It's My Birthday! Celebrate with Me, Giveaways

Welcome to my birthday celebration! I hope you didn't wear your best clothes because we are playing wiffle ball and croquet in the backyard. Corn Hole is set up near the deck. You can't wear your high heels because the ground is so soft from the rain. Oh well, it's okay if you want to go bare foot. The grass is lush and green. 

My daughter, Sara, is serving Texas sheet cake (the official birthday cake) and ice cream on the deck  Be sure to grab the fresh strawberries to garnish your plate. Head on over to the punch bowl for what began the party as Presbyterian punch, but a sneaky guest spiked the punch. Pastor Christine hasn't complained about it though! She and her florist friend, Lacey, have been a big help setting everything up for me. Come to think of it, they made the punch!

My DJ daughter, Lee Ann, is in charge of keeping the party lively with great music. Be sure to request her to play your favorite song. She has everything from the Oldies to Country to Rock. 

Jim and Gloria Hart are here waiting to welcome our friends from Sunshine Boulevard. I am especially anxious to share this beautiful spring day in Michigan with you, my readers.

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Thank you for coming to my party. I hope you didn't bring a present ( but if you did that's okay!) LOL I have gifts for you. Be sure to enter to win prizes after the party. Three winners will be chosen. Deadline to enter is 12:01 Sunday a.m.

The giveaways are:

1. Chocolate!

2. A short story

3. Your choice of an e-book (If you already have my books, then I will send you the first couple chapters of my WIP, a mystery of course, AND when the book is ready for publication, I will send you the ARC)

Here are your choices of books:

Coda to Murder

Pastor Christine Hobbs has been in the pulpit business for over five years. She never imagined herself caring for a flock that includes a pig, a kangaroo, and a murderer. 

Detective Cole Stephens doesn't want the pretty pastor to get away with murdering the church music director. His investigative methods infuriate Christine as much as his deep brown eyes attract her.

Can they find the real killer and build a loving relationship based on trust?

Available at MuseItUp Publishing

Amazon.com, bn.com and major online booksellers.

Sunshine Boulevard

Mysterious deaths upset the Florida retirement community interfering with their seasonal activities and turning up more than dead bodies.

Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, MuseIt Up Publishing, and major online booksellers.

Girls Succeed! Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women

An interactive e-book filled with dreams and passion to inspire, entertain, and empower girls. Fifteen remarkable career women in a variety of occupations share their stories in these pages.

Explore careers which include women who have discovered cures to stamp out disease, made people laugh, earned Olympic and Paralympic gold medals, and crossed the country in the cab of an 18 wheeler.

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Celebrate My Birthday Week with Gifts for YOU, Giveaways

I hope you all had a fantastic holiday weekend if you celebrated Memorial Weekend. Wherever you were in your corner of the world, I hope you had a great weekend. The weather was gorgeous here in Michigan. I noticed the first sunburns showing up on people's winter white skins today. Ouch!

The Seeds of Inspiration Spring Event held every Thursday since March ended last Thursday for the season. But that doesn't mean the fun and giveaways stop here on the J.Q. Rose blog. 

This Week:
Thursday, May 29--You're invited to my birthday party here on the blog. Bring your friends. There will be plenty of cake and ice cream and punch. Texas sheet cake is my cake of choice as a birthday cake. It's a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and walnuts baked in a cookie sheet. So rich and luscious. Excuse me while I drool about that. Balloons and bands will be here too. And Givaways! You can win an e-book, short story, or chocolate. THREE WINNERS!

On Saturday night, my DH took me out for my birthday dinner at the Driftwood Inn. It's a biker bar and you can imagine how many bikes were there during this holiday weekend that featured picture perfect days. This popular destination is located in beautiful country where the Muskegon River flows through the woods and hills to carve out breathtaking scenery. The restaurant sits right on the mighty Muskegon with a huge deck for enjoying the panoramic view of the river, fishermen, and recreational boaters. No skiers or jet skis because the water is still really really cold.

The Driftwood has killer hamburgers and they had a country band on the deck. Not only talented guitarists and drummer, but also musicians playing a sweet trumpet, sexy sax, trilling flute, and down home harmonica. The band had the diners rockin'! The afternoon and evening time is now a lovely memory of being together with my special guy to celebrate yet another birthday. The years sure click by quickly, don't they?