Friday, May 24, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
New Release: Whip Smart: Lola Montez Conquers the Spaniards
Flamboyant History
Fact-Based Adventures of Historic Muse Delivers Bodacious
Fun
"Whip Smart is a sexy, adventurous and intelligent
tale that I would dare name a bodice ripper for the literary mind!"
-- Marisa Lancione,
NOW, Montreal
"A fun and sexy romp! I can’t wait for the sequel!"
-- Gwyn Cready, RITA Award winning author of Seducing Mr. Darcy, A Novel Seduction and Timeless Desire: An Outlander Love Story
A wild and sexy romp through History based on the real-life
adventures of the audacious Lola Montez—the “Sensation of Europe.”
Astor + Blue Editions is proud to present, Whip Smart: Lola Montez Conquers
the Spaniards (ISBN: 978-1-938231-47-6; Trade Paperback; Romance,
Historical, Women’s Fiction; US $14.95 CAN $14.95; February, 2013), the
rollicking first installment of a new series by debut author, Kit Brennan. The Whip
Smart series begins during the historic week that marks the actual birthdate
of Lola Montez. (February 17).
It is
1842, London, and the gorgeous, ever-capricious twenty-two-year-old Eliza
Gilbert, (a.k.a. Lola Montez) is in deep trouble and seeks escape from a divorce
trial. Desperate, Lola accepts an alluring offer of a paid trip to Spain,
provided she fulfill a few clandestine tasks for Juan de Grimaldi—a Spanish
theatre impresario who is also a government agent and spy for the exiled
Spanish queen.
Lola
soon finds herself in Madrid, undercover as a performer in a musical play. But
when she falls dangerously in love with the target, General Diego de
Léon—the “perfect Spanish soldier, lover and horseman”—Lola becomes a double
agent and the two hatch a plot of their own. Disaster strikes when the plot is
exposed and Lola is forced to flee on horseback to France, with a
dangerous group of Loyalists in hot pursuit. Will Lola’s reckless daring,
feminine whiles, and signature whip be enough to save her life, her lover and
her cause? She will have to be more whip
smart than ever before.
Written
with zest and a passionate, fiery fervor by debut author Kit Brennan, Whip
Smart irresistibly whisks readers into a vivid journey through 19th
Century France, England and Spain, riding sidesaddle with Eliza Gilbert, the young,
hot-headed Irish girl destined to transform into Dona Maria Dolores de Porris y
Montez—a.k.a. Lola Montez, The Sensation
of Europe!
--over--
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Kit
Brennan is a nationally produced, award-winning playwright, and teaches writing
and storytelling at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec.
The
Victorian era and its personalities have always been of major interest to
Brennan. Her play Tiger’s Heart
explores the life of Dr. James Barry, who was actually a woman living a double
life disguised as a man in order to practice medicine, which was not an option
open to women at the time.
Kit
divides her time between the vibrant city of Montreal and the quiet lake
wilderness of Ontario alongside her husband, Andrew, and a variety of animal
friends. Whip Smart: Lola Montez Conquers
the Spaniards is her debut novel.
Visit
her online at www.kitbrennan.com.
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Where To Buy:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/SnFGTj
B&N: http://bit.ly/UCKNP6
________________________________________________________________________________
MEDIA
CONTACT
Tony
Viardo
(773)
697-9580
GENERAL
INFO:
Whip
Smart: Lola Montez Conquers the Spaniards
ISBN: 978-1-938231-47-6
(Paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-938231-45-2
(E-book)
Historical Romance; Women’s Fiction
247 Pages
February 14, 2013
Coming Soon from Kit Brennan and Astor + Blue Editions:
Whip
Smart: Lola Montez and the Poisoned Nom de Plume
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Featured Book and Author - See Me by Natalie-Nicole Bates
See Me by Natalie-Nicole Bates
Carly Anders is
hearing voices in her head. Another one of her kind is trying to contact her.
She knows of the malevolent freaks—others
who are eternal like her and seek out the weak to inflict pain upon. For years,
Carly has held up huge protective walls to keep herself and her secrets safe.
Now, physically and mentally exhausted, Carly needs protection and rest.
She accepts the
invitation to visit an internet friend who needs help appraising a collection
of antique photographs. The situation is
not ideal, but Carly hopes a male presence in her life will deter the
determined suitor who haunts her thoughts and dreams.
Daniel Tremont is not
what Carly is expecting.
The former funeral
director has a secret of his own. Not only is he eternal like Carly, he is her
creation from all those years before—her abomination she thought she killed.
Daniel has been
searching for Carly for years. He knows she is the piece of his life that he
has been missing for so long. Now that he has found her, he has no intentions
of letting her go.
Buy
links:
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*****
Excerpt:
He waved a hand in
front of her face, but she didn’t blink. The
lights are on, but no one’s home.
“Carly, my angel,” he whispered and cupped
her cheek into his palm. He revealed in the silkiness and warmth of her skin.
Still, she didn’t react. She was almost…a zombie.
His own body jerked in reaction to the
fear she was emanating. She was clearly sleepwalking and in the throes of one
hell of a nightmare, yet she didn’t cry out any longer. It was all now playing
out inside her mind.
“Charlotte, see me,” he implored.
Her lips twitched at the mention of her
real name.
“See me,” he repeated.
Suddenly, her body gave way and she
collapsed. Catching her, he lifted her into his arms and carried her to the
bed. As he laid her down, her breathing became ragged. He placed a hand over
her heart as it raced, and passed healing calmness through his hand, feeling
the energy pulsate against her skin. Beneath his hand, he would feel her
heartbeat slow to a normal rhythm.
“Daniel?” Her voice was mere caress.
“I’m here, my angel. You’re having a
nightmare. You’re frightened. It’s okay now, I’m here, and I will never leave
you,” he promised.
“Everyone leaves, Daniel. You can’t
understand, you can’t…” Her body started to tremble.
He climbed onto the bed and straddled her
body. Leaning close to her face, he said, “Carly, let go of your fear. I can
take it. Let go and see me,” he commanded.
Her breath came out in a whoosh, and a
wall of fear and resistance hit him like a blow from above. It wasn’t exactly
painful, more startling than anything else.
His vision flip-flopped, and he could see
an image from inside her mind of two souls forever entwined as the result of
one act. It made perfect sense. She was reliving the day their souls became
one. The day of the fire.
He then saw black, suffocating water. She
was reliving her own death, as well.
As the visions left him, he was consumed
with the mishmash of fear, loneliness, and resistance within her.
He had to make her understand that it was
over. “I will never leave you, Carly. That is my promise to you,” he insisted.
A flicker of life ignited in her eyes. Her
hands came up to his face, and to Daniel’s surprise, tears bubbled from his own
eyes. He was releasing the pain and fear he had absorbed from his beloved.
“I’m so sorry, Daniel, so sorry,” she
murmured.
“There’s nothing to be sorry for, my love.
It’s over. It’s time to move forward now.”
“You don’t understand what I am, Daniel.”
“I do understand, Carly. I am what you
are. See me for what I am.”
In his mind, he could see the moving
clockwork gears of her thoughts once again as she tried to process what he was
telling her to be true.
“Just accept it, and let’s move forward.”
She drew his face to hers and her lips
parted beneath his. Time blurred and he drank in the essence of his Carly. Her
soft, barely covered curves molded themselves against his the hard planes of
his body. Her hands were under his t-shirt, her fingers stroking him.
If he pressed on, he knew she wouldn’t
refuse him. But in her vulnerable state, he wouldn’t let anything progress
further that night. Carly needed time to process everything that happened.
There was plenty of time to pursue a physical relationship. They weren’t going
any where…he hoped.
*****
Natalie-Nicole Bates
is a book reviewer and author.
Her passions in life
include books and hockey along with Victorian and Edwardian era photography and
antique poison bottles. Natalie contributes her uncharacteristic love of hockey
to being born in Russia.
She currently resides
in the UK where she is working on her next book and adding to her collection of
19th century post-mortem photos.
Visit Natalie online
at www.natalienicolebates.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BatesNatalie
Monday, September 3, 2012
VBT Promo - Sun God Seeks...Surrogate by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Title: SUN GOD SEEKS…SURROGATE?
Series: (Book 3, Accidentally Yours Series)
Author:
Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Publisher:
Self
Length:
295 Pages
Genres:
Paranormal Romance (Action/Adventure, Comedy)
Heat
Level: Sensual
Sequel to ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE WITH…A GOD? and The New York Times Best
Seller, ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED TO…A VAMPIRE?, this story has it all! Vampires,
gods, and our favorite evil Mayan priests, the Maaskab.
5.0 out of 5 Stars on Amazon
for “Sun God Seeks…Surrogate”!
AVAILABLE
AT:
BLURB:
When 24-year-old Penelope learns of a new miracle drug that
could cure her ailing mother, it’s the answer to her prayers. Until she sees
the cost. But for every door that closes, a window opens. In this case, the window
calls herself Cimil, and she’s quite possibly the most insane person Penelope’s
ever met. Could it be because this complete stranger just offered Penelope one
million dollars to carry her wealthy brother’s baby?
But Cimil’s brother isn’t your everyday millionaire. In fact,
he gives new meaning to the word hot.
Click here for my review - Review
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Before taking up a permanent residence in the
San Francisco Bay Area, Mimi spent time living near NYC (became a shopaholic),
in Mexico City (developed a taste for very spicy food), and Arizona (now hates
jumping chollas, but pines for sherbet sunsets). Her love of pre-Hispanic
culture, big cities, and romance inspires her to write when she’s not busy with
kids, work, and life…or getting sucked into a juicy novel.
She hopes that someday, leather pants for men
will make a big comeback and that her writing might make you laugh when you
need it most.
Website:
www.mimijean.net
Email:
mimi@mimijean.net
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