Are you ready to go Halloween Hopping and win $150?
Starting Friday 29th October and running through until Sunday 31st, you will need to visit the locations in the list below to collect the candy in our Halloween Treasure Hunt. Once you know what all the different types of candy are, you can enter a draw to win an awesome $150 Gift Card! That’ll start your November off with a bang, right? Here’s a link to the event on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/events/589264772429114
Here are the details-
WIN $150! Historical Romance Author Halloween Hop October 29 – 31, 2021
Happy October, historical romance lovers! It is time for our annual Trick-or-Treat FB Hop! Hop from site to site to “collect” candy from these fabulous historical romance authors to be eligible to WIN a $150 gift card to the online store of your choice. What could be better than trick-or-treating from the safety of your home? And there are no calories to worry about! Just some spooky fun and possibly a $150 gift card. Follow these four easy steps to enter the grand prize drawing:
Hop to each link (will be posted on 10/29/21), which will take you to a historical author’s FB page, web site, Amazon page, or Bookbub page.
While you’re there please like, follow, or sign up for a newsletter if you wish to stay up to date on our new releases and author happenings. Personally, I would welcome Bookbub followers or newsletter subscribers- here are some links for you-
newsletter- http://eepurl.com/cxe369
Bookbub-
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/elizabeth-keysian
Find the piece of candy the author has on their landing page (you’ll have to scroll through a couple of posts for mine).
Collect the name of the candy from each listed author, and e-mail the complete list of authors and their candies to Heather@HeatherMcCollum.com. Put Historical Romance Authors Are So Sweet in the subject line.
The list must be turned in by 11:59 PM ET on October 31st. One grand prize winner, of a $150 gift card, will be selected randomly from those who collected and turned in the list of authors and their candies. Heather McCollum will announce the winner on the event page and e-mail the winner. The winner must respond within 24 hours to claim the prize. Best of luck, everyone! Have a super sweet time! Starting link: https://alannalucas.com/
Historical Romance Trick-or-Treat Hop
2021 Author List
From spies at the glittering court of Elizabeth I to the mysterious stranger living wild in the forest…
… this boxed set of Tudor romantic adventures will keep you glued to your seat! The first THREE books in the TRYSTS AND TREACHERY SERIES can now be bought as a boxed set for just $0.99/£0.77. Grab this limited time bargain while it lasts and be transported back through the centuries to the glamour and passion of the Tudor era.
Set includes: Lord of Deception, Lord of Loyalty, Lord of the Forest,
PLUS Bonus Story- Mistress Mathieson’s Dilemma
Get your copy HERE while the special discount lasts.
“I felt totally immersed in the Tudor era.” USA Today bestselling author, Barbara Monajem
“I really enjoyed this… and I think any fans of Tudor era history would enjoy it as well.”
“…romantic suspense with danger and treachery on every page.”
“If you haven’t had a chance to read this wonderful author, please take the opportunity to do so!”
“Ms Keysian’s attention to detail is purely for the reader’s delight and sweeps us back to Elizabethan England.” Vivienne Brereton, author of House of the Red Duke
A spook-tacular bargain! (sorry. *blush*)
Thanks to the talent, generosity, and efforts of this august collection of Dragonblade authors, UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY has made the USA Today bestseller list!!!
It is now available on Kindle Unlimited for FREE- it’s the best collection of ghostly romances out there, so grab your copy TODAY
“If you know this publisher or any of the authors, you know these are novels worth having, stories that will thrill you, stories you won’t be able to put down.”
“This is a wonderful collection of tales that will thrill you, chill you, and make you sigh.”
“A wonderful anthology filled with romance and haunting tales. So many stories and diverse locales with lots of heroes and heroines for everyone.”
When the veil between the worlds draws thin…
Do you like ghost stories? I mean, REAL ones, that send shivers up your spine? Then catch me talking to Elizabeth Ellen Carter about the real life ghosts that inspired my story in the UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY Halloween collection. It’s over on YouTube now.
I talk about skeletons in the garage, the ghosts I have discovered connected with archaeological sites, and the up-to-date tales of hauntings that brought people into the museum where I worked, desperate to find out why things went bump in the night in their houses!
There’s still time to put your order in for the anthology, before it publishes in 3 weeks’ time. It’s still only 99 cents/pence! Get your copy HERE.
And if you want to find out more about some Tudor era ghosts that have been spotted in recent times, have a look at the TUDORS issue of HISTORICAL TIMES, where I’ve written an article on the subject.
Finally, because Samhain is not far off now, here’s some of my favourite candy. I’ll let you know why I am showing you this very soon!
The Vikings are coming!
Want to know what’s going to be TRULY AWESOME? The next issue of HISTORICAL TIMES magazine, that’s what. Out in just 3 days’ time, the focus is going to be on VIKINGS. I’ve had a sneak peek and I can tell you the pages are packed full of fascinating articles, fun features, and the very best in historical fiction.The magazine is free and you can sign up to receive it every month right HERE
My favourite from this month’s issue? An intriguing item by bestselling author Anne O’Brien!
I told you it was on its way…
Well, now it’s here! Issue 2 of HISTORICAL TIMES has hit the virtual bookshelves, and this month, the theme is The Tudors. It’s completely FREE to sign up for the magazine, and there’s a website too, packed with interesting facts and fun from some top-notch writers of historical fiction. You will also find a quiz, recipes, remedies, costume, an exclusive short story and plenty of book bargains and recommendations. You can access the magazine HERE and set up your own FREE subscription. Please do not share this link.
THANK YOU! and enjoy!
The authors that keep on giving…
One thing you can say about writers of romance is that they are (mostly) generous to a fault. They are great-hearted, funny, kind, and understand all about love. Which is why more than 400 of them have got together to offer their books FREE to lovers of romance.
HERE is where you can find them all- but some books will only be free for a day, September 2nd, so go mad and stuff your e-reader with whatever takes your fancy. I know I’m going to!
Below is just a selection of the books you can download for free, featuring some bestselling authors of historical romance.
Another gift for readers…
Not only can you still get RONE-nominated Tudor romance “LORD OF LOYALTY” FREE, you can also get the rest of the Trysts & Treachery series for just $0.99 each. Immerse yourself in the glamour & thrill of Tudor England! You can find out more, & start filling up your e-reader with some swashbuckling heroes, HERE. You’ll find details on the rest of the series if you scroll down from LORD OF DECEPTION.
I promise that each book can, and probably should, be read as a stand-alone. What connects them all are the tumultuous and tempestuous reigns of two incredible monarchs, Henry VIII and Elizabeth “Gloriana” I. And there’s also some very underhand stuff going on (hence the series title) but have faith- there WILL be happy endings all round!
A FREE Tudor era book you’re going to LOVE!
RONE award-nominated Tudor romance, LORD OF LOYALTY, is FREE for a limited time. Readers will find themselves immersed in a tale of passions & potions, featuring a battle-scarred hero on a deadly quest, dastardly blackmailers, & a feisty heroine with amnesia, all set in the glamour and grime of Tudor London.
Here’s the story-
Poison has stolen her mind. Loyalty has stolen his freedom…
England, 1586
An embittered war-hero must protect a crazed beauty. But he’s being blackmailed, she’s being hunted, and falling in love could be a fatal mistake.
In honor of a deathbed promise, wounded veteran Sir William Cavendish rescues Isobel Marston from her grasping cousin. But this frenzied young woman proves a nightmare to handle. Soon Will is trying to save her from herself, as well as from those who want her dead.
When her detestable cousin moves in after her brother’s loss, unwitting heiress Isobel is heavily drugged. Just enough lucidity remains for her to beg Will for help. But Will is being threatened by an unofficial fiancée and her unscrupulous father. If he lets himself fall for the enticing Isobel, he’ll put his entire future at stake.
Entangled in a desperate game of cat-and-mouse, Will and Isobel stand to lose more than their hearts.
If you fancy a Gothic-style Tudor romance, this is definitely the tale for you. All stories in the Trysts and Treachery Series can be read as stand-alones.
You can download the book HERE.
Workhouse Waif has won an award. And it’s also FREE for the next few days!
To celebrate winning a “Chill with a Book” Premier award, I have made Victorian romance, WORKHOUSE WAIF, FREE! But the offer is for a limited time, so grab your copy now.
Here’s a quick outline of the story-
In this sweeping saga of Victorian class struggle, Bella Hart barely survives the hell of the workhouse. Not even escape to a factory town can free her from her past and it takes the intervention of two gentlemen to rescue her from violently jealous rivals. Both of these men have something to hide, and if Bella chooses the wrong one, her heart won’t be all that’s at stake.
Like the sound of it? You can get your copy HERE.
Thank you so much to the fabulous Pauline Barclay and the reviewers at Chill with a Book! Why not visit the site, to find out more about the best books out there?
I have more exciting news to come about further steals and deals, so look out for my next post. Get ready to stuff your e-reader full of goodies!
Seduction, Scandal & Spies 