Books and Needlepoint: Captured by Desire

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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I have winners of the last 10 contests - including BlogFest!

33 - Tore

10 - Benita

6 - Linda Kish

10 - ibeeg

14 - holdenj

32 - Jill

11 - carolsnotebook

21 - anonymous/headlessfowl

42 - Linda Henderson

16 - Beth

19 - Rebecca Graham

2 - Martha Lawson

29 - misusedinnocence

3 - DarcyO

9 - ossmcalc/Christine

12 - Rebecca Graham

6 - BookSake

15 - Chey

12 - Cecile

31 - tanya904

Blogfest winners: I want to thank all the participants in blogfest - both hosts and entrants! I had a lot of fun visiting a TON of new blogs - my feed reader is exploding! It amazes me how many bloggers I find every day. A big thank you to all my followers both old and new! I hope that I can get you to stick around!

I had one small rule for blogfest and that was for a google follow - I figured if I am giving away boxes of books - on my dollar - the least I could ask for was a follow - Unfortunately the first winner that I drew could not be verified as a google follower so I had to generate a new number. And that was:

87 - Jodi - confirmed

92 - Sue/okibi_insanity

151 - jellybelly82158 - confirmed

Congrats to all!

Once winners have been emailed - they will have 48 hours to reply - at that time, any unclaimed books will be given away on twitter. (except for Blogfest - a new winner will be drawn)

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Captured by Desire by Kira Morgan - Blog Tour and Giveaway!

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Captured by Desire

by Kira Morgan

Blog Tour Aug 9 - 20

In 16th century Scotland, young Miss Florie Gilder runs away from her drunken foster father to find her real father and her noble heritage. Along the way, she is accused of theft, becomes a fugitive hiding in a

forest, and is accidentally wounded by a handsome local huntsman. The huntsman--a Robin-Hood figure who poaches wild game from the landowner's estate to feed the starving poor--carries the beautiful maiden to a church where she is guaranteed 40 days of sanctuary from the law. During that time, he learns her true story, falls in love with her, and helps her in her quest, at the risk of his own life. Smitten with him, she worries more for his survival. But enemies of the state are seeking to overturn the Catholic royals, while a vicious noblewoman is out to destroy Florie.

FIVE FUN FACTS!

1. For a refreshing change from the nobles found in most medieval romances, in Captured by Desire, Kira chose to make the hero and heroine common folk — Florie is a goldsmith, and Rane is the sheriff's huntsman.

2. Kira created the character of Rane MacAllister by combining two legendary heroes of archery — Robin Hood and Legolas.

3. Due to the legal limits of sanctuary imposed upon fugitive Florie when she seeks refuge in a church, Kira was faced with the daunting prospect of having only 40 days to convince Florie to fall in love with the man who just shot her.

4. Since her Scottish hero, Rane MacAllister, is the son of Viking invaders, Kira studied Norse mythology to come up with epithets unique to his ancestry.

5. To do historical research for Captured by Desire, Kira commandeered Scotland's purportedly haunted Roslin Castle for several days! (To see photos from her adventures, go to Kira's website or her Facebook page).

GIVEAWAY!

I have 3 copies of this book to giveaway courtesy of Hachette Books.

Please leave a comment with your email address to enter.

This giveaway is open to US/Canada. No PO boxes.

It will end on Sept 2.

Winners are chosen with a random integer program. All winners will be emailed and have 48 hours to respond. At that time any books left unclaimed will be given away on twitter.

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

August 9

http://thebooktree.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post

http://www.extremepersonalmeasures.com/ Review, Giveaway