Welcome to day eight of
March SWEET Madness—a month long party to celebrate the upcoming release of my
novel, SWEET
MADNESS, available April 2, 2013.
Today you are in for a
treat! Not only is it Friday (yay!) but our featured author is a lovely woman
who had one of the most interesting backgrounds before becoming an author: she was
a classically trained soprano who won her District Metropolitan Opera auditions
and has shared a stage with Placido Domingo. How cool is that??? (Wonder if we
can get her to sing for us…I can embed an mp3, right?)
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| Mia as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus (isn't that AWESOME!?!?) |
Once again, it was
tough to decide which of Mia Marlowe’s wonderful books to showcase, but in the
end I went with the first in her How To series, HOW TO DISTRACT A DUCHESS. (I
considered featuring How to Vex a Viscount, because…well, I love the word “vex”,
but it was the third in the series and I knew that might drive some of you
crazy!)
This giveaway will be
in e-book format only, as it is one of Mia’s self-published works. She belongs
to a fabulous group of traditionally pubbed authors who also self-published
some of their works. If you haven’t checked out the ladies of Rock It Reads
yet, you can HERE.
Now, back to Mia’s
book! Here is what it is about:
Artemisia Dalrymple Pelham-Smythe doesn’t
give two figs for the ton’s opinions on propriety. She wants to be taken
seriously as an artist, so the widowed Duchess of Southwycke is painting the
entire Roman pantheon in glorious nudes. The man who arrived to pose for her is
far too muscular and virile to fit her vision of a cherubic Cupid, so she’ll
simply turn him into Mars.
Trevelyn Deveridge
never expected to pose naked to serve Queen and country, but the trail of the
elusive Mr. Beddington leads right to the door of the duchess. Unless Trev
retrieves Beddington’s key, a whole string of operatives in India are in danger
of discovery. Since he’s convinced Her Grace can point him in the right
direction, he's left with little choice but to play along with her artistic
endeavors.
Besides, when a lady asks a gentleman to disrobe, how can he refuse?
And now for the fun part—your chance to win! Just fill out the
rafflecopter form below. Contest will be open for 2 weeks. As this is an e-book
only prize, I am happy to open it INTERNATIONALLY.
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 Mia, 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...
"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 Michelle Marcos!!!
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!
