Maggi Andersen's Blog, page 86
March 7, 2011
March 6, 2011
Night Garden now in print!
My Victorian mystery romance is now available in print from Amazon.com!http://newconceptspublishing.com/maggiandersenbooks.html
Laura Palmer marries the mysterious baron, Lord Nathaniel Lanyon, and goes to live in his ancient home in Cornwall. A dark cloud hovers over Wolfram. The death of Nathaniel's first wife has never been solved, and some of the villagers believe him responsible. Struggling to understand the distant man she married, Laura tries to uncover the truth. With each stone unturned, she comes closer to danger.
Excerpt: Feeling uneasy and restless, Laura went for a walk before
dinner. Wrapping herself warmly in a shawl, she wandered
the grounds below the abbey. She found herself at the gate to
the graveyard, entered and walked beneath the trees. The
long grass had not been scythed for some time, and almost
covered some of the old gravestones. Laura read each one,
finding Nathaniel's father, but not his mother among them.
Roaming further towards the water she discovered the one
she'd been unconsciously searching for:
Amanda, Lady Lanyon. Born: 1868. Died: 1897.
Her soul has now taken flight
To glorious mansions above,
To mingle with angel
A bunch of wilting wildflowers lay beside the stone.
Laura wondered if Nathaniel left the flowers, and if he had
created the beautiful verse. The sea wind sharpened and she
shivered, wrapping her shawl more closely around her
shoulders. Feeling like an intruder, she hurried away.
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March 4, 2011
My Review of The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie
The Perfect Rake by Anne GracieMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Anne Grace writes with great wit and charm. She handles some serious issues in this book with a light touch. It gives pause to the way women were treated back then and how powerless they were. I thought the characters were beautifully drawn. I can get a bit bored if a book focuses too much on the conflict between the two main characters without a good storyline. This had a good plot, however, which kept me interested. I loved it that Prudence, the heroine of this book, wasn't a great beauty in anyone's eyes except her lover's. Rose-coloured glasses? Perhaps. But what Gracie did so well is show a rake's tender side as he falls in love and not just into lust, and becomes a far better man because of it.
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March 1, 2011
The winners of a free ebook copy of The Reluctant Marquess
Congratulations!
Julie Lyn Hayes
Alyssia
Steph Burkhart
Danielle Lisle
Julie Lyn HayesAlyssia
Steph Burkhart
Danielle Lisle
Last stop on my blog tour!
I'm talking about the Georgian era and The Reluctant Marquess on Rachel Brimble's blog.
http://rachelbrimble.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-first-guest-writing-for-new-uk.html?showComment=1298973671365#c1912476635764789997
http://rachelbrimble.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-first-guest-writing-for-new-uk.html?showComment=1298973671365#c1912476635764789997
February 28, 2011
I'm on Clara Hanoux's blog today!
Come visit and win a copy of The Reluctant Marquess!
http://clarahanoux.blogspot.com/2011/02/interview-with-maggi-andersen.html?showComment=1298926546657#c2597989647633468267
http://clarahanoux.blogspot.com/2011/02/interview-with-maggi-andersen.html?showComment=1298926546657#c2597989647633468267
February 19, 2011
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February 15, 2011
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