Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Seduction in the Lair

    By Donna MacMeans

    Anna has lit the strategically-placed scented candles.
    Cassondra is pouring ample quantities of wine and spirits.
    Tawny brought massage oils and Cindy has her crop (and assorted leather goods). We’ve stocked the lair for a launch party of major proportions and this party has a theme:
    SEDUCTION!
    Although April 7th is the official release date of THE SEDUCTION OF A DUKE, reports have that it's on the shelves so we're celebrating the release - and maybe sharing a few tips to bring that party home.

    You see in this book, the sequel to THE EDUCATION OF MRS. BRIMLEY, my heroine has a unique problem. Francesca Winthrop, America's richest heiress, believes she's in love but not with the man her mother has arranged for her to marry - the penniless arrogant new Duke of Bedford (who you may recognize as William Chambers, Nicholas's older brother.) Francesca has no desire to marry a stranger and she certainly doesn't wish to leave her home and move to live overseas. Her mother hastily speeds the nuptials in anticipation of Francesca's attempts to escape. She's trapped, but she learns her father negotiated a loophole in the wedding contract. She can return home with her children, but of course, that means she first must become pregnant.

    William believes the lightning - fast wedding suggests his fiancee is carrying another's baby and is need of a husband. He can't really complain. He's securing enough money through this wedding to pay his father's debts and keep his family from financial ruin and humiliation. But he'd like to know if he truly is the father of his firstborn - so he decides to hold off consummation of their vows until he knows for sure. But then he never anticipated the extreme measures Francesca will take in her mission to seduce a duke.

    Is it getting hot in here?

    Fortunately, Francesca has a courtesan's journal to guide her in her efforts - but how about you?

    What tips can you give my poor heroine to bring the arrogant duke to his knees?

    In Newport, Rhode Island, Francesca kept bees as a hobby. So in that spirit, I'm offering four prizes to be awarded throughout the day: A sampler of Burt's Bees products, a copy of THE
    EDUCATION OF MRS. BRIMLEY, and two copies of THE SEDUCTION OF A DUKE for either your best seduction tip (which can be demonstrated on any of the available cabana boys) or sharing your opinion of the best seduction scene you've ever read in a romance. Let's talk seduction!
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