AUCTION Kim Baldwin (c) 2010. All rights reserved. No reproduction of anything on this website without permission. Every penny raised will go directly to Christynn Holt, a San Diego woman who is battling stage three Ovarian Cancer. Auction #1, which contained a set of 15 of my books and the chance to be a character in my next book, was held last month. Winning bid: $1,100! That first auction prompted an outpouring of support from dozens of other authors, who generously donated their books to help raise more money for Christynn.  All books will be personally inscribed by the authors to the winners. Here were the final results: Auction #2 (4 books) The Elite Operative Books, personally inscribed by both authors. You’ll get Lethal Affairs, Thief of Always, and Missing Lynx right away, and you’ll get book 4, Dying to Live  (also personally inscribed by both authors) shortly after its release in February 2011. Winning bid: $200 Auction #3 A copy of the script for the L Word PILOT Episode. The script has photocopied autographs from many in the cast, including by Leisha Hailey (Alice), Katherine Moennig (Shane), Jennifer Beals (Bette), Pam Grier (Kit), Mia Kirshner (Jenny), Karina Lombard (Marina), Laurel Holloman (Tina), Erin Daniels (Dana), and Eric Mobius (Tim). PLUS 4 photographs taken of the cast on an Olivia Cruise to promote the new series. (Donated by Lisa Girolami)  Winning bid: $650 Auction #4 (3 books)  J.M. Redmann’s Lost Daughters (Rare Hardcover edition whose cover was featured in USA Today and the New Orleans Times-Picayune), Lee Lynch’s The Swashbuckler and  That Old Studebaker. Winning bid $125 Auction #5  (6 books) V.K. Powell’s To Protect and Serve and Suspect Passions, Carsen Taite’s Do Not Disturb and It Should be a Crime, Catherine Rowland’s Lake Effect Snow, and Anne Laughlin’s Veritas. Winning bid $100 Auction #6 (6 books) Lee Lynch’s Beggar of Love and Sweet Creek, Erin Dutton’s Point of Ignition  and A Perfect Match,  Lynda Sandoval’s Father Knows Best (a Young Adult book), Yolanda Wallace’s In Medias Res. Winning bid $85 Auction #7 (6 books) Leslea Newman’s The Reluctant Daughter, PJ Trebelhorn’s From This Moment On, Carsen Taite’s truelesbianlove.com, and Julie Cannon’s Just Business, Power Play, and Uncharted Passage. Winning bid $100 Auction #8 (6 books) A HARDCOVER copy of Nell Stark and Trinity Tam’s everafter (signed by both authors), Julie Cannon’s Come & Get Me, Heart 2 Heart, and Heartland, Erin Dutton’s Point of Ignition and A Perfect Match. Winning bid $200 Auction #9 (6 books)  Colette Moody’s The Sublime and Spirited Voyage of Original Sin and The Seduction of Moxie,  V.K. Powell’s Fever, Clifford Henderson’s Spanking New and The Middle of Somewhere, and Catherine Rowland’s Collision Course. Winning bid $70 Auction #10 (6 books) Meghan O’Brien’s Battle Scars and Thirteen Hours, Larkin Rose’s The Pleasure Planner and No Leavin’ Love, Lea Santos’ Little White Lie, Kim Baldwin’s Breaking the Ice. Winning bid $75 Auction #11 (6 books) Lisa Girolami’s The Pleasure Set, Larkin Rose’s Vapor, Bobbi Marolt’s Between the Lines, MJ Williamz’ Shots Fired, Kim Baldwin’s Focus of Desire and Flight Risk. Winning bid $75 Auction #12 (6 books) Ali Vali’s Blue Skies and The Devil be Damned (which will be sent upon its August release), Kim Baldwin’s Breaking the Ice and Whitewater Rendezvous, Lesley Davis’ Truth Behind the Mask, Rachel Spangler’s Learning Curve. Winning bid $250 Auction #13 (6 books) Cate Culpepper’s 4-book Tristaine Series: The Clinic, Battle for Tristaine, Tristaine Rises, and Queens of Tristaine, Cate Culpepper’s Fireside, and Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets (an anthology contributed by Yolanda Wallace, who will autograph her short story) Winning bid:  $100 Auction #14  (5 books plus chocolate!) Joan Opyr’s Idaho Code (Bywater Books) and From Hell to Breakfast (Bluefeather Books), Joan is sweetening her donation with the addition of a bag of Moscow, Idaho's famous Cowgirl Chocolates. These are truffles with a bit of cayenne pepper mixed in for a spicy chocolate.  They're delicious! You also get Kim Baldwin’s Hunter’s Pursuit and Force of Nature, and Rebecca S. Buck’s Truths.  Winning bid $75 Auction #15 (5 books) Patty G. Henderson’s four Brenda Strange mysteries: The Burning of Her Sin, Tangled and Dark, The Missing Page, (all Bella Books) and Ximora (Black Car Publishing), Tara Wentz’ Traffic Stop (Intaglio).  Winning bid $50 Auction #16 (6 books) JLee Meyer’s First Instinct, Rising Storm, Forever Found, High Risk, and Hotel Liaison, D.L. Line’s On Dangerous Ground. Winning bid $70 Auction #17 (5 books) K.I. Thompson’s House of Clouds, Heart of the Matter, and Cooper’s Deale, C.J. Harte’s Dreams of Bali and Magic of the Heart. Winning bid $65 Auction #18  (6 books) Terri Breneman’s Toni Barston Mystery Series: Anticipation, Borderline, Compulsion and Delusional (Bella books; Terri is also throwing in Toni Barston puzzle-piece stress balls),  Roselle Graskey’s Life's Little Edge and October Echoes (PD Publishing). Winning bid $85 Auction #19 (4 books) Gabrielle Goldsby’s Wall of Silence, Such a Pretty Face, Remember Tomorrow, and Paybacks. Winning bid $65 Auction #20 (6 books) Terri Breneman’s Toni Barston Mystery Series: Anticipation, Borderline, Compulsion and Delusional (Bella books; Terri is also throwing in Toni Barston puzzle-piece stress balls), Jeanine Hoffman’s Strength in Numbers (L-Book), Shawn Blackhawk’s Midnight Musings  (Poetry, L-Book). Winning bid $65 Auction #21 (6 books) Andi Marquette’s Land of Entrapment, State of Denial, The Ties that Bind, (Quest) and Friends in High Places (Bedazzled Ink), and the anthology Skulls and Crossbones, edited by Andi Marquette and R.G. Emanuelle. (Bedazzled Ink), and Roberta Roberti’s cookbook, What No Meat? Traditional Italian Cooking the Vegetarian Way.  (Bedazzled Ink). Winning bid $125 Auction #22 (5 books) Lynda Sandoval has generously donated several more books, which are not lesbian fiction (except as noted). In this auction are her young adult books: Chicks Ahoy, Breaking up is Hard to Do (lesbian novella) and Who’s Your Daddy, her novel Unsettling (hardback), and the novella Names I Call My Sister. Winning bid $50 Auction #23 (7 books) More Lynda Sandoval (non lesbian content) books: The novel Unsettling in hardback, the novella Names I Call My Sister, and the out-of-print Harlequin titles Déja You, Her Favorite Holiday Gift, You and No Other, Lexy's Little Matchmaker, and And Then There were Three. Winning bid $70 Auction #24 (6 books) Still more Lynda Sandoval (non lesbian content) The novel Unsettling in hardback, and the out-of-print Harlequin titles Déja You, Her Favorite Holiday Gift, You and No Other, Lexy's Little Matchmaker, and The Other Sister. Winning bid $60 Auction #25 (5 books) And even more Lynda Sandoval (non lesbian content). The novel Unsettling  in hardback, and the out-of-print Harlequin titles Déja You, Her Favorite Holiday Gift, You and No Other, and Lexy's Little Matchmaker. Winning bid $50 Auction #26 Updated Fran Heckrotte is now offering her complete Illusionist series: The Illusionist, Bloodlust, Lilith, Les Gris - The Shawdow People, Saira, and The Warrior Demoness (L-Book). She’s also offering the opportunity for someone to help develop a character in one of three stories she’s working on. The winner would work closely with Fran in the development of the character and her/his name and if interested, can be a beta and will receive a print copy of the book if it is published. She’s presently working on a sequel to The Illusionist series and a sequel to Solaria.  plus you get a Xena, Warrior Princess surprise grab bag, filled with a collection of assorted items commemorating the TV program. (also donated by Fran) Winning bid $150 You can find details on most of these books at the Bold Strokes Books online webstore or on the authors’ websites. My deepest thanks on behalf of Christynn to all the authors for donating their books and to the bidders for their generous and critical financial support.  26 auctions. 45 authors. 128 books,  a copy of the L Word pilot and more! All the auctions have closed. I am deeply grateful to all the bidders, and all the authors for donating their books!  All winners have been notified by email. Thank you all so much for your generous bids.  And thank you again to all the authors for donating your work. TOTAL RAISED : More than $6,500 !!! That includes the high bids of all the auctions, plus a few large side donations that I know of that were made by readers and authors who heard about these auctions and opened their hearts. There were a number of smaller donations as well, not included in this total. What a wonderful tribute to the warm, caring souls of our community.