To celebrate the release of His Stolen Bride, I’m holding a special giveaway! One lucky reader will win a prize package valued at more than $150:

• A beautiful His Stolen Bride cuff bracelet decorated with a Scottish thistle in the center and a French fleur-de-lys on each side, created by custom jewelry artist Serrelynda
• A personally autographed paperback copy of His Stolen Bride
• A gift card to the bookstore of your choice: Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, or B&N.

To enter the drawing, just enter your answer to the contest question in the Rafflecopter form below. (You can find the answer by reading Chapter 1 of His Stolen Bride, available in the free preview sample online at Amazon, iBooks, Kobo or B&N.)

No purchase required. Open to readers worldwide. Contest entrants agree to be added to Shelly’s newsletter mailing list. Contest ends May 31 and winner will be announced on June 1. Good luck in the drawing!

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I just posted a teaser excerpt from HIS STOLEN BRIDE! Here’s your first chance to meet Sir Darach of Glenshiel and his stolen bride, Lady Laurien d’Amboise.

Lady Laurien is swept up in danger, adventure, and forbidden desire when she’s kidnapped from her royal wedding—by her groom’s most dangerous enemy, battle-hardened Highland lord Darach of Glenshiel. This is the long-awaited prequel novel to my Stolen Brides Series, three books that have been worldwide bestsellers, with more than 1,400 reviews at Amazon.com alone and a 4.5-star average rating on each book. If you’re a fan of authors like Johanna Lindsey or Jude Deveraux, I hope you’ll give them a try.

There are only four (four!) days left to pre-order HIS STOLEN BRIDE for the special price of $2.99, so snap up your copy today at Amazon | iBooks | Kobo | B&N

And the excerpt begins: Moments later, the door opened and her captor returned… keep reading

What has romance, adventure, and a sexy Scottish lord? A Highlander romance! Highlander Week 2015 begins today, a week-long party to celebrate the May 19 release date of His Stolen Bride. I’ve invited some of your favorite authors of Scottish romance to join me on Facebook for five fab days of fun and giveaways!

Each author will be giving away a FREE copy of her book to one lucky reader chosen from all the comments on her post. You can comment on my Facebook profile and/or my Facebook author page to enter the drawings. Each giveaway post will appear at 12 noon Central Time, so be sure to stop by every day to join me for lunch & get in on all the goodies!

The Highlander Week party will wrap up on Tuesday 5-19 with a fabulous His Stolen Bride giveaway! You won’t want to miss it, so watch your email on Tuesday morning for the special launch day newsletter to be first to get all the details and enter! (And if you’re not a subscriber yet, be sure to sign up today.)

Good luck in all the prize drawings!