Jan Hahn...In Appreciation of Readers

Dear Readers, you are in for a special treat today. Author Jan Hahn is having a great matching game with wonderful prizes as a giveaway. It is all in appreciation of you, the reader. I will let Jan Hahn tell you the rest! Have fun!

IN APPRECIATION OF READERS

As a writer, I confess that I write stories for myself.  Traveling back into the elegant world of Jane Austen’s characters and creating new adventures for them is a delightful escape for me.  Unfortunately, it’s also hard work.  At times, it results in downright hair-pulling frustration.  And sometimes, it comes to a complete and utter stop.  I lose my inspiration; the right word or phrase does not exist; and everything I write seems like rubbish. 

That’s when I thank God for readers.

Most of you have no idea what an encouraging comment on your part can do for me or any writer. To know that someone else gets what I’m trying to say gives me a feeling of kinship with the reader.  It restores my confidence.  I believe I actually can tell the story that’s disturbing my sleep.  When I am ready to give it all up, readers make me want to try again. 

So, today’s little post is my small way of offering a great big THANK YOU to each of you wonderful people who have read my books or even thought about reading my books!  I may write stories for myself, but when I can share them with you it’s like someone just added a generous dollop of chocolate syrup to my bowl of vanilla ice cream.

Below are four short quotes from my published novels.  See if you can match the quote to the correct novel.  If you haven’t read any of these books, pretend you’re taking a multiple choice quiz and guess. What can you lose?

Available on Amazon

Available on Amazon

The first four winners with the most correct answers will win (1) an autographed copy of their choice of any one of my books; (2) a set of lovely guest soaps made by Evie Cotton to commemorate publication of my latest novel A Peculiar Connection; (3) and a bookmark designed by Janet Taylor.  The first person to get all four answers correct will win all of the above plus a $25 gift card from Amazon.  This giveaway is international.  Don’t delay, do it today because time matters, and above all, have fun!
After the first four winners have been found, the remaining entries will be in a separate giveaway for one eBook, winners choice. (international)

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Available on Amazon

Available on Amazon

Books:

                 An Arranged Marriage

                 The Journey

                 The Secret Betrothal

                 A Peculiar Connection

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Quotes:  

(A)  She reached inside her reticule and pulled forth a folded square of paper, creased and yellowed by time. “I hoped to avoid this, but you leave me no choice. You cannot marry my nephew. It would not only be despicable in my eyes and that of the world, but it would be a sin against Heaven itself!”

(B)  I felt the heat of his hands upon me through his black leather gloves.  He was dressed entirely in black, from boots to cape to the jaunty hat on his head with a fluffy dark feather stuck in the band.  Blonde curls escaped from beneath his hat and provided the only contrast to his dark appearance.  He possessed the bluest eyes I had ever seen, a blue I had witnessed in neither man nor woman—almost crystalline—eyes I would have considered striking if encountered in a ballroom or parlour.  Staring straight ahead through cut-outs in the black mask covering his face, however, they appeared deadly.

(C)  That morning, an explosion of thunder awakened our household at dawn with such force that I fully expected to witness Napoleon’s cannon aimed at my window. If truth were told, such woe would not have been less welcome than the ceremony awaiting me. I stood at the window, watched the storm clouds unleash their fury, and judged the day perfect for my wedding.

(D)  Darcy shook his head.  “I do not know if I can overcome this, Fitzwilliam, and it has nothing to do with my pride!”

“I beg to differ on that point.  It has a great deal to do with your pride.  She is the only woman I know of who would actually have the impertinence to refuse your offer of marriage.  Is not that the reason you are ready to believe the worst about her behaviour?  I might remind you that any such misbehaviour is completely suspect and unproved.  No, Darcy, I say you have erred in this matter.  You choose to judge and condemn Miss Bennet because she has followed her heart and now her conscience.  You live in an ivory tower, and you demand that the woman you deign to love must have dwelt in one as well.  You must face reality, my friend.  You will not have your way this time, and you are in dire consequence of losing the one person you love because of your arrogance! If you cannot overcome this flaw in your character, then believe me . . . you do not deserve her.”

                                                                               

Okay, Readers! Now it is time to guess which book goes with which quote. Good luck to each of you. Remember, time is of an essence and there are prizes to be won! This giveaway will end at 11:59 P.M., 31 August, 2015 AND it is international!