Hello, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Jackie
Barbosa and her new book, “Sleeping With the Enemy”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in
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by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
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Sleeping With the Enemy
by Jackie Barbosa
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GENRE: Historical Romance
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BLURB:
When
Mrs. Laura Farnsworth discovers the blood-stained body of a man wearing the
distinctive red coat of the British army, her first instinct is to let dead
dogs lie. It has, after all, been just two days since the Battle of
Plattsburgh, and the disposition of enemy corpses is hardly her purview. But
then the man proves himself to be very much alive by grabbing her ankle and
mumbling incoherently.
After
almost twenty-five years in His Majesty’s service, Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey
Langston never expected to wake up in heaven, much less being tended by an
angel. But when he regains consciousness in the presence of a beautiful,
dark-haired woman and with no memory of how he came to be there, what else can
he think? Except it’s rather odd for an angel to have an American accent.
As
the long-widowed Laura nurses the wounded Geoffrey back to health, the
attraction between them heats from a simmer to a boil. Bound by his oath to the
British crown, Geoffrey should be working to find his way back to his regiment
and from there, to England. Instead, he’s sleeping with the enemy…and thereby
committing the crime of desertion if not treason. But then, who’s going to find
out?
If only Geoffrey didn’t have a family back home who refuse to
take “missing in action” for an answer.
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EXCERPT ONE:
As
she added seasoning to the broth, she contemplated the question she had not
dared ask herself before he awakened. What should they do with Lieutenant
Colonel Langston now?
The
obvious answer would be to take him to Fort Moreau as soon as he could
reasonably be expected to tolerate the journey. There he would be held by the
army as a prisoner until such time as the war ended, at which point he would
likely be returned to the British in exchange for American prisoners. He would
be treated well during his stay, insofar as any person denied his freedom could
be said to be treated well, and eventually return home to his family in
England. Clearly, it was the only reasonable—and possibly the only
lawful—course of action.
Why,
then, did even the idea fill her with misery and remorse? It wasn’t as if she
knew anything about him save his name, military rank, and nationality.
And
that he had beautiful eyes in a shockingly handsome face.
Dear
God, am I really that shallow? That shameless?
Then
again, perhaps after almost ten years alone, she had earned the right to be the
slightest bit shallow, the tiniest bit shameless.
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AUTHOR BIO:
I
can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to be a writer when I grew up, but
there were plenty of times when I wasn’t sure I ever would be. As it turns out,
it just took me about twenty years longer to grow up than I expected!
On
the road to publication, I took a few detours, including a stint in academia (I
hold an MA in Classics from the University of Chicago and was a recipient of a
Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities) and many years as a technical
writer/instructional designer for a data processing company. I still hold my
day job, but my true vocation has always been writing fiction and romance in
particular.
I’m a
firm believer that love is the most powerful force in the world, which that
makes romance the most powerful genre in the world. Don’t ever let anyone tell
you otherwise!
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Jackie will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC
to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Jackie ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your exciting new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good book!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good book.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the blurb, thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteGood evening, Jackie. My question for you today is, would you like to see your book made into a movie and if so, who is in your dream cast?
ReplyDeleteHi, Jackie here. First, thanks for hosting.
ReplyDeleteIf you have any questions about the book--my inspirations for the characters, the plot, etc.--please don't hesitate to eask!
What draws you to writing historical romance?
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