Winners!

Winner! of my novel, One Smooth Stone is .... Deborah M.

Winners! of the Kindle are: Marnie Pohlman and Patricia Day

Congratulations! Your prizes will be on their way very soon. :)

Today's the DAY!

Hi Folks. Thanks for dropping by my blog. 

Today is the Online Book Launch for A TUMBLED STONE. 

All you have to do is purchase either the hard copy or ebook on Amazon TODAY, then send me the purchase code by emailing vinemarc AT telus DOT net. 

Then I'll send you the link for the launch page where you can get all the freebies. 

Authors have donated free ebooks and we'll also do a draw for free hard copies so don't delay. Happy Day! Marcia

PS - scroll down to see the John 3:16 blog hop. This is the LAST DAY to leave a comment to win the first book, One Smooth Stone.

Welcome to the 1st John 3:16 Giveaway Blog Hop! As one of the members of this great network of Christian Authors, I am excited to participate in this event! We have come together this week to showcase our books and to give you, our readers, a chance to win some great prizes as you "hop" from blog to blog.

A different prize is offered at each blog site (no purchase necessary), however if you want to have a chance to win one of two Kindles the network is giving away, the only requirement is that you sign up for the John 3:16 ezine newsletter. (Located at the top right side column of the John 3:16 blog site.) (See official rules here.)

At the other blogs, each author will require that you leave a comment (and a valid email address) so they may contact you if you win a prize offered on their blog site. May I also suggest that you show your love and appreciation to each blog host by either following them on Twitter, or "liking" them on Facebook or even subscribing to their blog. It won't help your odds of winning a prize but I know each author would be thrilled and very encouraged!

I'm giving away a copy of my award-winning novel, One Smooth Stone. Just leave a comment on this post along with contact info. and I'll enter your name in the draw. The winner will be announced here on May 15th. Please also take a moment to LIKE my page on FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com/marcialeelaycock  Thanks!

So tell your friends about the John 3:16 Giveaway Blog Hop! It's going to be a great week of fun! Just click on the links below to go from blog to blog! Happy hoppin'! Blog Hop Participants:

1. Lorilyn Roberts (John 3:16 Network Blog) – http://john316mn.blogspot.com/
2. Lynn Dove – Word Salt (Host blog) - http://wordsalt.wordpress.com/
3. Laura J. Davis - http://interviewsandreviews.blogspot.com/
4. Paulette Harper - http://www.pauletteharperjohnson.blogspot.com/
5. Carol A. Brown - http://connectwithcarolbrown.blogspot.com/
6. April Gardner - http://www.aprilwgardner.com/
7. Sue Russell – http://www.suerussellsblog.blogspot.com/
8. Thomas Blubaugh - http://tomblubaugh.net/
9. Susan F. Craft – http://historicalfictionalightintime.blogspot.com/
10. Heather Bixler – http://heatherbixler.com/
11. Joy Hannabass – http://splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/
12. Deborah Bateman - http://www.DeborahHBateman.com
13. Kimberley Payne - http://www.fitforfaith.blogspot.com/
14. Rose McCauley – http://www.rosemccauley.blogspot.com
15. Lisa Lickel - http://livingourfaithoutloud.blogspot.com/
16. Alice J. Wisler - http://www.alicewisler.blogspot.com/
17. Amanda Stephan - http://www.thepriceoftrust.com/
18. Saundra Dalton – http://gracetolivefree.blogspot.com/
19. Tracy Krauss - http://www.tracykraussexpressionexpress.com/
20. Ashley Wintters - http://ashleyschristianbookreviews.blogspot.com/
21. Deborah McCarragher - http://www.godmissionpossible.blogspot.com/
22. Lorilyn Roberts - http://lorilynroberts.blogspot.com/
23. Anita Estes - http://anita-thoughtsonchristianity.blogspot.com/
24. Martin Roth – http://www.military-orders.com
25. Janet Perez Eckles - http://www.janetperezeckles.com/blog
26. Kenneth Winters – http://www.lostcrownofcolonnade.com/
27. Eddie Snipes – http://www.eddiesnipes.com/
28. Diane Tatum - http://tatumlight-tatumsthoughts4today.blogspot.com/
29. Janalyn Voight - http://janalynvoigt.com/
30. Alberta Sequeira – http://www.albertasequeira.wordpress.com/
31. Tammy Hill – http://tammyhillbooks.blogspot.com/p/blog-hop.html
32. Marcia Laycock – http://www.writer-lee.blogspot.com/
33. Julie Saffrin - http://juliesaffrin.com/category/blog/
34. Nike Chillemi - http://nikechillemi.wordpress.com/
35. Elaine Marie Cooper - http://wp.me/PVo1a-1vM
36. Sidney W. Frost - http://christianbookmobile.blogspot.ca/2012/05/welcome-to-john-316-giveaway-blog-hop.html
37. Jairus B. King – http://ministerjking.blogspot.com
38. Bill Burt - http://kotbooks.blogspot.com/
39. Kathy Eberly - http://authorkathyeberly.blogspot.com/
40. Bob Saffrin - http://bobsaffrin.com/
41. Theresa Franklin - http://theresa-lifesjourney.blogspot.com/
42. Ray Lincoln - http://blog.raywlincoln.com/
43. Lilly Maytree - http://www.lillymaytree.blogspot.com/
44. Valerie King - http://www.valeriekingbooks.com
45. Yvonne Pat Wright - http://www.spicetoeternity.co.uk/1/post/2012/05/come-blog-hopping-with-john-316-marketing-network-members-for-gifts-and-prizes.html
46. Pauline Creeden - http://fatfreefaith.blogspot.com/
47. Katherine Harms - http://livingontilt.wordpress.com
48. Brenda Wood - http://heartfeltdevotionals.wordpress.com/
49. Deborah Malone - http://deborahsbutterflyjourney.blogspot.com/
50. Melissa Main – http://www.mainwriters.com/
51. Kevin Main - http://mainchristianbooks.com/
52. Sandy Humphrey - http://www.kidscandoit.com/blog/
53. Felice Gerwitz - http://www.writingandpublishingblog.com/
54. Hallee Bridgeman - http://www.bridgemanfamily.com/hallee
55. Lisa Mills - http://www.authorlisamills.com/blog/

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May 7th – 14th!

Join over fifty authors and bloggers who will be offering great books and other prizes on their blogs during that week. As a reader, you just “hop” from blog to blog and sign up to win some great prizes at each blog.

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The Last Plea Bargain by Randy Singer

Tight writing, skill with creating tension and suspense and the ring of reality makes this book a winner. Singer has done it again as he weaves a plot of intrigue into a story that grips you from the first paragraph and keeps you going to the very end. The characters are believable and the author makes you care about them. Don't miss this one!


The Last Plea Bargain
380 pages, $13.99
ISBN: 978-1-4143-3321-2

The Last Plea Bargain
Randy Singer Returns with Thriller Loosely Based on Real Case
(Carol Stream, IL)—In 2002, Donna Somerville was indicted for first-degree murder of her husband, Hamilton Somerville, Jr., in Virginia. The prosecution alleged that Donna Somerville had poisoned her husband with a lethal cocktail of hospice drugs and the case drew national media attention, including a multi-page story in Vanity Fair and a Lifetime movie, Widow on the Hill. Donna Somerville was found not guilty in the criminal case in 2004, but, in 2010, she was found legally responsible for her husband’s death in the civil case.

Attorney and best-selling author Randy Singer represented Hamilton Somerville’s daughters in the civil case, and in his latest legal thriller, The Last Plea Bargain (Tyndale House/March 2012), Singer loosely draws on the case as he looks at revenge, mercy, and the question of where the God of justice is when tragedy strikes. He also explores what would happen to the prison population—and the legal system overall—if plea bargaining was no longer an option.

Prosecutor Jamie Brock, first introduced in Singer’s book False Witness, is known in the legal world for her refusal to plea bargain with criminals, no matter the stakes. But despite her legal toughness, Brock is fighting her own demons as she awaits the execution of Antoine Marshall, who sits on death row convicted of murdering Brock’s mother and wounding her father. Marshall claims to have experienced a religious conversion while in jail but still holds fast to his claims of innocence.

Brock’s nemsis, powerful defense attorney Caleb Tate, represented Marshall in his intial trial, but now faces his own challenges as he’s indicted for the murder of his wife, Rikki, for allegedly poisoning her with a lethal cocktail of drugs. Tate maintains his innocence, claiming that Rikki, a former Las Vegas show girl, was an addict, and even takes an on-air lie detector test.

Brock leads the fight against Tate for the prosecution, wanting nothing more than to nail him on the charges. But things get crazy when Tate allegedly comes up with a way to logjam the system by convincing criminals not to plea bargain, overwhelming prosecutors and styming their ability to work effectively. Fueled even more by a desire for justice, Brock pushes on in her fight against Tate. But what she doesn’t realize is that things aren’t always what they seem and people aren’t always who they claim to be.

Randy Singer is a critically-acclaimed, award-winning author and veteran trial attorney. He was recently a finalist with John Grisham and Michael Connelly for the inaugural Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction sponsored by the University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal. He has authored ten legal thrillers, including the 2003 Christy Award-winning Directed Verdict, Irreparable Harm, Dying Declaration, Self Incrimination, The Cross Examination of Oliver Finney, False Witness, By Reason of Insanity (2009 Christy Nominee), The Justice Game (CBA Bestseller), and Fatal Convictions as well as the novella, The Judge Who Stole Christmas. He has also authored or co-authored three nonfiction titles. Randy runs his own law practice and was recently named to Virginia Business magazine’s select list of “Legal Elite” litigation attorneys. He also serves as a teaching pastor for Trinity Church in Virginia Beach, VA. He calls it his “Jekyll and Hyde thing”—part lawyer, part pastor. He teaches classes in advocacy and civil litigation at Regent Law School Randy and his wife, Rhonda, live in Virginia Beach and have two adult children. Visit his Web site at www.randysinger.net.
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What the Reviewers Say about Randy Singer

The Last Plea Bargain
Publishers Weekly
Veteran attorney Singer turns out another admirable legal thriller that will again draw comparisons to the inestimable John Grisham. . . . Singer skillfully loosens the strings and reweaves them into a tale that entertains, surprises, and challenges readers to rethink justice and mercy.

The Justice Game, CBA Best-Seller
Publishers Weekly
Christy-Award winning novelist and lawyer, Singer (Directed Verdict) lets the action sprint out of the gate with a murder in the first few pages. With murderer and victim dead, the moral issue of gun control takes center stage in the book, with a number of side dilemmas. … a book that will entertain readers and make them think—what more can one ask?

By Reason of Insanity, Christy Award Nominee
Publishers Weekly
Inspirational suspense novelist Singer (Directed Verdict) hooks readers from the opening courtroom scene of this tasty thriller, then spurs them through a fast trot across a storyline that just keeps delivering.

Booklist
At the center of the heart-pounding action are the moral dilemmas that have become Singer’s stock-in-trade. In addition to scrutinizing the insanity defense from an ethical point of view, Singer offers similar appraisals of the death penalty and vigilante justice. This is inspirational fiction, but it isn’t didactic or preachy, and it’s an exciting thriller all on its own.

False Witness
Publishers Weekly
In this gripping, obsessively readable legal thriller, Singer proves himself to be the Christian John Grisham. The three students … are especially well-developed. Indeed, readers may want to meet them again in a sequel.

Booklist *Starred Review*
Great suspense; gritty, believable action; and unnerving scenes of torture make this entry Singer's best yet.

Directed Verdict, Christy Award Winner
Publishers Weekly
There is plenty of room in evangelical Christian fiction for fresh voices, and debut novelist Singer is a promising one.