I love a good fairy tale with a Happily Ever After, so Rachel Van Dyken’s dazzling success as an indie / small press author is inspiring to me. Did you hear? She just landed a big New York publishing contract for her New Adult #1 bestselling Seaside series.
You’ve probably heard of Rachel’s latest hit, The Bet, sitting pretty on Amazon’s top 100 Kindle bestseller list for 42 days and counting. She’s published over 20 books and is a regular on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists. Go, Rachel!
The wild success couldn’t happen to a kinder, more deserving lady. Rachel was the reader at Astraea Press who recommended The King of Threadneedle Street for publication. Her encouragement kept me afloat for weeks.
To celebrate Rachel’s big news, we’re doing a blog hop and giveaway. Each of the awesome Astraea Press authors on the list below is hosting a giveaway – stop by and check out all the prizes. I’m offering two prizes: One lucky commenter here will win a digital copy of any Rachel Van Dyken e-book from Amazon or Smashwords, and another commenter will win these Victorian-style peacock pearl earrings!
Jewelry making is a hobby of mine, and writing about 1870s fashion in The King of Threadneedle Street inspired me to try some Victorian designs. (More about this coming within the next few weeks, but I wanted to give you a sneak peek.) The pearls are genuine freshwater peacock pearls, and the earwires are solid sterling silver. Leave a comment below to congratulate Rachel, and you’re entered in the giveaway. Be sure to include your email address like this: cooladdress at whatevermail dot com. Winners announced here after May 19 when the blog hop ends. Thanks for visiting!
UPDATE 5/20/13 Announcing the winners:
Congratulations, Nicole L! You won a complimentary e-book by Rachel Van Dyken.
Congratulations, shadowluvs2read! You won the Victorian-style pearl earrings.
Check your inbox for details about the prizes.
Thanks to all who participated. Feel free to stop by anytime!
| 1. | Rachel Van Dyken | |
| 2. | Kim Bowman | |
| 3. | Gunnar Grey | |
| 4. | Ruth J. Hartman | |
| 5. | Patricia Kiyono | |
| 6. | Kay Springsteen | |
| 7. | C.S. Moore | |
| 8. | Joselyn Vaughn | |
| 9. | Lynn Spangler | |
| 10. | Jessie Andersen | |
| 11. | Calico Daniels | |
| 12. | Lisa Orchard | |
| 13. | Wendy Knight | |
| 14. | Brenda Maxfield | |
| 15. | Moriah Densley | |
| 16. | Meg Mims | |
| 17. | Leah Sanders | |
| 18. | Kristin Vayden | |
| 19. | Jennifer Comeaux | |
| 20. | Heather Gray | |
| 21. | Catherine Bennett | |
| 22. | Elaine Cantrell | |
| 23. | Iris Blobel | |
| 24. | Jennifer Rae Gravely | |
| 25. | Kelly Martin | |
| 26. | Jeff Salter | |
| 27. | Lindi Peterson | |
| 28. | Sherry Gloag | |
| 29. | Tifferz And Her Sisterz Book Review | |
| 30. | E.A. West | |
| 31. | Christina Cole – Historical Romance | |
| 32. | Karen King | |
| 33. | Vivian Roycroft | |
| 34. | Cheryl Kay | |
| 35. | Calle J. Brookes |
Moriah Densley 
Congratulations, Rachel!
Those earrings are beautiful. I am in awe of people who can make and design jewelry.
Those earrings look beautiful. I love the sheen on them. As for Rachel, what can I say, that you haven’t already said. She’s an inspiration to us.
It is a nice thing you’re doing for Rachel, Moriah, assisting in this blog hop to celebrate her new success. I’m glad I joined this hop because I “met” you for the first time. I read about your book The King of Threadneedle Street here on your blog and it sounds so intriguing I believe I’m gonna have to read it soon! jdh2690@gmail.com
Congrats Rachel for the new contracts! I would love to read “The Bet” in exchange for an honest review! Moriah, I love your Victorian-style pearl earrings! Since, I am a book lover of stories in the Regency era, I also love vintage jewelry, they are so romantic. Beside being a great writer and a musician, you very talented in the art of jewelry creation! I adored “The King of Threadneedle Street” nlaverdure88@videotron.ca
Share your giveaway on my Facebook page! thank you both for the nice giveaway!
We need to put success in a bottle and market it as perfume to go with the earrings! 🙂 The closest I’ve ever gotten to making jewelry is…beads and yarn with my children when they were younger. We’d always buy tons of beads at the dollar store whenever they came in, and I’d store them all in an old peanut butter jar and we’d take them to “make jewelry” on rainy days or too-hot-to-be-outdoors days. Seems like eons ago!
I’ve been watching Rachel’s successful run on the charts, Moriah. Love your talent!!! Your earrings are beautiful!
Congratulations and wishing you the greatest success, Rachel!!! I’ve greatly enjoyed your Regencies! ❤
I have a good friend — in the Frederick MD area — who makes her own jewelry. She’s come up with some beautiful pieces. Goes to classes and conventions all the time.
Congrats Rachel!!!
I LOVE those earrings!
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Very nice design work! And CONGRATS AGAIN RACHEL!!
Congratulations to Rachel! The earrings are beautiful, thank you for the giveaway!
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Hi! Congrats to Rachel! I love her! Her books are so good! I cant get enough of them! I love that she puts them out so fast! 🙂 Thanks for sharing and being apart of this great hop!
shadowluvs2read at gmail dot com
Congrats to Rachel! Those earrings are GORGEOUS!!!!! I love it! I am having a blast on this hop! It has been such a great opportunity to be introduced to new authors and great books!