Friday, February 1, 2019

Grand Opening of Romance Gems by @JoanReeves #RomanceGems

Welcome, one and all, to ROMANCE GEMS, a blog that will be written by 23 popular romance authors.

Who Are We?

Some of us are New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors. Some are Amazon bestselling authors, and some are award-winning authors.

All of us are Romance Readers as well as Romance Writers. We're like you. We're moms, wives/significant others, and friends.

We pay bills, juggle the family budget, take care of a home, cook—at least every now and then—worry about aging family members, get frustrated with technology, vent over situations that drive us crazy and that we probably can't change, love music, movies, TV shows, reading, and having a good time. Plus, we like to talk about all of that.

RomanceGems Banner Design by Adina Mayo.
What Is Romance Gems?

I think ROMANCE GEMS—written out it's http://RomanceGems.blogspot.com—is going to be a pretty fabulous blog.

We want to put the focus on you, the Readers. We want you to talk with us.

Join the conversation and give us your 2 cents when you read each daily post. We'll talk about Life, Love, Books, Romance, Sex, Kids, and all the other really important things in your world.

Some chuckles and some good times await you so I hope you'll make a point to visit us each day.

Grand Opening Giveaway

Be sure and enter the Rafflecopter for a chance to win a Kindle Fire and Ebook Gift Bundles.

Every week, there will be a Comment & Win Random Drawing for an Amazon Gift Card.

To be entered in Comment & Win, all you have to do is read the post of the day—or any post you may have missed.

Then leave a comment with your email address written out. That means like Mary at yahoo dot com. (Don't leave your email as a "hot link" or web crawlers will harvest it and flood your Inbox.) The more comments you make; the greater your chance of winning.

All Month Long

The Rafflecopter and the Comment & Win runs for the whole month of February plus there may be Pop-Up Prizes too. Enter often and have fun chatting with us.

But Wait There's More

Here's a quick tour of the blog. In the left sidebar, you'll see where we also blog. Just click to visit any of those blogs. Below that you'll see tiny pictures of those who follow the blog. Click to follow so we can see your picture too.

Below that is the monthly schedule so you'll known when each of us blogs. There are surprise days too so be sure and drop by to see what's going on then.

The right sidebar shows some of our books. Click on any you find interesting, and you'll be taken to the "buy" page for the book.

On the menu bar, you'll see the link for MEET THE AUTHORS. Find out more about all of us including our mug shots. *g* More pages will be added in the weeks ahead.

We've also started a Facebook Page: Where Authors and Readers Meet, and you have an open invitation to join us. So come on by and hang with us for a while. There will probably be someone there to chat with.

Sum It Up, Joan

You'll find a Gem of an Author and a Gem of a Romance Novel here plus some witty writers and good conversation. Come join us.

Oh, and remember, enter the month-long Giveaway for Rafflecopter Giveaway.

For Telling Your Reading Friends About ROMANCE GEMS

54 comments:

  1. I’m so pleased to be part of this exciting new venture...readers will love it!

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  2. I'm ticked pink and every color to be included in this amazeballs groups of talented writers! This blog is going to be fun to read - and write!!! Thanks for joining us and a HUGE thank you to Joan for all she does.

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    1. Hey, Peggy. Tickled, ticked, whatever it all means excitement.

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  3. ANd this is why you shouldn't write things before you have your morning caffeine! that line should say I'm TICKLED pink...not I'm ticked pink!

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    1. LOL, Peggy. I've had my morning coffee and I didn't see the boo boo.

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  4. Welcome everyone to our wonderful blog. As Peggy said ... a huge thank you to Joan for putting this together. Thank you as well to all our fantastic authors who were wading through countless messages to get this done!

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    1. Hi, Nancy, I have my cup of coffee in my hand. Trying to down it fast so I can leave the house. Let me give that huge thank you back to you for all the work you did on setting up the Rafflecopter.

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  5. Welcome! It's exciting to be here and part of opening day. Everyone, be sure to enter the Rafflecopter and browse the covers and blogs of our fabulous authors. Readers, hope you'll stay for a while and come back often.

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  6. So excited & ready for this new adventure, ladies!

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  7. *waves to everyone* It's me MRS N and I'm a HUGE romance reader. When Peggy told me about this group, I knew I had to follow this blog. You're all wonderful and I love all of your books!!! *hands out pink heart-shaped cookies*

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    1. Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. Thanks for dropping buy. Wish those pink cookies were real. *g*

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    2. Hello Mrs, N! Thank you for stopping by on our grand opening day (and for the adorable cookies.) Be sure to leave your email in a comment to enter the "Comment and Win" contest. :)

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    3. Hi, Mrs. N! Great to see you here! Plenty of romance writers and books to be found here! Hope to see you around often.

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  8. Congratulations on this new endeavor, ladies!!!

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    1. Thanks for being here on opening day!

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  9. love it!! congrats dlsmilad at yahoo dot com

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    1. Hey, you're our first official entry in COMMENT & WIN. Thanks. Be sure and enter the Rafflecopter and visit every day for another entry in COMMENT & WIN.

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    2. Hi Dina! Thanks for coming by! Looks like a good day for you.

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  10. Very exciting stuff happening! So happy to be a part of it!

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    1. Good morning, Karen. This is going to be so much fun.

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  11. Welcome, ALL, so excited it's opening day! Please come back often as this is going to be FUN. And thank you Joan, Nancy, and all the Gems for their hard work. Cheers everyone!

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    1. You're welcome, and thank you for being part of it.

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  12. Good morning! It's gray and rainy here in Houston, but it's a beautiful day online. Thank all of you wonderful authors for helping make Romance Gems a reality. I'm leaving now, but I'll be back later.

    I'll be like Mrs. N. I'm handing out *warm from the oven homemade cinnamon rolls* and Dunkin' Donuts coffee. See y'all later!

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  13. It's great to be here amongst so much talent, energy, and enthusiasm.

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    1. So glad we can share this with you Robin! Best of luck in all the contests!

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    2. Hello, Robin, and thanks for visiting us on opening day.

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  15. Welcome and good morning from the road! This is such an exciting group and I am so thrilled to be included! I can't wait to see what everyone is up to and read all the words!! I'm hoping to share some of my road trip adventure when it's my turn.

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  16. So many wonderful writers in one spot! Congrats on your opening day, wishing you much success!

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    1. thanks Jacqui, for stopping by. We’re all excited!








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    2. Thank you for stopping by! Don't forget to comment with your email to enter the "Comment and Win" contest. :)

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    3. Thank you! Hope to see you here often!

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    4. Jacquie, how sweet of you to drop by. Thanks so much.

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  17. Thank you! Nice of you stop by and comment today. Much appreciated.

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  18. It's such an honor to be a Romance Gem! I'm looking forward to sharing this new adventure with everyone.

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  20. Glad I surfed in To see what was new. I think this will be an interesting website to return to monthly
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    1. We look forward to seeing you here!

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    2. Thanks for joining us on Grand Opening Day and leaving a comment, Joye. Got you entered in COMMENT & WIN. Good luck!

      Today, Feb. 2, has a blog post with my recipe for Chocolate Cake in a Cup. Check it out!

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  21. Glad I found you :) Congratulations on this blogspot, happy to be here .
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    tisonlyme143(at)hotmail(dot)com

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    1. Thanks for joining us on Grand Opening Day and leaving a comment. Got you entered in COMMENT & WIN. Good luck!

      Btw, today, Feb. 2, I blogged and gave my recipe for Chocolate Cake in a Cup. Check it out!

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  22. Welcome Everyone! I am so excited to be a member of Romance Gems

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    1. Hey, Connie! It was a fun day. We've had so many visitors, and the fun continues today.

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    2. Hi Connie the link in the rafflecopter doesnt take me to your blog. I found it but cannot find where to sign up for your newsletter
      Thanks

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    Thanks for the explanation of how it works too
    Asked to join Readers Group
    Haha I didn't follow directions already LOL 😆
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