Today is the LAST DAY to enter the SUMMER HEAT CONTEST!! You still have an opportunity to win either a $25 Amazon Gift Card or a Surprise Gift Bag by entering on my website at www.addisoncarmichael.com. I will be posting an additional blog post tomorrow to announce the winners!

Well, at long last GUARDED CROWN, the final book in the Guarded Trilogy is finalized! I will be sending out ARC's (Advanced Reader Copies) September 1st. I would like to give my reader/followers here the opportunity to be one of them. If you're interested, please complete the contact form on my website with the subject as "ARC reader/reviewer". All reviewers will receive a signed copy of Guarded Crown at its release October 1st.

ALL HAIL CORNER:
This week's shout-out goes to my faithful friend, beta reader, & editor Tamara Gillespie. Even in the midst of her crazy, chaotic life she manages to squeeze in time to aid me in my writing. It was due to her that I picked up my quill again after a long, sad drought when I parted ways with a well-known trad house. If any of my stories have any merit, you can thank her first. Most likely, she told me the first round it wasn't good, forcing me to rewrite it.

"All Hail to--TAMARA GILLESPIE!"