Happy New Year!

A note of thanks to my friends, fans and followers of this blog. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year!  



A winner has been selected!

Thanks to everyone who became a follower of this Special Agent Series Blog and the books in the series. As always, it was hard to pick just one winner, but alas, I have. Congratulations Heidi! I'll be contacting you by email to get your information so I can send you a signed copy of Eureka Point. I hope you'll enjoy reading it!

To all my fans and followers, I'm thankful to everyone of you. Please stay tuned because throughout the holidays there will me more give-aways and surprises!

Have a wonderful holiday season!

And to Heidi -

Welcome to The Special Agent Series Blog on Blog Jog Day

Welcome to The Special Agent Series Blog. I'm a happy participant in the semi-annual Blog Jog Day. And just for this very special event, if you become a follower of my blog you'll be entered into a drawing which will take place on Black Friday. The lucky winner will receive a signed copy of my first book in The Special Agent Series titled Eureka Point. I love my fans and followers and will hold several contests and give-aways during the year.   

Take a look around my blog and find out about the romantic suspense thrillers in this series. I think you'll especially enjoy the videos.

Once you've toured my blog and hopefully became a follower, please jog on over to visit the next blog, author and playwright,  “A. Colin Wright” at this link  http://www.acolinwright.ca

Oh, one more thing. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Betty Ann

Just for Halloween, a suspense-filled excerpt from the romantic suspense thriller, My Very Special Agent. I hope you enjoy the excerpt and have a spooky Halloween! BOO! My Very Special Agent is available from Amazon in Kindle and ebook, and also directly from Red Rose Publishing at this purchase link: http://redrosepublishing.com/books/product_info.php?products_id=577


The following excerpt is rated PG:


The first light of morning gently woke me from the warm comfort of slumber. Maggie was there beside me, still asleep. She was beautiful. I wondered if I was dreaming. All the years I had spent alone, waiting for her, and now she was here, and she loved me. I loved her beyond words.

I slowly got up, not wanting to wake her, and pulled on my jeans and shirt. I went outside and stood on the front porch, admiring the magnificence of the sunrise. It was going to be another beautiful day. I had just turned to go back inside when a shot rang out through the thin morning air and a bullet tore through a log at the corner of the front of the cabin. I flew in the doorway, slammed the door, and locked it.


Maggie sat up with terror in her eyes. “Oh my God, no, no. It's him, I know it's him.”


“Maggie, go upstairs now and lock your door!”


“Not without you. We can call the police from the bedroom.”


“Maggie, I know what I’m doing. You go up and lock the door. I have to radio headquarters, and they'll alert the local authorities. I'll be up in two minutes, I promise. Now go! Now!”


Finally she ran up the stairs.


After I radioed headquarters, I grabbed my gun and ran upstairs. I only knocked once before the door flew open and a frightened Maggie flew into my arms. I pushed her back into the room and slammed the door, locking it.


I crouched down below the front window and slowly rose to peer outside. An orange form caught my eye. A man in an orange hunting suit was walking towards the cabin.


He stopped about fifteen feet in front of the porch and yelled, “I'm really sorry, man. It was an accident.”


Cautiously, I opened the window and yelled down to him. “What the hell are you doing shooting so close to the house? This is a restricted area and I'm a federal agent. I don't want to see you around here again. You could have killed me!”


“My rifle misfired, buddy. I'm really sorry. You won't see me again.” And he walked off down the hill and was gone.


“It's okay now, Maggie. It was just a hunter. I radioed the agency. I think I'll let the sheriff show up and give him a statement about the hunter, just to be on the safe side.” I looked up to see Maggie cowering in the corner. I quickly went to her, pulled her close, and held her in my arms.

NEW CONTEST to win downloadable ebook-Agent Of Mercy

If you haven't read the most recent release in the Special Agent Series, Agent Of Mercy, then here's your chance. I'm running a CONTEST and all you have to do to win a downloadable ebook version of Agent Of Mercy is:  Become a follower of this blog, if you aren't one already. Then in an email to me at ladylizzie1@yahoo dot com, list the four books in the series and the names of the FBI Special Agent in each of them. This information can be found on the Special Agent Series page at Red Rose Publishing at this link:  http://redrosepublishing.com/books/index.php?cPath=67_103  This contest will remain open until Saturday, October 16th.     

Drum roll, please. And the winner is...

This was soooooooooo difficult because there were so many really good entries, BUT I was finally able to select a winner. Linda Henderson is the contest winner with her entry of the location Durango, Colorado. I thought about the dramatic mountains and lakes and I especially liked the idea of the railroad and how I could write really suspenseful scenes in that setting and have something happen on the train. Congrats. Linda! Please send me an email (lizzie0412@ hotmail dot com) and include your postal address. Please put CONTEST winner in the subject line of the email. Your Autumn Splendor gift package and a surprise gift will be sent out next week. I will also email you an adobe document (ebook) copy of Agent Of Mercy.

Thanks to everyone who entered and please continue to follow the blog. Next month I'll be having another contest just as wonderful as this one!

Coming early next year- Ruby Stone in Danger In Paradise 
    

The winner of the Name the Next Location will receive...

a downloadable ebook pdf of Agent Of Mercy as well as a Heavenly Autumn gift package containing seasonal candles, soaps and teas, and a special surprise gift that I'm sure you'll love!

So please enter the contest today. All you have to do is submit your entry as a comment. The location should be either a seaside, mountainess or lake area location, real or fictional. The winner will be announced on September 15th!

Special Agent Series News from Betty Ann

I hope you've all been enjoying your summer. Can you believe it's almost the end of August? 

I must apologize for being MIA for most of the summer but I had some family personal business that I had to take care of.  

The winner of the Name the Next Special Agent Contest who submitted Ruby Stone, never contacted me. I still have your prize gift to send you, so please contact me so I can get your spa gift pack with a signed copy of Eureka Point off to you. I am currently busy writing Ruby Stone, my first female agent!

I'm going to re-start the Pick the Location of the Next Book in the series. The guidelines for your submission to keep in mind are: it should be a seaside, lakeside or mountainess location. It can be real or fictional. Please submit your entries as a comment. I will announce the winner on September 15th. 

Agent of Mercy, which released on April 22nd, is STILL a Suspense/Mystery BESTSELLER at Red Rose Publishing, thanks to many of you. I really do appreciate my fans. I'm hoping that Ruby Stone will be as popular, but I think girl power will pervail! Ruby is a multi-faceted character and I'm sure you will like her.    




    

  

Thanks to all my new followers and fans!

Thanks so much to all the new followers of my Special Agent Series Blog. I'm extending my special offer to last until May 20th. Any follower who purchases the new release ebook and BESTSELLER, Agent Of Mercy, will receive a signed paperback copy of Eureka Point, the first book in the series, or a spa gift pack, their choice. 

All you need to do is make your purchase (Purchase Link Below) and email me (lizzie0412@hotmail.com) showing me a copy or receipt of your purchase. Please provide me with your full name and address and let me know which gift you'd prefer, and you'll receive it within one week!

Here's the link: http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?products_id=765   

Welcome to The Special Agent Series Blog on 5/9-Blog Jog Day!

Welcome to my Special Agent Series Blog. Please look around, view my Agent Of Mercy video trailer and find out about the series. Then, please jog on over to fellow writer Cynde's Blog, Cynde's Got The Write Stuff at this link:  http://cyndes-got-the-write-stuff.blogspot.com/ 

If you would like to visit a different Blog in the jog, go to:  http://blogjogday.blogspot.com/

A Very Special Offer if you buy a BESTSELLER!

Agent Of Mercy, the forth book in The Special Agent Series, is a romantic suspense story that is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat until you finish the book. Just released on 4/22, Agent Of Mercy debuted as the #1 BESTSELLER on Red Rose Publishing's Bestseller List!


PURCHASE LINK: http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?products_id=765

A very special offer to my fans- Anyone who purchases the ebook, Agent Of Mercy, and sends me (lizzie0412@hotrail.com)  a copy of the receipt, will receive an autographed copy of Eureka Point or a spa gift pack, their choice. 

And thank you to my fans for helping Agent Of Mercy become a BESTSELLER! You're the best!

A NEW CONTEST to celebrate the upcoming release of Agent Of Mercy!

In celebration of the upcoming release of the 4th book in The Special Agent Series, I've decided to have another awesome contest! Agent Of Mercy will be released at Red Rose Publishing, this Thursday, April 22nd.

The previous contest winner has already selected the name of the next special agent, Ruby Stone. That book is being written at this time and the location has already been written in. BUT, I will continue to write this series for as long as I keep coming up with these stories in my mind. SO, there will be another story after Ruby Stone. Therefore, this contest will be for you, the fans, to enter a location for the book after Ruby Stone. It can be real or made-up. If you make up the name of the place, please briefly describe it (ie. waterfront, oceanfront, mountainess, weather conditions, etc.) You may enter as a comment once per day until May 1st. I will announce the winner on May 2nd. 

The winner will receive a $15.00 gift certificate to either Red Rose Publishing or Barnes & Noble.  Also, anyone who purchases the ebook, Agent Of Mercy, on the release date of April 22nd, will receive a surprise thank-you gift in the mail. And those of you who have received a gift from me before know I send good goodies!

Have fun!        

And the winner is...

Thanks to all the fans who participated in the contest to name the next special agent. All of the entries were good and I did have a tough time deciding, but in the end, Susan Leech's entry of Ruby Stone won out. I just love the name. And you know it's a female name, so that means the next special agent will be non-other than Ruby Stone, a beautiful and awesome agent-investigator. 

Susan, please contact me by an email to:  lizzie0412@hotmail.com    and provide me with you postal address, and your autographed copy of Eureka Point and spa pack will be sent to you next week.

And please remember fans, Special Agent Sam Blake will make his debut when Agent Of Mercy is released at Red Rose Publishing on Thursday, April 22nd. Anyone who purchases the (e)book on the day of its release and sends me confirmation of their purchase, will be sent a very special thank you gift! 

The Agent Of Mercy Video Trailer

Fans Get To Decide

All the FBI Special Agents in this series to date have been sexy, of course. Here is a rundown so far:

Eureka Point - Special Agent Tom Owens
My Very Special Agent - Special Agent Stephen O'Leary
The Darkhorse Conspiracy - Special Agent James Kelly
Coming Soon, Agent Of Mercy - Special Agent Sam Blake

To win a chance in the drawing for an autographed copy of the spellbinding book (paperback), Eureka Point, please post a comment for what you think the name of the next special agent should be. You can even throw me for a loop and make the special agent a woman! Enter a comment as often as you want, as long as the name is different from your other entries, and only one entry per day. This contest is open until April 15th, 2010. The winner and the next new agent's name will be announced on April 16th!

      


 

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