Please welcome historical Author Caroline Warfield to the blog! Caroline is spotlighting her latest release, Dangerous Weakness! And she is giving away two copies of her previous books to two of you. All you have to do is tell her you want them!
We begin with the beautiful cover.
Next the blurb.
If women were as easily managed as the affairs of state—or the recalcitrant Ottoman Empire—Richard Hayden, Marquess of Glenaire, would be a happier man. As it was the creatures—one woman in particular—made hash of his well-laid plans and bedeviled him on all sides.
Lily Thornton came home from Saint Petersburg in pursuit of marriage. She wants a husband and a partner, not an overbearing, managing man. She may be “the least likely candidate to be Marchioness of Glenaire,” but her problems are her own to fix, even if those problems include both a Russian villain and an interfering Ottoman official.
Given enough facts, Richard can fix anything. But protecting that impossible woman is proving to be almost as hard as protecting his heart, especially when Lily’s problems bring her dangerously close to an Ottoman revolution. As Lily’s personal problems entangle with Richard’s professional ones, and she pits her will against his, he chases her across the pirate-infested Mediterranean. Will she discover surrender isn’t defeat? It might even have its own sweet reward.
And last but not least, an excerpt.
As soon as the sky lightened enough to see, long before dawn, he rose and began to assemble the remains of his clothes. He pulled up his pantaloons and picked up his shirt. “Is it morning?” Lily’s voice, muffled by his greatcoat, interrupted him. “Almost. The earlier we get to the Park, the better.” He turned his back to her and examined his shirt. A particularly nasty stain covered the front. It would have to be burned. “I need help,” she murmured. At least she isn’t wailing. He pulled the shirt over his head and turned to her. She lifted her shift back into place, covering her sweet breasts, but she groped in vain to fasten her chemisette. He would have her clothing burned also. He knelt, closed the garment with a few short movements, and rose abruptly. He did not need the graceful slope of the back of her neck where she held up her glorious auburn hair to lure him to her. That dance had been done, binding him to her with silken cords. He put on his jacket and handed her hers. The tailored riding habit did not look at all alluring. Yet, here he stood, his life in tatters. They would marry of course. Not once in the entire night had he conjured a way out. They would marry. He pulled her to her feet and watched her fasten her skirt. “We may still make Chadbourn Park before anyone rises if we set out now,” he said. “Except the servants,” she retorted. “They don’t matter. We can contain the scandal.” He picked up his coat and swung it around her. She looked up then, hopeful. “We will marry of course,” he told her. “Quickly, but not so abruptly as to cause comments.” He walked toward the door, expecting her to follow. “I beg your pardon,” she called out to him. “We will what?” He turned on his heel. “Miss Thornton, you will be the Marchioness of Glenaire. That is far from ideal, and the difference in our state will no doubt cause talk. We will have to endure it.” “Why?” she demanded. “Why this ‘far from ideal’ demand? Has Lady Sarah refused you?” “Don’t be coy, Miss Thornton. You have led me into folly at every step. After last night I have no choice. I shall have to marry you. My family—” “Your family would have kittens if I married you, which I will not.” “You have respectable, if not the highest, breeding, you will show to advantage when properly dressed, and you will do well as a diplomatic hostess. My family, I was going to say, will have to deal with it.” He stalked away. “So will you.” “I will not,” Lily shouted after him. He ignored her. She isn’t a fool. She will leap at the chance to be a marchioness. Does the damned woman think she deserves poetry also?
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About Caroline.
Caroline Warfield has at various times been an army brat, a librarian, a poet, a raiser of children, a nun, a bird watcher, an Internet and Web services manager, a conference speaker, an indexer, a tech writer, a genealogist, and, of course, a romantic. She has sailed through the English channel while it was still mined from WWII, stood on the walls of Troy, searched Scotland for the location of an entirely fictional castle (and found it), climbed the steps to the Parthenon, floated down the Thames from the Tower to Greenwich, shopped in the Ginza, lost herself in the Louvre, gone on a night safari at the Singapore zoo, walked in the Black Forest, and explored the underground cistern of Istanbul. By far the biggest adventure has been life-long marriage to a prince among men.
She sits in front of a keyboard at a desk surrounded by windows, looks out at the trees and imagines. Her greatest joy is when one of those imaginings comes to life on the page and in the imagination of her readers.
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Thank you!
Have to read the book to decide if one should admire Lily or box her ears.
Both probably, Nancy. She’s nobody’s cupcake.
Loved the excerpt. Will have to read the book to find out what happens. Thanks.
Thanks for tuning in. I hope you do read it.
I love horrible proposals and the gracious or not-so-gracious refusals they receive. I’m looking forward to reading the ARC you sent me. I don’t have Dangerous Secrets yet and would love to win it (but I can borrow it from Amazon Prime’s lending library if someone else wants it more).
LOL, Nancy. I’ve already decided that I admire both Lily and Glenaire.
Thank you Barbara. They do have their challenges, though.
This is such a great excerpt!
I am delighted you enjoyed it.
I have to admit that I haven’t read anything by this author, but from the excerpt above, that will soon change. I look forward to reading this whole story and am always looking to add new authors to my favorites list.
Well, that made me smile Rhonda. I’m glad you like it.
I’d love a copy! Love the cover! I want to know how they got in that situation!
Well, lets see. There are some sheep, a mischievous Ottoman official, a villain, and just letting nature take its course involved.
Looking forward to reading Dangerous Weakness. Would love to win a copy of one of your previous works.
Well, I can’t promise…it will be purely random, but I’m glad to hear you are interested.
Loved the blurb! Gonna have to read this one! I’d love to win a book if you see fit. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words!
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This sounds great!
Thank you for reblogging! Very generous and I’m grateful.
Folks, regarding the giveaway, I will leave it open for anyone who comments by noon on Saturday and then randomly pick two winners.
I’d love to have a copy of this book. I haven’t read anything by Caroline Warfield and would love to have a chance to become a new fan of hers.
And I would love to have you!
I would love to read your book
It warms my heart to hear it.
Love to read them very much so. fab
I love to read also…I can’t not read.
New author to me, I’d love a copy of her books please
I am delighted to hear it.
Seems a great read, Lily has an interesting character. Would love to read more.
Lily is terrific. So is Glenaire, once you get to know him.
Sounds so good!! Cannot wait to dive into it!!
I really like the cover and I’m looking forward to reading this book. I also enjoyed the excerpt 🙂
Thanks to all who commented and who enjoyed this excerpt. I will contact the two winners individually.
Would love to finish the story of Lily and Richard. The historical subject matter is not something I am that familiar with but would love to find out more about it. On another note, I have Warfield in my Family tree. Might we be related?
Bonnie, I hope you get an opportunity to read the entire story. As to Warfield, it is a pseudonym, but I plucked it from my husband’s family tree so perhaps yes.