Win a Trip to the Wine Country...

Brenda Novak wants to fly you and your significant other/friend to California's breathtaking wine country for four days/three nights at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa.

The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa is the ultimate elegant oasis, a AAA Four-Diamond resort blessed by natural mineral hot springs in the Sonoma Valley. For hundreds of years, ancient thermal mineral waters have graced this site. Today, the resort is proud to be one of the only luxury Spa resorts in the country with its own source of thermal mineral water.

Enjoy fabulous cuisine and a state-of-the-art spa surrounded by exquisitely manicured grounds in the heart of the Wine County.

The winner of this trip receives:

• Round trip economy air for two on United or American airlines
  
• 4 days/3 nights accommodations at The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa
  
• Daily complimentary breakfast for two
  
• All room-related taxes
  
• Passengers may earn frequent flyer miles with their flight
  

You'll also receive an autographed Advanced Reading Copy of Brenda's new book, THE PERFECT COUPLE (which won't be on sale to the general public until July 28th!).

Estimated Value $3,500

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My 5th Annual Online Auction for Diabetes Research is well under way--and we're having a blast! There are over 2100 items being auctioned off, including autographed copies of all three PERFECT novels, due out this summer. Here's your chance to be the first to read all three additions to my Last Stand series. There are other great items, too:

• An Evaluation by Editor Toni Plummer at Thomas Dunne Books
• Amazon Kindle 2.0 + $25.00 Amazon Gift Certificate Donated by MamaWriters.com members
• Wines of Tuscany: Trip for Two to Italy
• 6 Night Getaway to Seattle and Victoria, BC for 2 Courtesy of Author Jane Porter
• The Instant Irish Library Donated by a Bevy of Bestselling Irish Authors

Check it out today!!

Auction Spotlight

This month I have three fabulous spotlights to share:
Booklovers Bookstore, Anna DeStefano, and Margie Lawson.

Book Lovers Bookstore made the top 10, by Reader's Today magazine, for used bookstores to visit on your summer vacation. This terrific store has donated nearly 100 autographed books, including CLAN OF THE CAVEBEAR by Jean M. Auel, THE HOST by Stephanie Meyer and Christopher Paolini's BRISINGR. Learn more about Booklovers and see their category of autographed books.

Anna DeStefano is a best selling author of long contemporary romances for Harlequin Superromance. She's a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award winner, won Cataromance.com's reviewers choice award for the last two years, and has been a finallist in such contests as the Maggie Award of Excellence, the National Readers Choice awards, the Holt Medallian, and the Book Buyers Best Award. Learn more about Anna in our spotlight or at http://www.annadestefano. See Anna's Designer Boutique in the auction.

Margie Lawson, psychotherapist, writer, and international presenter-applied her psychological expertise to dissect over a thousand novels and analyze how authors write page-turners. Learn more about Margie in our spotlight or at http://www.margielawson.com.

Margie has donated a once in a lifetime flying getaway, as well as a 100 page triple pass of Deep EDITS and lunch with her, and a complete set of lecture packets from her classes.

THE PERFECT COUPLE Available July 28, 2009
Read the Excerpt

THE PERFECT LIAR
Available August 25, 2009
Read the Excerpt

THE PERFECT MURDER Available September 29, 2009
Read the Excerpt

Until next time,

Brenda Novak

Don't miss what's new this month:

New Fan Club Contest
$50 gift certificate to Brenda Novak's Online Auction.

CrimeBeat Column
Carol Kinsey, on the truth about liars. Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D., is an international speaker and the author of "The Nonverbal Advantage: Secrets and Science of Body Language at Work."  Carol was nice enough to discuss a number of topics that will be posted at later times, but for Part 1 of our interview we’ll let you in on THE TRUTH ABOUT LIARS...

Special thank you to one of my auction sponsors: 

Please visit Thenovelette.com. This site is a totally new concept in women’s fiction for the web. PLUS: It sponsors no fee themed writing contests with virtual & real prizes.

AUCTION ITEM Ends soon!
A read of your screenplay or book to be considered for film/tv rights by Brad Kushner

This item is a steal and bidding ends at 05/18/09 08:39:00 PM PST. Win a read of your screenplay or book to be considered for film/tv rights and a private consult with literary manager and entertainment professional Brad Kushner of Creative Convergence Inc. in Los Angeles. For more information about Brad, please visit www.creative-convergence.com. BID NOW!

May 31, 2009
Come and visit me as I guest blog for the day at Romance B(u)y The Book .

June 13, 2009
Speaking Engagement
The Query Letter: Ticket to a First Sale
Pyramid Alehouse in Berkeley, CA
9:30 Business Meeting
10:00 -11:30 Program
11:30 - 1:00 Lunch and Pitch Practice

June 27, 2009 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Library Engagement
Downtown Roseville Library
225 Taylor Street
Roseville, CA 95678
There will be prizes, food and more!

Get the full calendar and details on my website.

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P.O. Box 3781
Citrus Heights, CA 95611
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