Harlequin Historical Holiday Giveaway 2013 : Marguerite Kaye

Today Marguerite Kaye's turn. SHe is giving away two prizes -- a lovely necklace and tea towels (plus books). Remember everyone who enters ges put in the draw for a Kindle Fire HDX.
http://www.margueritekaye.com/harlequin-historical-holiday-calendar-2013/ gives full details  of how to enter.

Harlequin Historical Holiday Giveaway 2013

The Harlequin Historical Authors Holiday Giveaway is back. In the spirit of an Advent calendar, the authors are giving away daily prizes and a Grand Prize of a Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi (or equivalent tablet depending on your location). Play every day for more chances to win.

The Rules:

Each participating author will have an activity planned on their website for their special day. You may be asked to comment on a blog, find an ornament, or visit a Facebook page. For each day you participate, your name will be entered into the Grand Prize drawing. At the end of the month on December 23, one day from the calendar will be randomly selected. One of the entrants from that day will then be randomly selected to win the Kindle. The more days you visit, the better your chances! Happy Holidays and we look forward to seeing you. Click here for official rules and eligibility.

Participating Authors

Cheryl St. John - November 27 Elizabeth Rolls - November 28 Michelle Willingham - November 29 Annie Burrows - December 2 Ann Lethbridge - December 3 Marguerite Kaye - December 4 Barbara Monajem - December 5 Amanda McCabe - December 6 Louise Allen - December 9 Blythe Gifford - December 10 Kate Bridges - December 11 Michelle Styles - December 12 Georgie Lee - December 13 Jeannie Lin - December 16 Diane Gaston - December 17 Terri Brisbin - December 18 Julia Justiss - December 19 Lynna Banning - December 20 Grand Prize Drawing - December 23

HH Advent Calendar:Elizabeth Beacon

Welcome and Happy Christmas from Elizabeth Beacon, a writer of Regency Romances!

I was delighted to be invited to host my day of the HARLEQUIN® HISTORICAL Authors’ Advent Calendar Competition on the HARLEQUIN® Historical Authors’ Blog today. I’m new here, but have just finished my twelfth novel for HARLEQUIN® HISTORICAL and have been writing Regency novels for HARLEQUIN® for five years now. My next book, The Scarred Earl, is due out in May 2013 and is the second of the Seaborne Trilogy that began with The Duchess Hunt. My own website is being developed and should be online any day now, but this was a lovely opportunity to say hello to so many HARLEQUIN® HISTORICAL readers and wish you all joy and laughter and hope for the Christmas season and for 2013. I would like to say a very big thank you to my fellow Harlequin® Historical authors for their invitation to join them and host my day of the Advent competition here.

It’s a huge privilege for me to be the last author to pose individual questions for this year before the final grand draw on December 24^th, when some lucky person will be drawn from all the calendar entries to win THE MAIN PRIZE, a Kindle Fire HD.

The prize I’m offering today is a signed copy (although that’s only signed by me) of my Christmas book, Governess Under the Mistletoe, which is the second book in Candlelit Christmas Kisses duo (
yes, there are two books in this one, the second is by lovely Anne Herries, so if you don’t like mine then hers is sure to delight and entertain you); a signed copy of The Duchess Hunt, which was published by HARLEQUIN® HISTORICAL in June 2012; and a delicious Lettuce scarf printed with strawberries that I couldn’t resist, because sending out real ones could be a bit tricky! All that adds up to nearly £30 GBP, so I hope you will think it worth your while to enter and, don’t forget that every entry counts towards the main prize drawn on Christmas Eve, so the more times you enter, the more chance you have of winning that Kindle Fire HD.

So my advice is to read the extract from my latest book, Governess Under the Mistletoe, before you answer this question!

What does Sophie use to pull Peter out of the snow?

‘No, I’m sure I saw someone,’ the Sophie voice insisted and Peter almost believed she was real, and shuddered at the monstrous idea of meeting her now he was all but spent and at his most vulnerable. ‘Over there, I tell you. There really is a rider heading straight into the ha-ha, Cordage.’

Halting Hannibal, lest she was real and right, Peter wondered at himself for believing in the impossible at such a time. He hesitated between jumping down and risking floundering, or staying up here and hazarding Hannibal’s knees. Deciding on the lesser of two evils, he heaved himself out of the saddle and sank up to his hips in drifting snow as he fought to push his horse back from the ditch. All the poor animal wanted now was to take the quickest route to shelter and the stable he seemed almost able to scent on the howling wind.

Very well, Peter told himself with determined logic, since the ha-ha clearly exists, the voice that says it’s there must be real as well.

Even if that voice sounded perilously close to that of a female he never wanted to set eyes on again so long as he lived, he had to believe his senses or risk being on the edge of madness. There was nothing for it but to believe the siren voice would find a way to rescue him before he and his horse expired from sheer cold and exhaustion, and Edwina, Aunt Hes and Merryweather had to kill Cedric for being possibly the most annoying man in England – or make a bonfire out of the coach in order to keep themselves warm and try to attract attention to their plight.

‘Over here!’ he bellowed, as loudly as he could over the howling wind.

Lights flared through the murky darkness, sometimes blotted out by driving snow, sometimes clear as will-o’-the-wisps in the sudden breaks in the curtain of white as it swirled another way.

‘Rouse the grooms and stable boys, Miss Imogen,’ the man roared over his shoulder. ‘We’ll need help to carry him inside if he’s been out in this for very long.’

‘Imogen, do as Cordage says and then go inside and do me the courtesy of staying where I asked you to in the first place,’ the Sophie-like female ordered some poor soul beyond Peter’s faltering vision. He sympathised with the poor girl, whoever she might be, since she clearly lived under the cat’s paw.

‘And you should get inside in the warm as well, miss,’ the man called Cordage argued rather desperately.

‘Don’t be ridiculous,’ the shrew ordered her companion impatiently.

At the sound of her voice growing louder in his ears, Peter decided he ought to be grateful she was nigh as ungovernable as the woman he remembered so reluctantly as the most indomitable female he had ever met, since this one had evidently seen him from the window yonder and set out to rescue him.

‘Catch this!’ the woman ordered him, and he put out a hand without even thinking about it and caught the end of the leather belt she threw him more by chance than any skill on his part. ‘Now, pull yourself back onto the road with it,’ she went on, as if in charge of at least a battalion of rather stupid men lost in the snow. She prepared to lean back against his anticipated weight on the end of it.

‘With one hand?’ he demanded crossly, and thought he heard her gasp at the first sound of his suddenly hoarse voice – as if he reminded her of someone she didn’t want to recall as well.

‘Let your horse go and he will surely follow us. There seems little doubt he has more sense than you do,’ she said brusquely, and a dreadful suspicion began to dawn on him that this wasn’t a female who sounded like opinionated, sneaky, lying, felonious Sophie Bonet, but the real thing.

 

Text Copyright ©2012 by Elizabeth Beacon. Cover Art Copyright © 2012 by Harlequin Enterprises Limited.

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So, if you have your answer at the ready folks, here’s what you need to do:

There is a problem  with Rafflecopter so  email the answer with Elizabeth Beacon giveaway in subject line  to contest@michellestyles.co.uk

 

Good luck, I will choose a winner at random from the correct answers then pass all of them to the main competition.  

Have a lovely Christmas and thank you for playing the game.

Harlequin HIstorical Advent Calendar: Blythe Gifford

Blythe Gifford is giving a Colonial candle in the scent which helped her write her latest trilogy plus a choice of book from the trilogy. For more details see her website.

Harlequin Historical Advent Calendar: Jeannie Lin

Today is Jeannie Lin and she is giving away a pendant because her June 2013 release The Sword Dancer has a pendant which is integral to the plot as well as a signed autograph copy of My Fair Concubine. For details on how to enter please go here.

HH Advent Calendar: Sarah Mallory

For a chance to win a signed copy of Sarah Mallory's January release Behind the Rake's Wicked Wager  visit her website and answer a simple question about the book. Remember all entries do go into the drawing for the Grand Prize.

HH Advent Day 6 -- Joanna Fulford

Today is Joanna Fulford who writes in a wide variety of time periods including Viking and medieval Scotland as well as Regency and Victorian. She is giving away a pendant to one lucky person. There is a very simple question to answer. You can find more here.

HH Advent Day 6 --Lucy Ashford

Today is Regency author Lucy Ashford's day. SHe has a pair of lovely earrings to give away plus a signed copy of one of her books. All you have to do is answer a simple question to enter.
Go here for more details

Harlequin Historical Advent Calendar Day 3 -- Michelle Styles

It is Michelle Styles's turn today. She writes warm, witty and intimate romance set in a wide range of time periods. She is offering a Take A Break gift box -- filled with a signed book of the winner's choice from her books, Christmas tea, biscuits, a mug and a tea towel (total value £20)
To enter visit www.michellestyles.co.uk  and answer the simple question.
All entrants go forward to the grand prize.

Harlequin Historical Advent Calendar Day 2 -- Annie Burrows

It is Regency Author Annie Burrows' day today. To win a book and some personalized stationary, follow  the instructions on her website. All entrants go forward for the draw of the grand prize.

2012 HH Advent Calendar Day One

Today is Marguerite Kaye's Day. She has a simple quesiton for people to answer and she is giving away a necklace.

To enter: go to http://www.margueritekaye.com/harlequin-historical-holiday-calendar/

Also remember there is still time to enter the Fall In Love Again Blog Hop which closes on 29 November. You can find the entry form here. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Harlequin Historical Holiday Giveway...

Starting today, the Harlequin Historical Authors are hosting an on-line giveaway, as we did last year. There will be daily prizes and a chance to win a Grand Prize of a Kindle/Kindle Fire - the actual prize depends on your location. The button below takes you through to the live Calendar and the rules.   Today, it is Michelle Willingham's day.  Click on the button below to find out more...



Participating Authors

November 29 - Michelle Willingham
November 30 - Elizabeth Rolls
December 1 - Charlene Sands
December 2 - Diane Gaston
December 3 - Annie Burrows
December 5 - Elaine Golden
December 6 - Barbara Monajem
December 7 - Michelle Styles
December 8 - Deborah Hale
December 9 - Marguerite Kaye
December 10 - Lynna Banning
December 12 - Carol Townend
December 13 - Blythe Gifford
December 14 - Julia Justiss
December 15 - Terri Brisbin
December 16 - Ann Lethbridge
December 17 - Bronwyn Scott
December 19 - Sarah Mallory
December 20 - Kate Bridges
December 21 - Amanda McCabe
December 22 - Jeannie Lin
December 23 - Grand Prize Drawing!