Laurel O'Donnell

Historical Romance Easter Egg Hunt

laurel — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:51 +0000

Welcome! And Happy Easter to everyone. I’m so excited to be taking part in this Egg Hunt. Many of you know me, and for those that don’t, I hope you look around and discover a book you love. Speaking of which, I have a special deal for all of you! Sage, Book 1 in the Beauty With Blades series, is FREE during this Egg Hunt.

The greatest treasure for her was to read, until she fell in love

Sage Hawke feels there is more to life than training with swords. Throughout her life, she has wanted to learn to read, believing knowledge is power, but the only power her family believes in is the edge of a blade. When a mysterious book is found, a book written with a secret code, Sage’s sisters turn to her for answers.

Charged by his cousin with retrieving the book, Marcus de Nogaret takes his mission seriously. When he learns the book contains a secret code, he kidnaps a woman he believes can decipher its secrets, hoping he will be well rewarded when he reveals the book’s mysteries.

Each turn is fraught with danger as Sage and Marcus learn that others are after the book and will kill to possess it.

Can Sage and Marcus work together to figure out what secrets the book holds and why men are willing to kill for this book, or will they discover love is a more powerful treasure?

And for a super special sneak peak! Here’s the cover of my new book, A Knight With an Angel, book 3 in my Assassin Knights series. Coming soon to preorder!

Don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter to stay informed about when A Knight with an Angel will be available for preorder.

For my giveaway… I’ll be giving one lucky reader an ebook copy of Heroic Tales of Medieval Romance! To be entered in my contest, all you have to do is leave a comment and tell me which of my books you enjoyed the most, and, of course, your email so I can send it to you if you win. Good luck!

Go here for the sheet (graphic of eggs on one side of the page and authors’ names on the other side where you will match up which authors have which eggs), and directions to enter to win the Grand Prize drawing.

Here is the author link list –

2026 Historical Romance Easter Egg Hunt Hop

Author Link List

Name	Hop Link
Aileen Fish	https://aileenfish.com/easter-egg-hop/
Aubrey Wynne	https://www.aubreywynne.com
Brenna Ash	https://www.brennaash.com/parlor/
Caroline Warfield	https://www.carolinewarfield.com/bookshelf/
Cathy MacRae	https://www.cathymacraeauthor.com/bits-n-bobs-author-blog
Cecilia Rene	https://www.facebook.com/melton.cecilia
Celeste Barclay	https://www.facebook.com/celestembarclay
C.H. Admirand	https://www.facebook.com/CHAdmirandAuthor
Christy Matheson	https://christymatheson.com
Deb Marlowe	https://www.debmarlowe.com/easter-egg-hop.html
E. Elizabeth Watson	https://eelizabethwatson.com/holiday-hops/
Elizabeth Donne	https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093280712789
Elizabeth Rose	https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethRoseNovels
Gina Conkle	https://ginaconkle.com/
Glynnis Campbell	https://www.glynnis.net/landing_page/annual-historical-romance-easter-egg-hunt-hop/
Heather McCollum	https://www.heathermccollum.com/fun-for-readers/holiday-hop-fun/
Jane Charles	https://www.janecharlesauthor.com/happy-easter
Janna MacGregor	https://www.jannamacgregor.com
Jude Knight	https://judeknightauthor.com
Kathryn Le Veque	https://www.facebook.com/kathrynlevequenovels
Kimberly Keyes	https://www.facebook.com/kimberlykeyesromance
Laurel O’Donnell	https://www.laurel-odonnell.com/
Michelle McLean	https://michellemcleanbooks.com/
Nicki Pascarella	https://www.nickipascarella.com/easter-egg-hop
Ramona Elmes	https://www.facebook.com/RamonaElmes/
Ruth A. Casie	https://ruthacasie.com/historical-romance-easter-egg-hunt-with-barringtons-brigade/
Tara Kingston	https://www.facebook.com/TaraKingstonAuthor
Terri Brisbin	http://terribrisbin.com/news/
Tess Thompson	https://tesswrites.com/
Tina Gabrielle	https://www.facebook.com/TinaGabrielle/

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you grabbed some free books. Happy Easter.

Laurel O'Donnell - Medieval Romance Novels, Paranormal Romance Novels and Urban Fantasy

Easter Egg Hunt! April 17-20!

laurel — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 01:16:41 +0000

Laurel O'Donnell

It’s time to hunt for Easter eggs and pick up some free books!

For this special Easter Egg Hunt, I’m giving my medieval romance, Sage, away for free! So grab your copy now!

Here’s an excerpt:

“You do know how to read…don’t you?”

Dread sliced through her. “Of course,” she lied instinctively, feigning indignation. “How could I figure this out if I can’t read?”

“That was the third word you’ve spelled wrong.”

Frustrated because he was right and he had seen through her defenses, Sage gathered the parchment and folded it together. Reading had always been her weakness. The one thing she wanted more than anything. It just was not viewed as important to the way her family lived. Not as important as sword fighting, or lock picking, or hunting. She shoved the parchment into the book and rose, embarrassed and angry. “So, I am not a perfect speller. That doesn’t mean I can’t read.” Even though she couldn’t.

Marcus stood quickly, holding his hands out in supplication before him. “Sage, I didn’t mean to insult you. I just think decoding is more difficult if you can’t read.”

“You don’t need to read to decode.”

“But…you do.”

Incensed and hurt that her secret was so apparent, and that he had figured it out, she lifted her chin and whirled, marching away toward the tree where the horse was tethered. She would escape tonight. What difference did it make if he knew she couldn’t read?

“Sage!” Marcus called.

She sat down with a harrumph and crossed her arms, closing off communication. Imagine! Him accusing her of not being able to read. How humiliating. How embarrassing. How correct.

She and Marcus had been making progress on the black book. Then, he had accused her of not being able to read. Of course, he was right. She couldn’t read. She could only read two-letter words—and what good was that? She could sound some of the others out. Usually. Apparently, not well enough to fool him or to decode the book.

Upset and ashamed, she refused to look at him. She had always wanted to read. It had been a fierce desire inside her to know why. And books gave answers. And knowledge. She had begged her father to find someone to teach her, but it wasn’t important to him. She always felt like an outcast among her family because she thought learning to read was important. She always felt Willow and Raven were laughing at her for her desire to read.

Oh, what was the use? Marcus was right! He had kidnapped someone to decode the book who couldn’t even read. She rose, frustrated. “So, I can’t read. What difference does that make? I can sword fight. I can pick any lock you give me. I can figure out any puzzle.” She held the book out to him. “Like this book. It doesn’t matter if I can’t read. I can sound words out. And I can certainly decode this book.”

Marcus approached her.

She fumed silently, her teeth clenched, and her fist balled, but her feelings were shattered. Her lower lip trembled with hurt embarrassment.

“I only asked because…I can teach you.”

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Grab Sage for FREE!

Now that you have my giveaway, and I hope you all grabbed my goodie, hop to all the other author sites to find their colorful eggs (hint: mine is on this page) and enter their g!ve@ways. Get the worksheet and author list here – https://www.facebook.com/share/1BPj9SLP1f/

Collect the colorful eggs and write the author’s name on their egg or write the number of the egg next to the author’s name on the worksheet. Once you’ve hopped to all of the author’s sites, you can enter the gr@nd pr!ze dr@wing for a $150 GC!

If you liked my excerpt and are interested (plus you get another novella free for joining), please subscribe to my newsletter for updates, giveaways and news on upcoming releases! – https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/e4t2r9

Here’s my egg-

Have fun! And Happy Easter!

Laurel O'Donnell - Medieval Romance Novels, Paranormal Romance Novels and Urban Fantasy