wp.me/p27ipo-k0

Leave your answer to the riddle for another chance to win Tiger Paw. Join the fun!

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I Have Winners!

Posted: August 6, 2012 in Contests, fiction, giveaways, Paranormal or fantasy
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It’s time to announce the winners of the Wormwood by D.H. Nevins giveaway!

 

There are 6 winners today!

First Place Winner will receive a paperback copy.

1st Place : Sherry http://fundinmental.wordpress.com

Winners of 5 E-Book copies

1) Roxanne http://www.sdgcrafts.com/

2) Jennifer http://http://readingandwritingurbanfantasy.blogspot.com

3) M Latimer Ridley http://mlatimerridley.wordpress.com

4) Annalise http://annalisegrey.wordpress.com

5) Kathy

I have sent an email to each of the winners and provided contact information to the author. She will contact you about receiving your gift.

It was a pleasure hosting this giveaway of Wormwood by D.H. Nevins.  Thanks so much to all who entered.

To read my review and my interview with Danielle go here: http://wp.me/p27ipo-f5

Danielle, thanks so much for allowing me to host this giveaway and the pleasure of reading and reviewing Wormwood. Can’t wait for the next book!

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Tiger This/Tiger That

Posted: August 5, 2012 in Contests, fiction, giveaways, Interview, Mytery/Thriller, reviews
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Help Save The Tigers!

 
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Charles A. Cornell.  His debut novel, Tiger Paw, is now available in paperback and e-book.
 
In celebration of his release he is having a launch party over on his blog. You can win a $20 Amazon Gift Card and a free Kindle e-book of Tiger Paw.
 
His blog is all about the tiger, from Tiger Paw Beer to Ice Cream Floats. Charles, along with some friends have concocted some recipes.
The Siberian(Papa)
The Bengal(Mama)
and the baby twins
The Sumatran
The Malayan
He’ll roll out the 1st recipe before Save The Tiger Day on July 29: The Siberian Tiger Float.
 
The giveaway is dedicated to saving the tigers. To enter the contest go here: http://charlesacornell.com/website-launch-giveaway
 
To meet Charles and experience his witty posts go here: http://www.CharlesA.Cornell.com
 
I am reading Tiger Paw right this moment, well obviously not right this moment as I am talking to ya’ll, but you know what I mean!
Let me tell ya, it starts out like gang busters in the first few paragraphs. I’ll be posting my review soon and hosting an interview and giveaway also.
Want to know more about Charles and his debut novel Tiger Paw?
 
Charles A. Cornell was born in England, raised in Canada and now divides his time between Michigan and Florida. After 35 years of global business experience on three continents, Charles A. Cornell brings a diverse and unique perspective to his fiction. His novels are mystery thrillers carved from today’s headlines,  blended with action and intrigue, and cloaked in psychological suspense.
 
To purchase your own copy of Tiger Paw, just click on the image below.
 

In Tiger Paw, FBI profiler Scott Forrester hunts an assassin belonging to a demonic East Indian cult that is wreaking havoc on Wall Street, murdering corrupt CEO’s at the center of a billionaire’s stock scam. Firmly in the assassin’s crosshairs, Scott Forrester is forced underground to stop the killing spree. But will he survive the deal he must make with the Devil to thwart the cult’s plans?
 
Sounds great, eh?  Go ahead and enter the contest, or if you can’t wait, just click the image to get your copy now.
 
UPDATE: Tiger Paw Nominated for FWA Best Thriller
 
Tiger Paw has been nominated for a Royal Palm Literary Award for Best Thriller by the Florida Writers Association in a competition that includes both traditionally published and self published novels. As a category Finalist, it is also eligible to win the competitions’ overall Best Published Book of the Year Award.
 
Congratulations Charles and Good Luck!!
 
 
 
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And the winner is……

Posted: July 19, 2012 in Contests, giveaways
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We have a winner!

I wrote the names down on paper, cut and folded them to the same size and placed the names in a bowl. My mother drew out the winner with my dog Quigley as witness.

And the winner is: Fundinmental!

Sherry you have won the Just Because giveaway. I will be contacting you about your prize.

I want to thank everyone for entering. Please stay tuned, there are some more great giveaways coming soon!

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A “Tapestry” of Words

Posted: July 16, 2012 in Contests, reviews, Short stories and collections
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There is just as much beauty and wonder inside this book as there is on the cover.

I don’t profess to know a lot about poetry. I just know I like to read it.

It moves me the way a wonderful painting or other piece of art does.

I don’t have to understand it, I just have to feel it.

Tapestry moved me in many ways. It still does.

I keep it on my ottoman and when I am not busy, I sit quietly and open the book to a random page and read.

Solitaire Parke filled these pages with some wonderful poetry. I just have to show you a couple of my favorites.

It Won’t Be Today

Sometimes loneliness beckons to us all.

Without realizing it, we answer to its call

With a moment of solitude that stretches into days,

Of quiet and pensive recollection

That leads us down this tangled maze.

There are times when I have wanted more,

But it slips away like it has before.

In a moment of hesitation the time will pass,

Into the darkness that is found in me,

And falls ever downward becoming my past.

I keep the world at the length of my arm.

Always standing alert, ever sounding alarm

At the very feelings that could show me the way,

But blinded, my search always end with me,

Proving again that it won’t be today.

Higher Ground

I have discovered when all else fails;

When my eyes are tired and weak.

I have but to pull on the inner strength

For the truth inside me to speak.

Knowing the truth but living with lies

Causes your conviction to break.

You have but to lean on a greater need

For your heart to no longer ache.

The room for wisdom – A place of rest

Where equality’s finally found.

We have but to ask for the master’s help

To stand alone on higher ground.

 

These are just a couple of the many poems that grabbed my heart and soul.

I look forward to many more quiet moments with Tapestry. Before long this book will be soft and worn from many readings.

I gave this book the 5 STARS it so richly deserves.

Thank you Solitaire for your lovely poems.

Also by Solitaire Parke

 

I am reading this right now. The first of The Dorian Trilogy.

It is free for your kindle today. Click on the image to get yours.

To buy Tapestry you can click on the image also.

Solitaire is also calling all Dragon Riders. He is having a contest on his blog. To check it out and enter go here:

http://solitaireparke.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/the-emerald-dragon-character-contest/

The Emerald Dragon Character Contest

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THE CALL FOR ALL POTENTIAL DRAGON RIDERS HAS BEGUN!!

The Emerald Dragon by Solitaire Parke

This Contest is open Internationally – All are welcome to participate. 

 
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