Seekerville New Year's Eve Party

Seekerville welcomes you to our fourth annual New Year's Eve Party.This year the party is hosted by Missy Tippens and Tina Radcliffe.

We have all the necessary party ingredients..

music and more music,

and we snuck over to the Food Network

and The Yankee-Belle Café,

for our menu.

But no Seekerville New Year's Eve party is complete

without a full 24 + hours of giveaways.

And YOU!!

Every hour on the hour from 12 midnight EST to 12 midnight PST we'll draw a name from a commenter for a prize. So let us know what you'd like to win!

12am - 6am (Eastern)

1. Ruth Logan Herne-A full autographed set of Men of Allegany County, all four books, ready to be delivered to your door for either reading or gift-giving (choice of print or ebook)! And there might just be a little surprise packed inside!

2. 10 pages edited for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage by Grammar Queen.

3. Debby Giusti: Amazon gift card for $15 and a copy of The Captain's Mission (print).

4. Critique of the first chapter of an inspirational Manuscript by Janet Dean.

5. Nobody's Child by Austin Boyd-Pam Hillman.

6. Mary Connealy $15 Amazon Gift certificate.

7. An entire five book set of Janet Dean Love Inspired Historical releases (print).

7am - 9am (Eastern)

1. A 10 page romance manuscript critique by Sandra Leesmith.

2. Myra Johnson- One Imperfect Christmas (print).

3. Cara Lynn James-Love On a Dime (print).


10am - Noon (Eastern)

1. $10.00 Starbucks card from Tina Radcliffe.

2. Glynna Kaye- Alicia Rasley's "The Power of Point of View: Make Your Story Come to Life."

3. Amazon gift card for $15 from Audra Harders.


1pm - 5pm

1. Julie Lessman -winner's choice of any of Julie's books PLUS choice of top CBA book from Julie’s personal library.

2. 3 chapter critique of an inspirational romance by Tina Radcliffe.

3. Debby Giusti: First two books in the Military Investigations Series, The Officer's Secret and The Captain's Mission (print).

4. Nobody's Child by Austin Boyd-Pam Hillman.

5. Glynna Kaye: Bill O'Hanlon's "Write is a Verb: Sit Down, Start Writing. No Excuses."

6m - 9pm

1. To Darkness Fled by Jill Williamson--Pam Hillman

2. Missy Tippens-February 2012 LI release, A House Full of Hope print).

3. $15 Starbucks card from Audra Harders.

4. Ruth Logan Herne-The chance to NAME THAT HERO for the first book of Ruthy's next LI series! Ruthy will give you an overview of the hero, the heroine's name, and a little about the story, then the winner will submit ten possible names for this deputy sheriff who comes to town for a new beginning and gets way more than he bargained for!

10 - 11 pm

1. Tina Radcliffe – Oklahoma Reunion and/or The Rancher’s Reunion. Kindle or print.

2. 1 copy of Price of Victory by Sandra Leesmith.


Midnight! (Eastern)

1. 30 minute chat with Julie Lessman.

2. Rocky Mountain Hero, Kindle only by Audra Harders.

3. An Inconvenient Match by Janet Dean (print).


Midnight! (Central)

1. Oklahoma Reunion by Tina Radcliffe (print)

2. Yuletide Hearts by Ruth Logan Herne (print)

3. One chapter inspirational manuscript critique by Tina Radcliffe


Midnight! (Mountain)

1. Myra Johnson--Your pet (dog, cat, horse, whatever!) featured in a supporting role in Myra Johnson's next novel.

2. Pam Hillman - 1 copy of Stealing Jake for Kindle or Nook.

3. 1 Children's Book of choice by Sandy Wardman.


Midnight! (Pacific)

1.Tina Radcliffe--Debra Dixon's GMC.

2. Mary Connealy-- Out of Control (print).

3. Missy Tippens-- February 2012 LI release, A House Full of Hope (print).

If that's not enough to bring in the New Year, Seekerville is also giving away a GENUINE, ACCEPT NO IMITATIONS-Seekerville pen to every single winner!


This is not the time to lurk!!


All winners will be announced as close to the hour as possible and then again listed in the Weekend Edition in case you feel the need to...sleep.
2011 was a great year, and we've got proof. Check out our photos here.

We'd also like to share some trivia from 2011 and if you check out our 2011 predictions, you'll see that many of our predictions came true!

Seekerville shared a whopping 367 posts with you in 2011!
Our 2011 monthly stats ran between 18,600 and 27,500 hits per month.

The Seekerville audience includes in order of top hits: United States,Canada, United Kingdom,Germany,Australia, Russia, Netherlands, Ukraine, France, Denmark.

The Seekers sailed off Unpublished Island in 2011 and together saw 25 new books on appear on your favorite bookstore listings in 2011.

A Seeker finaled in the Golden Heart, the RITA and two Seekers were Carol Award finalists!

Additionally we are thrilled that we were able to celebrate the first sales of the following friends of Seekerville ( in no particular order): Valerie Comer, Gina Welborn, Walt Mussell, Mia Ross, Eva Maria Hamilton, Anne Barton, Jessica Nelson, Katie Ganshert, Krista Phillips, K.C Frantzen, Sherri Shackelford, Lisa Jordan, Lisa Karon Richardson, and Keli Gwyn.



Congratulations to us all. Be sure to tell us about the milestones you accomplished in 2011 and we'd love to know if any of them were in part because of Seekerville.

We're watching that clock and it's time for our 2012 Seekerville Predictions:


1. Seekerville (the new town) will be listed as a top town to visit in a major magazine.


2. Five more friends of Seekerville will sell.


3. Three Seeker books will be finalists in The Carole.


4. Three Seeker books will be finalists in the RITA Awards.


5. Ten friends of Seekerville will brave entering and will final or place in writing contests.


6. 2012 Seeker book/novella releases and new contracts will exceed 20.


7. The Seekers will offer special free reads on their website! Their gift to you.

8. Seekerville’s very own café, The Yankee-Belle Café, will be featured on Food Network.


9. At least 10 Seekers will be in Dallas for the 2012 ACFW Conference, Sept 20-23.


10. At least 5 Seekers will be in attendance for the 2012 RWA National Conference in Anaheim, CA, July 25-July 28.


So come on, share your own predictions as we bring in 2012!


Happy New Year Seekerville!