Day 18: A Lady Never Lies by Juliana Gray

 

 

Welcome to day eighteen of March SWEET Madness—a month long party to celebrate the upcoming release of my novel, SWEET MADNESS, available April 2, 2013.

 

Happy Monday! Nothing will brighten up your day better than an introduction to my next featured author, Juliana Gray! On her website, she calls herself a “Clandestine Author of Elegant Period Romance.” Well, just in case she’s succeeded in being so clandestine that you’ve yet to try out her novels, I’m going to feature her fabulous debut, A Lady Never Lies.

 

A Lady Never Lies is nominated for 3 RT Reviewer’s Choice awards and was named one of the Top 10 in Romance Fiction by Booklist.  Her writing is addictive, and luckily for you, the other two in the series are already out so you can read them all!

 

Here is what the book is about:

 

Alexandra, Lady Morley, an alluring widow, is on holiday to escape her creditors and devise a plan to reverse her fortunes. Distracted by the arrival of Phineas “Finn” Burke, a brilliant inventor with a shocking past, she despairs of ever getting what she needs…until they kiss.

Finn, naïve to the female species and intent only on perfecting his “horseless carriage” engine for an exhibition in Rome, never dreamed he’d meet a woman like Alexandra, who is as maddening as she is comely. Finn longs to make Alexandra his wife, but his own vows stand in the way…unless Alexandra can sacrifice everything she knows to realize her deepest desires.

 

An excerpt:

 

A Proposition He Can’t Refuse

 

“Mr. Burke,” she said, “I have an immense curiosity for machines such as yours. I thought perhaps I might stop by, from time to time, and help you in your work.”

 

His brow descended. “Help me?”

 

“Or perhaps”—she raised a challenging eyebrow—“perhaps you’re concerned about our wager. I promise you I won’t consider it a breach. You can think of me as a fellow scholar. As a kind of female eunuch.”

 

He smiled, though not the same smile as before. “Oh, quite. A female eunuch. I don’t foresee any difficulties at all.”

 

“You needn’t be sarcastic.

 

“It doesn’t matter if you call yourself a fellow scholar, or a female eunuch. Our friends will be convinced otherwise, and I’ll be forced to pay the forfeit.”

 

Alexandra found herself beginning to smile back. “I’ll be discreet. And if anyone discovers me, I’ll tell them that I was drawn irresistibly to you, and you were too much a gentleman to refuse me….”

 

 

 

And now for the fun part—your chance to win! Just fill out the rafflecopter form below. Contest will be open for 2 weeks (US and CANADA only, please).

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If you don’t win (or just can’t wait to start reading!), here’s where you can get the book!

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And to find out more about the clandestine Juliana, you can visit her website at:

www.JulianaGray.com

 

I am also giving away a copy of either my debut, SWEET ENEMY or SWEET DECEPTION (winner’s choice) EVERY DAY of March SWEET Madness! (you will need to enter this contest separately every day for a new chance to win! OPEN INTERNATIONALLY)

Sweet Enemy

Beakers and ball gowns don't mix, so when lady chemist, Miss Liliana Claremont, goes undercover as a husband-hunter to investigate Lord Geoffrey Wentworth, the earl whose family she suspects murdered her father, romance isn't part of her formula. But it only takes one kiss to start a reaction she can't control...

Read the Prologue and First Chapter HERE...

Sweet Deception

Lady criminologist, Miss Emma Wallingford, unknowingly finds herself tangled up in the dangerous final mission of Lord Derick Aveline, a spy who also happens to be her long-lost first love. But when deception, however sweet, is the name of the game, no one can be trusted. And every love--and every life--is at risk.

Read the First Chapter HERE.

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And don’t forget SWEET MADNESS, coming April 2, 2013!

 

There’s a fine line between love and insanity…

Ever since her husband’s sudden and tragic death, Lady Penelope Bridgeman has committed herself to studying the maladies of the mind, particularly treating traumatized soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars. It is this expertise that brings the Marquess of Bromwich’s family to her door.

Gabriel Devereaux’s unexpected and unpredictable episodes are unlike any Penelope has studied. The once proud soldier has been left shaken and withdrawn, but she manages to build a fragile trust between them. Strangely, Gabriel seems completely lucid when not in the grips of his mania, and in the calm between bouts, she is surprised by how much she is drawn to him.

Despite his own growing feelings, Gabriel knows that he is fit for no one, and is determined to keep Penelope away from his descent into madness. But even though she knows firsthand the folly of loving a broken man, Penelope cannot stop herself from trying to save him, no matter the cost.

Read the Prologue and First Chapter HERE...

"In this emotional, compassionate romance...the powerful love story will sweep readers away."
~RT BookReviews, 4 1/2 stars

“The brilliance of Sweet Madness shines strongly and completely. Heather Snow is cutting edge…a master storyteller. Sweet Madness is a magnificent story.”
~Book Obsessed Chicks 5 stars

 

See you tomorrow, where our featured author is Elizabeth Hoyt!!!

 

And don’t forget, giveaways are open for TWO weeks, so if you’ve missed any of the fabulous authors featured, visit the archives section and enter!