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I don’t think I’ve ever appreciated or chortled over a word the way I do ton<\/em>. No not in you weigh a ton but the London ton<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When my novella, All’s Fair in Love & Seduction<\/strong> came out, I called my older brother to let him know.\u00a0 Excited for me, he immediately went to Amazon to check it out. Literally, a minute after we hung up, I got a rather concerned call from him. He wanted me to know that there was a spelling error in my blurb. I was naturally alarmed. Good Lord, how could I have misspelled something in something that short and something that had been gone over many times by myself as well as others. I checked the blurb on Amazon immediately and discovered, I had indeed written:<\/p>\n

For Miss Elizabeth Smith, sharing her first kiss with the charming Lord Derek Creswell is nothing short of a dream come true…that is, until she is spotted by one of the most influential gossips of the\u00a0ton<\/em>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As you can see, instead of writing town<\/em><\/strong>, I wrote ton<\/strong><\/em>, leaving out the sadly neglected ‘w’. My panicked heart slowed and I laughed and I laughed, then I laughed some more. My brother got a very brief history lesson in the matters of the London aristocracy.<\/p>\n

The following day, my co-worker apprised me that I made exactly the same mistake. Apparently, the men I know do not<\/strong><\/em> read historical romances. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Now, in getting back to the other meaning of ton, I do have a ton of books. Seriously, a lot! So today, I’ve added 5 (five) more books to the mix, which means I’ll pick 6 winners instead of 5 today. Here’s what’s up for grabs today.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a> Is there a particular word(s) you think would trip up the average reader if they’re not familiar with that particular genre? Comment and enter to win 5 (five) books from Wednesday’s stash.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"Now onto Wednesday’s Questions<\/strong> — yes they do get harder and plentiful as the week goes on\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

1. Just where do Margaret Mallory’s<\/strong><\/em><\/a> Highlanders return to in her “THE RETURN OF THE HIGHLANDERS” series?<\/p>\n

2. In Christina Brooke’s <\/a><\/strong><\/em>excerpt of HEIRESS IN LOV<\/strong><\/a>E , what colour is the hero’s horse?<\/p>\n

3. In Maggie Robinson’s<\/strong><\/em><\/a> MISTRESS BY MARRIAGE<\/strong>, what is Caroline Christie’s maiden name?<\/p>\n

4. In Beverley Kendall’s<\/strong><\/em><\/a> ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE & SEDUCTION<\/span><\/strong>, at what age did Elizabeth first lay eyes on Derek?<\/p>\n

Answer all 4 (four) correctly to be entered to win the ereader. Answer at least 2 (correctly) and you’ll be entered to win the eGift Certificates.<\/p>\n

***Answers can be found in excerpts or downloads on author\u2019s website or sample downloads on most etailer sites.<\/em><\/p>\n

PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWER on the blog. Email your answers to contests at theseasonforromance dot com<\/strong> and in the Subject line<\/strong><\/em>, please include Wednesday’s Answers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

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