Well, goodness, we started off this contest with trivia about the Fillies at Wildflower Junction and learned even more tidbits about them during these past two weeks of wonderful blogs.
Now we’ll end with some more trivia!! So bear with me, before I announce the winners here’s some really cool stuff about our authors!
Oh and by the way, it’s trivia, but certainly not trivial.
FILLIES FUN FACTS:
All of the Fillies combined have published exactly 300 books!
Eight more books were Indie or Self-published (with more on the way)
These 4 fantastic authors have hit the New York Times Bestseller list!
Cheryl St. John,
Phyliss Miranda,
Linda Broday
Margaret Brownley
These 5 great authors have hit the USA Today Bestseller list!
Phyliss Miranda
Linda Broday
Margaret Brownley
Charlene Sands
Cheryl St. John
These 3 awesome authors have hit the Christian Book Association Bestseller List and the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Bestseller List!
Margaret Brownley
Mary Connealy
Karen Witemeyer
The Fillies have also been nominated for 107 prestigious awards, including the Rita, the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award and Hero of the Month Award, Daphne, Cataromance Reviewer’s Choice Award, Carol Award, Holt Medallion, Texas Gold, Lorie, National Readers’ Choice Award, Heart of Excellence Award, RT Kiss Award, the Pioneer Award, the SARA, Ignite the Flame, Coffeetime Romance Recommended Read Award, Wisconsin Writers Award, Loves Western Romance Award, Crystal Globe Award, Dorchester New Historical Voice, Writer’s Touch, Writer’s Digest, TARA and Bookseller’s Best Award.
The Fillies have WON 35 prestigious awards from the above named group!
The Fillies are a diverse and talented group of author writing in these genres: Western (of course!) , Contemporary, Category series, Inspirational, Romantic suspense, Historical suspense, Mystery, Romantic thriller, Young adult, American romance, Children’s books, Paranormal and Young Adult Western.
WOW!
Special thanks to all who have commented and joined in on the fun! And now on to our Winners!
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! !
Grand Prize winner of $100 Gift Card to Amazon OR Barnes and Noble is …. QUILT LADY
Second Prize and Third Prize winners of $25 Gift Card to Amazon OR Barnes and Noble are…MARY J and VALRI WESTERN
Please contact Pam Crooks at pacrooks@radiks.net and she will be happy to award your prizes.
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What a fabulous contest this has been. I’ve certainly had a great time. I hope everyone else has, too. Big congrats to our three winners. I hope you ladies find wonderful books to splurge on for many hours of happy reading!
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 8:54 am.
Happy Friday!
It was fun putting together this “trivia” that is certainly not trivial about the Fillies!
Congrats to all the winners!!!
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 8:59 am.
CONGRATULATIONS, Quilt Lady, Mary J., and Valri Western!!!! Woo-Hoo!!! Christmas came a little early. I’m so happy for you. But, you know we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for all the wonderful readers who support P&P. Thank you all much.
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:04 am.
Congratulations to our winners!!! What a fun contest, too. I learned a lot about my fellow fillies in the process. Now that’s a win-win-win!!!
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:11 am.
Congratulations to everyone!!!
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:24 am.
Congrats to our winners, and thanks to all who participated these past weeks. We sure hope to see you around Wildflower Junction forever and ever!
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:43 am.
Congrat to the lucky winners..
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:03 pm.
Congrats to the lucky ladies! Enjoy! :D
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:40 pm.
Thank you for drawing my name. I am honored. All of you lady authors are winners in my book.
Mary J
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:52 pm.
Congratulations to the lucky winners.
I was away on vacation with little or no internet access for 3 weeks. I certainly missed some great posts.
Congratulations to all you accomplished Fillies. No wonder I enjoy your books so much.
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 1:07 pm.
Congratulations to all – best sellers, award winners & nominees, and contest winners. Hope you can all sit back and enjoy your blessings for a little bit.
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:03 pm.
Congratulations!
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:08 pm.
Oh so excited right now, thank you so much!!!
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 4:13 pm.
WOW, thank you so much! I can’t believe I won! I appreciate it so much. I enjoy reading. This is a gift I will truly enjoy.
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:50 pm.
CONGRATULATIONS to our winners and thank you to all who visit, comment, and make P&P a warm and friendly place to be.
Thank you, Charlene for gathering all that information on the Fillies! I am proud to be part of such an illustrious group.
An even 300 books is pretty cool.
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 12:53 am.
Congratulations to Quilt Lady! And to Mary J and Valri! Happy shopping!
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:59 am.
I was out for the past week on my trip to the southwest but was tickled to check in this morning to see this list of winners. Congratulations to all of you and thanks to everyone who participated and made this such a fun event!!
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 12:19 pm.
Chiming in late here, too, Winnie. Thanks to all the readers and commenters who help make this a great place to be, and to my filly sisters! I love this blog and the people who make it the best place in the world to socialize, learn and make friends.
Cheryl P.
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 8:29 pm.