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Retro Release January Contest!

Do you have this book yet?  Here's your chance to win a copy.  Each week during the month of January, I will be giving away one copy of For Duty's Sake.  To enter, simply answer a question from the previous week's blog posts.

For Duty's SakeUSA Today Bestseller ListMass Market PaperbackHarlequin Presents #2993 - June 2011ISBN - 10:0373129939 ISBN -13: 978-0373129935

Here's a great review...check it out!

For Duty's Sake, clearly showed Lucy Monroe's sense of humor and I couldn't wait to continue along with Zahir's and Angele's journey at finding happiness. After he found the blackmail pictures she left behind for him, he knew Elsa had not only betrayed him with a lover, now these picture and the lengths that Angele would go to protect him, proved to him how much she loved him.......

.....Love is about trust and Angele trusted her future husband and in the end realized, he cherished her. Oh, I cannot begin to convey how much I've loved this Royal Brides series and this book was no exception. How Zahir discovered his love was amazing to read and so was their beautiful royual wedding.  It was just the perfect ending, to a perfect royal romance thanks to the brilliant Lucy Monroe. (Click here to read the full review)

Contest Question:

Many of Lucy's Harlequin books are connected to other through stories or series.  What series is For Duty's Sake connected to?  (answer can be found on the "connected stories" page on my website)

Weekly Contest Winners!

Retro Release Contest!
Congratulations  Sunnymay you will receive a copy of Lucy's Monroe's For Duty's Sake plus a $5.00 gift card for Amazon.com.

Please email me with your name and address so I can get your prize in the mail. 


For additional information on For Duty's Sake, please visit my website. 








52 Weeks of Romance from Lucy  



Congratulations  desitheblonde you will receive a copy of Lucy's Monroe's first published book The Greek Tycoons Ultimatum. Please email me with your name and address so I can get your prize in the mail. 

Need a little flirting advice?

Everyone can use a little flirting advice, right?  Maybe Rebecca Larue, flirting expert, can give you some pointers.



I can't understand why she is still single...it's a mystery!

52 Weeks of Romance from Lucy Monroe!

A full year of Lucy Monroe books!  Did you know that you could read a new book every week and still not complete the collection?  This year I'm taking a trip down memory lane and giving away then entire collection.  Stop by every Thursday to see what book is being featured.  Answer the question and you could win your own copy of the book.

Featured book week 1 - The book that started it all: The Greek Tycoon's Ultimatum by Lucy MonroeThe Greek Tycoons MiniseriesUK ISBN 0-263-833-21-6 ~ US ISBN 0-373-12353-1My first sale to Harlequin Mills&Boon Modern Romance/Presents/Sexy September 2003 - UK/ October 2003 - North America/November 2003 - Aus/NZ
Savannah has returned to Greece with the intention of making her peace with the Kiriakis family. But Leiandros Kiriakis has other ideas. He still believes the lies about Savannah, and is set on making her pay for the past.
Savannah is reluctant when Leiandros demands that she share his home.  There's an unbearable sexual tension already throbbing between them. As for Leiandros, now he has Savannah right where he wants her - and in a short time he'll be giving her an ultimatum: if she doesn't want to lose everything she holds most dear, she'll agree to be his wife!
This book is still available for purchase in paperback or Kindle format. 
Contest Question:(Write your answer in the comment section below - winners will be posted on Saturday.  Answers to the questions can be found on my webpage.)
The Greek Tycoon's Ultimatum was my first published book.  Who did I chose to dedicate this book?

Humpday Hottie!

If this guy worked at the office I would care that vacation is over. Can you say Yum!

Retro Release January Contest!

Do you have this book yet?  Here's your chance to win a copy.  Each week during the month of January, I will be giving away one copy of For Duty's Sake.  To enter, simply answer a question from the previous week's blog posts.

For Duty's SakeUSA Today Bestseller ListMass Market PaperbackHarlequin Presents #2993 - June 2011ISBN - 10:0373129939 ISBN -13: 978-0373129935
Angele has longed for her betrothal to Crown Prince Zahir to be consummated within wedlock. She naively hoped her promised husband would wait for her, as she would him—but compromising paparazzi photos have dashed those youthful dreams....

She cannot become Zahir's wife out of duty and endure a loveless union; she must let him go free...but on one condition. Without taking Angele's hand in marriage, will the proud sheikh agree to give her the wedding night she has long dreamed of?

Contest Question:
(Answers may be posted Tuesday through Friday - winners will be announced on Saturday.)

Last week Dani Harper stopped by to share her new book Changeling Dawn.  This is part of a series.  How any books are there in Dani's Changeling series?

What I've learned from email.

Do you get lots of emails telling you not to eat this or spend your money on that?  I received the following in an email from a friend...I thought it was hysterical!  Hope you can relate.....

Thank you for the educational emails.

I  no longer use Cling Wrap  in  the microwave because it causes seven different  types of cancer.

AND  THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW I  can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore  because it will blow up in my face.. Disfiguring  me for life.

I  no longer go to the movies because  I could be pricked with a needle infected with  AIDS when I sit down

I  no longer go to shopping malls because  someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob  me.

I  no longer receive packages from UPS or Fed  Ex  since  they are actually Al Qaeda agents in  disguise.

And  I  no longer answer the phone because  someone will ask me to dial a number for which I  will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica ,  Uganda , Singapore , and Uzbekistan

I  no longer buy cookies from Neiman-Marcus  since  I now have their recipe.

THANKS  TO YOU I  can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big  black snake could be lurking under the seat and  cause me instant death when it bites my butt.

AND  THANKS TO YOUR GREAT ADVICE I  can't ever pick up $2.00 coin dropped in the  parking lot because it probably was placed there  by a sex molester waiting to grab me as I bend  over..

I  no longer drive my car  because  buying gas from some companies supports Al Qaeda,  and buying gas from all the others supports South  American dictators.

I  can't do any gardening  because  I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the Violin  Spider and  my hand will fall off.

If  you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000  people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with  diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 p.m.  tomorrow afternoon, and the fleas from 120 camels  will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy  hump. I know this will occur because it actually  happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's  ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's best  friend's beautician . . .

Oh,  by the way.....
A  German scientist from Argentina , after a lengthy  study, has discovered that people with  insufficient brain activity read their e-mail with  their hand on the mouse.  Don't  bother taking it off now, it's too  late.

PS:  I  now keep my toothbrush in the living room, because  I was told by e-mail that water splashes over
6  ft. out of the toilet.

Guest Blog - Dani Harper

In my new paranormal series from Kensington-Brava, I've created a world in which werewolves live as humans among us, hiding in plain sight. They have jobs, pay bills, drive cars... they could be your neighbor, your boss, your banker. The only thing that's certain is that you will never, ever know. They call themselves Changelings and they regard their innate ability to become a wolf at will as a gift. This shapeshifting power complicates their lives, however, when love is involved!
Check out the book trailer for a quick overview of the series.

Changeling Moon and Changeling Dream came out earlier this year. Changeling Dawn has just been released this week (and I'm SO excited!). Readers will want to know that each story has been designed to stand alone, so it isn't necessary to read the 3 books in order.
Here's the back cover blurb for Changeling Dawn:
Werewolf, monster – those are the names given her kind by the humans who hate them. Kenzie Macleod has spent her whole life hiding what she is, and she's not about to open up to any man, even one as powerfully attractive as wildlife expert Josh Talarkoteen. But legend says that a Changeling cannot escape the call of her true mate, even in the wilderness of backcountry Alaska.
An isolated archeological site, a terrified Changeling cub, a secretive research center – as Kenzie and Josh face the ultimate betrayal, his obsidian eyes promise untold pleasure and hint at dark secrets of his own.
To find out more, visit my website at http://www.daniharper.com
Thanks so much, Lucy, for allowing me to share my new series! I hope you and your readers enjoy a lovely holiday season. And because December is a month of gifts and giving, I have a giveaway! Just leave a comment answering this question: "Who's your favorite paranormal character from books, TV or movies?" plus an email address so you can be reached if you win. Residents of US and Canada are eligible to enter. I'll draw the winner on Jan. 10th and the prize is a signed copy of one of my 3 Changeling books (reader's choice) and a tote bag to put it in!

Humpday Hottie!

A New Year's celebration for two...just what I was thinking!

Last Call on Twelve Days of Christmas Winners!

Looking for information on two winners.....
Please email me with your name and address by the end of the week or I will need to choose two new winners...thanks!

Day 3 James WhitwamDay 4 Leni