Everyone who leaves a comment on this post will be entered in Second Wind Publishing’s best contest ever — a chance to win a copy of every title Second Wind will publish in 2011. (People outside of the United States will win ebooks. Those inside the United States can choose and either ebooks or print books.) This will include a copy of my upcoming novel Light Bringer, which is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2011. (Suzanne Francis, author of The Song of the Arkafina Series, and first person ever to read my new book said Light Bringer is “brilliant.” My favorite word!)
Light Bringer tells the story of Becka Johnson, who had been abandoned on the doorstep of a remote cabin in Chalcedony, Colorado when she was a baby. Now, thirty-seven years later, she has returned to Chalcedony to discover her identity, but she only finds more questions. Who has been looking for her all those years? Why are those same people interested in fellow newcomer Philip Hansen? Who is Philip, and why does her body sing in harmony with his? And what do either of them have to do with a shadow corporation that once operated a secret underground installation in the area?
So be sure to leave a comment. If you don’t want to receive mailings from Second Wind about other promotions and new releases, let me know. You will still be entered into the contest. Also, three people chosen at random will win an ecopy of one of my published books — your choice! (Pick from the three on the right sidebar of this blog.) Both contests end at midnight on December 30, 2010.
Best of luck to all of you.
Bertram's Blog 
December 12, 2010 at 11:28 pm
This is the best contest ever. I love reading! Hopefully next year I would get to publish my own book which I’m working towards to doing.
December 15, 2010 at 1:05 pm
This is definitely the best and most unique contest I’ve ever come across, but as an avid reader, it’s absolutely perfect. Another good contest idea would be to publish a book or story for free for the winner, or do an essay contest with unique and out there ideas. Or an easy contest of finishing a story that the writer is only given the first one to three paragraphs of. It would definitely help bring out people’s creativity and entertain the judge or judges. Just some ideas you can toss around if you want.
December 12, 2010 at 11:54 pm
This contest is so great I LOVE READING!!!
December 13, 2010 at 12:40 am
Fantastic Idea for a competition! I love it!!
December 13, 2010 at 12:44 am
I love reading and this is just the right treat for us readers for xmas. I run a Book blog and I would be so happy to win this and have a chance to read your books all throughout 2011.
December 13, 2010 at 2:50 am
I have been doing lots of reading the last few months, and am always looking for a good book! Free is very good!
December 13, 2010 at 3:01 am
wow i woudl KILL for this lol
a whole year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 13, 2010 at 3:09 am
Awesome contest!!
December 13, 2010 at 3:48 am
Wow, fab competition! I’m a reading addict so this would be excellent to win.
December 13, 2010 at 4:05 am
I love books, and Light Bringer does sound good!
December 13, 2010 at 4:45 am
This is a great contest! Especially if your resolution is to read more in 2011!!! Wish me luck!
December 13, 2010 at 5:47 am
Best. Holiday. Contest. Ever. ‘Nuff said.
. . . except that /Light Bringer/ sounds like a pretty interesting story. An abandoned girl seeking her true identity . . . now that’s one to look forward to! 🙂
December 13, 2010 at 6:03 am
The contest is terrific! And, I look forward to reading your books, Pat. The plots are intriguing!
December 13, 2010 at 6:14 am
This is an awesome contest! I love to read!
December 13, 2010 at 6:20 am
Love the idea of all those books. My Public Library might too because, you know, many of them might end up there!
December 13, 2010 at 6:31 am
I’m in – love book contests – over the past year and a half – have entered several contests just by leaving comments and have won two or three books – sometimes surprisingly so when the book shows up because I totally had forgotten about it. – I want lots of mysteries – lol – but I’ll be happy with anything if I win. Good luck to all who enter – see you in the postings
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Elysabeth Eldering
Author of the Junior Geography Detective Squad, 50-state, mystery, trivia series
December 13, 2010 at 6:44 am
This is an awesome contest! Free books for a year–can’t beat that!
December 13, 2010 at 6:50 am
I love to read and usually have 2 or 3 going at the same time. Free books for a year would be great!
December 13, 2010 at 6:51 am
Wow, what a fabulous contest — Thanks for the chance!!
December 13, 2010 at 7:09 am
Good idea for a contest.
December 13, 2010 at 7:11 am
for the daughters of royalty book club
December 13, 2010 at 7:45 am
Free Books? And they said there was no Santa Claus!
December 13, 2010 at 8:08 am
What a wonderful idea! I love reading!!
December 13, 2010 at 8:37 am
What a fabulous contest!
December 13, 2010 at 8:37 am
How nice! Thank you for entering me. I’d love to read one of your books, Pat.
December 13, 2010 at 8:40 am
I think this contest is very exciting. I would love to win this. I read nearly 3 to 4 books a week. I love to read. Thanks for the chance to enter this contest.
December 13, 2010 at 9:04 am
FREE – BOOKS!! Yay! Bring it on
December 13, 2010 at 9:16 am
Wow, what a great contest! Thanks for the opportunity to win free books. Happy Holidays! 🙂
December 13, 2010 at 9:16 am
Free books can never be a bad thing!
December 13, 2010 at 9:23 am
I LOVE 2 READ AND THE ABOVE SYNOPSES SOUND INTERESTING
December 13, 2010 at 9:53 am
what an amazing contest. kudos to second wind.
December 13, 2010 at 9:56 am
AWESOME!!! I love reading, there should me more contests like this.
December 13, 2010 at 10:34 am
Awesome contest. There’s nothing writers like better than books.
December 13, 2010 at 10:40 am
I could always use some help keeping books in my hand. Your discussion left me curious. Why would anyone abandon a baby at a remote cabin? That mystery needs to be solved.
December 13, 2010 at 11:06 am
Hi Pat…What a great idea that your publisher has had… and what a great marketer they have in you! I hope they pay you in some way…LOL… As you know, I always have books stacked, but wanted to come over to say hi and hope you enjoy this holiday activity! Happy Holidays to everybody and suggest that your winner come over to Reviewers Roundup and tell us about each book won!
December 13, 2010 at 11:51 am
Pay? What’s that? 🙂
December 13, 2010 at 11:27 am
What a great contest! I would love to win this….my family keeps telling me I have to reduce the size of TBR pile, but of course I never have enough time to read as much as I want!
December 13, 2010 at 11:34 am
Holy hannah, Pat, this really IS the best contest ever!
December 13, 2010 at 11:36 am
Sweet! What an awesome prize. 🙂
December 13, 2010 at 11:43 am
What a great way to finish 2010 and ring in the New Year! Merry Christmas to all and Happy New Year!
December 13, 2010 at 11:45 am
Great contest. Thanks for having it.
Regards,
Lee Gimenez
December 13, 2010 at 11:50 am
What an exciting contest! Good luck to everyone!!!
December 13, 2010 at 11:54 am
Now this is a prize and a half 😀 Great contest indeed.
December 13, 2010 at 11:55 am
Awesome contest! Thank you for inviting me!
December 13, 2010 at 11:55 am
what a great contest! good luck to all!
December 13, 2010 at 12:13 pm
What a great contest! I love to read. And that’s probably why I review new books on my blog. I’d love to have the opportunity to read all year and review, review, review! That’s my idea of fun! Thanks for a great opportunity.
December 13, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Oooooooooo, I would to win books for a year! Especially when I can review them in my column and on my blog. 😀
December 13, 2010 at 12:44 pm
What a fantastic contest! You can never have too many books and I love finding new authors! :0)
December 13, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Wow this is so neat,I wish more people would do this. What a great way to get a person more intrested in an author or genre! thank you for the chance!
December 13, 2010 at 12:49 pm
This will be a wonderful gift for my gf, she loves books like this
December 13, 2010 at 12:53 pm
This is such an awesome idea! I’m so excited that I might get books for a whole year. “Wow!”
December 13, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Wonderful idea! Just feeding my reading addiction!
December 13, 2010 at 1:21 pm
wow! this is awesome!
December 13, 2010 at 1:24 pm
What a fantastic opportunity. I love books. Reading is a fantastic way to escape my reality of raising 5 boys! Second Wind Publishing you are going to change someone’s life for the better. I applaud you. 🙂
December 13, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Great contest! I love to read. It’s my therapy, my passion, my addiction. I’m always looking for more books and new authors.
December 13, 2010 at 1:39 pm
i love it!!!!!!!
December 13, 2010 at 1:45 pm
The imagination is the key to all possibilities, both known and unknown.
December 13, 2010 at 1:51 pm
i’m a total bookaholic so this is the best contest ever
December 13, 2010 at 2:03 pm
I LOVE books – what a great contest!!
December 13, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Hey! I’m a published author of three books. I love reading.
December 13, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Great contest! Can’t beat that prize.
December 13, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Yay! A chance for free books at Christmas!
December 13, 2010 at 2:48 pm
I love this contest. It gives me the incentive to read more.
December 13, 2010 at 2:53 pm
I would definitely love to be entered in this GREAT giveaway.
I love reading and getting new books.
Thanks for the chance & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
sharon54220@gmail.com
December 13, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Wow – free ebooks – Wunnerful, wunnerful!!
kk
December 13, 2010 at 3:24 pm
I’m looking forward to learning the results. Second Wind Publishing always seems to come up with new good ideas, like the one for this contest.
December 13, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Wow, what a great contest! The prize is fantastic! Just right up my alley…. books, books and more books….. just the price I love…. free! LOL And yes, I still want notices from Second Wind. Don’t you dare remove my name from your list. I’ve got to keep up with what’s happening over there.
And Pat, I echo that comment about your writing, brilliant. You know I’m your biggest fan.
December 13, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Free books for a year? Oh yes please and I don’t care if they’re ebooks either! That’s a lot of books.
December 13, 2010 at 3:49 pm
What a fun contest. Pat, you always have such wonderful book ideas.
December 13, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Who wouldn’t want to win free books? Of course I want to enter.
December 13, 2010 at 4:40 pm
What a “Brilliant” contest
December 13, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Absolutely great contest!
December 13, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Thank you for the wonderful contest. I would love to have more books to read in 2011
seriousreader at live dot com
December 13, 2010 at 6:07 pm
O.O Books! Anyone else feel like the little kid staring into the candy store right now? Awesome contest! Thank you!
December 13, 2010 at 6:12 pm
This is the best contest ever! I love to read and blog! Thanks for such a great offer!
Julie
faithfulgirl4 at gmail dot com
December 13, 2010 at 6:15 pm
I wasn’t sure I could believe ‘the greatest contest ever’, but I sure do! I cannot ever seem to have enough books to read. Thank you for being up to ‘greatest contest ever’!
December 13, 2010 at 6:26 pm
What an awesome giveaway! Man I’d love to win!
December 13, 2010 at 7:17 pm
This would be such a cool prize. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a prize like this for a contest.
December 13, 2010 at 7:39 pm
This is a great contest!
December 13, 2010 at 8:15 pm
Count me in. Would love to have free books for a year.
December 13, 2010 at 8:31 pm
cool contest. i love books!
December 13, 2010 at 9:35 pm
This is a Great giveaway!WOW!
Please enter me.
December 13, 2010 at 9:47 pm
It’s like getting the key to a treasure!
Wow!
One whole year!!!
December 13, 2010 at 10:19 pm
It would be almost like a dream to win books for a whole year. That would be a book lover prayer being answered.
December 13, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Fabulous contest! There is no better gift than a book, unless it is a year filled with free books!
December 14, 2010 at 2:50 am
I need more books. I need a publisher for my new book. Book me for more books.
December 14, 2010 at 3:39 am
Love getting books just as much as reading them, thanks
December 14, 2010 at 5:12 am
Wow free books for a year , this is one great contest.there is nothing like a good book. unless its a year filled with good books..
December 14, 2010 at 5:36 am
“A home without books is a body without soul.”
–Marcus Tullius Cicero
So please help fill mine.
December 14, 2010 at 6:27 am
You can’t do any better than this–I love to read!
December 14, 2010 at 6:58 am
This contest is awesome! Books are the only way to change this world so people, who write and people who read…rejoyce and work even harder!
December 14, 2010 at 7:15 am
This is a fantastic opportunity for me to read lots more than I do. I’ll be better acquainted with better writing; absolutely great!
JK
December 14, 2010 at 7:38 am
Enter me for anything with books. bring ’em on
December 14, 2010 at 8:23 am
I agree this is a great contest, I Love Books and I have a collection to provide it
December 14, 2010 at 8:50 am
Great contest. Free books for a year would be awesome.
December 14, 2010 at 8:56 am
Wow, this truly is the best giveaway ever.
Thanks for the opportunity!!
~Steph
soklad@hotmail.com
http://fortheluvofsanity.blogspot.com
December 14, 2010 at 8:59 am
Thanks for the invite. I would love to win books. Great website, Pat!
December 14, 2010 at 9:11 am
This is wonderful. I love to read and to have a chance of maybe winning books is wonderful and when I get done with any books I own, I donate them to our little public library here to give others a chance to read decent books. I would be lost without my library here in town as I am on limited income and for me to buy a book is very rare. Thank you for the chance and God bless.
December 14, 2010 at 10:01 am
Whoo hoo! A whole new year, a whole new bunch of books! And just in my price range – gratis!
Happy Christmas!
December 14, 2010 at 10:39 am
This would be the best thing ever to win. At least for me it would.
December 14, 2010 at 10:54 am
What could be better for a reader than free books???????
December 14, 2010 at 11:45 am
[…] deal gets even sweeter, gang. Three of you who comment will win free e-book versions of your choice from Pat’s own back cata…. That means you can pick any book she’s […]
December 14, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Best type of gift and contest! Can’t beat it.
December 14, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Free books?! I think my heart just stopped beating for a second.
December 14, 2010 at 1:24 pm
This contest has GOT to be the best one yet in the reading world! If I won, I would share too. I always pass my books on to family and friends so it would be a win for more than just myself!
I hope I have commented before, friends keep showing me this awesome link because I am known as the bookgiver in our group.
Further, I couldn’t imagine a life without the joy of reading. Any one that is reading this- please help ones that cannot read or don’t have that “hunger” find it.
Happy Holidays!
sweepingnews(at)gmail(dot)com
December 14, 2010 at 1:36 pm
I love to read! This contest is awesome!
December 14, 2010 at 2:30 pm
This would be the best gift ever!
December 14, 2010 at 2:51 pm
free books for a year…heaven!
December 14, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Okay, this is definitely one of the coolest contests I’ve ever entered.
December 14, 2010 at 3:45 pm
I know free books for a year. So do they come every month or what.
December 14, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Sara, It depends on how many books Second Wind publishes next year. There is no specific time or number.
December 14, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Wow, what a great contest!!! Thanks for the chance to win!!
areallibrarian[at]gmail[dot]com
December 14, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Books, books, books!! I love books!
December 14, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Great idea…I love to read and when they are free even better!!!
:O)
December 14, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Pick me — ooo ooo — pick me!
December 14, 2010 at 7:03 pm
oooooooooooooh Books for a year *to dream* : )
please enter me! and I don’t mind getting mails from them 🙂 all good *starts dreaming of books…*
December 14, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Great giveaway – please enter me
December 14, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Wow – what a great contest. Please enter my name. Thanks so much.
December 14, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Amazing contest. Books are my life. I wish I could just absorb them with a touch.
December 14, 2010 at 9:01 pm
What a fantastic giveaway! Makes me even crazier to think about the chance of winning (and reviewing) every single book published by your company for the entire year~~~~! Gotta love this kind of contest. Hope I’ve been a good enough girl this year………
December 14, 2010 at 10:22 pm
I would LOVE to win! What a cool idea for a contest! I am an avid reader. Thanks
December 15, 2010 at 4:19 am
What a wonderful contest. As an avid reader, I spend a load of money each month purchasing books. Sadly to say my local Borders closed now I have to travel 36 miles to the nearest Borders. If I won this contest, it not only save me money, but gas and time, and I would have even more books to read. Happy Holidays to you.
December 15, 2010 at 7:14 am
Books for a year would be awesome! I love the idea!
December 15, 2010 at 8:54 am
What a great contest – unbelievable! Wish us all luck!
December 15, 2010 at 10:18 am
Count me in.
December 15, 2010 at 10:23 am
What an absolutely fabulous thing to do at this time of the year! Plus, my birthday is December 21st. This would make a great birthday present! 😉 Thank you for your generosity!
December 15, 2010 at 1:45 pm
What an awesome contest. Thanks for entering me.
December 15, 2010 at 2:04 pm
2011 – the year of books! What a wonderful idea!
December 15, 2010 at 5:25 pm
I would love to win this for my wife… she goes through a book a week…. She loves to read!!!
December 15, 2010 at 5:56 pm
One out of 124 chances this second? Not so good odds, but worth the Yoohoo! I want books comment.
December 15, 2010 at 7:06 pm
This would be like a dream … sigh.
December 15, 2010 at 7:50 pm
This would be so perfect for me, I’m on disability now and instead of working I live to read books. I wish us all good luck.
December 15, 2010 at 10:51 pm
I would love to win free books. I am a bookaholic.
December 16, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Winning this contest would be a dream come true! Getting my hands on the newest titles when they first come available is something I’ve never been able to do. Thank you for the opportunity.
December 16, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Oh yeah! Free Books! Good as a public library, except private!
December 16, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Thank you for such a great contest! I’d love to win all these books!
December 16, 2010 at 9:21 pm
ooohhh…. how very exciting! To win a plethora of book would be such a delight! Thank you for hosting this contest!
December 18, 2010 at 7:55 am
This sounds like a fantastic contest. I love to read and even with having given away over 1000 in the last 4 years still have 4 bookcases full plus the ones in storage that I switchout seasonally. I read all my book atleast once a year so some new ones would be nice. I just lost over half of my ebooks when my 10 lb kitten decided my laptop needed a drink of water. I think he also took the flash drive that I had copied them to since that is also missing. Good thing I love him.
Gina and Sinatra
http://www.lifebooksandhiddendis-abilities.blogspot.com
December 18, 2010 at 7:03 pm
great prize offer! here’s my comment!
December 18, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Great contest and a great Christmas present for the winner. I hope it’s me.
December 19, 2010 at 7:24 am
Free books work for me.
December 19, 2010 at 10:57 am
Enter me please! I would love to read these titles!
December 19, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Best of luck to all entrants. As readers, we all want to win. What a nice contest idea.
December 20, 2010 at 2:48 pm
What a clever idea for promoting your authors for 2011. I hope I win. I love to read and I would be thrilled to write and post reviews on each book.
December 29, 2010 at 1:06 pm
What a super contest. It sure is an attention getter, and good luck to all!
December 30, 2010 at 2:16 pm
I heard about your contest on Gather. What a great idea. I just got interested in ebooks. I’d love to win free ebooks for a year or even one of your three featured ebooks.
January 2, 2011 at 10:29 am
I really wish I could win this! I am an avid reader! I have a hard time keeping up with the latest books bc usually new books at the library are always checked out =[. Also, i would enjoy having copies of my own because I have never really been able to secure my own copies due to the fact my family has no money. =[ It would be a blessing to win a contest like this.
January 4, 2011 at 11:17 am
Thank you everyone for participating in this contest. Jen Drake won the free books for a year. Julie J., Ilona, and Lisa Richardson each won one of my ebooks.
January 4, 2011 at 11:53 am
Congratulations to the winners!
Thanks for having such a fabulous contest, Pat. Have a beautiful day~
January 4, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Sorry you didn’t win, Jackie. I hope you will try again next time we have a contest.
January 4, 2011 at 5:22 pm
No worries, Pat. 🙂 It is great to see other people win these contests. I’m happy for them. Yes, I’ll enter almost anything to do with books, quilting, needle point, painting…yes, almost anything. LOL
January 6, 2011 at 1:15 pm
if the contest is still going i would like to be entered.