And The Winner of Celia Rivenbark's ARC Is . . .

Today in St. Peters, MO: Foggy this morning, chance of thunderstorms, high 81 degrees. Farewell, Summer.

After consulting with Celia by e-mail to see if she wanted to select a winner from everyone who commented or left a question or have me pick a name out of a hat, the hat won.

So, the lucky winner is . . .TRICIA GRISSOM.

Please e-mail me, Tricia, so I can make arrangements to get the ARC of Celia's laugh-out-loud collection of essays, You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start In The Mornin' to you. And you're going to love the recipe for the "You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw" Apple Enchiladas, along with the rest of the humor-filled book.

Thanks to WOW! for sponsoring Celia's interview and to everyone who took time out of their day to read my interview with Celia and post comments or questions.

If your name wasn't picked out of the hat, I know a place where you can have a second chance to win one or more of Celia's books.

Carol Fitzgerald and the wonderful folks at Bookreporter.com are sponsoring a special contest to celebrate the release of Celia's latest book. One lucky Grand Prize winner will receive a finished copy of YOU CAN’T DRINK ALL DAY IF YOU DON’T START IN THE MORNING, a copy of the YOU CAN’T DRINK ALL DAY IF YOU DON’T START IN THE MORNING audiobook, a toothbrush, a martini glass and recipe cards, as well as a copy of each of Celia Rivenbark’s backlist titles, which include BELLE WEATHER, BLESS YOUR HEART, TRAMP, STOP DRESSING YOUR SIX-YEAR-OLD LIKE A SKANK and WE’RE JUST LIKE YOU, ONLY PRETTIER.

Fifteen additional readers each will receive a finished copy of YOU CAN’T DRINK ALL DAY IF YOU DON’T START IN THE MORNING.

The deadline to enter is Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 11:59PM (Eastern). Here's a link to find out more: http://www.bookreporter.com/community/contests/090901-youcantdrink.asp

How's that for a great contest? Wish I could enter, but I freelance for the Bookreporter.com network, so I can't, but I would be tickled pink if one of my blog visitors would win.