WELCOME TO THE CHRISTIAN FICTION SCAVENGER HUNT!
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 the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes!
- The hunt BEGINS on 3/19 at noon Mountain with Stop #1 at LisaBergren.com.
- 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, 3/22 at midnight Mountain)! So take your time, reading the unique posts along the way; our hope is that you discover new authors/new books and learn new things about them.
- Submit your entry for the grand prizes by collecting the CLUE on each author’s scavenger hunt post and submitting your answer in the entry form at the final stop, back on Lisa’s site. Many authors are offering additional prizes along the way!
I’m Jenelle Hovde. I write sweet Regency romance with a touch of mystery and gothic atmosphere for Tyndale House Publishers, cozy WWII mysteries, and biblical historical fiction for Guideposts. I also illustrate for publishers and fellow authors. Somewhere in the middle of all that, I homeschool three children and help my husband as he pastors a small country church. And yes… I do drink a copious amount of coffee.
Today I’m sharing a little about my upcoming Regency romance, The Light of Stars, which releases July 14 with Tyndale House Publishers.
An arranged marriage. A powerful company tainted with corruption. Two souls caught between obligation and the search for their true calling in a world stretching from glittering London ballrooms to the markets of Calcutta.
When Kitty Grenville’s grandfather announces her engagement to Sebastian Sinclair, she’s appalled. She barely remembers the boy she once met as a child—and now he’s a man tied to the East India Company, the very organization Kitty blames for tearing her family apart years ago in Hyderabad. Determined to protect both her independence and her passion for astronomy, Kitty plans to refuse the match.
But writing this story led me down a fascinating historical path. The East India Company was not just a background detail in the Regency era—it shaped everyday life in ways many people never realized.
For example, consider something as ordinary as tea.
Tea, Opium, and the Hidden Story Behind Regency Elegance
When we picture the Regency era, we often imagine quiet drawing rooms and the ritual of afternoon tea. Yet behind that elegant tradition lay a complicated global trade network.
By the early 1800s, tea had become essential in Britain. But it could only be purchased from China, which required payment in silver. As silver drained from Britain, merchants turned to a troubling solution.
Opium grown in British-controlled India was sold to Chinese traders, who paid for it in silver. That silver was then used to buy tea for Britain.
In other words, the same empire that supplied the tea in Regency teacups was deeply entangled in the opium trade.
The world of the Regency was elegant on the surface—but beneath the porcelain cups and polite conversation lay a far more complicated global story.
Now, for the very important stuff regarding this hunt…
Here’s the Stop #(9) Basics:
If you’re interested, you can order The Light of Stars on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, ChristianBook or at your local bookstore!
Clue to Write Down: weather
NOW for Stop #28–the Next Stop on the Loop: Elizabeth Goddard
But wait! Before you go, I’m offering three paperback books to three entrants—No Stone Unturned regency romance with Tyndale (or kindle copies of The Light of Stars and digital art prints).
All you have to do is sign up to get my e-newsletter (or note that you’re already a subscriber). Additional points for those who follow me as an author on Goodreads or on Bookbubs (USA only for paperback, kindle copies for international).
Follow on Goodreads and Bookbub!
That is wonderful, Cheryl! Thank you :). Best of luck in the giveaway!
Thank
You for sharing your stories!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy!
I am a subscriber and follower on BookBub and Goodreads.
So glad to have you here, Roxanne! Best of luck!
followed on Goodreads and bookbub
Thrilled to hear this, Beth! Best of luck!
I’m subscribed and following on both.
That is amazing Michaela! So glad to have you here!
Hi Jenelle,
I’m already following you on both Goodreads & Bookbubs. Also just signed up for your newsletter.
Glad to have a chance at your giveaway.
Best wishes,
Selina
Hi Selina, I’m so glad to have you here! Thank you for subscribing! Blessings on the giveaway!
Thanks for participating in this scavenger hunt, Jenelle, it’s nice to “meet you.”
I’m a subscriber now 🙂 That’s so awesome you also write about the women of the Bible, got my copy of Ruth and Naomi.
Blessings,
Kara from Miami
Hi Kara, that is amazing! I’m so glad you subscribed! Wishing you all the best with the giveaway and I hope you enjoy A Harvest of Grace!
Already a subscriber, and I follow you on both Goodreads & BookBub. 🙂 Also, “The Light of Stars” sounds really good! 🙂
Thrilled to hear this, Sabrina! Thanks for stopping by!
Subscribed and followed!
Thank you so much! Best of luck on the giveaway!
I’m already a subscriber, and I follow on Goodreads and Bookbub.
That is fantastic, Elizabeth! Best of luck on the giveaway!