Secretariat-themed Giveaway

What does Becky Wade's newest novel, A Love Like Ours, and mine, To Win Her Favor, have in common? Thoroughbreds! Specifically, Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown Winner.  

The horse in Becky’s novel traces its lineage back to Secretariat, and Secretariat’s lineage actually traces back to the Belle Meade Plantation (the setting of #ToWinHerFavor) and to a thoroughbred in my story named Bonnie Scotland. 

So we're having a GIVEAWAY to celebrate our "linked" contemporary and historical novels!

Enter by this Sunday night (June 14) at midnight central.

We'll post the winners (drawn at random) on our FB pages Monday morning.

I’m giving away a copy of Becky’s novel and a copy of Secretariat, the movie, to TWO lucky winners! And Becky’s giving away a copy of To Win Her Favor and a copy of Secretariat, the movie, to TWO lucky winners. 

So you have two chances to win! 

Simply leave a comment on my FB page post HERE to be entered and **ALSO** on Becky's FB post HERE.

Thanks for reading and for spreading the word to reader friends!

FaithTalk LIVE - a chat with Rick & Dan

Just had a fabulous chat with Rick and Dan on FaithTalk LIVE this morning! What FUN these Atlanta guys are. Lots of joking around and a somewhat snarky, LOL, and funny moment when the term "NashVegas" was used by one of us. 

Let me know if you take a quick listen!

Apparently Dan isn't pictured below because he hasn't been working out enough, LOL. Listen to the interview and you'll understand.

LISTEN TO OUR CHAT

10 things about me that might surprise you

Think you know me? Well you might, and you might not (LOL). Rachel McRae from LifeWay Christian shares 10 things about me that might surprise you. She says her favs are #2 and #8. You agree? Which ones did you NOT already know? 

Read more... 

Thanks to everyone who participated in my Race to the Pin contest!

It was such fun seeing your interpretation of the characters and the setting. Congratulations and big hugs to the following winners listed below... 

Grand prize: Tori Gordon (woohoo, congrats, Tori!)

A copy of To Win Her Favor: Samantha Tyler

A copy of To Win Her Favor: Rachael Farnsworth-Merritt

A copy of To Win Her Favor: Savannah-Marie Johnson

A copy of To Win Her Favor: Carrie Schmidt

(Hope you enjoy the story, gals!)

Gift card (winner's choice of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Starbucks): Hannah Gideons

Gift card (winner's choice of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Starbucks): Sarah Trout

Gift card (winner's choice of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Starbucks): Dana Michaels

Gift card (winner's choice of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Starbucks): FaithHopeCherrytea

(Happy shopping, sweet friends!)

Winners, please email your mailing address to:

info {at} litfusegroup {dot} com

Also, click here to see all the fabulous pins and sharing everyone did!

Race to the Pin Giveaway!

Another great giveaway to celebrate the release of To Win Her Favor! 

Click for details

Win a gorgeous Pandora "Bourbon Belle Bracelet," a Lodge Cast Iron Griddle (inspired by a fun scene in the novel), and a fabulous Cookbook that I now fully believe I need for myself. 

I mean, I should really "kitchen test" it first before sending it to you, right? It's the only kind thing to do. I'm just naturally nice like that. Wait... I almost choked there for a minute, sorry...  : )

Let me know if you're taking part! And truly, I'd hug you if I could, thank you for reading and taking these journeys with me.

Dallas Area Book Signing SAT, May 16

Attention Dallas area readers! 

Fourteen of my writing buddies and I are comin' your way this weekend!

CLICK for more info on the book signing

A slew of Inspirational (Inspy) authors are headed to the Romantic Times Convention in Dallas this week. What is the RT Convention, you ask? The RT Convention is a massive conference dedicated to romance readers of all genres. 

It's largely a secular conference, meaning that the majority of authors in attendance write secular romance in all genres, including new adult and erotica. I'm already hearing the question forming in some of your minds… Why are Inspy authors attending a secular conference? Quite simply, because romance readers who read and enjoy secular writers (as I do) also read and love inspirational writers. And we love them, in return. Spending time with readers is always a blast!

This is the third year Inspy authors have attended and, honey, this year we're coming en masse! Over thirty authors will be involved in the convention this week, with fifteen of us staying for the Giant Book Fair on Saturday. And when I say Giant, I really mean GIANT! 

There will be about 500 authors involved in the signing. But never fear on whether you'll be able to find the Inspy authors you want to see. We'll all be seated together in Inspirational Fiction Way. Plus a very handsome young man in a tux will be working the crowd, passing out special bookmarks made just for the event along with kisses (the chocolate kind, calm down ladies!) and pointing the way to where you can find us. 

If you live in Dallas, I hope you'll consider grabbing some girlfriends and coming to see us at the Hyatt Regency Dallas on Reunion Blvd. (see link below for directions). We'll have lots of chocolate, bookplates we'll happily autograph for you, bookmarks, postcards, recipes, and of course...hugs and lots of fun and laughter. 

Questions? 

Hope to see you there!

~Tamera 

Click for info on the hotel

Congratulations to the winner of my Kindle Fire giveaway!

Congratulations to the winner of my Kindle Fire giveaway...

Becky, babe, congrats!! You can email your mailing address to: 

info {at} litfusegroup {dot} com

If you didn't win, don't worry because I have some exciting news coming your way tomorrow about another prize you can win!

Thanks so much, everyone, for celebrating with me in the release of To Win Her Favor, which releases...tomorrow!

It's still $4.99 for e-book today. We expected the sale to end earlier today but some vendors still have it discounted for pre-order. So if you're planning on reading it, why not grab it at the discounted price.

And please let me know when you start reading. It always feels as though you've invited my BFFs over for dinner. ; )

To Win Her Favor Kindle Giveaway

Hey friends, 

In anticipation of the release of To Win Her Favor, we're holding a party of sorts, and you're invited! 

Enter to win

One grand prize winner will receive:

• A Kindle Fire HD 6

• A copy of To Win Her Favor

Enter today by clicking the icon above. But hurry, the giveaway ends on May 10th. Winner will be announced May 11th on this blog. Plus stay tuned for more opportunities to win after May 11 with a special Pinterest contest—more details coming soon!

And as always, friends, thank you for reading! 

Win 1 of 10 copies of TO WIN HER FAVOR

Enter the Goodreads giveaway for 1 of 10 copies of To Win Her Favor. But hurry, it ends May 1st!

CLICK TO ENTER the Goodreads GIVEAWAY

Read more about To Win Her Favor

Also, new Belle Meade bookmarks will be available soon. And best of all, they're free! More details coming this week.

Are you a reader who loves bookmarks like I do?

It's coming April 16th!

The Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt

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An excerpt from To Win Her Favor

You asked for it, so here it is...

A three chapter excerpt from To Win Her Favor

$4.99 e-book if pre-ordered before May 11

the second standalone novel in the 

Belle Meade Plantation series

Releases May 12, 2015

Buy the book

Thanks, friends, for anticipating this release. I'm eager to share Cullen and Maggie's story with you!

Thanks for reading, 

Tamera

Cover reveal...To Win Her Favor coming April 2015

Have you seen the cover for my next novel yet? 

It's TO WIN HER FAVOR, the second standalone novel in the Belle Meade Plantation series which releases April 2015. Thanks, friends, for reading and for always asking about what I'm writing next. Appreciate you! What do you think about the cover?

ABOUT To Win Her Favor: 

A gifted rider in a world where ladies never race, Maggie Linden is determined that her horse be a champion. But the one man who can help her has vowed to stay away from thoroughbred racing for good.

An Irishborn son far from home, Cullen McGrath left a once prosperous life in England because of a horse racing scandal that nearly ruined him. He’s come to Nashville for a fresh start, hoping to buy land and start a farm. Yet starting over proves harder than he’d wagered, especially when Maggie Linden’s father makes him an offer he doesn’t dare accept. Yet, cannot possibly refuse.

Maggie is certain that her mare, Bourbon Belle, can take the top purse in the annual Drayton Stakes at Nashville’s racetrack––the richest race run in America. Maggie only needs the chance to prove it. To give her that chance, and to save Linden Downs from being sold to the highest bidder, Maggie’s father––aging, yet wily as ever––makes a barter. His agreement includes one tiny, troublesome detail––Maggie must marry a man she’s never met. A man she never would have chosen for herself.
  

Cullen and Maggie need each other in order to achieve their dreams. But their stubborn, wounded hearts––and the escalating violence from a "secret society" responsible for lynchings and midnight raids––may prove too much for even two such determined souls.