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Each site will have their own contests and prizes so be sure to visit them all. The Summer Splash Blog Hop central site will also be giving away Grand Prizes, including Kindle Fires and gift cards, so be sure to enter. The Hop home page is here: Summer Splash Blog Hop
As for my contest, the rules are pretty simple.
1. Subscribe to my blog by email. Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime after the hop is over. If you already subscribe, you can skip this step! Click here to subscribe
For an extra chance to win the big prize and automatically receive an ebook…
2. Leave a comment telling me why you’d make a great character in my next book. Describe your idea – would you be a bad guy, the life of the party, have the curly hair you’ve always wanted? Give me your best shot. Flattery doesn’t hurt either. 
This contest is open through July 31st. During that time I will be randomly selecting names to win an ecopy of Immortal Desires. (Or one of my other books if you prefer. You can find the list here. ) Remember, you don’t need an eReader. There are many apps for phone and computer, plus you can download as a pdf too.
The main prize will be drawn on August 1st – a signed copy of Immortal Desires and your choice from these three pendants: Click here to see. The lucky winner will be drawn from the best character comment.
Have fun and be sure to visit the Summer Splash Blog Hop to visit the other authors!
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Congrats to the winners of an ebook so far! You’ve all been emailed.
Kitty, Ron, Barrie, Mary, Cathy, Zanza, Tobi, Mike, Erin, Cindy, Becky, Laurita, Savannah, Crystal, Anne
And the grand prize winner is Ron! He made the judge (my daughter) giggle the most. Congratulations!
Hm, me as a character in a book? Well, I’ve been through a lot which has shaped me into the strong person I am today. I’ve had my faith in humanity tested more than once, and come out stronger for it.
I’ve beat all the odds, to become a loving, caring, person who doesn’t take crap from anyone *shrugs* Martial Arts instructor, mom, wife, the usual.
Hi, Kitty! Welcome and thanks for playing.
In your next book in “The Carriena Oracles,” five of Jeffrey Hamilton’s fully armed spaceships pursue Raven’s ship. Raven, her husband Mikael, her android Ben, and her three other passengers are aboard. Raven notices that her fuel is running precariously low. She and Ben decide to land on Achilles, a world inhabited by gay warriors who devote their lives to prevent megalomaniacs such as Hamilton from ruling the universe. I was recently elected president of Achilles on a platform of hope and change. Hamilton’s minions unwisely land their ships and move in on Raven’s for the kill. They are no match, though, for Raven and my warriors. All of Hamilton’s people die. We and Raven suffer no losses of our own, and now we have five of Hamilton’s most expensive spaceships to use against him in future battles. In the celebration that follows our victory, I find it necessary to remind a number of my people that I won’t tolerate their leering at an honored guest, in this case Mikael, no matter how attractive he is. I also note that Raven and Ben have often visited Achilles, and we have always enjoyed warm relations with them. Raven laughs and tells me I should relax. Mikael considers the interest of my warriors a compliment and nothing more. My people decide to conclude the celebration with a choral group competition in which Raven and Ben, with their exquisite hearing, will be the judges. The musical pieces are “show tunes” from an era termed the “twentieth century” on a world known as “earth.” Raven and Ben readily agree that the winners are a group calling themselves “Over the Rainbow.”
Can’t *gasp* stop laughing, Ron! I could take Raven to Broadway with this!
Thanks for playing. *walks away giggling*
Hell, yes, I want to be in a book and I would be a PERFECT character! I want to be a tough, good looking woman with a great body but with curves. I want long curly red hair, big boobs and curves for a man to grab onto! I want to give a man a tough job…challenge him…verbally spar in a humorous way. The man is hot, Hot, HOT…tight body, tattos, black hair, with a wave, down to his shoulders. He is all alpha and I am NOT a timid woman so I really give him a run for his love…he realizes that he has much more patience than he thought! LOL!
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Welcome, books4me. That’s an awesome description! Thanks for playing.
I already get your lovely posts in my inbox. Cool bloghop idea.
Hmm. I use a cool green laser pointer on the weekends. I like to be mischievous now and then. Can I be a impish obi wan type? Don’t go into the trees, the invisible yeti rocks will eat you. Great stuff. You can put me in some crazy outfit and glitter. Or you can make me a mad scientitst who lives in a house that smells like gingerbread. Hmm … what do I do in there? hehehe
Or a mad scientist with glitter and a cool laser pointer! Cool ideas here, Mary!
if i where to be a book character i would be a 5’7 thin shapely purple eyed long curly raven and a hint of red haired beauty. I have a bag full of witty retorts and I’m not afraid to get in a mans face. I’m a skilled fighter and i don’t take crap from anyone. I am also gentle and lady like when need be and i look wonderful in a dress. I love children and I’m not above seducing the man i want whether it be for revenge or simply because i like him. I secretly wish to get married and start a family and i have my cap set on a 6’3 toned fit tall dark and handsome warrior.
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You and I like the same type of warrior, Zanza! Great stuff here. Thanks for playing.
Hey Laura! Yay now I’m at your site! LOL
So evidently I’m the comic relief! I don’t think I’m funny but my friends say my FB posts make them laugh everyday! Idk Here’s some examples:
My post ~ Blue is evil! E_V_I_L B_L_U_E S Blue Remy
Katie Mettner likes this.
Tobi Hoffler Helton She who tortures the book whisperer beware!!! LOL
about an hour ago · Like · 1
S Blue Remy LMFAO I luuuubs yew!
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Tobi Hoffler Helton Awwwww! Lubs you too but still gonna learn that thing from Raven Aquilus !!!!!!!
6 minutes ago · Like · 1
S Blue Remy I’ll sick the Duncan O’Brien after you! I mean WWDD!?
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Tobi Hoffler Helton Really????? Sweet!! LMSO
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A post for a contest earlier She wanted a joke for her comments:
Hmmmm a joke! I stink at jokes honestly! I’m tempted to go eat one of my son’s popsicles that has the jokes on them…….
Oh gosh I so suck! Knock knock! Who’s there? Orange! Orange who? Orange you glad I didn’t got get the popsicles!?
LOL you probably wish I had! LOL Sorry!
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Stephanie Nelson
07/25/2012 06:05
Tobi,
You made me laugh and that’s what counts! LOL
So there Idk if that works or not but I’ll go for comic relief! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! <3
Tobi from Forget the Housework
Hi, Tobi! Ok, I’ll put you down as the comic with the mostest.
Thanks for playing!
Thanks again! <3
OK, seriously? I don’t wanna be the curvaceous bosomy beauty with the perennial pout and the long curly hair, nor do I want to be the take-no-prisoners ass-kicking corset-and-ball-buster. Nor the hooker with the heart of gold. Nor Ron’s gay android, although I do love show tunes, especially Surrey with the Fringe OnTop and I Feel Pretty. So maybe make me a half-witted male pub singer Raven meets up with on one of her adventures. All greasy and hapless with a powder blue leisure suit and an addiction to eyebrow tweezing. A really wonderful singer who, by rights should be famous, but whose attitude and look is so obnxious that he is relegated to the worst ale joints on the suds circuit.
OMG…you really want a powder-blue leisure suit, Cathy? I’m dying here! The addiction to eyebrow tweezing is a nice touch.
Thanks for playing!
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Hi. I’m one of Hamilton’s spaceships that you captured on Achilles. I’m so relieved! I can’t tell you how long I’ve waited to get rid of those turkeys and get some reasonably cute people on my flight deck. Not that you’re that cute, I suppose, not by twelfth generation AI standards. But you’ll do. You may call me what you like as long as it’s Rohondella. There’s more to my name, but that should be enough for your needs. As you might imagine, I’m a top notch astrogator and pilot. I also provide Shiatzu, tenth degree black belt training, and I’m a five star chef. Best of all, I love to sing while I work. Twentieth century “earth” showtunes are among my favorites, along with Jovian moon cycles, the epiphaniac drones transcribed from the temple singers of Aloundo Four. Shall I sing you a song? How about “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” from the great drama about earth outlaws? Or a medley of classics from the age of Manga? Or something in Sanskrit? Oh, I’m so looking forward to my new crew! I do hope you all have good hearing and can sit patiently for two hours every day while I give recitations from The Begger’s Opera, or The Mikado, or H.M.S. Pinafore – one of my favorites! I have only one requirement. Well two: silence while I sing, and don’t ask for anything by that piffle composer Andrew Lloyd Weber.
ROFL! Ben will be happy for more AI company. Thanks so much for playing, Mike and I’ll remember to pack my earplugs.
Meh. I’d make a lousy character. I just sit in the corner and watch everyone without saying anything. On the other hand, if someone needs a bit of fast research, they know I’m the go-to gal.
Not true, Erin. You could be the devious character sitting in the corner, researching all the secrets that no one wants exposed.
Thanks for playing!
I’d make a great character in one of your books because I consider myself to be a complex individual. I’m shy, but full of sass. I’m modest, but sexy. If I were a character in a book, I’d be a short, curvy woman of 20 years with long, brown hair. My name would be Susan O’Dair. Susan is a shy gal with little to do with people her age and tries to avoid them at all costs. Although she may be afraid of them, she does have a crush or two… or three. She fantasizes about her crushes while she works as a barista in the local coffee shop, but she’s also a college girl trying to get a degree in teaching. Her dream is to be an elementary school teacher because she loves molding the minds of young children and watching them grow as they learn. She yearns for a family of her own and knows that one of the men she’s constantly fantasizing about will be the one to sweep her off her feet and give her the life she has longed for since she could remember.
Hi Crystal! A complex character is good! Do you spill drinks while you’re fantasizing?
Thanks for stopping by and playing!