Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure
today to host Beverley Oakley and her new book, “Lady Unveiled ~ The Cuckold
Conspiracy
(Final in the Daughters of Sin
Series, Book 5)”! For other stops on her
Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of
the images in this post.
Be sure to make it to the end of this
post to enter to win a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card for ONE lucky
winner!! A second winner will win a boxed
set of the first 3 books of the Daughters of Sin series!! Yep – that’s right!! There will be TWO lucky winners!! Also, come back daily to interact with
Beverely and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous
giveaway!
Please note that this giveaway is
only available to US residents. Sorry
INTL – please check out other giveaways on this blog.
Lady Unveiled ~ The Cuckold
Conspiracy
(Final in the Daughters of Sin Series – Book 5)
by Beverley Oakley
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GENRE:
Historical Romantic Suspense (Regency)
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BLURB:
Four very
different sisters compete for love during an exciting London season: a
celebrated actress with a heart of gold, a shy yet daring wallflower, and the
artistic, illegitimate daughter of a nobleman.
Caught up in a
high-stakes game of intrigue and deceit orchestrated by their sister, the ton's
reigning beauty, each must play their part to bring a dangerous traitor to
justice while finding a man deserving of their love and special talents.
The gentlemen
of the ton are about to discover a woman made just for them.
If you enjoy
Delilah Marvelle and Liz Carlyle, you'll love Daughters of Sin, a series that
combines sensuous Regency romance with lashings of mystery and intrigue.
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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT:
When
Lissa had first taken up residence under Lord Beecham’s roof after her previous
disastrous situation as governess to the social climbing Lamonts, she’d thought
a new life of excitement awaited her. Ralph and she would soon be united as
husband and wife, their reward for the success of their noble quest to protect
the sovereignty of their country. Now she realized that as a mere governess,
and a woman, she was once again relegated to dull, dusty domesticity, and more
a prisoner than she’d ever been if her task were only to monitor Lord Beecham’s
exploits.
She
was about to undress when she heard a noise at the window. Instantly she flew
across the room to push up the sash and her heart swelled with joy to see the
moonlight shining upon the boyish smile of her beloved Ralph angled up at her
from where he stood upon the pavement.
Signaling
him to wait, she ran to fetch paper and quickly scribbled him a note that she
wanted to go down and see him but when he received it, he shook his head, his
face raised, his expression concerned. Ralph sometimes made impromptu visits to
blow kisses and so remind her of his devotion but clearly it was too dangerous
to call out.
Ignoring
him, Lissa slipped out of the house and when she was finally in his arms, her
cheek pressed against his after he’d kissed her with great feeling, she
whispered, “I’m so glad to see you, Ralph. I’ve never felt more in need of your
bolstering company for truth to tell, I really am not possessed of the good
character needed to bear with my insufferable charge much less her exacting
employer and his ghastly female friend.” She twined her arms about his neck and
sighed, “But I know I have to.”
“You
don’t have to do anything you don’t want to, dearest girl,” Ralph said with a
look of the greatest consternation as he set her away from him. “You are brave
and the most courageous female I have ever met and you entered into this plan
because I couldn’t support you as I would wish, but also in the hope we could
be together. But if that is taking longer than either of us can bear—and
believe me, I can hardly get through each day without seeing you while my
thoughts are of you, constantly—then we will find another way, even if it means
we must live in straitened circumstances until I receive the advance I know is
forthcoming.”
Lissa
hugged him tighter. Her heart felt suddenly too big for her chest, and Lissa
was not one who was prone to overwhelming feelings. Except where Ralph was
concerned. “You know I would not risk the promotion we know will soon be yours
and that indeed to give into my foolish weakness might compromise—”
“Hush,
we are both clever and enterprising and for that reason I am certain that
whatever path we choose will compromise nothing.” He traced her cheek with his
forefinger. In the moonlight his boyish features had never looked more manly or
heroic. “Now, go back upstairs because I do worry about you. Lady Julia is too
busy to come looking for you, perhaps, but Miss Martindale might.”
Lissa
broke away and nodded, sadly. “I fear I am of little use here, though one
snippet that may be of interest is that Lord Beecham mentioned the Princess
Caroline’s name in the same breath as Debenham’s, though it may be nothing.
However, I learned of the terrible situation my sister is in and I wish I could
unburden my heart, Ralph, but I’ll save it for another night. Suffice to say
that poor Kitty has got herself into a scandalous situation. She might have
been legally married to Lord Nash if not for her foolish, impulsive ways, but
now she’s compromised herself, forced into becoming a rich man’s mistress to
survive. There’s more. Worse. I’ll save it for later but suffice to say that
she must be the most wretched, unhappy girl alive.”
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AUTHOR BIO:
Beverley was seventeen when she bundled up her first 500+
page romance and sent it to a publisher. Rejection followed swiftly. Drowning
one’s heroine on the last page, she was informed, was not in line with the
expectations of romance readers.
So Beverley
became a journalist.
After a
whirlwind romance with a handsome Norwegian bush pilot she met in Botswana,
Beverley discovered her “Happy Ever After”, saved her heroine from drowning in
her next manuscript and had her first Regency romance published in 2009.
Since then,
she’s written more than fifteen sizzling historical romances laced with
mystery, intrigue and suspense under the name Beverley Oakley.
She also writes
psychological historicals, and Colonial-Africa-set romantic suspense, as
Beverley Eikli.
With an
inspiring view of a Gothic nineteenth-century insane asylum across the road,
Beverley lives north of Melbourne with her gorgeous husband, two lovely
daughters and rambunctious Rhodesian Ridgeback, Mombo, named after the Okavango
Delta safari lodge where she and her husband met.
She loves it
when readers get in touch, and you can find out more at the links below.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Beverley will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC
to a randomly drawn winner, and a boxed set of the first 3 books of the
Daughters of Sin series to another randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during
the tour.
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I am really enjoying following this tour, thank you for all the great blog posts and excerpts!
ReplyDeleteHi Nikolina! Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words! Good luck in the giveaway :)
DeleteBeverley ~ It is great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Ally - Thanks so much for having me! It's nice to finally relax after being away at my day job in Melbourne's CBD, and to say 'hi' to everyone. :)
DeleteThank you for the excerpt and giveaway.
ReplyDeleteGood morning James! Thanks stopping by and good luck in the giveaway :)
DeleteHi James - it's a pleasure! Good luck!
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! My pleasure :)
DeleteCongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to checking this one out - thanks for sharing the excerpt! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Victoria. I'm glad you like it. I'll be putting up the box set of all five books later this evening now that I've got the most beautiful cover art for it. :)
DeleteBeen busy and not making it here daily, not good! Thanks again for this chance at winning!
ReplyDeleteGood Afternoon! Not such nice weather today in Michigan. Hoping spring is here for good soon. Have a great day and thanks for the chance at winning.
ReplyDeleteI love the cover.
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