Kieran Kramer

NEW GIVEAWAY! I have a BIG goal, y’all–to hit 2,000 “likes” on my Facebook page by the release date of CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MARRIAGE on April 26th! I’m teaming up with Sarah MacLean, the author of the Love by Numbers Regency romance series, whose next book, ELEVEN SCANDALS TO START TO WIN A DUKE’S HEART, comes out the same day!

“Like” us both, and if we reach 2,000 “likes” each by April 25th, we’re giving away a Kindle. We’ll announce the winner online at our exciting mutual release day party at WORD bookstore in Brooklyn, NY, on April 27th.

Added bonus: For every 500 “likes” we receive (combined), we’ll give away a $25 gift card to B&N or Amazon–winner’s choice. Of course, if you’ve already friended us both, you’re entered in the contest automatically. Fingers crossed…let the “liking” begin! :>)

***Melinda J. won the contest! Congratulations, Melinda, and enjoy your $100 Borders gift card! I love these comments so much, I hope if you’re visiting here for the first time, you’ll read them and get inspired by all the gutsy women who wrote in!!***

Time for another big contest: the second book in my Impossible Bachelors series hits the shelves on Nov. 30th! In Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right, Spinsters with a capital S are women who’ll marry for love and nothing less.

Spinsters rock. I like to think we’re all around. As far as I’m concerned, you can be a Spinster whether you’re married, in a relationship, or single–as long as you love yourself and don’t settle.

Spinsters don’t make decisions based on fear. They don’t hide. Spinsters go after what they want!

You can win a $100 gift card to either Borders or Barnes and Noble simply by leaving a comment on this contest post about why you think you qualify to be a Spinster or a woman in your life does. Make your comment any length you wish. You can also enter just by writing “SPINSTERS RULE!”

And while you’ve got Spinsters on the brain, please check out my companion blog, The Spinsters Club.

FYI: The winner of the gift card will be chosen at random on December 15th and announced at 5 pm EST. Also, if you leave a comment and it doesn’t show up immediately, it’s only because I have to approve it. I promise I’ll be checking in several times a day!

I hope you have a great time reading Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right, and thank you for all your support!

Hugs,

Kieran :>)  P.S.

Wow, I am incredibly thrilled and honored to have a romance writing legend here today to help me celebrate When Harry Met Molly’s release…the incomparable Debbie Macomber. I can safely say that Debbie is a major reason why I can call myself a published writer these days. She’s one of the most selfless people I know, freely sharing with everyone her pearls of wisdom about the writing business. But she goes a step further–through her gracious example, she’s taught innumerable people that we can face life’s challenges with fortitude and good cheer.

And now let’s hear about…

When Debbie met Wayne:

Following my high school graduation, I moved to Seattle and lived in a huge house in West Seattle, sharing it with seven other girls. One Saturday night I had a date with Gunther, my boyfriend at that time. I was dressed and ready to go out, but at the last minute he phoned and had to cancel. All seven of my roommates had dates that night as well, so I was home alone when . . . the phone rang. It was Wayne, who asked for Neater. (We called her that because she was neater than everyone else!) When I explained that Neater was out for the evening, in a suave, debonair fashion Wayne asked, “Are you doing anything?” We went to the movie, To Sir With Love, and were married a year later …

Readers, I am SO glad Neater wasn’t there!  And that Gunther cancelled!  Aren’t you?  :>)

I’ve heard Debbie tell the truly touching story about how supportive Wayne was when she was at her lowest ebb as a writer. She felt she needed to go out and get a job to make ends meet–which meant her writing dreams would have been put on hold indefinitely–but Wayne told her to keep going, to keep writing!

Thank you, Wayne, from millions of Debbie’s readers.  

And now one lucky visitor to the blog today will win a copy of Debbie’s Christmas charmer Call Me Mrs. Miracle and a DVD of the movie Mrs. Miracle. Yay! Talk about good cheer! All you have to do to win is leave a comment. Either tell us your own When _____ Met _____ story (put your name in the first blank and the name of someone you love in the second blank) OR simply stop by to tell Debbie hello. I’m sure she’d love to hear what her stories have meant to you!