Celebrate 2016: Play Author Trivia Hunt (Day 3)

You've reached Day 3 in our 2016 Author Trivia Hunt. The last day to play! 

How much do you know about your favorite authors? 

If you need help with finding the answers to these questions, click on the link and scroll down to their interview. 

Put your answers in the comments and we'll enter you into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card. Answer as many questions as you can to earn more chances (and don't forget to leave us your email address).

Let's get started!

HEIDI RICE

Avril Tremayne is a mad Heidi Rice fan, so was thrilled to feature her on Get Lost in a Story during the year.

USA Today bestselling author Heidi Rice’s first love was watching movies so, not surprisingly, her first proper job was as a film journalist. But after spending years sneaking off to read romantic fiction when she was being paid to watch some crappy B-movie or other, she decided to try writing a novel of her own. 

Her first book was published by Harlequin Mills & Boon in 2007. Since then she’s published a total of 24 novels, novellas and short stories, nabbed three RITA nominations, sold over two millions copies of her books worldwide and never has to watch crappy B-movies now unless she wants to. 

She lives in London with her husband and two sons, and lots of other gorgeous men who are entirely in her imagination (unlike the laundry, unfortunately). Connect with Heidi via her website.

What was the name of Heidi's modern Rapunzel-esque romance, which was a 2016 RITA finalist?

Click here to find the answer...(and scroll down to her interview)

NANA PRAH
Lara Lacombe has been blogging friends with Nana for a few years, and she was excited to celebrate Nana's debut novel with Harlequin Kimani earlier this month!

Nana Prah first discovered romance in a book from her eight grade summer reading list and has been obsessed with it ever since. Her fascination with love inspired her to write in her favorite genre where happily-ever-after is the rule.

She is a published author of contemporary, multicultural romances. Her books are sweet with a touch of spice. When she’s not writing she’s, over-indulging in chocolate, enjoying life with friends and family, and tormenting nursing students into being the best nurses the world has ever seen.  Check out Nana's blog!

Nana's latest book is called A Perfect Caress.  What is the hero Dante obsessed with?
Click here to find the answer...(and scroll down to her interview)

JENNIFER BERNARD

Lizbeth Selvig has interview USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Bernard three times on GLIAS. Jennifer is an incredibly popular author of contemporary romance--famous for her firefighter heroes and baseball hotties. 

Jennifer is a Harvard grad and former news promo producer who left big city life in L.A. for true love in Alaska where she now lives with her husband and stepdaughters.

Since her first interview on Get Lost in a Story, Jennifer has written multiple series including the Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel novels, the Love Between the Bases series, several novellas, and her brand new series Jupiter Point--about a crew of ultra hot Hotshot Firefighters!

Check out Jennifer's website and blog for all the details! Let's go back to Jennifer's second interview and find out...

In Jennifer Bernard's Love Between the Bases series, which star a whole lot of very sexy baseball players, what is the name of the minor league team featured in the books?

Click here to find the answer (and scroll down to her interview).

PINTIP DUNN
Nan Dixon has interviewed Pintip Dunn twice since her first book was released. Her fabulous debut FORGET TOMORROW won the Best First Book RITA in 2016 and also made the New York Times Bestseller list. This is a Young Adult you shouldn't miss. The series is incredible. 

So--my question is...

In FORGET TOMORROW, why is Callie arrested and placed in Limbo when she receives her future memory? 
Click here to find the answer (and scroll down to her interview).


DARCY WOODS
Nan also interviewed her friend Darcy Woods about her fabulous YA debut SUMMER OF SUPERNOVAS. As always, when talking to Darcy, craziness ensues. We did learn about her main character-Wilamena. (And Darcy also tempted us with some incredible looking cupcakes.

In THE SUMMER OF SUPERNOVAS, what is Wilamena obsessed about and what does she base her search for a relationship on?
Need a little help?  Click here for the interview (and scroll down to her interview).

ROBYN PETERMAN

She's a NYT and USA Today best-selling author who writes snarky, sexy, funny paranormal and snarky, sexy, funny contemporaries. Her addictions include laughing really hard with friends, shoes (the expensive kind), Target, Coke Zero Cherry with extra ice in a Styrofoam cup, bejeweled reading glasses, her kids, her super-hot hubby and collecting stray animals. A former professional actress, with Broadway, film and T.V. credits, she now lives in the south with her family and too many animals to count. Join Zelda in her crazy Magic and Mayhem world: Magic & Mayhem World.  Robyn is such a fun person to know! I'm so glad I met her. ~Angi

Name two authors from Robyn's Kindle World. 

Click here for the answer (scroll down to her interview).

CARIDAD PINEIRO

Caridad is a NY Times and USA Today Bestseller AND a Jersey Girl. She writes romantic suspense, military romance, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, and vampire suspense. Caridad loves to travel, cook, & spend time with family & friends. She writes dark and sexy novels and novellas for those who live to love on the edge. Her sweet, but still naughty side, Charity Pineiro, writes contemporary romances packed with emotion and humor. Follow Caridad on Amazon. Getting to know more about this amazing woman has been so much fun. Sucha a creative person. Love her on Facebook !! ~Angi

What's something that's always on Caridad's desk?

Click here for the answer (scroll down to her interview).

DANICA WINTERS

The bestselling author and winner of multiple awards for writing books that grip readers with their ability to drive emotion through suspense and occasionally a touch of magic. Most recently, Danica was the winner of the Paranormal Romance Guild's Paranormal Romantic Suspense Book of the Year Award and Chanticleer Media's Paranormal Book of the Year for her novel Montana Mustangs. Follow Danica on Amazon. I met Danica in July after she sold to Harlequin Intrigue. She let me read her January release WILD MONTANA and WOW !! You're going to feel like you were actually there. Great Story! Great Woman! ~Angi

What joke makes Danica laugh even writing it?

Click here for the answer (scroll down to her interview).

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From Hot Firefighters to Sexy Baseball Players! Welcome back best-selling author Jennifer Bernard

I am always honored to introduce my friend and fellow Avon sister Jennifer Bernard--she writes the most wonderful, upbeat, fun-to-read stories and I know everyone will love them! Jennifer is joining us all the way from Homer, Alaska today with great news:  she has a brand new series out--and it's about my favorite sport:  baseball! Her awesome blog today about how baseball came to be The Great American Pasttime will leave you wanting your own copy of ALL OF ME.  Enjoy--and give a big GLIAS welcome to Jennifer Bernard.

Hi Everyone,

Did you enjoy your July 4th weekend? Did it include fireworks, barbecue, or maybe some baseball? I have a reason for asking this! I’m writing a new romance series about “America’s pastime,” and it occurred to me I wasn’t sure how baseball acquired that label.

I always assumed it came from being the nation’s favorite sport, but that’s debatable these days. Football draws much bigger TV audiences and revenue. So I checked with my close friend, Google, and discovered that it’s not quite what I thought.

Yes, back in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, baseball was the most popular sport. But that was before TV, before the Internet, before video games and so many of the ways we entertain ourselves nowadays. When kids came home from school, they didn’t turn on the TV. They ran outside and played baseball in the streets or in fields. Baseball was how people spent their time. It was a topic that everyone could talk about with coworkers, strangers on the bus, neighbors -- a unifying bond, even between fans of rival teams. It truly was a big part of how Americans spent their leisure time. That’s why the term “America’s pastime” caught on.

Baseball was more than a sport, it was part of what wove America together.

But that was back then … what about now? Can baseball still be considered America’s pastime? Or has it been replaced with “Surfing the Web” or “Netflix” or “Farmville”?

I don’t know the answer to that, but here are a few random facts: 

“Take Me Out to the Ballgame” is the third most frequently sung song in America, after Happy Birthday and The Star-Spangled Banner.

73,739,622 tickets were sold for Major League baseball games in 2014. That means a LOT of people actually left their TV’s or computers and went to a ballpark to see a game live. Baseball, unlike so much of our other entertainment, is something to be experienced in person rather than on a screen.

All of Minor League Baseball’s top 10 attendance years have been in the last decade. I’m including this fact because my series, LOVE BETWEEN THE BASES, is about a Triple A team from Texas, and I love seeing how popular Minor League Baseball is becoming. It’s just as competitive as the Majors, but more fun and less high-stakes. And a blast to write about.

ALL OF ME is the first book in this new series:

 

Jennifer Bernard, the USA Today bestselling author of the Bachelor Firemen series, scores another homerun with a brand-new series about sexy, single baseball players.

Playing for the Kilby Catfish is hotshot pitcher Caleb Hart’s last chance to salvage his career after a major league meltdown. But the day of his opener with the minor league team, Caleb strikes out with the gorgeous woman who is delivering a petition to run the unruly Catfish out of town. Now to stay in the lineup, Caleb will need to score big with the feisty brunette he can’t keep out of his thoughts.

After the nasty lies Sadie Merritt’s rich ex-boyfriend spread about her all over town, she’s lucky to have a job at all. She can’t afford to screw it up by falling for the player who is supposed to be helping her change the image of the fun-loving Catfish. But that’s easier said than done when Caleb’s voice alone is enough to make her pulse race. And when he surprises her with a mind-blowing kiss, she knows there’s no turning back.

WHERE TO PURCHASE ALL OF ME: 

EBook

AMAZON

BARNES & NOBLE

KOBO
iBOOKS

Print

AMAZON

BARNES & NOBLE

AVON/HARPERCOLLINS

You can read the first chapter of ALL OF ME on my website.

So what do you think? Does America still have an “America’s pastime,” or is our culture too fragmented these days? I have an e-copy of ALL OF ME to give to one commenter today!

Hot August Nights! Post-RWA First Friday With the GLIAS Crew!

Hi Get Lost in a Story Fans and Friends. Welcome to the First Friday crew report after the RWA Convention. I hope you all enjoyed our pictures and videos from the Romance Writer's of America annual meeting in San Antonio. Today our GLIAS crew question continue on the RWA theme as we share our favorite RWA moments.
Leave a comment to WIN an autographed copy of my latest book
RESCUED BY A STRANGER along with a copy of Jennifer Bernard's
FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FIREMAN.  Hope you enjoy!

Lizbeth

I have a treat for you all -- three final video interviews from RWA with two of the biggest names in romance and a brand new RITA winner!

Here's my super-fun chat with the one and only ELOISA JAMES where she tells us what's next for her not only in books but in her personal life--it's really awesome!

And now meet USA Today best-selling author JENNIFER BERNARD whose Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel books are some of my very favorites. Check out me admitting how much I LOVE Jenny Bernard:

And, finally, here is double-RITA nominee CARLA LAUREANO talking about her book "Five Days in Skye."  Drum roll please:  she WON!! the RITA for Best Inspirational Romance. Listen to the interview to hear why I'm so excited I'm dancing about that!

 And, of course, my own very favorite moments at RWA this year revolved around the honor of being a RITA nominee. I "lost" in the Contemporary Romance category to the fabulous Molly O'Keefe (see Maureen's video below)--if you can call it losing. I certainly have no regrets or sadness--my category was filled to the rim with the top names in romance. There's only honor at being in their company. And, hey, Nora "lost" with me, too!!

A really special certificate!

Avon RITA finalists: Me, Katherine Ashe, Zoe Archer & Tessa Dare

 

 Lara

I had a great time at this year's RWA conference!  It was my second time going to Nationals, and it's always a fun, but slightly overwhelming, experience :)  There were a lot of great moments, but one of the standouts for me was meeting Julie Miller.  I've enjoyed her books for a long time, and when I introduced myself to her, she said, "Oh yes, I recognize your name."  I was totally shocked--Julie Miller knows my name?!  Such a thrill!

Now that I'm home, I'm diving back into my writing routine.  My second book, FATAL FALLOUT, releases TODAY in e-book format, and on Tuesday in print.  (Here's a link for the Kindle version and the Nook version).  I hope you'll pick up a copy--Thomas and Claire are two of my favorites, and I loved writing their story!

Angi

This was definitely Angi's favorite moment--meeting me at the Harlequin Party and taking a selfie. I mean ... would there be any doubt?
:-D

Cat Schield (original member), Angi Morgan, ALexa Bourne,
Maureen McGowan, Lara Lacombe & Jan Schliesman

Alexa Boure, Angi Morgan,
Golden Heart winner Sarah Cannon,
Jan Schliesman & Vicki Batman

I had a wonderful time seeing all my GLIAS pals. But getting them altogether at one place was amazingly hard. LOL

I got the biggest kick out of having "fans."  Real people ... In person
...Who had read my books ...
and had favorite characters

Readers might get a kick out of meeting authors, but I can't express what it means to be an author when someone tells you they love your stories. That's everything !!

Back row: Alexa Bourne, Liz Selvig, Jan Schliesman
Front row: Angi Morgan and Vicki Batman

Maureen

My favorite part of RWA National Conference each year is seeing friends, sharing some laughs in the bar, and seeing some local sights. Sure, I go to learn, but each successive year I go to fewer workshops and spend more time in meetings, cocktail parties and simply having fun.

This year, my highlight has to have been RITA night. Not only was one of our own GLIAS gals nominated, (congrats Liz!!!), so were two of my local chapter mates: Molly O'Keefe and Susanna Kearsley. Not only are Molly and Susanna friends, Molly has been my critique partner for 12 years and she's one of my very best friends. 

And.... both Molly and Susanna won!!! Both of them in categories with large numbers of nominees and very stiff competition. It was a great ending to a fabulous conference.

Here is a short video to sum up my RWA14 experience featuring friends: Amanda Vyne, Julianna Stone, Olivia Gates, RaeAnne Thayne, Molly O'Keefe, Susanna Kearsley, Morgan Rhodes aka Michelle Rowen, and some of the crew from Amazon Publishing. Good times!

Maureen's RWA14 Final

Alexa

Hello, hello! RWA Nationals was so much fun for me, too! I hadn't been since 2010, so it was sort of like my 1st time all over again. It was overwhelming but soooo exciting. I saw friends I hadn't seen in ages, attended a few workshops to bring me up to speed, and this year I volunteered, which was extremely satisfying. I figured RWA has given me so much it was about time to pay it back.

One of the highlights for me was getting to spend time with a friend I'd lost touch with years ago, Cat Schield. Cat used to be a regular participant of our Get Lost family and she's the one invited me here.  

As for how I plan to spend the hot August nights, well I'm afraid it's not all that exciting. I will be working on edits for my next romantic suspense novella, WAKE ME, finishing a new project, and gearing up to teach another year of middle school English.

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