Patricia Sands

Author

Contests

Amazon gift card and five print copies!

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If it’s Friday, it must be France …

TGIF, everyone! It’s the weekend again! What are your plans?

I’m starting to think about packing for France … eleven days to lift off!

As soon as this stunning scenery of the Côte d’Azur comes into view, I feel like we are home. It’s always a thrill. 🙂

Getting closer as we pass over Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat …

And the harbour of Villefranche-sur-Mer …

As we pass over the old port of Nice, it’s just minutes before touchdown at the beautiful airport built right on the Mediterranean and basically downtown. Aeroport Nice Côte d’Azur (NCE) is unique and still small considering the amount of traffic it sees.

But enough of my dreaming. Back to those giveaways I mentioned …

Did you enter the big giveaway I wrote about in the last blog post earlier this week? You did? Great! I wish you the best of luck! It’s running until the end of the month so feel free to share it! Bonne chance!

This time I want to share information about two smaller giveaways. It’s always fun to win a prize, big or small. So good luck with these too!

First, I’m offering five print copies in a Goodreads giveaway. All you have to do is enter your name. One of those books might be waiting just for you!  Click right here.

And here’s the second giveaway.

We’re taking advantage of Drawing Lessons on sale for the month of May ~ Only $1.99 for ebook and $7.99 for paperback in the USA ~ if you do buy a copy, please take a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card. Simply comment here, share this post, and email your proof of purchase (take a photo with your phone) to  patriciasandsauthor@gmail.com.

This contest is open for the entire month of May!
HERE’S THE LINK https://amzn.to/2wm3571

GOOD LUCK/BONNE CHANCE

I hope with all these opportunities, your name is chosen for one of the prizes. Although Goodreads limits their giveaways to USA, this second one is open to everyone as long as you order from Amazon.com. One of these days soon I will organize a giveaway good everywhere on the planet! That’s the way it should be.

Have a great weekend ~ bon weekend! Are you planning a trip this summer or going to enjoy a stay-cation? Also good! I would love to hear about it.  🙂

Giveaway week on the blog …

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It might be a case of spring fever, but we seem to be immersed in giveaways at the moment. It’s always fun to do promotions. We hope readers enjoy having a chance to win books and other prizes and, as authors, our goal also is to make our work known to some new readers. So we hope you share the news about this with your friends.

Here’s the biggie. This actually came about after Heather Burch, Mary Tod, Marilyn Simon Rothstein and I happened to be in Naples, Florida at the same time. It was a little meet-up of Lake Union Authors when we got together for a relaxing lunch on the beach at the popular Turtle Club Restaurant. I love eating there, sitting outside with that soft silky sand between my toes!

Among other things, we were celebrating the recent release of Marilyn’s sequel to her hilarious first novel, Lift and Separate, the equally hilarious Husbands and Other Sharp Objects. One thing authors love to do is celebrate each other’s new releases!

Needless to say we spent a lot of time talking about writing and books and life and laughing … oh … and we had some of those tasty beach drinks with the little umbrellas. They were SO delicious, they didn’t need any alcohol in them. Seriously.

The next thing we knew we were planning a promotion. As most writers do, we all had books in our cars. As I always do, I had my camera at the ready. Badda bing, badda boom … here’s our

Beach Reads Giveaway ~ Four Signed Novels You’re Going To Love  & A Fabulous Kindle Fire !

 Please invite your friends to join in too. READY, SET, GO!

 CLICK RIGHT HERE TO GET STARTED.

GOOD LUCK!

DROP BY ON FRIDAY TO SEE WHAT OTHER GIVEAWAYS WE HAVE FOR YOU WHILE THIS SPRING FEVER LASTS!

 

 

5 print copies ~ Goodreads giveaway!

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Happy May! What better time to celebrate with a giveaway on Goodreads?

Click right here to enter your name to win one of five (5) print copies of my latest novel.

Here’s the blurb …

The author of the Love in Provence series returns to the South of France with a poignant portrait of a woman who must learn how to create a new life for herself…

Sixty-two-year-old Arianna arrives in the South of France for a two-week artists’ workshop full of anticipation but burdened by guilt. Back home in Toronto, she has been living with the devastating diagnosis of her husband’s dementia and the heartbreak of watching the man she has loved for decades slip away before her eyes. What does her future hold without Ben? Before her is a blank canvas.

Encouraged by her family to take some time for herself, she has traveled to Arles to set up her easel in the same fields of poppies and sunflowers that inspired Van Gogh. Gradually, she rediscovers the inner artist she abandoned long ago. Drawing strength from the warm companionship and gentle wisdom of her fellow artists at the retreat—as well as the vitality of guest lecturer Jacques de Villeneuve, an artist and a cowboy—Arianna searches her heart for permission to embrace the life in front of her and, like the sunflowers, once again face the light.

With over 90% 4 and 5-star reviews, readers are loving this story as much as I loved writing it. *Tissue alert* 

Thanksgiving giveaway

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Happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating in the USA! 

Even though we have already celebrated Thanksgiving in Canada, my philosophy is that every day is one of thanksgiving, a gift, and an opportunity to feel grateful for so many things … as well as a chance to do something for others, no matter how big or small the gesture.

Pop on over to my Facebook Author page and join in this giveaway. Leave a comment there about your Thanksgiving thought and have your name entered for a random draw for one signed copy of whatever your choice from the Love in Provence series. Click right here.

Bonne chance! Good luck!

And while I’m here, my husband just forwarded this story to me and I hope you will share it with others. What a wonderful story to celebrate! There is goodness in this world. Click right here to see what happens to a man who was giving free haircuts to homeless people. 

It will make your day, as it did mine!