Parris Afton Bonds's Blog, page 8
November 23, 2015
FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS
MERRY CHRISTMAS
THE MAIDENHEAD
IS .99 CENTS FRIDAY 12/18 ONLY
"The Virginia Company of London seeks one hundred willing maids for marriage to bachelor planters of James Cittie Colony.
Maids must be young, handsome, and honestly educated."
Having read this promising broadside, Modesty Brown flees from arrest in London for the safety of married bliss in the New World. At 26, she might not be young, nor handsome, and most certainly not honest. But educated she is ~ educated enough to start her own 17th century dating service/matchmaking for the other young girls who have signed on and taken the voyage aboard the Maidenhead to contract out as brides in Jamestown.
However, upon her arrival in Jamestown, the saucy wench is accused of witchcraft by a ruthless nobleman – and it’s either burn at the stake or do her own matchmaking for herself quickly.
She contracts to wed Mad Dog Jones. His name says it all. Further, he abhors the thought of being saddled with a wife. Yet their passion for one another cannot be denied by night. And by day each is determined to be rid of the other . . . even if it means for Mad Dog gambling off the indentured contract of his wife, Modesty; even if it means for Modesty killing off her master, Mad Dog.
October 13, 2015
FREE ~ JUST BECAUSE
Yes, indeedy, FREE this Tuesday, November 3rd ~
INDIAN AFFAIRS
just because I feel like it!
Turning conventional wisdom on its head, Washington socialite Alessandra O'Quinn and Indian shaman Manuel Mondragon, defy time and space and politics and families to come together in the sweeping canvas of the 1920's outpost of Taos, New Mexico. But can they defy Destiny to stay together?
October 11, 2015
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
This Thanksgiving, I am truly grateful for my readers.
Today, November 25th, my Blue Bayou Box Set is discounted to only $1.99!
From 1683 to 1803 ~
From the corrupt courts of Versailles to the windswept tracks of Montreal;
From the sea-washed coasts of Nova Scotia to the searing deserts of Algiers;
And from the lush marshes of Louisiana
The proud, aristocratic du Plessis lived, loved, and fought to reclaim what was theirs.
Damien, who claimed the unattainable Minette as his wife and took a nun as his mistress ~ Natalie, who escaped the horrors of Paris’s La Salpétrière prison to flee to the colony of New Orleans as a proxy bride ~ Nicolas, the handsome mysterious half breed whose dark secret shadowed his love for his half-brother’s wife ~ Reinette, Natalie’s daughter, who gave her heart to an outcast and her body to her handsome captor ~and Daniel, Reinette’s son, who thirsted for vengeance and took his enemy’s daughter as hostage.
September 3, 2015
YOUR FROSTING FOR A FROSTY OCTOBER
A STEAL OF A DEAL
LAVENDER BLUE
FOR ONLY .99 CENTER
October 1st
The Frenchman was everything Jeanette St. John detested. A mercenary, a man with no morals, a renegade.
But Kitt was reckless and daring, cautious and calculating – and he was captain of one of the fastest ships on the ocean.
And so she bargained with the devil – on his terms. In exchange for transporting her cotton and turning it into medical supplies and ammunition for her beloved Confederacy, she was to let him ravish her for every shipment he delivered.
July 31, 2015
LABOR DAY GIVEAWAY
Wishing you a fun-filled Labor Day!
DUST DEVIL
is FREE August 30th, only.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
(For those readers who wrote
bewailing they missed the last time I
offered DUST DEVIL for free)
In the fierce and untamed Territory of New Mexico, the most fierce and most untamed made love and history.
Rosemary, the willful Irish lass who harbored a forbidden love and claimed the Cambria empire as hers forever ~
Lario, the handsome Navajo, who claimed revenge on Rosemary and then claimed her for his own ~
Grant, who wielded the Territory’s political power and who would bind Rosemary’s fate with his ~
Stephanie, beautiful heiress of the Cambria empire, who loved wildly and paid for that love wildly ~
~ and lastly, decades later and bloodlines later, Chase the Wind, destined to rule the white man’s world and every woman’s heart!
July 22, 2015
DANCING ON SUNSHINE
August is the month
to dance on sunshine!
because
THE MAIDENHEAD is FREE
(August 7th only)
"The Virginia Company of London seeks one hundred willing maids for marriage
to bachelor planters of James Cittie Colony. Maids must be young, handsome, and honestly educated."
Having read this promising broadside, Modesty Brown flees from arrest in London for the safety of married bliss in the New World. At 26, she might not be young, nor handsome, and most certainly not honest. But educated she is ~ educated enough to start her own 17th century dating service/matchmaking for the other young girls who have signed on and taken the voyage aboard the Maidenhead to contract out as brides in Jamestown.
However, upon her arrival in Jamestown, the saucy wench is accused of witchcraft by a ruthless nobleman – and it’s either burn at the stake or do her own matchmaking for herself quickly.
She contracts to wed Mad Dog Jones. His name says it all. Further, he abhors the thought of being saddled with a wife. Yet their passion for one another cannot be denied by night. And by day each is determined to be rid of the other . . . even if it means for Mad Dog gambling off Modesty's indentured contract; even if it means for Modesty killing off her master, Mad Dog.
June 19, 2015
CELEBRATING !!!
Whoo-hoo! Celebratng my birthday on July 21st ~ my historical romance INDIAN AFFAIRS is only .99 cents!
Turning conventional wisdom on its head, Washington socialite Alessandra O'Quinn and her lover, Indian shaman Manuel Mondragon, defy time and space and politics and families to come together in the sweeping canvas of the 1920's outpost of Taos, New Mexico. But can they defy Destiny to stay together?
May 29, 2015
FREE TODAY (June 20th) ~ BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT
FREE TODAY ~ JUNE 20TH
BLUE MOON
Free HERE
Brilliant, headstrong, and still unmarried, the lovely Roxana Van Buren brings disgrace upon her illustrious family in 1916. But even her father, the formidable U.S. Supreme Court Justice, lacks the power to thwart her plans for a journalism career. Roxana aims for the impossible — an interview with Pancho Villa, the infamous Mexican revolutionary. She strikes out for the Southwest, unafraid. In need of an escort, she hires a brash blond cowboy and sometime soldier, Sam Brady. Roxana knows she can handle the revolutionaries, but she soon has her doubts about her ability to handle Sam. He love his whiskey, his freedom and his women with equal abandon, and he isn't quite willing to change his ways. Together, the indomitable Roxana Van Buren and the unconquerable Sam Brady take on an army of Mexican rebels before they take on each other.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
“Beat it mister!” Her brown eyes flashed at him, and she looked away, muttering, “I’m waiting for someone.”
“So?” He winked lecherously. “This carcass doesn’t take long to pleasure, sweetheart. Five minutes in the back room oughta do it.” He could see he had rattled her, although she was striving to cover it.
Her mouth curled contemptuously. “I’ve bitten a few rotten coins, mister,” she hissed, “and don’t need to hook up with the likes of you."
So began the acquaintance of the indomitable Roxana Van Buren and the unconquerable Sam Brady.
May 25, 2015
D DAY DELIGHT
Fifty-three years ago this June 7th I married a wonderful man. The marriage did not last, but our friendship did ~ until he made his transition this past February. We joked about marrying on "D Day", the day of the Normandy Invasion, perhaps not an auspicious date in our case. He honored my love of reading and writing romantic literature. And so, on this "D Day", June 7th, in honor of Gary Summers, I am offering one of the earlier of my forty-something novels, DUST DEVIL for only .99 cents.
In the fierce and untamed Territory of New Mexico, the most fierce and most untamed made love and history. Those lovers were Rosemary, the willful Irish lass who harbored a forbidden love and claimed the Cambria empire as hers forever ~ Lario, the handsome Navajo, who claimed revenge on Rosemary and then claimed her for his own ~ Grant, who wielded the Territory’s political power and who would bind Rosemary’s fate with his ~ Stephanie, beautiful heiress of the Cambria empire, who loved wildly and paid for that love wildly ~ and lastly, decades later and bloodlines later, Chase the Wind, destined to rule the white man’s world and every woman’s heart.
Click HERE!
May 7, 2015
THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY
I love the musical Camelot and, especially, the song The Lusty Month of May:
It's May, it's May, that gorgeous holiday
When every maiden prays that her lad will be a cad
It's mad, it's gay, a libelous display
Those dreary vows that everyone takes, everyone breaks
Everyone makes divine mistakes, the lusty month of May
In honor of that lusty month, the FREEBIE on May 18th is THE MAIDENHEAD
and the FROSTING is LAVENDER BLUE
for only .99 cents
"The Virginia Company of London seeks one hundred willing maids
for marriage to bachelor planters of James Cittie Colony. Maids must be young, handsome, and honestly educated."
Having read this promising broadside, Modesty Brown flees from arrest in London for the safety of married bliss in the New World. At 26, she might not be young, nor handsome, and most certainly not honest. But educated, she is. Upon her arrival in Jamestown, the saucy wench is accused of witchcraft by a ruthless nobleman – and it’s either burn at the stake or wed a savage. In buckskins and a breechclout, Mad Dog Jones is certainly the savage
However, In the virgin forests of the newly found colony, Mad Dog regards the tainted pub wench Modesty as the savage.
Yet their savage passions for one another cannot be denied by night. And by day each is determined to be rid of the other . . . even if it means for Mad Dog gambling off the indentured contract of his wife, Modesty; even if it means for Modesty killing off her master, Mad Dog.
Your FREEBIE here (May 18th)
For your FROSTING at .99 cents ~ LAVENDER BLUE
The Frenchman was everything Jeanette St. John detested. A mercenary, a man with no morals, a renegade. But Kitt was reckless and daring, cautious and calculating – and he was captain of one of the fastest ships on the ocean. And so she bargained with the devil – on his terms. In exchange for transporting her cotton and turning it into medical supplies and ammunition for her beloved Confederacy, she was to let him ravish her for every shipment he delivered.
Your Frosting for .99 cents
In addition, on May 20th, another FREEBIE ~ TAME THE WILDEST HEART
In the unforgiving Arizona Territory, Mattie McAlister desired only to be left alone so she could raise her half-breed son in peace. Then one day Gordon Halpern charged into her world and challenged it with an offer she couldn’t refuse. An offer that meant supreme surrender ~ and meant that Gordon Halpern was both her greatest hope and her greatest fear.
YOUR FREEBIE ~ TAME THE WILDEST HEART
(May 20th)
