{"id":2812,"date":"2026-01-07T07:25:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianregency.com\/blog\/?p=2812"},"modified":"2026-01-07T07:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:25:40","slug":"contest-winner-for-madelines-protector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/contest-winner-for-madelines-protector\/","title":{"rendered":"Contest Winner for Madeline&#8217;s Protector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you know, we&#8217;ve spent the past week celebrating the debut release of <a href=\"http:\/\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MadelinesProtector11125.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><em>Madeline&#8217;s Protector<\/em> by Regency Reflections&#8217;s own Vanessa Riley. To help celebrate this new novel, we&#8217;ve included giveaways with every post over the past week and held one giant, week-long contest for a Nook ereader. Well, we have winners! And I&#8217;m very excited to share them with everyone.<\/p><div id=\"vanes-2762404834\" class=\"vanes-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-right: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: 2px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/fireswordandsea.htm\" aria-label=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?fit=1706%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1706&ssl=1 1706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"569\" height=\"853\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The winner of a brand new Nook is . . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Michelle Griep!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BooksTablet.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2870\" alt=\"BooksTablet\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BooksTablet-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BooksTablet.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BooksTablet.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michelle visited our Regency Reflections on the very first day of the contest and answered the question of what suitor you would pick for your daughter if you were a Regency mother. Congratulations, Michelle! We wish you lots of enjoyable hours of reading time on your new Nook!<\/p>\n<p>Our other daily winners are as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$10 Starbuck\u2019s gift card \u2013 Nancy<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>iTune card \u2013 Teela<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>$10 Amazon gift certificate \u2013 Piper<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Paperback \u00a0copy of <em>Madeline\u2019s Protector<\/em> \u2013 Jackie Layton\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all our winners, and a special thanks to everyone who stopped by to help us celebrate the release of <em>Madeline&#8217;s Protector<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>And now, in case you&#8217;re wondering about the thought-provoking questions we asked at the end of each post. Here&#8217;s a list of the questions and the most popular answers.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MadelinesProtector11125.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"MadelinesProtector11125\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MadelinesProtector11125-181x300.jpg?resize=181%2C300\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday, April 26:\u00a0<strong>If you were a Regency Mama, which suitor would you pick for your marriageable daughter and why:The son of a family friend, a titled reformed rake, a wealthy gentleman looking for a 2nd wife?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most popular answer was: The son of a family friend.\u00a0Most of the commentors liked being familiar with the suitors family and background before giving their daughters over in marriage to our imaginary man.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n<p>Monday, April 29:<strong>\u00a0If you lived\u00a0during the Regency and found yourself in a dire circumstance would you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A. Do everything possible to save yourself, not caring of any possible ramifications.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>B. Do everything possible, but you would\u00a0worry about potential scandals or compromise.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>C. Risk everything to a point. Your family name and position could not be threatened.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most popular answer was B. Most commentors would do everything possible, but still be\u00a0conscientious\u00a0about scandals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, May 1:\u00a0<strong>What got you interested in the Regency time period?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most popular answer was: Pride and Prejudice, either one of the movies or the book or a combination of the two.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n<p>Friday, May 3:\u00a0<strong>Have you ever had your purse snatched? And if so, did you give chase?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most popular answer was: No, most people have not had their purses taken (though a few have). And no, most people did not think they would give chase, even if their purses were stolen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again for stopping by and enjoying our week-long celebration of <em>Madeline&#8217;s Protector.<\/em> We hope to see each and every one of you back again sometime over the coming weeks!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"rop\"><small>Originally posted 2013-05-06 10:00:00. <\/small><\/p><div id=\"vanes-1699195664\" class=\"vanes-after-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 3px;margin-right: 3px;margin-bottom: 3px;margin-left: 3px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?fit=1080%2C1350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Listen to the Write of Passage Weekly Podcast\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=240%2C300&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=819%2C1024&ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=768%2C960&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"540\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you know, we&#8217;ve spent the past week celebrating the debut release of Madeline&#8217;s Protector by Regency Reflections&#8217;s own Vanessa Riley. 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