We have a new blog - The AuthorIsland Author News Blog, to be specific - it's another fun way for AuthorIsland Authors to share their great news with us readers, be it new releases, great reviews, fun new contests, publishing contracts or just to mouth off.

To introduce this new blog to everyone, I'm holding an ongoing monthly contest - every comment made to any of the posts during the month will be put into a hat and one will be drawn to win a fabulous AuthorIsland Book Bag filled to the top with great promo and goodies.

And because I'm hoping the new AuthorIsland Author News Blog is going to be a daily stop in everyone's cyber travels, there will be NO limit to the amount of times you can get your name in the hat!  But because it can be a real pain to hunt down someone from a blog comment, email me your name and address and your blogger name to AuthorIsland at yahoo.com with Blog Contest in the subject line, just so I'll have it and a way to contact you, if you're a winner. 

Have fun and let me know what you think of the new blog!  Good luck!

May's Winner - Photoquest

From the intimate thoughts and pen of author Sandy Patsy comes a controversial journal that records her mind-boggling account of the lust-driven relationship she had at age 60 with Peter Straat and how it opened her eyes to the power all women have.

To celebrate the fabulous reviews her book, POWER OF PUSSY, has gotten, Sandy is offering a wonderful prize package exclusively for AuthorIsland.com readers.   An autographed copy of her book, a fun pussy cat bookmark, a beautiful necklace, and a sweet collectible ty kitty cat!

To enter for your chance at this great prize package, simply head over to Sandy's MySpace Page and read her Waitress Excerpt (you'll find in her blog postings at the top right) to find out how many days went by without a call from her lover.  And if you have a MySpace account, be her friend and leave her a comment. 

Email Sandy your answer to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  with AuthorIsland contest in the subject line.  And please include your shipping address in case yours is the name that comes out of the hat on September 30th.  Good Luck!

Romance Novel Forum is fairly new message board where romance readers and writers can come together to discuss anything they would like about the romance novel. Romance Novel Forum was created for the purpose of getting people who love to read and write romance novels of any genre together and interact with each other and just having a good time with everyone on the forum. It is a community where you can post about yourself and what’s going on with your life. About movies, TV shows and the books and authors that you love to read about.

To introduce this new message board to other readers and writers of romance we are holding our very first contest in hopes of getting new members to join up with the members that have been here from the beginning and interact with each other. So we are offering the winner and runner-up of our randomly chosen contestants 3 and 1 free paperbacks from Amazon.com. And the 4 paperbacks will be any 3 and 1 that the winner and runner-up choose from Amazon.com.

Now all you have to do is sign up to become a member at Romance Novel Forum and you have to post at a minimum of 35 posts to enter.  Contestants have until the 1st of October 2008 to sign up and participate.


Have fun on the forum and let us know what you think of the forum when you become a member!    Good Luck to everyone!

Win a pair of Regency-style

earbobs and matching bracelet

Handmade 8-inch bracelet of glass beads with embedded rose pattern, aurora borealis crystals, and gray Swarovsky pearls.  On non-tarnishable silver wire with sterling silver toggle clasp.  2 ½-inch earrings of aurora borealis crystals and gray Swarovsky pearls on sterling silver wire.

To enter Joanna Waugh's fabulous contest, go to Joanna's Website and read Excerpt #2 from her Regency-set historical, BLIND FORTUNE.

Answer the question:

What classical piece does Charles play on the piano for Fortuna?

Email your answer to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it   with "AuthorIsland Contest" in the subject line. 

To DOUBLE your chance of winning, in the same email tell her what that classical piece is popularly know as today. (Hint: The answer can be found at www.myspace.com/joannawaugh  It’s her default music.) 

A winner will be drawn from the correct entries on September 2, 2008.

Good luck!

                                        Jewelry crafted by

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Black Velvet Seductions has a blog over on their website and they want more people to stop by and join in the fun, so their holding a contest!

Each week that there are at least 15 meaningful posts by persons not affiliated with BVS (meaning myself, authors, cover artists), they will hold a drawing for free books - and this is on top of their FREE BOOK FRIDAY for those signed up for their newsletter!

So you can see how easy it is to enter - simply drop by the Black Velvet Seductions Blog and throw in your two cents worth!  It's a fun way to connect with authors and publishing professionals - so check it out and you just might win!

DL Edwards, author of SWEET DREAMS, a dark, sexy suspense mystery, is offering a SWEET DREAMS basket of goodies to one AuthorIsland.com reader! 

Simply take a look at her eerie new trailer to find out why David should not get involved with Megan and then email the answer to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .  Put DL Edwards in the subject line and be sure to give me your address. 

Bonus question: Check out her excerpt and tell me what color was Megan's bedroom. Send this answer in a separate email to get your name in the hat twice. 

Good luck and you might want to make sure your lights are on before watching this spooky trailer - lol!