Winner of SPARKS

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Winner of SPARKS by Laura Bickle

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Contest Tuesday - Win a copy of SPARKS by Laura Bickle

Urban Fantasy author Laura Bickle joins us again today. Her latest release, SPARKS, is the perfect spooky read for this time of year. Here's a synopsis:

WITHOUT A TRACE. Anya Kalinczyk is the rarest type of psychic medium, a Lantern, who holds down a day job as an arson investigator with the Detroit Fire Department--while working 24/7 to exterminate malicious spirits plaguing a city plagued by unemployment and despair. Along with her inseparable salamander familiar, Sparky, Anya has seen, and even survived, all manner of fiery hell--but her newest case sparks suspicions of a bizarre phenomenon that no one but her eccentric team of ghost hunters might believe: spontaneous human combustion.

After fire consumes the home of elderly Jasper Bernard, Anya is stunned to discover his remains-- or, more precisely, the lack of them; even the fiercest fires leave some trace of their victims--and she is sure this was no naturally-occurring blaze. Soon she's unearthed a connection to a celebrity psychic who preys on Detroit's poor, promising miracles for money. But Hope Solomon wants more--she's collecting spirits, and in a frantic race against time, Anya will face down an evil adversary who threatens her fragile relationship with her lover, her beloved Sparky's freshly-hatched newts, and the wandering souls of the entire city.

So here's the deal. Laura is giving away an autographed copy of SPARKS to one lucky Fiction Flurry follower. If you're not a follower, what are you waiting for? All followers get one chance to win. HOWEVER, if you comment on any of Laura's posts this week (Monday Interview, Contest Tuesday, Thursday Guest Blog), you will receive THREE chances to win.

That's right followers - anyone who comments will TRIPLE their chances of winning Laura's new book, SPARKS.

We love our followers! Complete rules and guidelines for claiming your prize are in the sidebar.

Winners of Blog Fest 2010

THANK YOU for your participation in Blog Fest 2010! You made this year’s event a FABULOUS SUCCESS! Also, to everyone who left a comment, we promise to touch on as many of these topics as we can cover! Your suggestions were greatly appreciated! Without further adieu, the 2010 BLOG FEST WINNERS ARE:

EVA SB won The Sisters Mallone by Louisa Ermelino

Iris on Books won The Touch by Colleen McCullough

Atypical Girl won A Blade of Grass by Lewis Desoto

Tribute Books won Swift as Desire by Laura Esquivel

K_Sunshine1977 won The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

Limabean won The Last Juror by John Grisham

Sharon S. (sstogner) won The Tenth Justice by Brad Meltzer

Tabbylewis won The Appeal by John Grisham

Justpeachy36 won Sunset in St. Tropez by Danielle Steel

Hendy won Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg

If you see yourself on this list – CONGRATS! Please send an email to us at FictionFlurry@hotmail.com with your street address, and your book will be sent to you via United States Postal Service.

If you did not see your name, don’t despair! We run great contests, so visit often for another chance to win!

Here’s to Blog Fest 2010 and a special note of gratitude to A Journey of Books for making all of this possible!

Contest Winner

Congratulations to Janine on winning a copy of A Timely Vision by Joyce and Jim Lavene!

Check out Janine's blog here:  http://janinesclayson.blogspot.com/

Thanks for following, Janine, and please see the contest rules to collect your booty:)

Guest Blog Winner

Congratulations to

Angela Carlie

winner of the Guest Blog post at Fiction Flurry.

Angela's guest post will be coming soon, so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out Angela's blog at

 Angela Carlie

The Winners Circle

Here at Fiction Flurry, we L-O-V-E our followers! So we give away great stuff every Tuesday! Just ask any of the lucky folks on the list below.

But that’s not all! We also believe in promotion and the notion that writers should help their fellow writers. So be kind and check out their links. Help us share the love!

8/29/10:  Angela Carlie (Angela Carlie) won a Guest Blogger Column PLUS a link to her own site from our Homepage for an entire year!

8/22/10: J.S. Wood won an autographed copy of Mistress by Mistake by Susan Gee Heino

8/15/10: Marjorie won a copy of A Slow Burn by Mary E. DeMuth

8/7/10: Bee (Dreamcatcher's Lair) won an autographed CD, Plainsong, by Susan Enan

7/31/10: Shallee (Life, the Universe and Writing and All the Art of Living) won a copy of Always Watching by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins

7/24/10: Charlie Courtland (What's Charlie Talking About?) won an autographed copy of Damsel in Disguise by Susan Gee Heino

7/17/10: Teresa won an autographed copy of The Wish List by Gabi Stevens

7/10/10: Amy won a $10.00 Gift Card to Starbucks

7/3/10: Barbara Goodwin won an autographed copy of Mistress by Mistake by Susan Gee Heino

6/19/10: Brianswifey05 won a $15.00 Gift Card to Barnes and Noble

6/5/10: Charity won an autographed copy of Mistress by Mistake by Susan Gee Heino

5/29/10: V.M. Pettingill (My Perspective) won a $15.00 Gift Card to Starbucks

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS! 

THANKS FOR FOLLOWING FICTION FLURRY!

Winner

The winner of the Contest Tuesday autographed book giveaway is (drum roll please):

j.s. wood

Congratulations J.S.!

Please email us with your information to claim your prize. Contest information is posted on the right of our home page.

Thanks to all of our followers and check back Tuesday for another chance to win.

Winner of the Signed Susan Enan CD, Plainsong

Congratulations to...

BEE

She is the winner of the autographed Susan Enan CD, Plainsong!

You can visit Bee's blog here.

If you love YA, then go there...STAT!!!

(Bee, please send us a line at FictionFlurry@hotmail.com

with your address, and we will drop that CD in the mail to you!)

Tuesday's Winner Announced

And the winner is.......Shallee. Thanks to everyone for your comments. Shallee, please email me your snail mail address to: cscott36@juno.com and I'll put your book in the mail.

Happy Writing

Winner - Damsel in Disguise

Congratulations to

Charlie Courtland

winner of the autographed copy of

Damsel in Disguise by Susan Gee Heino

You can find out more about Charlie at her blog http://www.charliecourtland.com/

And a big THANKS! to Susan Gee Heino for her generous support of Contest Tuesday. Susan, you are the best!

Winner of THE WISH LIST signed by author Gabi Stevens is...

Teresa from Colorado!  Contratulations, Teresa, and THANK YOU to Gabi Stevens for offering a copy of her book as a giveaway.

We hope everyone is having a great weekend!

The Puppy's Name Is....

PIPER.

I was rooting for the name Scout, and Pippi is a fun name, too.  It's kind of similar to what we picked.

Bartelby  (Bartelbie)  is a cute name, too, if it didn't sound so boy-ish, Duffy Moon.

The most original name goes to Amy for her Hester Prynne nomination.  I liked the tie-in with the SCARLET Letter and our RED puppy.  I'll be contacting you to send you the gift card.  Congrats!

By the way, her eyes are a soft, deep brown, not blue as shown above.  She is an excellent napping partner, I can attest to that.  She's also newspaper trained already, which is nice. 

Have a great weekend, everybody!  Stop back in on Monday, July 12 for an interview with author Gabi Stevens, whose novel THE WISH LIST came out in May.

The envelope please......

We have a winner!

Congratulations to

Barbara Goodwin

winner of an autographed copy of

Mistress By Mistake by Susan Gee Heino.

You can find more on Barbara at her website  http://www.barbaragoodwin.com/

Check back every week for more writing tips, book reviews and, of course, more CONTESTS!!

You never know what we'll give away next.

And the winner is.....

Congratulations to ccboobooy (charity). She is the winner of this week's contest.  Charity will recieve an autographed copy of Mistress By Mistake by Susan Gee Heino. 

Thanks to everyone who follows Fiction Flurry and a big WELCOME to anyone just joining. We invite you to PARTICIPATE - post a comment, send us your suggestions and tell your friends about us.  Fiction Flurry will improve because of YOU! So don't be shy - let us know how you feel.What do you like, what irks you beyond belief and what would you like to see us do (or do better)?. We love feedback.

Check back next Tuesday for a new contest or poll.  You never know what we'll give away next.

The Envelope, Please...

...And the Winner Is:  V.M. Pettingill

Be kind to her and share a little love by visiting her blog:  http://verosjourney.blogspot.com/

CONGRATULATIONS and a HEARTFELT THANK YOU for following our blog!  I hope you will enjoy it!  We have all sorts of wonderful things planned for the future, so be sure to pop in regularly to check out our content! 

Here is a sampling of what we will be doing -

Sunday Snippets - Writers will share their work.
Misc. Mondays - A hodge podge, with each individual author choosing a topic relevant to them.
Contests and Polls on Tuesdays - Always something fun to look forward to, and lots of great stuff, to boot!
Writerly Wednesdays - Tips and tools for writers and writerly types ;)
Rejection Thursdays - Hey, we've all been there; it goes with the territory.  How to deal!
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