Seduction of a Duke by J R Salisbury

Please welcome J R Salisbury author of Seduction of a Duke

J R Salisbury will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

Seduction of a Duke

byJ R Salisbury

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GENRE:   Historical Romance (Victorian)

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INTERVIEW:

1. What or who inspired you to start writing?

Ms. Sutherland, my creative writing teacher in high school. She encouraged me to pursue my dreams.

2. How did you come up with ideas for your books?

Depends. This particular book came from a scene in My Fair Lady (Pretty Woman has a similar scene). My new series, The Merry Widows came out of nowhere. That’s why I keep a notebook handy. You can never tell when something might come to you.

3. What expertise did you bring to your writing?

I’ve always written, whether it be for advertising, promotion, newsletters. It’s all helped immensely

4. As far as your writing goes, what are your future plans?

Keep going – my big goal is to hit the USA list. After that, the skies the limit!

6. When did you first decide to submit your work? Please tell us what or who encouraged you to take this big step?

I am what they call a hybrid. I self publish and am with a publisher. Oliver Heber books came to me and offered me a contract – and the rest is history. This coming year I’ll self-publish in addition to my works with them.

11. Do you outline your books or just start writing?

I used to be what they call a plotter. I would just sit down with an idea and start writing. My editor encouraged me to do a simple outline to keep track of what was going on as it happened. Then my other editor started showing me how to outline in more detail. So I try to do both.

12. Do you have any hobbies and does the knowledge you’ve gained from these carry over into your characters or the plot of your books?

I’ve ridden horses and been around them since childhood. I think that has helped in this book since there are horses featured to an extent. So yes, that knowledge has bled over into my writing.

13. Do you have an all time favorite book?

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende. She’s a marvelous, prolific historical writer. Having lived or been to some of the places in her books it hits home.

14. Have you started your next project? If so, can you share a little bit about your book?

I have just finished the first book of a brand new series called “The Merry Widows” which should come out in the spring. I’m also writing the next book in this series (Love & Devotion). It’s

The Making of a Duke. It’s about siblings of two of the two main H/h in this book – and they are like oil and water.

BLURB:

You never know when cupids arrow is going to strike…
Lady Cora Keats, the only daughter of the Duke of Dover is not only beautiful, she’s confident, self-assured and sometimes a wee bit outspoken. She knows one day she’ll have to marry and settle down – her father constantly reminds her. Cora has other plans – she doesn’t want to marry…at least not now. She’s grown into an independent woman with an occupation few women dare pursue. She cannot…no she will not give up a successful business for a man. Not even if he’s an obscenely handsome duke who shares her interests.
Sebastian Steele, Duke of Hightower was sought after by all the eligible young women. Tall, muscular and stunningly good-looking, the former rake has quietly begun his search for a wife. Drawn by Lady Cora’s uniqueness and confidence he realizes through all their bickering there is something more lying beneath the surface.
Can these two opposites put aside their differences and work together for the greater good or will pride and stubbornness rule?

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EXCERPT:

“Move your arse! Move your bloody arse!”

Sebastian Steele, Duke of Hightower watched in fascination at the young woman standing at the rail yelling and making a fool of herself. Fascinated because he’d never seen a woman get so animated about a horserace. It was undignified and certainly unbecoming of a lady. Where was her husband?

Though women did attend horse races with their husbands, they never behaved like this. She appeared to be a peer, well dressed and mannered, except for this outburst. Could it be her husband’s horse she was carrying on about?

She continued watching the race, cheering them on. In the sun red hues sparkled off her mahogany hair. She wore dark green dress with charcoal piping along with a peplum jacket and skirt. The collar hugged her chin and was trimmed with black lace. The jacket closed with small black buttons on the front.

He turned his attention from the dark-haired woman to the race, which was winding down. The horses were headed into the homestretch, and his own entry, Apollo’s Gold was proving once again to be a disappointment, holding at a good distance behind the winner. The stallion had shown great promise up until the last two races. Something was missing. He needed to send Apollo to someone who could salvage this horse’s future before he ruined it.

“Better luck next time,” Crispin Allgood, Earl of Yorkshire said, clasping him on the shoulder

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Amazon bestselling author J R Salisbury divides her time between the U.S. and U.K. with her aging Yorkie, Rocco.

When in the U.K. she finds herself shrouded in history, making an author’s imagination come alive.

J R writes Victorian era and Scottish historical romance with perfectly imperfect heroes and strong, sassy heroines.

Website:  www.jamiesalisbury.com

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/JRSHistoricalRomance/?RFF-Bookmarks

Instagram: AuthorJamieSalisbury

Twitter:  @JamieRSalisbury

Seduction of a Duke Amazon Link(offered in KU as well – so Amazon is the only link):  https://www.amazon.com/Seduction-Duke-Love-Devotion-Book-ebook/dp/B09LD9NT1W/

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE:

J R Salisbury will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

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