Here we are, ladies. The last weekend of summer and time for our last round of semi-finals. Next week, we pick Mr. Summer! Today’s contestants are all crowd favorites. Since I’m in New Orleans, I’m serving Hurricanes and beignets. Grab a lounge chair, eat and drink, and vote! Who’s it going to be? Gilles, George, or Cowboy?

This brings us to our last week of preliminaries! There’s no way I couldn’t include a threesome of those hunky men in Stetsons! So, here are your choices. Pick one to move on to the semi’s. So, who’s it gonna be, cowgirls? The Cowboy and his horse, Chaps Cowboy, or Saddle Up Cowboy?

The beer is cold, the BBQ is hot. Grab your ropes and spurs, ladies, and lets pick our last entry!

And I HATE when I mess up times and dates. *headdesk* Don’t forget the LASR chat today and tomorrow. Free prizes, books, Amazon gift cards, and I’ll be hosting tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) from 4:00-5:00 Eastern Time!

Now find a cowboy to vote for!

Okay, since I was so tacky last week, I’m turning the tables on myself. Here are three of the characters from my books. Who moves forward to Mr. Summer Semis? Ciaran (Faerie Fate), Abhean (Faerie Fate, Fire & Fool), or Deke (Fairy Tales Can Come True)?

Pull up your chaise lounge, grab a mimosa and some munchies and lets dish about these guys. Who should move on to the next round? And why?

This isn’t getting any easier! This week we have Gilles Marini, Gerard Butler, and Hugh Jackman. *bwahaha* *ducks and runs*

Vote early and vote often!

Sorry about yesterday. I got home late Thursday night, unpacked, visited with family and critters and crashed. Woke up Friday sick as dog. Con crud is always so wonderful. Not! Problem is, Lawyer Guy is sick, too. We spent our anniversary sniffling, sneezing, coughing and going to bed early. However, I could not fail my peeps for our Mr. Summer contest.

Here’s our second round of semis. Pick one and one only to move forward to the finals. We have Mr. Jeans, Joe Monte whoever, and Army guy.

The scavenger hunt to celebrate Long and Short of It’s Third Anniversary is still going on. The Nook icon is hidden somewhere on the site if you go looking for it. Click the LASR button in the side bar for more info.

Be sure to check back Monday, too. I’ll be starting a new contest here on Penumbra to unload some RWA booty. In the meantime, I’m headed back to bed.

Let’s salute our military heroes this week! Who’s it gonna be? Army, Navy, or Marines?

The selections are getting tougher, ladies. Today, your choices are actors who’ve played supernatural roles. Joe Manganiello (who’s the whole reason I’m watching “True Blood” this season. Oh, Alcide!), Ryan Reynolds, always a crowd favorite as a vampire hunter in “Blade, Trinity”, and Jensen Ackles because…uhm…”Supernatural”.

As for last week’s winner, I flipped a coin when the tie came down between #1 and #2. The winner is #2. Mr. Sexy Jeans moves into the next round of semi-finals. Now be sure and vote!

Is it Monday already? Ack! Tempus fugit. I leave for Orlando and RWA Nationals a week from tomorrow and I have a trunk-load of stuff to do between now and then. I have an author spotlight next week, plus being part of the Long and Short Reviews Blog Party starting August 1. That will be a lot of fun with some great prizes. It’s on my list to get the details on both of those out. I also have 170 certificates to create and print, plus all the house duties I have to do in advance of leaving. I need Iffy and her scissors to start slicing up my to-do list!

Well, we have a bit of conundrum, ladies. If you go back to look at the votes for Mr. Blue Jeans, well…we have a three-way tie. Now…I can draw straws or we can go out and drum up some more votes. What would y’all like to do?

In the meantime, here’s this week’s addition of Friday Flash. The last line is my addition, from Leslie Parrish’s COLD SIGHT:

She had never been more embarrassed, felt more rejected, not even when Wilson had left her at the altar. Someone poked her back and she whipped around startled. A slender, stylishly dressed blonde woman opened the door.

It was two hours until dawn, the bulk of my evening having been taken up by Ethan, Nick, and my father, so I took the opportunity to give the library the perusal of a former researcher. “Hello.”

“Good.”

Maybe she was crazy.

And drumroll please….The winner of the .pdf ARC of FAERIE FIRE from the Penumbra commenters over on Sky Purington’s blog is…LIZA! Liza, I’ll be emailing you the ARC as an attachment. (Something to read on your flight to Orlando! )

I have a question for y’all. What sort of “swag” do you like to get from an author marketing a book? I need to get some things done for FIRE’s release and I’d like to hear what readers like! Happy Monday, folks!

I do love a man who fills out his jeans nicely. What about y’all? So, who’s it going to be? Number 1, 2, or 3? (I wish I had names to go with these guys, but we’ll have to settle for a number.
#1 #2
#3

Who’s it gonna be? Vote and remember to check in Monday for today’s winner, our Friday Flash mashup, and the winner of the FAERIE FIRE ARC. I’ll be in and out to check on things here. OKRWA meeting today! Y’all don’t do anything I wouldn’t do ’til I get back, hear?

Okay, ladies. I never promised you a rose garden, or that choosing from our semi-finalists would be easy. It’s a tough choice this week. Bradley Cooper, Eduardo, or LL Cool Jay. Who’s it gonna be? Which gorgeous hottie will be your pick to move on to the finals?

Vote now!