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.
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).
a Rafflecopter giveaway
If you don’t win (or just can’t wait to start reading!), here’s
where you can get the book!
And to find out more about the clandestine Juliana, you can
visit her website at:
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.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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...
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
~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
~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!
