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August 21, 2012

Giveaway: Avon Calling!

Yes, the giveaways are rollin' here at the Bat Cave!  Need more books in your life?  Covet an RWA 2012 tote bag?  Not only is this Chance #2 to win, but Chance #3 as well!

Two lucky winners will receive an RWA tote bag and a pile of historical romances published by Harpercollins/Avon.  Hence the title of this giveaway.

For a chance to win, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post answering this question:

If you were to travel back in time to the 19th century, what modern convenience would you want to take with you?

Winners will be drawn at random, and announced on Monday, August 27.

Good luck!

This contest is open to international readers as well as US residents.
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45 comments:

  1. HilciaAugust 21, 2012 at 7:44 AM

    That's easy, I don't have to think about it twice (and pardon me in advance). Tampons!
    Hmm... yeah! :D

    Thanks for the giveaway, Wendy.

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  2. LoriAugust 21, 2012 at 7:57 AM

    Yup. Total no brainer. Tampons.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 21, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    Toothpaste.

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  4. JeannieAugust 21, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    My first thought was also toothpaste, because there is nothing more unattractive than nasty, discolored teeth.

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  5. bookloverohAugust 21, 2012 at 9:22 AM

    My e-book reader loaded with all of my romance and sf/fantasy novels -- can't live without my books

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  6. MaureenAugust 21, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    Indoor plumbing with running hot water. I can survive anything except an outhouse during the day and a chamber pot at night

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  7. ms bookjunkieAugust 21, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    My mooncup. (And I'd really like some modern painkillers too, please.)

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  8. Elizabeth H.August 21, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    I agree with Maureen! I couldn't live without having a shower every day!
    Thanks Wendy!

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  9. TxDeeAugust 21, 2012 at 10:23 AM

    How to pick just one...guess I'd have to go with contact lenses since reading is as necessary as breathing!

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  10. AnonymousAugust 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    As long as the modern convenience would self-renew itself, I would choose my car and the gasoline to run it. I would be able to drive all over the country and see amazing places. Also, guys love cars ... ergo, they would love me and my car since it would be the first of its kind.

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  11. SandyHAugust 21, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    Hard to say. I think I like the idea of toothpaste but was it available back then. Of course, my washing machine would be nice. I like clean sheets, towels, clothes, etc.

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  12. Joanne GAugust 21, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    Open to international readers - bless you, Wendy!!
    Toothpaste and brush, yes. Though if I was being pessimistic, I'd say antibiotics.

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  13. Philippa LodgeAugust 21, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    Antibiotics! Since if you were rich enough back then, you already had hot and cold running water. I guess I'd have to be sure to be rich enough ;)

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  14. JamiSingsAugust 21, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    A safety razor. No way am I going through that century with hairy legs and pits. Facial hair - well, they had waxes to remove that back then.

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  15. Tracy SAugust 21, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    modern plumbing!

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  16. KayeAugust 21, 2012 at 3:50 PM

    Hmmm...another good question - I'd have to say the internet & my laptop....but who would I email, etc?

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  17. ElaineAugust 21, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    This took some thought as quite a few great ideas were already present--I would have to say that I would want to take toothbrush and Reach flosser (can I count them as one?) Thanks for the great give-away!

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  18. Amy KathrynAugust 21, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    I think I would have to take bug spray.

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  19. aztecladyAugust 21, 2012 at 4:27 PM

    Forgive my crassness but...

    feminine pads.

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  20. KathrynAugust 21, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    No doubt in my mind - reliable birth control.

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  21. UnknownAugust 21, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    indoor plumbing!!

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  22. Edelgard Erszebet von WurttembergAugust 21, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    I'd want a flashlight or camping lantern, the kind that you crank to generate power.

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  23. AnnieDAugust 21, 2012 at 6:06 PM

    Plumbing all the way. Showers I could live without. Modern day toilets are something I hope to never be without.

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  24. Drmgrl99 - DawnAugust 21, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    WOW great question!! I'd want my kindle or ipad but then I'd need electricity... So I think I'll stick with the plumbing cause I'm just not a chamber pot kinda girl.
    GREAT GIVEAWAY - Thanks xoxo

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  25. KatrinaAugust 21, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    definitely a revolver and boxes of bullets...practical :)

    ykatrina at hotmail dot com

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  26. UnknownAugust 21, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    Tampons, a million times over!!

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  27. willafulAugust 21, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    Glasses. Can't live without 'em.

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  28. JaneAugust 21, 2012 at 9:54 PM

    Definitely modern plumbing. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  29. MargAugust 22, 2012 at 4:35 AM

    My mobile phone (with a never ending charge), mainly for Instagram!

    Thanks for making this an international giveaway.

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  30. HeleneAugust 22, 2012 at 5:52 AM

    I think for me it would be either modern plumbing or antibiotics.

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  31. AnonymousAugust 22, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    Motrin - I would need it.

    Regards, Ruth (CO)

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  32. Soft Fuzzy SweaterAugust 22, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    If you were to travel back in time to the 19th century, what modern convenience would you want to take with you?
    Oh, there is absolutely no doubt about it. The only thing I would take are my HOT CURLERS!!!

    annfesATyahooDOTcom

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  33. jaybeebeeAugust 22, 2012 at 8:22 PM

    Toilet paper

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  34. LoboAugust 23, 2012 at 3:15 AM

    I'd take the entire contents of my bathroom kabinet.

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  35. nathAugust 23, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    My initial thought all involved something with electricity LOL. A computer, the internet... But I think I'd say a camera LOL.

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  36. AmyAugust 23, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    So totally did not mean to send in my response as a response to Nath's, no matter how cool and stuff she is.

    I'd have -- absolutely HAVE -- to have deodorant and a razor.

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  37. Ann_a_readerAugust 23, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    I'd need a computer that hooks into the Internet. I can imagine getting into all sorts of trouble with that, but it's what I want.

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  38. BzanglAugust 23, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    A supply of my contacts and solution and my Nook with something to charge it.

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  39. BeckyAugust 24, 2012 at 1:50 PM

    Motrin and epidurals

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  40. AnonymousAugust 24, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    The first modern convenience that came to my mind was a toilet. Great giveaway. Thank you.
    Cindy in Ontario

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  41. Jill BAugust 26, 2012 at 10:53 AM

    I think I would be torn between birth control pills and penicillin. It is all about staying healthy for me! Although indoor plumbing/toilets would be very hard to live without.

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  42. Andrea2August 26, 2012 at 4:27 PM

    I've thought very hard about this question, because I love time-travel plots and especially the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Everyone has already given my quick answer (and I couldn't limit it to only one): indoor plumbing with hot/cold water, toothpaste, tampons, deodorant, antibiotics. But my real answer is a time portal so I could slip between history and now. I'm too spoiled by my life in this century and this country (including all the advantages women have now compared to then) to want to stay back there. Visit yes, but stay, no. So I'd need a handy dandy time portal!

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  43. Kelly in HockeytownAugust 26, 2012 at 4:54 PM



    My answer is simply, indoor plumbing. I don't do outhouses, port-a-pottys, etc. EVER!

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  44. maeredAugust 26, 2012 at 5:55 PM

    It would have to be the plumbing. Impossible to live without. But I can think of a few more things!

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