Okay, I probably should have made this clearer but the Twelve Days of Bigtime contest is not open yet.

I was just posting the info now to whet people’s appetites for it. Also, I think there’s going to be a blurb on Hot Mama and the contest in the November issue of Romantic Times (yeah!), and I wanted to post the info so people surfing over from the magazine could see what was up. Honestly, I have no clue when the RT folks post their info (is it the first day of the month?). But I wanted to get the jump on them.

Anyway, the contest officially opens on Nov. 5.

Got questions about the contest? Leave me a comment or send me an e-mail at jennifer@jenniferestep.com.

You 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)

To 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. 😉

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

Speaking of prizes, here they are (these may change slightly as we get closer to the contest):

Day 1: Autographed copy of Hot Mama

Day 2: A $10 Amazon gift card

Day 3: Autopgrahed copy of Hot Mama

Day 4: A $10 Amazon gift card

Day 5: Autographed copies of Hot Mama and Karma Girl

Day 6: A $10 Amazon gift card

Day 7: A Karma Girl T-shirt

Day 8: Autographed copy of Hot Mama and a Rubik’s Cube item

Day 9: Autographed copy of Hot Mama and a Wonder Woman and Batman Pez dispenser with candy

Day 10: A $20 Amazon gift card

Day 11: Autographed copies of Hot Mama and Karma Girl, and a Karma Girl T-shirt

Day 12: The grand prize. Autographed copies of Karma Girl and Hot Mama; a Karma Girl T-shirt; a Wonder Woman Pez dispenser with candy; a Batman Pez dispenser with candy; a $50 Amazon gift card; a Rubik’s Cube item; and a partridge in a pear tree (okay, not really).

All prizes also come with Karma Girl and Hot Mama bookmarks. Not too shabby, huh? 😉

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 (once the contest actually starts):

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 I’ll put up. 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. 😉

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

More to come shortly …

PS I’ll post about the contest a couple of times, so don’t worry if you don’t catch all the info at once. Also, you can click on the Contests category on the blogroll to see all the posts.

Happy reading! :ww: