Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day!
March 15th, 2012 | 
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Haven’t you heard? Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! Or so it seems, judging by that sea of green clothing as everyone gets into the act.
Here in my city (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada), the preferred place to be on March 17 is the Lunar Rogue Pub. It has everything you could possibly want in a pub. Over 200 whiskies, an excellent selection of wines, and just about anything you could want on tap. And on St. Patrick’s Day, it has Celtic music and green beer! Yes, it’s the place to be. For everyone but me. LOL! It tends to be a little too busy (okay, jammed!) for my tastes on the big day.
But any day of the year, the Lunar Rogue is my absolute favorite pub in the world. They have the best nachos anywhere, and the peeps are great. Special shout out to Michelle and Marianne! You guys are the shiz!
Speaking of Fredericton, I’ve actually written a series of romantic suspense books – my Serve and Protect series – set right here. Here’s a blurb for the first book in that series, Guarding Suzannah:
Criminal defense attorney Suzannah Phelps is the bane of the Fredericton police department (they call her She-Rex for her habit of shredding cops in the witness box). She is currently being stalked, but is reluctant to report it to the police, whom she half suspects of being the perpetrators. But when Detective John (Quigg) Quigley learns of it, he’s determined to protect her, at considerable risk to his career. They’ve struck sparks off each other in the courtroom, and he’s burning to do the same in the bedroom. When the danger escalates, he has the perfect excuse to pose as her boyfriend, but the closer they get, the more the lines between pretense and reality blur.
In honor of this St. Patrick’s Day blog hop, I am giving away an electronic copy of Guarding Suzannah to a winner to be drawn from those who comment on this blog. In addition to the book (in the ebook format of the winner’s choice), the winner will also receive a $10-gift certificate to the online bookstore of their choice.
And here’s the best part — your comment on this blog (and every other stop on this blog hop) — gives you a crack at two grand prizes. One winner will receive his or her choice of a Kindle Fire or a Nook Color! A second winner will score a $90-gift certificate from his or her choice of Amazon or B&N. The more stops on the blog hop you make (leaving a comment at each, of course!), the more chances you have to win. Up to 120 of them!
So … have at it! Leave a comment. Tell me what you do on St. Patrick’s Day, or tell me about your favorite pub (Irish or otherwise), or just say, “Hey, I’d really love to win your book and snag that gift certificate!” On St. Patrick’s Day, it’s all good.
Last but not least, here is the list of other sites on the Blog Hop. Have fun and good luck!
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Tags: blog hop, Carrie Ann Ryan, Fredericton, gift certificate, grand prize, Irish, Kindle Fire, Lunar Rogue Pub, New Brunswick, Nook Color, St. Patrick's Day, swag
Who wouldn’t want to win one of those grand prizes or any of the individual blog prizes?
For this non-Irish gal the big day is all about the corned beef and cabbage. I’ve bought three because they freeze well. I need my fix about every 3 months.
acm05atjuno.com
Oh, gosh, yes! My M-I-L used to make the BEST corned beef and cabbage. I would never even attempt it after having had Rita’s. Hey, I should check out the diners on St. Pat\s day to see if anyone is serving it….
Thanks for the comment, Anne, and GOOD LUCK!
Wow, there are a lot of names on this blog tour.I am going to have to chack out some of these and see what books they have out. happy St. Patrick’s Day. i just wear green so i don’t get pinched.
LOL, Sheba! Excellent reason to rock the green. 🙂
Good luck! There are so many prizes to be won, you’ll surely wind up with something!
I don’t normally do anything for st. Patty’s day but this year I willbe going to my daughters soccer games and a bridal shower…i wonder if sheintentionally planned it on st patty’s day?
Thanks for the chance!
Oh, wow, a bridal shower on St. Paddy’s! I can see green drinks, cupcakes with shamrocks. LOL.
Good luck, Maria! (and I pronounced that correctly, mentally, as I typed it) ,-)
I try to wear a dulled down green or just a little on St.Patties day so that I don’t look like a huge walking bugger lol.
Happy St. Pattys Day!
~*Drea*~
dreabecraft(@)aol.com
Okay, that should have come with a spew alert. I might have been drinking my coffee. 🙂 And I confess, I tend to wear just a bit o’ green myself. I used to work with a guy (very handsome lawyer!) who was devastated to learn one St. Paddy’s Day that his wife had donated his green suit to charity.
I am making a nice meal, corned beef and cabbage, homemade potato bread and irish creme brownies. I will be wearing green and enjoying the day.
Happy St. Patricks Day.
twoofakind12@yahoo.com
Irish creme brownies? You really do it up right, Debbie! And potato bread … yum! (It’s 4 pm here and the comments are making me hungry!)
Good luck in the many, many draws, Debbie!
Hi! I don’t go pubbing. But I will cook up the corned beef and cabbage and read Irish myths to my part Irish kiddos.
Thanks for participating!
AnnaM.
doxisrcool at aol dot com
Okay, I NEED some good corned beef and cabbage. Might have to try my hand at it myself. Thanks for commenting, Anna and Jean!
Lexie, I used to go out to the pubs, but now I avoid them on the really busy, celebratory days. I don’t have the stamina I used to have. ,-)
Good luck to all with the draws!
Usually just cook up some corned beef and cabbage, we don’t really celebrate any other way. Husband won’t wear green, but I usually do.
Jean
skpetal at hotmail dot com
LOL, Jean. It can be hard to get the men in green, I know!
I’m a St. Patrick’s Day party pooper. I ALWAYS forget to wear green!
Anyway, happy St. Patrick’s Day to you and thanks for the giveaway!
lexie.bookbug at gmail dot com
Love it, Lexie! I forget the green sometimes, too. You’re not the only St. Paddy’d Day pooper.
For St. Patrick’s day me and my kids wear green and make cupcakes with green icing and little shamrock sprinkles 🙂 I’m part Irish so I want to make sure my kids know that part of their heritage they are only 4 and 1 now so when they get older I might do something bigger then just cupcakes.
thanks for the chance to win
brandon_savannah@yahoo.com
Good for you, Savannah! Culture is so important. Good luck with the draw, which I’ll be doing soon.
I like to wear green 😀
And do homework, apparently T_T
cigam9 at gmail dot com
LOL, Lioness! Good luck!
I’m looking at my closet, wondering if I have anything green to wear tomorrow. I know I have beer in the fridge, so I should be good! I’ll raise a glass (or bottle) to all the lovely bloggers in this tour. What a wonderful idea.
Happy St. Pat’s!
With that very Irish sounding name, I would think you could find something green in that closet. ,-) Thanks for dropping by, Kate. You rock.
Honestly, I don’t do anything special except for maybe wearing some green. 🙂 So … Hey, I’d really love to win your book and snag that gift certificate! LOL
Thanks for the giveaway.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
Pam
vanillaorchids69(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks, Pamela. I suspect you’re in the majority! A little bit of green to show solidarity. 🙂
Some friends & I have “Irish Whiskey Night”!
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth @ bookattict . com
Ooh, that might be the best answer yet! Thanks, Elizabeth. Good luck!
Thanks youa lot for your generosity. Tomorrow i will wear green and read a book about an irish character or set in ireland but also celebrate my birthday ( it’s today but things went bad so it will be celebrated tomorrow ( like often)
all the best and Happy St Patrick’s day
isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com
Happy Birthday, Miki!!!! And good luck with the draw. Will be doing it this morning.
Thank you for the chance to read Guarding Suzannah. I’m wearing a green sweater now so I hope I’m channeling luck.
Cambonified(at)yahoo(dot)com
Way to go, Na. Got the green on early. May it bring you luck!
We don’t celebrate St. Patric Day in my country, so I don’t have anything personal to share. My knowledge comes from TV relations from other countries and is limited to drinking and singing people wearing funny hats. I think for most it’s just an excuse to get drunk. However I like the other symbol of Ireland – clover. A four-leaf clover brings luck. I loved looking for them as a child.
Joan
0401romance[at]gmail[dot]com
LOL, Joan! I suspect you’re right about the enthusiasm for celebrating the day, even among the non-Irish. ,-)
Good luck!
I don’t really do anything special, just wear green.
I’d love to win your book and the GC!
Thanks for the chance to win, great giveaway!
Hillary
hillacurr@gmail.com
Thanks for commenting, Hillary. (Love that name.) Good luck!
Hey, I’d really love to win your book and snag that gift certificate!
Thanks for the great giveaway!!!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
red_tigergirl2(at)hotmail(dot)com
Good luck to you, Sarah! May the random number generator pick you. 🙂
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!
Thanks for hopping with me today!
carrieannryanwrites(at)gmail.com
Thanks for organizing this, Carrie Ann! It rocked!
We don’t celebrate the day here in Iceland, though I kind of wish we did. It seems like so much fun.
Erica
Oh, wow, and entry from Iceland! My boss visited Iceland late last year. Loved it. Good luck!
Hey!!! I’m as French as they come but my husband is a mix of Scottish and Irish, so I’ll be sure to wear green tomorrow. I hadn’t decided what to make for dinner but all that talk about corned beef and cabbage made me hungry for some. 🙂
I’d love to win all the above – but I won’t be greedy and will just settle for… hummm… I already read Guarding Suzannah, and I have a Kindle, so the $90 gift certificate from Amazon would be awesome :))
Thanks for the chance to win.
Renee-Ann
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Good luck, Renee-Ann! You’ve been such a wonderful booster. Thank you for reading Guarding Suzannah! Can’t wait to hear what you think.
I don’t do anything special for St. Patrick’s Day aside from wearing green. And I have never been to a pub. So I guess I’ll settle for: I’d love to win your book and the gift certificate (and the Kindle too if you don’t mind), so pick me! 😀
Thanks!
ashley.vanburen[at]gmail[dot]com
Good luck, Ashley! Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Norah! I had no idea you were Canadian. I’m from Montreal, so not that far away. I can’t wait to read your series and I’m thrilled to find another writer with books set in Canada. Yay! Happy St. Patrick’s Day 😀
And I had no idea you were in Montreal! Cool. I’m going to have to take a very close look at your books. Love those Canadian settings. ,-)
My favorite is going to my mom’s house for corned beef and cabbage!
Thanks for the giveaway, and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
sqwalker2@hotmail.com
Another vote for corned beef and cabbage. I’m really going to have to learn to make it like my MIL did.
I am making corned beef and hash this year! Fun!
OceanAkers(at)aol(dot)com
Mmmm, corned beef hash. Good plan, Juliana. And good luck. Going to do the draw shortly.
So I am really going to have to go with “Hey, I’d really love to win your book and snag that gift certificate!” I know, pathetic. I mean I love Irish food – banger and mash is a go-to comfort food, but I can’t do Corned Beef. I’m not positive the Irish still do Corned Beef, now it’s just legend….
Anyway thanks for the giveaway and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
bas1chsemail at gmail dot com
Ahahaha! You’re probably right, Shannon. (And a very Irish sounding name that is!) Good luck!
Dont do anything special here for the holiday, I will be going shopping tomorrow 🙂 Have my 25th class reunion coming up..
Happy St Pattys Day !
~Kym
flwrs4ever(at)yahoo(dot)com
And a Happy St. Patrick’s day to you, too, Kym! Good luck.
I desperately avoid the crowds. I will wear green & my shamrock pin. Tonight, I made corned beef reubens for dinner. I might have a beer…but it won’t be green. It will be amber.
Erin Go Bragh!
catherinelee100 at gmail dot com
I know. Green beer! I just can’t do it. Good luck, Catherine!
Hey, I’d really love to win your book and snag that gift certificate!
dlatany at gmail dot com
Good luck, LaTanya! May the random number generator smile on you. 🙂
We always go somewhere special its our wedding anniversary 18 years tomorrow
flanagan@mebtel.net
Oh, wow, a St. Patrick’s Day anniversary? That’s very special!
Good luck with the draw!
Favorite tradition is baking green cupcakes..lol..with my 2 year old!!Awesome contest!! I hope you have a great Saint Patty’s Day!!
viajeradelmar@aol.com
Seems like a popular choice, Nikki! Good luck.
Thank you for participating in the Blog Hop!
menina.iscrazy @ yahoo.com
And thank you for commenting! Good luck!
Party time tomorrow as my twin boys turn 29.
Caity_mack at yahoo dot com
Oh, wow, birthday on St. Paddy’s for your twins. They sure knew how to pick a lucky day. Happy birthday to them!
Would love to win your book 😀
Thank you so much for participating in this hop!
Gena Robertson
robertsongena@hotmail.com
Thanks, Gena! Good luck with the draw.
Great giveaway!
proudarmymom32(at)yahoo(dot)com
Good luck, Sue!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com
And thanks for coming by and commenting. Good luck!
We don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but we do wear green.
Thanks for the giveaway.
jmesparza821(at)gmail(dot)com
I think that’s probably what most of us do. It was ingrained in me in school, I think. 🙂 Good luck, Juana.
Thank you for sharing and for the giveaway! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks for commenting, Shadow. Good luck!
I am just wearing green this year. Happy St. Paddy’s Day! Of course I would love to win your book,your books are great!;)
Oh, wow, Allyson. What a lovely compliment. Thank you!!!
And good luck with the draw!
I wear green, but thats about it.
Happy St Patricks Day!
bacchus76 at myself dot com
Thanks for commenting, Donnas. And good luck. I’m about to make the draw….
And the winner – thanks to random number generation – is Lisa Walker! Congratulations! I’ll be in touch about what format you’d like for the book and what online bookstore your prefer for the $10 GC.
I understand from the blog hop organizer that the winner of the Kindle Fire or Nook Color was Melissa L (I don’t believe she commented here) and Shadow (who did comment here!). Congratulations on winning the grand prizes!
Thank you all for participating! And Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Hi Norah, very nice blog here, as usual I’m always late, Doris
Thanks for dropping in, Doris! You are my best supporter!
I listen to celtic music
childrensbook13 at aol dot com
An excellent way to spend it, Nata! You might be the first one to mention Celtic music. 🙂