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c. w. gortner, carolly erickson, contest, margaret george, michelle moran, philippa gregory, siri mitchell

Contest: Monarchy Mania Extravaganza! (TSS)

I am a sucker for good historical fiction (perhaps you have noticed?) and I am especially fond of historical fiction centering around kings and queens.  The intrigues of royalty fascinates me, and besides, all the princesses always have the nicest, jewel-encrusted dresses! 
I haven't done a big contest in a while, so it's time for another extravaganza - for every fifty entries I receive, another book will be added to the lot.  There will be multiple winners in a random drawing, and each winner gets to pick one item from the following:

 

1. The Last Queen by C. W. Gortner
2. The Heretic Queen by  Michelle Moran
3. The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson
4. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
5. Helen of Troy by Margaret George (added 10/20/08 after receiving 50 entries!)
6.  A Constant Heart by  Siri Mitchell (added 10/23/08 after receiving 100 entries!)
7. A second copy of The Other Queen, autographed by Philippa Gregory! (added 10/27/08 after receiving 150 entries!)
8. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran, autographed! (added 10/30/08 after receiving 200 entries!)
9. A second copy of The Heretic Queen, autographed by Michelle Moran!  (added 11/11/08 after receiving 250 entries!)
10. ...find out after 300 people enter!


The contest will run until November 15th, 2008.
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There are a variety of ways to enter:
1. Leave a comment in this entry, but make sure I have a way to contact you!  (NOTE: IF LEAVING AN E-MAIL ADDRESS PLEASE USE ONE YOU CHECK FREQUENTLY.  At least half of the addresses I've contacted re: winning previous contests have not sent a response!)

2. Go back to my old reviews and comment on them.  Each comment (one per entry) will get you another entry in the drawing.

3. Comment on future reviews as they come out - I update Tuesday, Thursday and at least once on the weekends.

4. Mention this contest in your blog; leave a comment somewhere on fashion_piranha  with a link so I know that you did.

5. Mention this contest on some other public place - a forum, your website, whatever!  Again, just leave me a link so I know where you did.

6. Add a link to your blog roll / links page / whatever you call it to Fashionista Piranha!

7. If you're on Livejournal, get another entry by friending fashion_piranha If you're already my friend, then you'll automatically get the entry when you comment here so don't worry about un-friending and then re-friending the journal.  :-p

 Contest is open to international readers! 

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	asterapallas 2008-10-20 06:18 am UTC (link)
	May I please enter your contest...? I LOVE historical fiction! :) (Reply to this)

	malana 2008-10-20 06:29 am UTC (link)
	Awesome contest. (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2008-10-20 06:34 am UTC (link)
	I would love to be entered to win The Last Queen or Tsarina's Daughter, I own the other two books. Great contest! Alyce akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/ (Reply to this)

	the_kestral 2008-10-20 07:02 am UTC (link)
	historical fictions way cool and to think I just finished The Sun Over Breda so am in need of more historical fiction (Reply to this) (Thread)

	the_kestral 2008-10-20 07:06 am UTC (link)
	oops and plugged (Reply to this) (Parent)

	balatstar 2008-10-20 07:07 am UTC (link)
	enter me, please. thanks so much! :) (Reply to this)

	brigidsblest 2008-10-20 07:43 am UTC (link)
	Sounds good. I'll bite. Maybe I'll get lucky twice in a row. :) (Reply to this)

	leatherdykeuk 2008-10-20 07:48 am UTC (link)
	Fabulous contest! (Reply to this)

	iluvpoto 2008-10-20 08:09 am UTC (link)
	*screams* I love historical fiction so much, in fact I just love history ;D *starts reading all you reviews* EDIT: and I've posted this at my livejournal Edited at 2008-10-20 08:19 am UTC (Reply to this)

	oneiriad 2008-10-20 08:21 am UTC (link)
	I'll bite. Historical fiction can be fun :-) (Reply to this)

	Please enter me! (Anonymous) 2008-10-20 10:40 am UTC (link)
	I'd love a chance to win! Thanks so much! areallibrarian[at]gmail[dot]com (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2008-10-20 10:58 am UTC (link)
	I'd love to enter your contest! :-) You can reach me at my blog, http://cosyworld.wordpress.com/, or at ana.sa.oliveira at gmail dot com (Reply to this)

	raidergirl3 2008-10-20 12:03 pm UTC (link)
	I'd love to be entered. (Reply to this)

	Giveaway (Anonymous) 2008-10-20 01:01 pm UTC (link)
	Please sign me up for any except for the Michelle Moran novel (I own it already; it's great). Susan Higginbotham (Reply to this)

	Please enter! (Anonymous) 2008-10-20 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	All of these are on my TBR list, so would love to be entered into the contest. What a great giveaway! You can reach me at thsorrell@gmail.com (Reply to this)

	heathencorp 2008-10-20 01:45 pm UTC (link)
	ooh! me me me! please? dragontamer_me (at) yahoo (dot) com ~:) (Reply to this)

	heathencorp 2008-10-20 01:51 pm UTC (link)
	ps: i linked to you on my lj. ~;) (Reply to this)

	skrishnasbooks.com 2008-10-20 01:52 pm UTC (link)
	I'm in! Thanks for the giveaway! skrishna [st] skrishnasbooks [dot] com You're already on my blogroll! (Reply to this)

	presentinglenore.blogspot.com 2008-10-20 02:13 pm UTC (link)
	Cool contest! I'd love to win :) (Reply to this)

	mamasbooks.wordpress.com 2008-10-20 02:16 pm UTC (link)
	I LOVE historical fiction! Please enter me! I'll also stick your link on my blog roll as well =) lpmccann(at)gmail(dot)com (Reply to this) (Thread)

	mamasbooks.wordpress.com 2008-10-20 02:23 pm UTC (link)
	Also stuck a link on my blog to this as well, forgot to mention lol. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	savageknight 2008-10-20 02:27 pm UTC (link)
	Oh wow. All four of those books sound intriguing! :) Got to this post via my LibraryThing feed. I'm interested in throwing my hat in the ring! (Reply to this)

	cute (Anonymous) 2008-10-20 02:31 pm UTC (link)
	What a fun thing to do, just starting a contest like this. Of course I will enter, even if its just for the fun of it :D Good luck, and much fun! If need be, contact me at demons_playgirl@hotmail.com. (Reply to this)

	agameofthree 2008-10-20 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	Oooh, historical fiction! Yay. :) I'd like to be entered, if I can. (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2008-10-20 03:03 pm UTC (link)
	I would really love to read The Tsarina's Daughter! devourers(dot)books(at)gmail(dot) Jen - Devourer of Books http://www.devourerofbooks.com (Reply to this)

	tsarina 2008-10-20 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	I love historical fiction! When it is good, it is lush and wonderful like chocolate mousse. Mmm. (Reply to this)

	gypsylady 2008-10-20 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	Thats a wonderful group of books! I would love to enter the contest. (I also put you on my blogroll.) ms DOT gyspy AT gmail DOT com (If you want it in more conventional fashion I'll be happy to change it.) I've only recently discovered your blog and have been enjoying your reviews. Thanks so much for doing this. (Reply to this)

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