A Duchess in Name
by Amanda Weaver
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GENRE: Historical Romance
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BLURB:
Victoria
Carson never expected love. An American heiress and graduate of Lady Grantham's
finishing school, she's been groomed since birth to marry an English title--the
grander the better. So when the man chosen for her, the forbidding Earl of
Dunnley, seems to hate her on sight, she understands that it can't matter. Love
can have no place in this arrangement.
Andrew Hargrave has
little use for his title, and even less for his cold, disinterested parents.
Determined to make his own way, he's devoted to his life in Italy, working as
an archaeologist. Until the collapse of his family's fortune drags him back to
England, to a marriage he never wanted and a woman he doesn't care to know.
Wild attraction is an
unwanted complication for them both, though it forms the most fragile of bonds.
Their marriage of convenience isn't so intolerable after all--but it may not be
enough when the deception that bound them is finally revealed.
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Excerpt:
“Goodnight, Miss Carson.”
“Goodnight, Your Lordship.”
He held onto her hand for a beat too long, that delicious
roughness of his palm heating hers. Her stomach erupted in butterflies. Utter
romantic nonsense. It was a handshake. She glanced up at his face and their
eyes met. The butterflies vanished and her stomach dropped clean to her feet.
Her feet were rooted in place, but her body swayed slightly, as if being tugged
toward him by an invisible thread. A muscle in his cheek twitched. Then, to her
shock, he leaned in and kissed her cheek.
Her skin warmed beneath his lips and a delicious tingle shot
down the back of her neck. It was only a moment, a brush of his lips against
her cheek, but it heated her all the way down to the soles of her feet. Well,
there was her answer about his touch. That tiny kiss was ricocheting through her
body, laying waste to her good sense.
He drew back two scant inches, his eyes meeting hers in the
dull gold glow of the gaslight wall sconces behind her. She could feel his
breath on her mouth. There was only his beautiful, strong face and those shockingly
blue eyes and his lips, which had made her feel so much at the slightest touch.
She swayed toward him again. His eyelids lowered, his gaze dropping to her
mouth.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Amanda has
loved romance since she read that very first Kathleen E. Woodiwiss novel at
fifteen. After a long detour into a career as a costume designer in theatre,
she’s found her way back to romance, this time as a writer.
A native
Floridian, Amanda transplanted to New York City many years ago and now
considers Brooklyn home, along with her husband, daughter, two cats, and
nowhere near enough space.
Contact Me:
Website:
http://www.amandaweavernovels.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AWeaverWrites
Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/AWeaverWriter/
A Duchess in
Name links:
Amazon:
http://tiny.cc/qyox4x
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GIVEAWAY:
Amanda will be awarding a $20 Amazon or
B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThis book is right up my alley! I love this genre and I am going to have to add it to my Kindle. It sounds like a fantastic read!
ReplyDeleteI am a bookworm and have been since I was about 10. My mom used to tease me about having my nose in a book all the time and I admire the creativity it takes for an author to hold a reader captive for hours.
I hope you enjoy it! I'm the same, a voracious reader my whole life. Thanks so much for participating!
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