And the winner is. . .

Scott Romanski!

Scott is the winner of our Boston Red Sox water bottle filled with M&Ms and a copy of my latest techno-romantic thriller, CONNECT THE DOTS.

There were some wonderful guesses to our Spring has Sprung giveaway, but Scott's guess of 757 came closest to the 934 actual M&Ms that filled the Boston Red Sox water bottle.

HOWEVER, any of you who have played games with me or participated in giveaways in the past know that I always like to do better. So, for all of the others who joined in the fun, you still have an opportunity to receive a copy of CONNECT THE DOTS.

Here's the catch . . .

You have to either come back here and tell everyone how much you loved the story, because of course you will. Just ask April of Cafe of Dreams, she'll tell you. OR, you have to blog about CONNECT THE DOTS on your own blog.

That's it! See how fun this is. Now all you have to do is email me your address/contact information along with who you would like the book signed to and I will send everything out this weekend.

April - I certainly don't want you to do without so how about a book for another giveaway or for a friend or your local library. Just email me.

Spring has sprung so let's have some fun!!

Here's your chance to take a trip down memory lane, celebrate spring and baseball, and possibly win a free copy of CONNECT THE DOTS.

When you were a kid and in school, do you remember a game your teacher would play with the whole class where you had to guess the number of jelly beans that were in a jar and the person closest to the actual number won the jar of jelly beans?

First, let me digress for a second. Didn't you ever wonder who in their right mind would actually sit there and count the jelly beans one by one?

Now you know. Some crazy author who wants to have some fun. Only, just so you know, I know why someone would volunteer to count the jelly beans that fit in a jar. The answer is simple. One for the jar, POP, one for me. One jelly bean for the jar, two jelly beans for me.

On with the fun!

Let's play jelly beans in a jar...or in this case, M&Ms in a water jug. Not just any water jug, but a Boston Red Sox water bottle. Wanna see your jar and your prize?

Here you go.

Here's how to play:

Post a comment here with your guess as to the number of M&Ms you think are in the Red Sox bottle.

Whoever comes closest to the actual count will win the jug and a copy of my latest novel, CONNECT THE DOTS.

You have until Thursday to place your guess.

The winner will be announced on Friday.