I am delighted to report that I have all sorts of Wonderful Wicked Wallflower news, including a crazy low price* and The Title That Almost Was. The ink had barely dried** on the manuscript for my very latest when I enlisted my special friends, the misses Sarah Maclean, Miranda Neville, Caroline Linden and Avon Romance, for a dramatic reveal of the cover on Facebook. In the event that you missed it***, I’m delighted to share it again here. Let’s just say what we’re all thinking: OMG those abs! Also, if you zoom in you can see that this one cover model with actual chest hair. Don’t ask why I know this. But go ahead, see for yourself.**** True Fact: I originally suggested the title ofThe Duke Belongs With Mewhich we (my editor, myself) were all amenable to until we saw That Cover and that girl just ripping the shirt off...
read more
Holly's review ofOne Good Earl Deserves a Lover(The Rules of Scoundrels, Book 2) bySarah MacLean The second in the incredible new Rules of Scoundrels series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean. Lady Philippa Marbury is odd. The bespectacled, brilliant fourth daughter of the Marquess of Needham and Dolby cares more for books than balls, flora than fashion and science than the season. Nearly engaged to Lord Castleton, Pippa wants to explore the scandalous parts of London she's never seen before marriage. And she knows just who to ask: the tall, charming, quick-witted bookkeeper of The Fallen Angel, London's most notorious and coveted gaming hell, known only as Cross.Like any good scientist, Pippa's done her research and Cross's reputation makes him perfect for her scheme. She wants science without emotion - the experience of ruination without the repercussions of ruination. And who better to provide her with the experience...
read more
Book:
Lucky me! One of the last things that Avon Romance sent me when my tenure as an Avon Addict ended, and I merely became an Avon Addict Alum, was a print ARC of ONE GOOD EARL DESERVES A LOVER, a Rule of Scoundrels novel by Sarah MacLean. I do have to say that I have been eagerly awaiting the chance to read it but my schedule only allowed it recently - well, I was not disappointed. ***ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest and unscripted review. Blurb for ONE GOOD EARL DESERVES A LOVER: The second in the incredible new Rules of Scoundrels series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean. Lady Philippa Marbury is odd. The bespectacled, brilliant fourth daughter of the Marquess of Needham and Dolby cares more for books than balls, flora than fashion and science than the season. Nearly engaged to Lord Castleton,...
read more
Book:
*This interview was originally posted with the Dashing Duchesses, and is cross-posted with permissions. I still remember the day I first started stalking… er…. learned about Sarah MacLean. I was perusing Dear Author, trying to figure out which books I wanted to read next when I came across an outstanding review for Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke’s Heart. Now, an A ranking on Dear Author doesn’t come along every day of the week. In fact, the thought of actually having one of my books reviewed on Dear Author makes me want to dive into a bottle of Jim Beam. A really big bottle of Jim Beam. With one of those ginormous straws that McDonalds serves that you can fit 10 Wendy’s straws through. But at the time, all I could think was, “I want to be this woman when I grow up.” So I promptly read Eleven Scandals, and chased them with...
read more
Book:
Tonight at our onlineRomance Book ClubEclectic Passions Sara MacLean will be chatting live about her latest release in her The Second Rule of Scoundrels, ONE GOOD EARLDESERVESA LOVER. Running time is from 6p-8p est and you can join us by clicking -->HERE In celebration ofONE GOOD EARL DESERVES A LOVER’s release and Sarah MacLean’s Live chat tonight RJR eZine will be giving one (1) lucky reader a copy ofONE GOOD EARL DESERVES A LOVER. Click-->Here
read more
Book:
Oh. My. God. What a book! I was so hooked by this new offering from Sarah MacLean that I was tempted to read straight through the night. Only the knowledge that I had to rise early for work the next morning could’ve coerced me into putting it down. One Good Earl Deserves a Lover is addictive. Ever since the final chapter in the preceding book, A Rogue by Any Other Name, I have been dying to read this book. And the wait was so worth it. Lady Phillipa Marbury is to be married in fourteen days. Which is all very well, but how is a woman supposed to commit herself to a man, when she doesn’t understand the logistics of The Act? She can’t expect her fiancée to know the particulars—not to put too harsh a slant on it, but he is rather simple. And so Pippa accosts Cross, one...
read more
Book:
One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean (The Rules of Scoundrels #2) January 29, 2013 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi I found the set-up in the beginning of this book to be so far-fetched that I could not buy into it, therefore setting a frustrating tone for this book. Pippa is engaged to be married to an Earl. It is not a love match, rather she is the last of her sisters to get married and her father thinks she will do well by this man. He is a kind man, but more interested in his dogs rather than Pippa. Pippa is very smart and obsessed with science and horticulture. She realizes she really has no idea what to do on her wedding night so she decides to go to a notorious gaming hell that her Brother in-law owns with three other men. She would never tell...
read more
Book:
Given the release of Sarah MacLean’s newest novel, which should be winging its way to me as I…er, type, I took the opportunity to reread her previous book, A Rogue By Any Other Name (as if I need an excuse). The lush sensuality in this story simply takes my breath away, not to mention it is seriously addictive. Bourne lost everything a decade ago in a card game. Left with only his title, he vowed one day to have his revenge. Now a partner in London’s most infamous gaming hell, he knows the time is near. Penelope Marbury’s father, the Marquess of Needham and Dolby, is tired of his eldest daughter’s unmarried state. He thinks it’s high time she was wed. By sweetening her dowry with Bourne’s lost estate (of which he is now in possession), he hopes many suitors will now clamour for his daughter’s hand. As if Penelope...
read more
Book:
fgdg Take a shot of these new, steamy titles on sale today! Guaranteed to give you pre-Valentine’s Day buzz! ONE GOOD EARLY DESERVES A LOVER by Sarah MacLean THE LASS WORE BLACK by Karen Ranney SEX AND THE SINGLE FIREMAN by Jennifer Bernard THE RED DIARY by Toni Blake DESTINY’S EMBRACE by Beverly Jenkins FRANKLY, MY DEAR by Sandra Hill SHADOWKILLER by Wendy Corsi Staub INTO THE DARK by Alison Gaylin
read more
Book:
Title: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The First Rule of Scoundrels) Classification: Adult Fiction Genre: Historical Romance Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Avon (January 29, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062068539 ISBN-13: 978-0062068538 Author's Website: http://macleanspace.com/ Notes: Quotes will need to be checked against the final copy as I read an ARC. Lady Philippa Marbury was by all accounts considered odd. Smarter than the average debutante, she attacked life in a scientific manner. So when she became betrothed to a man who was her intellectual polar opposite, it was only natural for her to evaluate the institution of marriage and gather all the information she could to ensure the happiest and most satisfying of relationships. That resulted in her seeking out someone who was an expert in a field she had no expertise in--the art of copulation... "I selected you, Mr. Cross. Quite carefully. I have a very specific, very clear, very time-sensitive...
read more
