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Released! A GIFT FROM A GODDESS by Maggi Andersen Amazon Bestselling author. 0.99 cents for a limited time!

It is said that Aphrodite stands for love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation, and she can even mend a broken heart.
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A GIFT FROM A GODDESS by Maggi Andersen Amazon Bestselling author. Pre-order 0.99 releases 20th November!

It is said that Aphrodite stands for love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation, and she can even mend a broken heart.
Can the goddess’ power be real? AmazonBarnes & NobleKoboApple iBooks

New Release by Diane Scott Lewis BEYOND THE FALL!

Novel Blurb:
A woman hurtled back in time. In 2018, Tamara is dumped by her arrogant husband, travels to Cornwall, England and researches her ancestors. In a neglected cemetery, she scrapes two fallen headstones together trying to read the one beneath, faints, and wakes up in 1789, the year of The French Revolution, and grain riots in England. Young Farmer Colum Polwhele comes to her aid. Can a sassy San Francisco gal survive in this primitive time and fall for Colum, a man active in underhanded dealings or will she struggle to return to her own time?


Excerpt:


A gust of wind swept up, and her already loose cap flew off, her hair flying about.
“Drink this, to ease the pain.” Tamara put the bottle to Colum’s lips. He took a gulp.
She tasted the wine too, very sweet. In modern times Tamara knew alcohol wasn’t recommended for the injured, but she had little choice.
“Lew said the same as me. You do not seem British as Americans still would.” He blinked up at her. Pain was etched around his eyes. “Where are you really from, woman who is so unusual?”
“I’m completely out of place; you have no idea how much.” And out of time, hurtling through space like a comet. “I told you about the clothing, but you didn’t believe me.” She took a gulp of wine. She fingered the cool, smooth bottle, then touched his thigh. “How do you feel? Nauseous, lightheaded?”
“Naw, more like I’ve been shot by a musket.” He settled against the tree trunk with a wince. “I knew you were different from the start. With your strange coat fasteners an’ oddly-made shoes.” He blew out a breath. “An’ stockings that go all the way up. The bold speech.”
“And I still don’t know how I ended up here; that is in your...” Century? She wanted to tell him the truth. Pondering that, she gave him another drink from the bottle. “I shouldn’t be here. It’s impossible that I’m here at all. No one would believe the incident and I doubt could explain what happened.” She voiced the rants that scuttled through her head every night when she crawled into the Polwhele’s spare bed, praying that in the morning she’d wake up and be back in her familiar world.
The sun drifted lower over the hills behind Falmouth. Flickers of lights appeared in the town as lanterns and candles were lit. The breeze blew cold from the sea.
Tamara shivered again, and Colum handed her the jacket Lew had given him.
“No, we’ll need to share it.” She squeezed half behind him against the scaly tree bark, on his uninjured side, and covered them both with the jacket. His warmth and smell seeped into her, fluttering her senses.
Colum grasped her hand. “Where should you be, if not here? Describe that place. An’ not about the clothing.” He made an effort to grin.
She laughed to mask her pang of nerves. She sipped more from the bottle, the sweet wine relaxing her. His touch and nearness were too tempting, her barriers crumbling.
With a sigh and a stare up at the darkening sky, where the first star pricked out, she said, “What if I told you I fell from the stars?”

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To find out more about my books, please visit my website: http://www.dianescottlewis.org



My first time-travel, Beyond the Fall, a little fantasy, romance and mystery, was released last week.
 Since a child I’ve always wanted to time-travel, to find myself unexpectedly in the past. How would I manage? I’ve studied the eighteenth century for my novels; why not throw a modern, independent woman there, unprepared, and watch how she copes.


Author bio:
Diane Parkinson (Diane Scott Lewis) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, joined the Navy at nineteen, married in Greece and raised two sons all over the world, including Puerto Rico and Guam. A member of the Historical Novel Society, she writes book reviews for the Historical Novels Review. Diane worked from 2007 to 2010 as an on-line historical editor. She had her debut novel published in 2010, and has had several historical and historical-romance novels published between 2010 and 2018.
Diane lives with her husband in western Pennsylvania.




Review:

If you enjoy time travel stories, you'll love this one. Lovers, Tamara and Colum seek a peaceful life while running from danger as they move between the past and the present. I loved Outlander and The Time Traveler's Wife. and although this offers something different, it is an excellent read, which I enjoyed to the last page. Scott Lewis certainly brings the historical world to life with the depth of her research.
Maggi

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Enjoy a holiday collection from nine fabulous authors in this collection of never-before published tales!

From the bedecked halls of Regency England to the cold and crisp air of Medieval England, and everything in between, welcome to the magic of a holiday collection that will bring the joy of the season into your heart and into your home. Nine USA Today or Internationally bestselling authors bring you their twist on the holidays using some of your favorite characters in A NIGHT OF ANGELS.
This collection includes my story: Eleanor Fitzherbert's Christmas Miracle Eleanor is from the Dangerous Lords series. Meet her first in Book #1 The Baron's Betrothal:
Childless widow, Eleanor Fitzherbert has resigned herself to a life alone, because most unmarried gentlemen wish for an heir. But after a young sweep gets stuck in the Duke of Broadstairs' chimney, and a handsome viscount comes to his rescue, surprising things begin to happen.PRE-ORDER: https://amzn.to/2QGLg8F

Soon to release! A great group of authors! Mythical stories become Regency romances: A Legend to Love!

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A Regency romantic suspense based on the Myth of Pygmalion and Galatea.

Sculptor, Lewis, Lord Chesterton has shut himself away working on his sculptures after his wife, Laura, left him and was subsequently murdered. Some in Society believe he was behind her death. When Lewis begins a new work titled Aphrodite, Hebe Fenchurch comes to pose for him.
Hebe’s life has been turned upside down since her father killed himself after becoming involved in a swindle. Hebe and her mother have been shunned by the ton and left with very little money, and Hebe must seek employment. When told she is unsuited for a governess and lacks the skills of a maid, she finds paid work as an artist’s model.
Lewis prides himself on his professionalism. He never sleeps with his models although many in the ton believe he does. But Hebe has been keeping a secret from him. He finds himself drawn to her, his work stalls, and he fears he won’t finish the statue of Aphrodite. Must he dismiss Hebe and lose the best model he ever had?
After another of Lewis’ models suffers the same fate as his wife Laura, the mystery intensifies and gossip spreads. Can the two murders be connected? Hebe is drawn into the fray. He must act to protect her.
As Hebe sits for him, Lewis’ employs his skill as a sculptor to fashion the beautiful goddess from a block of marble. As the stone gleams like satin in the light, Lewis’ world view changes. It is said that Aphrodite stands for love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation, and she can even mend a broken heart.
Can the goddess’ power be real?
Bow Street have had no success in finding the murderer. Will they strike again?
  

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A detailed description of the different titles from the wonderful Regency History blog. 

New Release! The Viscount's Widowed Lady by Maggi Andersen.

An oubliette is an underground dungeon only accessible from the top. It's name come from the French to 'forget.' It features in my new release THE VISCOUNT'S WIDOWED LADY - Dangerous Lords Book 3..
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