<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993494179402858641</id><updated>2011-07-07T15:47:00.612-07:00</updated><category term='contest'/><category term='Alissa johnson'/><category term='stroke of genius'/><category term='Regency Christmas'/><category term='free books'/><category term='free novella'/><category term='Jennifer Ashley'/><category term='A christmas ball'/><category term='a duke for all seasons'/><category term='historical romance'/><category term='$100 gift card'/><category term='name a character contest'/><category term='Barnes and Noble'/><category term='A Christmas Ball Emily Bryan'/><category term='emily bryan'/><category term='Merry Christmas Ball Contest'/><title type='text'>Stroke Of Genius</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>EmilyBryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SX9GfiumhXI/AAAAAAAAAWI/PcwAphoZciw/S220/Emilyhorizontal+headshot.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993494179402858641.post-6681081998608926323</id><published>2010-01-01T14:38:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-01T14:44:24.509-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='a duke for all seasons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='$100 gift card'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contest'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='emily bryan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free novella'/><title type='text'>A Duke for All Seasons</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/Sz55neq4r4I/AAAAAAAABnw/OECl5YgsnxQ/s1600-h/VexingKiss+(2).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/Sz55neq4r4I/AAAAAAAABnw/OECl5YgsnxQ/s200/VexingKiss+(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421904720555454338" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A new contest just started on my website &lt;a href="http://www.emilybryan.com"&gt;www.emilybryan.com&lt;/a&gt; in connection with a FREE online novella called&lt;a href="http://www.emilybryan.com/DukeForAllSeasons.htm"&gt; A DUKE FOR ALL SEASONS&lt;/a&gt;! 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Vote for how the story should continue and you're entered for a chance to win $100 Borders, B&amp;N, or Indie bookseller gift card.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4993494179402858641-6681081998608926323?l=strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/feeds/6681081998608926323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2010/01/duke-for-all-seasons.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/6681081998608926323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/6681081998608926323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2010/01/duke-for-all-seasons.html' title='A Duke for All Seasons'/><author><name>EmilyBryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SX9GfiumhXI/AAAAAAAAAWI/PcwAphoZciw/S220/Emilyhorizontal+headshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/Sz55neq4r4I/AAAAAAAABnw/OECl5YgsnxQ/s72-c/VexingKiss+(2).jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993494179402858641.post-8403137473611222727</id><published>2009-12-22T13:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-22T13:24:09.271-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Take the Stroke of Genius Quiz!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SzE45cDbn4I/AAAAAAAABmg/jJnMdZIwCG0/s1600-h/StrokeOfGeniussmall.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SzE45cDbn4I/AAAAAAAABmg/jJnMdZIwCG0/s200/StrokeOfGeniussmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418174386137702274" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4993494179402858641-8403137473611222727?l=strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/feeds/8403137473611222727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/12/take-stroke-of-genius-quiz.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/8403137473611222727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/8403137473611222727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/12/take-stroke-of-genius-quiz.html' title='Take the Stroke of Genius Quiz!'/><author><name>EmilyBryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SX9GfiumhXI/AAAAAAAAAWI/PcwAphoZciw/S220/Emilyhorizontal+headshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SzE45cDbn4I/AAAAAAAABmg/jJnMdZIwCG0/s72-c/StrokeOfGeniussmall.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993494179402858641.post-7850312450298705287</id><published>2009-12-02T06:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-02T06:59:00.924-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Regency Christmas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A christmas ball'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='emily bryan'/><title type='text'>Secrets of a Regency Christmas</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SxZ-nxDQpfI/AAAAAAAABgY/0dk4wTSap50/s1600-h/welcome_Gold_Christmas_Ball.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SxZ-nxDQpfI/AAAAAAAABgY/0dk4wTSap50/s320/welcome_Gold_Christmas_Ball.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410651223979238898" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Find the 6 hidden Christmas Balls at &lt;a href="http://www.emilybryan.com"&gt;www.emilybryan.com&lt;/a&gt; and you'll uncover the secrets to a Regency Christmas! What's on a Regency sideboard? How did they decorate for the holiday? What games, tradtitions and frivolities filled the Christmas season? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SxZ_Zu9QZvI/AAAAAAAABgg/3Mfmwyr47Xg/s1600-h/A_Christmas_Ballsmall.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SxZ_Zu9QZvI/AAAAAAAABgg/3Mfmwyr47Xg/s320/A_Christmas_Ballsmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410652082410645234" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And while you're visiting my website, don't forget to&lt;a href="http://www.emilybryan.com/contest.htm"&gt; enter my December Contest&lt;/a&gt;! Someone will win a signed copy of &lt;a href="http://www.shop.thebookoasis.com/Emily-Bryan_c8.htm"&gt;A CHRISTMAS BALL&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good luck &amp; Happy Christmas!&lt;br /&gt;Emily&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4993494179402858641-7850312450298705287?l=strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/feeds/7850312450298705287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/12/secrets-of-regency-christmas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/7850312450298705287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/7850312450298705287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/12/secrets-of-regency-christmas.html' title='Secrets of a Regency Christmas'/><author><name>EmilyBryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SX9GfiumhXI/AAAAAAAAAWI/PcwAphoZciw/S220/Emilyhorizontal+headshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SxZ-nxDQpfI/AAAAAAAABgY/0dk4wTSap50/s72-c/welcome_Gold_Christmas_Ball.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993494179402858641.post-2044718991601111650</id><published>2009-10-10T08:21:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-10T09:12:22.174-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Merry Christmas Ball Contest'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='$100 gift card'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A christmas ball'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='emily bryan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barnes and Noble'/><title type='text'>Merry Christmas Ball Contest!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/StCmqE_L3SI/AAAAAAAABUY/qIvHSX85sj0/s1600-h/A+Christmas+Ball+RELEASED.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/StCmqE_L3SI/AAAAAAAABUY/qIvHSX85sj0/s320/A+Christmas+Ball+RELEASED.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390991995785960738" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;Exclusively for my newsletter readers . . . &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Merry Christmas Ball Contest&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Someone is going to win a $100 B&amp;N gift card! It might as well be YOU! Here's what you need to do:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Make sure you're signed up for Emily Bryan's no-spam, no-advertisement newletter. You can sign up here or at &lt;a href="http://www.emilybryan.com/Newsletter.htm"&gt;www.emilybryan.com&lt;/a&gt;! Be sure to respond to the opt-in email you'll recieve in order to activate your subscription. Your contact info will be held in strictest confidence. Emily will never sell your information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Enter the contest at &lt;a href="http://www.emilybryan.com/contest.htm"&gt;www.emilybryan.com/Contest&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One entry per person. No purchase necessary. You must be signed up for my free no-spam, no-advertisement newsletter to be eligible. Winner will be randomly drawn from all correct and complete entries on December 1st! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good luck!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4993494179402858641-2044718991601111650?l=strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/feeds/2044718991601111650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/10/merry-christmas-ball-contest.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/2044718991601111650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/2044718991601111650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/10/merry-christmas-ball-contest.html' title='Merry Christmas Ball Contest!'/><author><name>EmilyBryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SX9GfiumhXI/AAAAAAAAAWI/PcwAphoZciw/S220/Emilyhorizontal+headshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/StCmqE_L3SI/AAAAAAAABUY/qIvHSX85sj0/s72-c/A+Christmas+Ball+RELEASED.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993494179402858641.post-1978297581689315651</id><published>2009-09-15T14:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-15T14:06:22.046-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alissa johnson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jennifer Ashley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A christmas ball'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='emily bryan'/><title type='text'>12 Days of A CHRISTMAS BALL!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SqpBtaM4xZI/AAAAAAAABL8/GsRHNl_YGNA/s1600-h/A_Christmas_Ballsmall.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SqpBtaM4xZI/AAAAAAAABL8/GsRHNl_YGNA/s200/A_Christmas_Ballsmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380184953230771602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope you're ready. It's time to strap on your blog tourista shoes and join me in another trek through cyber-space. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's right! The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;12 DAYS OF A CHRISTMAS BALL Blog Tour&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; starts on Monday! We'll be talking about &lt;a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Christmas-Ball/Jennifer-Ashley/e/9780843962505/?itm=1&amp;usri=1"&gt;A CHRISTMAS BALL&lt;/a&gt;, giving you the inside scoop and backstory for this holiday anthology, and at the risk of rushing the season, sharing some Christmas fun along the way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if you don't know my co-authors, USA Today BestSeller Jennifer Ashley and Alissa Johnson, here's your chance to meet some new favorites! Every day there will be prizes and give-aways, so be sure to leave a comment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's your itinerary:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 14th ~ &lt;a href="http://www.romancebuythebook.com/"&gt;RomanceBuyTheBook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 15th ~ &lt;a href="http://www.loveisanexplodingcigar.com "&gt;Love is an Exploding Cigar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 16th ~ &lt;a href="http://yankeeromancereviewers.blogspot.com/"&gt;Yankee Romance Reviewers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 17th ~ &lt;a href="http://www.romancejunkies.com/rjblog/"&gt;Romance Junkies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 18th ~ &lt;a href="http://theromancestudio.blogspot.com/"&gt;The Romance Studio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then you get a weekend off to change your socks! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 21st ~ &lt;a href="http://FreshFiction.com/blog"&gt;Fresh Fiction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 22nd ~ &lt;a href="http://www.michellepillow.com/blog"&gt;Pillow Talk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 23rd ~ &lt;a href="http://teddyree-theeclecticreader.blogspot.com/"&gt;The Eclectic Reader&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 24th ~ &lt;a href="http://www.popsyndicate.com/books"&gt;Pop Syndicate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25th ~ &lt;a href="http://romanticcrushjunkies.blogspot.com/"&gt;Romantic Crush Junkies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another weekend to catch your breath!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 28th ~ &lt;a href="http://bookreviewsbybobbie.wordpress.com/"&gt;Book Reviews by Bobbie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;September 29th ~ &lt;a href="http://www.nightowlromanceblog.blogspot.com/"&gt;NightOwl Romance  &lt;/a&gt;&amp; A CHRISTMAS BALL's RELEASE DAY!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mybannermaker.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" alt="Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!" src="http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/4365/mybannerglitterfe998dcd.gif"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;RSVP at your favorite bookseller!&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then as a bonus, I'll be at &lt;a href="http://penelopesromancereviews.blogspot.com"&gt;Penelope's Romance Reviews &lt;/a&gt;on September 30th, a sort of cool down day after the tour. I hope you'll join me. And speaking of Penelope, she just posted an early review of &lt;a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Christmas-Ball/Jennifer-Ashley/e/9780843962505/?itm=1&amp;usri=1"&gt;A CHRISTMAS BALL&lt;/a&gt;. Here's a taste:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;"It is extremely difficult to write a novella. Bryan totally nails it. This story has all the things I love about her longer historicals...it's beautifully written, has lusty love scenes, wonderful humor, and a very satisfying ending. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This story is truly like an unexpected Christmas gift...I opened the package having no expectations, and I found a real treasure. Thank you, Emily, for this sweet Christmas story."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can read the whole review at &lt;a href="http://penelopesromancereviews.blogspot.com/2009/09/review-of-christmas-ball-by-jennifer.html"&gt;Penelope's Romance Reviews&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope to see you along the way!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;P.S. Thank you so much to everyone who emailed me to say they'd be willing to post my Save the Date &lt;a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Christmas-Ball/Jennifer-Ashley/e/9780843962505/?itm=1&amp;usri=1"&gt;A CHRISTMAS BALL &lt;/a&gt;badge on their blog! I appreciate you so much. If you meant to do it, there is still time. Please email me at emily@emilybryan.com with your request and I'll shoot you the code for the invitation. The more the merrier! Thanks so much!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4993494179402858641-1978297581689315651?l=strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/feeds/1978297581689315651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/09/12-days-of-christmas-ball.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/1978297581689315651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/1978297581689315651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/09/12-days-of-christmas-ball.html' title='12 Days of A CHRISTMAS BALL!'/><author><name>EmilyBryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SX9GfiumhXI/AAAAAAAAAWI/PcwAphoZciw/S220/Emilyhorizontal+headshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SqpBtaM4xZI/AAAAAAAABL8/GsRHNl_YGNA/s72-c/A_Christmas_Ballsmall.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993494179402858641.post-5389873478214280295</id><published>2009-08-12T14:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-12T16:54:04.753-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contest'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A Christmas Ball Emily Bryan'/><title type='text'>Christmas in August</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SoMyaIuuGII/AAAAAAAABC0/406suQ9C5XU/s1600-h/A_Christmas_Ball%5B1%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SoMyaIuuGII/AAAAAAAABC0/406suQ9C5XU/s200/A_Christmas_Ball%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369190605357193346" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Sure, I'm rushing the season a bit, but don't we all need some holiday cheer? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In honor of my upcoming A CHRISTMAS BALL, I'm throwing a &lt;a href="http://www.emilybryan.com/contest.htm"&gt;CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST &lt;/a&gt;contest! The winner will receive their choice from my backlist! It's free, it's fun and it's only running till September 1st. So please pop over and enter today.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4993494179402858641-5389873478214280295?l=strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/feeds/5389873478214280295/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/08/christmas-in-august.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/5389873478214280295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/5389873478214280295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/08/christmas-in-august.html' title='Christmas in August'/><author><name>EmilyBryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SX9GfiumhXI/AAAAAAAAAWI/PcwAphoZciw/S220/Emilyhorizontal+headshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SoMyaIuuGII/AAAAAAAABC0/406suQ9C5XU/s72-c/A_Christmas_Ball%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993494179402858641.post-8902324887177389631</id><published>2009-05-30T17:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T11:22:34.097-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stroke of genius'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='emily bryan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='name a character contest'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='historical romance'/><title type='text'>STROKE OF GENIUS Name A Character Contest</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SiHMTCtcv_I/AAAAAAAAA1k/daTE3B37XO4/s1600-h/CrispinHawkeinagony.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SiHMTCtcv_I/AAAAAAAAA1k/daTE3B37XO4/s200/CrispinHawkeinagony.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341775260555198450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Ever wanted to see your name on the acknowledgment page of a novel? Here's your chance!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I need your help to name an important character in my upcoming novel, STROKE OF GENIUS. Click &lt;a href="http://www.emilybryan.com/Name%20A%20Character%20Entries.htm"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to learn how you can enter your name suggestion!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition to a "thank you" in the acknowledgements, the winner will receive my entire backlist! Good luck and thanks in advance!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy,&lt;br /&gt;Emily&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Photo: Fortin &amp; Sanders&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4993494179402858641-8902324887177389631?l=strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/feeds/8902324887177389631/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/05/stroke-of-genius-name-character-contest.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/8902324887177389631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/8902324887177389631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/05/stroke-of-genius-name-character-contest.html' title='STROKE OF GENIUS Name A Character Contest'/><author><name>EmilyBryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SX9GfiumhXI/AAAAAAAAAWI/PcwAphoZciw/S220/Emilyhorizontal+headshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SiHMTCtcv_I/AAAAAAAAA1k/daTE3B37XO4/s72-c/CrispinHawkeinagony.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993494179402858641.post-6695387476030028066</id><published>2009-05-30T17:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-30T17:40:28.822-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Enter Today!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4993494179402858641-6695387476030028066?l=strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/feeds/6695387476030028066/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/05/enter-today.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/6695387476030028066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4993494179402858641/posts/default/6695387476030028066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://strokeofgenius-emilybryan.blogspot.com/2009/05/enter-today.html' title='Enter Today!'/><author><name>EmilyBryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rw2sfqf2bu4/SX9GfiumhXI/AAAAAAAAAWI/PcwAphoZciw/S220/Emilyhorizontal+headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry></feed>
