Dear Readers
June is finally here and that means Summer Lovin' hits the shelves this month! To celebrate our anthology, Laura Marie Altom, Ann Roth and myself, Marin Thomas have decided to run a month-long contest on the Harlequin American Romance blog. We hope the contest will encourage readers to stop by and participate in the daily blogs.
Here's how the contest will work: Visit the HAR blog--we hope daily--and comment on the post of the day. We'll keep track of the names of those who have something to say. Each time you comment (one entry per blog per day will be eligible) we'll add your name to the list of participants. At the end of the month, the names will be tossed into a hat and three winners will be chosen. The more blogs you comment on the better your chances of winning! I'll announce the winners on the HAR blog July 2nd, then Laura Marie, Ann and myself will each take a winner and send them a prize.
Here are the Prizes:
Marin Thomas will be giving away her McKade Brothers series, Aaron Under Construction, Nelson in Command and Ryan's Renovation.
Laura Marie Altom will be giving away her US Marshals series, Saving Joe, Marrying the Marshal, His Baby Bonus and To Catch a Husband.
Ann Roth will be giving away the first and second books in her To Wed…Or Not to Wed minisieries, The Man She'll Marry and It Happened One Wedding.
To start our first discussion….Summer Lovin' takes place in Silver Cliff, a small town in the Colorado Rockies. Tell us…what do you like most about small-town settings?
Happy Reading and we hope you have fun with this contest!
Marin
www.marinthomas.com
Ryan's Renovation *McKade Brothers* Aug 07
For The Children *Heart of Appalachia* Oct 07
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All three stories were great.
I think with small towns you are able to trust a lot of people
I live in a small town so a small-town setting definitely holds appeal for me. Looking forward to the anthology.
Cheryl
I was born, raised and still live in the same small Alabama town. There are advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage is that everyone in town knows whats going on in your life. The main disadvantage is that everyone knows whats going on in your life!! LOL
Becky I can see where that could be an advatage and a disadvantage. I don't think the town where I live would be considered small with a population of 250,000 but compared to Toronto we might.
I live in the outskirts of a large city but I enjoy stories set in small towns - maybe because the grass always looks greener... :)
Yeah, PA is crazy in that we do not have towns, or villages; we have "cities" and boroughs and CITIES(like Pittsburgh, Altoona, Johnstown, and Philly.)
What I like most about small towns though is the family-orientation, and the dedication each person puts into make their town look and feel like home for visitors.
Though I live in a city now, I grew up in a small town in Kentucy with a population of around 3,000. I totally agree with becky cruz's comment. I think the appeal of the small-town setting is that the small towns are idealized, what we'd want them to be -- all of the advantages of living of in a small town and none of the disadvantages. I've written many of them myself, creating idealistic spots that while they might have the nosy neighbor here and there, all works out well in the end.
I was born and raised in a small town so don't know anything else but am so happy I wasn't raised in a busy city. There is so much more friendliness and everyone knows everyone. I like the feel of the atmosphere; the freeness that you feel to be yourself and to be called by your first name in any business you engage in. I am over 6 ft tall and waaaayyyy over weight, but don't feel as self conscience around everyone I know. I can always tell an out-of -towner by the looks I get! LOL It's great to live in America and I love reading about it. Would love to win the books. They are my best friends.
I enjoy the peace and tranquility of a small-town setting, versus the hustle and bustle of the city.
I grew up in a small town in the shadow of the Colorado rockies (La Veta, Colorado) at a time when you knew everyone in town, you were a part of a community and it was such a good place to live. Not many threats to your well-being
I just thought of something, you don't need to enter me because I either have the books, read them or will get them because I have an American Romance subscription through harlequin.
I'm telling you this cause I can't keep quiet all month
I'm about to leave Australia for some r&r in the small Colorado town of Breckenridge :-)
I love American small towns, there always seems to be something happening, a great sense of community, they feel "safe", the locals are friendly and the letters to the ed. in the local paper are sometimes hilarious and quirky. For me, small towns offer so much more than big cities (for a start - you can walk to everything!) and I find it so easy to make friends in small towns.
I've never lived in a small town. I can see the advantage of a closely knit community but as mentioned there may not be much privacy.
I really enjoy reading books with a small town setting...I think it is b/c I live in a large town and want to get away from it all ..LOL :) The books always have such wonderful main and secondary characters that makes you want to know more about them...which leads to books in a series!!!
Whew! I post my blog, go away for the day and then return to all these great comments!
I agree with what everyone says about small towns, but what I love most are those stories where the main character couldn't wait to leave and see what was waiting for them out there in the world only to realize that what they were really searching for was right in their small town.
Christa, I know you read our books and we thank you so much for your support, but if you do win you could always offer your prize as a gift to a friend or neighbor or someone you think might enjoy American romances but has never read one before.
And Lela Fox...I'm 6'1 1/2" and have learned to live with the stares and the fact that my head is always visible above public restroom doors, lol! But I am happy to report that I am no longer the tallest living person on my side of the family. My sixteen-year-old son just hit 6'3" and he's not done growing yet!
Marin
www.marinthomas.com
What a great contest to start off the summer right!
What I like most about small town settings is knowing the people in the community. There is safety in a small town because neighbors look out for neighbors. Also the kids have more of a chance to know the kids and grow up together.
Jane Squires
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I enjoy the slower pace and the fact that people know each other.
I like the interaction among the people of a small town--everyone knows everyone.
I live in a small town. I love it, although sometimes I wish I lived closer to the mall. I like it b/c you know everyone, if you need a friend they are right there. It's not so closed in like a city, everything's right there side by side.
I was born in a small town and lived there until I married. I liked knowing most everyone in the town and them knowing me. When I go back to that small town after living in a big city I find the town is very small, crowded and not as clean as where I live now.
As I mentioned, I was born, raised and still live in a small town, but I remember when I felt like I needed to spread my wings and see what else was in the world. Too make a long story short, I was home within a year and am still here.
I grew up in a small town and I think the advantage is that you get to know more people in your community rather coming from a big town.
I remember summer days when we would take a blanket, a book,
and settle down under the trees across the street from our house. The street that our Dad had cut through, the house that Dad and
his father had built. We called
it living in the "country" and laughed heartily when we later found out our street was twelve blocks past the city limits.
We were never bothered as we
read and shared the peace of
the day. Oh, by the way, I
almost forgot to mention that
the city was Houston, Texas in
the early 1940s.
I live in a small town. In Small towns, it feels safer and there is a sense of community that isn't there in a big town.
Awesome contest
Marin
I don't why I didn't think of that. I lend out books anyway so I'm sure they'd make lovely gifts
Having been born and raised in NYC I love reading about small towns because of the caring and concern people show each other. You feel the sense of community. The only downside is that everyone knows your business.
I live in a small town and I love it
Well.. since I'm not a city person myself and was born and raised in a small town, I prefer small town settings.
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