Hi everyone! Welcome to the Summer for Love Blog Hop. This is going to be FUN! Sixty authors and bloggers are in the hop and the prizes will be fabulous. Look —
- (Six) $50 Amazon Gift Cards will be awarded to randomly drawn participants/commenters.Â
- You MUST leave your name and email for your comment to qualify as an entry toward the grand prizes.
- Be sure to comment on ALL blog stops to increase your chances of being drawn as a winner.
- Find the list of blog stops here at The Romance Troupe
In addition, you can win prizes HERE on my blog. There will be 2 WINNERS —
- 1 winner receives A $10 Amazon GC
- 1 winner receives an  ecopy of your choice of my two new releases, The Pack or the Panther or Wolf in Gucci Loafers Both of these books
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To win on my Blog:
- leave me a comment with  your email address — THIS ALSO ENTERS YOU IN THE GRAND PRIZE DRAWING.
- PLUS please do ONE of the following and state in your comment which one you did —
- Subscribe to my NEWSLETTER and get great subscriber exclusive contests, prizes and privileges OR
- LIKE my Facebook Page OR
- Like my Amazon Page OR
- Become my FAN on Goodreads
Summer of Love. Hmmm. How about a true story. A handsome young architect named Todd and i met as part of a spiritual group seven years before we ever looked at each other with interest. We knew each other casually. Then one July, we both ended up going to Los Angeles to see a play as part of the group we both belonged to. We all carpooled in different people’s cars, but a bunch of us decided to have dinner at the same restaurant and i wound up sitting across the table from him. I had just had my hair curled (it was the 80s! LOL) and he looked at me and said, “So this is the new Tara. Very nice.” It was the first personal thing he ever said to me.
The next month, a hot August, the woman i worked for was looking for an architect to check out a building she was considering buying to determine if it could be built-out to work for our company. She had tried one architect but didn’t like his ideas. I told her i knew an architect casually but didn’t know his work at all. She asked me to call him so i did. I honestly wasn’t aware i was plotting! I had no interest in a relationship at that time.
He came over the next day and i took him to see the building. It was like one of those old movie scenes where the walls fade away and people sing Some Enchanted Evening! Â LOL. After looking at the building, i invited him to lunch to thank him for his time. We talked and discovered that we were both scheduled to go to the mountains where our group had a retreat site to do some volunteer work that weekend. He asked if i’d like to go with him and his daughter who was visiting him. I agreed and it turned out he drove an old Ferrari which his daughter called “the E ticket”. We dropped his daughter off at her grandparents, flew up the mountain and did our work, but by the time we started back, he pulled over at a rest stop and we looked at each other and said, “Okay, what’s going on.” We went on to his parents to pick up his daughter and his mom started telling me about her honeymoon. Not subtle! LOL
That was the end of August. On October 9th, my birthday, we went to the beach and decided to get married. He gave me a shell ring. Since he didn’t have much vacation coming, we determined that the best time to for a honeymoon was between Christmas and New Years since he had a friend who could get us a special price on a trip to Tahiti. So we were married on December 5th — the only day we could get the venue on such short notice! That was going on 33 years ago and every one of those years has been happy. Some summer romances do stick!
Remember, hop over to The Romance Troupe and visit all the participating authors! You can win a lot of great stuff. To enter for my prizes, check out the rules above. http://www.theromancetroupe.com/p/a-summer-for-love-blog-hop.html
If you’d like to read an excerpt from my new release, Wolf in Gucci Loafers, Click HERE.Â
I had already liked your FB page. I was like #357 on your Amazon page.
I’m a true fan of summer and am always happy when it comes early and stays late! It provides lots of time to sit in the park or my backyard with a nice cold drink and a good book. Wonderful long lazy days!
Thanks for the opportunity to share!
Belinda G
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Such a great story! Thanks for sharing. And, I’m so jealous you’ve been to Tahiti. I want to go there so bad. 🙂
~Angela Christina Archer
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I liked your facebook page
Thanks for sharing your story. Do you still have your shell ring?
Liza O’Connor
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i subscribed to your newsletter and my email is: [email protected]
I liked fb and fanned on gr
Thanks for the chance
Tobi
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liked your amazon page #358 🙂 lisamarie romero…… [email protected]
Tia Dalley
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What a romantic summer love story. I have subscribed to your newletter and liked your FB page.
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I’m a fan on goodreads! I love hops! Get to meet so many new authors this way. Thanks for participating.
Kris Linehan
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Great story. Heckuva summer “fling.”
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Also a Facebook fan.
I signed up to your newsletter and going to go fan your goodread.
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Stacey A Smith
liked your fb page. (my fb name is Glenn Woods)
Thanks for the great giveaway!!!
sienkiel1821 at yahoo dot com
Such a sweet love story you have shared. Thanks a lot.
Already like your page in Facebook as Tista Ray.
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I liked your facebook page as Tw Veronika.
Thank you for the giveaway!
VeronikaDream
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Hi! I signed for the newsletter!
Fb #2833
Amazon #359
And Fan you on GR! I love your site!! Thanks for the chance!
Lynne Rivet
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Like on FB and follow by email
melissa crisp
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Have done and follow all. 🙂
Don’t know the like # because I did long ago.. Facebook- Stephanie Fredrick and Goodreads- Stephanie F
Love summer its the best time to sit outside in the evening, grilling then sipping wine while reading.
Stephanie Fredrick
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Eloreen Moon, eloreenmoon(at)gmail(dot)com, and I liked your Goodreads Author page (I think I follow everything else too *smile*).
HI TARA. NO BALLS , BUT GOT BIG TITS! LOL I DID ALL
What a coincidence, I put both books on my Dreamspinner wishlist this morning. I’m a subscriber.
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Liked your Facebook and am signed up for the newsletter.
I’m a liker/fan/subscriber for all the ways involved 🙂
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…and Lee Todd…although I’m pretty sure it says that in the header 😉
Lindsey Vanessen is in my top three best characters of all time! (not saying if he is 1, 2, or 3). Love him! I just subscribed but also a fan on Goodreads, Amazon and FB. email address [email protected]
Thanks for this chance to win and I did sign up for the newsletter.
Elaine Breault
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What a wonderful love story. Congrats on being married for 33 years. I’m already a subscriber to your newsletter. I did the other things too.
Thanks for giving us readers a chance to win stuff.
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That is a wonderful story. Especially these days when you are actually in the minority for still being together.
I am a newsletter subscriber. Happy Blog Hop! 😀
Colleen C.
greenshamrock at cox dot net
liked on facebook and amazon
I subscribed to your newsletter quite a while back as well as your facebook, amazon, and goodreads profiles.
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Enjoyed the post. Thanks for the giveaway. Newsletter subscribed, liked on FB & Amazon, fanned on Goodreads. [email protected]
Thanks for the contest – I’m a fan on Goodreads & Twitter and subscribe to your newsletter.
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Such a great story! I really think the semi-spontaneous weddings sound best. I subscribe to your newsletter, have liked your Amazon page, and just liked your Goodreads page (under my username there, Koozebane).
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I already liked you on Amazon and Facebook and I am subscribed to your newletter. (I don’t really do Goodreads). Thanks for the giveaway.
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I’ve liked your Amazon and Facebook pages and I’m a newsletter subscriber. Thanks for your great post!
amaquilante(at)gmail(dot)com
What a lovely way to meet your husband! It was obviously meant to happen at that very point in time.
What a fantastic summer romance! Thirty-three years is fantastic.
Please include my comment in the contest. Thanks!!
jillw at att.net
And, occasionally, I remember to finish typing my thoughts. 😉
I liked your amazon page and became a fan of yours on goodreads today. I’m already getting your newsletters (very cool) and I liked your facebook page eons ago. 🙂
I have already liked all your pages, signed up for your newsletter, and a fan on Goodreads. dcpooh55 (at) cox (dot) net
Forgot to leave my name, lol
Deborah Close
Great giveaway. I signed up for your newsletter.
Rod Batterman
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I subscribe to your newsletter what a great prize [email protected] I love your story’s
Liked them all forever ago and of course get the newsletter…Now I am just waiting on the next book to beta read for you 🙂
All fantastic.
I follow every which way including:
Email subscriber – marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
I had already liked on FB & Amazon, so I fan/friended you on goodreads(Brandi Dagwan), & subscribed to your newsletter. =)
Thank you so much for the giveaway!
I hope you have a great weekend! =)
Brandi
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What a lovely story! And december 5th is my birthday, so it’s a very special day…lol
Thank you for being part of this great hop!
I follow by email, fan on FB and Goodreads – Renata Sbr, liked the Amazon Page (#367).
Renata
alifeamongbooks[at]gmail[dot]com
I follow via FB, Twitter, email and have just fan you on goodread.
Thank you for taking part in the hop and for the generous prize.
H.B.
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I subscribe by email, thanks.
Joy F
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thanks for being part of the hop! – regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
Nice post
Subscribe to newsletter
Liked Amazon page
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Love your books! I’ve subscribed to your newsletter 😀
christelleli at hotmail dot com
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth @ bookattict . com (subscribed)
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GoodReads: Elizabeth (Book_Attict)
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I already liked you facebook and I already get your newsletter! Thanks for the giveaway! M8231m05@gmail
I’m a fan on goodreads (as Jen B)
Jen Barnard
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Subscribed to your Newsletter with this Email.
Thanks for the chance !!
<3
Sierra McBride
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Love shifter stories. I subscribed to your newsletter, liked FB, and fan on goodreads.
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Love your stories! I’m subscribed to every email, tweet, GR etc, that you list, lol.
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I liked your facebook page. Great story about your summer romance. Thanks for the giveaway.
Wanda Craighead
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liked FB page
Sue Stiff
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Hi Tara, I have already done those things, liked/followed you on Facebook/Goodreads/Amazon and signed up for your newsletter, & I love reading your books 😀 I also love how you met your husband, it does seem that kismet was on your side.
Beautiful story!
subscribed to newsletter
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I’m a fan on facebook and subscribe to your newsletter. Great story, we usually overlook those right in front of us. I went to school with my hubby, but never gave him a second look until a dating agency matched us up years later. lol
Carolyn
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This Hop is now closed. Thank you so much for participating. Winners will be announced on the home page by Tuesday. : )