On the
first day of Christmas my true love gave to me--a Spyglass cozy mystery!
Hello, from Susan Page Davis.
Spyglass Lane is giving away 12 cozy
mysteries in their Christian mystery e-book line, including one of the Mainely
Mysteries series I wrote with my daughter Megan.
I’ve loved cozy mysteries since I was
a child, and one of my favorite series then was Trixie Belden. Trixie’s
adventures wowed me then, and I read them all. Later, I rediscovered them in
reprints—and several new titles that had been added by the publisher—and read
them to my children. There are 39 books total. Of course, some stand out in my
memory. I love horses, so ones where Trixie and her friend Honey do a lot of
riding were among my favorites.
The first Trixie book that was set at
Christmas time was Mystery in Arizona, the
sixth in the series. Trixie and her friend Honey, along with their brothers and
their friend Diana, got to spend the holidays at Diana’s uncle’s ranch in
Arizona. Wow! Growing up in Maine, it was hard for me to imagine either taking
a trip like that or having an uncle rich enough and generous enough to finance
it!
Poor Trixie, that sandy-haired kid
from Sleepyside, N.Y., had to study hard during vacation, as her grades had
slipped. But she still managed to help out with chores on the ranch, learn
about a new-to-her culture, and solve a mystery.
I loved learning with the kids in the
book about the Mexican Christmas customs. I had never been outside Maine the
first time I read this book, and to me, Arizona might as well have been on
another planet. As an adult, I’ve visited that gorgeous state a couple of
times, and finally was able to see the beauty that Trixie saw.
If you’d like to enter the contest to
win a free e-book cozy mystery, follow the instructions below. You can also
enter my drawing for traditional printed books and e-books on my website at: www.susanpagedavis.com. At the end of each month, I draw
several winners who can choose their prize from among all my book titles. Use
the painless contest form on the left side of my home page for that drawing.
For the 12-day Spyglass Lane contest:
’Tis
the season for a great whodunnit!
If
you love cozies as much as we do, then you’re in for a holiday treat! From
December 12 – 23, we’re giving away one cozy mystery EVERY DAY!
So
light the fireplace and grab a cup of hot cocoa, because you just may have a
free cozy mystery coming your way!
HOW
TO ENTER
There
are two ways to enter:
2.
Tweet about
Spyglass Lane mysteries. Simply Tweet about the giveaway or one of your
favorite Spyglass Lane Mysteries or authors and include the
#12CoziesofChristmas hashtag along with thewww.spyglasslanemysteries.com link. You may Tweet as many times as you want each
day! Only Tweets sent out the day of the giveaway will be considered for that
day’s drawing.
Follow us on the Spyglass Lane blog, Twitter @SpyglassMystery or Facebook for the latest info on the 12 Cozies of Christmas
giveaway! Each day, we’ll reveal which Spyglass Lane cozy mystery we’ll be
giving away.
GIVEAWAY
INFO
1.
Each day, we
will reveal which Spyglass Lane mystery will be given away that day
2.
A “giveaway
day” runs from 12AM EST to 11:59PM EST.
3.
There will be
one winner per day
4.
Winners will be
announced the following morning
5.
A Pinboard (see
rules above) counts as one entry each day of the giveaway. Tweets (see rules
above) only apply to the day in which they were originally Tweeted. For
example, if you send 10 Tweets on Thursday the 13th, you will be entered 10
times in that day’s drawing. But those Tweets will not apply to the next
day’s drawing.
6.
Winners will be
chosen via Randomizer.org, with Tweets and Pinboards each assigned a unique
number
7.
Winners will be
announced via our blog, Twitter @SpyglassMystery or Facebook. Winners will be contacted via email or social
media. If a winner does not hear from Spyglass Lane, they may contact us at
SpyglassLaneMysteries (at) gmail (dot) com.
8.
Winners will
receive their prize in the form of a Smashwords coupon that they can redeem
at Smashwords.com. Smashwords accommodates all ereader devices, though it may
require the device to be directly connected to a computer for proper
download.
9.
The same person
may win more than once!
10.
There is no
entry limit
11.
Participants
are expected to play nice! Inappropriate behavior (including but not limited
to foul language, bullying, trolling, arguing) will not be tolerated and
Spyglass Lane reserves the right to exclude such people from these and future
giveaways
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