Jude Knight

Broschiertes Buch

The Sincerest Flattery

Beschreibung

Can an arranged marriage become a love match? Or will lies and misunderstandings tear Percy and Lia apart? When Percival Lord Thornstead heads to the far north of England to meet the bride his father has arranged for him to marry, bad weather, the ague and a crooked valet disrupt his travel plans. Turned away at the door of the manor, he takes a job minding sheep to stay close. Lady Aurelia Byrne sneaks away from the house dressed as a kitchen maid. She is angry at being told she must marry someone she has never met. She'd rather marry the shepherd she meets in the fields than the London fop her father has chosen for her. Percy guesses who Lia is and is charmed. Lia discovers who Percy is and falls in love. If not for Lia's overbearing mother all would be perfect. Then Percy's father intervenes to carry Lia off to London to make her debut with Percy's sister. She is having the time of her life when her mother makes public accusations that call her reputation into question. A hasty marriage restores her to favor. Deep in the throes of love, the young couple are blissfully happy, and have fashionable London at their feet. Until a former mistress of Percy's comes seeking a boon that takes him away from Lia's side, and old rumors about Lia's mother are revived, causing Lia to be shunned by the highest sticklers. Their marriage will be tested to breaking point. 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

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: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781963585544
• ISBN-10: 1963585542
• Artikelnr.: 70744500