And the winner is....

Crystal Laine Miller! Her name was drawn at random by Thomas Nelson to win the KitchenAid mixer and a signed copy of Dining with Joy.

Congratulations to the runners-up, who are being contacted privately.

Thank you all so much for participating and spreading the word about the contest and the book. What a blessing!

Here's Crystal's post about her cooking mishap. A mishap post wasn't required, but when her name was drawn, we decided to post it.

A new fun contest was launched today, too! A chance to win a Nook! Check it out on my Fan page. (look to your right!)

What a fun day to turn 50! I love giving prizes.

Dining With Joy Release Day November 16th

The big day is finally here. The third in the Lowcountry Romance novels, Dining with Joy.

This is a fun book with serious undertones about a cooking show host who can't cook. In the video below, I talk how I came up with this concept and the process of writing the book.

Thomas Nelson is partnering with me to host a contest, for you, the reader! Post your comments below for a chance to win. See contest rules here.

What's up for grabs? An KitchenAid Artisan Mixer is

the grand prize. The winner will be chosen randomly on December 3rd after the December 2nd deadline.

You can post a comment, or your own fun kitchen-cooking story. Stupid Cooking Tricks is an element on Joy's show and we invite you to share your own stories.

I'll be sharing mine this week.

Ten runner ups will receive a signed copy of Dining with Joy and the new Thomas Nelson cookbook, Second Helpings with Johnnie Gabriel.

I'm excited for this opportunity for you all!

Dining with Joy video