Thursday Competition - Your favourite place in Scotland

Morning and although it's been fun, this is the final day of The Dating Game launch. The party officially ends at 9am tomorrow morning, but this will be the last competition.

Firstly, the winner of Tuesday's competition -Your Most Interesting Date -  Katie Peal - congrats on still being with your other half and for getting to have a drink with Jimmy Carr (rather you than me quite frankly - the man's laugh gets on my nerves!)  You have earned an entry into the Amazon vouchers draw.

Wednesday's competition - Barcelona quiz - basically everyone who entered is now in the draw. I hope you didn't all copy Natasha Allie's answers! Natasha earns 2 entries into the draw, as she gave the answers first - well done!

Today's competition - very simple. I am Scottish and very proud of my heritage. My novels are always partly set in Scotland.
So, to enter today's comp simply tell me your favourite place in Scotland and why. Or, if you're not lucky enough to have visited Scotland before, tell me what appeals to you about Scotland the most, the place you would most like to visit here and why.
The entry I like best will go in the draw for £10 Amazon vouchers. Winners to be posted on the blog by Sunday latest.

And remember, anyone who buys The Dating Game by Fri 9th Nov, automatically earns an entry into the draw. Simply email me the details to soozbuch@gmail.com

If you haven't got your copy yet, you don't know what you're missing!!
Pick up your copy here:- http://amzn.to/RuSl7Y (UK) http://amzn.to/WZQtZK (US & other .com)

And don't forget, you still have a chance to enter the raffle for the 54 ebooks, if you haven't already or if you already have, but have left a blog post comment for today's competition, you qualify for another entry!
Simply click the link below and scroll down to the Rafflecopter form.

http://www.susancbuchanan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-dating-game-launch-party_1.html

Good luck everyone and enjoy The Dating Game!
Sooz

Wednesday's competition - Barcelona quiz

Yep, it's competition time again! Apologies to everyone for the screw up with yesterday's comp - I only found out around 3.30pm GMT that there was a problem with the link. As a result I am leaving the  'What was your most interesting date ever?' comp open for the rest of the day.  If you haven't entered it yet - click below
http://www.susancbuchanan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/tuesdays-competition-whats-most.html

Monday's competition to name a character was won jointly by Specsandginger (again) and Kathleen Hooper, who both said Fergus. Congrats to them - they are now in the draw for £10 ($15 Amazon vouchers).

Now, turning to today's comp, if you've been following the last few week's posts you will know that Gill and her friends from The Dating Game go to Barcelona for a long weekend.

To be in with a chance of winning the Amazon vouchers, all you have to do is answer the following 3 questions correctly

1) What's the name of the famous church in Barcelona designed by architect Antoni Gaudi?

2) What is the main language spoken in Barcelona (clue: it's not Spanish!)

3) When did Barcelona host the Olympic Games?

That's it! All you have to do is leave your answers with your email address (don't forget, as otherwise I don't know how to contact you!) as a comment on the blog.

 

And if you buy a copy of The Dating Game by 9th Nov,  you automatically qualify for an entry into the draw for Amazon vouchers, too. Simply email me the details at soozbuch@gmail.com

If you haven't picked up your copy yet, what you waiting for?!
Here are the links! http://amzn.to/RuSl7Y (UK) http://amzn.to/WZQtZK (US)


And remember if you leave a blog comment on the competition, you qualify for another entry into the raffle for 54 ebooks - woo hoo! 54 lucky winners will be announced at the weekend.
To enter the raffle simply click the link and scroll down to the Rafflecopter form.
http://susancbuchanan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-dating-game-launch-party_1.html

Good luck. The draws will be made at some point on Sat and either published on the blog Sat or Sun.

Tuesday's Competition - What's the most interesting date you've ever been on?

It's Tuesday and that means another competition to celebrate the week long launch of my second novel, The Dating Game. Some great suggestions for yesterday's name the character comp, but since they are still coming in, what with the different time zones, I will leave it open for a wee bit longer.
In the meantime, let's talk about today's competition.
Very simple, all I want to know is What's the most interesting date you've ever been on? It can be somewhere great, or something great. Was it bungee jumping off the Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa, or scuba diving in Cayman, a slap up meal at a restaurant where it's difficult to get a reservation, or something more intimate, a rooftop meal prepared by your other half. (again, nothing explicit please!)
Simply leave a comment on the blog, with your email address, so I can contact you if you win, to be entered into the draw for £10 ($15) Amazon vouchers. (draw takes place Sat)

If you don't already have your copy of The Dating Game, why not?! Kidding! But if you'd like to find out more about unlucky in love, Scottish recruitment consultant, Gill, you can buy your copy here.

http://amzn.to/RuSl7Y (UK) http://amzn.to/WZQtZK (US)

 

 

And remember anyone who buys a copy of The Dating Game by Fri 9th Nov, automatically earns an entry into the Amazon draw.

Finally, don't forget to register your entry to today's competition via Rafflecopter, too, so that you get even more entries into the raffle for the 54 amazing ebooks on offer from over 45 authors.

Simply click the link and scroll down to the raffle form. Good luck

http://susancbuchanan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-dating-game-launch-party_1.html

 

That's it for today - back tomorrow with another great competition for you

Sooz

 

Monday Competiton - Help Me Name A Character

Morning!
Hope you all had a good weekend. Some very good entries into Sunday's competition for where your perfect date would be, if you could choose anywhere in the world.   But I couldn't decide between these two:-
' Iceland and spend time together under the pretty Northern Lights' entry from SpecsandGinger AND
'My ideal date would be in Felix Baumgartner's hot air balloon at 100,000 feet. Stunning view' from Paul (evanescence7041)
I've always wanted to see the Northern Lights, after reading Bill Bryon's book. And I've always fancied going for a hot air balloon ride.
So both of those will go into the draw for Amazon vouchers (this will be drawn on Saturday)



But now let's turn to Monday's The Dating Game Launch Party Competition.

If you have been paying attention the last few weeks, you will have heard me say that I will be starting to write my next book in a few weeks. It features a male protagonist, which will be interesting for me to write. Again the novel will partially be set in Scotland, and this time partly in Hong Kong. What I would like from you today is to help me find a name for my protagonist's brother, who will be the person he turns to for advice.
I haven't decided yet how old the brother will be, but somewhere between 40-50.  I am looking for a name which is plausible in Scotland in the 1960s/early 70s. But I don't want something typically Scottish like Callum, Hamish etc.

So, will you pick up the challenge and help me name him? Simply leave a blog comment with the name for my character and your email address so I can contact you if you win.
The entry I like best will be entered into the draw for £10 ($15) of Amazon vouchers.

If you haven't picked up your copy of The Dating Game yet, you can do so here:-
http://amzn.to/RuSl7Y (UK) http://amzn.to/WZQtZK (US)

Everyone who buys a copy of The Dating Game by Fri 9th automatically qualifies for an entry into the Amazon draw, too.

Remember to register your entry on the Rafflecopter form if you also wish to enter the amazing 54 ebook giveaway. Simply click the link and scroll down.
http://www.susancbuchanan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-dating-game-launch-party_1.html

The more entries you have, the more chances you have of winning. Good luck! Sooz

Sunday competition - Where would be the ideal date?

Morning!!

Saturday's competition has been answered correctly this morning by xcardiffgirlx. The answer was I will set part of my next book in Hong Kong. Congratulations on being entered into the draw!

Now, turning to today's competition. It's very simple.  Last week on the blog, we talked about the worst blind dates. All I want to know (keeping it clean!) is where would your ideal date be, if you could choose anywhere the world and why? Just leave a comment on the blog to that effect with your email address  The date I like the sound of best, will be entered into the Amazon £10 ($15) draw. See, that was easy!

Don't forget to use Rafflecopter to say you have entered the competition, as you will earn more entries into the Great Kindle Ebook Giveaway Raffle - 54 ebooks!

Click here to go to the launch post, featuring more info on The Dating Game and the Rafflecopter draw.

http://susancbuchanan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-dating-game-launch-party_1.html

And, of course, if you don''t have your copy of my new novel, The Dating Game yet, you can get it here:-  http://amzn.to/RuSl7Y (UK) http://amzn.to/WZQtZK (US & other .com)  Everyone purchasing a copy before Fri 9th November, automatically earns an entry into the Amazon voucher draw.

Good luck and I will be back tomorrow with another exciting competition, in Day 4 of the Dating Game launch party!

Saturday's Amazon Vouchers Competition - Where?

Where indeed?
But first, just a quick thanks to everyone who helped make yesterday's first day of the launch of The Dating Game an absolutely amazing experience. I had brilliant fun and I hope everyone else did, too.  I was literally dizzy, particularly on Twitter, trying to keep up with all those supporting me. 

If you didn't get your copy of The Dating Game yet, you can do so here:-
http://amzn.to/RuSl7Y (UK) http://amzn.to/WZQtZK (US & other .com)

Don't forget everyone who buys The Dating Game by Fri 9th Nov will be also be entered into the Amazon voucher draw. But, remember, you need to email me! (see link at the end of this post)

I promised daily competitions to win Amazon vouchers during the launch. Everyone can enter each competition once.
So, today's competition is Where? Yep, where? Those of you who have read Sign of the Times will know I set part of the book in Italy. Those following the progress of The Dating Game over the past few weeks, will know part of it takes place in Barcelona. I love to travel and am lucky enough to have been to 47 countries, both for work and pleasure. I have chosen one of these countries as one of the settings for my third book. All you have to do is guess correctly which country it is and leave a comment on the blog, with your email address and if you are correct, you will be entered into the draw for £10 (or $15 or €10)  of Amazon vouchers.
So, good luck!
Is it?

Germany

Portugal

USA
Japan

Egypt

Slovenia

Mexico

Brazil

Korea

Hong Kong

Switzerland

Norway

Azerbaijan

Poland

Hungary

That's it - don't forget to leave your email address so I can contact you, plus by leaving a comment on the blog for the competition, you gain another entry into the Great Ebook Giveaway Raffle - 54 winners will each win a different ebook - to take part and see which books are up for grabs,
please click here  http://susancbuchanan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-dating-game-launch-party_1.html
  Then scroll down to the Rafflecopter form to register your entry.

Have a great day everyone and tune in tomorrow for the next competition!
Sooz

The Dating Game Launch Party!!!

It’s Friday, 2nd November and that means it’s finally here! The Dating Game Launch Party is now open!

The Dating Game is my second novel and in its honour, for a full week, until next Friday morning, 9th November, there will be daily competitions and fun blog posts. Plus the Great Kindle Ebook Giveaway raffle gives you the chance to win Kindle copies of 54 ebooks! (More details on the various authors and books to be won later in this post.) 

Plus, buy The Dating Game by 9th November and you will automatically be entered into a draw for £10 Amazon vouchers (or $15 USD or € 10).

You can buy The Dating Game at the following links:- http://amzn.to/RuSl7Y (UK) & http://amzn.to/WZQtZK It’s also available from Amazon.fr, .es, .it and .de

More info on the competitions shortly, but first let’s meet the girl without whom none of this would have been possible - Gill McFadden

 

Workaholic recruitment consultant, Gill McFadden, is sick of her friends trying to match-make for her. Up until now her love life has been a disaster and she’s going through a drier spell than the Sahara desert.
She realises she has to act, as work keeps piling up and at this rate she will have retired before she has time for a relationship.
Seeing an ad on a bus one day, she decides to visit Happy Ever After dating agency. She quickly discovers men are like buses. They all come along at once. Unsure what her type is, Gill decides to keep her options open. Soon she has problems juggling her social life as well as her work diary. Will she ever strike the right balance?
Before long she is experiencing laughs, lust and… could it be love? But like everything in Gill’s life, nothing is straightforward and she ends up wondering exactly who she can trust.

So, back to the competitions and the raffle.  

To be entered into the draw for Amazon vouchers, simply send your Amazon invoice, as proof of purchase of The Dating Game to soozbuch@gmail.com (deleting any confidential data, eg address info) but leaving plain to see, the book title, order number and date purchased. 

Each day from Saturday there will be a competition where the winner of that day’s competition can also earn an entry into the Amazon voucher draw. 

Now, I’m almost as excited at this next part, as I am about launching my second novel (OK, not quite, but nearly!) The Great Kindle Ebook Giveaway Raffle. More than 45 authors have kindly donated Kindle copies of their books and we have 54 books to give away. Simply enter the raffle below. There are several ways you can enter and please feel free to enter by more than one method. The more entries you have, the better chance you have of winning!

So without further ado, enter the raffle here.

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

Tune in on Saturday for the first daily blog post competition!! Feel free to invite all your friends!

Enjoy The Dating Game and welcome to the party!

Sooz