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$10 Amazon Gift Card
Mizztara71
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E-copy of Wyoming Escape or Forewarning
Maggie Steel
Ellis Dream
Jonesjar
Liese1235
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Thanks to everyone for taking part. Good luck with the other contests!
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Welcome to the 2014 Summer Splash Blog Hop!
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For four days, June 13-16, you can enter to win Kindle Paperwhites, books (many signed), gift cards, jewelry, copy and line edits, and lots more.
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I will be giving away a $10 Amazon gift card and four e-copies of my books. The book winners will have a choice of WYOMING ESCAPE or FOREWARNING.
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Simply leave a comment at the bottom of the page to enter my contest. Be sure to include your EMAIL ADDRESS so I can contact you if you’re a winner.
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Here are a couple of short excerpts to whet your interest.
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Mikela stared at the departing cop. How had he gotten into the Kitchen? No way had she left the door unlocked. Even more important, was he coming back? One thing she knew for sure, this time she would refuse to answer any questions until her lawyer arrived.
Worried about the idea of someone snooping around in her business, she trotted to the entrance and opened the door. A familiar acrid odor hit her nose. What the hell?
She hurried down the short, dimly lit hallway to her office. The smell was stronger there and mixed with another much more unpleasant stench—one she had encountered yesterday. She gasped at the state of the room. Papers littered every surface, her file cabinet drawers gaped open and a dark stain spread across the carpet, emanating from the body of a man lying on the floor.
Sam Braddock, the man from the park, lay huddled on his side, his face slack, his eyes glassy. A gun—the.38 Special her grandfather had given her—lay on the rug near the desk.
Mikela’s vision wavered; she staggered backwards and slid down the wall, staring at the lithograph of Paris behind her desk, a symbol of happy times. Paris was safe, Paris was beautiful. Nothing bad happened in Paris. This can’t be happening.
One glance down told her it was real. She pressed her lips together, struggling not to scream, and scrambled to her feet. No one who had lost that much blood could be alive. Yet she crouched over Braddock and felt for a pulse. There was none.
She stood again and stared at the dead man. Why was he in her office? Even more important, why had he been killed—with her gun?
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Kasey frowned and tilted her head. What the heck had startled her awake and sent her pulse racing? She focused her thoughts and reached out with her mind, briefly touching the energy fields of the animals in her care. The horses in both pastures were dozing in their lean-tos, ignoring the storm. In the barn, her stallion Sundancer was awake but unconcerned. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. She lay back, pulled the quilt up around her shoulders, and willed herself to relax. At least tonight it hadn’t been the nightmare about Brian that disturbed her sleep.
Her breathing had almost returned to normal when a flash of lightning lit up the room and a blast of thunder shook the house. With a yelp of terror, Goliath leaped on the bed and clawed at the blankets, trying to burrow under her arm. Kasey cuddled him close and let him stay. She knew how much he hated loud noises, particularly thunder and gunshots.
Eventually her pulse calmed and she drifted off. But images of fire and pain wracked her dreams, disturbing her sleep. Her legs began a restless twitching, pulling her awake once again. The earlier heart-pounding anxiety returned, too. Her apprehension increased when she swung out of bed. Then she felt it. Something was wrong with the horses.
She grabbed a flashlight from her nightstand and rushed across the chilly room to the window. Rain blotted out everything beyond the porch. Foreboding tightened her chest and restricted her breathing. Whatever was going on was serious.
She concentrated on the agitated feelings surging toward her and recognized Star’s distinctive energy. Kasey sensed no pain, so the mare wasn’t hurt. However, she was frantic about something.
A sudden wave of pain hit her, sending needles through her hand and stomach and setting her head throbbing. She gasped and braced herself against the windowsill. Someone—a man and a stranger by the unfamiliar feel—was badly hurt. That was why Star woke her. The mare sensed his pain.
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Conversations with Horses and Others by Kate Wyland 
Wow! Both of those books sound great! msteele79@live.com
Cowboys are fave of mine. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Thanks for such a generous giveaway! I grew up on a horse farm, so I love the sound of your books! prettylittlepages[at]gmail[dot]com
What a great giveaway with so many amazing Authors. Thank you for the chance to win your prize. Have a great Summer.
Both books are great! Keep ’em coming. 🙂 I FB & Tweet.
Oooh, Forewarning looks awesome (plus, adore the cover art!) smilesXalumniXcmuXedu (@.. for the X’s – spambots beware!)
So great that you’re participating in the blog hop. Looking forward to knowing who wins. graham072442@yahoo.com
Both books sound awesome.
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Thanks for being part of this giveaway, love finding new authors to read!
Thank you Thank you Have a great summer
Both stories sound great. Thanks for the hop!
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Both stories sound really good. Thank you for the chance. bobbischleining @ yahoo.com
Thank you for doing the blog hop!
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As a horselover and owner, I am thrilled to find out about your books! Thank you!!
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I love horses. mandywrite@hotmail.com
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
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Sounds interesting
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Love the covers on your books. jonesjnd (at) yahoo (dot) com
Love the two books. I love reading stories with horses and any other animals. thanks for the giveaway.
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Great book blurb on Forewarning, definite TBR. It’s nice to meet new authors on the blog runs.
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Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
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Love the hop!!!
Forewarning sounds especially fascinating! Shall have to add it to my list…I swear someday I’ll manage to get through every book there xD
Thanks for the chance! 🙂
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The books look amazing! Thanks for the giveaway.
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Both books sound great.
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Those books look totally interesting! I’m looking forward to reading them. quayse@yahoo.com
Amazing giveaway!!! louriestaib@yahoo.com
thanks for the chance!
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Forewarning sounds interesting.
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Thanks for the HOP! wintershade2@gmail.com
Both books sound interesting, Kate. Thanks for participating in the hop, and for the giveaway. Shared on FB and tweeted. grailmaiden08-at-gmail.com
Who doesnt love cowboys. They are so hot. kwmsmm@yahoo.com
Thanks for the chance!
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Thank you for the being in the blog hop. The books sound very interesting!
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Thanks so much for the chance!
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