Spies, lies, traitors and a passionate,
self-controlled hero who will do anything to win the woman who’s become his
‘reluctant bride’…
I’ve been on a roller-coaster book blast
tour the past few days to promote The
Reluctant Bride and it’s been fascinating to read the reviews along the way.
Writing a slowly developing work means it’s hard for me to see what a reader
will pick out as characterizing the book.
‘This book has a slow boil,’ says Jen of
The Crafty Cauldron. ‘It starts as a
romance story and ends in a fantastic mystery/action storyline. I was blown
away at how much I liked this book. I really thought I wouldn’t. The author has
a way of snaring you before you even realize. This is a great read. Definitely
for the historical romance buff like myself.
The Reluctant Bride
has had a long and convoluted history. It was a simple 'marriage of
convenience' story when it won the Romance Writers of New Zealand competition
six years ago. I then went on to publish three Regencies with Robert
Hale, all the while researching the French Revolution and 'layering' The
Reluctant Bride with a back story set during the September Massacres of
1792.
The pivotal, life-changing events for my
hero, Angus, however, occur during the retreat to Corunna in 1809, though the
actual book picks up four years later when Angus calls on the woman he's loved
from afar to tell her that her fiancé has just been killed in battle. The
lie he tells her, in order to spare her pain, comes back to haunt him after
he's made her his 'reluctant bride.'
The Reluctant Bride won Choc Lit's ‘Search for an Australian Star’ competition late last
year.
And now it's out on Kindle ($2.99) with only 7 days before the official paperback release. Then I'll be cracking open the champers!
1 comment:
Beverley,
Good morning! I'm and fellow author here on the Party Pavilion and looking forward to hanging out with you today. I've posted The Reluctant Bride to FB and Twitter. :)
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