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Booksigning at MORWA meeting & NJRW

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Wouldn’t you know it that my camera was out of batteries?

There were plenty of other cameras at the meeting so I’m asking around for some pics. The picture of Jim and Shannon Butcher with their fortress of books is something to behold. I had something more along the lines of a sandcastle, but it was still a lot of fun.

The Q&A with the Butchers was very engaging. They both have such different styles and approaches. I’d have to say my approach is much more along the lines of Shannon’s engineer-style method.

This week is Butterfly Swords’ last week on bookshelves as the new Harlequin Historicals go on the shelf next Tuesday. I have a couple more guest blogs to go and of course I’ll be at the New Jersey Romance Writers’ conference this Friday and Saturday. I’ll be signing at the NJRW literacy fair on Saturday, October 23 from 4:00 to 5:30pm. This time I’ll have the camera charged!

And the grand prize winners are…

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First, the twin “butterfly” swords showcased at RWA 2010 as part of my costume:

And the winner is: Stephanie Hyacinth

Second, the color poster of schumy330’s original Butterfly Swords artwork:

And the winner is: Anne Wijaya

Third, the one-of-a-kind annotated version of Butterfly Swords:


And the winner is: Desere of South Africa

Thank you everyone for joining. I meant it when I said that this experience has been beyond my wildest expectations. I will continue to give you updates via the newsletter. Next month’s edition will have the first sneak preview of the sequel, THE DRAGON AND THE PEARL, so don’t miss out!

BUTTERFLY SWORDS will continue to sell on bookshelves for the next two weeks only so grab a copy quickly. And if you liked Butterfly Swords, take a look at THE TAMING OF MEI LIN, a linked short story from Harlequin Historical Undone full of sword fights and romance.

Congratulations and thank you everyone for your support!!

To the winners: Winners can contact me here. I also have your e-mails and I will be in touch by the end of the weekend. If any of the winners would rather have  a nice print copy of Butterfly Swords for your reading pleasure, let me know and I’ll happily exchange. If any of the winners opt out, the items will be donated to the next Brenda Novak online auction for diabetes research or a similar charity.