Call for Submissions

My publisher, Cedar Fort Books, has put out the call. Can you answer it? They're looking for submissions in these categories:

* Prayer
* The Book of Mormon
* The Doctrine and Covenants
* Church History
* Mother's Day: short stories and gift books
* General Nonfiction
* LDS Nonfiction
* Historical Fiction
* LDS Fiction
* Social and Behavioral Issues (i.e. Asperger's, ADHD, suicide, eating disorders, body image) both nonfiction and fiction.

Check out their website HERE for more information. And good luck! :)

March Right In!

Hello, March! Blog tour is done, contest is over, prizes mailed out (and received in part).

Right now, March feels pretty good. But it's only just beginning.

Coming later this month, I'm going to share with you another contest. I have to research the details a little better, but it's going to be tons of fun. And, of course, there will be a prize. It's a nice one, but not a book. Well, not necessarily. :) That part's up to you.

So, that's all I'm going to share now. But the wait will be worth it.

Remember, I'm signing at the Starry Night Books in Tooele with author Michael Knudsen this Saturday (March 12) 2-4pm. Hope to see you there!

Winners Galore!

First of all, a HUGE thank you to all the people who participated in my blog tour for my first book. Being my first attempt at this, there were some bumps, and some hitches, but overall it's gone well. Thank you bloggers, reviewers and interviewers for your willingness to help me out! I appreciate it more than these feeble words can express.

Congratulations to our final weekly prize winner of a copy of The Peasant Queen: Theresa! I've already contacted her via email, so hopefully she will soon claim her prize. :)

And now you can start the drum roll, because I've done the final, Grand Prize Drawing for my promotional blog tour. And the winner is:

Taffy! Congrats, Taffy! Be sure to email me so I can get your address to send the grand prize out to you. In case you've forgotten, you won all of this:


Thanks so much, everyone! Don't wander far. I have another contest coming up in March!

My Review: Star Scout Rising by Gary Darby

About the book: From the last frontier, Space. A must-have, out of this world adventure! Star Scout Rising, First Trail by Gary Darby is a thoughtful, awe-inspiring, and spine-tingling Sci-Fi mystery that follows a young man named Del Baldura during his quest for knowledge, truth, and discovery in the distant future of human and alien kind. This story has it all superb background, surprises, mystery, love, futuristic technological possibilities, bizarre life forms, and a hero trying to make sense of his duty and loyalty, his current leadership responsibilities, and his search for truth about part of his and his family's history.

I do enjoy sci-fi, probably more than I should. Generally, I don't read much sci-fi because they are very involved reads. Gary Darby's debut novel, Star Scout Rising, is no exception. The main character, Del, has his share of secrets--not the least of which is his name, linked for 17 years with reports of disgrace and death. He's a bit of a noble character, trying to rise above the ghosts from the past and find answers for the future. But sinister people are at work, vying for vengeance and power. Del's is definitely an uphill battle.

But that's what we like, isn't it? It's boring to read a book about the drudgery of every day. I can live that, thank you--I don't have to read it. It's entertaining to escape into a book like Star Scout Rising and see another person's possible view of the future.

Darby has a talent for description, and his characters came to my mind clearly. I could easily picture them as they interacted with one another. I like the intrigue of the first book. Obviously, the first of a trilogy can't answer every question if poses.

You can pick up a copy of the book HERE. Or HERE, if you're partial to your Kindle. :)

And check out the author's blog HERE.

Touring Update

We're down to the last few stops on my blog tour. Last week's winner of a copy of The Peasant Queen is Ann Best! Congrats, Ann!

This week, there are 5 reviewers posting, so be sure to get them all as I put them up on the side bar of my blog. Diony George's review is up already from yesterday. And, don't forget to get your comments posted, because there's still the grand prize drawing the first week of March.

Good luck, everyone, and happy commenting!

Winner of my continuing contest...

...is Angie Lofthouse! Congrats, Angie, you won a copy of my book for commenting on a review post. (I know you already have a book, but we'll talk lol) You're also entered in the end of the month Grand Prize drawing!

Remember, for any of you who want to enter, click the Blog Tour links on the side bar of my blog and leave a comment on any of the reviews. Each comment equals an entry in the Grand Prize drawing of a treasure of books. Also, share the love and follow each blogger who has reviewed my book. It is the month of love, right? :)

2 Winners Announced!

First things first. The winner of the $15 Amazon gift card prize from my blog share with fellow authors Maggie Fechner, Dan Harrington and Michael Knudsen is:

Lauri!

Lauri, you've proven difficult to find. You left a message on my review of Growing up Gracie, but there's no link to your email or a blog. This is more a public plea--if you are Lauri or know Lauri, comment on this post or email me at Cheriwrites @ yahoo.com so I can award her prize!

Secondly, I've started my Feb blog tour for The Peasant Queen. Saturday marked the end of the first week's drawing, which, if you recall, included all reviews/interviews posted in January as well. The winner of that drawing is:

Brendajean!

I've contacted her and hopefully she'll get back to me soon. Brendajean won a signed copy of The Peasant Queen.

And, don't forget, this week's reviews are at the top of the Blog Tour list on my sidebar. Next Tuesday I will post the winner of this week's contest. All you have to do to enter is comment on the reviews. And, you'll be entered in the grand prize drawing I'll do at the end of the month.

Congratulations to the winners!