Seeking Narwal Winner

WINNERS! WINNERS! WINNERS!

Here are the winners for the
Seeking Narwal challenge
that ended September 30, 2011

Thanks to all contestants!

Traveled all 7 seas:
Winner: Freda of Freda's Voice

Traveled 6 of the 7 seas:
Winner: AimeeKay of Reviews From My First Reads Shelf
Winner: Sullivan McPig of Pearls Cast Before a McPig

Winners get to pick ONE of the following from the Iron Seas series:
tell me which in comments

Burning Up
by Meljean Brook
Angela Knight
Nalini Singh
and Virginia Kantra

The Iron Duke
by Meljean Brook

Heart of Steel
by Meljean Brook
Release date: November 2011

Wild & Steamy
stories by:
Meljean Brook
Jill Myles
Carolyn Crane
FOR EVERYONE - free ebook versions from Smashwords - get yours!

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* a mini-challenge for the Iron Seas Challenge

* image source

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Seeking Narwal: Iron Seas

Seeking Narwal
a monthly saga
posted on the 7th of each month - until the narwal is found
details here
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The search continues for the narwal and stolen treasure...

On the night of the New Moon, the Lady Anne slipped through a portal in the Caspian Sea to enter the Iron Seas. Aboard this vessel was our infamous Narwal.

He now sits in a pub, the Compass Rose (noted in Here There Be Monsters by Meljean Brook), sipping a third mug of mead.

He waits with the gem.

He waits for nightfall.

He waits for the crowd to become boisterous.

He waits for the hooded one to emerge when least expected.

He is a patient one.

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Meanwhile, the Rusty Dagger docks in a nearby location.

She has sailed the seven seas in search of the Narwal to no avail.

BUT, today.

Our Capt Vix has finally arrived.

Due to the chill in the air, she dons her cloak. She pulls her hood over her face before heading to the nearest pub.

--~ eBook Giveaway ~--
Wild & Steamy
stories by:
Meljean Brook
Jill Myles
Carolyn Crane
Three all-new novellas of the supernatural and steampunk kind...

"THE BLUSHING BOUNDER" by Meljean Brook
A Tale of the Iron Seas - While the search for a killer puts Constable Newberry’s life in danger, he faces a danger of another kind: to his heart, by the woman forced to marry him. What will it take for this prudish bounder to convince his wife to stay? -read an excerpt

"VIXEN" by Jill Myles
Miko’s denied her were-fox nature for far too long and turned her back on her vixen heritage. But when she meets two very sexy cat-shifters, she has to decide if she truly wants to give up on her frisky side, or embrace it. Because the were-fox in her doesn’t want to choose between both men…it wants them both.

"KITTEN-TIGER & THE MONK" by Carolyn Crane
A Disillusionists Novella - Sophia Sidway, Midcity’s most dangerous memory revisionist, seeks out the mysterious Monk in the wasteland beneath the Tangle turnpike, hoping for redemption…but it turns out that the Monk is not all that pious, and the turnpike is no turnpike at all.

Win a copy of this ebook!

Open to all.

Offer ends: September 30, 2011

TO DO:
Comment below with a link to a picture of a jewel or gem that would be found in a pirate's treasure chest.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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Contest has ended - winner is here

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C R E W:
AimeeKay of How can you help?
Audra of Unabridged Chick
Freda of Freda's Voice
Giada of Dr. Stravagante's Traveling Book Circus
Jo of Fluidity of Time
Kulsuma of sunshine and stardust
Sullivan McPig of Pearls Cast Before a McPig

Crew duties:
Report in for duty: comment below with a link to a picture of a jewel or gem that would be found in a pirate's treasure chest.

Join the crew and earn points towards the Seeking Narwal prize during the tour of the seven seas.

Sightings:

AimeeKay found...


Freda found...


Kara found...


Krysykat found...


Na found...


Sharon found...


Sullivan McPig found...


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* image sources for participant entries are in comments

* note to the crew: this is the last of the Seeking Narwal mini-challenge posts, you have until the end of the month to fulfill your duties for this round

* a mini-challenge for the Iron Seas Challenge

W A N T E D:

* if you've read Iron Duke by Meljean Brook post your link here to enter to win the next book in the series - Heart of Steel

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Seeking Narwal: Seventh Sea

Seeking Narwal
a monthly saga
posted on the 7th of each month - until the narwal is found
details here
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The search continues for the narwal and stolen treasure...


The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.

The Caspian Sea holds great numbers of sturgeon, which yield eggs that are processed into caviar. -per wikipedia

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The infamous Narwal lowers the spyglass with a sigh of relief... for now. He does not see signs of the Rusty Dagger but he knows she's close. She continues to follow him relentlessly and may well catch him in the seventh sea... if he is not careful.

The captain of the Rusty Dagger seeks him obsessively.

The curse of the gem drives her.

She is mad.

Mad for the gem.

Mad for him.

But the Narwal knows that she can have neither until the curse is broken.

It has been his passion this past six months to find a way to free her.

Free her soul.

Farewell to the Balclutha this day. When the Narwal disembarks, he will be bound for the Caspian Sea.

There is a portal there that leads to the Iron Seas which holds the answer he seeks.

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Meanwhile exhaustion finally catchs up with Captain Vix. She catnaps in a hammock below top deck as the crew scurry about per usual. All the while, keeping an eye out for the Balclutha.

C R E W:
AimeeKay of How can you help?
Audra of Unabridged Chick
Freda of Freda's Voice
Giada of Dr. Stravagante's Traveling Book Circus
Jo of Fluidity of Time
Kulsuma of sunshine and stardust
Sullivan McPig of Pearls Cast Before a McPig

Crew duties:
Report in for duty: keeping in theme with August Thrills-n-Chills, comment below with a link to a picture of a vampire.

Join the crew and earn points towards the Seeking Narwal prize during the tour of the seven seas.

--~ eBook Giveaway ~--
Mar the Pirate Vampire
(teen-paranormal romance)
Vianka Van Bokkem
The English Captain of the “Medusa’s Lair” pirate ship gets killed in battle leaving his only daughter “Mar” with the dilemma of taking the Captain title. The crew does not seem to accept her as a Captain because she is a young female.

What the crew does not know is that she was attacked by a vampire on the night of her 22nd birthday and she is now a pirate vampire. After a demonstration of vampire power the crew does not dare to question her abilities and start calling her Captain right away.

Mar is going to find true love, learn charity and meet Yargo the waterling who was once a warlock during her sailing adventures

Win a copy of this ebook!

Open to all.

Offer ends: August 31, 2011

TO DO:
Comment below with a link to a picture of a vampire.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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Contest has ended - winner is here

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Sightings of vampires:

AimeeKay sees...


Freda sees...


Krysykat sees...


Micia sees...


Sharon sees...


Sullivan McPig sees and says... I just caught this vampire counting our harpoons.


who's next?

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* image source narwal steamship

* image sources for participant entries are noted in comments

* a mini-challenge for the Iron Seas Challenge

W A N T E D:

* if you've read Iron Duke by Meljean Brook post your link here to enter to win the next book in the series - Heart of Steel


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Seeking Narwal: Sixth Sea

Seeking Narwal
a monthly saga
posted on the 7th of each month - until the narwal is found
details here
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The search continues for the narwal and stolen treasure...

Our Capt Vix is in a temper most foul.

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
She is presently on her way to a tavern, Esme's Cove, on that Persian Gulf island straight ahead.

She seeks information...

Specifically, the whereabouts of a certain Narwal.

Just who is this Narwal that has our captain searching the seven seas for?

Our last voyage found us in hot pursuit of The Flying Elephant. When the Rusty Dagger met The Flying Elephant in port at Goa, India it was too late.

Narwal escapes yet again!

Apparently, the Narwal was indeed aboard The Flying Elephant upon leaving Triton's Tavern in May. But, midway he boarded the Balclutha bound for another desitination.

The destination unknown to the captain and crew of The Flying Elephant. Well, save for one. A crew member who disembarked from The Flying Elephant a couple days ago and was bound for Esme's Cove.

Hence, the current location of the Rusty Dagger in the sixth of the seven seas - the Persian Gulf.

Which begs the question again, who is this rascal Narwal who seems to dodge our captain's clutches?

Meanwhile the Rusty Dagger and loyal crew are anchored offshore from the island to await the return of our captain.

To escape the heat and enjoy the free time, some crew members dive into the water and discover the wonders of the many coral reefs below.

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The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran (formerly called Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula.

The Persian Gulf has many good fishing grounds, extensive coral reefs, and abundant pearl oysters...-per wikipedia

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In another part of the world, another pirate has an adventure all his own.

Meet Captain Acorne here...

--~ Book Giveaway courtesy of author ~--
Sea Witch
by Helen Hollick
re-released version
The first voyage of Captain Jesamiah Acorne, pirate, scoundrel and charming rogue, from acclaimed historical fiction author Helen Hollick.

A meticulously researched, full-blooded adventure full of heart-stopping action, evil villains, treasure and romance.

Win a copy of this book!

Open to all.

Offer ends: July 31, 2011

TO DO:
Visit a Helen Blog Tour stop, leave a comment there and tell me where you went.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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Contest has ended - winner is here

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C R E W:
AimeeKay of How can you help?
Audra of Unabridged Chick
Freda of Freda's Voice
Giada of Dr. Stravagante's Traveling Book Circus
Jo of Fluidity of Time
Kulsuma of sunshine and stardust
Sullivan McPig of Pearls Cast Before a McPig

Crew duties:
Report in for duty: comment below with a link to a picture of coral

IF you are not on the crew but would like to send an image of coral, please feel free to share.

Join the crew and earn points towards the Seeking Narwal prize during the tour of the seven seas.

Crew member sightings:

AimeeKay's find...


Freda's find...


Giada's find...


who's next?

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* image source Persian Gulf, crew

* a mini-challenge for the Iron Seas Challenge

W A N T E D:

* if you've read Iron Duke by Meljean Brook post your link here to enter to win the next book in the series - Heart of Steel

~~~ seeking narwal schedule ~~~

Seeking Narwal: Fifth Sea

Seeking Narwal
a monthly saga
posted on the 7th of each month - until the narwal is found
details here
~*~
The search continues for the narwal and stolen treasure...

Fresh from pirate adventures during the ...and a bottle o'rum event The Rusty Dagger has left the Red Sea and now navigates through the Arabian Sea.

From trusted sources at Triton's Tavern, the narwal is on board the spice merchant ship The Flying Elephant which is bound for Goa, India.


The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India. Some of the ancient names of this body of water include Sindhu Sagar (meaning "Sea of Sindh" in Sanskrit) and Erythraean Sea. -per wikipedia

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Captain Vix paces the deck fore and aft restlessly with Goliath clutched into her shoulder.

New crew recruits work the ropes.

Some may find this guide handy...

Knots, Splices and Rope Work
- ILLUSTRATED -
by A. Hyatt Verrill
kindle version is currently free

Other crew members tell tales of sea creatures.

Creatures found in The Deep waters...



This particular story gets under the skin of many...

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters
Description from the amazon:
From the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem.

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities.

As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon.

Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels?

This masterful portrait of Regency England blends Jane Austen’s biting social commentary with ultraviolent depictions of sea monsters biting. It’s survival of the fittest—and only the swiftest swimmers will find true love!

--~ Book Giveaway courtesy of publisher ~--

Win a copy of this book!

Open to all.

Offer ends: June 26, 2011

TO DO:
Send me a link to a picture of a sea monster.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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Contest has ended - winner is here

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C R E W:
AimeeKay of How can you help?
Audra of Unabridged Chick
Freda of Freda's Voice
Giada of Dr. Stravagante's Traveling Book Circus
Jo of Fluidity of Time
Kulsuma of sunshine and stardust
Sullivan McPig of Pearls Cast Before a McPig

Crew duties:
Report in for duty: comment below with a link to a picture of a sea monster AND comment about The Deep video above.

Join the crew and earn points towards the Seeking Narwal prize during the tour of the seven seas.

Sea monster sightings:

AimeeKay spots this...


Freda spots this...


Giada spots this...


heykiddego spots this...


IdentitySeeker spots this...


krysykat spots this...


MAD spots this...


Michelle spots this...


Rebecca spots this...


Sakira spots this...


Sami spots this...


Sullivan McPig spots this...


Susanna spots this...


vvb spots this...


what sea monster did you see?

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* a mini-challenge for the Iron Seas Challenge

W A N T E D:


* if you've read Iron Duke by Meljean Brook post your link here to enter to win the next book in the series - Heart of Steel

* fyi: check out more Jane Austen related schtuff at the Book Rat's Jane in June

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