Um…when I pray for a man with six-pack abs, this is SO not what I mean. :ohcrap

A FRIDAY FUNNY

Today’s Funnies are in honor of the wee little Earthquake we had here on the East Coast this week.  I just couldn’t help myself…

FREE BOOK FRIDAY

This week, I’m giving away Taming the Texas Tycoon by one of my best author pals, the sweet & funny Katherine Garbera.

To enter the giveaway for this book, simply leave a comment to today’s post that includes the code FBF—for “Free Book Friday,” of course—to let me know you’re interested in the drawing. (U.S. residents only for the prize, please, but everyone is welcome to chat.)

Winner will be announced during our Happy Sunday post on…well, you know, Sunday. Winner is responsible for contacting me with her mailing information—i.e. I will not be contacting you—so be sure to check back in or you might not even know you won! :uhoh (If prize isn’t claimed within 14 days, another name may be drawn or item may be tossed back into the goody bag to be re-used for a future giveaway.)

Bet your high school counselor didn’t tell you that was a career option, huh?  But you’re in The Dungeon now…you can be anything you want to be & shake your moneymaker any way you like. :showgirl

And with the release of MUST LOVE VAMPIRES just around the corner, I need more Street Walkers than ever to help me get the word out!

What’s a Street Walker? you might be wondering.

Well, a Heidi Betts Street Walker is someone who loves books—especially my books!—& is willing to talk them up everywhere she goes.  Online, on blogs & reader loops.  Amongst your group of romance-reading friends.  And in the world, anywhere that books—especially my books!—are sold.

To help you with The Mission, I will send you The Weapons—bookmarks, shelf-talkers, & great read stickers!  With these, you can go around to your local bookstores & hand them out to your friends.  We even have a Heidi Betts’s Street Walkers YahooGroup that you can sign up for by contacting Darling Laura J. (hb.streetteam @ yahoo . com OR ctgmom @ insightbb . com—no spaces, of course).  Once she’s verified that you’re a real person & interested in helping to pimp my books instead of simply pick up a hooker *vbg* you can chat with other Street Walkers about how to best use the promotional items & share creative ideas for getting the word out about MUST LOVE VAMPIRES! :batmoon

And in case being a Heidi Betts Street Walker & receiving fabulous promotional materials for my releases isn’t enough, I’ll sweeten the pot even more—literally.  Each time I send out Street Team goodies, I include a very special gift as a thank-you to my wonderful, wonderful Street Walkers.  This time, it will be delicious chocolate playing cards that are not only yummy, but go perfectly with my wonderful little vampires-in-Vegas story. :drinkonme

So if you’re willing to join the team & become an awesome, fang-some Street Walker, please contact me OR Darling Laura (hb.streetteam @ yahoo . com or ctgmom @ insightbb . com—no spaces).  Put something like “I want to be a STREET WALKER!” in the subject line so it will stand out, & then let us know how many of each promotional item you think you can use—bookmarks, shelf-talkers, & stickers!

If you’re not sure how many of each you’ll need, let us know.  We’ll try to figure out how many people/places you’ll be pimping to & how best they can be used.

And if you have questions about anything else, ask them here!  Darling Laura & I—& possibly a few other current Street Walkers who are hanging out here today—will be happy to answer them!  You can also check out the FAQ page on the Street Walkers site.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST…

If you are already a Street Walker, please contact me or Darling Laura (hb.streetteam @ yahoo . com or ctgmom @ insightbb . com—no spaces) to let us know how many of each promotional item you can use this time around—bookmarks, shelf-talkers, & stickers.  We have your numbers from last time, of course, but things change, so we like to get updated information each time, just to be safe.

Thank you so much, everybody!  Together, we can make MUST LOVE VAMPIRES an overnight sensation! :elvis