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Winner, winner, winner!

Kathryn — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:10:52 +0000

This month Daphne P. of Lanham, Maryland wins a signed set of the first two books in the Seven Deadly Sins series: To Sin with a Stranger & The Most Wicked of Sins AND an e-ARC of The Dukes Night of Sin (in stores November 30th.)!

Be sure to enter Kathryn’s new contest today and you may be the next winner of the first three books in the sexy Seven Deadly Sins series.

You win!

Kathryn — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:53:12 +0000

The three winners of Kathryn Caskie’s January book giveaway are: Kirstin K. from Woodbridge, VA, Cricket S. from Washington, NC, and Marie E. of Lathrop, CA. You each will receive a signed copy of the first book in the Seven Deadly Sins series, To Sin With a Stranger.

Stay tuned for Kathryn’s next contest and your chance to win twice as big~ three lucky entrants will each win a signed set of To Sin With a Stranger and The Most Wicked of Sins.

The winners of the October drawing for $100 Amazon Gift Cards…

Kathryn — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:55:36 +0000

I so was busy finishing The Duke’s Night of Sin that I never posted the names of $100 Amazon gift cards. The answer to the contest question–the last word on page 100–was parlor. The two winners were Lynn R. of Miami, Florida and Kristina D. of Henderson, Nevada. And thank you to Pat for reminding me!

The Most Wicked of Sins ~ ON SALE TODAY!

Kathryn — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:23:41 +0000

The second in my Seven Deadly Sins series, The Most Wicked of Sins is in stores and libraries today! Grab your copy right away~ paying special attention to page 100~ because something on that page is the key to winning one of two $100 Amazon gift cards. The first drawing for this special contest is October 5th and the second is October 13th. Enter today! It would be a sin not to.

It’s Friday Giveaway Time!

Kathryn — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:38:40 +0000

It’s Friday and that means we have another winner. Ginger C. from Clifton Forge, Virginia wins a signed copy of To Sin With a Stranger! That makes three Friday winners so far. Katy M. from Grantsville, Utah and Barbara M. from Reynoldsburg, Ohio are the other lucky winners. What’s this? There are actually five fridays in September? That’s right! There are two more chances to win before my new book The Most Wicked of Sins hits the shelves on Tuesday, September 29th (and I’ve got an all new contest to celebrate the release!) So enter my contest today.

The Winners are…

Kathryn — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:45:03 +0000

Kathryn gave away three huge bags of romances signed by all of her favorite authors at the RWA Literacy signing. The winners are: Sara P. from San Francisco, California won Kathryn’s website drawing! The winner on Facebook is Jennie K. from Providence, Rhode Island. And the winner on Twitter is Roni G. from Oakley, California. Your books are on their way to you, and the boxes are huge, so I’d start clearing shelves right now. Happy reading!

Which books fell into the crannies?

Kathryn — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:15:15 +0000

Congratulations to Laura at Books & Crannies bookstore in lovely Middleburg, Virginia. Laura wins a signed set of Kathryn’s bestselling Royle Sisters Trilogy, including: How to Seduce a Duke, How to Engage an Earl and How to Propose to a Prince…and a Starbucks giftcard. A new contest especially for booksellers and reviewers starts today!

Did you win?

Kathryn — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:19:51 +0000

The first three winners of Kathryn’s Twelve Days of Goodies, to celebrate the release of her bestselling new novel To Sin With A Stranger, have been announced. Now it’s time to cheer for the rest of the daily winners–but stay tuned. Kathryn draws the grand prize–a stunning pearl necklace on December 30! Enter today, if you haven’t already.

And the daily winners of boxes of singed books by authors such as Eloisa James, Lorraine Heath, Julia Quinn, Tracy Anne Warren, Samantha James, Lori Wilde, Anna Campbell and many other fabulous authors are….

Day 4, Ivka V. of Mays Landing, NJ.
Day 5, Toni P. of Winthrop, MA.
Day 6, Colleen C. of Goodyear, AZ.
Day 7, Desiree L. of Mokena, IL.
Day 8, Melinda B. of Itasca, TX.
Day 9, Cathie M. of Buffalo, NY.
Day 10, Deidre D. of Alma, GA.
Day 11, Alison O. of Buena Park, CA.
Day 12, Beth S. of Xenia, OH.

Don’t forget to check back to see who wins the New Year’s Eve pearls!

Cheers.

Winning is as Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Kathryn — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:51:04 +0000

To mark the publication of her new bestselling novel, To Sin With a Stranger, Kathryn is celebrating the holidays a little early with presents galore! Be sure to enter Kathryn’s Twelve Days of Goodies contest for your chance to win one of 12 boxes of signed books–including books from Kathryn’s backlist and from many other top romance authors! The winners, drawn on December 1st, 2nd and 3rd, are Jessica M. from Lake Geneva, WI, Jessica P. from Norman, OK and Lynn G. from Madison Heights, MI. Eight more winners will be drawn over the next eight days–and then December 31st a grand prize winner will win a stunning pearl necklace. You only need to enter once!

Catherine Wins Kathryn’s Contest!

Kathryn — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:18:55 +0000

Congratulations to Catherine L. of Springfield, MA for winning my latest contest. Catherine won two signed copies of How to Seduce a Duke (one for her and one for a friend) … and a secret extra prize.

Be sure to enter my next contest, beginning later today, for your chance to win one of my Twelve Days of Goodies packages. Each box will contain books from my backlist as well as signed books (and other goodies) from my author friends such as Anna Campbell, Leanne Heath, Tracy Anne Warren, Christina Dodd, Eloisa James, Julia Quinn and many others! One winner will be drawn December 1-12, and then on December 31st, a grand prize winner will be sent a pearl necklace. You only need to enter once to be included for all of the drawings.

And now, In honor of Catherine in Massachusetts and Thanksgiving, I am including my super easy recipe for fresh cranberry relish. Every year my family begs me to bring this cranberry dish. It is so fast and simple to make, I always agree.

Fresh Cranberry Relish (serves 6)

10-minute preparation, 1-hour in refrigerator

12 oz fresh cranberries (or 1 bag Ocean Spray fresh cranberries)
1 juice orange (they have thinner skins generally)
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger (don’t use powdered, it won’t work)
1/2 cup pecans (optional)

Simple instructions: Dump it all into a food processor and pulse. Cover and refrigerate for an hour.

Detailed instructions: Cut the orange into eighths, removing the seeds. Drop four of the orange pieces, skin and all, into a food processor and pulse a couple of times (just so the orange is chopped but not pulverized.) Set aside a few whole cranberries for garnishing later, and then pour half of the fresh cranberries into the food processor. Add half of the pecans (optional), and then half of the sugar. Pulse the food processor until the cranberries, orange and nuts are chopped (half pea size) but not turned to mush. Scrape into a bowl. Repeat the process with the other half portion of the ingredients. Stir it up.

Everything might look a little pink from the sugar at this point, but it will become rich red in an hour. Add more sugar to taste if you like a sweet cranberry relish, but as the juices mix with the sugar, the cranberry relish will naturally become a little sweeter. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving. Empty into a pretty serving bowl, and garnish with the reserved whole cranberries and a few pecan halves (I use one berry to three pecan halves for a holly leaf shape.)

Enjoy!