Welcome to the Spring 2014 Scavenger Hunt! This is STOP #5 so if you’d like to start at the very beginning, please go to: Robin Lee Hatcher Stop #1

The hunt begins at noon (Mountain Time Zone) on April 4, 2014. You may have arrived here before the start which could mean all of the sites aren’t ready quite yet. Once the official start has begun, you can work your way through the sites, gathering clues, entering bonus giveaways, until you arrive at the final stop which will be right back on Robin Lee Hatcher’s site.

The hunt ends on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at midnight (Mountain). That means you have all of the weekend to finish it, so take your time. Enjoy reading the exclusive content the authors have prepared for you. You will collect a CLUE IN RED at each stop. Write them down as you go. At the end of the hunt, you will enter the clues into a Rafflecopter form. (The answer will make sense, even if you aren’t familiar with it.)

The hunt is open to international entries. The grand prize is a Kindle Fire HDX + $100 gift certificate. Two runners-up will receive all 32 of our latest releases.

We have prepared a page with direct links to each author’s post in case a site goes down or a link gets broken. We’ll be working on getting all of the links prior to the start of the hunt, but sometimes there are still issues even after the hunt starts, so make a note of the URL for the Participating Authors & Stops page so you can check back and be able to complete the hunt.

AND NOW:

I am just THRILLED to introduce to you my very good friend and fellow author, Ronie Kendig. She’s just a fabulous person and an awesome author. She also has a heart for animals. I’m going to stop now and let Ronie tell you a little about herself.

Ronie Bio:

Ronie and Vvolt just chillin’!

Ronie Kendig is an award-winning, bestselling author who grew up an Army brat. After twenty-plus years of marriage, she and her hunky hero husband have a full life with four children, a Maltese Menace and a retired military working dog in Northern Virginia. Author and speaker, Ronie loves engaging readers through her Rapid-Fire Fiction novels. Ronie can be found at www.roniekendig.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/rapidfirefiction), Twitter (@roniekendig), and Goodreads (www.goodreads.com/RonieK) .

Ronie tells a little about what she’s been up to besides just writing her AMAZING stories:

Adopting a Retired Military Working Dog

Over the last few years, I’ve spent a great deal of time researching military working dogs for my series, A Breed Apart. Through that research, I learned that in 2001 a vital bill was signed into law by then-president, Bill Clinton. This law, nicknamed Robbie’s Law, allowed military working dogs (MWD) to be adopted out to domestic settings after an extensive and multiple evaluations of their personality and behavior. My husband and I knew immediately, we’d want to adopt a four-legged hero once we were able. So, in April 2013, we put in our application. Thanks to the hard work of MWD Cairo, who took part in the takedown of bin Laden, the demand for adoptable MWDs skyrocketed. The wait list is currently 12-18 months, depending on what an adopter is willing to take responsibility for (health issues).

After installing a 6’ fence, we were at the top of the Lackland Air Force Base’s MWD adoption coordinator. We anxious sat at home, waiting. . .waiting. . .waiting for the call. Finally, that call came February 26, 2014. Though I was very sick and could hardly talk, I felt like I was flying. Lackland had a “very special dog” named Vvolt. He is a 5 year old Belgian Malinois. The very spelling of his name (with two first letters the same) indicated he’d been bred through the Depart of Defense’s Military Working Dog Breeding Program there at Lackland. VVolt was being retired because the demanding and rigorous life of an MWD was too much for his joints.

My teens and I drove to Texas and Adoption Day took place on March 10th. When we pulled into the MWD training area, it was incredible to hear the 600+ dogs barking and see some training. What I’d written about for three years had come to life!

As a writer and one with an intense curiosity, I’d done research on Vvolt before going to Lackland, but nothing—nothing could prepare me for meeting this impressive canine in person. I kid you not—he walked in with an air of raw power. Intelligent, sleek, powerful,

he was 80 pounds of raw, pulling power who has served and deployed in our country’s military,

protecting not only our soldiers, but even the president and first lady! As some friends have said—we should salute this hero when he stalks into the room.

Vvolt has already become an integral part of our lives. He’s a scary-smart dog, but he’s also a bit of a goof and a lover. And what an honor to provide for this four-legged hero!

And NOW a bit about Ronie’s newest release (which I just can’t WAIT to get my hands on!)

Raptor 6 BLURB:
Captain Dean Watters keeps his mission and his team in the forefront of his laser-like focus. So when Dean’s mission and team are threatened, his Special Forces training kicks into high gear. Failing to stop hackers from stealing national security secrets from the military’s secure computers and networks isn’t an option. Zahrah Zarrick is a missionary teacher to Afghan children in Mazar-e Sharif. And a target. When Zahrah is captured because of her expertise in quantum cryptology, compromising the US military, Dean is forced to crack the lockbox around his heart—a move that might come at the highest cost.

AND NOW FOR MORE CHANCES TO WIN GREAT STUFF!!

Here’s my Rafflecopter giveaway: Enter to win two more things…

Christmas Cover-Up by Lynette Eason and a $25 Amazon gift card.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

AND NOW…

THE SCAVENGER HUNT SKINNY

Thanks for stopping by my site/blog! Before you move on to Stop #6, Ronie Kendig’s own site, to pick up your next clue, be sure to write down this Stop #5 clue: “we should”

There you have it. Your next stop is Ronie’s website for the next clue! Just click on her name written in blue and you will go straight to her website.

All the best and thanks for entering!

Lynette