Official Unveiling...

Please join me this week as I unveil the latest and greatest design for my website. After having outgrown my previously delectable design, I got Christina from Sweet 'N Spicy Designs to build a new one. Its sultry, sexy, and hot!!!

She did a fantastic job and I'm so proud to unveil this masterpiece. Stop by and leave me a comment, or respond here on my blog this week only and on Friday I'll be collecting all the entrants for an ecollection of my entire library (currently contains 8) books. Happy reading and stop on by to see the amazing design.

Patricia Bates
Author Site

Comments

S.L. Bartlett said…

I went, I saw, and was unable to leave a comment there. However, thought I'd pop by here and give my hearty congrats and good job on new website. Looking good!
No need to enter my name in the contest, since I don't have an ebook reader. Don't even know how to use one, despite being a writer myself. LOL

January 2, 2012 at 5:15 PM

Patricia Bates said…

Thanks for the feedback - hmm need to work out that bug lol.

I'll still enter your name lol :)

January 3, 2012 at 6:37 PM

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