4th of July Giveaway (I'm in great company!)

NEWSFLASH: This competition is now over. 

A giant CONGRATULATIONS to Jeanine who has not only scored herself 21 Amazon giftcards (at $10 each no less), she has also scored 21 FREE mystery e-books from 21 of the brightest writers across the globe. Jeanine's kindle must be jam-packed and groaning with pleasure! 

Well played, J.

xo CA

I love my American friends, and I love my American author friends even more! Not only have they been so incredibly inclusive— sharing writerly advice, issues, inspiration and feedback— they're a lot of fun and, gasp, incredibly successful.

Some of my mystery author Facebook friends are consistently on Amazon's Top 10 best-seller lists. They clearly have a mammoth fan base and they write and sell squillions of books.

But that's not what I love about them.

What I love is the fact that they always take the time—usually while in the middle of writing another best-seller— to answer my crazy author queries, like:

"Help! I'm desperate for book reviews, how do you get so many?!" 

and 

"I need to kill someone with very little blood splatter, any tips?"

They're a constant, comforting shoulder to cry on but know just when to tell me to suck it up, sit back at my keyboard and keep on going (love that about the Amercians!) And they have the most surprising sense of humour, often sharing posts that leave me giggling like a schoolgirl (usually involving coffee, chocolate and cuddly creatures).

That's why, when they asked me to be involved in their latest giveway - a mega 4th of July 'Rafflecopter' - I couldn't say "yes!" fast enough.

I'm in illustrious company. Joining me in this uber generous comp are Big Guns like Kathi Daley, Dianne Harman, Julie Moffett, Tonya Kappes, Ritter Ames and Duncan Whitehead to name just a few (pls check out the full glittering list below).

For those who want to be in the running, 

here's what it involves:

* 21 authors

* 21 ebooks

* $210 in Amazon Gift Cards

* And one Grand Prize Winner!

The contest runs until midnight on July 4 and the winner will be announced the following day. Gift cards are in US dollars from Amazon.com

For more information, head to the website, pop in your entry and keep those fingers crossed.

Until July 4... Happy reading (and book winning) everyone!

xo Christina

4TH OF JULY GIVEAWAY - PARTICIPATING AUTHORS
* Kathi Daley
* Dianne Harman
* Anna Celeste Burke
* Leslie Langtry
* Ritter Ames
* Duncan Whitehead
* Julie Mulhern
* Julie Seedorf
* Tonya Kappes
* Maggie West
* Jane Firebaugh
* C.A.Larmer
* Cassidy Salem
* Zanna Mackenzie
* Leigh Selfman
* Linda Crowder
* Julie Moffett
* Christa Nardi
* Maureen Howard
* Diane Rapp
* Pam Kelley

xo

4th of July Giveaway (I'm in great company!)

NEWSFLASH: This compeition is now over. 

A giant CONGRATULATIONS to Jeanine who has not only scored herself 21 Amazon giftcards (at $10 each no less), she has also scored 21 FREE mystery e-books from 21 of the brightest writers across the globe. Jeanine's kindle must be jam-packed and groaning with pleasure! 

Well played, J.

xo CA

I love my American friends, and I love my American author friends even more! Not only have they been so incredibly inclusive— sharing writerly advice, issues, inspiration and feedback— they're a lot of fun and, gasp, incredibly successful.

Some of my mystery author Facebook friends are consistently on Amazon's Top 10 best-seller lists. They clearly have a mammoth fan base and they write and sell squillions of books.

But that's not what I love about them.

What I love is the fact that they always take the time—usually while in the middle of writing another best-seller— to answer my crazy author queries, like:

"Help! I'm desperate for book reviews, how do you get so many?!" 

and 

"I need to kill someone with very little blood splatter, any tips?"

They're a constant, comforting shoulder to cry on but know just when to tell me to suck it up, sit back at my keyboard and keep on going (love that about the Amercians!) And they have the most surprising sense of humour, often sharing posts that leave me giggling like a schoolgirl (usually involving coffee, chocolate and cuddly creatures).

That's why, when they asked me to be involved in their latest giveway - a mega 4th of July 'Rafflecopter' - I couldn't say "yes!" fast enough.

I'm in illustrious company. Joining me in this uber generous comp are Big Guns like Kathi Daley, Dianne Harman, Julie Moffett, Tonya Kappes, Ritter Ames and Duncan Whitehead to name just a few (pls check out the full glittering list below).

For those who want to be in the running, 

here's what it involves:

* 21 authors

* 21 ebooks

* $210 in Amazon Gift Cards

* And one Grand Prize Winner!

The contest runs until midnight on July 4 and the winner will be announced the following day. Gift cards are in US dollars from Amazon.com

For more information, head to the website, pop in your entry and keep those fingers crossed.

Until July 4... Happy reading (and book winning) everyone!

xo Christina

4TH OF JULY GIVEAWAY - PARTICIPATING AUTHORS
* Kathi Daley
* Dianne Harman
* Anna Celeste Burke
* Leslie Langtry
* Ritter Ames
* Duncan Whitehead
* Julie Mulhern
* Julie Seedorf
* Tonya Kappes
* Maggie West
* Jane Firebaugh
* C.A.Larmer
* Cassidy Salem
* Zanna Mackenzie
* Leigh Selfman
* Linda Crowder
* Julie Moffett
* Christa Nardi
* Maureen Howard
* Diane Rapp
* Pam Kelley

xo

The Mystery Event of the Year: Sept 12

Imagine having Agatha Christie, PD James, Sue Grafton and Harlan Coben all in the one place at the one time, ready to answer every question you ask and give away free or discounted books.

Heaven, right? (And slightly creepy as at least two of them would have to be spirited in!)

Well in just two days, a stack of Amazon's best-selling mystery and cozy mystery authors—including me—will be appearing on ONE Facebook page on ONE day, and we'll ALL be totally devoted to mystery book lovers like you.

WHERE? 

It's going to be the Mystery Event of The Year, and it's open to absolutely everybody, you just have to click here: Mystery Writers Revealed.

WHEN? 

This Saturday, September 12, from 10am - 7pm (US EDT), you'll get the chance to meet and greet a wide variety of mystery and cozy mystery writers, throw questions at them, lap up their discount books, and generally hobnob with the mystery literati.

Various mystery and cozy authors will be appearing at different times so check out the event schedule on that page, above.

ME & MY POSSE: 

Interested in connecting with me? I'll be logged in and switched on between 5pm and 6pm US EDT (on Saturday), which is 7am - 8am Australian EST time (on Sunday), so if you're up and keen to have a chat, I'd love to hear from you.

Not only that, I'll be sharing the digital podium with three of the mystery world's brightest and best-selling writers: • Morgana Best, • Stefania Mattana and • Dianne Harman.

We promise to make our session fun and lively, and would love to see as many of you interacting during that hour as possible. While you're there, you can download a FREE copy of my first Ghostwriter Mystery, KILLER TWIST or score a discounted copy of my latest Ghostwriter, A NOTE BEFORE DYING. Both books will be back to normal prices next week, so be sure to log in, click on and start chatting.

Morgana, Stafania and Dianne will also be discounting books:
• Morgana Best: Murder Most Fowl (A Sibyl Potts Cozy Mystery, Book 2):http://www.amazon.com/ebook/dp/B00TNCZAME
• Stefania Mattana: Pull the Trigger: A Chase Williams Murder Mystery:http://bit.ly/1s4S12j
• Dianne Harman: Murder at the Cooking School: Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014OA3JMC

So don't hesitate, don't be shy, just go to the Facebook Event page, log in and get involved. 

Happy posting everyone!
xo Christina