Congratulations, Karey Howard! You’ve won Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway Weekend! Please contact me via email as soon as possible so we can make arrangements to get your package to you. (susan at susanmboyerbooks dot com)

We had a wonderful time at the launch party at Fiction Addiction in Greenville, SC, but we have a picture of the winning entry!

Everyone, if you weren’t able to make it to Fiction Addiction, I hope to see you soon at an upcoming event! I hit the road first thing in the morning!

Have a great week!

Susan

Rowe Carenen Copeland, the Book Concierge, here filling in for Susan while she’s in Florida at a book signing.

I’m super excited to tell you about the final three additions to the Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway (and, frankly, these alone are enough to make me wish I were eligible to enter).

First is a gift certificate for two adult admissions for a group tour with Classic Carriage Works, LLC. You have your choice of any of the group tour options like the Slavery to Freedom, No Young Children, or Civil War tours. Be sure to make your reservations as soon as you know when you’ll be heading to Charleston as spots fill up quickly.

Next is a tour for two of Charleston’s largest private residence, the Calhoun Mansion. My favorite part? It has a bathroom with a 45-foot ceiling.

Finally, another set of two tickets for a carriage tour from Old South Carriage Co.. They’ve got romantic horse drawn tours and historic tours of Old Charleston. Reserve your spot as soon as you can.

If you haven’t heard about Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway, read all the details here. We’re building a prize package by adding one item each week. One winner of the weekend getaway to beautiful Charleston, SC, will be drawn at the Lowcountry Boneyard launch party on April 21, 2015, at Fiction Addiction in Greenville, SC. Most of the items in the package will be visits to places Liz visits in Lowcountry Boneyard.

Recap of Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway Weekend:

• Two night stay at the historic John Rutledge House Inn (Courtesy of Charming Inns)
• Gift Certificate to Blind Tiger Pub (Courtesy of Blind Tiger Pub)
• Two Tickets for the Bulls Island Ferry/Eco Tour (Courtesy of Coastal Expeditions)
• Gift Certificate to Poogan’s Porch (Courtesy of Poogan’s Porch)
• Two Tickets for a ghost or history tour with Bulldog Tours (Courtesy of Bulldog tours)
• Gift Certificate to Bin 152 (Courtesy of Bin 152)
• Visa gift card for $250 for dinner at any area restaurant and/or whatever else the winner choses
• Two tickets for Classic Carriage Works, LLC  (Courtesy of Classic Carriage Works)
• Gift Certificate to the Calhoun Mansion (Courtesy of the Calhoun Mansion)
• Two tickets for Old South Carriage Co. (Courtesy of Old South Carriage)

These are the final items added to the prize package! Be sure to enter by midnight on April 20, 2015.

Enter for your chance to win by pre-ordering Lowcountry Boneyardand filling out the contest entry form. Full contest rules and details can be found here. Links for pre-ordering from any of the stores I’ll be visiting in the upcoming weeks are on the entry form. If you have already pre-ordered Lowcountry Boneyard, simply fill out the entry form.

Y’all have a great weekend!

Rowe

You asked for it, and you got it! The most requested item in last Wednesday’s informal Facebook poll was a ghost tour. We also had suggestions for other types of tours, so here’s the best of both worlds: This week’s addition to Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway Weekend is two tickets for the ghost or history tour of your choice from Bulldog Tours (voted Charleston’s “Best Tour Company” 5 years in a row!).

I know which one I’d pick. What about you? 

If you haven’t heard about Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway, read all the details here. We’re building a prize package by adding one item each week. One winner of the weekend getaway to beautiful Charleston, SC, will be drawn at the Lowcountry Boneyard launch party on April 21, 2015, at Fiction Addiction in Greenville, SC. Most of the items in the package will be visits to places Liz visits in Lowcountry Boneyard.

Recap of Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway Weekend so far:

• Two night stay at the historic John Rutledge House Inn (Courtesy of Charming Inns)
• Gift Certificate to Blind Tiger Pub (Courtesy of Blind Tiger Pub)
• Two Tickets for the Bulls Island Ferry/Eco Tour (Courtesy of Coastal Expeditions)
• Gift Certificate to Poogan’s Porch (Courtesy of Poogan’s Porch)
• Two Tickets for a ghost or history tour with Bulldog Tours (Courtesy of Bulldog tours)

New items will be added to the prize package each Friday through April 17.

Enter for your chance to win by pre-ordering Lowcountry Boneyard and filling out the contest entry form. Full contest rules and details can be found here. Links for pre-ordering from any of the stores I’ll be visiting in the upcoming weeks are on the entry form. If you have already pre-ordered Lowcountry Boneyard, simply fill out the entry form.

Y’all have a great weekend!

Susan

I’m working on the tours–thanks so much for all the suggestions y’all gave me on Facebook!

Today’s addition to the package is a gift certificate for brunch, lunch, or dinner at Poogan’s Porch (courtesy of Poogan’s Porch)!

These photos were taken from my favorite spot in the little courtyard out front. (The first one actually faces the Mills House across the street.)

 Check out their website for photos of the lovely Victorian home turned restaurant, and the food–oh my stars–the food. My mouth is watering right now.

For me, Poogan’s Porch is one my go-to restaurants. I love going for lunch when the weather is nice. Everything I’ve tried is delicious, but I especially love their macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, and biscuits.

If you haven’t heard about Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway, read all the details here. We’re building a prize package by adding one item each week. One winner of the weekend getaway to beautiful Charleston, SC, will be drawn at the Lowcountry Boneyard launch party on April 21, 2015, at Fiction Addiction in Greenville, SC. Most of the items in the package will be visits to places Liz visits in Lowcountry Boneyard.

Recap of Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway Weekend so far:

• Two night stay at the historic John Rutledge House Inn (Courtesy of Charming Inns)
• Gift Certificate to Blind Tiger Pub (Courtesy of Blind Tiger Pub)
• Two Tickets for the Bulls Island Ferry/Eco Tour (Courtesy of Coastal Expeditions)
• Gift Certificate to Poogan’s Porch (Courtesy of Poogan’s Porch)

New items will be added to the prize package each Friday through April 17.

Enter for your chance to win by pre-ordering Lowcountry Boneyard and filling out the contest entry form. Full contest rules and details can be found here. Links for pre-ordering from any of the stores I’ll be visiting in the upcoming weeks are on the entry form. If you have already pre-ordered Lowcountry Boneyard, simply fill out the entry form.

Y’all have a great weekend!

Susan

This week’s addition to Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway weekend is two tickets on the Bulls Island Ferry/Eco Tour.  (Courtesy of Coastal Expeditions.)

I’ve taken this trip myself and it is so much fun! The scenery is gorgeous and the wildlife plentiful.

If you haven’t heard about Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway, read all the details here. We’re building a prize package by adding one item each week. One winner of the weekend getaway to beautiful Charleston, SC, will be drawn at the Lowcountry Boneyard launch party on April 21, 2015, at Fiction Addiction in Greenville, SC. Most of the items in the package will be visits to places Liz visits in Lowcountry Boneyard.

Recap of Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway Weekend so far:

• Two night stay at the historic John Rutledge House Inn (Courtesy of Charming Inns)
• Gift Certificate to Blind Tiger Pub (Courtesy of Blind Tiger Pub)
• Two Tickets for the Bulls Island Ferry/Eco Tour (Courtesy of Coastal Expeditions)

New items will be added to the prize package each Friday through April 17.

Enter for your chance to win by pre-ordering Lowcountry Boneyard and filling out the contest entry form. Full contest rules and details can be found here. Links for pre-ordering from any of the stores I’ll be visiting in the upcoming weeks are on the entry form. If you have already pre-ordered Lowcountry Boneyard, simply fill out the entry form.

Y’all have a great weekend!

Susan

If you haven’t heard about Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway, read all the details here. We’re building a prize package by adding one item each week. One winner of the weekend getaway to beautiful Charleston, SC, will be drawn at the Lowcountry Boneyard launch party on April 21, 2015, at Fiction Addiction in Greenville, SC. Most of the items in the package will be visits to places Liz visits in Lowcountry Boneyard.

This week’s item is a gift certificate to Blind Tiger Pub in Charleston. (Courtesy of Blind Tiger Pub)  Enjoy lunch, brunch, dinner, or drinks and nibbles and redeem your gift certificate during your visit to Charleston for Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway.

Liz and I especially like the crab cakes, but everything on the menu is wonderful.

Liz loves Blind Tiger Pub–as do I. This is her favorite spot in the courtyard.

Recap of Liz Talbot’s Charleston Getaway Weekend so far:

• Two night stay at the historic John Rutledge House Inn (Courtesy of Charming Inns)
• Gift Certificate to Blind Tiger Pub (Courtesy of Blind Tiger Pub)

New items added to the prize package each Friday through April 17.

Enter for your chance to win by pre-ordering Lowcountry Boneyard and filling out the contest entry form. Full contest rules and details can be found here. Links for pre-ordering from any of the stores I’ll be visiting in the upcoming weeks are on the entry form. If you have already pre-ordered Lowcountry Boneyard, simply fill out the entry form.

Y’all have a great weekend!

Susan

 Y’all I’m so excited about LOWCOUNTRY BONEYARD coming out in April I can hardly stand it! To celebrate, I’ve put together a sweepstakes for a fabulous weekend for two in beautiful Charleston, SC, voted the top U.S. travel destination for four years in a row—and now second in the world—by Conde Nast readers

There’s only going to be one prize, but it will include some of Liz’s favorite Charleston places and things.  We’re going to start with one item in the package, a two night stay at the historic John Rutledge House Inn during the summer season. Each week, I’ll add something to the package—some weeks big things, some weeks smaller, fun items. Announcements will be made on my Facebook page and on this blog.

We’ll have a drawing for the winner at the LOWCOUNTRY BONEYARD launch party on April 21^st at Fiction Addiction in Greenville, SC. The party is from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm–y’all come if you can. We’ll be serving refreshing beverages and nibbles. The drawing will take place at approximately 6:00 pm. It will be videoed and the winner announced in a newsletter which will be emailed immediately after the drawing, on this blog, and on Facebook.

Here’s how to enter for your chance to win: Just pre-order LOWCOUNTRY BONEYARD and then fill out the form (click here).

• You can pre-order a signed, personalized copy from Fiction Addiction, my local independent bookstore for delivery nationwide.
• Or pre-order from any of the stores I’ll be visiting (shown on the entry form and on my schedule page). I’d love to see you—come pick up your book while I’m in the store, or if that’s not convenient, pick it up whenever you like—signed and personalized if you like. Many of these stores offer shipping as well.
• Pre-order from your favorite bookstore. If it isn’t one I’m visiting, you’ll need to wait until April 1 to order. (Please let me know via email at susan at susanmboyerbooks dot com if you have trouble ordering.)
• Online store pre-orders (Amazon, B&N, Kobo, iBooks, Google Play, etc.) in any format available also qualify.
• You can also enter by requesting LOWCOUNTRY BONEYARD from your local library.
• All of you dear, fabulous folks who have already pre-ordered need only fill out the form.

Want to enter twice? Pre-order LOWCOUNTRY BONEYARD and also request it from your local library. Want to do some birthday or early Christmas shopping? Consider giving LOWCOUNTRY BONEYARD as a gift. You may enter once for each copy you pre-order or request. You’ll need to fill out a separate entry form for each entry.

You do not have to be present during the drawing to win. Deadline for entry is midnight Eastern Time on Monday, April 20, 2015.

*** Updated Prize Package Recap ***

• Two night stay at John Rutledge House Inn (Courtesy of Charming Inns–thank you!)
• Gift certificate to Blind Tiger Pub (Courtesy of Blind Tiger Pub–thank you!)
• Two tickets for the Bulls Island Ferry/Eco Tour (Courtesy of Coastal Expeditions–thank you!)
• Gift certificate to Poogan’s Porch (Courtesy of Poogan’s Porch–thank you!)
• Two Tickets for a ghost or history tour with Bulldog Tours (Courtesy of Bulldog tours–thank you!)
• Gift certificate to Bin 152 (Courtesy of Bin 152–thank you!)
• Visa gift card for $250 for dinner at any area restaurant and/or whatever else the winner choses

A new item will be added every Friday through April 17.

Good luck, everyone! I simply cannot wait to share Liz’s latest adventure with each one of you!

Susan

Legalese and whatnot…

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. This contest is sponsored by Susan M. Boyer. (“Sponsor”) It is governed by these official rules (“Official Rules”). By participating in the contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and understands that the results of the contest, as determined by Sponsor and its agents, are final in all respects.

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HOW TO ENTER: You can enter the Sweepstakes as outlined on the contest post. Entries may also be submitted by sending a postcard or letter to Liz Talbot Sweepstakes, 507 Thyme Place, Greenville, SC 29607. You may enter as many times as you wish. Sponsor’s immediate family members, employees of the publisher, and Sponsor’s agents and/or representatives are ineligible.

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