Samantha is joining the blog today with an interview and a blurb and excerpt for her newest historical romance novel, Secrets of a Heart.
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First, let's have some fun Q&A with Samantha.
Any weird things you
do when you’re alone?
Aside
from talking to myself?
What is your favorite
quote and why?
“Sitting up all night would be pointless if
somebody you loved wasn't sitting up with you, picking out music to play and
helping you kill the bourbon. Walking by yourself in the rain is for college
kids who think loneliness makes poets.” –Peter S. Beagle. Can’t say why it’s my favorite, only that it
stuck with me when I read it. Also, I like any quote that talks about bourbon.
What is your favorite
ice cream flavor?
Phish
Food
Which mythological
creature are you most like?
My
friends think I’m a little woodland creature and they call me Samling. Whatever
that is. A nymph?
What are four things
you can’t live without?
My
e-reader. Black tea. Sunshine. My husband.
Thanks, Samantha. Now let's talk about Secrets of a Heart. Please tell us a little bit.
London, 1815. At the age of nineteen, Blaine Whitmore loses
everything dear to him in a brutal assault on his family line. Left with
nothing, he finds himself aboard a merchant ship sailing far from home. Years
pass as a boy becomes a man, and yet no amount of time or distance will help
Blaine forget all that he has lost. After ten years sailing the high seas, he
is finally ready to restore the Whitmore name.
Felicity Canton is as lovely as she is penniless, and has been
left to care for her three sisters while attempting to maintain a crumbling
estate. With no hope for escape from her predicament, she is resigned to a
peasant’s fate. She never anticipates attracting the attention of her wealthy
and mysterious new neighbor, nor does she expect him to be her savior.
As Blaine searches for truth and doles out vengeance, he becomes
increasingly captivated and distracted by Felicity’s beauty and inner strength.
Does he dare confide in her the secrets of his heart? Will his future be as
bleak as his past, or will he finally have a chance at happiness?
Excerpt from Secrets of a Heart:
The sound of a snapping twig turned
her attention, and the object of her thoughts stood a few feet from her,
leaning against a huge tree with gnarled roots as if he had all the time in the
world.
“I thought I managed to escape
without anyone seeing me,” she said in lieu of formal greeting.
“I saw you leave just as my carriage
was pulling into your driveway,” he explained. “Why are you here alone?”
“Mr. Fletcher is giving a grand tour
of our home to strangers, in hopes that they buy it.” Her tone was acerbic.
His gaze softened, but she thrust
out her chin, daring him to offer her sympathy. She changed the subject, unable
to dwell on the idea that her childhood home, one that had been in the family
for generations, would be sold. “To what do I owe the pleasure of your
company?”
“So proper?” Gray asked, moving away
from the tree and coming toward her.
“I feel out of sorts today.”
Gray reached out to touch her cheek.
“I came to hand deliver an invitation to the masquerade.”
“Oh.” Her brown eyes dropped to his
lips. Moving closer, he wrapped his arms around her. “Is this your way of
trying to distract me from my woes?” she asked with a smile.
“Is it working?”
“Too soon to tell,” she replied
wickedly.
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This sounds like such a fantastic read.
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