Christmas Celebration Winners!

I just selected the winners for the Grace and Chocolate Countdown Celebration--Christmas Edition through random.org! And the winners of a 2 lb. bag of chocolate-covered cinnamon bears and a shiny new copy of OF GRACE AND CHOCOLATE are:

Kathy and Stacie! Thank you for spreading the news about the book and sharing the trailer! Please send your home address to kristalynnej at yahoo dot com. Remember, I won't be shipping your prizes until after I have the book in my very own hands. SOON!

And thank you to everyone who participated during such a busy time of year! We are not through with giveaways or celebrations! The countdown continues! Sarah M. Eden and I will be promoting our book launch over the next few weeks so stay informed for more chances to win! The easiest way to catch all the latest news is to "LIKE" my Facebook page, either in the box in the sidebar to the right, or here: AuthorKristaLynneJensen. Hooray!

Grace and Chocolate Countdown Celebration, Christmas Edition

photo by paparutzi, creative commons-flickr

I've been waiting for this one! But first, the latest news:

Our spectacular BOOK LAUNCH has been scheduled! Sarah M. Eden and I will be launching our books together on Saturday, January 14th at the Ft. Union Deseret Book store! You don't want to miss this! Anybody in the Salt Lake City/Provo area, pass the word and mark your calendars!

AND

My local book launch is scheduled for Thursday, January 26th at The Thistle in Cody, Wyoming! Yay!

AND

I'm having a book signing at Every Needful Thing in Billings, Montana somewhere around the first of February.

AND

I'll be at Far West Books in Kennewick, Washington in April for Ladies Night and their 30th Anniversary Celebration! That's where I grew up, and Far West is where I bought my first LDS fiction. Aww.

More details to come! BUT I HAVE A CONTEST TO ANNOUNCE!

The PRIZES: There will be TWO winners for this contest. EACH will win a 2 lb. bag of chocolate-covered cinnamon bears AND A COPY OF MY BOOK, Of Grace and Chocolate! Yay! The books won't be available until January, but they will be available and THAT IS THE IMPORTANT PART!

How to WIN:
1) Share the book trailer. Blog it, Facebook it, Tweet it, Google+ it, Email it. Post a link to the book trailer here or on YouTube. Help me get the word out!

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhiG8YwPsAM
Link to website and trailer: http://kristalynnejensenwebsite.blogspot.com/

2) Share this contest. Blog it, Facebook it, Tweet it, Retweet it, Google+ it, Email it.

Link to contest post: http://kristalynnejensen.blogspot.com/2011/12/grace-and-chocolate-countdown.html

Do either or both of these things and let me know in the comments below. You get an entry for each method, and another entry for each time you share it, up to one entry a day.

This contest will end Christmas Eve at midnight. *cue jingle bells*

Now, enjoy the season! Go!

Winners Announced and THE BOOK TRAILER

I'd like to think that I woke up at 4 AM because I was so excited about today's post and not because my dog was barking to be let outside. UGH. So let's just say I was so excited I couldn't sleep, like on Christmas Eve . . . when you're a kid. *looks around*

First, I'd like to thank everyone again for spreading the word about Of Grace and Chocolate and all these contests. Self-promotion is not something I'm all that comfortable with and you are helping to make it fun. So THANK YOU.

Second, congrats to the winners of my latest contest! Janine Jensen will be getting a 2 lb. bag of my favorite chocolate-covered gummy bears! ENJOY! And Emily Clausen (@EGClausen on Twitter) will receive a copy of EVERNEATH by Brodi Ashton. Gotta love authors whose books are coming out in January 2012.

Third, I'd like to thank my son, Braeden, for helping me put together this next project. Without him, all I'd have is a bunch of creative commons images, a song, and some words, sitting in a file on my laptop. Because of his know-how, talent, and iMovie, I am now very happy to present the new book trailer for Of Grace and Chocolate. I hope you like it.







I'll be hosting another contest very soon! Stay tuned . . .

December Grace and Chocolate Countdown Celebration, Part 1

It is December! I can't believe it. The Christmas tree is up, the lights are on the house, it's 17 degrees outside and it is time for another Grace and Chocolate Countdown Celebration giveaway! Hooray!

First, I have some FANTASTIC news: I will be sharing the BOOK LAUNCH of Of Grace and Chocolate with none other than the unstoppable SARAH M. EDEN and the launch of her next title, Friends and Foes! She and I will be celebrating the release of our books with a party and signing for all of you, so start spreading the word! So far, the launch will take place during the 2nd week of January, 2012, and it will be somewhere in the Salt Lake City area. It's going to be EPIC. I can't wait!

To celebrate, I'm giving away another 2 lb. bag of chocolate-covered cinnamon bears!!! Yayyyy!

I'm also giving away a copy of . . . EVERNEATH by Brodi Ashton! This one is definitely on my wish list! But just so you know, it isn't out until January 24, 2012. Don't worry! It will be worth the wait.

Everneath is a unique re-telling of the Persephone and Hades myth. Go see the trailer here. You must. It gives me goosebumps.

To enter, please leave a comment below listing one of your favorite Christmas traditions, then "like" my Facebook page! That's it! You must do both to be entered once. To enter again, share this contest on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, etc. There will be two winners drawn, one for the chocolate, and one for the book! Exclamation points galore!

Contest open until midnight, Wednesday, December 7th.

We're getting closer, people! I can almost taste it!

It tastes like chocolate.