New Book Release & Giveaway! For Romance Lovers

Well, it’s done. Enfin! 🙂 The Viscount of Maisons-Laffitte is now available for purchase on Amazon in both print and kindle.

The picture for the cover was taken by yours truly, and it is indeed from the Château de Maisons-Laffitte. The gentleman was photoshopped in and his photo credit appears on the book jacket next to mine.

Back Story:

I was tutoring in the school that Fenley is modelled after – although, as I said in the author’s note at the end of the book – everything about it is fiction except for its existence. I used to drive over the bridge to the school and see the château in front of me and imagine all its stories. From there a germ of an idea sprung forth.

One little interesting tidbit. I kept spelling Maisons-Laffitte wrong, and quite publicly too! It didn’t matter that I saw the sign for it every time I drove into town. First, I forgot the s on Maisons. So it was Maison Laffitte. Then I forgot the dash! I just never noticed it, and thank goodness a French friend pointed the error out as soon as he saw the cover. I would never live down the shame.

And now it’s done. A baby that went up first here in rough draft form, chapter by chapter. And then went through tons of revisions, with tons of input from skilled wordsmiths. It takes a village to raise an author. Or something like that.

Back-cover:

Is there such a thing as Prince Charming?

Chastity didn’t take a teaching job in France to find hers, but a woman can dream, n’est ce pas? If the father of one of her students—the Viscount Charles Jean Anne Monorie de Brase—is the best local example of princes, Charming or Otherwise, Chastity is ready to put aside any thought of falling in love again.

As much as she would prefer him to keep his distance, it seems there is no avoiding each other. With the ongoing pressure of a repentant ex-boyfriend, a nefarious drug dealer, and an art heist that spans the decades, Chastity and the viscount are thrown together by circumstances she would soon rather forget.

As the intimacy between Charles and Chastity deepens, they must decide if their love is enough to bridge the gap between their disparate worlds, and if happily ever after can exist outside of fairy tales.

(an image to pin)

Nuts and Bolts:

Before we get to the giveaway, if you are impatient to get your copy right now – (you are, aren’t you?) – you can follow this link below to get to both the Kindle and print version.

Giveaway:

And now for the cream. I am giving away one signed print version of the book, and five electronic versions. I’ve used Rafflecopter to run the giveaway, and I think it’s pretty easy to use. (I usually just pull a name out of a hat). The first one I pick will be for the signed copy. The next five names will be for an electronic copy – PDF, ePub or Mobi.

I’ve put a few options to boost your chances of winning that I hope will not be too onerous. Besides leaving a comment (do let me know if you are interested only in the signed version or only in the electronic versions) you can tweet about the giveaway, post it on your Facebook page, and add it to Goodreads as a “to read” book. It gives me a much-needed publicity boost for my book without – I hope – being too much trouble for you.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck with winning a copy! And please remember to leave a review on Amazon (and also Goodreads or LibraryThing if you’re there). Even one line makes a huge difference because Amazon seems to bump up the books that have more reviews.

Thank you. I’ve been blogging for nearly seven years. I wonder how many of you have been around for much of it. Thank you for your support.

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