My Priestly Ambition: Interview at The Bookish Dame
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Written by Nina Benneton
'Rife with social comedy and commentary in our age with all the famous characters' and 'This book sets Caroline Bingley as a sort of Kardashianish bitch from NYC tabloid hell...'
With comments like this in a review, how could you not stop by A Bookish Libraria The Bookish Dame Reviews?
The Bookish Dame must have wanted to know if I bore any semblance to a Kardashian after reading Compulsively Mr. Darcy, she asked me to answer a few questions after she read and reviewed the book, such as...what did I want to be when I was ten.
Of course, there's a giveaway there. Stop by and leave a comment and say hi. I'm honored and impressed The Bookish Dame liked my book, given her reading list.
Author Interview with Hope Chest Reviews & Giveaway
Friday, April 20, 2012
Written by Nina Benneton
Seize the day. That's what I did when I met The Hope Chest Reviews at a book signing event a mere three days after my book's release and, with great trepidation, offered a copy of my book to be reviewed. Reviewers, inundated with books to review, may not choose to review your books. They may use it as coaster, kindling or line their birdcages. Once the book's out of my hand, I've learned to let go and hope Compulsively Mr. Darcy find a receptive home.
The Hope Chest Reviews not only reviewed the book recently, giving it 4 1/2 stars, but also generously invited me to the site for an author interview. So seize the day and zip on over there for a visit and a chance to win a copy of the book. Deadline to enter 5/3/2012.
Winner of 'Compulsively Mr. Darcy' in Authors In Bloom Blog Hop
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Written by Nina Benneton
Thank you everyone for the overhelming participation and your comment in the Authors in Bloom Hop.
Congratulations to winner Patricia F for winning a copy of 'Compulsively Mr. Darcy' in a random drawing. Please email me via my contact page at this website and let me know if you're US/Canada resident (signed print copy) or international (ebook).
I have three author-interview stops (I love those!) coming up soon, and there will be chance for giveaways. Tune in later for dates.
Good luck to those going for the Authors In Bloom grandprize. (Too bad I can't win that Kindle/Nook myself.!)
Again, thank you to everyone for stopping by.
Authors In Bloom Giveaway Hop/Enter to Win A Nook/Enter to Win a Kindle!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Written by Nina Benneton
Spring means love and gardening. Seventy-five authors are participating in the Authors in Bloom Giveawy Blog Hop starting today, April 9th to April 18th. Readers have a chance to win, win, win Giveaways-Gardening Tips-recipes by visiting authors o the hop.
First, a gardening tip. For a safe, no-pesticide way to rid your vegetable and flower gardens of pesky aphids? Use a Soapy Water Spray.
Recipe: 1 teaspoon to 1 Tablespoon of liquid detergent (regular, not extra concentrated type or dish soaps with lemon) in 1 gallon of water.
Spray the underside of leaves (where the insects usually like to hide). Test spray a few leaves or one plant first before you spray the whole garden. Be sure to spray early in the morning so the soapy solution won't burn the plants during the hot parts of the day.
The bonus is that your hands will be germ-free! Compulsively Mr. Darcy would approve!
2. For stopping at this blog and leaving a comment, telling me your favorite spring flower, you have a chance to WIN one copy of my debut novel, Compulsively Mr. Darcy. A signed print copy if US or Canada resident winner, an ebook (through Sourcebooks's site) if international winner. Deadline for this book's giveaway is April 18th, 11:59PM EST.
For extra entry to win, you can follow me on Twitter or Like my Facebook Author Page (Click on the convenient Twitter or FB link to the right). Please mention in comment if you participate in extra entry. Thanks.
What's the book about?
'Benneton's contemporary debut rides the wave of Austen-mania as miscues and misunderstandings threaten to separate Fitzwilliam Darcy, an obsessive-compulsive millionaire, and Dr. Elizabeth Bennet, an infectious disease specialist working in Vietnam. Darcy travels to Da Nang to support wealthy friends who are adopting a trendy Vietnamese baby, but he's driven to distraction by imagined tropical perils and hides in his hotel room. Once he and Elizabeth meet, there is definite chemistry, but their courtship is doomed first by Darcy's shame about his disorder and second by Elizabeth's assumption that he and Charles Bingley are a couple. Worse, Darcy's manipulative Aunt Catherine and her conniving stepdaughter have their own ideas about the shape of his marital future. Die-hard fans of everything Austen will enjoy this update of her classic tale.' (12/15/11)
3. Don't forget to visit the Other Authors in the hop.
For a chance to WIN a grand prize EBOOK Reader (Nook or Kindle) and $25 worth of books (Winner's choice of books), visit all 75 authors in the hop and collect the phrases.
My phrase is: Line 42. Aren't we supposed to be happy?
And, yes, I am happy, since you stopped by! Good luck!
