Guest Blog - Bronwen Evans

Hi Lucy!
I'm waving from New Zealand. Thanks so much for having me over to blog today. Lucy has kindly allowed me, a fellow Kensington Brava author, to introduce you to my debut novel, a Regency historical called INVITATION TO RUIN, released 1 March 2011. On its release, Invitation to Ruin, received a 4.5 Star review from RT Book Reviews.
INVITATION TO RUIN is Book 1 in a four book series. As a reader I love series romances, so it's only natural that I wanted to write a series. Thankfully I love plotting. Part of the fun of writing a series is plotting out the overarching story and then each individual book before I start writing them. I want to see all the characters, as they continue on through the books. Therefore, you have to understand how they are going to interact and enrich the stories.
The challenge in writing a series is to have enough interesting and engaging secondary characters that make the reader want to read their story too. Lucy understands this very well – I love her HMB Presents Sheik's (Royal Brides) series. The secondary characters in each book were very compelling. They needed a book of their own.

In INVITATION TO RUIN we meet Anthony James Craven, the Earl of Wickham, and his twin brother Richard Craven. The twin's father was England's largest slave trader and was not a very nice man (that's putting it mildly, but I don't want to spoil the story). Richard sets his brother up to compromise Miss Melissa Goodly, knowing she's secretly infatuated with Anthony. Richard hopes that the love of a good woman will help Anthony recover from their father's cruel upbringing. Richard has no idea what will result from his meddling…
Needless to say, Richard deserves a story of his own. The readers who have kindly emailed me are all waiting to see Richard get his comeuppance. Richard's story, INVITATION TO PASSION, will be book three in the INVITATION TO series.
So who is in book two? INVITATION TO SCANDAL due for release 1 May 2012, tells the story of Rufus Knight, Viscount Strathmore, a man's whose father died a traitor. Rufus is Anthony Craven's best friend and a Spymaster for the Crown. You met Rufus in Invitation to Ruin.While hunting for a French spy, Rufus hopes to clear his deceased father of treason, and restore the Strathmore name. The spy is using a Kent smuggling ring and Rufus knows if he captures the head of the smuggling ring, Dark Shadow, he'll have his spy. Unfortunately his hunt doesn't go to plan when he meets Miss Rheda Kerrick. Rheda knows who Dark Shadow is and Rufus will employ any means necessary to make her reveal Dark Shadow's identity.
You can read more about my INVITATION TO series on my website.
If you've read Invitation to Ruin feel free to drop me an email.
To win a copy of INVITATION TO RUIN simply leave a comment and tell me what your favorite romance series is and why. I'll pick a winner from Lucy's blog on Saturday, so don't forget to include your email address in your comments. The contest is open internationally.
Thanks for having me visit today.

Bronwen~ ~ ~ 

Invitation to Ruin
by Bronwen Evans


One Good Lady is About to Go Bad...
The only thing Miss Melissa Goodly has ever wanted out of a marriage is love. But any hope of that dissolves one wild night, when she loses herself in the arms of the most irresistible-and unobtainable-man in all of England. For when they are discovered in a position as compromising as it is pleasurable, she has no choice but to accept his proposal.
Avowed bachelor Anthony Craven, Earl of Wickham, never meant to seduce an innocent like Melissa. Yet now that the damage is done, it does seem like she'd make a very convenient wife. After all, she is so naive he won't have to worry about ever being tempted. Or so he thinks, until the vows are spoken and they are left alone-and his new bride reveals a streak just as brazen and unrestrained as his own... Read an excerpt
Invitation to Ruin is available in book or e-book format from all major bookstores, and online through Amazon, B&N, Book Depository and other online book stores.