Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Behind the Scenes of Captured By Love


Today I'm so honored to be a part of the Blog Tour for the amazing Jody Hedlund. Her newest book is Captured by Love; one that, I must say--once again--I couldn't put down.



Behind the Scenes of Captured By Love

     Have you ever played Trivial Pursuit? It's an old game that was around when I was growing up (I'm probably dating myself, so I might as well come right out and tell you that I'm 29 + a few. And "few" is open to wide, very wide, interpretation!)

   I really hated playing Trivial Pursuit because quite frankly my brain isn't built to remember tiny details about things. I'm really more of a big picture kinda person. (And at 29 + plus a few, I've only gotten worse at remembering the tiny details!)

         My big brother, on the other hand, could remember every minute detail about every little thing ever made or created. He has an amazing memory. So whenever we'd play Trivial Pursuit, the rest of my family would have partners (usually multiple!), and he would form his own little team consisting of himself. And then, you guessed it, he would still beat us all by a mile.

        Even though I may not be the world's greatest trivia woman, I have to admit, I enjoy learning weird or interesting facts that I can weave into my books. I figure if something fascinates me, it likely will fascinate my readers too.

       So here are a few fun trivia questions from Captured by Love. Each one of the questions has two "challenging" answers to choose from. Keep track of your answers, compare them to the correct answers at the bottom of this post, and then tell us all in the comment section how many you got right! (Maybe you will earn the new title of Trivia Master that currently belongs to my brother!)

Trivia Question #1: Mackinac Island is a popular tourist attraction in northern Michigan. What is the one thing that is currently NOT allowed on the island:
A. Automobiles
B. Horse-drawn carriages

Trivia Question #2: Fort Mackinac has three structures that belonged to the original fort that was built in 1780: the stone ramparts along the front of the fort, the South Sally Port (front entrance), and the . . .
A. Tea Room Restaurant
B. Officers' Stone Quarters

Trivia Question #3: The name Michilimackinac , the place of the "Great Turtle," was given to the island for its shape. When was the name finally shortened to Mackinac?
A. When a tourist choked to death trying to say the name
B. By the 1820's

Trivia Question #4: Besides a meal of dried peas or corn and fat salt port, what was distributed to voyageurs like Pierre every night after a long day of paddling?
A. Bibles
B. Rum

Trivia Question #5: If you were to walk around the island today, what one natural formation mentioned in the book would you still be able to see?
A. The Tooth Fairy's Fortress
B. Arch Rock



Answer to Trivia Question #1: A (Carriagemen officially began providing tours of the Island in 1869. The carriagemen association was eventually successful in getting the Island to ban the automobile and to this day there are no motorized vehicles allowed on Mackinac roads.)

Answer to Trivia Question #2: B (The Officers' Stone Quarter is a part of the original fort built over 225 years ago. Because it was made of stone, it was one of the safest places to be on the island during an attack.)

Answer to Trivia Question #3: B (Although I'm sure plenty of people have choked over the name Michilimackinac, I'm pretty sure no one has died. Yet! I debated using the name in Captured by Love since it's such a mouthful, but I decided to keep it historically accurate. For those few who care, it's pronounced, Mish-ill-i-mack-i-naw.)

Answer to Trivia Question #4: A (Rum flowed freely among the voyageurs. After a long day of canoeing, a tot of rum was the most anticipated part of the evening. The voyageurs were wild, free spirited men who were often reckless. Because of all the danger they faced, their life span average was only 35 years.)

Answer to Trivia Question #5: B (Arch Rock is a fascinating example of some Mackinac Island's unique rock formations. During the time of Captured by Love, anyone could climb out onto the rock and sit there (and I had my characters do that!). But of course, now Arch Rock is blocked off and can only be viewed from a walkway.)

How did you do? How many answers did you guess correctly? Are you good at trivia or do you stink at it like me?




Jody Hedlund is an award-winning historical romance novelist and author of the best-selling books, The Preacher's Bride, Unending Devotion, and A Noble Groom. She received a bachelor’s degree from Taylor University and a master’s from the University of Wisconsin, both in Social Work. Currently she makes her home in Michigan with her husband and five busy children. 




Where you can find her:

I hang out on Facebook here: Author Jody Hedlund
I also love to chat on Twitter: @JodyHedlund
My home base is at my website: jodyhedlund.com

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27 comments:

  1. I got all 5! I'm looking forward to visiting the Island on our next road trip to that part of the country!

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    1. Heidi, a road trip to that part of the country sounds like so much fun! I just went to Italy and after reading about parts of it in a fiction I had read, it was so great to imagine the characters there.

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  2. I got the trivia questions right. I always loved Trivial Pursuit! I bought it to add to our collection of games after we were married. However, my hubby refused to play! Lol he won't play a game unless it us one he usually wins, and he said he was awful at it.

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    1. Yeah, I can relate. Haha. I like playing word games but my wonderful hubby likes the Risk/Monopoly, make you strategize kind of games. That's what friends are for, right? ;-)

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  3. Yay! I got all of the questions correct. I was very surprised!

    Cannot wait to read this book! :)

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    1. Syliva, best of luck winning. It's fantastic! Definitely bookshelf worthy to read again or share with friends.

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  4. Just a note...your tweet is 4 characters too long! I loved Captured By Love! and I got all 5 questions right..whoo hoo!

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  5. I got 4 out of 5 right!!! By the way, I love Trivia Pursuit and have a rather extensive collection of games in my closet. :-) Thanks for the chance to win Jody's book. Enjoyed the author chat yesterday too!

    Blessings!

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    1. Jody's fantastic, isn't she?

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    2. Thanks for stopping by my blog tour today, Tina! The Book Banter was a lot of fun yesterday and it was nice to see you there! :-)

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  6. I got one wrong...Bibles and run :) Great idea for a post! Love it

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  7. I got a couple right! YAY! :)

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  8. I got them all right. Can't wait to read the book to see how this trivia figures into the story!

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  9. I got all them right! Thanks for the fun trivia and great giveaway!

    lubell1106(at)gmail(dot)com

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  10. I got three out of five - not too bad!

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  11. I got all five correct :) thanks for the fun!

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  12. I got all 5 correct, which surprised me, because I'm not that familiar with the island. That's also why I would love to win a copy of the book. I love learning new things.

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    1. Reading--even fiction--is so great for learning, isn't it? I'm addicted. :)

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  13. Hi Everyone! Thank you all for stopping by Joleen's blog today and playing the trivia game for Captured by Love! You're all doing very well! :-)

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  14. I got all of the answers right:) And I just guessed all of the answers ! Today luck is on my side, so let´s go to the rafflecopter right now! :)

    Thanks for the fun, Joleen!

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    1. You do have luck on your side; especially on this site! ;-)

      Have you started "In the Field of Grace" yet or is it in your TBR pile? I'm so excited to hear what you think! And you'll want to add "Captured by Love" for sure, too!

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    2. Thank you :)

      I haven´t started the book yet, but it is waiting (I need to finish some borrowed books) - as I love the story from Bible, I just need to read it! I will let you know for sure :)

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  15. I got 4 right. I missed #5. I was waffling on that one because I had no idea.

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  16. I got four out of five right... missed #4.

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  17. All correct! Thankfully you write a kinder multiple choice quiz than those I remember taking in school. None of that "D) None of the Above" nonsense. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

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