New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries’ downloadable Regency Christmas party kit gives readers some excellent interactive content to continue the fun after they’ve read the final page of her holiday historical, ‘Twas the Night After Christmas

Sabrina Jeffries’ lively Regency romances are filled with sexy heroes, sassy heroines and witty dialogue. Despite the popularity of the Regency, not much is written about the holidays during that time. Sabrina remedied that in her bestselling and award-winning novel, ‘Twas the Night After Christmas. To help promote the paperback reissue of that 2012 gift hardcover, NBPR created a downloadable Regency party kit for readers to host period-themed holiday soirees in their homes. She offered graphic invitations, name tags, Regency recipes, party games, décor ideas, a welcome video and special edition Will and Jane comic as free downloads on her website.

Wanda E. Brunstetter’s 2013 novel, The Tattered Quilt, finds an Amish quilter teaching her craft to a group of students, each piecing together the fabric of his or her life. NBPR launched a drive encouraging crafters nationwide to donated quilted squares, which have since been pieced together by an Amish artist to make Wanda’s beautiful “Quilt of a Thousand Hands.” The quilt was auctioned off at the Shipshewana Quilt Festival in Indiana in June 2014, with the proceeds donated to Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, a local facility that serves the Amish. Wanda made several appearances at the Festival and was present at the auction. The program generated media and online coverage for an entire year.

Deeanne Gist’s May 2014 novel, Fair Play, finds a couple combining forces during the 1893 World’s Fair to build Chicago’s first public playground.  Taken from the history books, the project inspired a national movement and gave the children in the city’s Westside slums a place to play besides muddy, rat-infested streets. To promote the book and provide a media hook, NBPR helped Deeanne design and launch her 2 Who Care program, which called on readers to nominate and vote online for the winner of a $1,000 award.