Someone asked me today how "the book stuff" was going, and I honestly had no idea how to answer. That's the tricky part about being an author--we never really know!
But I can tell you that I am smitten with the whole #shareyourheart concept and I hope you'll scroll down and read more about it if you haven't already.
Part of this super fun giveaway is that I get to share about some of my hugely talented friends, and today is no exception. PLUS...another BONUS giveaway, my friends! It's going to be like Christmas when I draw all these winners!
Today I wanted to show you another one of the awesome books that are part of the #shareyourheart prize package.
My sweet friend Kristy Cambron has donated this beautiful novel to the giveaway.
Isn't the cover stunning?
Right now (for a limited time) it's only 99 cents for Kindle so grab your copy and clear your schedule!
Next, I want to tell you about my friend Becky, also known as Farmgirl Paints. Most recently Becky posted photos of her shop reveal and seriously, I am dying:
Also, I'm about 98% sure we have exactly the same flooring in our lower level. Becky is smitten with color, just like me, and she's got this super fun blog and Websta/Instagram feed that always makes me happy.
But beyond that, Becky makes these incredibly cool leather cuffs from old belts and hand stamped jewelry. Honestly, it's exactly the kind of thing Abigail would carry in the little shop she dreams of opening one day. (That's a Paper Hearts reference.)
The coolest part? Becky has created a #shareyourheart cuff and YOU can enter to WIN:
Isn't it awesome?
You want it, don't you? (I do!)
Here's how to enter:
I'm going to set this bonus giveaway up a little differently...in order to WIN, you have to leave a comment on this post telling me what you're doing for Valentine's Day. That's it, you're entered!
But if you tweet, Facebook or share the Paper Hearts book trailer video, you can come back here and leave another comment for each one you do for extra entries!
Easy, right?
But don't forget there is still time to enter my #shareyourheart Giveaway...one lucky winner is going to take home all of this:
I hope it's you!
We're taking a road trip to pick up our new puppy!
Posted by: Anna | February 12, 2015 at 08:15 AM
I bought a fun bottle of wine for my Hubby and I for Valentine's day. Hoping to snuggle and relax together after a tedious week. Thanks for the chance to win...Becky's cuffs are wonderful!
Posted by: Jennifer Leal | February 12, 2015 at 08:24 AM
We are going to our favorite north woods spot in Long Lake, WI. We stay at the most amazing bed and breakfast in the Northwoods. Sadly it had been sold so this is our last stay at Hazens Long Lake Lodge.
Posted by: Pam | February 12, 2015 at 08:29 AM
We have tons of family/kid stuff going on this weekend! We will go out Saturday night for a drink and an appetizer.
Posted by: Jeanne | February 12, 2015 at 08:40 AM
I love farmgirlpaints cuff and have been following her for years!!! I am in the middle of reading "Paper Hearts" and can't wait to see what happens! I love the characters!!!
Posted by: LaDonna | February 12, 2015 at 08:40 AM
I am serving Valentine's Dinner at Arbor Baptist Church for Valentine's Day.
Posted by: Michelle P. | February 12, 2015 at 08:58 AM
Just a quiet night in with the hubby.
Posted by: Donna | February 12, 2015 at 09:05 AM
Making heart shaped pizzas with the kids!
Posted by: Jodi Kelly | February 12, 2015 at 09:11 AM
Heading to Trader Joe's and dinner with my hubby and two boys. I also have a wonderful surprise from Little Bit Funky for my boys - a Star Wars HoHo for each of them. Can't wait to see their faces!! Thank you for the opportunity to win this awesome cuff!!! Happy Valentines Day!
Posted by: Lynn B Brady | February 12, 2015 at 09:40 AM
We are going to see the Harlem Globetrotters with our boys.
Posted by: Jennifer Bernal | February 12, 2015 at 09:41 AM
We are taking our kids on a "surprise ride" about an hour away to play at Dave and Busters!
Posted by: Jen | February 12, 2015 at 09:41 AM
My hubby is a firefighter, and he will be on duty on Valentines Day. So I asked my mom if she would watch our 3 year old tonight, and I am going to make a nice dinner here at home for him. Plus his two favorite desserts, brownies, and strawberry cake. The rest of the nights entertainment is up to him. Board games? Redbox? Bowling? Who knows what he will choose. :)
Posted by: Christa Hailey | February 12, 2015 at 09:46 AM
I am staying with my 95 yr old grandpa who is home with hospice so that my mom can get away for the night and have a much deserved break!!!
Posted by: michelle newman | February 12, 2015 at 09:46 AM
Lots of kid stuff happening- Girl Scout cookie booth, day date with each of our girls, baseball practice..... We plan on taking our girls for cupcakes at a local bakery that evening. Maybe a date night for us another day!
Posted by: Kimberly Allen | February 12, 2015 at 09:54 AM
Baking sweet treats to share! The mama taxi to volleyball tournament.
Posted by: Laura | February 12, 2015 at 09:54 AM
Your trailer is absolutely adorable! This Valentines Day we will be visiting family in another state. Your trailer has inspired me to make up 12 hearts (for every year that we have been married. Our anniversary is the day after Valentines Day) and leave them in different places for my husband to find. We are not the type to go and spend a lot of money but to look for more sentimental ways to show our love for each other and friends and family. This is perfect.
Posted by: Sara | February 12, 2015 at 09:59 AM
My Valentines Day will be spent showing my heart to others. My counsin's son's birthday party is that day and my kids and I will be going to celebrate. That night my husband and I are avoiding the crowds, so we will be spending time at home.
Posted by: Alicia | February 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM
Also, I shared the trailer on FB :)
Posted by: Alicia | February 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM
I hope to spend the day with my hubby! We have 5 children....so we never know how our plans will pan out!!!
Posted by: Amy Walsworth | February 12, 2015 at 10:09 AM
Quiet night at home with dinner and a movie in front of a warm fire.
Posted by: Deb A. | February 12, 2015 at 10:16 AM
My husband and I are getting tattoos on our ring fingers bc we both get bad exema on our hands that won't allow us to wear our rings in the winter. And then we are taking the kids on Mom/son, Dad/daughter dates for the day!
Posted by: Courtney | February 12, 2015 at 10:32 AM
We've got a toddler, so we're spending it at home as a family. Yummy dinner and making cupcakes!
Posted by: Caroline | February 12, 2015 at 10:42 AM
My husband is a Sheriff Deputy, and he's scheduled to work on Valentine's Day, and we have four kids, and I home school them...our schedules are crazy, so right now, we're planning to leave our kids with someone on Monday, and I'll go to the courthouse with him while he testifies against people he arrested, and we'll get brunch in between. You could probably write a book about our lives. (Today, we're celebrating the day he proposed to me, and I said yes.)
Posted by: Bethany | February 12, 2015 at 10:43 AM
I have to work most of the day so my honey and I are going to spend a nice evening at home just spending time with each other. I imagine there will be something yummy on the grill when I get home.
Posted by: Juli Eglin | February 12, 2015 at 10:47 AM
We are having a quiet evening at home. All 4 kids are at a church program so we are FREE to enjoy each other.
Posted by: Kari | February 12, 2015 at 10:52 AM
I imagine my husband is probably working so I plan to make dinner with all of his favorites.
Posted by: Missy | February 12, 2015 at 11:08 AM
Hi. I'm single, divorced after a 28 year marriage. So, rather than being sad about being alone, I decided to make dog cookies(in heart shapes, of course) and deliver them to some of my neighbors who are also alone, except for their dogs. I invited Leah, an elderly lady down the street over for afternoon tea also.
Posted by: Jill | February 12, 2015 at 11:17 AM
What a lovely giveaway. We are going to a local Sweets and treats Winery event. We have a beautiful Winery located up on the hills with a beautiful view. I love Becky's work. I have ordered a few cuffs made out of my dads belts and gave as gifts to my siblings. We lost him two years ago in March. Thanks for the chance.
Posted by: Pam Ballard | February 12, 2015 at 11:21 AM
Shared to facebook and twitter. Links provided if needed. Thanks again.
Posted by: Pam Ballard | February 12, 2015 at 11:22 AM
I am going to spend Valentine's Day delivering love notes to special friends and family! :-)
Posted by: Sharon | February 12, 2015 at 11:30 AM
For Valentines Day I am attending a most wonderful book signing with 3 of my friends....and celebrating Courtney Walsh at Urban Farm Girl. After the book signing my girlfriends are going to go to lunch and do some vintage window shopping at the vintage shops in town. Then a quiet dinner at home with the hubby! :)
Posted by: Ronnie | February 12, 2015 at 11:50 AM
I am going to spend some time alone with my husband...which doesn't happen very often! Probably dinner and a movie :)
Posted by: patty Orwig | February 12, 2015 at 11:51 AM
Every year I do a scavenger hunt for my hubby and kids (separate ones) with the clues written on paper hearts, so we are all looking forward to that plus we have a babysitter lined up for the afternoon, so my hubby and I will go for a bit just the two of us. Thanks for the chance to win a BIG Happy Valentine's Day!
Posted by: Kristin A. | February 12, 2015 at 12:08 PM
We are pretty boring on Valentines. The kids are in college so it is just us. We will most likely just go out for a simple dinner.
Posted by: Sue B | February 12, 2015 at 12:14 PM
We are have heart shaped pizza and cake while watching a movie! Just us and our 6 kids!! ❤️❤️
Posted by: Nitasha | February 12, 2015 at 12:20 PM
Hanging out with my kids! First time in years as I just sold my flower store!
Posted by: Becky mcArthur | February 12, 2015 at 01:37 PM
Spending the day with my sweet boys at home!!
Posted by: Megan | February 12, 2015 at 01:44 PM
This is going to be a fun Valentine's day! We are doing the food tasting at the venue for my son's wedding reception! The wedding is in June and so we will be sampling all the food! Since today is my birthday we usually combine that with Valentine's day. We went out to brunch last Sunday and will not fight the crowds on Saturday.
Posted by: Jean Marmo | February 12, 2015 at 01:49 PM
Shared the trailer on FB!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | February 12, 2015 at 01:50 PM
Hanging out with the two loves of my life; my husband and daughter!! Giving Valentine cards and gifts and eating lots of chocolate treats❌⭕️
Posted by: Amy Wingate | February 12, 2015 at 02:10 PM
I'll be doing homework and furiously trying to finish scholarship applications. My sister and I are debating whether to see "Old Fashioned" though (opens in theaters tomorrow)!
--Zekkaina
Posted by: The Artist Librarian | February 12, 2015 at 02:11 PM
Me and my husband are going out of town to meet up with his brother and his wife, and his sister and her husband. Going out for supper and a movie. Should be fun! I actually got inspiration from your paper hearts trailer. I'm making paper hearts for my husband for Valentine's day :)
Posted by: Jessica Hauert | February 12, 2015 at 02:12 PM
Shared your book trailer here: https://www.facebook.com/TheArtistLibrarian/posts/357403361112861
Thanks for the chance to win! Your friend's store is absolutely adorable. =)
Posted by: The Artist Librarian | February 12, 2015 at 02:13 PM
my husband is working 5 hours away and I am going to drive there and surprise him. picnic in the back of our pickup and have a picnic. pizza & chocolate covered strawberries. With a journal I have been writing in for now 12 days. We were married to each other and then we divorced....5 years later we remarried each other...7 years married now...and we have learned that we have try to work at our marriage versus just being married.
Posted by: Veronica | February 12, 2015 at 02:19 PM
No Valentines plans, but I will be house sitting.
Posted by: Samantha T | February 12, 2015 at 03:43 PM
We're spending the afternoon at the local library for a family game day, then a quiet dinner at home with a movie & popcorn.
Posted by: Brandy C. | February 12, 2015 at 04:56 PM
We are staying home this year. Pizza and movie night with the grands so the moms and dads can have a night out. My kind of party with my loves.
Posted by: Sheila | February 12, 2015 at 05:28 PM
Our anniversary is 2/17 so we celebrate that day instead of 2/14 which is always busy. This year we are just doing lunch, some quiet time.
Posted by: Dee | February 12, 2015 at 05:34 PM
On Valentine's Day I am attending a Shabbat Class. Jesus is my Valentine! :)
I've shared the Paper Hearts video on my facebook page.
Posted by: Caryl Kane | February 12, 2015 at 05:52 PM
On Valentine's Day, we will celebrate our son and his upcoming fourth birthday. My heart will also be full because my family will be visiting us from out of state! I am looking forward to family time and memories to last a lifetime!
Posted by: Teresa Elswick | February 12, 2015 at 07:03 PM
Just purchased Paper Hearts to read on the Valentine's Day flight my husband and I are taking to spend the next week in the Keys! Excited to read this book and excited to read more of your recommendations! Hugs!
Posted by: Lori Sij | February 12, 2015 at 07:15 PM
not doing anything, hubby is on a missions trip in Honduras LOL
Posted by: michelle delp | February 12, 2015 at 08:38 PM
facebook shared the book trailer
Posted by: michelle delp | February 12, 2015 at 08:39 PM
tweeted the book trailer
Posted by: michelle delp | February 12, 2015 at 08:43 PM
Spending it doing paperhearts with my boys!
Posted by: christy | February 12, 2015 at 09:44 PM
We'll go to our favorite little country Mexican restaurant to celebrate!
Posted by: Lagene | February 12, 2015 at 09:55 PM
I am going out to dinner and a comedy show with my husband. We are looking forward to a fun night out.
Posted by: Mary @ At Home on the Bay | February 12, 2015 at 09:59 PM
Spending a much needed day at home and cooking a special dinner as we are going out tonight!
Posted by: Lori | February 13, 2015 at 05:47 AM
Starting the day walking the dogs, of course, then a long run, followed by lesson planning. Romantic, yes?
Posted by: Lora | February 13, 2015 at 09:12 AM
This will be our 25th Valentine's Day together, and we are staying home and having a dinner with our teenage boys. (Romantic, huh?) But my husband & I will go out next week on a special date -- by ourselves. ;) We celebrate our love all year long, not just V-Day.
Posted by: Alisha | February 13, 2015 at 02:46 PM
My husband and I have a reservation at a Japanese Steak House. We are hoping and praying that the kids are well enough for us to go. The stomach bug has hit us hard this week. We could use the time out! This will be our 19th Valentine's Day together. He already surprised me today with 2 dozen roses! I am blessed. #rosesaremylovelanguage #beyondblessed
Posted by: Erin McGinnis | February 13, 2015 at 03:40 PM