Leslie Langtry: Mint Cookie Murder!
Leslie Langtry is the national bestselling author of the Bombay Family of Assassins Series & Merry Wrath Mysteries. She lives in the Midwest with her husband, two teenagers and a host of assorted animals. When not writing, she’s either reading or eating cake.
Mint Cookie Murder
Ex-CIA agent turned suburban scout leader, Merry Wrath, is just trying to live a normal, quiet life. But all that goes out the window when a convicted traitor (who’s inconveniently not in his prison cell) dies on her doorstep, and an obese cat, who bears a disturbing resemblance to Hitler, decides to move in. To make things worse, it’s time for the annual troop cookie sale, her new boyfriend’s old college flame shows up to win him back, and someone’s shooting at Merry in the frozen foods section of the grocery store. Is the assassin after her or the cat? Is Riley, her hot former CIA handler, hitting on her? Is Rex, her boyfriend, going to dump her? Will she sell enough cookies to take her troop to Winter Sniper Camp? If Merry doesn't find answer to these questions soon, it may be too late!
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Jan Schliesman:How often do you Get Lost In A Story?
Leslie Langtry: All the time! I’ve been a reader since I could first pick up a book and I read every night for about 2 hours (my husband and children know better than to distract me during this time). My first love has always been mystery – starting with Nancy Drew & Agatha Christie, and I love mystery/romance and comedy, but I read across all genres. I’m grateful for my e-reader or my house would collapse beneath the weight of books. We’ve had movers vow never to work with us again because apparently, boxes of books are heavy.
Jan: How long have you been writing? What was your first Big Break?
Leslie: I started writing stories in the 2ndgrade and all through school. But then I put it off for YEARS. It wasn’t until I was 38 that I finally said I was going to write a book. So I joined Romance Writers of America, joined a local critique group and it wasn’t until my 4th book that I got it right. I met an editor at an RWA conference and pitched my story and sold it a couple of weeks later on my 40th birthday. I started late, but am here to stay.
Jan: What is your definition of romance?
Leslie: I don’t know if I really have one because it’s so different for everyone. I don’t really think of it as flowers, candlelight, and candy. It’s more of just clicking with someone. If they make you laugh, think and your heart go pitter-patter then you have romance!
Jan: I drink Dasani or hot tea and nibble on gummy bears when I’m writing. What about you?
Leslie: I like Earl Grey tea and Dove Dark Chocolates. I eat waaaaaaay too many chocolates. And now that we’ve had Halloween, there’s even more chocolate. I may have a problem…Jan:It was love at first sight when I met my Mr. Wonderful. How did you meet your husband?
Leslie: I actually met him when I was dating one of his friends. You’ll laugh, but it was the ‘80s and I was dating a guy just because he looked like…are you ready for it? Daryl Hall. There wasn’t really any chemistry, but then I met this guy’s friend and the sparks flew. He was super smart, very funny and we hit it off immediately. We just celebrated our 26thwedding anniversary on Nov. 3rd and are shooting for at least 26 more.
Jan: What’s the most difficult part of the writing process for you?
Leslie: Actually sitting down and starting. I’m a professional at finding other things around the house I need to do like dishes, letting the dogs out, folding clothes, letting the dogs in, etc. But if I just sit down and start, I’m good to go. Unfortunately, life interrupts, with two teenagers and a husband who works 3rdshift and is home during the day. But somehow I manage to get books written. I’d really like a clone. Do you know if there are clones?
Jan: Were you ever a Girl Scout?
Leslie: I was! I was a Brownie for a few years and a Girl Scout for a few more. I loved it – we always went camping, canoeing and hiking. When my daughter was in kindergarten, they had a meeting for scouts and somehow ended up the leader of her troop for 10 wonderful years. I have to admit – they gave me a lot of material to work with for my books. I still volunteer at our local Girl Scout camp teaching archery and facilitating zip line, low ropes and canoeing. I love it out there and I love working with the girls.Jan: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done in the name of research?
Leslie: I love research. I love finding bizarre material for my books. I’ve never really gone out and done anything crazy but I have had crazy experiences. Once I was locked in a hotel room for a week to write and I was working on a historical assassin collection of short stories. I ran out for pizza while the maid was in, forgetting that I’d left my books out on the bed. Books about how to assassinate people, assassinations through history, weird murders and deaths… The next day, I found out that the maid transferred so I had to have a new maid, because she was freaked out by my books. That was a learning experience.
Jan: Tell me about getting your first fan letter/email/FB postJ
Leslie: The first fan email was THE BEST EMAIL EVER! Especially since it didn’t come from anyone I knew! The woman who wrote it told me she laughed out loud so much reading ‘SCUSE ME WHILE I KILL THIS GUY, that her husband was worried he’d have to have her committed. One of the more memorable emails was from a woman soldier who told me that even though things were rough in Iraq, my book made her laugh every day and helped her get through her time overseas. My husband has done 2 tours in Iraq – so that meant a lot to me.
Jan’s GOTTA ASK:
Leslie’s GOTTA ANSWER: I LOVE ICE CREAM! You are SO LUCKY!!! In the summer, I eat it every night. I’d eat it every day if I could get away with it. My retirement dream job would be ice cream taster. As for favorite flavor – it’s chocolate. I know, soooo original…FIND LESLIE LANGTRY:
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UP NEXT: MARSHMALLOW S’MORE MURDER coming in March 2016 SPECIAL THANKS to Leslie for stopping by the Get Lost In A Story blog today. She'll be giving away TWO autographed copies of Merit Badge Murder! Follow the Rafflecopter below for you chance to WIN!
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I don't know about you, but fall is my favorite season. I love the cooler weather, the colors of the leaves, and the crisp scent of smoke from a fireplace. And not to mention the savory dishes that only come out this time of year.
To celebrate the return of fall, the Crew is sharing some of their favorite fall recipes. I hope you'll find something that sounds tasty to you, and be sure to stop back by and let us know if you tried one of our recipes!
Ready? Here we go!
Lara Lacombe
One of my favorite treats during this time of year is holiday spiced tea. This is something my mom has made for years, and it's so warm and delicious! I hope you'll enjoy it!Holiday Tea
1 gallon water
8 family size tea bags
3 cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon cloves in tea strainer
16 oz can frozen orange juice concentrate
16 oz can frozen pink lemonade
1 cup sugar
Boil water and steep the tea, cinnamon sticks, and cloves until you have a strong tea. Remove from heat and remove the cloves.
Add 1/2 can frozen orange juice concentrate, 1/2 can frozen pink lemonade, and the sugar
Mix well. Serve warm.
Reheats well in the microwave.
Angi Morgan
~ Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, British Columbia ~ 2011 ~ Sunburnt Lemon Pie ~
Best, Pie. I’ve. Ever. Eaten.
Most of the time lemons make me think about spring. But when fall suddenly makes the air crisp, I’m transported to Vancouver and memories of some of the best flavors around.
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| This photo of Seasons in the Park is courtesy of TripAdvisor |
I met some really wonderful women who took me to visit the Queen Elizabeth Gardens and to have lunch at the Seasons Restaurant located there. Granted, the gardens were beautiful and the restaurant has one of the best views overlooking the city, but that wasn’t the reason I took my family back the next weekend. I insisted that we have afternoon deserts and bragged on the pie. No one believed me. They ordered their own and wanted to share a bite off everyone’s plate. When they took my order for two pieces of pie, everyone was startled. My reply: “You guys can share if you want…but I get an entire slice to myself.” As soon as they tasted the surprising orange zest in the crust, the fall berries, and wonderful lemony flavor of the filling … Well, they completely understood why I’d ordered two servings. It’s absolutely one of the best things I’ve ever eaten that I’ve never seen on another menu.
Here I am with the ladies who introduced me to this wonderful dessert. Want to try the recipe?
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Vicki Batman
Here's the recipe for Vicki's mom's enchiladas with chili--it sounds delicious!
Enchiladas with Chili
One package of medium cheddar cheese
One package of pepper jack cheese
One medium onion
One very large can chili
One medium can chili
One package of 24 corn tortillas
Quick version: buy already shredded cheese
Mom's money saving version: shred cheese yourself
Open cans of chili and set aside. Chop onion and set aside.
Spray non-stick spray on a 9 X 13 inch pan and set aside. Mix together cheeses in a large bowl.
Lightly dampen three corn tortillas and place on a plate. Cover with paper towel and microwave on high for about 10 seconds, or until barely soft and can be easily rolled.
Set one softened tortilla on a plate. Sprinkle about 3-4 tablespoons of cheese in the center. Roll the tortilla into a cylinder shape and set seam side down in the pan. Repeat making the enchilada until almost all the cheese is used (or pan is filled).
Scoop the chili into a bowl and add 1/4 cup of water. Stir thoroughly and pour over all the enchiladas. Sprinkle onion on top (you can leave out onion or do just a few. Up to you!)
Sprinkle with the leftover cheese.
Cover the entire pan with a sheet of aluminum foil. Pierce it about four times in different areas. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for about 20-30 minutes, definitely until the chili is very bubbly and thoroughly warmed. Uncover and turn off oven.
Leave for five minutes, then remove.
Be sure to check out Vicki's latest in the Season of Surprises anthology!
“Holiday Handbag Extravaganza” by Vicki Batman: Christmas Countdown is on!
Hunk-a-licious customer, Jack Treadaway, pesters boutique owner, Callie Woods, to locate a vintage handbag for his mother. Too bad the wedge between them is his sister, the meanest girl in town.
Jillian Stone
I love pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin cupcakes, but my favorite is this pumpkin bread pudding recipe. I make it all through the holiday season. It’s one of those dishes that everyone keeps asking for, whether it’s a family dinner or a friend’s get together.
Super easy to make and so yummy. Happy Thanksgiving!
Pumpkin Bread Pudding
Serves 6 | Prep Time: 25 Mins | Cook Time: 40 MinsIngredients:
1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup pure pumpkin puree
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
5 cups cubed (1-inch) French bread
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick spray; set aside.
In a bowl, whisk together the cream, pumpkin, milk, sugar, eggs, salt, and spices.
Toss the bread cubes with butter in another bowl and pour into the baking pan. Pour the pumpkin mixture evenly over the bread. Press the bread gently into the mixture, and allow it to sit for 15 minutes.
Bake until custard sets, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool before serving.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream. For added crunch, add your favorite chopped nuts. Walnuts work well with pumpkin.
I love all the flavors of fall. My husband and I never buy canned pumpkin we always cook down our own from our garden pumpkins and use actual "real stuff" for pies and bars (and now Jillian's bread pudding above--I'm in heaven just thinking about it!). But I don't care how light and gorgeous the pumpkin things turn out, I am a chocolate girl at heart, and fall is the start of hot chocolate season. I have a hot chocolate recipe that I love so much I put it in one of my books as a theme. It'll clog your arteries just smelling it, but a taste once or twice a year is such a treat your heart will forgive you. Here's the decadent recipe:
For each cup of hot chocolate melt in double boiler or heavy pan:
2-3 ounces of your favorite chocolate bar (Hershey's Symphony is my fave)
1 t. butter
1/4 t. vanilla
Stir together until smooth and add:
1 c. half-and-half or cream (or milk to cut some fat)
Garnish with marshmallows or whipped cream if you can stand it! You can also add up to one ounce of peppermint schnapps --oh yeah!
Finally: invite me over if you make it! Enjoy the season everyone!
Lizbeth Selvig
I love all the flavors of fall. My husband and I never buy canned pumpkin we always cook down our own from our garden pumpkins and use actual "real stuff" for pies and bars (and now Jillian's bread pudding above--I'm in heaven just thinking about it!). But I don't care how light and gorgeous the pumpkin things turn out, I am a chocolate girl at heart, and fall is the start of hot chocolate season. I have a hot chocolate recipe that I love so much I put it in one of my books as a theme. It'll clog your arteries just smelling it, but a taste once or twice a year is such a treat your heart will forgive you. Here's the decadent recipe:For each cup of hot chocolate melt in double boiler or heavy pan:
2-3 ounces of your favorite chocolate bar (Hershey's Symphony is my fave)
1 t. butter
1/4 t. vanilla
Stir together until smooth and add:
1 c. half-and-half or cream (or milk to cut some fat)
Garnish with marshmallows or whipped cream if you can stand it! You can also add up to one ounce of peppermint schnapps --oh yeah!
Finally: invite me over if you make it! Enjoy the season everyone!
Say Hello to Trish Milburn!
It's my pleasure to welcome Trish Milburn to the blog for the very first time!
Trish writes the Blue Falls, Texas series for Harlequin American Romance and has published young adult fiction with Razorbill/Penguin and Bell Bridge Books. She’s also independently published several romantic suspense and women’s fiction novels. She’s a two-time winner of RWA’s Golden Heart Award and Georgia Romance Writers’ Maggie Award of Excellence. She’s a fan of road trips, seeing places she’s never seen before, the beach, TV and movies, and cosplay.
Safe In His Arms
When Aimee Brandon flees from a cult’s compound into a freezing Wyoming winter, she knows she has to survive and find help in order to save her mother and protect innocents from the cult’s plans. When she collapses on the cabin steps of former CIA agent Gideon Oakes, her plans are put on hold as Gideon nurses her back to health and they wait out a wave of snowstorms. The last thing Gideon wants is to return to the outside world, the one in which his mistake cost lives. But if he doesn’t get Aimee to the authorities, he might be responsible for even more deaths. What neither of them expects is to fall for each other in such a short amount of time, but there’s no arguing with the truth. This man who wants to hide from the world and the woman who has to return to it find love in the least-expected place at the least-expected time.
(Safe in His Arms is a “snowbound” contemporary romantic suspense novelette set in a Wyoming. Story length is approximately 12,500 words.)
(Safe in His Arms is a “snowbound” contemporary romantic suspense novelette set in a Wyoming. Story length is approximately 12,500 words.)
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Jan Schliesman: How often do you Get Lost In A Story?
Trish Milburn: As often as possible. J Seriously, whether it’s my own story, something I’m reading, or a favorite TV show, or a trip to the movies, I love getting swept up into a fictional tale that makes me feel all kinds of emotions.
Jan: It took you eleven years and two Golden Heart wins before you sold your first book. Looking back, would you do anything differently?
Trish: Probably try to convince myself not to take rejections so personally. There were many rejections that led to me curling up in a ball and crying.
Jan: What do you love most about your current release?
Trish: I love those snowbound-in-a-cabin romances, so I wrote one. Plus, this time of year is so busy for everyone that it’s difficult to invest time in reading something big. It’s a great time of year for reading anthologies, novellas and short fiction. This story is a novelette by definition, shorter than most novellas but longer than a short story. I also love how you have people with really opposite goals falling for each other quickly, which surprises them both. The hero, Gideon, is hiding from the world, and the heroine, Aimee, desperately needs to return to that world.
Jan: It was love at first sight when I met my hubby. What about you?
Trish: Close to it. My husband and I were introduced by one of my best friends. She knew him from a summer program in Kentucky called Governor’s Scholars. When we all ended up at the same college, she introduced us. We started dating soon thereafter and have been together 26 years now. We’ll be celebrating our 23rd wedding anniversary in a few days.
Jan: What snacks always occupy your writing space?
Trish: I try to keep them away because I’ll munch away until I’m as big as my house. But I do love Brookside’s chocolate-covered pomegranates or, this time of year, Pepperidge Farm’s pumpkin cheesecake cookies.
Jan: Favorite sports team? Trish: Nashville Predators NHL team
Jan: What one book from your childhood is your favorite?
Trish: Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Jan: Where do your very best ideas for story lines come from?
Trish: I’m really inspired by good storytelling in other forms – TV and movies. Sometimes it will just be a blip of an idea inspired by something I’m watching. The final product might bear very little resemblance at all, but the idea sets me off in my own direction. Once, however, I swear an idea just seemed to fall out of the sky as I was driving through Illinois cornfields. I had to pull over and write it down before I forgot it.Jan: Any rituals you following while writing a book? Celebrate a certain way when it’s completed?
Trish: I tend to write while watching TV. I use a rewards system: I write X number of pages, then I get to watch a segment of a recorded program between commercials. Then I have to write more pages, and so on. It’s sort of a joke with my husband, but I do have a little “I Finished a Book” dance.
Jan’s GOTTA ASK:
Trish’s GOTTA ANSWER: Chocolate followed closely by orange sherbet.FIND TRISH MILBURN:
Contact: trishmilburn@yahoo.com
Website: www.trishmilburn.com
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UP NEXT FOR TRISH: Home on the Ranch, the next Blue Falls, Texas book from Harlequin American Romance, March 2016.
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Social Status in Regency England
Hello all. It’s Regan here bringing you a fascinating post from my guest today, historical romance author Susana Ellis. The subject is the issue of social status in English society, particularly in the period in which her stories are set, the Regency (1811 - 1820), something every man and woman had to contend with.
Susana has always had stories in her head waiting to come out, especially when she learned to read and her imagination began to soar.
A former teacher, Susana lives in Toledo, Ohio in the summer and Florida in the winter. She is a member of the Central Florida Romance Writers and the Beau Monde chapters of RWA and Maumee Valley Romance Inc.
Be sure and leave a comment as Susana is giving awaya print copy of the new boxed Christmas set, Mistletoe, Marriage, and Mayhem, that contains her novella, The Ultimate Escape.
The issue of social status in The Ultimate Escape by Susana Ellis
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A historical theme that especially interests me is the influence of social status in English society, particularly in marriage.
Essentially, the upper class included royalty (the sovereign and immediate family), nobility (dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, barons), commoners (baronets, knights, landed gentry), and gentlemen (clergy, military officers, affluent businessmen).
The lower class included servants, laborers, tenant farmers, military recruits (not officers), shop owners, and virtually anyone who worked for a living, as well as the poor and the criminal crowd.
While wealth clearly is a major distinction between the two classes, birth and connections are equally important. The more lofty connections made through marriage, the more opportunities for current and future family members. Ideally, one would wish one’s children to marry as high as possible within their own social sphere. Even so, a duke’s daughter may have to set her sights a bit lower, depending on the availability of eligible dukes. But she would likely be expected to marry someone of the nobility rather than a mere commoner or gentleman… if she expected to socialize in the same circles as her family, that is.
Of course, it goes without saying that virtually no responsible upper class parent would be at ease with his children marrying into the lower class. An earl’s daughter wed to a farmer or a mere soldier? It’s hard to imagine a happy-ever-after between two people from such different worlds. A woman brought up in the lap of luxury with servants all over the house would likely have a difficult time adjusting to love in a cottage where she’s the cook, housekeeper, laundress and scullery maid. Not to mention that her husband’s relatives and friends will not have the sort of genteel manners to which she’s accustomed and may even look down on her for allowing herself to fall so low. Add that to the probability that her own family will have cast her off entirely by that time, and you have a near-certain disaster.
A son, however, might fare better in an unequal marriage, especially if he’s wealthy and titled or heir to such. A wealthy marquess might marry a waif and make her a marchioness (as happened frequently in Barbara Cartland’s books). Society—and his relatives—will disapprove, but as long as he and his marchioness are not concerned about the consequences, they can live together in relative happiness. Whig leader Charles James Fox married his mistress, a well-known courtesan. It must have been vexatious that she was never accepted in society while he went out and about as usual. The sexual double standard between men and women was the rule of the day, and for a woman of the demi-monde such as Bess Armitage, it was the best result she could have attained.
An impoverished gentleman, however, might have no choice but to marry into wealth. A young earl inherits an estate in poor condition and a pile of debts, not to mention all of the dependent family members who rely on him. While he might have a fleeting desire to abandon it all and flee to America, the consequences for doing so would be disastrous to those he cares about, there not being much a “safety net” for impoverished gentry in those days. Young ladies who are titled would likely have parents or guardians to defend them from fortune hunters; however, a wealthy mill owner might eagerly offer his own daughter as well as a handsome dowry in exchange for the opportunity to meld his descendents with the nobility.
Of course, people are people, and not all upper-class parents were social snobs, just as all lower class people were not all crude and mannerless. That’s what makes plots that involve issues with social status so interesting. What could happen if a spoiled duke’s daughter falls in love with a clergyman? How can something like that work out? (Coming in a future Susana Ellis story.)
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Does social status still exist in modern society? How has it changed over the years? How do you think today’s young people would have handled a similar situation?
About The Ultimate Escape by Susana Ellis:
On the eve of her wedding, Julia realizes she cannot marry her fiancé after all, no matter that it’s been her dream for eight long years. Too distraught to face him, she follows in her mother’s footsteps and flees to the future for a brief reprieve.
Oliver knows he has bungled things badly, but he is determined to win the woman he loves, even if he must travel through time to do it.
Excerpt:
And so the pair of them set off in the Pendletons’ crested carriage to Gracechurch Street to meet a conjuring gypsy lady who helped people travel through time. Oliver looked at his watch. Just past ten o’clock, when he’d expected to be at St. George’s exchanging vows with his bride.
He cleared his throat. “Are you certain she wouldn’t have simply gone to stay with one of her sisters? Or a friend?” Or eloped with a footman to Gretna Green? He wouldn’t have expected such a thing of Julia, but then, even that seemed more likely than traveling to the future.
Lady Pendleton leaned in and patted his hand. “Dear Oliver, I know this must seem preposterous to you, as it must to any reasonable person. Indeed, if I didn’t believe you to be deeply in love with my daughter, I would never have involved you in this at all. I would go after her myself and let the pieces afterward fall where they may.”
She grinned at him. “I believe I’ve mentioned that Julia is very much like her mother, so you’d best become accustomed to—shall we say—an unconventional sort of wife.” She gave him a playful look. “I daresay you’ll never be bored in the bedroom—Lord Pendleton never had cause to be, I assure you.”
Oliver jerked his head back. Now that was an image he’d never thought to have. He felt the warmth in his face.
Lady Pendleton laughed.
About the boxed set, Mistletoe, Marriage, and Mayhem, A Bluestocking Belles Collection:
In this collection of novellas, the Bluestocking Belles bring you seven runaway Regency brides resisting and romancing their holiday heroes under the mistletoe. Whether scampering away or dashing toward their destinies, avoiding a rogue or chasing after a scoundrel, these ladies and their gentlemen leave miles of mayhem behind them on the slippery road to a happy-ever-after. (All proceeds benefit the Malala Fund.)
The other stories in the collection:
All She Wants for Christmas, by Amy Rose Bennett
A frosty bluestocking and a hot-blooded rake. A stolen kiss and a Yuletide wedding. Sparks fly, but will hearts melt this Christmas?
The Ultimate Escape, by Susana Ellis
Abandoned on his wedding day, Oliver must choose between losing his bride forever or crossing over two hundred years to find her and win her back.
Under the Mistletoe, by Sherry Ewing
Margaret Templeton will settle for Captain Morledge’s hand in marriage, until she sees the man she once loved. Who will win her heart at the Christmas party of her would-be betrothed?
’Tis Her Season, by Mariana Gabrielle
Charlotte Amberly returns a Christmas gift from her intended—the ring—then hies off to London to take husband-hunting into her own hands. Will she let herself be caught?
Gingerbread Bride, by Jude Knight
Traveling with her father's fleet has not prepared Mary Pritchard for London. When she strikes out on her own, she finds adventure, trouble, and her girlhood hero, riding once more to her rescue.
A Dangerous Nativity, by Caroline Warfield
With Christmas coming, can the Earl of Chadbourn repair his widowed sister’s damaged estate, and far more damaged family? Dare he hope for love in the bargain?
Joy to the World, by Nicole Zoltack
Eliza Berkeley discovers she is marrying the wrong man—on her wedding day. When the real duke turns up instead, will her chance at marital bliss be spoiled?
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And you can find Susana Ellis here: Website, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.