July 19th -
I am pleased to announce the book video of Mask of the Betrayer by Triad Film Productions. They did an outstanding job. The video is featured on my website and blog and will be entered in the August entry You Gotta Read video contest August Entry #15 and will go up early August 15th Voting is from August 21-26 and I would so appreciate your vote!
Casting Credits for the actors in Mask of the Betrayer:
Loren Lambert villain Michael DeVeccio
Featured guest on Wednesday Spotlight July 14th - here
Gregory Collett Detective Diego Santiago
Featured guest Wednesday Spotlight July 21st - here
Chelsea Turner heroine Margot Montgomery
Featured guest on Wednesday Spotlight July 28th - here
June 18th -
 Hello! I am participating in the June Jubilee at Coffee Time Romance & More! I invite you all to come chat with me on June 15th about my books, hobbies and whatever you like! This event is located here
You must be a member to post. If you are just registering, put 'Sharon Donovan' in the referral box. Thank you!
Throughout the entire month of June, authors will be chatting about their hobbies in the “Special Interests” area of the forum. You can come read all about my hobby of collecting Mardi Gras masks. I’ll be posting pictures and a contest! Stop by
June 11th -
June 11th was like a Cinderella dream! They treated me like a princess and I felt like a star! From the moment I walked onto the Pitt Panther/Pittsburgh Steeler practice field, a photographer from the Tribune-Review photographed me. I met local television celebrities and the Pitt Panther coach. The auction fundraiser was held by BVRS (Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services) of Pittsburgh where I enrolled in a gruelling 16 week program after losing my vision. Prior to the loss of my sight, I worked as a legal secretary in the Court of Common Please where I prepared cases for judges in Domestic Relations. Weekends were spent pursuing my hobby of painting. Painting was my passion, my life. The more vision I lost over a twenty year battle with diabetic retinopathy, the less I could paint. And after one final operation to restore sight, it wound up snatching all remnants other than a few fragments of light.
When my ophthalmologist from Eye & Ear Hospital suggested I attend a program for the blind, I wanted no part of it. Part of the reason I was reluctant was because I felt clients would be uneducated. I was a professional, after all. What could I have in common with “those people?” I was wrong. I met doctors and nurses, teachers and engineers, all with one common thread. We were all losing vision due to circumstances beyond our control. Some had the added burden of facing a marital problem because a spouse could not accept the blindness. We laughed and we cried. We bonded in a way words could never express. I was one of the lucky ones. What didn’t kill me made me stronger.
When I left the program, I found the courage to face a sighted world I was once part of. With the aid of a computer with adaptive software, converting text to synthesized speech, I began enrolling in creative writing classes and workshops. Doors began to open in the publishing world. Today, I am a published author of seven books. You can read the Tribune-Review article here
June 9th -
I am being interviewed with a photo session by our big newspaper on Saturday and they are photographing the event.
June 1st -
Zorro Contest- And we have a winner for the Zorro Contest. The winner is Mindy. Congratulations, Mindy! You win a deluxe Zorro cape and jeweled clip for your next masquerade. Until the next fun contest, Happy Reading!Thank you all for participating.
It’s a masquerade ball in the grand ballroom. At the stroke of midnight, all the lights go out during a blackout. Zorro is the bell of the ball, dancing footloose and fancy free with every man at the party. But when the lights go out, one of the masked guests thrusts the Zorro sword straight through her heart.
Contest rules:
Mask of the Betrayer is on sale for the entire month of May at Whimsical Publications. Now is your chance to purchase it at a discount Available here
Send me an email at sharonad@comcast.net. Put Zorro Contest in the subject line and answer the following:
QUESTION: Who spotted Valentino stealing the sword from Zorro?
PRIZE: Deluxe Zorro cape and jeweled pin. Good luck and happy reading! Don’t forget to read the excerpt for a sneak preview of the murder during a blackout!
This Saturday, May 22nd, I am the featured author at Borders Books. I will be chatting (on the blog) about my newly released suspense book Mask of the Betrayer. Come on by, join the fun, and post a comment! One lucky person will win an autographed copy of my book! It's an all day event.
May 1st -
April 28th - It's almost time for Brenda Novak's Sixth Annual Auction to raise money for diabetic research. With diabetes being near and dear to my heart, I am donating 50 copies of Echo of a Raven, the book about my personal struggles with diabetic retinopathy. This auction will start May 1st and run through the entire month here
I've interviewed Brenda about this worthy cause. This blog interview will be posted on April 28th here
Please help. Isn't it time to find a cure for this devastating disease?
January 4th - I am thrilled beyond words to announce The Claddagh Ring is a CAPA nominee for best inspirational book of 2009 at The Romance Studio's seventh annual Cupid and Psyche Awards! The winners will be announced on Valentine's Day.I would so appreciate your support and graciously thank you!
January 1st - Want to help me write a romantic suspense? I invite you to The Coffee Write forum at Coffee Time Romance & More! I am the host for the month of January and we are having loads of fun. The title is Murder at Midnight and the setting is the fictional town of Progress, South Carolina. Police are trying to capture the serial killer they have dubbed "The Raven Stalker" and I challenge you to write a paragraph where the previous left off. And here's the best part. At the end of the month, I will choose the best entry and that author will win a gift bag from Bath&Body. Come help me catch the clever psychopath! Grin
October 27th - Mask of the Betrayer has been signed up with Whimsical Publications, LLC,
 October 5th - I am pleased to announce I have just signed a contract with The Wild Rose Press for my romantic suspense Her Biggest Fan. This book will be part of the Crimson Rose line. Stay tuned for the blurb/excerpt and artwork!
September 20th - Echo of a Raven received a CTRR (Coffee Time Recommended Read). My thanks to Cherokee for her great review.
June 27 - Interview with Long and Short Reviews
May 5th - Lasting Love is the Readers pick of the month. Check it out here Find a Great Romance.
April 28th - Since my first writing class, one of my goals has been to has a story published in Chicken Soup for the Soul. That day has come. I am thrilled to announced Writing a Dream has been accepted and will appear in bookstores on June 16, 2009 in the Chicken Soup for the Soul Tough Times, Tough People chapter!
April 1st - May 30th - Sony eReader Contest. Purchase any of my books from White Rose Publishing and you will be eligible to win. Good luck! eMail your order number to
sonyreader@thewildrosepress.com
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 April 1st - 15th - Website Contest!
The winner of the Lasting Love website contest is Val Pearson. Congratulations, Val! Here's hoping the vibrant tea rosebush is the envy of your neighborhood!
February 25th - CLADDAGH RING is now available. To celebrate, I am having a contest!
Teri Wilson has won the Claddagh Ring. Congratulations, Teri! Here's hoping the wink of St. Patrick makes all your dreams come true!
January 14th - Between January 15 and March 15, 2009 - purchase Touched by an Angel and you can enter to win a free SONY eReader from The Wild Rose Press.
Its easy to enter: once you purchase the Touched by an Angel, email your order number to
sonyreader@thewildrosepress.com
and you are entered to win. Good luck!
January 7th - Touched by an Angel is available Now - The Wild Rose Press
Winner of Angel Web Site Contest - The winner is Amelia-Irene Lehl Congratulations Amelia! I hope you enjoy the basket of goodies.
January - I have a Featured Contest slot at Coffee Time Romance & More this month. Get a copy of Touched by an Angel.
White Roses in Bloom - Penny Rader won the snow angel for her touching story about her own Christmas angel. Congratulations Penny!
I have sold a St. Patrick's Day story to The Wild Rose Press.
The Claddagh Ring will go on sale February 25, 2009.
Stay tuned for exciting contests and prizes.
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