From the Desk of J.M. Poole

Hello everyone!  For those of you dying to know who won signed paperback copies of The Prophecy, Insurrection, and Amulet of Aria, the winner is… Jarod Ansted!

Congrats, Jarod!  If you’ll email me your mailing addy I’ll get your books sent off to you!  Use:  jmpoole (at) gmail dot com.  I hope you like them!

Many, many thanks to everyone who entered!  I really appreciate all your interest in the books!  Your support and comments are what keeps me inspired every week when writing more Lentarian adventures!

I hope everyone has a great week!

J.

Wow!  Two raffles going on at the same time!  Gotta love it!

Naturally, the first raffle, print copies of all three books being awarded to the same person, is going on.   But, I also created a page for Lost City on Facebook and promised that once I hit 50 Likes I’ll hold a raffle for a print copy of that book.  Less than a day later we hit 50.  So for that, thank you very much!

Also, I would like to point out that there’s a brand new excerpt from Something Wyverian This Way Comes (Tales of Lentari #2) on the Excerpts page.  Go check it out and let me know what you think!

Have a great day and happy reading!

**UPDATE**

Winner has been selected!  Congrats goes to Christina Carr!  Email me at jmpoole (at) gmail dot com with your mailing addy and I’ll get your book sent off to you.  Thanks to everyone for playing!  And remember – for every 50 Likes on Facebook I’ll create another raffle so help spread the word!

I’ve been promising it.  I’ve told you guys what needs to happen in order for me to start the raffle and you guys came through!

Thank you!!!

Without further ado, I hereby create my biggest raffle to date:  signed copies of Prophecy (Bakkian Chronicles #1), Insurrection (Bakkian Chronicles #2), and Amulet of Aria (Bakkian Chronicles #3).  They will be awarded to one winner and one winner only!

Want to enter the raffle?  Leave a comment below asking to be entered and tell me which of the books is your favorite.  That’s all!

As many of you know, my fourth book has recently been released.  Lost City (Tales of Lentari #1) isn’t included in the raffle, I’m sorry to say.  Unless…  The magic number is 200.  200 Likes on Facebook and I’ll make this raffle include all four books!

The time frame for this raffle will be through November.  The raffle is over on December 1st.  If we hit 200 Likes by that time then we’ll consider the stretch goal has been achieved and Lost City will also go along to the winner.

So spread the word!  Enter now for your chance to win some fantasy books!  Good luck to all who enter!

J.

Are you entered yet for a chance to win one of two signed paperback copies of Lost City?  Check the list of names below and make sure yours is there!

Fans have left comments on various threads, and I’m going to do my damnedest to make sure I get everyone, but if I miss your name, fear not.  Just let me know here or on Facebook and I’ll make sure you’re added!

Raffle entrants:

Andrew Dyer, Christina Car, Claire Jones, Christine Gentry, Cathy Carr, Anthony, Heather Green-Smith, Laura Mathews, Patricia Huilman, Alex Hatcher, Clare Jaggar, Charlotte Dixon, April Enos, Nicki Jones, Christy Proctor, Bob Terry, Tracey Bruyette, Aimee Young, Kendall Davis, Scott Smith, Danie, Lisa LeChatton, Yvonne, Mark, Aylsa, Elizabeth Davis, Daina, Sally Watkins, Jason Harvill, Heike, Carl Liddle, Jill Busby, Trent Miller, Karen, Kelly Brigante, Nicole Jacobson, Vance Schollmeyer, Rose Putnam, Kantami Blossom, Tracy Jenkins, Sally Van Sickle Watkins, Caroline Craven

**UPDATE**

The 2nd proof has arrived and it is absolutely perfect!  That means the polls are closed, so to so peak, and the two winners will NBC announced this weekend!  Stay tuned!!

**UPDATE #2 – WINNERS SELECTED**

Peanut has spoken!  The winners are Vance Schollmeyer and April Enos!  Congrats, you two!  Email me your mailing addys and I’ll get your copy of Lost City out to you!  Thank you to everyone for playing!

Greetings fans of Lentari!  The wait is almost over!

Be among the first to own an autographed, paperback copy of Lost City (Tales of Lentari #1)!  In anticipation of my fourth book’s upcoming release, I’m creating a raffle for one of the first copies to be printed.  Hot off the presses.  🙂

All you have to do to enter is make sure you have Liked the Bakkian Chronicles on Facebook (you can hit the FB button on the top right corner of this page) and then leave a comment to tell me that you were here.   That’s it!  The raffle is open to everyone, regardless of locale, so if you’re in Australia, and would like to try and win a print copy, feel free to enter!

To keep this interesting, if I get at least fifteen people entering, I’ll add a second copy, thereby having two winners of a print copy.  If I get to twenty, I’ll release a sneak peek of the cover!  Help spread the word!

If you haven’t already, check out the book that started it all!  The Prophecy (Bakkian Chronicles #1) on ebook in practically all formats.  Always free!  Links can be found along the right of the blog for various retailers.  This message will also be posted on FB.   Thanks for stopping by!  Happy reading!

J.

**UPDATE**

As promised, here’s a sketch of Lost City’s cover!  I hope everyone likes it!

Ye olde notebook is open, displaying thoughts on all aspects of Lentari…  Beads of condensation are seen dripping down a frosty can of Pepsi Max…  A glass jar containing on a few colorful gumballs is sitting on apreviously printed chapter…

The cell phone is off and the corgi is asleep in her chair.  I do believe we’re ready!!   It’s off to Lentari for a solid day of writing!  As I did last year in preparation of Amulet of Aria’s release, every Wednesday I’ll give away 5 ebooks of one of my titles.

Up for grabs this week are five (5) copies of Insurrection (Bakkian Chronicles #2).  Since Prophecy (Bakkian Chronicles #1) is always free of charge, that’s two books you’d be able to read for free!  So hop over to the blog and leave a comment to let me know you were there and if you provide me an email addy, I’ll email you the coupon (and the link) for a complimentary copy of Insurrection!

Good luck & happy reading!

J.

Hi everyone!  First off, TGIF!  Secondly, as I’m getting close to wrapping Lost City up, I could use a few more names.  Dwarf names.  Maybe even a surname or a family name.  Any suggestions?

Now’s your chance to wind up in a book’s acknowledgement page.  Want to see your name in print?  Post your suggestions below!

Thanks!  Have a great weekend!

J.

All fans (new & old!) of the Bakkian Chronicles and the magical kingdom of Lentari are invited to enter for a chance to win an autographed copy of Insurrection (Bakkian Chronicles #2) in paperback!

To enter this contest all you have to do is leave a message on this post and tell me which character you think most resembles your personality!   Are you human?  Dragon?  Griffin?  Wizard?  Soldier?  Even if your personality matches that of Rinbok Intherer, dragon lord, let me know!

If you’re one of the three winners for the previous contest, don’t forget to send me your addy and I’ll get your prize shipped off to you!

Sarah and Lia have spoken!  They have selected the three winners from last month’s photo contest!  Congrats to the winners!  If you won a prize, please drop me an email with your address and I’ll get your prize shipped off to you!  Use jmpoole (at) gmail dot com.

Thanks for playing, everyone!  Oh, and while I’m thinking about it, I’m hereby taking suggestions for the next contest!  Got an idea?  Let me know!

1st Place Winner, Nicki!

2nd Place Winner, Bob!

3rd Place Winner, Toni!

Bobwyrm is the name of the dragon in the following pic, created by fan Bob Terry.  This photo is his submission for the Fan Photo Submission contest that recently just finished.

My wife and her friend will be reviewing all the pics this week and will select the winners shortly!

Bobwyrm the dragon