The Book Triplets Scavenger Hunt!

To celebrate the last seven days until STUPID CUPID releases, I’ve joined forces with two other authors, whose debut novels have the same book birthday as mine: Bree Despain, author of THE DARK DIVINE, and Lindsay Eland, author of SCONES AND SENSIBILITY. We decided to hold 3 super-fun scavenger hunts, one on each of our blogs!

The winner of each scavenger hunt gets a signed author’s copy of SCONES AND SENSIBILITY, a signed author's copy of THE DARK DIVINE, and a signed author's copy of STUPID CUPID!

And how do you enter? Just email me (rhonda at rhondastapleton dot com) the correct answers to all 6 questions below (there are two questions about each author). Answers are found on our websites, so you'll have to do a little digging!

Bonus: if you tweet, facebook, or blog about the contest, you get an extra entry. Just make sure to leave a comment in this post to let me know where you pimp the contest, so you get the credit for it!

And even better, all three of us are doing this scavenger hunt, so when you’re done entering here, head over to Bree's and Lindsay's blogs and enter their scavenger hunt contests too! (Note: you can only win once, but this does give you more chances to win, since we're each giving away a 3-pack of our books).

FYI, their questions are different than mine! come on, you didn't think we were gonna make it THAT easy, did you? Mwahahahaaaaa. So, here goes:

Search Bree’s website: www.breedespain.com.

1. True or False: Bree hates Tivo and thinks it’s the lamest invention since the VCR.

2. The Dark Divine is a modern, paranormal retelling of which story: A) The Little Mermaid, B) Sleeping Beauty, C) The Prodigal Son, or D) Pride and Prejudice.

Here's a blurb about her book, THE DARK DIVINE, being released on December 22, 2009 with Egmont USA:

Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared—the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in blood. But she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night really held. And when Daniel returns three years later, Grace can no longer deny her attraction to him, despite promising Jude she’ll stay away.

As Grace gets closer to Daniel, her actions stir the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind Jude and Daniel’s dark secret . . . and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it—her soul.

Search Lindsay's website: www.lindsayeland.com.

1. What are the first two books that really made an impression on Lindsay?

2. True or False: Lindsay loves flying on airplanes.

Here's a blurb about her book, SCONES AND SENSIBILITY, being released on December 22, 2009 with Egmont USA:

Seek tirelessly and you shall not find a contemporary heroine of middle-grade literature as refined and romantic as Miss Polly Madassa. Still swooning over the romantic conclusions of Pride & Prejudice and Anne of Green Gables, twelve-year-old Polly decides her purpose in life: helping along lonely hearts in search of love. Polly's only task this summer is to make deliveries for her parents' bakery, leaving ample time for this young cupid to find hearts to mend--beginning with the kite-store owner, Mr. Nightquist, who will pair perfectly with Miss Wiskerton (the unfairly labeled town curmudgeon). Polly's best friend Fran Fisk is in desperate need of a mother ever since hers ran off with a man she met on the Internet; Polly must find a match for Mr. Fisk. And while she's at it, it wouldn't hurt to find Clementine, Polly's teenaged sister, a beau worthy of her (so she can shed that brute, Clint). Polly's plans are in full swing, so she definitely cannot be bothered by the advances of classmate Brad Barker.

But maybe Polly should have turned her attention to Miss Austen's Emma next, because she quickly learns the pitfalls of playing matchmaker. How will Polly patch up her own relationships, while ensuring that destined love can take its course?

Search Rhonda's website: www.rhondastapleton.com.

1. What day does Flirting With Disaster come out?

2. In what library is Rhonda's launch party for Stupid Cupid?

Here's a blurb of STUPID CUPID, being released on December 22, 2009 with Simon Pulse:

Felicity Walker believes in true love. That’s why she applies for a gig at the matchmaking company Cupid’s Hollow. But when Felicity gets the job, she learns that she isn’t just a matchmaker…she’s a cupid! (There’s more than one of them, you know.)

Armed with a hot pink, tricked-out PDA infused with the latest in cupid magic (love arrows shot through email), Felicity works to meet her quota of successful matches. But when she bends the rules of cupidity by matching her best friend Maya with three different boys at once, disaster strikes. Felicity needs to come up with a plan to set it all right, pronto, before she gets fired…and before Maya ends up with her heart split in three.

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Now that you're done with my questions, check out Bree and Lindsay's scavenger hunts too, and make sure to enter!

Lindsay Eland: http://lindsayeland.com/blog/

Bree Despain: http://www.breebiesingerdespain.blogspot.com/

Thanks for playing our Book Triplets Scavenger Hunt, and good luck! Winners will be announced on release day, December 22, 2009!