• The second round of winners …

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    I rolled the dice for the second round of winners in the Twelve Days of Bigtime contest. Congrats to the following:

    Day 5 (Nov. 9) — Vonda Sinclair. You’ve won autographed copies of Hot Mama and Karma Girl.

    Day 6 (Nov. 10) — Marg. You’ve won a $10 Amazon gift card.

    Day 7 (Nov. 11) — Sue A. You’ve won an autographed copy of Karma Girl and a Karma Girl T-shirt.

    Day 8 (Nov. 12) — Cindi Hoppes. You’ve won an autographed copy of Hot Mama, a Hot Mama T-shirt, and a fun Rubik’s Cube item.

    Winners, please send an e-mail to jennifer@jenniferestep.com with your mailing addresses so I can get your prizes to you. If you’re getting a T-shirt, please tell me what size you want (M, L, or XL).

    Thanks for everyone for playing. I’ll pick and post the rest of the winners — including the one for the grand prize — on Friday. So, be sure to enter before then! :bub:

  • The first round of winners …

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    I rolled the dice and picked the winners for the first four days of the Twelve Days of Bigtime contest. Congrats to the following:

    Day 1 (Nov. 5) — Angie-la. You’ve won an autographed copy of Hot Mama.

    Day 2 (Nov. 6) — Linda H (ReadingIsSoMuchFun). You’ve won a $10 Amazon gift card.

    Day 3 (Nov. 7) — Stacy S. You’ve won an autographed copy of Hot Mama and a Hot Mama T-shirt.

    Day 4 (Nov. 8) — Crystal B. You’ve won a $10 Amazon gift card.

    Winners, please e-mail me at jennifer@jenniferestep.com so I can get your prizes to you. Please include your snail mail address. (For those of you getting T-shirts, please include the size you want — medium, large, or extra large).

    Remember, there’s still time to enter the contest. I’ll draw some more winners on Monday or Tuesday.

    Until then, happy reading! :ww:

  • Enter the Twelve Days of Bigtime here …

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    I’m still basking in the glow of my Entertainment Weekly review, but now, it’s time to get down to business. My new book, Hot Mama, is coming out Nov. 6 and to celebrate I’m going to do a contest. But not just any contest. Oh no. In honor of the upcoming holiday season, I’m kicking off the Twelve Days of Bigtime! Excited yet?

    It’s pretty simple. The contest is like the Twelve Days of Christmas, but with prizes instead of partridges in pear trees. Seriously, what would you do with a partridge in a pear tree anyway? Bigtime books are so much more practical.

    The contest starts Nov. 5 and runs through Nov. 16. All you have to do to enter the contest is post the following on your Web site, blog, or MySpace page:

    1) Either Fiona Fine’s letter to the media or the Hot Mama summary

    2) The Hot Mama cover

    Basically, all you have to do is copy one of the posts below. Post the info once, and you’re entered to win all twelve days. Of course, if you want to talk more about the book on your site, that would be great too. :wink:

    If you don’t want to post, you can leave a comment about your favorite superhero or villain IN THIS BLOG POST. You’ll be eligible to win the autographed books, etc., but not the Amazon gift cards or grand prize.

    WHEN YOU’VE POSTED THE INFO, LEAVE A COMMENT WITH YOUR WEB SITE ADDRESS IN THIS BLOG POST, SO I CAN DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR POST. THIS WILL ALSO HELP ME KEEP EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE.

    Info on the various prizes is also posted below. I’ll probably start drawing winners on Thursday, Nov. 8, to give folks a few days to get the posts up.

    Until then, happy reading! :ww:

  • Fiona Fine’s letter to the media to post …

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    hot_mama.jpgYou can also post the following letter and book cover to enter the Twelve Days of Bigtime contest.   

    Dear Civilians,

    It has come to my attention there is an ongoing debate about the greatest superhero of all time. Batman. Spider-Man. Wonder Woman, Wolverine. All of them have their fans and detractors, their champions and critics.

    Well, I’m here to put an end to this silly confusion once and for all. Because I’m fun, I’m fabulous, and I am the greatest superhero alive. Period.

    My name? Fiera. Protector of the innocent. Superhero du jour. And all-around fabulous individual.

    My powers, you ask? Superstrength, for one. And I’ve got a temper to match my fire-wielding abilities. I punch and flambe my way through the ubervillains and other evil doers who want to take over the city of Bigtime, New York.

    By night, I’m also a member of the Fearless Five, the greatest superhero team ever to roam the streets of Bigtime. Right now, we’re hot on the trail of Siren and Intelligal, who villains bent on taking over the city. Not on my watch, they won’t. Also making a pest of himself is Johnny Angel, who wants revenge on the ubervillains for killing his predecessor. Angel’s not a bad guy, but he should know better than to get in my way. No matter how sexy he is.

    In real life, I’m Fiona Fine, one of Bigtime’s premier fashion designers. I’m known for my bold choice of colors, fabrics, and patterns. My couture clothes, of course, are to die for.

    You can read more about my adventures and general fabulousness in the latest Bigtime book from Jennifer Estep, appropriately titled Hot Mama (Berkley Trade; Nov. 6, 2007; $14; ISBN-10: 0425217345; ISBN-13: 978-0425217344).

    Sweet girl, Jennifer. Although she could so use a fashion makeover. The girl is way too fond of cutesy T-shirts, and she doesn’t even own a pair of stilettos. Poor thing. She’s so misguided … 

    Warmly,

    Fiera aka Fiona Fine

    Member of the Fearless Five

    Protector of the innocent

    Superhero du jour

    As dictated to Jennifer Estep (who will never, ever wear a pair of stilettos)

  • The Hot Mama contest info to post …

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    hot_mama.jpgTo enter the Twelve Days of Bigtime contest, you can either post this info (including the cover) OR Fiona Fine’s letter to the media. The choice is yours. :wink:   

    She can melt steel – and men’s hearts …

    By day, Fiona Fine is a successful couture designer, catering to the high society players of Bigtime, New York. By night, she’s Fiera, a superstrong superhero who can create and manipulate fire with her bare hands. Fiera, along with the other members of the heroic Fearless Five, make life miserable for the ubervillains who want to take over the city.

    But Fiona’s personal life isn’t so fine. She still misses her fiancé, who was killed by ubervillains a year ago. But men admire Fiona’s smoking assets, and she decides to get back in the dating game – especially after she meets Johnny Bulluci. But this notorious playboy has plenty of secrets to go along with his sexy smile. And, with two new ubervillains in town who are intent on raising hell, Fiona’s love life might just crash and burn …

    Hot Mama Details

    n Release date: Nov. 6, 2007

    n Pages: 356

    n Price: $14

    n Format: Trade paperback

    n Publisher: Berkley Books

    n ISBN-10: 0425217345

    n ISBN-13: 978-0425217344