As usual when I’m on deadline (which is pretty much always ) & nearing the end of a book (which isn’t nearly often enough ), I have been a bit scattered lately. I don’t know if I’d go so far as to say I’ve been completely multi-ball, but I have felt a bit like the inner workings of a pinball game.

However, I am very happy to report that INHERITING HIS SECRET CHRISTMAS BABY (Book 6 of “Dynasties:  The Jarrods” for Silhouette Desire, December 2010) is finished & polished & turned in to the appropriate authorities.

Which means that I’ve got about six seconds of freedom to breathe easy & attempt to catch up.  And one of the things I just realized I really dropped the ball on is announcing winners for some of our recent Dungeon giveaways.  So let’s rectify that, shall we?

Starting with the most fun stuff first…

Our March guest blogger, Addison Fox, is generously giving away an autographed copy of her debut paranormal romance, Warrior Ascended, each week that she’s here with us in The Dungeon.  (And the third week she’s tossing in a $25 Barnes & Noble gift certificate—how cool is that? )

Well, she’s been here twice already, which means we’ve got two books to give away today.

Raelena!!! & Maisey!!!

Congratulations, ladies!  Please contact me with your full names & mailing information, & I’ll pass it along to Addison so she can get your books signed & send out!

Next up, we have last month’s Monday Monthly Giveaway prize, this gift set consisting of an autographed copy of LOVES ME, LOVES ME KNOT…a bright red boa hand-knit by Yours Truly…a copy of Love’s Little Instruction Book…& a yummy fruit & nut dark chocolate bar…all tucked inside a cute little heart tote.

Tina S.!!!

Congratulations, Tina!  Please contact me with your full name & mailing address & I’ll get your prizes out to you as soon as I can.

And finally, we have this month’s Monday Monthly Giveaway prize, this cute & stylish address book for you to keep all your best Dungeon buddies’ contact information in.

Tigmode!!!

Congratulations, Tigmode! Please contact me with your full name & mailing address & I’ll get your prize out to you.

Whew!  Well, that was fun, & I feel much better now knowing I’m pretty much caught up.

Stay tuned for more giveaways, of course, & for Addison’s final guest blog post next Tuesday, March 16th, which will also include another giveaway.  Whoo-hoo!  You know it’s nothing but good times when you hang out with Mistress Heidi.

First, to catch up with our AuthorIsland/WIPs and Chains “Cyber Launch Party Redux.”  As you know, the party started over at AuthorIsland to celebrate the release of KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP, but when I couldn’t manage to post a comment of my own by hook or by crook, we moved the party over here.

And just like at AuthorIsland, I offered to give away a copy of one of the first books in the “Chicks with Sticks” trilogy, either TANGLED UP IN LOVE or LOVES ME, LOVES ME KNOT—winner’s choice.

And so…

Andrea!!!

Congratulations, Andrea!  Please contact me with your full name & mailing address, along with your choice of either TANGLED UP IN LOVE or LOVES ME, LOVES ME KNOT, & I’ll get your book out as soon as possible.

Second, we’ve got hockey goodies to give away from last week’s hockey edition of Monday Monthly Giveaway.  Prizes include a hockey t-shirt, a Sports are nature’s way of saying, “Which way to the emergency room?” mug, & a Divine dark chocolate fruit & nut bar.

Jane!!!

Congratulations, Jane! Please contact me with your full name & mailing address & I’ll get your prizes out to you as soon as I can. Hopefully before the hockey season is over.

Thank you to everyone who joined me to celebrate the release of KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP & who took a shot at this month’s prize giveaways.  More to come, of course…there’s always more to come.

Not only did KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP hit the shelves yesterday, but I finally drew names for the “It Pays to Be a Heidi Betts Fan” Giveaway from last month.

The prizes are two $25 gift cards to JoAnn Fabric—one to a brand new member of the HeidiBetts’sHappyBookers Yahoo Group & one to a new member of the Fans of Heidi Betts Facebook Page.

So here we go…

For the newest members of the Happy Bookers loop…

Michele (Michelearmc)!!!

And for the newest members for the Fans of Heidi Betts Facebook Page…

Stacy Smith!!!

Congratulations, ladies! Please contact me with your mailing information & I’ll get your prizes out to you.

And thank you to everyone who joined the two groups in a show of support for my books.  It means a lot to me, & I hope that in the coming months I can give you lots of reasons to be glad you’re members.

So we have got some winners to announce for the Are You a Heidi Betts Street Walker? Giveaway!

The prize, of course, is two ARCs (Advance Reading Copy) of Grace & Zack’s story, KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP.  (Due in stores next Tuesday, FEBRUARY 2nd in case you hit your head & developed amnesia!!! )  One to an “old” Street Walker, one to a “new” Street Walker.  (Yeah, yeah, insert hooker jokes here. *snork*)

And so, for the copy that goes to one of our older, more experienced Street Walkers:

Erin!!!

And for the copy that goes to one of our new Street Team members:

Redlorelei (aka Jennifer)!!!

Congratulations, ladies!  Please contact me with your mailing information so I can get your ARCs of KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP in the mail post haste!

Thank you to everyone who signed up to hit the streets & promote my books this time around, & to everyone who’s been part of my wonderful Street Team from the very beginning.  (Even before we gave it a name. *g*)  Keep doing what you do, & stay tuned for even more fun giveaways coming to The Dungeon in the future.

We’ve got prizes to give away today!  Or at least one prize, thanks to our very first new-for-2010 Monday Monthly Giveaway!

This month’s prize: a copy of the first book in my “Chicks with Sticks” trilogy, TANGLED UP IN LOVE.  (What better way to lead up to the release of Book #3, KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP, right? )

Michele B.!!!

Congratulations, Michele! Please contact me with your mailing information & I’ll get your book out to you as soon I can.

And thank you to everyone who dropped by The Dungeon to enter this great giveaway.  If you didn’t win, please don’t be discouraged.  We’ll be giving away lots more fun goodies in months to come.

And next month…a copy of “Chicks with Sticks” Book 2, LOVES ME, LOVES ME KNOT.  (Of course. )

So keep your eyes peeled & your blogging fingers limber.

Remember, too, that between WIPs and Chains & our sister blog, Must Love Yarn, we’ve actually got two more giveaways running right now:

Are you a Heidi Betts Street Walker?

&

It pays to be a Heidi Betts fan!

The Advance Reading Copy of LOVES ME, LOVES ME KNOT has already been given away over at MLY, but the gift cards to Jo-Ann Fabric & ARCs of KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP are still up for grabs!

We’ve got a bit of catching up to do this week, since the Christmas festivities threw me off my game (not difficult to do, even without the hectic nature of the holidays ) & I missed announcing the winners of our December giveaways in a timely manner.

As you know, guest blogger Leanne Banks generously offered to give away three autographed copies of her January Silhouette Desire, FROM PLAYBOY TO PAPA! Copy #1 has already been awarded, but the other two have not.

And so, from Leanne’s second & third week visits…

  TigMode & Beverly G.!!!

Congratulations, ladies!  Please contact me with your names & mailing addresses, & I will forward the information to Leanne so she can send out your books.

We also have to offer a hearty congratulations to our own Darling Maisey, who gave birth to her third child—but her first baby girl—just before the New Year.  (December 30th, if I’m not mistaken.)

(Sorry, I couldn’t resist the graphic.  I’m pretty sure Maisey does know who the father is, but she’ll enjoy that all the same.)

In all seriousness, though, CONGRATULATIONS, MAISEY!!!  We’re all very happy for you & hope you & little Baby Alani are doing well!  She is adorable!

And since this wouldn’t be Super Sunday without all of the Darlings sharing the great things that are going on in their lives right now, feel free to jump in with your own good news.  Tell us what Santa brought you for Christmas or what your plans are for the New Year!

First is an autographed copy of Leanne Banks’s From Playboy to Papa! from her visit last week.  This is the first title in her new “Medici Men” mini-series for Silhouette Desire, which won’t be released until January, so three of you (over the course of this month) will be getting very lucky sneak peeks.

  Jen E.!!!

Congratulations, Jen!  Please contact me with your mailing information, which I’ll forward to Leanne so she can get your book to you.

And I hope everyone will pop in again this week, on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd when we’ll be tossing a few of Mistress Heidi’s infamous interview questions Leanne’s way.

Second, Mistress Heidi has four remaining “I’m changing my naughty ways…to naughtier ones” Happy Bunny 2-year planners to hand out to some of her more dedicated Darlings of The Dungeon.

  Maisey!!!

  Dee!!!

  Netti!!!

  Jen E.!!!

Congratulations, ladies!  Just as before, please contact me with your mailing information so I…I mean, Mistress Heidi…can get your prizes out to you.

And remember, for those of you who have won, but may not already be daily visitors & frequent commentors at WIPs and Chains, by tossing your names into the bubbling cauldron of naughty & nice, you’ve pretty much signed in blood & made a solemn vow to become dedicated & subservient Darlings of The Dungeon. Don’t make Mistress Heidi get out her whip & track you down…you won’t like it if she does.

First, we have prize winners to announce!   We’re a little more behind on this than usual, but it was a holiday month, so please don’t hold it against us. 

Our wonderful guest blogger for November, Mindy Klasky, dug into her magic hat…or perhaps it was her magic lamp …& drew names for all three of her book giveaways.

Prize #1 is an autographed copy of Sorcery and the Single Girl, the second book in her “Jane Madison” series.

Dee!!!

Prize #2 is an autographed copy of Magic and the Modern Girl, the third book in her “Jane Madison” series.

Maisey!!!

And last but not least, Prize #3 is an autographed copy of How Not to Make a Wish, the first book in her brand new “As You Wish” series.

Malinda!!!

Congratulations, ladies!  Please contact me with your mailing information & I will pass it along to Mindy so she can get your books to you ASAP!

Second, we have HUGE congratulations to offer to our very own Darling Maisey!

In case you missed it, Maisey just got “The Call,” selling her first two books to Harlequin Presents on Tuesday.

Which means we have to celebrate!!!

Big stuff to share & announce today, & I know you’re probably all waiting with bated breath, given the fun we had in The Dungeon this past week.

First, we have a winner for the “A Few of My Favorite Things” birthday giveaway.  That would be this :

  Hollie!!!

Congratulations, Hollie!  You know the drill—contact me with your mailing information & I’ll get your prizes out to you as soon as I can.  (It won’t be easy to part with them, though, because as I’ve mentioned before, these are some of my favorite things! )

Second, we also have a winner for the Animal Friends Book Bonanza Fundraiser.

Dee!!!

Congratulations, Dee!  Please contact me with your mailing (&/or shipping—I’m not sure yet how I’ll be sending your prize LOL) information so I can get your gigantic box of 30 books to you.

Thank you to Dee & everyone who sent donations to help the Animal Friends of Elk & Cameron Counties.

I am thrilled to report that we raised $145.00…& I fully intend to add a check of my own to help round that out to an even larger, even more helpful number.

Truly, thank you SOOOOO much. You can’t know how proud I am of everyone who contributed, & how happy it makes me to know that we’ll be providing such love & care to some very needy homeless kitties. At this time of year, especially, the money will be put to very good use!

P.S.  Remember that Mindy Klasky will be with us tomorrow for the first of three visits this month!  It’s going to be fun, so you definitely don’t want to miss it.

Okay, okay, I won’t make you wait any longer.

Natalie!!!

Congratulations, Natalie! Please contact me with your mailing information, which I’ll pass along to Jaime so she can send you this great new book to add to your collection.

In case you haven’t already noticed the mysterious going-ons (or is it goings-on?) in the sidebar, I also want to give everyone a heads-up that some VERY FUN changes are headed our way.

Provided we don’t hit any speed bumps before morning, I’ve got a BIG SURPRISE planned for first thing tomorrow.   That’s Monday, people, MONDAY!

Please, please make a mental (or hand-written, if necessary ) note & be sure to check back.  This is something you DO NOT want to miss!

On a completely different topic, I was planning to do something related to our usual Super Sunday routine today, but I have to tell you, this has not been a super week for me.  Far from it.  And I’m not sure I have the energy to grasp for things to be happy about right now.

So I’m taking the easy way out & simply reposting the the previous weeks’ Animal Friends Fundraiser reminder.  Forgive me.  Maybe by next Sunday I’ll have a few things that could be considered “super.”  One can hope, anyway.

For a while now, I have been wanting to do something to something to help raise money for a wonderful organization right in my back yard, the Animal Friends of Elk & Cameron Counties. Animal Friends is a no-kill shelter that houses a number of adorable rescues cats & kittens in need of a good home. They also work with those who are more feral to help them become human-friendly & nurse those with medical issues back to health.

And though I have long been a proud supporter of Animal Friends of Elk & Cameron Counties, I’ll admit that my recent brush with Little Miss Interstate kitty has spurred me to get my butt in gear & do this already.

Since I’ve given this a lot of thought but never actually put my plan into motion before, this is going to be a trial run. But I’m relying on you guys to make it a huge success so we can hopefully do it again…& again…& again. Especially since I have a lot more books saved up & ready to send out for future “good cause” fundraisers.

So here’s how it works: I’ve got a big box of terrific books I’d like to send to one lucky winner of a fundraising drawing. All proceeds from this will go directly to Animal Friends of Elk & Cameron County. In fact, you can make your checks or money orders out directly to them. (If the full name is too long to fit on your check, simply “Animals Friends” will be fine, I’m sure.)

For every dollar you send to help the kitties, you will receive one entry in the Book Bonanza drawing. (A cyber Chinese auction, if you will.) Send $1.00 (you cheapskate *vbg*), your name goes in the hat once…send $10.00, your name goes in 10 times…send $50.00, your name goes in 50 times…& so on & so on.

Send your donations (payable to Animals Friends or Animal Friends of Elk & Cameron Counties) to Heidi Betts, P.O. Box 99, Kylertown, PA 16847. U.S. residents & U.S. funds only, please. Remember, this is a trial run & I don’t quite have all of my ducks—or kitties, as it were—in a row yet. Let’s start out small & simple.

The other thing you might want to do is contact me once you’ve put your donation in the mail so I can keep an eye out for it. That way, if the date of the drawing rolls around & I haven’t received anything from you, I can drop you a quick note to let you know.

I’m going to give everyone a month to make their donations, picking a winner on my birthday, November 11th. (Unless things seem to be going well, in which case I might extend this deadline. Stay tuned for updates on that, just in case.) And this is not limited only to Darlings of The Dungeon. Please spread the word. The more, the merrier, & it’s for a really good cause.

However, to kick things off, I am going to award each of my Dungeon regulars who participate in this Animal Friends fundraiser one free entry, regardless of how much your total donation is. (Don’t worry, I know who you are, My Darlings. As soon as I see your name on the check, I’ll credit you your extra entry. )

If you’d like to know who & how your donations will be helping, visit the Animal Friends of Elk & Cameron Counties website.

If you’d like to know what titles will be included in the giant Book Bonanza fundraising giveaway, read on…

(* denotes autographed by author)

NATURE OF THE BEAST — Hannah Howell, Adrienne Basso, Eve Silver

BEFORE THE SCANDAL — Suzanne Enoch

TROUBLE IN HIGH HEELS — Christina Dodd

OUT OF THE NIGHT — Robin T. Popp

TRACELESS — Debra Webb

IF I HAD YOU — Lynn Kurland

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE — Kristan Higgins

SEXIEST MAN ALIVE — Diana Holquist

*THE MURDER GAME — Beverly Barton

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT — Lisa Kleypas

KISSING SIN — Keri Arthur

MASTER OF WOLVES — Angela Knight

*LETHAL ATTRACTION — Diana Duncan

*COLD CASE CONNECTION — Kathleen Long

A SEXY TIME OF IT — Cara Summers

TALL, DARK, & LETHAL — Dana Marton

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT — Kerry Connor

THE MAN BEHIND THE COP — Janice Kay Johnson

SEDUCED BY THE RICH MAN — Maureen Child

BEDDED BY THE BILLIONAIRE — Leanne Banks

*THE SECRET SOLDIER — Jennifer Morey

*TWIN TARGETS — Jessica Andersen

DANGER SIGNALS — Kathleen Creighton

DUCHESS BY NIGHT — Eloisa James

AT GRAVE’S END — Jeaniene Frost

DOGS & GODDESSES — Jennifer Cruisie, Anne Stuart, Lani Diane Rich

HEART OF THE WOLF — Terry Spear

SUDDENLY ONE SUMMER — Barbara Freethy

DON’T BARGAIN WITH THE DEVIL — Sabrina Jeffries

BRING IT ON — Laura Anne Gilman

I don’t know about you, but I’d be willing to pitch in a few dollars for a good cause if it meant a chance to win that fabulous line-up of books!

Will I be able to say the same about you?