Katherine Bone's Blog - Posts Tagged "rogues"

Happy Halloween everybody!

Who doesn't love an alpha male, especially if he's dressed as a pirate? An aristocrat portraying himself as a fop to keep his enemies and the ton at bay? Or men willing to forsake their place in society as first sons in order to serve England without falling under suspicion? Most anyone would find a rogue like this wildly exciting. But not Lady Constance Danbury. Her previous experience with pirates left her motherless and fearful of the sea. But when her father's reputation is practically in tatters and he must wed her to a lecherous lord with a penchant for abuse in order to replenish his coffers, Constance boards a ship bound for Spain in order to escape and plead for her aunt's help. What happens on that ship catapaults Constance into a den of intrigue and danger. It also brings her face to face with a man who cannot compete with her wildest imaginings— a duke by day, rogue by night.

While you masquerade in costume today, I hope you'll give the first book in my Nelson's Tea trilogy a try. It debuted two days ago and I'm still over the moon.

Enjoy the adventure, but don't forget to love a rogue.

Katherine
www.katherinebone.com

I've been enjoying some down time since turning in the second book in my Nelson's Tea Series, The Rogue's Prize. What is your favorite thing to do when you want to relax?

Reading is my favorite pastime, other than knitting, quilting, and gardening. I used to can my own jam, spaghetti sauce, applesauce and tomato sauce, as well as peppers, pickle relish and salsa, but those days are gone. While I miss the yumminess of homemade goodies, so many other wonderful things have taken their place... like writing books, my ultimate passion. There's only so much time in a day, right?

And so, it goes without saying that during my own down time, I'm picking up my latest passion in another author's book. Lately, I've been rereading the wonderful books that have inspired me through the years. Authors like Shana Galen's Comte De Valere series, THE MAKING OF A DUCHESS, THE MAKING OF A GENTLEMAN and THE ROGUE PIRATE'S BRIDE. Wonderful characters fill these exciting action adventure romances. The amazing thing is, you know great books when you can't put them down after reading them for the 2nd time!!! Brava, Ms. Galen!

I've neglected to read as much as I should lately. My muse is hungry for sustenance, me hearties. So I'm pulling out all the stops, buying books for my Kindle, pulling out my favorite books from my shelf, digging into my TBR pile, and having the best time of my life.

Another fabulous thing I'm doing in the interim between Book 2 and Book 3 in the Nelson's Tea Series... I'm working on another project completely different from what I've published to date. It's an exciting story. The story of my heart.

So if you haven't picked up Shana Galen's books, I urge you to do so. You won't be disappointed, me hearties. But if you've also got favorites you've stored in your book shelf, grab one of those too. Nothing is more wonderful to the soul then returning to characters you've loved and still continue to be an influence.

Wishing you joy!
Blessings,

Katherine

Happy Thursday, me hearties!!! How has your week been going so far? ;)

I've had a great week! My rogue is coming home after being gone to Poland on business all week and that's always a good time to bring out the rum. (Pirate!)

My oldest son, HS#1, has returned home after being on a tour of duty in Japan for over 2 months. We're all so happy he's back in the US, safe and sound!!!

Also, my youngest daughter, DD#2, presented her senior project to great reviews from her professors. She's passed muster!!! Yay!! Graduation from Auburn in a few weeks. Woot!!!

As for me, I've been interviewed by Nancy S. Goodman at the Rakes, Rogues & Romance blog. Nancy asked some great questions and I hope you'll stop by to check out the interview. One of the commentors won an Ebook copy of LOST TREASURE, CAPTIVE PRINCESS!

Here's the link:

http://rakesroguesandromance.com/2013...

I'm rounding out my day by going to spend time with my brainstorming partner. Lots to ponder as I begin work on Book Three in the Nelson's Tea Series. Garrick Seaton is such a tricky hero. Meanwhile, edits for THE ROGUE'S PRIZE have come in and I'm getting the book ready for production. Yay!!!

Have a great end of week and a fantastic weekend!!!

Blessings,
Katherine

THE ROGUE'S PRIZE book cover is live! As you can see on my Goodreads page, it's been added to my list of books. Woot!!!

You can't imagine my excitement, me hearties. My publisher's art department got this cover right. The heroine of THE ROGUE'S PRIZE, Lady Adele Seaton, is the only daughter of Earl Pendrim in a sea of six stalwart pirating sons. Redheaded and green-eyed, her fiery Irish temper and adventurous spirit warn she's a force to be reckoned with. And it's up to Captain Henry Guffald to tame her if he's ever going to achieve his objective ~ rescue Garrick Seaton, another member of Nelson's Tea who's been captured in Spain.

The book gets off to a rousing start when Adele attacks Henry's ship. I'm sure you can imagine what ensues. Or can you? I hope you'll give the book a try. ;)

If you'd like to read more about my cover reveal, check out my blog at: http://katherinebone.wordpress.com/20... or my blog post at Romance Magicians: http://www.romancemagicians.blogspot....

Have a blessed weekend!!!

Katherine

There's nothing better than peeking at your Goodreads page and seeing another review has been uploaded for one of your books, me hearties! I wanted to take the opportunity today to thank each and every reader who's posted a review for either of my books so far. Your feedback and kindness has touched my heart in a very personal and gratifying way.

There are so many reasons to thank readers. First and foremost, thank you for buying my books. For years I dreamed of having one of my books published. Imagine my heartfelt joy to be able to share 3 of those books with you this past year. Readers make this writing business totally worth the job of sitting in front of a computer every day and churning out stories.

Writing is a solitary business. Though it's done mostly in a separate room, in a quiet space, or filled with soundtrack music from movies I love that help with setting, I'm never really alone. The characters from my books keep me company. And they're the BEST companions a writer can ask for. Why? Because all they ask for is to have their stories told so that they can share their adventures with you!

Adventure, romance, espionage, thrilling actions sequences, love triangles, rogues, rebels and rakes... who could ask for more these days, eh?

Thank you again for reaching out to me and for sharing your opinions. I cherish you all!!!

Blessings,
Katherine

Thar be a sail on the horizon, me hearties!!! Lady Adele Seaton is live!!! Yes, The Rogue's Prize is up for pre-order at Amazon.com and ITunes.com. I'm so excited!!! I've been checking on this for about a week and voila! Pay dirt!

Let me tell you, dear readers, I just turned in the galley Sunday night and I'm happy to say, I love this book and had the best time writing it. Can't wait until you get to read it, m'ladies and gentlemen. You've got quite an adventure in store for you, that's for sure.

I'm equally happy to see that my dear-hearted editors included the first chapter of Book One, Duke by Day, Rogue by Night at the end of the book. Woot!!! What's not to love about that boon? But that's not all. Crimson Romance Publishing is celebrating its first year anniversary today. Yay!!! Head on over to the website and see what's going on. We've been promised celebrations gallore all month at: www.crimsonromance.com/

In the meantime, I'm working on Book Three and loving these characters too. One year seperates each book in the Nelson's Tea series. (Book One is set in 1804. Book Two, 1805. And Book Three occurs after the battle of Trafalgar in 1806.) The stakes have been raised for the men in Nelson's Tea as Nelson is no longer alive. Who will take over? Will the group have to disband? Or will they elect a new leader and prevent King George's assasination?

This is going to be a great adventure!!!

Until next time...

Blessings,
Katherine

Ahoy, me hearties! I'm celebrating today because, as of yesterday, it's been one year since I got The Call, actually an email, telling me that Crimson Romance wanted to buy my book, Duke by Day, Rogue by Night. What a joyous day that was!!!

If you want to see the look on my face, you can check out a photo of me sitting in the beauty salon on my twitter feed... @katherinelbone. LOL!!! (Pirates are never embarrassed.)

Friday will be the 1st anniversary of my 1st signed publishing contract. Boy, does that ever seem like yesterday and so long ago. And look how far I've come? Duke came out October 29, 2012, followed by Lost Treasure, Captive Princess March 4, 2013 and now the second book in the Nelson's Tea series The Rogue's Prize debuts in 12 days!!!

How am I celebrating? With rum, of course. It's a pirate's vise of choice, Strawberry Daiquiri, to be precise. You can see a picture of me celebrating my first sale and slurping a daiquiri on my twitter feed too.

In the meantime, don't forget to sign up for my Goodreads Giveaway. The Giveaway ends July 1st. I'll send you an autographed copy of Duke, plus swag, mateys.

Stay tuned... lots more goodies and fun to come!!!

Blessings,

Katherine

"There she is!" Ten sets of wayward eyes arrowed toward the beautiful red-headed creature gliding toward them. Another warning. "She's not your average lady, savvy. No. That one's a hot-headed rebel. Don't turn your backs, men."

"Is she good with a sword?"

A large tattooed man turned and frowned, narrowing his gaze upon the man who’d spoken. "Good?"

"Good enough?” another man asked scratching his nether regions. "I ain't had a woman in months."

The Moroccan snarled and took a menacing step forward. He grabbed the scraggly pirate up by his collar and lifted him the two extra feet it took to bring him face to face. "Mind what you say about your captain."

"Captain?"

"Aye," he said. "Captain."

The lithe red-head in question sauntered up to the Moroccan. "Thank you, Husam.” She scanned the rag-tag group and then, fisting her hands on her hips, shouted, “Now that introductions have been made, its time to capture a Royal Navy ship."

Breathing a sigh of delight... I love a good teaser, just as much as Captain Belle!!!


Join me as I begin a whirlwind week, me hearties. You can find out where my sails are headed at: http://www.romancemagicians.blogspot....
or: http://katherinebone.wordpress.com/

Have a great week!!

Blessings,
Katherine

It's Wacky Wednesday, me hearties! Mid-week hump. We're on the tail end of this week and headed for a #WW aka wonderful weekend ahead!!!

What's on my fav list this week? Will-I-Am's new cd. Songs like Good Morning, Geekin and #thatPower, plus The World is Crazy, are my favorites. (Picture me jammin on the way to and from work without any rum and you've got a good visual.) Life is so much better with music, don't you think?

5 days left until The Rogue's Prize releases!!! I'm stoked about June 24th and can't wait for your thoughts on this book. It was a joy to write!

Until next time, don't try to fit into a port hole.

Blessings,
Katherine

Such an exciting time for me and you, me hearties!!! There are two days left before The Rogue's Prize launches toward your horizon and nine days until the winners of my Goodreads Giveaway for Duke by Day, Rogue by Night are announced!!!

How am I passing the time? My rogue took my mother and me out for a late birthday celebration last night, where I enjoyed a strawberry daiquiri and scrumptious chocolate dessert. Yum!!! And I got to go see Man Of Steel with Henry Cavill. Great movie filled with fabulous comic book adventure. Very nastalgic too as Superman has been one of the major players on the comic scene for as long as I can remember. Critics have mixed reviews for Man Of Steel but they tend to forget when Superman was created, post depression era when America needed a hero to assauge its woes. Iconic! Uplifting! Dependable! Trustworthy and moral! That's Superman.

Today, I enjoyed breakfast with my rogue and we checked out some cars as we're thinking of trading in our 2000 model for one with better gas mileage. And of course, what day could go by without writing, eh?

Until The Rogue's Prize comes out, here's a snippet for you to enjoy.

With escape in the forefront of her thoughts, Adele asked, “What are you going to do with me?”

“That is something I’ve been asking myself since the moment I saw you brandishing a sword in your hand.”

There was a gleam in Guffald’s eyes, a faint signature sign she recognized — respect, but also something more powerful — attraction. She’d seen the look on Harrison’s face. Lust! Guffald’s momentary lapse gave her an idea. She drew him in.

“Then don’t hold back,” she said. “Go ahead. Kiss me.”

His lips were mere inches away. His cynical eyes turned stormy as they examined hers. At his nearness, unbidden warmth enveloped her, setting off a maelstrom throughout her body. She could feel herself sinking beneath his blue-eyed stare. Determined, however, not to succumb and to keep her wits, she fought the inclination to close the distance and erected a barrier of anger around her. Focus, girl. Focus on what you really want — no, need. She needed to bring Captain Guffald to heel. Not the other way around. But to do so, she was going to have to tempt the devil, draw him close enough so the tips of his lips caressed hers. Then, just as he gave in to her seduction, she’d dispatch him, proving she was immune to him.

Yes, a good plan.

“Kiss me,” she repeated, her voice a tremulous whisper.

Tenderness softened his eyes. He moved in, touching his lips to hers just as she lifted her knee to do him harm. But instead of being startled, his reflexes were quick. Arrowing daggers at her, he stepped easily aside. Undaunted, she swooped underneath his arm, twisting sideways until she was behind him and whipped the chains in an effort to wrap them around Guffald’s neck. But the captain had already anticipated her attack. He countered her actions, ducking to the side before she could trap him. In an instant, he appeared behind her, pinning both of her arms to her sides.

His voice was cool, impersonal. “The cobra finally shows its fangs.”

Guffald didn’t give her time to react. He pulled her toward one of the hanging lamps where he swiftly attached one of her manacled wrists to a hook, and then pulled her other arm outward until he could latch the iron link to another hook on the bedpost.

Outraged, Adele screamed and rattled her chains. “You can’t be serious.”

“Aye,” he said, “I can.” He grinned and straightened his shoulders before easing a knife out of the waistband of his breeches.

Adele’s eyes widened. She was so furious she could barely speak. “W-What do you intend to do with t-that?” Her entire body grew rigid. Did he intend to rid himself of his current problem — her? Garrick will die if you kill me! she wanted to scream.

Oblivious to the fear and rage mounting inside of her, Guffald’s eyes took on a mischievous twinkle. How could he be so callous? For all that was holy, she was a woman! She kicked and thrust her feet into the air, desperately trying to kick him, wound him, anything to keep him from getting closer. But the more she jerked in an attempt to do him bodily harm, the deeper the iron bands dug into her wrists. As her anger became a burning fury, she yelped in pain until her bravado disintegrated.

When she’d spent her last ounce of strength, Guffald moved in closer and placed the dirk’s tip close to her throat. “You like to play games, don’t you?”

She choked down a lump of fear as he lightly stroked the knife along her jaw. “It depends on the game,” she said.

“I have a rewarding game in mind.” Guffald dragged the knife from her jaw to the tip of the collar of Winters’s uniformed coat. Adele held her breath as a grin overtook the captain’s features and he cut off the top button. Pop. She inhaled a swift breath as the now useless ornament dropped into his waiting hand. He cradled it there for a moment, as if weighing it, and then slowly lifted his gaze to hers. His sardonic smile intoned he wasn’t finished.

“What are you doing?” she gasped.

He laughed as if she was dense. “Cutting off buttons, of course.”

Female pirate? Sword fights? Mistaken identities? Rollicking good fun? What's not to love, eh? I do hope you'll give The Rogue's Prize a try and that you'll love these characters as much as I do.

Blessings,
Katherine