Monday, March 25, 2019

Love and Redemption

Wild Women Authors is pleased to focus on Luanna Stewart as she celebrates the upcoming release [April 1, 2019!!!] of Love and Redemption, a historical romance out of the Wild Rose Press.

Blurb
Mary Taylor abandoned her silk gowns and sparkling jewels when she quit her position as one of London’s highly prized courtesans. She’s determined to earn her living with a paintbrush rather than between the sheets. Starting fresh in a new country, she masquerades as a widow running a tearoom in Halifax while perfecting her art. But when she’s hired to finish the portrait of a handsome judge, she risks everything by surrendering to her lustful craving.

Finton Morash, youngest judge on the Queen’s bench, believes people are either good or bad. The dowdy widow painting his portrait is surely one of the former. After discovering the sensual beauty hiding beneath shapeless gowns, he wonders at her other secrets.

When whispers circulate about Mary’s nefarious past, she must find the courage to face the consequences. And Finton must decide whether love is worth the risk.

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Excerpt:

Mary glanced around before leaning closer still. "You are the most exciting thing to happen here in quite some time."
     "Am I indeed? Exciting?"
     She silently cursed her fair skin, surely bright pink. One would think that after earning her living by flirting, teasing, and more, she would be comfortable with such talk. This man wasn’t paying for the privilege of her company, though, and there lay the difference. She stared at the painting as if she'd never seen it before. "Back to important matters. Please don't feel—"
     "I want to purchase this painting. It will brighten a corner of my library. Every time I weary of opinions and laws I'll look at this and imagine myself at ease surrounded by the beauty of nature." He carefully lifted the small canvas from the wall. "I see you've signed it with only your surname. Why is that?"
     "I believe it will be easier to make my way in the artistic world if I keep my sex hidden. Women are often judged to be idly pursuing a hobby and are seldom taken seriously."
     "Hm...Would you mind signing your full name on the back? That way my heirs will know they have one of the first by a famous artist."
     She chuckled. "Where is the honesty you hold so dear?"
     Though his expression remained unchanged she detected a twinkle in his eye. Unbidden came the wish that she was indeed a respectable widow, able to pursue a friendship with this exciting man without fear of discovery.
     Enough. Her "if only's" would soon fill her largest tea urn. She had much to be grateful for. She'd come to Halifax to start anew. If that meant leaving behind physical desire then so be it.    Celibacy was a small price to pay for a life free of shame.

A bit about our Focus Author:
     Luanna Stewart has been creating adventures for her imaginary friends since childhood. As soon as she discovered her grandmother's stash of romance novels, all plots had to lead to a happily-ever-after.
     Luanna writes full time, concentrating on sexy romantic suspense, steamy paranormal romance, and spicy historical romance.
     Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Luanna has recently returned to the land of her birth with her dear husband and two spoiled cats. When she's not torturing her heroes and heroines, she’s in her kitchen baking something delicious.

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21 comments:

  1. Hiya Kat! Thanks heaps for inviting me for a visit today!

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  2. WhooHoo - can't wait to read this book - already preordered. I loved the first two books and have been waiting for this heroine's story since I read the others.

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    1. Thank you so much, Deb! Writing this heroine was a ton of fun - and also quite a challenge given her past.

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  3. This book looks as delicious as your baking. Preordered!

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    1. LOL Thanks you, Susan. You won't be surprised to hear there's a bit of baking in this book.

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  4. Sounds like a winner, Luanna! Best of luck.

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  5. This sounds so good, Lu! I snuck over to Amazon to have a peek at your cover and it's gorgeous! I hope this book goes out and gathers all kinds of new readers for you.

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    1. Thank you, Nina! From your lips to the readers click fingers, hehe.

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  6. Enjoyed the blurb and excerpt, Luanna! Wishing you all the best!

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  7. Sounds like fun! I love stories about artists--and if they're steamy stories, so much the better!

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    1. Thank you, Rhonda. I can guarantee there is steaminess in this story, LOL.

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  8. What an interesting premise!
    Good luck and god's blessings
    PamT

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  9. Thank you, Pam. I certainly had a lot of fun dealing with that particular premise.

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  10. Nothing better than a good redemption story!

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    1. I hope I did it justice, Alina. Oops, no pun intended, hehe. Thanks for dropping by.

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  11. Your book is already on order...am SO anxious to see how Mary adjusts to life in the garrison town of Halifax. I hope her tea room flourishes and has a lovely view of the magnificent harbour~Good luck. Villa

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  12. Thank you for dropping by, Villa! Her tearoom does have a harbour view, though she's usually too busy either with her customers or baking sweets to enjoy it.

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