The Hawaiian word of the day is
'aka.
It is laughter.
Victoria Alexander is the master of laughter ... and delivers plenty of it in her newest Victorian Romance, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WICKED:
For Winfield Elliott, Viscount Stillwell, finding a prospective bride always seemed easy. Perhaps too easy. With three broken engagements to his name, Win is the subject of endless gossip. Yet his current mission is quite noble: to hire a company to repair his family's fire-damaged country house. Nothing disreputable in that--until the firm's representative turns out to be a very desirable widow.
Lady Miranda Garrett expected a man of Win's reputation to be flirtatious, even charming. But the awkward truth is that she finds him thoroughly irresistible. While Miranda resides at Millworth to oversee the work, Win occupies her days, her dreams. . .and soon, her bed. For the first time, the wicked Win has fallen in love. And what began as a scandalous proposition may yet become a very different proposal. . .
"For love, laughter, and lots of fun, read Victoria Alexander." --Stephanie Laurens, New York Times bestselling author
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| Victoria (left) poses with me at RWA/2013. |
I am giving away a print copy of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WICKED to one randomly selected commenter. Comments are open through Saturday, February 2, 10 pm in Hawaii. I'll post the winner on Sunday, February 3.
Mahalo,
Kim in Hawaii
To learn more about Victoria and her books, check out her website at victoriaalexander.com.
Laughter is all important. I love a touch of humour in my reads too.
ReplyDeleteI love the humor in a good romance novel. If I haven't smiled a few times by the time I finish the book, I won't place it on my keepers shelf. I'm curious about Winfield being "dumbed" 3 times in a row...
ReplyDeleteIt's great having laughter in Romance reads. And I'm looking forward to Victoria's Wicked books. I've always enjoyed her books. Thanks for the chance.
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Humor is a very important factor in romances. The real world is serious enough, so it is good to find something to smile about
ReplyDeletelove humor in book, i can smile and grin, but i don't care :)
ReplyDeleteLove her books! I enjoy a book that makes me laugh.
ReplyDeleteI love a sense of humor in a person & a book that makes me laugh out loud is a gem indeed.
ReplyDeleteI love humor. It makes the reading so much better.
ReplyDeleteI also try to put humor in my books, and have loved Victoria's writing for years, especially My Wicked Little Lies and Believe. I would love to add this book to my library.
ReplyDeleteVictoria's is an amazing writer and I've enjoyed her humor in her books for a long time!! This should be a great read!
ReplyDeleteI've always enjoyed Victoria's books, and can't wait to read this. I've got it "on hold" at the library, and should be able to pick it up soon.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy humor in a book too.
Sounds like a good read for a wintry day.
ReplyDeleteI love humor in novels. Sounds like a fun book. I like plot idea about the fire damaged estate and the heroine is the oversear.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun post and congrats to Victoria on her new release! I love humor/snark in all my books. It makes the characters more real to me if they have a sense of humor.
ReplyDeleteI love humor in the books I read, too, and not necessarily romance!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite books make me laugh and cry! I just finished reading one of her books and enjoyed it very much.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy humor in a romance, it makes the read more fun and helps put me in a great mood. I'd rather laugh than cry when I'm escaping into my stories, so I'll usually pick humor to distract me.
ReplyDeleteI have read so many of her books and recommended them to my friends. She is one of my absolute favorite writers!!!
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I love a historical romance with a bit of laughter and a HEA!!
ReplyDeleteHi Kim!
ReplyDeleteI love Victoria's books and one reason is because of her sense of humor that comes out in so many of her books! To get an idea of the "way" she thinks this is a excerpt from her websie:
My husband, Chuck, has never read one of my books. That’s why, in about my third book, I started naming dead husbands Charles, after my husband. I have dead Charles’ now in most of my books. Sometimes they have died of old age, or they’ve died quickly and painlessly. Sometimes they die slowly, with a great deal of pain and suffering. It really all depends on how my life is going. It keeps him on his toes and I think it keeps our marriage fresh.
Well Victoria keeps her books "fresh" by using her sense of humor in her story and you'll never forget her characters because of it! The first book I read by her was The Wedding Bargain which came out the end of the 1999 where the "heroine", Pandora Effinton, challenges the hero, Maximillan Wells, to pass a test she comes up with which if he passes she has to marry him but if he fails SHE gets to pick his bride!
Needless to say if you read The Wedding Bargain be prepared to go on a romping ride from beginning to end! Her books are definitely not to be missed!
I love her books! :) I love the humour especially... Till we meet again is one of my favorites and I re-read it over and over again!
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteThank you for having this on your blog I can't wait to read The Importance Of Being Wicked! I love the Historical romances!
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Love Victoria's writing. She's always has me entertained whenever I read her books.
ReplyDeleteThis looks to be a good read for me, thanks for the giveaway chance! :)
ReplyDeleteI love Victoria Alexander's books. I recently discovered her books and I love the fact that I still have more of hers to read. Thanks for the opportunity to win one.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of Victoria's books before. I love humor in romance.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Victoria's Effington Family and Friends series - it's always great to have some chuckles during a good romance.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a fun story!
ReplyDeleteI like a little mystery in my books.
ReplyDeleteI love Victoria! Her books are awesome. Love with laughter makes reading a whole lot of fun! :D
ReplyDeleteAnother great author I just discovered. Ah but if only I had more time to read away the hours.
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