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Bookversary Newsletter #Giveaway WINNERS List!

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Margaret — 4 Comments ↓

Wahoo! It’s Tuesday, so it’s time to announce the winners from last week’s Giveaway-O-Rama.

A note on how I chose winners: I compiled a list of every name/email entry in an Excel spreadsheet. Then I used random.org’s Sequence Generator to give me a random number sequence for each giveaway; the top number was my winner. Since people could enter any/all giveaways and the numbers are selected randomly, people can and did win more than once, as luck would have it.

I’ve not included last names for privacy’s sake – if you won, I’ll be emailing you! Thank you all for entering!

	WINNER of autographed copies of A Man of Character and *A Matter of Time: Carla M.*
	WINNER of the mini trunk: Julie S.
	WINNER of the key watch: Lori N.
	WINNER of the pocketwatch: Aleen D.
	WINNERS of a small key (5): Lori N. Juana E. Carla M. Mary P. LL.
	WINNER of the $25 Amazon Gift Card: Lindsey B.
	WINNER of an autographed paperback of *A Scandalous Matter: Melanie B.*

If you missed the giveaway but want to be in on future ones, as well as keep up-to-date with new releases and sales, please sign up for my newsletter!

I only send newsletters as often as I have news, and I never give out names, so you’re safe with me!

It’s A Man of Character’s Bookversary! #Giveaway

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Margaret — 3 Comments ↓

Margaret Locke A Man of Character — That’s me the first time I ever held one of my books in my hands.

Holy cow. It’s A Man of Character‘s Book Birthday. That means I’ve been a published author for one year. Say what?

It’s been quite a ride, and I’m absolutely thrilled so many people have joined me on it.

I treasure every single Facebook exchange, email correspondence, tweet convo, and review left. Every. Single. One.

Because I couldn’t have imagined a year ago I’d have fans. Or that I’d publish two books in the space of a year, with the third debuting July 6th. Or that I’d final three times in the 2016 HOLT Medallion Awards.

I’ve met amazing readers. I’ve met amazing writers. I’ve made lots of mistakes. I’ve learned lots more.

And I’m so very grateful for all of it.

Have you signed up for my newsletter yet? I sent one out this morning with TONS of giveaways as a Book Birthday present to you! You can check the newsletter out here: http://eepurl.com/b3gE8L

** Please note if you email me to enter a giveaway (or two or three or seven), I take that as consent for you to be added to my newsletter list. But don’t worry – I only email when I have actual news (such as a new release or a sale), and I try to include a giveaway every time!

MUCH LOVE to all of you. I wouldn’t be here without you. THANK YOU.

A Man of Character won a LYRA award!

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Margaret — 4 Comments ↓

Wahoo! My first novel, magical romantic comedy A Man of Character, nabbed the 2015 Lyra Independent Fiction Award for Best General Fiction!

I’m so stoked!

Thank you, Bookstore Without Borders!

Everybody needs a cheap romance at least once in their life, right?

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Margaret — No Comments ↓

A Man of Character can be yours for less than $1, but only for A Matter of Time…Don’t miss out on your chance to fall in love with the magic this Valentine’s Day!

A Man of Character: http://bit.ly/AManOfCharacter – Check out this whimsically magical romantic comedy, in which a bookstore owner must choose between fantasy and reality after discovering the men she’s dating are living versions of fictional characters she created long ago.

“A Man of Character is a HIT!!! Margaret Locke’s first novel is a true gift to any of us that enjoy romantic comedies with a whimsical twist.” – Annie McDonnell, The Write Review and chicklitplus.com

A Matter of Time: http://bit.ly/AMatterOfTime – A fun, emotion-packed Regency time-travel romance in which a modern-day Austenite’s dream comes true when she lands in the arms of an authentic Regency duke, only to learn some fantasies aren’t all they’re cracked up to be when he proves less than a Prince Charming…

“A love story and so much more, A Matter of Time should be on every fantasy, paranormal, contemporary and Regency romance readers “to read” list. I would definitely recommend this novel – you will be charmed, captivated, have a few good laughs and shed a few tears as you cheer Eliza and Dev on to find their happy every after ending.” – Marcy, Keeper Bookshelf

2015: A Year of Giving Thanks, Meeting Romance Idols, & Making New Friends

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Margaret — No Comments ↓

2015 has been a very good year for me. I am so thankful.

This year, I:

published TWO books: A Man of Character, and A Matter of Time.

met long-time romance writing idols Eloisa James, Sabrina Jeffries, and Pamela Morsi, as well as new favorites like Valerie Bowman, Cathy Maxwell, Kathryn Barrett, and Sue London.

Eloisa James with Margaret Locke — The ever-charming Eloisa James and I.

With the gracious and knowledge-generous Valerie Bowman — With gracious & knowledge-generous Valerie Bowman.

MLockeCMaxwell — With the exuberantly charming Cathy Maxwell.

Sue London getting silly at the West Virginia Book Festival.

attended a number of writing conferences (the Library of Congress’s What Is Love? conference, the Chesapeake Romance Writers conference), book festivals (the Virginia Festival of the Book, the West Virginia Book Festival) and Virginia Romance Writers workshops and talks.

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met a ton of new people, and, even more amazingly, new fans! I, little ol’ Margaret, now have fans. What, what? But, yes, I do, like the oh-so-fabulous Annie, who even had lunch with me when she was in town.

Annie is a riot, y'all, and we had so much fun at our far-too-brief lunch in October! — Annie is a riot, y’all, and we had so much fun at our far-too-brief lunch in October!

Long-time friends supported me, too, including my grade-school friend Heather, whose animals apparently also want to read A Matter of Time!

Some fans read my books out loud to their babies!

... While others forced their kids to do things like this! — … While others forced their kids to do things like this!

solidified relationships and friendships within my Shenandoah Valley Writers critique group and more, and basically surrounded myself with writer friends the whole year through.

Maggie and Rebekah helped me celebrate debut day!

And these fine characters cheered me on, critiqued my work, picked me up when I felt down, and celebrated my successes!

had the loving support of my family, including my very own computer-science-professor-in-shining-armor husband, who read BOTH of my books, just to support me (and help me find typos). He’s that awesome of a guy.

Yes, it’s been a very good year.

And I owe so much of that to you all.

Thank you to everyone who took a chance on A Man of Character (and now again on A Matter of Time!).
Thank you to the friends and family who’ve supported me, and the new readers who’ve picked up one of my books this year.
Thank you to the book bloggers and reviewers who graciously gave their time to review my books.
Thank you to Tessa Shapcott, my editor, for her invaluable guidance, and to Joy Lankshear, my cover designer and formatter, for making my books look better than I ever imagined they could.
Thank you to the fellow writers I’ve met on Facebook and Twitter, whose companionship brightens my day every day, and whose wisdom is lighting this crazy, twisting and turning path I’m on.
Thank you to the people who’ve liked my books enough to join my street team, Locke’s Flock, or to review them on Amazon or GoodReads, or even just to tell someone else about my books and/or me. All of those seemingly little things make a HUGE difference.