I'm celebrating the release of my debut novel, Her Protector, with a contest! One lucky reader will win a download of the book.
To enter just send an email to pamelatyner@hotmail.com with the title “debut release contest” Please include your name and state of residency. By entering you are giving permission for that information to be placed on my website and blog in the event that you are the winner.
The contest will run through October 20th, 2006. You must be 18 or older to enter. One entry per person please. The winner will be notified by email and will have one week to reply. If there's no reply after seven days a new winner will be drawn.
If you would like to be placed on a mailing list to be advised of my upcoming releases and events, please note that in your email. This is not a requirement to enter the contest!
Good luck!
Friday, September 29, 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
"Her Protector" Available for Purchase
I’m very excited to announce that Her Protector is now available for purchase from New Concepts Publishing!
Purchase This Book
Banned Books
Banned Books Week: September 23-30, 2006
Celebrate your freedom to read! This annual event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted.
Check the American Library Association’s website for more information, including lists of the most frequently challenged books.
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm
I’d like to share with you my own experience regarding banned books. My junior year in high school (early eighties, small southern town), my English teacher passed out copies of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and told us we would start reading the book the next day. The next day she took the copies back up. Some parents had called the school complaining that the book was inappropriate reading material, and the school decided to ban the book.
Know what happened?
We drove to the next town (there were no bookstores in my little hometown), bought copies of the book, and read it. By making the book forbidden, they’d made it tempting and made us curious. They’d made us WANT to read it.
The inappropriate part? Well, we couldn’t figure out what it was, so we did some sleuthing, and apparently it was the very end of the book when Rose of Sharon breastfeeds a starving man. Trust me when I say that none of us were incredibly shocked by this, nor were we scarred for life as result of reading it.
I have very mixed feelings when it comes to children and banned books. I’m a parent. Do I want some control over what my children read? You bet I do! Some books are not appropriate for children. But while I think parents should have control over their child’s reading material, merely in my personal opinion, I think some parents take this too far.
One of the most challenged books is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, in part because of its frequent use of the 'n' word. So do you just pretend like the 'n' word wasn’t, and still isn’t, used? Pretending something doesn’t exist will not make it cease to exist. My son has read this book, and after he read it WE DISCUSSED IT. That’s the key! Know what your kids are reading and discuss it with them. It may be some of the best conversations you ever have with your children.
Celebrate your freedom to read! This annual event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted.
Check the American Library Association’s website for more information, including lists of the most frequently challenged books.
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm
I’d like to share with you my own experience regarding banned books. My junior year in high school (early eighties, small southern town), my English teacher passed out copies of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and told us we would start reading the book the next day. The next day she took the copies back up. Some parents had called the school complaining that the book was inappropriate reading material, and the school decided to ban the book.
Know what happened?
We drove to the next town (there were no bookstores in my little hometown), bought copies of the book, and read it. By making the book forbidden, they’d made it tempting and made us curious. They’d made us WANT to read it.
The inappropriate part? Well, we couldn’t figure out what it was, so we did some sleuthing, and apparently it was the very end of the book when Rose of Sharon breastfeeds a starving man. Trust me when I say that none of us were incredibly shocked by this, nor were we scarred for life as result of reading it.
I have very mixed feelings when it comes to children and banned books. I’m a parent. Do I want some control over what my children read? You bet I do! Some books are not appropriate for children. But while I think parents should have control over their child’s reading material, merely in my personal opinion, I think some parents take this too far.
One of the most challenged books is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, in part because of its frequent use of the 'n' word. So do you just pretend like the 'n' word wasn’t, and still isn’t, used? Pretending something doesn’t exist will not make it cease to exist. My son has read this book, and after he read it WE DISCUSSED IT. That’s the key! Know what your kids are reading and discuss it with them. It may be some of the best conversations you ever have with your children.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Book Cover for "Her Protector"
I just received the book cover for Her Protector. I’m very pleased! Cover artist Jenny Dixon did an excellent job.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
More Favorite Quotes
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke
"It is when we forget ourselves that we do things that are remembered." -- Eugene Bertin
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." -- Helen Keller
If you have a favorite quote, please share it!
"It is when we forget ourselves that we do things that are remembered." -- Eugene Bertin
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." -- Helen Keller
If you have a favorite quote, please share it!
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Friday, September 15, 2006
The winner is…
A huge thanks to everyone who participated in my blog contest/drawing. I really enjoyed hearing about your favorite types of romance heroes! Please continue to visit my blog to learn about upcoming contests and share your thoughts on other subjects :)
I had my youngest son draw a name out of the hat, and the winner is...Jackie W. from California.
Congrats, Jackie. An autographed copy of Just One Look by P.J. Womack is en route to you. Happy reading!
I had my youngest son draw a name out of the hat, and the winner is...Jackie W. from California.
Congrats, Jackie. An autographed copy of Just One Look by P.J. Womack is en route to you. Happy reading!
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Favorite Type of Hero--Contest/Drawing!
I’m interested in hearing about your favorite type of romance hero. Maybe you adore a certain personality type—the chief, the bad boy, the charmer, the best friend, etc. Maybe you’re drawn to heroes with specific occupations—CEO, cop, cowboy, doctor, artist, etc. Or maybe there are other qualities that make you melt, such as a certain accent.
What’s my favorite? I like them all :) but if I had to choose just one…a charming cowboy with a slow southern drawl. Yummy! Then again, the Aussie accent just makes me all warm and tingly inside. And the bad boys... Well, as I said, I like them all.
As an incentive for you to share your thoughts, I’m holding a drawing. The prize is an autographed copy of a book by one of my wonderfully talented critique partners.
Just One Look by P.J. Womack
Contemporary Romance
Publisher: New Concepts Publishing
Rating: Spicy
Blurb: From the moment Victor Raven saw Lauren Rose he wanted her with a desperation that bordered on obsession. He's determined to win her love by fair means or foul. Only one obstacle stands in his way ... Lauren is consumed with hatred for the man responsible for her father’s death--Victor Raven himself.
Everyone who leaves a comment between now and September 14th will be entered into the drawing. The winner will be announced on September 15th, 2006. I DO need your email address so I can contact you in the event that you win the drawing. If I can backtrack and locate an address for you (for example, an email address listed on blogger), then that’s wonderful. If not, then you need to send your email address, along with a copy of your post, to pamelatyner@hotmail.com Be aware that I will be posting the winner's name and state of residency on my blog.
For information about P.J.’s other books, please visit her website at: http://www.pjwomack.com/
What’s my favorite? I like them all :) but if I had to choose just one…a charming cowboy with a slow southern drawl. Yummy! Then again, the Aussie accent just makes me all warm and tingly inside. And the bad boys... Well, as I said, I like them all.
As an incentive for you to share your thoughts, I’m holding a drawing. The prize is an autographed copy of a book by one of my wonderfully talented critique partners.
Just One Look by P.J. WomackContemporary Romance
Publisher: New Concepts Publishing
Rating: Spicy
Blurb: From the moment Victor Raven saw Lauren Rose he wanted her with a desperation that bordered on obsession. He's determined to win her love by fair means or foul. Only one obstacle stands in his way ... Lauren is consumed with hatred for the man responsible for her father’s death--Victor Raven himself.
Everyone who leaves a comment between now and September 14th will be entered into the drawing. The winner will be announced on September 15th, 2006. I DO need your email address so I can contact you in the event that you win the drawing. If I can backtrack and locate an address for you (for example, an email address listed on blogger), then that’s wonderful. If not, then you need to send your email address, along with a copy of your post, to pamelatyner@hotmail.com Be aware that I will be posting the winner's name and state of residency on my blog.
For information about P.J.’s other books, please visit her website at: http://www.pjwomack.com/
Friday, September 01, 2006
Stupid Criminals
I couldn’t write characters like these in a manuscript, because readers would find it unbelievable that anyone could be so stupid.
Texas authorities, responding to a store robbery, seized a man who was fleeing naked. He said he'd stripped after the job because he figured his clothes would make him identifiable.
An inmate who escaped from County Jail in an orange jumpsuit broke into the theater department at Baylor to slip into something less conspicuous. Police apprehended the escapee in a leprechaun costume.
Police in Georgia, investigating a purse snatching, picked up a man who fit the thief's description and drove him back to the scene. He was told to exit the car and face the victim for an I.D. The suspect carefully eyed the victim, and blurted, "Yeah, that's the woman I robbed."
Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn't control himself during a lineup. When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words: "Give me all your money or I'll shoot", the man shouted, "That's not what I said!"
A South Carolina man walked into a local police station, dropped a bag of cocaine on the counter, informed the desk sergeant that it was substandard cut, and asked that the person who sold it to him be arrested immediately.
A man in Utah called the police to report a home burglary. The only thing he reported stolen was a bag of marijuana he’d planned to sell.
A pair of robbers in Michigan entered a store nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, "Nobody move!" When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him.
Police in Kansas, arrested a 22-year-old man after he tried to pass two counterfeit $16 bills.
When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find an ill man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake.
A man on trail in Oklahoma City for the armed robbery of a convenience store was acting as his own attorney. When the store manager testified that he was the robber, the man jumped up, accused the woman of lying and then said, "I should of blown your [expletive] head off!" He paused, then quickly added, "- if I'd been the one that was there." The jury took 20 minutes to convict him.
A drug-possession defendant on trial in Michigan said he had been searched without a warrant. The prosecutor said the officer didn't need a warrant because a "bulge" in the defendant’s jacket could have been a gun. Nonsense, said the defendant, who happened to be wearing the same jacket that day in court. He handed it over so the judge could see it. The judge discovered a packet of cocaine in the pocket.
Complied from various Internet sources, such as, but not limited to:
http://www.legal-forms-kit.com/legal-jokes/stupid-criminals.html
http://www.sierrastar.com/columnists/jflanagan/story/12534236p-13247561c.html
Texas authorities, responding to a store robbery, seized a man who was fleeing naked. He said he'd stripped after the job because he figured his clothes would make him identifiable.
An inmate who escaped from County Jail in an orange jumpsuit broke into the theater department at Baylor to slip into something less conspicuous. Police apprehended the escapee in a leprechaun costume.
Police in Georgia, investigating a purse snatching, picked up a man who fit the thief's description and drove him back to the scene. He was told to exit the car and face the victim for an I.D. The suspect carefully eyed the victim, and blurted, "Yeah, that's the woman I robbed."
Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn't control himself during a lineup. When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words: "Give me all your money or I'll shoot", the man shouted, "That's not what I said!"
A South Carolina man walked into a local police station, dropped a bag of cocaine on the counter, informed the desk sergeant that it was substandard cut, and asked that the person who sold it to him be arrested immediately.
A man in Utah called the police to report a home burglary. The only thing he reported stolen was a bag of marijuana he’d planned to sell.
A pair of robbers in Michigan entered a store nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, "Nobody move!" When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him.
Police in Kansas, arrested a 22-year-old man after he tried to pass two counterfeit $16 bills.
When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find an ill man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake.
A man on trail in Oklahoma City for the armed robbery of a convenience store was acting as his own attorney. When the store manager testified that he was the robber, the man jumped up, accused the woman of lying and then said, "I should of blown your [expletive] head off!" He paused, then quickly added, "- if I'd been the one that was there." The jury took 20 minutes to convict him.
A drug-possession defendant on trial in Michigan said he had been searched without a warrant. The prosecutor said the officer didn't need a warrant because a "bulge" in the defendant’s jacket could have been a gun. Nonsense, said the defendant, who happened to be wearing the same jacket that day in court. He handed it over so the judge could see it. The judge discovered a packet of cocaine in the pocket.
Complied from various Internet sources, such as, but not limited to:
http://www.legal-forms-kit.com/legal-jokes/stupid-criminals.html
http://www.sierrastar.com/columnists/jflanagan/story/12534236p-13247561c.html
Monday, August 28, 2006
One of my Favorite Authors
I’ve only read two of Emily McKay’s books (Perfectly Saucy and Her Wildest Dreams), but she’s way up there on my list of favorite authors.
Ms. McKay is a talented author…the woman can write! Her books are also very sexy :) But the thing I love the most about her books are the characters. They are just so lovable.
If you haven’t read one of her books yet, go buy one!
Ms. McKay is a talented author…the woman can write! Her books are also very sexy :) But the thing I love the most about her books are the characters. They are just so lovable.
If you haven’t read one of her books yet, go buy one!
Friday, August 25, 2006
Excerpt from Her Protector
I’ve posted an excerpt from Her Protector on my website. Please stop by and take a look!
http://www.pamelatyner.com/books.html
http://www.pamelatyner.com/books.html
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Favorite Quotes
Someone made the remark recently that I have a quote for every situation. That’s not true, because some events or situations simply leave me speechless. But, I do have a tendency to remember quotes. Unfortunately, I also have difficulty remembering who said them :)
From time to time I’ll be sharing some of my favorite quotes, and hopefully will be able to give credit to the proper person for them.
“Act like you got some raising.” -- Isn’t that just one of the most southern phrases you've ever heard? I have no clue who was the first person to use this phrase, but I can tell you that my grandmother said this to me often. Now I say it to my children, and I imagine someday they’ll say it to their children.
“It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is not to make the attempt.” -- Suellen Fried
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” -- Jimmy Dean
If you have a favorite quote, I’d love to hear it!
From time to time I’ll be sharing some of my favorite quotes, and hopefully will be able to give credit to the proper person for them.
“Act like you got some raising.” -- Isn’t that just one of the most southern phrases you've ever heard? I have no clue who was the first person to use this phrase, but I can tell you that my grandmother said this to me often. Now I say it to my children, and I imagine someday they’ll say it to their children.
“It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is not to make the attempt.” -- Suellen Fried
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” -- Jimmy Dean
If you have a favorite quote, I’d love to hear it!
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
What I'm reading--Colt's Choice
Colt's Choice By Patrice Michelle (Ellora's Cave)
UPDATE: I recently finished this book. If you like a hot story with sexy cowboys (and I do :), then this is the book for you!
Monday, August 21, 2006
And the winner is….
A huge thanks to everyone who participated in my blog contest/drawing. I really enjoyed reading your comments, and I hope you’ll continue to visit my blog and share your thoughts on other subjects.
I had my youngest son draw a name out of the hat, and the winner is…. Loribelle Hunt from Alabama.
Congrats, Loribelle. A one-pound box of Godiva chocolates is en route to you. Enjoy!
Please remember to check my website periodically for information about upcoming contest.
I had my youngest son draw a name out of the hat, and the winner is…. Loribelle Hunt from Alabama.
Congrats, Loribelle. A one-pound box of Godiva chocolates is en route to you. Enjoy!
Please remember to check my website periodically for information about upcoming contest.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Top Ten Female Fantasies--Contest/Drawing!
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RWA National Conference
I just returned from the RWA (Romance Writers of America) National Conference, which was held this year in Atlanta, GA. There were tons of workshops, publisher spotlights (where editors discuss the types of stories that they’re currently seeking), booksignings, luncheons, award presentations, etc. And for brave souls, editor and agent appointments to pitch your manuscript(s).
This was my first time attending the conference. It was exhausting and frankly a little overwhelming. There was so much to do and not enough time to squeeze it all in.
This was my first time attending the conference. It was exhausting and frankly a little overwhelming. There was so much to do and not enough time to squeeze it all in.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Blurb for Her Protector
Since I’m sure you’re all curious to know what my first book is about, here’s the blurb:
Her Protector
Rating: Sensual
Available September 2006 from New Concepts Publishing
After escaping from an abusive relationship and arriving in her hometown of Lexington, Oklahoma, Tricia Stephens needs help in a big way to stay one step ahead of her ex-boyfriend. Fearful of police involvement and flat broke, she's still reluctant to accept help from Clint Owens, a man she had a disastrous and humiliating affair with eight years earlier. His sudden appearance and white-knight-in-shining-armor act doesn't impress her, even if he does have the full support of her friends.
The sight of bruises on Tricia's face is all Clint needs to feel justified in doing whatever is necessary to keep her safe. When she balks at accepting his help, he doesn't hesitate to use force as a method of persuasion. He's determined to protect her, even if she fights him every step of the way.
With each passing day Clint's supportive and caring attitude slowly weakens Tricia's resolve to keep him at a distance. Still, it's imperative she remembers that he's already proven himself to be untrustworthy and capable of betrayal. And she mustn't forget that domineering side of him that had shown itself recently--a side she'd never known existed. It certainly hadn't been in her plan to trade in one controlling man for another.
Her Protector
Rating: Sensual
Available September 2006 from New Concepts Publishing
After escaping from an abusive relationship and arriving in her hometown of Lexington, Oklahoma, Tricia Stephens needs help in a big way to stay one step ahead of her ex-boyfriend. Fearful of police involvement and flat broke, she's still reluctant to accept help from Clint Owens, a man she had a disastrous and humiliating affair with eight years earlier. His sudden appearance and white-knight-in-shining-armor act doesn't impress her, even if he does have the full support of her friends.
The sight of bruises on Tricia's face is all Clint needs to feel justified in doing whatever is necessary to keep her safe. When she balks at accepting his help, he doesn't hesitate to use force as a method of persuasion. He's determined to protect her, even if she fights him every step of the way.
With each passing day Clint's supportive and caring attitude slowly weakens Tricia's resolve to keep him at a distance. Still, it's imperative she remembers that he's already proven himself to be untrustworthy and capable of betrayal. And she mustn't forget that domineering side of him that had shown itself recently--a side she'd never known existed. It certainly hadn't been in her plan to trade in one controlling man for another.
About Me
I figured my very first post on my new blog should be the 'let me tell you about myself' post. And since I've recently written an author’s bio for my publisher, well, heck, I’m just going to copy and paste it :)
Pamela Tyner was reading by the age of four and hasn't stopped since. As a child her family often worried that she spent too much time reading...as if such a thing were possible. By high school she was creating her own stories, although it wasn't until years later that she actually put them on paper and begin pursuing the dream of publication.
After spending fifteen years in the corporate world, she is now a stay-at-home mom/author who accepts the occasional job when the mood strikes or the bank account balance demands it.
Born and raised in the south, with the accent to prove it, she currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and two sons. Living in a home with three musicians--a drummer, a saxophonist, and a trumpeter--who love to play their music often and loud, she savors those quiet times when she can read and write without distraction.
Her first novel, Her Protector, will be released September 2006 from New Concepts Publishing.
Pamela Tyner was reading by the age of four and hasn't stopped since. As a child her family often worried that she spent too much time reading...as if such a thing were possible. By high school she was creating her own stories, although it wasn't until years later that she actually put them on paper and begin pursuing the dream of publication.
After spending fifteen years in the corporate world, she is now a stay-at-home mom/author who accepts the occasional job when the mood strikes or the bank account balance demands it.
Born and raised in the south, with the accent to prove it, she currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and two sons. Living in a home with three musicians--a drummer, a saxophonist, and a trumpeter--who love to play their music often and loud, she savors those quiet times when she can read and write without distraction.
Her first novel, Her Protector, will be released September 2006 from New Concepts Publishing.
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