I am delighted to welcome another great romance writer today
- Elaine Violette.
Hello
Marie and thank you for inviting me to your
blog! What a lovely place to visit and
share my two recent Regency Romance Kindle
releases, Regal Reward on August 27th and A Convenient Pretense on September 1st.
Can
you tell us about your novels?
I’d
love to tell you about both.
In
Regal
Reward, my hero, York Blackstone, is virile, reckless, and obsessed. He
lived as the privileged first son of an Earl until his father is falsely
accused of treason, imprisoned, and his family tossed to the streets of London. As a mere child,
he turns to thievery to live and care for his grieving mother and sickly
younger brother. His inherited aristocratic bearing makes him a leader in his
world of thieves. He becomes obsessed with clearing his father’s name,
reclaiming the title and lands lost, and making the villain who destroyed his
family pay for his misdeeds. His ruthless occupation as a highwayman, leads
him, one night, to discover the beautiful Lady Marielle Henley asleep in the
woods with her dog Beatrice and her newborn pups. He is disbelieving of his
find. What is a prim and proper miss doing asleep against and old Oak tree in
the dead of night with only a dog and her brood? Fearful, but defiant, Marielle
struggles with her captor who tosses his prim package on his horse with her
bundle of squirming animals and steals her away to his seclude cottage. York
won’t let his captive’s allure turn him from his goal when he realizes he can
use her as a pawn in his vengeance.
In A Convenient Pretense, my
second Regency release, my lovely heroine, Emily Grace, is independent,
stubborn, and a self-declared poetess. I enjoyed being able to include a bit of
poetry as she sits and ponders her craft. Emily observed her father and
mother’s failed marriage and has chosen a single life much to her widowed
father’s dismay. Here’s a snippet of an opening poem which is a
self-proclamation of her views on marriage.
Foolish is a maiden who sets her heart a flight
With dreams of wedded bliss that surely lead to
strife.
She might best consider a single life…
When
her father forces her to go to London
for the Season, she must obey. Aunt
Delia is given the task of finding her niece a suitable husband. Her aunt’s
best friend Agatha has been anxious to find her disinclined nephew, Lord Marcus
Deming, a suitable wife. The two spirited aunts conspire together and set up a
meeting. When Emily and Marcus are introduced, Emily can’t deny her attraction
to his startling good looks but she refuses to be drawn in to his charm. When she discovers that Marcus has an
aversion to marriage, she boldly suggests a convenient pretense of courtship.
He agrees it will save them both from their aunts’ badgering and their parade
of candidates. Emily didn’t expect to fall in love with her collaborator.
Little does she know when she escapes London
and returns home, a more sinister pretense is afoot, one that will destroy her
family. Only Marcus, the man she’s run
from, can untangle the deception. Are Emily and Marcus too much alike to
realize they belong together?
Both
novels sound absolutely wonderful. Just the kind of stories I love to read! I
need - but rarely get - quiet to write. What about you? What is the one thing
you absolutely need to write?
An empty house is best when I’m typing
away and inventing characters and plots. My writing space is a bedroom turned
into an office. Only the occasional interruption from my husband, wondering if
I’m still alive, breaks my concentration.
I need total quiet when I’m writing though I do miss my dear Cocker
Spaniel’s breathing when she used to be stretched out on the rug by my chair.
She passed away and I still haven’t convinced my dear husband to rescue another
pet. I’m working on it.
I'm
sorry to hear that, Elaine. We do get very attached to pets. They make
wonderful companions...
What
are you working on at the moment?
Presently I’m polishing up my fourth
Historical Romance. The Journal of
Narcissa Dunn is a departure from my previous books. It takes place in New England and has inspirational elements. The idea of this story came from a walk in a
cemetery a few years back. I read the
epitaph of a girl that passed away at eighteen in 1808. I never forgot it. Once
I finished my third novel, I knew my story for her had to be written. I look forward to its release in a few
months.
Another
great read I musn't miss!
And now for the word association fun test!
Pick 5? Here are flash responses.
Day -
Sunshine,
writing, busyness
Night-
A
glass of wine and TV with hubby
Winter- Too cold for
comfort. Furry slippers
Summer-
Beach time. Lobster. My favorite time of year
Travel-
Gaining
new perspectives. Love new places
It
was such a pleasure visiting, Marie, Thank you for your gracious
hospitality. I’d like to invite readers
to my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/elaineviolette.author
where they can subscribe to my monthly newsletter for news on upcoming
releases, contests, and recipes too. (I
love to bake!)
You are very welcome,
Elaine. It was a pleasure talking to you!
Author Bio
Elaine
is a veteran English teacher and holds a BS in English Education from the University of CT and an MS in Educational Leadership
from Central CT State University. She presently teaches public speaking part time at a local community
college. She is a PAN member
of Romance Writers of America, CT Romance Writers (CTRWA) and Charter Oak
Romance writers (CORW). She resides on the Connecticut shoreline and especially enjoys
being a wife, mother, and grandmother.
