Looking in the Window: Celebrate Lit's Third Annual Thankful For Our Readers Multi-Author Giveaway - Grand Prize

Looking in the Window: Celebrate Lit's Third Annual Thankful For Our Readers Multi-Author Giveaway - Grand Prize - a Five Hundred Dollar Amazon Gift Card

I've teamed up with Celebrate Lit and other authors to honor our readers by offering a fun giveaway. We want to thank you for your thoughts, prayers and support!

Grand Prize: Amazon $500 Gift Card

First Place Prize - Forty-plus books (see authors and books below)

Click here to enter to win.

The event last from today, November 8th - November 14th.

The books include a Kindle e-book of Hair Calamities and Hot Cash.

About Hair Calamities and Hot Cash

“A comedic romp from small town to big city in search of missing money, hair catastrophes, and love. A truly fun read”—Cynthia Hickey, author of the Shady Acres Mystery series.

What happens when a New York stockbroker crashes his car into Eve Castleberry’s North Carolina beauty shop...on the same day the young widow’s defective hair products are causing wild hairdos? Soon Eve finds herself helping the handsome stranger hunt the thieves who stole his client’s cash...and hot on the trail of two of the F.B.I.’s most-wanted criminals! Romance blossoms amid danger, suspense and Eve’s hair-brained plan to get back the money.

A Review of Hair Calamities and Hot Cash

Things aren’t going right for the widow, Eve. Her hair products are faulty, and her clients are getting some quirky hair-doo results. What else can go wrong? Well, how about a broker, named Phillip, from the Big Apple, smashing his vehicle right into her salon? After the initial shock, Eve regains her composer and offers him coffee. Phillip obligingly aids her in swabbing up an overspill of soapsuds. Who would think love would be the verdict of this ‘hairy’ chain of events? The two pull together to find a missing large sum of money, as well as why Eve got botched hair products to begin with. Comical chaos flows effortlessly in this starry-eyed, humorous tale of misfortune surprisingly turning to serendipity. ‘Hair Calamities and Hot Cash’ is a fresh, cozy, romantic mystery by Gail Pallotta...every bit brilliant and complete with charm, excitement and wit.

Books, Books and More Books!

A List of All the Authors and Their Books

photo courtesy of Photo Bucket

1. Love at Christmas by Anne Greene

2. Draw Me to Your Side by Marguerite Martin Gray

3. Secrets of Misty Hollow by Cynthia Hickey

4. On Lilac Bay by Teri Blake

5. Saving Grace by Amy Anguish

6. Suddenly Forever by Teresa Tysinger

7. Two Steps Forward by Suzanne Woods Fisher

8. Falling for Zeke by Sara Blackard

9. Sing Until You Die by Carole Brown

10. The Calling of Ella McFarland

11. The Bedwarmer’s Son by Caryl McAdoo

12. A Perfect Weakness by Jennifer A. Davids

13. Hair Calamities and Hot Cash by Gail Pallotta

14. Forgiven Again by Gina Holder

15. Unintended Target by D.L. Wood

16. The Dressmaker’s Secret by Kellyn Roth

17. Dangerous Exposure by Dianna Shuford

18. A Worthy Heart by Sara Beth Williams

19. Under the Moonlit Skies by Cynthia Roemer

20. Trouble Blows West by Monique Bucheger

21. Refresh Your Faith by Lori Hatcher

22. Cave of Secrets by Shannon Redmon

23. Covert Amish Christmas by Mary Alford

24. Journey Back Home by Cheri Swalwell

25. The Contessa’s Necklace by Linda Siebold

26. Amaryllis Journey by Konnie Vinner

27. A Pink Lady Thanksgiving by Donna Schlachter

28. Dogwood Plantation by Carrie Fancett Pagels

29. When Valleys Bloom Again by Pat Jeanne Davis

30. Waltz in the Wilderness by Kathleen Denly

31. Rocky Mountain Redemption by Lisa J. Flickinger

32. Light in the Mountain Sky by Misty M. Beller

33. Five Golden Rings by Chautona Havig

34. Marisol Spanish Rose by Elva Cobb Martin

35. Four Seasons of Love by Lena Nelson Dooley

36. The Duke’s Refuge by Lorri Dudley

37. Cold Case Pursuit by Dana Mentink

38. The Sound of Falling Leaves by Lisa Carter

39. Bitter Betrayal by Rebecca Hemlock

40. Scrumptious Independence by Melissa Wardwell

41. Secret Beach Boyfriend by Kari Trumbo

42. Her Merriweather Hero by Rachel Skatvold

43. Mishaps Off the Mainland by Tabitha Bouldin

44. Restoring Fairhaven by Carolyn Miller

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