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Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #2

ByRobin Lee Hatcher
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Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt!  If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all 25 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 3 grand prizes!

  • The hunt BEGINS with Stop #1 at Lisa Bergren’s site.
  • Hunt through our loop using Chrome or Firefox as your browser (not Explorer).
  • There is NO RUSH to complete the hunt—you have all weekend (until Sunday, 10/22 at midnight MST)! So take your time, reading the unique posts along the way; our hope is that you discover new authors/new books.
  • Submit your entry for the grand prizes by collecting the clue on each author’s scavenger hunt post and submitting your answer in the Rafflecopter form at Stop #25. Many authors are offering additional prizes along the way!

A Name Unknown

It’s my pleasure to host Roseanna M. White. Love historical romance? Then you need to check out her books because they are wonderful. Here’s a brief summary of her latest book, A Name Unknown:

Rosemary Gresham has no family beyond the band of former urchins that helped her survive as a girl in the mean streets of London. Grown now, they concentrate on stealing high-value items and have learned how to blend into upper-class society. But when Rosemary must determine whether a certain wealthy gentleman is loyal to Britain or to Germany, she is in for the challenge of a lifetime. How does one steal a family’s history, their very name?

Here’s what Roseanna has to share with scavenger hunt readers. Enjoy!

Collections . . . and Hoards

Are you a collector? Maybe it’s teacups or figurines. Could be candles or artwork. Princesses or teddy bears. Maybe people occasionally roll their eyes at you and mutter under their breaths, “Really? Another one?”

I never considered myself a collector of anything. Until someone pointed out that my bookshelves proved I was a pretty serious one. That I don’t just collect books—I hoard them.

But I don’t have a problem. So what if I routinely run out of shelf space? Yes, that means the books are stacked on top of each other for a while, rather than neatly shelved. But I eventually buy another shelf, and then everything’s neat and tidy again. And while, true, I’m almost out of wall space, those kids won’t live at home forever, right? I just have to make it another six years, and then I’ll have a whole room to convert into a library! And…what? Are those books in my kitchen?

Yes, why? Doesn’t everyone keep novels on the top of their china cabinet? What else would you put up there? Perhaps my son asked me why I was trying to turn our house into a library, but it was asked with amusement…I think. He did, after all, promise to buy me a library if he ever becomes rich and famous (the kid knows me, what can I say, LOL). But that’s not a problem. If anyone has a problem, it’s those family members who only have one bookcase in their house. I mean, really. One bookcase?! I’m really not sure I can even claim them.

As much as I may be in denial about my own shelves, LOL, they’re what inspired a large part of A Name Unknown: the disastrous library at my hero’s home, Kensey Manor. I thought it would be fun to take something most of my readers have in common—a love of books—and turn it on its head. Peter’s library takes my little issues and multiplies them exponentially. He has an entire, massive room dedicated to books and is the third generation to collect them so seriously that you can barely get inside the room. There are books on every flat surface. Stacks of them on the floor. You can barely see the shelves at all. They’re in no order. It’s so bad they couldn’t even get the room wired for electricity when they did the rest of the house.

Enter my heroine, who is not what one would call a book lover (gasp!) at the start of the book. But she poses as a librarian for some more underhanded purposes, in order to get into Peter’s house and discover, at the behest of her mysterious employer, whether he’s loyal to England or Germany in those tumultuous days before the Great War broke out in Europe in 1914. While studying her employer, she does indeed bring order to the chaos of the room his best friend has dubbed “the cave.” And frankly, she develops quite an affection for all those books. And, perhaps, for the collector who continues to fill his shelves as she orders them.

So what about you? Do you collect anything? And just for fun—how many bookcases do you have?

Meet Roseanna

Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com.

Here’s the Stop #2 Skinny:

You can order Roseanna’s book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CBD or at your local bookstore! 

Clue to Write Down: hope

Link to Stop #3, the Next Stop on the Loop: Roseanna M. White’s own site!

But Wait!!!

Before you go, I’m offering a set of my Thunder Creek romances, You’ll Think of Me and You’re Gonna Love Me. All you have to do is enter via the Rafflecopter form below for your chance to win. You can complete one to all five of the options.

For the required Blog Post Comment entry: Tell me your favorite thing about the Christian Fiction scavenger hunts.

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Best-selling novelist Robin Lee Hatcher is known for her heartwarming and emotionally charged stories of faith, courage, and love. Her 95+ books have won multiple awards, including the RITA, the Christy, the Carol, the FHL Reader's Choice, and the National Reader's Choice Awards. Robin makes her home in Idaho.

433 Comments

  2. I loved reading about Roseanna. I too am a hoarder of books and I also collect Gone With The Wind items. I did just what she says she’s going to do. My daughters are grown & married and I had one extra bedroom to begin with that I kept a big book case in then I made one of the girls bedroom into a library complete with a window seat and bookshelves on each side. So I had a big bookcase in our bedroom at the time and when I made both of those rooms libraries I finally had something just for myself. I have books along all sides. I wished this would let me show you pictures. So all together I have 12 book cases. Some are bigger ones and some a little smaller. Oh the problems of us book hoarders. And yes my family says when I buy more books, “Like you need one more book”? Haha! Even my grandchildren say “Really Grandmama”? “Another book”? 😂 Lol!

  3. Roseanna, I only have 3 bookshelves right now (and a big one for the kids) but I try to donate to our little village library as often as I can pry books from my greedy book dragon claws. A Name Unknown is a fabulous story, one of my favorites this year!

    Thank you for the additional giveaway, Robin!

  4. My favorite thing about Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunts is learning about all the novels. It fills my TBR list for sure, but I love it! I also love when the authors teach me something about their books…maybe it is how they did their research, or how they were inspired by settings, etc. I love the learning aspect behind these hunts.

  6. This is my first Christian fiction scavenger hunt, and it’s been awesome so far!!!! I think my favorite part is finding out about different authors and books I haven’t heard of before

  10. I enjoy the scavenger hunt to learn more about new to me authors and also to become further acquainted with those authors I already follow. It is very educational, informative, and great fun. Thanks!

  11. I LOVE books and have so many bookshelves! Luckily, my husband loves books just as much as I do, and the third bedroom in our house IS a library. I’m 4 months pregnant, and just got a maternity shirt that says “Future Book Nerd” over the belly, because any child of ours is going to have to love books in order to survive in our family!

    1. That sounds adorable!! My youngest (9) still doesn’t love to read on his own…though he loves our daily time when I read to them for school, at least. I’ll convert him yet! LOL

  12. I love finding all the giveaways! 😀 Yeah, I like free stuff. I’m interested in many of the stories, too.

    CutePolarBear

  13. My favorite thing about scavenger hunts is learning about new books and authors. I also like the giveaways.

  17. I love the scavenger hunts as they introduce me to new authors whose books I have not read. There’s also the opportunity to win prizes and books that is fun too. :o)

  21. The scavenger hunts are fun and there’s a chance of winning more books, gift cards, prizes, etc.!

  23. I loved, : A Name Unknown”! Robin, I loved how you draw your own map when you write.

  30. I like getting to know different authors better. And being introduced to authors I didn’t know about. Its lots of fun!

  32. What I like about the scavenger hunts – Discovering new books, learning about new authors, or maybe even learning something new about a favorite author.

  38. My favorite thing about this scavenger hunt is discovering new authors and books, but I also love the information the authors share!

  42. Learning more about some of my favorite authors and their new books and the chance to win one of those books. Thanks for this scavenger hunt!

  46. I collect kaleidoscopes — and we have only six bookcases, which isn’t nearly enough. Our “problem” is that we have walls and walls of windows in our house. When we bought our house, it seems so light and airy…then came reality: We’d block out light with a bookcase — and we can barely hand anything on the walls! Oh well, there’s always a trade-off!

  47. I love getting to know new authors plus hearing what new books some of my favorite authors currently have.

  49. Meeting new authors I haven’t read many Christian fiction I’m looking forward to it

  53. My favorite part is the chance to find a new favorite author I’m not familiar with yet.

  55. I think this is a great idea to get to know new/more good christian authors. I am an avid reader and love to get my hands on a new book.

  58. I love finding new reading material options. And the chance to win is a bonus!😄

  61. Thank you for offering this “hunt.” I love reading about new authors and scoping out new books to read.

  64. I love being intoroduced to new authors! Reading little insights to new books can get me really excited about a book and in turn binge read all their books!

  65. This is my first scavenger hunt so in the learning stage of all this. Great way to meet authors and put a face to the writing.

  66. I love how scavenger hunts feature a new author each stop. I love reading about each author and their book(s), and sometimes being introduced to new authors. These are just FUN to do!

  70. I love these scavenger hunts! I love reading about books by authors that I haven’t read before!

  72. My favorite thing about the hunt is learning about new authors and finding new things to read.

  73. I love getting to know my favorite authors better and see some of the behind the scenes of their most recent books.

  74. This is the first Scavenger Hunt I have done like this and so far I love hearing from the different authors and learning about their genres.

  75. My favorite thing about Christian Fiction scavenger hunts is discovering new authors and books. I don’t think I’m a diehard collector, but I do like to collect pretty coffee mugs and tea cups, and books. I always wanted to collect charms, too.

  76. This is my first Christian Fiction scavenger hunt. It is lots of fun and I get to meet all kinds of new authors to check out. I am looking forward to reading some new books and enjoying new adventures through their books.

  82. I used to collect books – buying them at library book sales and bookstores. I used to have a small collection of teapots and teacups. Some unplanned events happened and now I live in a house that is too small to collect anything but memories!

  87. Just beginning and I already know about many Christian authors since I work in our church library. It is interesting to see how one author keeps a make believe town straight in her head!

  88. This is my first scavenger hunt–so far it’s been fun learning about authors whose books I haven’t read yet to see what I might want to add to me “to read” list.

  89. This is my first scavenger hunt too. I’m enjoying learning about new authors and adding books to my every growing “to read” list.

  90. I love all the books I’ve read so far! Would love more! My house definitely has more than one bookcase! Lol!

  91. I simply love it all!!! Getting to meet new(to me) Christian authors, finding the clues, entering the information, then waiting & hoping to win some prizes! Yay!!

  93. I hope I like this scavenger hunt. It’s my first time entering, but I do enjoy your books!

  96. This is my first Christian fiction scavenger hunt, too, and I’m really enjoying the information I’m learning about each author. By the way, I hoard yarn, I’m a knitter. And books. I have 2 book cases, and books all over almost every surface in my house. Except the kitchen. Ha ha!

    Romans 10:9-13; John 3:16-21

  97. I love the scavenger hunt because you have an opportunity to win nice things, as well as, learn about authors. I don’t know the names of a lot of authors, so it’s nice to know which ones write Christian material.

  98. This is my first scavenger hunt – a fun time!!! Great way to find out more about my favorite authors!

  100. It fun to read all about the different authors and their books. I get to meet familiar ones and then I get to meet new ones to me. I love it!

  103. My favorite thing is reading all of the blog posts! They always are so fun to read! (And, of course, the giveaway (s) are also pretty awesome!

  105. I love scavenger hunts! Especially, ones centered around books. I love looking for clues and learning new things along the way. I have done these scavenger hunts for a few years now and love doing it. I love getting to find new authors and getting more books to add to my collection of books.

  106. This is my first time on the scavenger hunt. I love learning about new books and finding out more about my favorite authors.

  111. It is so fun doing these scavenger hunts because you meet new authors and see new books that are coming out.

  112. I enjoy hearing from new authors and really just the fun of the hunt. Thank you for the extra giveaway opportunity.

  113. This is the first scavenger hunt I’ve ever done. It’s so interesting to learn about authors that I’ve never heard of before. I love to read and this is a great way to be introduced to other authors that I can trust to be clean in their writing.

  114. This is my first Christian Fiction scavenger hunt, but it seems like it will be fun. I look forward to learning about new Christian authors.

  118. This is the first scavenger hunt I’ve done, but I am excited to meet new authors and learn about their books!

  119. This is the first scavenger hunt I have participated in. Looking forward to seeing what authors are participating, especially ones that I am not familiar with.

  121. I like the intro to new authors – and visiting “old friend authors” 🙂 And of course prizes 🙂

  123. I love “meeting” new authors during the scavenger hunt! As well as discovering new books!!!

  124. This is my first scavenger hunt. I’m loving it so far! It’s great to learn about new authors I may not have read before.

  125. Im a reading fanatic so I love discovering new authors and books. I also love all the interesting things I learn about each author!

  126. I usually keep up with upcoming books of my favorite Christian fiction authors, but especially like this for finding new authors!

  129. This is my first Scavenger Hunt. So far I’m really enjoying learning about the authors on the stops. Thereby, meeting authors new to me.

  131. This is my first one! Fun to learn things about authors I’ve read, and meet new authors and their lovely books!

  132. This is my first scavenger hunt! I’m hoping to maybe win a prize, but at the very least, to see how they are done. Hopefully one day I’ll get to be in one! : )

  135. I am a book hoarder. I have book on bookshelf, in containers, on the floor and on my tablets. I cannot turn alway from a book. I even had a stack at work for just in case.

  136. I love ‘meeting’ new authors. I also like the chance to win great prizes, particularly books!

  137. My favorite thing about THIS scavenger hunt is that it seems pretty simple. Go to “this site” and do this. That I can do! Roseanna’s book looks intriguing. I have long enjoyed all of Robin Hatcher’s books as well. I still remember the “girls” of Bethlehem Springs!

  138. I love the mystery of trying to figure out the message and being reminded of authors that you like to read

  139. I don’t know what I love about the scavenger hunt yet as this is my first, but so far, ive enjoyed reading the blog posts and peeking into the new story lines.

  142. My favorite thing about the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunts are that I always learn something new. Either I am learning about a new to me author or I am learning about new books or even just learning something new about the authors themselves. I love that!

    Also, in answer to Roseanna’s question, I have six bookcases (all various sizes) and then there are books stacked on other flat surfaces and tucked in nooks and crannies. No, I don’t think I have a problem… 🙂

  143. This is the first one I’ve done, but I’m enjoying meeting all the authors and entering the giveaways, hope I win something!

  144. My favorite thing is finding out about different books and some background information about the authors. Also the scavenger hunt is just plain old fun! Haha.

  146. I love the fun of finding clues, but even more, I love reading the fascinating details about each author and his/her books. For instance, I’m also a book hoarder. Since my books don’t all fit in my bookcases, I have plastic tubs of hundreds more books stored in alphabetical order by author’s last name. I also have a data base listing the books alphabetically by titles along with their authors. I read close to 100 books a year now that I’m retired.

  153. I love reading about books that are new to me! There are so many authors out there, and I haven’t “met” all of them yet, so this is the perfect opportunity to get to know them!

  155. I love learning about authors whose books I haven’t read and the way they develop their books.

  156. Yes I can relate to collecting books! Until I get rich and famous I must resort to buying some books for Kindle and Nook, as that’s the room our apartment will afford at present! Praise God for Christian authors whose books can fill our shelves!

  162. Since this is my first scavenger hunt and only the second stop, it’s hard to know. I would say registering for giveaways.

  166. I enjoy interacting with authors & meeting new authors & discovering new books.

    I confess I AM AN BOOK ADDICT & A BOOK HOARDER. It started when I learned to read my very first sentence. I’ve been hooked since! My parents (who weren’t readers) graciously fed my addiction.

    Oh & about those bookshelves – I have 6. One takes up a whole wall in a room & I have the cabinets below filled with Record Albums in Mint Condition. I am married to a General Contractor/Master Carpenter (NON READER) but he has built me some very fine bookshelves! Our young adult daughter (25) recently redid our Bookshelves in our Family Room. I almost had a FIT! I told they were called “Bookshelves” for a reason! I have signed First Editions by several of our State’s authors as well as other favorites I have collected through the years that are displayed there. I have some irreplaceable ones in a cabinet in my bedroom. My bookshelves in our Family Room are organized but everywhere else they are BURSTING & crying for more space, in boxes & I have a stack on my nightstand. Yes, I have a Kindle with 1300 books on it, too.

  170. I’ve participated in several scavenger hunts and love them because I can discover new blogs to follow, learn about all the books the authors have out (and often the behind the scenes inspiration for them), and generally have fun! And who can resist the chance to win some new reads?? 😉

    I don’t have as many bookshelves as you do, I only have three. But in my defense, they are two rows deep for my big novels and my Love Inspired are three rows deep! I haven’t taken the time lately to estimate how many books those represent but it’s probably 300-400 give or take! And it’s NOT hoarding if it’s books…lol!

    1. Oh and by the way Robin, I went on my libraries digital Overdrive system and requested they purchase these two new titles in ebook form and they did!!

  171. This is my first Christian fiction scavenger hunt and I’m looking forward to meeting some new authors!

  174. Roseanna – 10 bookcases, and little wall space left. (Lots of windows). Plus books double deep on the shelves AND stacked atop!

    Robin ~ Being introduced to new authors and new books.

    Thanks both of you, for participating in this one.

    Mary Kay

  184. Oh, this is my first hunt 🙂 and I love it! So much fun to get to know new authors. Thank you for the opportunity!

  185. Yes, Roseanna, I do collect things – and I also don’t think I have a problem but have friends who say I do 😉 I collect bells, shells and other knick-knacks but my favourite collection is probably my candle collection – so much prettiness!
    Just this last few weeks I’ve completely reorganised my set of bookshelves (alas I have only one, but that will change when I move out of home, I’m sure!). I was completely happy with the perfectly fitting shelves for each genre – and then I couldn’t resist yet another new book when i saw it on sale. No idea where it’s going to live, but oh well!

    For the competition entry, my favourite thing about this contest is that it exists at all! I would have had no clue except that I’m on Lisa Harris’ mail list. Very excited to learn about some authors for the first time and to maybe win a prize or two.

    1. I collect teacups and teapots. I just bought a new (used) China cabinet to display some of them. I also, like many readers, collec books and have a half dozen book cases so far! My favorite part of the scavenger hunt is getting to know more about the authors!

  186. I love getting to meet new authors and saying hi to those I already know. They give us a bit of insight into their lives.

  187. i like not only getting to know new authors, but i also might get the chance to win some books. With me being on a fixed income i can not afford books…..but i do love books so well.

  189. I love reading about my favorite authors again, and learning about ones I haven’t paid attention to before.

  190. You are in very safe company here. I actually just went through my books a couple of months ago & pulled out a bunch (would say a few, but over 75 is not really a few) & gave to my church library. Of course the floor stack is slowly growing again. I love discovering authors who have out more than one book. That instantly helps my tread list. Thank you for writing.

  191. This is my first time doing the scavenger hunt, but I do love finding new authors and possible favorite new books!

  197. This is my first time to participate in a scavenger hunt, so I’m having fun exploring.

  206. I enjoy the Christian hunts because I find new authors that I can recommend to my cousin who does not have a computer. So I tell her about the ones I find.

  207. l enjoy the hunt because I get to learn new things about my favorite authors and see the new books coming out that I have yet to get my hands on….. 🙂

  211. I have never been involved in a Christian Scavenger Hunt online. I am excited to see what happens at each stop. And all from the comfort of my own home. Sweet!

  214. I love finding new christian authors that I have not read. It’s fun finding the clues and learning about the authors lives

  218. I have had my love of reading since I was 10. However, over the years it has become lost in “life”. I am slowly trying to revive it by becoming more involved in my local library book club. Found this scavenger hunt on my facebook feed. Going to be a fun weekend discovering new authors and books to add to my reading list! Would love to win books so I can read them and then donate them to my local library for others to enjoy!

  220. I love the scavenger hunts for finding new-to-me authors and convincing me of all of the new books that I *need* to buy! I definitely wouldn’t complain if I was to win any of the prizes too… =)

  221. My favorite thing about the Christian Fiction scavenger hunt is finding new Christian authors to read!

  223. My favorite thing about the Scavenger Hunts are learning about the authors and how they get inspired. It inspires me to keep writing!

  225. My favorite thing is meeting new authors. A close second is reading reviews of book I have read and seeing what others think.

  226. These blog hops are a fun way to get to know a little more about favorite authors and meet new ones. Enjoyed the King’s Meadow series a lot. Looking forward to this new one.

  227. I love Christian fiction and these blog hops help me find new authors to fall in love with!

  228. This is my first Christian Fiction Scavenger hunt and I can’t wait to find out about all the authors.

  230. I love the insights into authors/books as well as finding new authors to love! Thanks for doing this!

  232. my favorite thing about the Christian Fiction scavenger hunts is discovering new authors and books to add to my reading list.

  233. Through these Scavenger hunts I’ve discovered many new authors and as a result came in contact with one of authors that is part of Seekerville and after discovering that web site for authors, I decided to try writing a novel in a month. While it took me longer to finish then a month I was able to write 30,000 words that month.

    This post was very interesting. People always question when I buy more books or get books in the mail. But they are my family. At this point I have 7 bookcases and have figured out where to put 2 more. I do have a book case in my kitchen. The only room that does not have a bookcase is the bathroom,

  235. I just love to “meet” new authors or hear about their latest works – as a homeschool mom, my time to “browse” in the library is always pretty limited. 😉

  236. I have six bookcases…for now…and when I saw they made ones that go to the ceiling, well I kinda wish I’d gone for those as it always seems I’m running out of room! Lol

  238. This my first time following a scavenger hunt. I can not tell you how exciting and fun this is. As a church librarian, I am always looking for new authors to put on our shelves and this is an incredible way to do it!

  239. I love the Scavenger Hunts for several reasons…1 of course chance to win free books, second love reading about new authors and new books, 3 because it’s simply fun putting clues together. 🙂

  240. I’m loving getting to learn about authors I haven’t heard of yet as well as getting to hear from some of my favorites. I recently added A Name Unknown to my TBR shelf and I just added Robin’s newest book to my shopping cart for pre-order. =)

    I have 3 bookshelves at the moment and am hoping that my husband will be able to build me a new one this weekend. I have a few stacks of books waiting for a more horizontally-oriented home. 😉

  242. I enjoy the Christian Scavenger Hunt to learn more about the authors and the wonderful books they wright. Also to have a chance to win the big prize!

  245. I am definitely a book hoarder! I have three bookshelves, plus more books sitting on the floor of my bedroom. I’ve actually parted ways with many of my books recently because I’ve moved nine times in the last five years, and that was a lot of book hauling! My dream is to one day have a room in my house that I can turn into a library.

  246. I love learning more about new authors and their books as well as authors I know and learning more about them and their books as well.

  247. I love learning about new authors….and gleaning new bits of info about “old” authors. And by “old,” I just mean familiar to me. ;o) These scavenger hunts are an interesting way to do that!

  248. This is my first scavenger hunt, and I’m thrilled to be finding some great books to read.
    I have a whole wall of shelves, a bookcase of just cookbooks (which I collect) in the kitchen and bookcases in both guest bedrooms.

  249. First , I love Robin’s books. I like to learn more about authors that are unfamiliar to me and catch up on the ones that are. I also like being able to let others know about my favorite authors. Entering the giveaways is good too.

  250. So much fun!
    Robin, I have over 3, 000 books and have read around 90% of them, and I am CONSTANTLY adding more!! I love to read.
    My never-ending dilemma is not having somewhere to put all my books!
    Blessings~

  256. It so fun. I love finding new Christian authors, my library is going to be way bigger by the time I finish this scavenger hunt. Even if I dont win any books, I know I’ll go and buy a lot of the books showcased in this scavenger hunt! 🙂

  258. I have 4, 5 shelf bookshelves with books, and still probably 2 bookshelves worth of books to yet be put on shelves, our house is to small. 😉 i love collecting books, movies, shows and bookmarks. Also cds. I love the scavenger hunts because of the awesome prizes!

  259. I have 4, 5 shelf bookshelves with books, and still probably 2 bookshelves worth of books to yet be put on shelves, our house is to small. 😉 i love collecting books, movies, shows and bookmarks. Also cds. I love the scavenger hunts because of the awesome prizes!!!

  260. I have one book shelf that is overflowing (not really a book shelf, it is more of a china cabinet that is filled and the under part is filled as well) and then there are two book shelves downstairs mostly filled and I have books in my closet…

    My favorite part of the scavenger hunt is getting to know the authors better. I mean the prizes are great, but I love the authors. Perhaps it is because I am an author myself.

  261. I enjoy discovering new authors and books! We moved last year and the movers came to evaluate our stuff. They kept commenting how many books we had! I had to reveal all the boxes of books that we had boxed up to show the house.

  263. This is my first official time participating in a Christian Scavenger Hunt, but so far my favorite part is getting a look at a whole bunch of new authors!!

  264. This is my first official time participating in a Christian Scavenger Hunt, but so far my favorite part is getting a look at a whole bunch of new authors!! And finding new books to read!

  268. I LOVE seeing all the beautiful covers, adding to my “TO READ/OR BUY” list, learning about my favorite authors, and sometimes, discovering new ones!!!!! And, of course, the opportunity to win so many great stories is Amazing!!!! Great question!!!

  269. I like Christian fiction for the way the author speaks the Christian message through the stories. The books are used to draw people into a deeper relationship with Christ. I like the way the authors use scripture, character values , experiences and not inappropriate language.

  274. I enjoy learning about all the upcoming Christian fiction books soon to be released. And I always learn about one or two authors who are new to me.

  279. The hope of winning the books is a hope! I also find other well-respected authors and books to write on m to be read list!

  282. Discovering new authors.
    First time I’ve come across a book in which the heroine doesn’t like books. Interesting twist.

  283. I love to learn a little about each author or something about the behind-the-scenes portion of writing their book.

  285. I like to learn more about the authors and their books. It’s always fun to dream about winning too!

  287. My favorite thing about the Christian Fiction scavenger hunts is learning about the authors new to me and of course, the chance to win!!

  289. I love these hunts. It is so much fun getting to read some of the behind the scenes things that go into the novels. It is also fun finding new authors to read.

    Thank you so much,
    Stephanie C.

  294. I love reading about how the authors develop their stories! From drawing out their fictional town to adding in their love for stacks of books. Awesome!

  295. looking forward to reading your books. Love these blog hops to find and learn about new Authors and books.

  296. Hi Robin, This is my first Scavenger Hunt! I have 5 huge book cases at home! I am the church librarian. We do have your books! I just found out that you and I have 2 mutual friends! I have known Katie and Sue Paulding for 30 years! When I was having lunch with Sue on Wed., she told me how she met you! And here I am 2 days later, writing to you! I need to get back to the hunt!

  298. I collect books! Lol And as to how many bookcases…well, it depends on if you mean “in my room” or “in the whole house”.
    I have 8 bookcases in my room, but in the whole house? I could be wrong, but just counting shelves from memory, I believe we’ve got like 48 bookcases. My 6 siblings and I are ALL avid readers (learned it from our mom 😉) and we DID dedicate a room to books (aptly named “The Library”), which is situated right outside my bedroom door!
    My great-grandma (Granny), who lives with us, can’t believe we have so many books. And she’s completely befuddled that we just keep getting more! But what can I say? We LOVE to read!
    Elly -Indiana-

  299. This is the first one I have ever done but it is fun learning about other people who are fanatics about books, authors And Jesus!

  300. My favorite thing about the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt is discovering new authors or being able to see what new things and projects the authors have going.

  303. My favorite thing about the scavenger hunts is learning about authors I’m not familiar with and finding lots of great new books!!!

  304. Hi Robin and Roseanna! My favorite thing about the Scavenger Hunt is all of the behind the scenes stories (how the author got the idea for the book, trying to find the right cover, going on trips for research, etc) featured in the blogs.

  307. This is my first one & love that I’m being introduced to authors I’m not familar with thank you!

  308. My favorite thing about the Christian Fiction scavenger hunt is learning more about the authors. Also it’s quite fun hunting for clues. 😉

  309. I thoroughly enjoy learning the “behind the scenes” details about new CF books – the author’s inspiration for a novel, his/her writing space, routine, etc. Thanks for all the time and energy devoted to the Scavenger Hunts!

  314. I like reading about authors that I have not heard of before. Thanks for the scavenger hunt.

  315. I love the scavenger hunts because I love reading. I get to learn of authors out there that I did not know about. I too have books everywhere, but only two bookcases (stuffed) and then boxes/closets full of books. My husband groans every time my mom or sister bring a “load” of books for me to read. We pass the books around so I am never wanting for something to read. Thank you for using your talents to write decent books for everyone to enjoy.

  318. I have never done a scavenger hunt before. This is my fist, but enjoying learning about different authors.

  321. Hi Robin and Roseanna!
    My favorite thing about the Scavenger Hunt is reading about all my favorite authors and “finding” new-to-me authors. The scavenger hunt is fun looking for all those clues too.
    Blessings, Tina

    1. Roseanna, I chuckled when I read your post. After our oldest son got married and moved away, we actually did turn his old room into a small library/bedroom for our grandson. I loved your book, A Name Unknown and that library, wow!
      Blessings, Tina

  323. My favorite thing about the Scavenger Hunt is finding new authors and books and hopefully winning a book!

  324. Hi Robin~! My favorite thing about these scavenger hunts is that it allows us readers to connect to our favorite authors and to learn about new ones. It gives us another piece of the adventure that goes along with reading a book.

  325. I don’t have a favorite yet – this is my first one!! But I am already loving about finding out about new books! In fact, I don’t often read fiction novels, but I have read historical fiction romances (small ones), and I do love the looks of these historical romance books!!!!

  332. It’s fun to read authors’ perspective on their work, and to explore new-to-me authors’ writing.

  333. I love finding new books. I too own a mini library, and hope to have a whole room with built in shelves someday 😀

  336. I just love getting to know all you authors and seeing what books you have written, I love to read and be inspired by the topics your pens write to paper.

    1. I maintain that it’s not a “problem.” 😉 Let’s call it . . . a predilection, LOL.

  341. My favorite thing about this scavenger hunt is learning about interesting new books! I am a book lover too (but my digital shelf is bigger than my physical one, sadly) and I am always on the look out for interesting books.

  342. I really enjoy learning about new books and authors. Through these scavenger hunts, I’ve discovered great authors who are now some of my favorites!

  343. I really enjoy learning about new authors and their books. It is fun looking for the clues and of course the opportunity to win books is a huge plus!

  348. I love learning more about favorite authors and discovering new authors. My TBR list always gets longer!

  349. I love reading about the new books, finding out more information about the authors, finding out how a book came to be, and meeting new authors! I enjoy the challenge of finding all the clues and free stuff. I never get any of it but its fun to hope one day 😀

  351. I enjoy participating in the scavenger hunts for the opportunity to win books – but I benefit by learning about new books by my favorite authors and new authors I haven’t read yet.

  354. I love getting to discover great new authors!! And I love that they all have positive and uplifting theme running through their books!

  355. My favorite thing is finding beloved authors new stories and finding new authors. I also really enjoy the interesting tidbits that are shared.

  361. My favorite thing about Christian Fiction scavenger Hunting is learning about new stories and authors I may not have discovered otherwise.

  362. I love “hearing” from all of the authors, whether they are ones that I am familiar with or ones that are totally new to me. I have found some new favorite authors this way!

  364. Seeing information about some of my favorite authors, new books, and the fun going through each stop.

  367. I love finding out more about my favorite authors and also new-to-me authors and their books.

  368. What I like about the scavenger hunts is discovering new books to read and learning more about the authors lives.

  369. I enjoy finding new books to read and the scavenger hunt makes it all the more fun and interesting:) Very exciting!

  370. I love reading about new books and their authors. Thanks for taking part in the scavenger hunt. I love your books!

  371. Discovering Authors,didn’t know there was so many in this category. What a delightful find.

  372. This is my first scavenger hunt but I am really looking forward to learning about new authors.

  374. My favorite thing about the Christian Fiction scavenger hunts is learning about the authors and the stories behind the books that they wrote!

  375. This hunt showed up as a recommendation on my fb wall. Loving Christian fiction I jumped right in. I hope to learn of new books written by favorite authors and maybe find a few new ones!

  377. Thanks for this lovely scavenger hunt. I love to get the “behind the stages” information and getting so much tips on what to read next!

  378. I love reading about new authors and new stories to read ..on my multiple book case ladened collection lol

  379. This is my first real scavenger hunt. So far my favorite thing is reading about all of these books and a little bit of the backgrounds!!!

  388. My favorite thing about the scavenger hunts is to learn about new authors and books! It is so fun!!

  390. Learning about new authors. I am always looking for some new books to read and I am glad to be able to find new authors to pick from.

  391. I like learning more about the authors whose works I’ve read as well as finding new-to-me authors!

  395. There are several reasons I enjoy the scavenger hunt. I love books so the chance to win some is great. I love word puzzles and I always find a new author that I want to read.

  397. This is my third year to participate. Haven’t won anything yet but I enjoy learning about new authors and new books.

  398. It’s fun getting to read about the different authors and having a chance to win so many wonderful prizes!

  403. My favorite thing is if I win something!! I also enjoy getting to know more about the authors and background of their books.

  404. Learning about author’s and fun contests! I’ve even learned about new authors this way before.

  409. I love these scavenger hunts. Meeting new authors and adding to my (admittedly already full) to be read list is always so much fun. Thanks for doing it!
    God Bless!

  411. Learning about new authors and their work and lives is what I like the best, and that this is a super creative and fun way to do it. And I learned today that having 3 bookshelves full of books might not make me as bad a book hoarder as my husband claims… E books help, or I would need more bookcases…

  415. Getting to know new authors. Also, getting to know the ones i’m acquainted with better.

  416. Visiting old friends and making new friends: books and authors! I love your books and following you on Facebook. Thanx for the hunt!!!

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