Fun Fact Challenge Giveaway with Valerie Bowman!

 We had such a fabulous time at Romance, Wine & Chocolate! #RWC18 Getting to meet this year's RWC 18's stellar group of authors was an amazing experience!

To continue the fun, I'll share 10 posts starting on Sept 4th until the 13th, giving you a chance to guess which Fun Fact belongs to each of the 10 RWC authors. I'll throw mine in for fun!

Can you guess which Fun Fact belongs to Valerie Bowman? 

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 Choices are: 

The Duke With The Dragon Tattoo by Kerrygan Byrne ~Q&A and Excerpt

   The Duke With The Dragon Tattoo
by Kerrigan Byrne

Available Now on Amazon

The bravest of heroes. The brashest of rebels. The boldest of lovers. These are the men who risk their hearts and their souls—for the passionate women who dare to love them…

He is known only as The Rook. A man with no name, no past, no memories. He awakens in a mass grave, a magnificent dragon tattoo on his muscled forearm the sole clue to his mysterious origins. His only hope for survival—and salvation—lies in the deep, fiery eyes of the beautiful stranger who finds him. Who nurses him back to health. And who calms the restless demons in his soul…

A LEGENDARY LOVE

Lorelei will never forget the night she rescued the broken dark angel in the woods, a devilishly handsome man who haunts her dreams to this day. Crippled as a child, she devoted herself to healing the poor tortured man. And when he left, he took a piece of her heart with him. Now, after all these years, The Rook has returned. Like a phantom, he sweeps back into her life and avenges those who wronged her. But can she trust a man who’s been branded a rebel, a thief, and a killer? And can she trust herself to resist him when he takes her in his arms?

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Q&A with Kerrigan Byrne

Q: Describe the hero and heroine of The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo in three words each.
A: Hero: Tenacious. Lethal. Unyielding. Heroine: Wounded. Enduring. Lonely.

Q: What is one thing the heroine, Lorelai, can’t live without?

Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 Author Spotlight with Valerie Bowman!

 In August we begin a series of 10 Author Spotlights with a brief Q&A introducing each of the amazing authors attending  Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 on August 31st in Orlando, FL.  Registration is FULL, but check for cancellations at rwc2018.eventbrite.com

Author #3: Get to know a little more about today's featured author, the charismatic, Valerie Bowman! 

Books by Valerie Bowman

Valerie Bowman’s books have received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus. She’s been an RT Reviewers’ Choice nominee for Best First Historical Romance and Best Historical Romance Love and Laughter. Two of her books have been nominated for the Kirkus Prize for fiction.

Valerie grew up in Illinois with six sisters (she’s number

You're invited! Thurs. May 24 '18 Lorelei's Lit Lair Presents: Let's Talk Romance with Elicia Hyder!

 Curious about the Romance genre?

 Looking for new author suggestions and titles? 

Want to win free books?

 Lorelei’s Lit Lair will offer recommendations and discuss all things romance, including contemporary, historical, romantic suspense and women’s fiction with romantic elements. 

We'll have awesome book giveaways, swag and lots of fun!

Exciting News!

 Bestselling author Elicia Hyder will be joining Lorelei’s Lit Lair Presents: Let’s Talk Romance. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Elicia in person to talk about her latest release Light Out Lucy and answer questions from the audience.

  

Join us this Thursday, May 24th, 7:00 p.m. at the Alafaya Branch, in Orlando FL.

This is a free event open to the community, but seating is limited. 

 

*Special Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Montlake Romance for providing books and swag for this event!*

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Author Spotlight Q&A and Excerpt: A Duke Like No Other by Valerie Bowman!

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First comes love, then comes marriage. Unless it’s the other way around. . .

General Mark Grimaldi has sacrificed everything for his military career, working his way through the ranks without the benefit of a nobleman’s title. Now, his years of dedication are about to pay off—with an offer for a prestigious promotion to Home Secretary. There’s only one condition: Mark must be married. Aside from the small matter of not actually wanting to be wed, Mark faces another troubling problem: he already has a wife.

Nicole Huntington Grimaldi has spent ten contented years in France without her husband—and without regret. When Mark asks her to return to London and play the part of his beloved wife, she sees her chance. But neither of them is prepared for news that will throw Mark’s future into chaos…nor the undeniable desire they’ve rekindled. Maybe happily-ever-after can happen the second time around in A Duke Like No Other, the next Regency romance from Valerie Bowman.

Valerie Bowman’s Playful Brides novels are:

“Wholly satisfying.”—USA Today

“Smart and sensual…readers will be captivated.”—RT Book Reviews

"Smoldering.” —Booklist

Buy Links:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-A-Million
Indie Bound
Powells

Q&A with Valerie Bowman