Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #24

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Rachel Hauck

UPDATE:

WINNERS OF THE SCAVENGER HUNT:

 

Pam Kellogg

Celia Walkowicz

Wanda McKenzie

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MAIN WINNERS HERE:

Grace

Abigail Harder

Additional Winners

Debra J Pruss

Kim Wageneck

Becky Cockburn

 

 

 

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 3/18 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, 3/21 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 Hauck

Sitting at breakfast with my family, talking about life which led to talking about kids and my sister-in-law shared a memory about her son.

His father had asked him to mow the lawn. Being ten, he grumbled and complained as kids often do.

“Why do I have to mow the lawn.”

His mother, my wise S-I-L said, “Because your father asked and you’re an obedient son.”

We all agreed it was a great answer. Yet the more I thought about it, the more I realized it was a brilliant answer.

One, she affirmed Dad. He made a reasonable request and the son should honor it. Two, she affirmed her son. “You are an obedient son.”

She challenged his attitude with his destiny: to be obedient. Then she declared his position in the house: a son.

Even for a ten year old, there’s not a lot to argue with here. Argue he’s not obedient? Argue he’s not a son? Being affirmed as a son made a pathway to his obedience.

God declared Jesus as His son. Which made a way for His obedience to go to the cross.

God calls us sons and daughters. In doing so, we are invited into His family, to be obedient to His Word and His commands. We also have 100% access to His love and forgiveness. Twenty-four seven!

In my new royal book, To Save a King (True Blue Royals, Book Two) there’s a moment where the queen asks her son, the crown prince, to go on a very personal errand for her.

She asks because he’s her son. How can he resist? In doing so, he brings healing to himself, to his secret sister, and to a broken woman who is haunted by her past.

One man’s obedience led to healing, forgiveness and repentance. It’s the Gospel in a nutshell. Well, a nutshell wrapped in a 100K word royal romance novel.

Aren’t stories amazing? God is amazing. I didn’t even realize any of this until I wrote the blog! I’m kind of excited.

I hope you’ve had a chance to read To Love A Prince (True Blue Royals, Book Two.) If not, click the link to check it out.

Look for To Save King coming May 5th.

 

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Rachel HauckA modern-day fairy tale of hope and rescue from NYT bestselling author Rachel Hauck

After growing up in small-town Hearts Bend, Tennessee, Gemma Stone set off to Hollywood to make her mark in the world.

But her ambition turned into a journey of a “thousand” bad decisions and after twelve years of seeking fame and fortune, Gemma returns home with a limp and a dark secret.

Now she runs a rescue ranch and is raising her friends’ orphaned daughter. She’s keenly aware these defenseless ones are also rescuing her.  She just wants to stay hidden in the safe world she’s created.

HRH Crown Prince John has learned a royal title cannot shield him from heartbreak. As heir to the revered House of Blue and married to the love of his life, he believed his future reign would strengthen the royal dynasty of Lauchtenland. Then tragedy changed everything. Can anything save him from his grief?

When he travels to Hearts Bend on a mission for his mother, Queen Catherine, he’s drawn into the local life and cajoled into a three-legged race with the beautiful Gemma Stone during the 4th of July festivities.

While the event has a disastrous result, Prince John and Gemma form a quick friendship—one of two wounded souls finding comfort in one other. However, love is absolutely not an option. John desperately wants to hold onto the memories of his wife, and Gemma refuses to trust her heart to any man. Even a prince.

Then Prince John is called home for an emergency. How can he leave the woman who lifted him from his sorrows? But can Gemma join him on a royal stage and risk her secret coming to light?

With a touch of divine help, Prince John and Gemma just might find the kind of love that saves and ultimately write their very own fairy tale.

To Save a King is book two in the True Blue Royal series.

“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 #24 Basics:
If you’re interested, you can order To Save A King Society on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBook, Kobo. Pre order is only $2.99!  Be sure to add To Save A King to your Goodreads bookshelf! Also, follow me on Book Bub!

Here’s you clue for stop #24: a suspense

Now you’re ready to go to Toni Shiloh and Stop #25 to finish the hunt! Good luck!

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WAIT! DON’T GO! LEAVE A COMMENT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN BOOKS!

TO SAY I DO

TO LOVE A PRINCE

TO SAVE A KING

THE WEDDING DRESS CHRISTMAS

Two lucky winners for each one!

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  4. To Save A King is definitely going in my TBR pile. I’ve been out of the reading game for a bit, and I’m so glad I stumbled across this Scavenger Hunt to help get me back into the flow with some new suggestions. 🙂

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    1. The story shows that even when we do not think we need healing, GOD knows we do and though it might feel uncomfortable, HE still takes us through that path. Well done Rachel.

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  10. I so look forward to the release of To Save a King. I’ve read your other books and love the magic that you always manage to create in your narrative.

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  11. I so look forward to the release of To Save a King. I’ve read your other books and love the magic that you always manage to create in your narrative.

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  12. I so look forward to the release of “To Save a King.” I’ve read your other books and love the magic that you always manage to create in your stories.

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  13. I’m a new author and I’m enjoying this hunt, learning about many new authors I’ve not been acquainted with. And now I have a long list of books I’d like to read!

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  15. Hi Rachel! I love all your books so much! I have read 6 of them so far, and I can’t wait to read the rest of them! Thank you!

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  18. To Save a King sounds intriguing. I read The Wedding Dress for a book club several years ago and was glad I did! Thank you for the chance to win.

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  20. This post reminded me of The Wedding Dress in my tbr pile lol. Guess I know what book I’m grabbing next! To Save A King sounds like an awesome book and I can’t wait for an opportunity to read it! Also, something I think is cool, I was born in ’04 🙂

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  22. I’ve read quite a few of your books and always enjoy them. Of the books listed, I have To Love a Prince and The Wedding Dress Christmas. It would be fun to win one of the others. Thanks for the chance.

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  29. I love how one comment or moment can spark an entire novel. It’s so cool! Also what you said about sonship and our claim to it. Can’t wait to read To Save a King! Ahhhh…I love your books! Especially all the royals 🙂 Thanks for writing them!

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  48. I loved your Once Upon a Prince series of books, and look forward to To Save a King. Would love to be one of your book winners!

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  56. I’ve enjoyed all your books that I’ve read so far. I look forward to every one, knowing each one will be a treat!

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  65. I find I gravitate toward movies and books dealing with royalty. I love stories when the Prince falls for a commoner or the “Royal” is incognito (think Hallmark movies) as well as any variation on the same theme. I love them all! Your books fit the bill and are swoon worthy! Keep em coming, please!

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  66. So happy for this introduction of your books through this scavenger hunt. I love a good series and will be starting with the True Blue Royal series while waiting for To Save a King to be released.

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  75. Just want to tell you how much I enjoy your books. I have most (all?) of them, so I don’t need to be entered into your contest.

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  76. I have to get the True Blue Royals books 1&2. I’m a huge Rachel Hauck fan. You are one of the others I consistantly recommend!

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  85. I have read all of your books Rachel and LOVE them! I especially enjoyed To Love a Prince. I look forward to reading your next one!

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  86. Looking forward to reading your books. This scavenger hunt was lots of fun, as I found so many authors that I didn’t know about. Thanks for the chance to win, too.

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  95. I love reading your books. I thoroughly enjoyed the first royal series, and I am looking forward to reading this new one.

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  97. I love your books! I think The Love Letter is my favorite! I have not read this new series, so I need to get busy! I am a subscriber to your newsletter and see you on IG. Hope you’re feeling better!

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  101. I actually have the first book you and Sara Evans wrote. “The Wedding Dress” was one of my last reads in December and is one of my featured 5 star reads from all of 2020! Loving your books! Can’t wait for your next release.

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  103. I have not heard about your books before, but I am going to go look them up right now. They sound like ones I would enjoy reading. Thank you for sharing about them.

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  105. Hi, your books sound like very good reads, I love your book covers also. Thank you for the chance. Thank you for sharing this wonderful answer your SIL gave her son, I loved it , it is a brilliant answer. Have a Great weekend and stay safe. God Bless you and your family.

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  127. I really loved your Royal Wedding series. One of the few I own. Can’t wait to read the new royal series. Also I loved the story with your SIL and nephew.

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  134. I’ve really enjoyed several of your books, Rachel, and I love hearing some “behind the scenes” stories of your inspiration. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  137. I have enjoyed each one of your books that I have read so far! I look forward to reading more! Thank you for a chance to win your books!

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  148. Thanks for offering these books! I’d never heard of you before but I’ve added your books to my TBR on Goodreads!

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  150. I just finished reading The Memory House, and absolutely loved it! I look forward to reading the True Blue Royals series!

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  151. Thank you for offering a giveaway of your beautiful books! The first book of yours I read and absolutely LOVED was “Once Upon a Prince.” Thanks for sharing your writing with the world, and God Bless 🙂

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  152. I am a huge fan of your many stories, Rachel. Your stories always leave me feeling satisfied; there is something so wonderful about reading a wonderful and well-written story, about characters who are easy to fall in love with, all with a foundation of faith in God.

    I loved meeting the family of the House of Blue in To Love A Prince, and I am eagerly anticipating reading To Save A King!

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  164. Fun hunt! Love finding new authors like you. Your upcoming release sounds really interesting. Gonna need to read book one soon!

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  169. Thank you so much for a chance to win a book from you!
    I just love your books so much! This is an awesome scavenger hunt!
    Blessings!

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  172. Your books dig deep into the heart and soul of a person eventually resulting in the peace that passes all understanding!

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  174. I love your books, and I read the first one after doing a previous scavenger hunt that introduced you to me. This is such a fun idea!

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  191. Yours are the first split time novels I’d ever read and I love them! Now I’m looking for more like that. Thanks for expanding my world!

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  193. Not only do you write marvelous novels, your Wednesday Chats on Instagram are Superior as well! Thanks for participating in the Scavenger Hunt❣️

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  196. I’ve had the privilege of reading your books. I do thoroughly enjoy them.
    I look forward to reading To Save A King.

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  198. Just heard about your books through the scavenger hunt, and I am intrigued by the description of your True Blue Royals series. It is exciting to be introduced to a new (to me) author and new series.

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  203. Great story about your SIL and the comparison to our Father’s obedient son. This series sounds really good. It’s on my TBR list.

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  209. I absolutely loved To Love A Prince and can’t wait for To Save A King!! Will it be available in paperback?

    I recommend To Love A Prince quite often as it was my favorite book I read last year!

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  213. Loved your keynote session talks and your dialogue class yesterday with the Midsouth Christian Writers Conference. You gave so much insight and encouragement to me. Thank you.

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  219. Your new book sounds very interesting and exciting. I love how you incorporated the plan of salvation into your book.

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  222. I look forward to this scavenger hunt each year! I have a couple of your books waiting for me on my tbr shelf! And appreciate the chance to win another!

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  226. I can’t wait for To Save a King’s release! I adore The Royal Weddings series, and am thrilled that you’re writing more royal romances.

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  238. Thank you for sharing that story with us! Knowing our divine heritage and our role in our eternal family has been such a blessing in my life!

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  239. Have enjoyed your books. Would appreciate winning any books. Will read and share them. Really like your obedient son analogy.

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  243. I love modern royalty stories, they bring me back to my days watching The Princess Diaries! I’m looking forward to To Save a King!

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  247. I love, love, love your books! They are the ones my family dreads me starting because I wait oh so patiently for the last in the series to publish and then everything in my world stops–making dinner, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, planning and the hustle and bustle of an active family–just to finish your books! I stay up way too late for these old bones and read uninterruptedly! It is awesome!

    I’m looking forward to this next series! My family no so much 😉

    But even more than I love your books, I adore your newsletters! They are personal, inspiring and encouraging.

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  257. Thank you for sharing your time and your talent. God bless you. I signed up for your newsletter. I am following you.

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  258. God bless you. Thank you for sharing your time and your talent. I signed up for your newsletter. I am following you.

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  261. Thanks! Enjoyed your post so much. And I love your books! I am going to dive I to the new ones after I catch up with the Wedding Dress series and several more that I have. You have your own collection in my Kindle library so I continue to fill it up.❤️

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  270. Eep! I’m wildly excited for more royal romances from you (plus the themes sound SO amazing). I can’t wait to get started on one. Thanks so much for taking part in the scavenger hunt and giving us chances to win. 😉

    P. S. I love the unique perspective you presented in your blog post. Very thought provoking!

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