Contest Winner!

The contest result to select a horse for the cover of my next Beloved Horses book is shown above - all four will be included!

More than 300 voted in this Book Cover Contest, and Anne Callahn suggested that all four be featured. The production team agreed since it was a really close race.

Delia Pacheco was the winner in the drawing for a free copy of the book. Anne will receive one too.

Thanks for all the votes. The book will be released in September, with pre-release orders taken starting now with a 20% discount off the $14.95 ($11.96) and FREE shipping. E-mail me your order at sharonminer@yahoo.com

Library Program for kids - with Woogie!

We're excited about holding a children's program at the Gulf Beaches Public Library in the Tampa Bay region. Woogie, our Irish Terrier and the star in his own book, was invited to meet the kids! Address: 200 Municipal Dr, Madeira Beach, FL.

Here is what the library posted on their site and in the local paper:

• Tuesday, July 6, 2 p.m. Sharon Miner: Sharon loves dogs, horses and writing books. What a coincidence! We do too! She’ll talk to us about her work with animals, and how to write about them too.

I'll also be drawing the name for the Book Cover Contest.

Wow! 284 people voted for their favorite horse for the cover of the next Beloved Horses book!

I'll post results of the cover and winner of the book here after the event.

Thanks for all the votes!

Contest to Win a Free Horse Book!

Vote in my Book Cover Contest and have your name entered in a drawing for a free copy of the book - Beloved Horses in Second Careers. Follow these steps; no cost to enter:

• Select your choice of which horse looks best on the cover (from the selection here - the name is under the photo), and e-mail me at sharonminer@yahoo.com.
• Your name will automatically be entered in the drawing to be held on July 6^th at the Madeira Beach (FL) Library during a children’s program I’m conducting.

• If your name is pulled, I’ll contact you for your address to ship the FREE book when it’s released this fall.

• Anyone may enter (children under 18 must have parent’s permission) but only enter ONCE. Entries close June 30, 2010.
  

Thanks for participating!

JULY 1: VOTING HAS ENDED! See results here for contest and winner of book after July 6th Library event at Madeira Beach.

Beloved Horses in Second Careers Contest!

My 4th book in the Beloved Horses series will be released this fall and I need help deciding on the cover - which horse should be featured?

The Beloved Horses series are illustrated collections of true horse stories and the other three books can be viewed at SharonMiner.com or Amazon.com with their Search Inside feature. Horse and animal lovers of all ages enjoy the uplifting, funny and amazing stories about the special bonds between horses and their riders.

I decided to hold a contest where anyone can vote for selected entries. The horse with the most votes will win!

Everyone who has voted will have their name placed in basket, with the name selected during a drawing - the winner will receive a free copy of the book upon its release.

The random drawing will be held during my visit to Gulf Beaches Public Library in Madeira Beach, FL on Tuesday, July 6th. I'll be there to read and entertain the children during the summer program at 2 PM, and at the end I'll have the youngest child pick a name from the basket.

By the middle of June, I will have photos of the featured horses posted on this blog, and voting will be done via the comments with that blog. I'll need a name, user name or some form of identifying the person for each comment. When that name is selected on July 6th, I'll post the name of the winner. That person will need to e-mail me their snail mail address so I can ship the book this fall.

Entries for this contest will also be accepted in person (such as at that July 6th event or any other time I meet people who mention the contest) or via e-mail - sharonminer@yahoo.com.

Click on "Follow this Blog" so you will be notified of updates to this contest!