Helen C. Johannes's Blog, page 13

Print books--get 'em while they're hot!

Goodreads has changed their policy on giveaways, so I'm sorry to say these four print books are my last offering on their platform. Enter by Dec. 15 for a chance to win BLOODSTONE. For a chance to win PRINCE OF VAL-FEYRIDGE, enter Dec. 15-23. Use the links to the right.

To learn how I cope with the wonderful Winter Wonderland, check out my guest blog on LASR Blogfest on Dec. 28: https://wp.me/p2ZcT9-iwC. I'm posting a favorite family recipe for healt...

'Tis the season for giving! 

I'm offering two fantastic giveaways on Goodreads this month. First I'm giving away two (2) print copies of BLOODSTONE. Enter Dec. 7-15 for a chance to win an autographed copy of this Beauty-and-the-Beast-inspired fantasy romance. Starting Thursday, Dec. 7, click on the BLOODSTONE icon to the right to go to Goodreads and enter.

Next, I'm giving away two (2) print copies of THE PRINCE OF VAL-FEYRIDGE. Enter Dec. 15-23 for a chance to win an autographed copy of m...

Winter is making an early start here, and it's putting me in the mood for curling up with a blanket, hot beverages, and a stack of good books so I can read, read, read till the snow melts.

In that vein, I've set up an Amazon Giveaway for THE PRINCE OF VAL-FEYRIDGE. Click on the link and enter from now through Nov. 24 for a chance to win a Kindle copy of a romantic adventure that will heat up your sense of romance and adventure and keep you warm while the snow flies. No purchase necessary,...

Winter has officially arrived--in my book anyway. We had almost 2 inches of snow this week, and temps are more than 10 degrees below normal. It may be 7 weeks early by the calendar to call this winter, but once the snow sticks on the ground for any length of time around here, it's winter.

To celebrate--or commiserate--I've put THE PRINCE OF VAL-FEYRIDGE on sale on Kindle for 99-cents through Nov. 10. If you're in the mood for a sweeping romance with characters and intrigue akin to Game of Thro...

To celebrate back to school, I'm trying my first Amazon Giveaway. As a prize, I'm giving away a Kindle copy of BLOODSTONE. Here's the storyline: To save her father Mirianna promises the Shadow Man she’ll do "anything," but the beastly, insensitive creature needs her heart, freely given, and all her courage to help him defeat the mage who cursed him.For a chance to win a Kindle copy of BLOODSTONE, enter at Bloodstone giveaway and sign up to follow me on Amazon. Contest ends Sept...

Time for great summer reading deals! This upcoming week brings a giveaway and an ongoing sale.

Giveaway--BLOODSTONE--July 18-26 at Goodreads. I'm giving away one autographed print book. Use the link at the Goodreads box on the right to enter.

Sale!--BLOODSTONE on Kindle is a bargain at $1.49 for as long as the sale lasts: https://www.amazon.com/Bloodstone-Helen-C-Johannes-ebook/dp/B0145P8JC6/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8[/url

It's summer, time for great deals! This upcoming week brings two giveaways and an ongoing sale.

Giveaway #1--BLOODSTONE--Sunday, June 11 only, I'm offering a Kindle copy to one lucky trivia winner at The Romance Reviews Sizzling Summer Reads Party. To enter you have to log in to The Romance Reviews and then play BLOODSTONE trivia (using my provided hint, of course): http://www.theromancereviews.com/event.php

Giveaway #2--THE PRINCE OF VAL-FEYRIDGE--June 12-20 at Goodreads. I'm giving away...

June 1st ... the official start of summer in our neck of the woods. Hooray!

There are three months we can count on to provide temperatures of 70 and above, and they are June, July, and August. After a cold spring in which I have shifted from down-alternative comforter and regular bedspread all the month of May, and a year so wet we have doubled our usual moisture (snow and rain), we are especially excited to see SUMMER!

We can open windows! And go outside without coats. And wear shorts and t-sh...

I have been to see the dragon’s skin … and this is what it looks like.
Where I live, the Earth is a mellow creature. It doesn’t move beneath my feet or spew into the sky or break open very often. Folk here are focused more on the sky and the changeable—sometimes wicked—weather it brings us. We never doubt the solidity of the ground we’ve built our lives upon because it so rarely fails us.
We shouldn’t be so trusting.
The Earth is a living, breathing entity … a dragon, if you will. And that is ne...

Good news! I'll be making a guest appearance on Long and Short Reviews' Winter Blogfest on Monday, Dec. 26. Stop over and leave a comment for a chance to win a Kindle copy of BLOODSTONE: http://wp.me/p2ZcT9-g9t. I'm excited to share thoughts on the magic of the season.