Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #16

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Winners of To Love A Prince and The Wedding Dress Christmas! 

Melissa Howell

Kaitlyn McGann! 

Thanks to all who “hunted” with us this fall!! 

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Rachel Hauck

Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes!

• The hunt BEGINS on 10/15 at noon MST with Stop #1 at LisaTawnBergren.com.

• Hunt through our loop using Chrome or Firefox as your browser (not Explorer).

• There is NO RUSH to complete the hunt—you have all weekend (until Sunday, 10/18 at midnight MST)! So take your time, reading the unique posts along the way; our hope is that you discover new authors/new books and learn new things about them.

• Submit your entry for the grand prizes by collecting the CLUE on each author’s scavenger hunt post and submitting your answer in the Rafflecopter form at the final stop, back on Lisa’s site. Many authors are offering additional prizes along the way!

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Rachel Hauck

2019

Hey! Thanks for stopping by and joining us on the hunt. I hope you’re having fun.

Let me introduce myself. I’m Rachel Hauck, a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. But who’s really tracking, right?

I love a great story with a touch of romance, drama, humor and a hint of elegance. I started out my publishing journey with romance and chick lit back in ’04.

I penned a 3 book women’s fiction series with country singer Sara Evans. After which I wrote The Wedding Dress, the first of several split time novels—stories with an historical and contemporary timeline—followed by a royal romance series.

Such great fun! I was honing my author chops!

Romance and devotion, humor and drama play a roll in all the stories. Whether they have any elegance is for you to decide. You can learn more about me and all my books right here as well as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. But keep reading to check out my latest book and hear some tricks I use to create realistic royal characters.

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Rachel HauckWriting Realistic Royals

When I started writing royal stories, I’d been a long time fan of the British royals. But I didn’t know much about them beyond newsstand headlines.

After the first draft of Once Upon A Prince, the first of the Royal Wedding Series, I realized my fictional country needed a history, a government, a social culture place smack dab in the middle of our real world.

Next I had to invent things like royal cyphers, letters patent, unique names for branches of royal service and layers of aristocracy and nobility.

Setting fictional royals in a world we all know is a good way to make them accessible to our imagination.

For each character, I worked through the Story Equation. This technique shapes each protagonist’s strengths, weaknesses and creates the Dark Moment Story. The DMS is an event from childhood, or even adulthood, that caused a wound that needs to be healed. A real life example is when the Windsor princes lost their mother.

In To Love A Prince, the first of the True Blue Royal series, Prince Augustus, had a traumatic life event. While millions watched, his fiancé left at the altar. That sort of humiliation created a big wound. But it was my job to bring him through it. 🙂

Knowing what healing and truth a character needs sets up the external plot. Everything that happens outside of the protagonist pushes and pulls at the hidden things inside. In the end, the  prince and/or princess, the commoner they’re in love with, find truth and love.

Of course, even in writing realistic royals, there needs to be a bit of “magic.” As the story unfolds, I look for spiritual elements that allow the supernatural to break into the character’s very natural world.

It’s not an easy journey for me, or the characters, but in the end, when I arrive at the Happily Ever After, the characters have changed. And you know what? I’ve changed a little too.

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To Love A Prince - Rachel HauckDaffodil Caron is not a princess, even though she once dreamed of being one. After all, she grew up as a playmate to royal princes, running through the halls of Perrigwynn Palace and dining with the queen. But the day she stumbled upon a royal secret, everything changed.

Flash forward eighteen years, and Daffy’s living a sweet, non-royal life. A skilled art curator for the Royal Trust, she has friends, a flat in the heart of the city, and a handsome, successful fiancée. The last person on her mind is Gus, a prince she once called her best mate.

HRH Prince Augustus is no longer “Prince Pudgy,” as caricaturized by the press, he’s charming and gorgeous, possessing a world-famous smile. But when he’s jilted at the altar by an American heiress as millions of people around the world watched, the spare heir to Lauchtenland’s ancient House of Blue escapes, finding solace on a Florida beach.

A year as a regular bloke allows him to rethink his purpose. He’s half decided his calling is to pour pints at a tiki bar, rather than serving his country and the Family.

Until an accident on the beach with a Frisbee changes his course.

Despite his long hair and beard, Daffy recognizes her prince, and their childhood friendship is renewed. She assures Gus Lauchtenland needs him, giving him the courage to return home.

When Daffy and Gus find themselves on assignment to Hadsby Castle in preparation for his brother’s wedding, their friendship blooms into affection.

But Gus cannot, will not, trust his heart again. Daffy’s engaged. And she also remains a royal family outcast because she knows the Queen’s secret.

When affection grows into love and secrets are exposed, trust is destroyed. Gus must choose which is stronger: the lies of his past or the hope of his future. And Daffy must face every fear to prove she will forever love a prince.

“Another compelling royal story by the master of princely tales!” – Susan May Warren, USA Today bestselling, RITA award-winning novelist

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Here’s the Stop #16 Basics:
If you’re interested, you can order To Love A Princ Society on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBook, Kobo and my web site for more options. Be sure to add To Love A Prince to your Goodreads bookshelf! Also, follow me on Book Bub!

Here’s you clue for stop #16: to distract

Now you’re ready to go to Carla Laureano and Stop #17 to finish the hunt! Good luck! 

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Also, enter the Rafflecopter below for a chance to win a copy of To Love A Prince and The Wedding Dress Christmas.
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  6. I am not entering this contest as I have already read both of the books you are offering. You are one of my favorite authors. I did sign up for your newsletter.

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  7. I love this cover! I read the ebook and loved it. I would so enjoy having a paperback to go on my keeper shelf! Thanks for the chance to win. Love you and your books!

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  9. I have read all your books, including the ones you wrote with Sara Evans and I’ve loved them all! I look forward to reading To Love A Prince and the Wedding Dress Christmas!

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  13. Let me tell you…your pretend world of Lauchtenland really works! I loved the background, the history, the culture. It was all fascinating!

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  14. Thanks so much. Love all of your book covers and I also enjoy your newsletter! I love your family stories. There is a lot of heart in them ❤️

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  21. I have loved reading several of your books, the wedding dress, the writing desk, to catch a prince…and more! I look forward to this one too

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  26. I have really enjoyed your books, especially since I am from the Space Coast. Most of your books take me home to familiar places and sites which I absolutely love. Most importantly, I love how your sprinkle your faith within the story line. Thank you!

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  31. Hi Rachel,
    I’ve noticed your books in the library and at Indigo, after reading more about you and your fascination with the royals I’ll be definitely adding your books to my “ to read” pile.
    Thank you for this opportunity
    Love and blessings
    Robyn

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  39. Your books are outstanding! Thank you for being part of this fun Scavenger Hunt and for the chance to win your books.

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  42. Thank you for participating in the giveaway. I have been reading your books for years, including your Low Country Romances and the Royal Wedding series. I always enjoy your storytelling.

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