Guest Blog/Giveaway- Author Lucianne Rivers

I have the EXTREME pleasure of turning over my blog to the amazing

Lucianne Rivers again! She is becoming one of my most favorite authors!!!!!!!

Welcome her and her release of Thrill Me today!

Thanks to this lovely woman I got to read an ARC a few weeks ago and was SO GLAD that there was more for me to read! LOL! It was no lie that I LOVED Hold Me and had wished that it was longer. This was Book Two in the Caldwell Sisters Series so, there was another story with another sister and might I say I liked Thrill Me more then I loved Hold Me!!!!!!!!

I am happy to welcome Lucianne back to my blog today!!!!!

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Thanks so much, Aurora, for having me back!

I discovered something recently. Both Aurora and I have a love of tea. Coming from Ireland, I grew up drinking five cups a day. Irish tea is some of the strongest you'll find and is best served with milk (not lemon). My parents still mail me packets of Lyons or Barry's teabags so I can keep up my caffeinated habit while living in the United States.

But what, you ask, does tea have to do with romance writing? Well, nothing, apart from the fact that this romance writer needs caffeine to create. My romantic suspense series, HOLD ME, THRILL ME, ENTICE ME, from Entangled Publishing was written with the assistance of many Irish teabags, as I typed well into the night in order to finish in time for my deadlines.

I have a twenty-two month old daughter who goes to bed around eight pm, and so my writing has to be done post-bedtime. The downside of drinking a caffeinated beverage past three pm in the afternoon and staring at a laptop screen until midnight, is that sleep is elusive.

But there's always a cup of tea waiting in the morning when I wake up, to clear out the cobwebs.

And there's always the next romance to write.

In order to win a copy of HOLD ME and THRILL ME, please leave a tea-related comment (I kid you not) in the comment field.

Happy sipping!

Giveaway Time!!!!! ~CONTEST CLOSED~

~CONTEST CLOSED~

I haven't been blogging much, been busy with moving and working and #EpicOctober and such that it just hasn't been in my mind. Haven't really had the ambition to. Just been trying to figure out what I want to do. That being in mind, know what I do love to do? Giveaways !!!!!!!!!!!!

My Friend Shannon from High School who was a Chorus Girl/Show Choir like me, (Pre Glee when Show Choir wasn't as glamorous!) just opened her own Etsy Store named Aidille which is a combo of her 2 ADORABLE kiddos Aidan and Camille!

I LOVE her banner! It is SO dang adorable! She makes appliquéd shirts for kiddos! They are the most adorable things I have ever seen!

Her Bio:

The name "Aidille" stems from the two most delightful people I have ever met; my children, Aidan and Camille. I started making appliquéd shirts after being repeatedly disappointed in the selection of quality clothing for my son. I strongly believe that kids should be kids, for as long as possible, and their clothing should reflect their innocent yet whimsical spirit.

All of the appliques are drawn and hand cut by me, heat transfered onto quality tees, and then machine stitched for extra stability. I've also added buttons and hand stitched details throughout. Many hours go into making these high quality appliqué, and no two are exactly the same. The eye buttons might be different colors depending on what I have in stock. But ALL will be as equally cute!

I Have to share with yall my two favorites!

First Up: The OwlUM OMG~! This is so fricking adorable! I need one in my size ASAP Shannon!! ;) on Purple PLEASE :P I love the Corduroy body! LOVE IT!!!!

Second Favorite: The Underpants Monster!

LOVE LOVE LOVE! I would totally get this for any of the little men in my life! Heck, I might even get one for the big man in my life ;) The striped socks are beyond adorable!

To promote my Girly Girl Shannon and her new venture she has decided to team up with me and do a giveaway to my fantastical readers! Shannon is giving away one of her hand made t shirts to one of my LUCKY Peeps! Um WOW!! Y'all are lucky! She will Make one shirt for the winner's child for either a Fall/Thanksgiving OR a Christmas/Hanukkah theme. Whichever you choose. She will work with you on Color and Sizing depending on what is available :)

AND because she is a pretty Fabu Lady she has said that she will offer a 20% discount to the winner on a 2nd or 3rd or 175th shirt :) ( order placed along with the freebie shirt...not on any order for the rest of your life ;) GOOD TRY ) So if you have 2 or 3 Little Monsters or Little Owls you can get matching shirts for the Holidays! ( I am TOTALLY going to be one of those Mothers who dresses her kids to be matchy matchy when they are young and they will prolly hate me but so be it!)

You know I LOVE to make you guys work for these giveaways so here are the rules :)

Mandatory Rule:

1. Go to Shannon's Site http://www.etsy.com/shop/Aidille and come back and tell me your favorite item she has and why it is your favorite!

Extra Entries: Please leave a separate comment for each one of the extras!!!

1. Become a Fan of http://www.etsy.com/shop/Aidille on Etsy.com and leave a comment with your Etsy User name +1
2. Like http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aidille on Facebook +1
3. Become a Follower of me! +1
4. If you are already a follower +2
5. Post my Button on your Blog! +1
6. If you already have my button +2
7. If you put this giveaway on your Facebook and link my Blog +3
8. If You Tweet about this Giveaway and include @RoraBorieAlice in the Tweet you get +3
9. If you Blog about this giveaway and link http://www.etsy.com/shop/Aidille AND use my Button to Link you get +5
10. If you Buy Something From Shannon's shop before this Giveaway is Over (Put RORA RULES in the comments part on the order) +6

MAKE sure you leave me Separate comments for each entry and provide me links!!! I'm Watching y'all! The winner will be chosen using random.org! The Contest runs from October 16-October 24, 2010. I will post the winner on the 25th!

If you have any questions please just let me know!!!!! Good Luck to EVERYONE and thanks to Shannon for Doing this!!!!!!

OK Y'all Have things to do!!! :) PLEASE RT this on Twitter and Facebook and so on and so forth!

This Giveaway is only available for my US and Canada Folks.... sorry y'all over seas :( I Love You Like My Luggage though!!!!!!!!!!!

Winner Winner Clipboard Dinner!

~*~*~*CONGRATS TO SARAH*~*~*~


The Lovely Miss Sarah is the winner of my First Ever Giveaway of a personalized clipboard made by my amazingly talented artist of a mother!


I used Random.org to choose the winner from the 147 entries!!!!! And next time I do a giveaway I Promise it wont be do difficult ;) lol....cuz it was a pain in the ass for me to do too but ya'll are TOTALLY worth it!!!!! I will post pictures of the Finished Clipboard too so you can share it with Miss Sarah!!!! Congrats to Sarah and I have another giveaway coming up in a few weeks!!! xoxo

I know I owe ya'll some entires but I was sick most of last week, did one day (Friday) at Epcot for David Cassidy, Felt WORSE on Saturday and Sunday and Monday James and I went to Disney with my tissues in hand for a few days but came home early this morning because I ate something at the park that did NOT treat me well! We are on blackout for a few weeks so I will do some catching up :) I am going to be at Magic Kingdom on Friday to meet up with some out of town friends and then on Sunday I have tickets to the Ellen Show taping at Universal with my friend Kelley!!!! VERY EXCITED!!!!!! Again Thanks for everyone who entered and Big Hugs and Kisses to Miss Sarah who Won!!!!!!!!