ETA: This contest is now closed. JCP won the gift basket, and K, Elaine C, Joye, Angela, and LSUReader won the e-books!
Listen to the Moon comes out in just a few weeks, and to celebrate, I’m giving away 5 e-books and a lovely gift basket of items (basket not included)!
Pictured: Spokemodel T-Rex with silver tray of brandy (not included) and gift basket items in an elegant setting (also not included)! Image credit: “Holkham Hall” by Hans Rosbach.
Listen to the Moon is book 3 in my Lively St. Lemeston series, and this one focuses on a romance between servants! (Readers of Sweet Disorder may recognize them…)
John Toogood dreamed of being valet to a great man…before he was laid off and blacklisted. Now he’s stuck in small-town Lively St. Lemeston until London’s Season opens and he can begin his 
embarrassing job hunt. His instant attraction to happy-go-lucky maid Sukey Grimes couldn’t come at a worse time. Her manners are provincial, her respect for authority nonexistent, and her outdated cleaning methods—well, the less said about them, the better.
Behind John’s austere façade, Sukey catches tantalizing glimpses of a lonely man with a gift for laughter. Yet her heart warns her not to fall for a man with one foot out the door, no matter how devastating his kiss.
Then he lands a butler job in town—but there’s a catch. His employer, the vicar, insists Toogood be respectably married. Against both their better judgments, he and Sukey come to an arrangement. But the knot is barely tied when Sukey realizes she underestimated just how vexing it can be to be married to the boss…
You can read the first chapter and pre-order the book here.
The gift basket includes:
1. A tin of Twinings English Breakfast tea! Twinings and Jackson’s of Picadilly both claim to be the first purveyors of Earl Grey tea, based on a recipe provided by Lady Grey herself (wife of the famous Whig Peer whose primiership saw in the Great Reform Act of 1832). Both of their claims are probably bullshit, but I bet they still make great tea. Twinings edged out Jackson’s because it comes in a cute tin and they have a Royal Warrant. Although the two companies actually merged and are owned by the same people.
2. Dried rose petals. These are food grade so you can use them for whatever! Here are some helpful lists of things to do with dried rose petals if you are stumped.
3. Godiva cherry cordials (not pictured as I want them to be fresh and delicious!), since I can’t ship cherry bounce (the infused brandy Toogood and Sukey drink in the book).
4. Paperback copies of both Sweet Disorder and Listen to the Moon.
5. Four votives from Kittredge Candles. Scents: leather, roses, clean linen, and Barber Shoppe.
6. Downton Abbey season 1 DVDs.
7. Very Good, Jeeves, a collection of Jeeves and Wooster short stories. Jeeves was one of my first starchy English valets and I adore him.
8. The Butler’s Guide to Running the Home and Other Graces by Stanley Ager (experienced butler at an English country house) and Fiona St. Aubyn (member of the family he worked for). Foreword by Downton Abbey‘s historical consultant!
9. Bookmarks, postcards, and buttons, including one of my beloved “The butler did her!” buttons.
The rules:
1. Comment on this post to enter.
2. The winners will be chosen at random using random.org.
3. The 5 e-books are open internationally. The gift basket is US and Canada only.
4. Open for entries through January 22nd.
5. Void where prohibited.
And a couple of links:
1. If you’d like to be alerted when new contests go up (I usually give away romances signed by the author), you can sign up for my newsletter.
2. Have you been meaning to check out Sweet Disorder? It’s on sale for 99¢, and True Pretenses is $1.99!
ETA: I’ve been alerted that some readers have received error messages when trying to comment. We think the problem is fixed now, but if you get an error message, can you please email me at lerner.rose@gmail.com and let me know what it said so we can get to the bottom of this? Thanks!
The gift basket sounds tres cool!
Count me in!
P.S. It looks like T-Rex has been tippling the brandy already. 😉
lol, it does, doesn’t it? Oh T-Rex.
My dad always drank Twinings when I was growing up! I think of it as Very Manly Tea for that reason.
Hee! My dad was a Celestial Seasonings guy. I loved those boxes!
Too bad you can’t send the brandy! It sounds yum 😀 we use Twinings tea all the time, can always use more lo!
I know right? I see on Twitter than you’re in NorCal, I don’t know HOW North, but according to the Old Ballard Liquor Co. you can special order their stuff through Oregon liquor stores…
http://www.oldballardliquorco.com/availability.htm
Good luck in the drawing!
Excited for the release since I loved True Pretenses! I will admit of all the non-book swag I want that button the most, but those Godiva cherry cordials would be entirely welcome! 🙂
I love Godiva chocolate. My dad used to get my mom a box every Christmas, and while I don’t think it was quite the thoughtful, personal gift she wanted, I loved it because she let me eat one piece a day and they were all such elegant shapes! And the BOX. ::swoons::
Good luck in the drawing!
I am so very excited for the release of this book! I look up the teasers every Tuesday.
Yay!! Thank you! I am so very excited for you to read it!
This all sounds delightful. Really looking forward to the new release.
Thank you!! Me too. ;D Good luck in the drawing!
A wwonderful giveaway chance. It’s an awesome list of prizes. Cherry cordials will make up for the lack of Brandy. 🙂 Happy Holidays.
Carol L
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Thanks!! I love putting these together. Happy holidays!
(By the way, so long as you put your email address in the email box, it’s okay if you don’t also put it in the comment. That way, I can see it but no one else can.)
Great prize in the giveaway. I love your photos in this article
Thanks! T-Rex is a joy to work with. 🙂 Good luck in the drawing!
You won an e-book! Expect an email from me shortly. 🙂
Starchy butlers are dreamy and I can’t wait to read this book!
I know right? I have loved starchy butlers pretty much my whole life so it was pretty exciting to finally write one. I hope you like it!
Thanks for another great contest, Rose.
I want to share a south Louisiana view on cherry bounce. As recently as when I was growing up, many folks personally made their own recipes of potent cherry bounce . (My Dad did, his Dad did, etc.) The story goes that if a someone offered you a glass with a half-inch of cherry bounce in it, take it; they are your friend. If someone offered you a drink with an inch or more of cherry bounce, stay away–they’re trying to kill you!
Thank you for sharing! That is hilarious, and I will keep it in mind next time I am in Louisiana!
You won an e-book! 🙂 Expect an email shortly.
Can’t wait til January 5th! You might even say that I shiver with anticipation.
o/ Yay! Hopefully it will be worth the wait. 😉 Good luck in the drawing!
I’m so excited for your new book! True Pretenses is one of my favorites! I love Ash!
Thank you! Ash is a babe, isn’t he? He might be my favorite hero I’ve written…although I hate playing favorites, and of course I’m very fond of all of them. 😉 Good luck in the drawing!
I’m in!
I love the prizes.
Thank you! I had a lot of fun putting them together. 😀 Good luck!
How lovely! I am excited for the release.
Me too!!! Ahhhh it’s so soon!
Thanks for the giveaways!
jcp, you won the gift basket! Expect an email shortly.
Yay! New release coming in January! So excited for Sukey’s story!
Isn’t she a darling? Hopefully you will feel I’ve given her everything she deserves, because she deserves everything.
It’s such a beautiful setting and T-Rex adds a stand-out colorful touch! Reading the gift basket items, I pictured myself in the bath tub surrounded by rose petals, drinking English breakfast tea, nibbling Godiva cherry cordials and reading Listen To The Moon…
*blop*
My bath tube is not made for bathing, hence the rose petals will go somewhere else…
Thanks for another wonderful contest, Rose!
lol! T-Rex really shines in any setting, he is a very versatile model. I should make him an audition tape for Tyra Banks!
Thank you! Good luck. 😀
What a great prize. I am a tea drinker and like Twinnings brand a lot. A good time is sitting in my recliner reading a good book with a cuo of hot tea and my dog Cody by my side. Merry Crhistmas and have a Happy New Year.
That DOES sound like a good time! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and Cody too, thank you! <3
The gift basket sounds awesome. When I get it I will pretend to be British and watch Downtown Abbey and drink tea. Love Twinning English Breakfast tea. Thanks for the chance to win.
Pretending to be British is one of life’s great guilty pleasures, isn’t it? Good luck in the drawing!
Count me in! Sounds like the gift basket would provide a lovely day off 🙂
:DDDD You should definitely use it all in one place! Good luck!
Never commented on your site before, but I’m a big fan, currently re-reading Sweet Disorder just because.
Aww, thank you so much! That is really wonderful to hear. Welcome to the zoo! 😀
Thanks for making this wonderful give-away available, Rose. I’m looking forward to reading Listen to the Moon, as I truly enjoy your exceptional writing. Happy holidays.
Thank you! OMG you guys are making me all verklempt. Happy holidays!! Good luck in the drawing!
You won an ebook! Look for an email shortly.
thanks for the awesome giveaway 🙂 I always look forward to your newsletters! Congrats on the upcoming release!
I love putting these together, so thank you guys for making it all worthwhile! And I am so happy you enjoy the newsletters! Good luck in the drawing. 🙂
What a great package, even without the booze! I prefer tea anyway. Can’t wait for the new book to appear in my kindle app. I am enjoying your Hamilton obsession. I have a bit (more than a bit) of a Lin-Manuel Miranda obsession and would love to see Hamilton. Or at least listen to the cast album.
Do you have Amazon Prime or Spotify? I’m pretty sure you can stream the cast album for free both places…Lin-Manuel Miranda brings the light into my life, for real. What a genius angel.
Good luck in the drawing!
I love the T-rex! He makes me smile every time.
😀 Me too. He is a great cuddly pal to have around, too. ::snuggles him::
Good luck in the drawing!
Well, I can’t resist a chance to win chocolates, tea, AND great books. 🙂 Looking forward to the new release!
Thank you! Good luck in the drawing. 🙂
sounds interesting
Bertie and Jeeves are fantastic- my favorite is all of the ridiculous nicknames! (Please oh please could you incorporate some into Stephen’s book?)
PS. I think it’s lovely that you reply to each comment 🙂
lol, and then I take a hundred years to reply to your comment! Thank you.
What kind of nicknames do you mean? Bertie’s silly posh friends?
You had me at English Breakfast Tea (and just for the record…Earl Grey tastes like dish soap to me…not that I spend a lot of time drinking dish soap!!). The books are a big draw so I hope I win!!
Heh, I have that reaction to certain citrus-flavored things as well! We just started carrying a new brand of Emergen-C-type stuff, and I don’t know why but it just tastes like cleanser to me.
Good luck in the drawing!
sounds so neat
Always exciting to discover a new ( to me) writer! Thanks Amara!
Can’t play for the gift basket and it seems awesome but I’m in for the ebook 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway!
Someday I’ll be rich and successful and all my giveaways will be international! I appreciate your patience in the meantime. 🙂 Good luck in the e-book drawing!
This is a lovely selection of gifts you’re offering. I haven’t had a cherry cordial in years. My downstairs neighbor loved them and her husband gave her a box every year. That’s the only time I’ve had them – back in the 80’s. I never thought to buy them for myself. I certainly buy a lot of chocolate.
I’ve enjoyed all your books. You’re a terrific writer. Happy New Year, Rose!
It’s funny how there are some things you only eat/use when other people give them to you. My mom always used to buy me Walker’s shortbread on Hanukkah and finally this year I bought it for myself…but it honestly never occurred to me to do it before!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed them. Happy new year!
You won an e-book! Expect an email shortly.
Happy Holidays Rose & T-Rex!
Happy holidays!! T-Rex sends his love.
Thank you!! I am actually not a tea drinker…but I wish I was on these cold winter days! Good luck in the drawing. 🙂
Hi Rose, I love your books and am really looking forward to Listen to the Moon. I did not realize you had a new one coming out until today!
Yay, then clearly SOMETHING I did got your attention and was an excellent idea. 🙂 Thank you!
I love that your romance is between servants. That’s very interesting and rarely done. (Btw I loved the romance between housemaid/lady’s maid Anna and valet Bates in Downton Abbey). I look forward to reading it. Thanks for the chance!
I love Anna and Bates together too! Anna is THE BEST. (I’m actually doing a post about it at Heroes and Heartbreakers this Friday. 🙂
I could have sworn I put a comment on this already, but now I can’t find it, so apologies if I repeat myself. But I am a greedy, greedy person, and I want all the things!
I am so happy LISTEN TO THE MOON is out! I have been looking forward all day to starting it while cozied up in my jammies.
I don’t see an earlier entry from you! I think you’re fine. 🙂 I hope you like Listen!
The prize is awesome. Please put me in the running!
Thanks! Good luck in the drawing. 🙂
Fun giveaway! I love Jeeves and Wooster. I am unfamiliar with this series, I’m going to have to look into it.
Jeeves and Wooster are the BEST, aren’t they?
Hi Rose,
This basket is definitely for me. 🙂 I’m an anglophile and love the prizes. Especially the books and the Downton Abbey DVDs. I wanted to watch the show but missed out. I’m in the process of moving from FL to TX so I will have a new address soon. CHEERS! xxoo Happy New Year!
Happy new year! Good luck with your move. 🙂
This sounds like the kind of book I enjoy reading.
Thanks for the giveaway
Happy new year!
Sounds like a good read, going on my TBR list!
You won an e-book! Expect an email shortly.
For sure, this is on my list! And what a great giveaway!
Thank you! Good luck in the drawing. 🙂
Just finished Sweet Disorder, have the next book ordered! Congratulations on the newest one!
Yay!! I’m glad you liked Sweet Disorder. <3 Good luck in the drawing!
On this cold and snowy day the gift basket would be quiet welcomed.
I am impressed by the thought that went into deciding such a lovely gift basket. I’m sure whoever receives it will enjoy it the way it was meant to be enjoyed.
The eBook, of course, is also a lovely touch, and something that can be received almost instantly, rather than waiting for snail mail.
Either way, thank you for sharing the love.