Romantic suspense titles...and chatting with authors!

In order of release...


 


Breaking the Honor Code
by Stanalei Fletcher

release date 5/31/17

Bitter Legacy

by C.B. Clark
release date 6/7/17

Gun for Hire

by J.J. Montgomery
release date 6/17

(feel free to click on the covers or titles and add to your wishlist...or even better, to pre-order them!)




Over the past few years I've had the opportunity to work with several delightful romantic suspense authors. Somehow...three of them have books being released a week apart, starting at the end of May. (yep, there's a reason why I haven't been keeping up with the blog and/or my reviews, lol)

A couple of them will be at the Writerspace Chat at this link on June 16, 2017 at 6 p.m. (west coast time) and/or at the Night Owl Chat at this link on June 19, 2017 at 5 p.m. (west coast time)

Those of you who haven't participated in typing chats, try these out. We're all friendly and happy to meet other avid readers, and it's so fascinating to be able to chat with the person behind the stories. Some of us (dinosaurs, lol) who don't use Facebook (I refuse to get caught in the FB/Twitter/Pinterest/Instagram black hole) enjoy this opportunity to interact with authors, and we always find plenty of titles to add to our tottering TBR mountains. There is a chance you can win a giveaway (make sure you register ahead of time at Night Owl if you want to be eligible) and you just need to be ready to discuss books (and sometimes other subjects, lol).

I will warn you, that things can go by pretty fast, but at Night Owl you can place your cursor over the screen where the conversation is going on and stop the scroll. At Writerspace, you can always use the scrollbar on the right to go back and review the conversation.

If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comments and I will answer to the best of my ability.

Happy reading!

The Chevalier by Philippa Lodge (VBB, excerpt, and GIVEAWAY) GFT

The Chevalier

by Philippa Lodge

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GENRE: Historical Romance

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BLURB:

Emmanuel, Chevalier de Cantière, youngest son of a baron, is happiest raising horses far from his complicated family. When news comes his mother is deathly ill, he races to her side only to find she has apparently recovered and moved on, leaving behind her companion, Catherine.

Catherine de Fouet blends into the background, saving up so she’ll never have to wait on waspish, scheming old ladies like the baronesse again. She has no interest in a resentful gentleman, estranged from his mother, no matter how broad his shoulders or intriguing the wounded soul behind his handsome face. She just needs someone to escort her back to Versailles.

But Catherine is suspected of poisoning the baronesse. She rebuffs a pushy courtier who tries to use blackmail to make her his mistress, and her reputation hangs by a thread.

The chevalier wants more than anything to protect this woman whose prickly exterior hides sweetness and passion. They need his family to help him through court intrigues—almost as much as they need each other.



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EXCERPT

“Mademoiselle?”

She shook her head slightly.

He walked to her, but she turned her face from him. “Catherine?” he said, his voice softer. His heart clenched. “Are you ill?”

She shook her head and lifted her handkerchief to her face with a trembling hand.

He knelt beside her and took her free hand. She froze. He pressed her hand between his, wanting to kiss it, but not sure she would allow it. “Was it d’Oronte?”

She sniffed. “Yes. No.”

“What did he do?” Manu released her hand. “I will call him out.”

“No!” She finally looked at him, her eyes red-rimmed and her face pale but her usual glare in place.

She sniffed and looked down at her hands.

“What can I do?”

“Nothing.”

Frustrated, he stood and threw his hands up. “I will kill him.”

“You will not.”

“What did he do?”

“You are not my father. Or my brother. Or even my cousin.”

“I’m not your husband or lover, either, but I won’t let that idiot do anything to you.”

She stared at him for several tense seconds, her surprise overwhelming her other emotions. Her expression crumpled, and she covered her eyes with her handkerchief.

He went back down on one knee and took her hand again.






Links in the US

The Wild Rose Press
Amazon
Kobo
Barnes & Noble

Outside the US:

Amazon CA
Amazon UK
Amazon FR
Amazon DE
Amazon AU


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AUTHOR Bio and Links:


Philippa Lodge has a hundred stories in her head and a social media addiction. She writes historical romance set in Louis XIV’s France (sometimes with the king himself!); New Adult romantic women’s fiction-type stories set in small-town, small-college, modern America; and contemporary romance with nerdy beta heroes and cranky heroines whose pasts can be healed with the love of a good man. She lives with one husband, two cats, and three kids in the inland valley of California.

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