I DO! I DO! *** A ROYAL WEDDING CELEBRATION!

What a fairy tale day!  Commoner, Kate Middleton marries her prince and becomes a princess--the Duchess of Cambridge.  A Cinderella story if ever there was one!  Today is all about fairy tales and romance!

In celebration of this historic and utterly romantic day, and because fairy tales are near and dear to my heart, I'm giving away 3 prizes!

Each prize package will include at least one book from my Fiery Tales series (there are princesses in those! *smiles*) AND my upcoming Cinderella retelling, A MIDNIGHT DANCE (out Aug. 2, 2011).  Oh, but that's not all!  Add in a complete set of my *SIGNED* collectible Fiery Tale Romance Trading Cards, other books from awesome authors---SIGNED BY AUTHORS!---AND (I think I'm overusing "and" here...lol) a small surprise gift I purchased on my recent trip to LONDON, ENGLAND.


So, lets get the party started!

Prize Packet #1 

(With small surprise prize from England, Romance Trading Cards  & other goodies from various authors!)

 

Prize Packet #2

(With small surprise prize from England, Romance Trading Cards  & other goodies from various authors!)

Prize Packet #3

(With small surprise prize from England, Romance Trading Cards  & other goodies from various authors!)

Rules:
GIVEAWAY IS OPEN WORLDWIDE.
Must be a GFC follower of this blog to qualify.
Must be 18 or older.


To win:
Simply express your good wishes to the newly wedded Royal couple and tell me which package you prefer. 

NOTE: STUD MUFFINS is the ONLY BOOK NOT signed.  I don't know the authors, or the yummy models in this totally fun book (with great recipes)---though I wish I did. *winks*  

Winners will be selected at random on Monday May, 2nd.  Though we'll try our best, you are not guaranteed your first choice. You may indicate 2nd choice if you wish. 

Copies of A MIDNIGHT DANCE will be shipped separately as soon as I receive my author copies (which is usually 2 weeks before the release date).  So you might have the book BEFORE it hits the shelves! 


If you have some of these books already, remember that they are SIGNED (except Stud Muffins) and that books make the best gifts!  Especially for Moms (a certain special holiday is coming up . . ahem) *winks*


DON'T FORGET . . . 

I was at Seductive Musings yesterday.  The giveaway there (4 more prizes!) will close on May 1st.  So, there's still time for you to enter!  See HERE FOR DETAILS.

HAPPY ROYAL WEDDING DAY!

SQUEEE!!! One hot MUSKETEER movie, coming up!

Oh, the thrill!  A brand new, seriously awesome movie about THE THREE MUSKETEERS will be in movie theaters this October!  In 3D . . . with ORLANDO BLOOM.  Be still my heart!  I can't wait to see this!  It looks fabulous.  And you *know* how I feel about Musketeers.  *winks*

These men were the Navy SEALs of their day.  The cream of the crop.  The best and strongest fighters, this elite private Guard of the most powerful monarch of his time, King Louis XIV, could out fight, and out ride anyone.  Oh, and there were more than three.  The Sun King, Louis XIV, had a private army of twenty-seven hundred.

Too often Hollywood has portrayed the Musketeers as goofy.  What a dishonor and disservice to men of this caliber.  They were the stuff of heroes.  I think I've done them some justice in AWAKENED BY A KISS.  Nicolas and Tristan are delicious, and what every hero should be . . .

Brave, sexy and strong. ;)

This latest Hollywood effort looks as though they've put together powerful, larger-than-life Musketeers.

And that's exactly what they were! (And the special effects look pretty darn cool, too).

The Three Musketeers, 3D, 2011

Description:

The hot-headed young d'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.

Check out the costumes!  

Why does Orlando Bloom still look hot in this getup? Oh, because the man just oozes yumminess! ;)

The three Musketeers, with young d'Artagnan.  Too bad he wasn't old enough to be a Musketeer in the reign of *Louis XIII*.  But we happily allow Alexandre Dumas his creative license.   

Sooo pretty!  I want to wear this, just once!  Especially the hat!

As I mentioned, the movie looks great, and I intend to see it.  The only thing that's got me scratching my head is . . . These characters are supposed to be French.  Ah, why do they speak with British accents?  :)

A Cinderella story like no other!

There's going to be a Royal Wedding this week!  A girl meets a prince, falls in love and gets married.  Kate's wedding to Prince William is the stuff of fairy tales!

And you know how I feel about Fairy Tales. ;)   How could I possibly have a Fiery Tales series---retelling classic fairy tales with my own sexy, romantic twists---without offering up a fresh, totally unique take on one of the most beloved fairy tale of all time---Cinderella.

Now, I know what you're wondering...What makes A MIDNIGHT DANCE such a special Cinderella tale--different from all the rest?

Well, first, check out the back book blurb below . . .

Inspired by the tale of Cinderella, Lila DiPasqua weaves a steamy story that offers a glass slipper, a dangerous deception, and an impoverished beauty determined to find her handsome prince…and make him pay.

Born into wealth, Sabine Laurent and her twin sister lived a life of luxury, their father’s prestigious theater frequented by royalty and aristocracy alike. And Sabine dreamed of her own prince charming—the devastatingly handsome Jules de Moutier.

That was before the loss of her sister and her family’s fall from grace—a disaster Sabine blames on the Moutier family. Now, with her father’s death, she’s inherited his sizable debt and the responsibility of caring for his spoiled long-time mistress and her two wastrel daughters. But with the help of Sabine’s eccentric friends—the balance of her father’s acting troupe—she plans to get very close to her old infatuation, seduce the rake—and make away with a fortune.

Resisting Jules’s skillful mouth and tantalizing touch is not as easy as Sabine supposed. And soon she must decide whether her desire for vengeance is greater than her desire for her one and only prince…

Sounds steamy and fun, right?

Here is what Award-winning author, Anna Campbell had to say about A MIDNIGHT DANCE:

"Exciting, erotic, intriguing, Lila DiPasqua’s ‘Fiery Tale’ version of Cinderella sets the classic story ablaze."

Check out the first 3 chapters of my full-length Fiery Tale, A MIDNIGHT DANCE.  It's up on my website!  I hope you'll treat yourself to this preview!  There's only a small---yet totally delicious---portion missing at the end of chapter three. I will be sharing that with the subscribers to my Yahoo Newsletter Group in the next 2 weeks.  Subscribers are automatically entered in the regular contests on LilaDiPasqua.com 

NOTE: There are a few days left to enter the March/April contest! 

MARCH/APRIL CONTEST

The PRIZE: 

Four uber-talented romance authors have signed the following books for this contest: Bestselling author, Donna Grant's DANGEROUS HIGHLANDER (a fabulous series!!), New York Times bestselling author, Maya Banks's 2011 RITA nominated book, THE DARKEST HOUR (an awesome read!), rising star, Lynda Simmons's ISLAND GIRL (so heart stirring, I dare you not to laugh and cry), and New York Times bestselling author, Madeline Hunter's RAVISHING IN RED (one of my favorite historical romance authors!).   Check out the details HERE.


THE ROYAL WEDDING AND LILA...

No, I'm not invited, though I seriously wish I were!  But in celebration of our new princess, Kate (Canada being in the British commonwealth and all), I'm going to be at SEDUCTIVE MUSINGS on Thursday April 28th talking about Cinderella, Kate and the Royal wedding....and giving away some FABULOUS prizes!!


OH, AND ON THE DATE OF THE ROYAL WEDDING, Friday April 29th.....Do stop by here on my personal blog.  I'M GIVING AWAY MORE PRIZES....including goodies I purchased during my recent trip to London, England!

See you then!  *smiles*