Friday, December 14, 2012

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

BLOG HOP WINNERS



THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED THE GIVEAWAY.  AND THANKS TO 

"I AM A READER, NOT A WRITER"
AND
"CHAPTER BY CHAPTER"

FOR HOSTING THE HOP.


THE 2 WINNERS ON MY BLOG ARE:

KAREN PULESKI
&
KIMBERLY HOLGATE


THEY EACH WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF MY EBOOK:

THE HUDSON DETECTIVE AGENCY -
CHICAGO STYLE


KAREN & KIMBERLY, I WILL CONTACT YOU BY EMAIL.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE EBOOK.


Monday, December 3, 2012

BOOK LOVERS HOLIDAY HOP



Blog Hop

The prize will be a copy of my e-book "The Hudson Agency - Chicago Style".   There will be 2 lucky winners who will each receive a copy of the e-book via Smashwords.com.




To enter the giveaway just leave a comment with a way for me to contact you for notification if you are the winner.

(If I don't have a way to contact you, you will be disqualified and another name will be drawn.)

If you become a follower of my Blog - you receive 1 extra entry.
(If you already follow my Blog - just say so in your comment & you will get the1 extra entry!)

If you sign up for my newsletter (The Oberth Boooks Newsletter) - you receive 2 extra entries.
(You have to say in the comments section of my blog if you are doing this.)

The contest runs December 4 through December 10, 2012.

Winners to be announced on Dead Herring Blog on December 11, 2012.
Good luck to you all!!




My daughter, Jennifer Oberth, is also a participating mystery author.

Book Lover's Holiday Hop

Friday, November 23, 2012

Cruising Thru The Cozies


 



I'm heading for Super Sleuth
(Reading 13 mysteries)


This Reading Challenge is hosted by Yvonne from Socrates' Book Review Blog

I finished this 2012 challenge and am looking forward to trying it again in 2013!

Click here to see my 2012 list.

Click here to see my daughter's (Jennifer) completed list. 
She finished the 2012 challenge also and will participate again for 2013!


Thanks Yvonne for a fun challenge!!!!!!!




Wednesday, November 14, 2012

TASTE OF POLONIA


THE TASTE OF POLONIA WAS OVER THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY THIS YEAR.

I GOT RECRUITED TO DEAL BLACKJACK IN THEIR CASINO.





WHAT A WEIRD FEELING TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE!!!


Friday, November 9, 2012

ROLLER DERBY

I remember racing home from school in order to watch the roller derby on tv.  (Loved those T-Birds!!)

So we went to a roller derby event at University of Illinois last month.  It was a blast.






Sunday, November 4, 2012

WRITERS POLICE ACADEMY - DEMOS

SO MANY DEMONSTRATIONS
SO LITTLE TIME


THERE WERE MANY SCENARIOS & DEMONSTRATIONS THAT THE VOLUNTEERS PUT ON FOR US...


EMS





DRUG SEARCHES




UNDERWATER SEARCHES






HANDCUFF TECHNIQUES






JAIL





CRIME SCENE (SHOOTOUT) IN PROGRESS


JAWS OF LIFE


AND ON AND ON AND ON....



THE WRITERS POLICE ACADEMY IS BY FAR THE BEST WRITERS CONFERENCE!

WE WOULDN'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD!!



SEE YOU NEXT YEAR, LEE