My latest recording -- a cozy mystery -- is for sale on Audible!

I've been busy recording several books in the past two months.  One of them went on sale a couple of days ago.  It's a cozy mystery set in New Orleans and it was a lot of fun to record.  It's called Imogene in New Orleans by Hunter Murphy. 

At the ripe age of 73, Imogene Deal McGregor has a penchant for following her own instincts, as well as more grit and spunk than her hypochondriac son, Billy McGregor, and Billy's impulsive partner Jackson can handle. The boys take Imogene to New Orleans with their devilishly handsome English bulldog Goose, hoping to visit friends and attend a second line parade, but moments after arriving in the French Quarter, they find their friend Glenway Gilbert murdered in his art gallery. Immediately, Imogene and the boys run into a temperamental and ethically-challenged lieutenant who appears hell-bent on neglecting the crime, compelling them to seek answers themselves. As they delve into Glenway Gilbert's murder, Imogene and the boys realize the deceased artist was surrounded by suspicious friends and lovers. With Goose the bulldog by their side, Jackson and Billy seek answers among old friends and new enemies, while Imogene follows her own ideas on the case. But the sooner they solve the murder, the sooner they can get back to catching beads and eating pralines. 

To listen to a sample or to purchase, head to Audible here.

June is Audiobook Month!

Ah, my favorite month of the year is here.  June is Audiobook Month and it gives me the chance to give out some free audiobooks and post my favorite Ryan Gosling meme.  Can't beat that.  A lot of publishers, authors, and narrators are celebrating Audiobook Month in various ways with giveaways, contests, etc.  A good way to look for these is via Twitter.  Search using hashtags, #loveaudiobooks, #AudiobookMonth,  #JIAM, and #JIAM2016.  I'll add more if I come across them.

I'd also like to point you to the free weekly giveaways sponsored by Audiofile Magazine called SYNC.  This is already the fifth week of free audiobook downloads.  (I should have posted about this when it started.)  Two new books are released each Thursday and are available for download for one week.  One is a classic and the other is a contemporary book.  Here's how you can follow them on Twitter:  @audiobookSYNC and here's the website to see which books will be available in the coming weeks:  Audiobook SYNC.

I'll be giving away 10 free audiobooks at the end of the month.  All you have to do to enter is to leave a comment (and a way to contact you) below in the comment section.  Winners will be drawn at random.  I have over 50 recordings currently available on Audible here.   I will have at least one more available by the end of the month and possibly two depending on my schedule.  Winners have their choice of any of my recordings.  This includes Audible.UK members, too.  I have codes specifically for my books for those across the pond.  

So, spread the word and keep your eyes peeled on Twitter for more places to win!

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Winners chosen for Audiobook Giveaway!

 Today is June 30th, the last day of June and the last day of Audiobook Month!  As promised, once again I used my high-tech method for choosing two winners for my final drawing for this year's Audiobook Month.  (See photo.)  Drumroll...  the winners are Powder River Rose and Patricia Mann!  I'll be contacting both of them and they each get to choose an audiobook from my recordings on Audible.  My list of recordings can be found here.   Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who entered!

George picks the winners!

Another Audiobook Giveaway for 'June is Audiobook Month!'

As promised earlier this month, I'm having another audiobook giveaway/drawing to celebrate 'June is Audiobook Month.'  Once again, there will be two winners chosen but this time the winners will be able to select a book from my recordings.  For a list of what I currently have available check on Audible here.   To enter, just leave a comment either here -- it can be the name of the book you'd like or 'I'm in!' or just 'Hi' -- or on this post on Facebook.   Just check my Facebook page.  The entry should be open to the public:  https://www.facebook.com/lee.a.howlett?fref=nf 

If you find that you're still having a problem leaving a comment to enter, just shoot me an email at LAHOWLETT (at) yahoo (dot) com

On June 30th, two names will be drawn and the winners may choose their own title from my Audible list.  Once again, I'll be employing my 'high-tech' method of slips of paper in a glass bowl and my husband, George will choose the winners.

Just like last time -- George will select the winners!

If you're looking for other giveaways and freebies for audiobook month, search for the term #audiomonth on Twitter.  This drawing runs for 10 days but some of the other offers are for a shorter term, so start searching.  There are a bunch of them out there so check it out and treat yourself!

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Winners of the audiobook giveaway!

My husband, George, just pulled the two winning names for my #JIAM June is Audiobook Month giveaway.  Both names won a download of my latest audiobook, Marilyn Monroe: My Little Secret by Tony Jerris. 

And the winners are:  Georgia and Betsie!

Please contact me with your email address here: LAHOWLETT@yahoo.com so that I can gift you the book via Audible.  Thanks to everyone who entered here or on Facebook.

I plan to have another giveaway the last week of June where the winner gets to make his/her own choice of my recordings available on Audible.

Congrats to the winners!

George choosing the winners.

 

June is Audiobook Month! Chance for a free book!

Along with my annual excuse to post my favorite meme featuring Ryan Gosling, June is Audiobook month!  I decided to hold a drawing the first week of #JIAM for two free downloads from Audible of my latest recording, Marilyn Monroe: My Little Secret by Tony Jerris.  This will be very scientific.  Just leave a comment below -- even if all you do is say 'Hi' -- and next Sunday two winners will be chosen to be gifted a free copy.  For the 'drawing' part of it, I plan to print and cut out the comments, fold them up and place them in a bowl.  Then I'll have my husband, George, pick two of the entries to determine the winners.  Oooh -- that's some high-tech stuff.

If you've never listened to an audiobook before, consider this a chance to find out what it's like.  While I'm at it, I'd like to give a big shout-out to LibriVox -- a site that offers free recordings of books in the Public Domain.  (That would be books published before 1923 in the U.S.)  Check them out if you've never been to their site.  I don't record as much for them as I used to but I try to never miss the weekly poetry reading.

Have a great week and, remember, leave a comment below for a chance to win the Marilyn book!