Jude Knight

Broschiertes Buch

Jackie's Climb

A Regency Historical Romance

Beschreibung

In the darkest hour, their love gave them hope. Their allies gave them victory. Jackie's busy life-as a stableboy each morning and seamstress all afternoon-is threatened when she catches the eye of the local Viscount. Oscar Riese wants her in his bed, and is prepared to ruin her mother to remove all her other choices. Apollo Allegro, a poor relation to the Rieses, has been Oscar's steward, secretary, factotum and general dogsbody for more than half his lifetime. Pol works in the background, doing what he can for the locals, and for his frail and fading grandmother. Oscar's threats to Jackie and her mother are the last straw that drives him into open rebellion. When Jackie climbs into Riese Hall to steal the money her mother needs for the extortionate rent, their lives intertwine and take a different direction. Pol arranges their joint escape. But escape is not enough. Pol is beginning to uncover the Riese's crimes, and Lady Riese is determined to eliminate the threat-even if that means killing Apollo, his grandmother and Jackie. Jackie has more than one climb ahead of her-through the ranks of society and up the wall of a tower-before she and her hero can find their happy ending. (Inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk) A Twist Upon a Regency Tale Lady Beast's Bridegroom One Perfect Dance Snowy and the Seven Doves Perchance to Dream Weave Me a Rope The Sincerest Flattery Inviting the Wild Hold Me Fast The Trials of Alaric Jackie's Climb The Teacher's Price A Gift to the Heart The Night Dancers

Autor

Have you ever wanted something so much you were afraid to even try? That was Jude ten years ago.For as long as she can remember, she's wanted to be a novelist. She even started dozens of stories, over the years.But life kept getting in the way. A seriously ill child who required years of therapy; a rising mortgage that led to a full-time job; six children, her own chronic illness... the writing took a back seat.As the years passed, the fear grew. If she didn't put her stories out there in the market, she wouldn't risk making a fool of herself. She could keep the dream alive if she never put it to the test.Then her mother died. That great lady had waited her whole life to read a novel of Jude's, and now it would never happen.So Jude faced her fear and changed it--told everyone she knew she was writing a novel. Now she'd make a fool of herself for certain if she didn't finish.Her first book came out to excellent reviews in December 2014, and the rest is history. Many books, lots of positive reviews, and a few awards later, she feels foolish for not starting earlier.Jude write historical fiction with a large helping of romance, a splash of Regency, and a twist of suspense. She then tries to figure out how to slot the story into a genre category. She's mad keen on history, enjoys what happens to people in the crucible of a passionate relationship, and loves to use a good mystery and some real danger as mechanisms to torture her characters.Dip your toe into her world with one of her lunch-time reads collections or a novella, or dive into a novel. And let her know what you think.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 281g
• ISBN-13: 9781967169030
• ISBN-10: 1967169039
• Artikelnr.: 73935042