Ethan and Amelia!

Check out the wonderful surprise I recieved yesterday when I opened my reader email! 16 year old Alisa from Idaho created these after her mom gave Alisa the OK to read my books! She was inspired after reading HIGHLAND KNIGHT and is now Hooked on Highlanders! :) Aren't these great? If you can enlarge the pic with Ethan and Amelia you'll find quotes from the book in the background. Too cool!!!

She is a fantastic sketch artist as well. Check out her art gallery! http://www.alisaklingler.webs.com:80/ethanandamelia.htm

Thanks, Alisa! This was a great surprise and I've got both printed out to save!

THIRTEEN CHANCES--ETA!!!

Hey Everyone! How's the summer going for you all?

Well...Sept. 1st is the release date for my fifth novel, THIRTEEN CHANCES! And to celebrate the upcoming release I will be running a few simple contests. I am announcing it here first, followed by my Contest page on the website, www.cindy-miles.com .

All you have to do is send your name and city/state to hauntedromances@yahoo.com, with the subject line: 13Chances. The first winner will be chosen August 3rd, and the prize: An ARC (advanced reader copy) of Thirteen Chances! Now--these ARCs are slightly unconventional. They are larger than book size--larger than my usual ARCs (the pink ones). These are bound copies my editor was kind enough to print up for me, and they're more like a bound manuscript, with a full color cover (as pictured above).

You can begin entering now!

And I hope everyone's enjoying their summer! I've been busy working on new project ideas, and will update you ASAP!!!!

Good luck!

Happy Summertime!!!

How's this for a great picture? This is Kirsten, my Name that Character winner from The Netherlands! Isn't she gorgeous? She was kind enough to send me this pic with her prizes included, and permission to post her on my blog. She is super-nice and a wonderful reader! Thanks so much, Kirsten!!!!

So how is everyone's summertime going? It is HOT and MUGGY here on Georgia's coast! But fun! My daughter says I've been going down Memory Lane, because for the 4th of July we're doing everything I did as a kid. What fun memories they are! We're cooking out, making pulled pork bbq, potatoe salad, Brunswick Stew, boiled peanuts, shooting off fireworks, and making home-made peach ice cream! I think we'll wrap the night up by watching INDEPENDENCE DAY and THE SAND LOT!!!! :)

So what are YOU doing for the summer? :)

I'll post again later! MESSY HOUSE TO CLEAN!!!!

Shadow Guard/Scotland Contest Winner!!!!

CONGRATS, CHRISTINA JOHNSON, FROM VACAVILLE, CA!!! YOU ARE THE WINNER OF MY SHADOW GUARD/SCOTLAND CONTEST!!!!

As always, I appreciate everyone's participation and readership! Ya'll are the best! If you haven't checked out Kim Lenox's Shadow Guard series, hurry and get both Night Falls Darkly and her latest release, So Still the Night! It's a breathtaking trip through spooky, foggy, murderous Victorian London! :) In my opinion, no one does it better than Kim!

I will be working on another contest soon, in honor of my Sept. 1st release, THIRTEEN CHANCES. Keep an eye out on my Contest Page on the website for more details!

Thanks again, guys, and congrats, Christina!

I'm still in Florida visiting my mom and sisters, so once I return home I'll blog some great pics!

I hope everyone's enjoying their summer!!!!!

Rainy Day in Savannah!

Well I've tried to upload a great rainy-day pic of Savannah, but Blogger is being DIFFICULT! How's everyone's May going? It has been raining here for at least a week, and we had a cold snap a few days back. All GREAT for me! I love rainy days! Not easy to grill weenies and burgers in the rain, though (for Memorial Day!).

So do any of you have MD plans? Me and my daughter are headed down to Florida (where it's raining!) to visit my mom, dad, sisters, and bro-in-laws! Baby sis is PREGGO--the first baby since MY baby Tyler--and that was 16 years ago! YIKES! So we are very excited to have a new little baby in the family! :) I'm ready to go spoil that kid sister ROTTEN! :)

And I just recently bought a fantastic new SLR digital camera--Nikon. It takes GREAT pics, and boy--I wish I'd had it when in Scotland! Well--maybe it's a good thing I didn't have it, or it'd be smashed like my other digital from The Fall! YIKES!

Okay--check back here on June 1st where I'll announce the winner of the Shadow Guard/Scotland Contest! :) And if you haven't entered, HURRY! Go to my Contest page, or send an email, subject line: Shadow Guard/Scotland, to hauntedromances@yahoo.com and give your name and location (city/state/country). :)

Thanks, and have a great Memorial Day!!!!

Kim Lenox' SO STILL THE NIGHT Released!!!! And a CONTEST!

Congratulations to my best pal, Kim Lenox! The second novel of the Shadow Guard series, So Still the Night, has just RELEASED!!!! This is another fantastic jaunt through fog-laden Victorian London, and you will LOVE Mark, the hero! He is SEX-AY! (and ain't Kim purty? :) *Hi Kim!!!!*

Here's the back-cover blurb:

Marcus Helios was a member of the Shadow Guard until one reckless act changed it all, bringing him to the edge of madness. His hope for salvation lies in a cryptic message contained within two cryptic scrolls he believes to be in the possession of an enigmatic beauty named Mina. And Mina is not about to hand over the scrolls' secrets to a total stranger. But someone else has designs on the mysterious relics, and on Mark: Jack the Ripper's jilted bride. Her malevolent embrace will trap everyone within reach, and her dark plans will challenge the powers of all she is destined to destroy.

CONTEST INFO: I lifted this from my last post, so forgive the repetitiveness!

I'll be running one more contest before the summer arrives, and this will be during the month of May. In honor of my best pal, Kim Lenox's May 5th release, So Still the Night, book two in her Shadow Guard series (AWESOME, by the way!!!) I am going to give away a signed copy of So Still the Night, a signed copy of one of my back list books, as well as a few things I brought back with me from SCOTLAND: a nice lamb's wool plaid (of course!) scarf, an Edinburgh Castle magnet, and a collection of note cards with the beautiful Bamburgh Castle sketched on the front! :) I'll have more details on my Contest Page for this, but for now, send your name and location in an email, subject line: Shadow Guard/Scotland, to: hauntedromances@yahoo.com . I'll select a winner May 21st!

You can visit Kim's website at www.kimlenox.com She has a beautiful website with lots of cool things to check out!

I'll be posting the contest officially on my Contest Page ASAP!

And thanks to everyone who has posted about my trip to Scotland! It was a TOTAL BLAST and I couldn't have found a better travel partner than my daughter Tyler. She is so much fun to be with, and is excited to see any and everything! Once I get caught up with my new proposals I'll post more pics!

Thanks again! You guys are the best!

TWO SPRING CONTEST WINNERS!

OKAY! I have to first say, THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the Spring Contest/Name that Best Friend! You all had some fabulous entries, and it was SUPER HARD to choose a winner--which is why I had to choose TWO winners!

So! The winners are...Lisa Grey, with her name choices as Marresol for the girl, and Dylan for the guy, and Kirsten Steins (of The Netherlands!), with her choices as Philomena for the girl, and Nathaniel (Nate) as the guy.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You each get one of the above tea sets shown above, plus a signed copy of my 2010 release that will have your character names in the book!

Thank you again for all who participated! Now, I'll be running one more contest before the summer arrives, and this will be during the month of May. In honor of my best pal, Kim Lenox's May 5th release, So Still the Night, book two in her Shadow Guard series (AWESOME, by the way!!!) I am going to give away a signed copy of So Still the Night, a signed copy of one of my back list books, as well as a few things I brought back with me from SCOTLAND: a nice lamb's wool plaid (of course!) scarf, an Edinburgh Castle magnet, and a collection of note cards with the beautiful Bamburgh Castle sketched on the front! :) I'll have more details on my Contest Page for this, but for now, send your name and location in an email, subject line: Shadow Guard/Scotland, to: hauntedromances@yahoo.com . I'll select a winner May 21st!

GOOD LUCK, and once again, Congrats to Lisa and Kirsten!