Summer is winding down with Labor Day this coming weekend. Yet readers can can revel in mid summer's pleasures with Christy English's LOVE ON A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT:
A Regency-era retelling of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
The charming, dissolute Raymond, Earl of Pembroke, is the most notorious rake in London. Home from the war against Bonaparte's forces, he spends his life gaming, drinking and bedding courtesans, trying to forget the only woman he ever loved.
Arabella, Duchess of Hawthorne, is the woman who betrayed him. Forced into a marriage with an old man against her will ten years before, Arabella never saw Pembroke again. But now her elderly husband is dead, and the new Duke of Hawthorne wants to force her into his bed.
Desperate, Arabella goes to Pembroke in the dark of night and begs for his help and protection. In spite of his anger and bitterness, Pembroke can not turn his old love away. He and Arabella journey to Derbyshire during the midsummer festival to escape the marauding duke. Arabella and Pembroke find that their attraction for each other has not diminished, but has grown to a conflagration beyond their control. They find themselves falling under an enchantment, caught in a dream from which they never want to wake.
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| An endless summer in Hawaii |
I posted my four star review on Amazon (link) and Goodreads (link). I am giving a print copy of LOVE ON A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT to one randomly selected commenter. To enter the giveaway,
1. Leave a comment about summer nights ... did you see any stars? enjoy fireworks? kiss a hero?
I miss viewing Hoku-ho’okele-wa’a. It translates as the canoe-guiding star aka Sirius.
2. This giveaway is open to all readers.
3. Comments are open through Saturday, August 31, 10 pm in Hawaii. I'll post the winner on Sunday, September 1.
Mahalo,
Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City
2. This giveaway is open to all readers.
3. Comments are open through Saturday, August 31, 10 pm in Hawaii. I'll post the winner on Sunday, September 1.
Mahalo,
Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City
I remember the summer nights of my youth.... playing kick the can with the neighborhood kids, chasing lightening bugs, staying outside until the street lights came on, and millions of starts in the sky.
ReplyDeleteI saw a few fireworks this past July 4th. When my son and his family lived in Hollywood, right at the beach (Florida), I would stand out on their deck at night and look at all the stars, and watching the planes going off to all different places.
ReplyDeleteWe play boccie at our American Legion with lots of friends and those are very enjoyable summer nights!
ReplyDeleteI kiss a hero every night -- my husband!
ReplyDeleteSee plenty of stars! Since it's very hot, we (with my family) stays outside often and just look up in the sky and talk about different topics.
ReplyDeleteWe managed to see a few stars.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the stars when I happened to be out on a clear enough night and enjoyed the city fireworks from my daughter's house on the 4th. I get to kiss my hero every night.
ReplyDeleteI haven't really enjoyed the summer nights much, too many bugs here in Florida to be out after dark. I do sneak out once in a while to look at the moon and the stars, and saw some Fireworks from my front porch on July 4th.
ReplyDeleteFor the meteor shower we went up to the local mountains and saw tons of stars and watched the meteors. It was beautiful. I love the cover of Love on a Midsummer Night!
ReplyDeleteI remember sitting on the beach getting ready to watch the fireworks with my friends. One of the best Fourth of July.
ReplyDeleteI live in the tropics so no "summer", it's hot all year round. I do love a clear night when you can see a whole vista of stars.
ReplyDeleteWe have very clear skies here, so on a Summer's night it's wonderful to be outside under the stars.
ReplyDeleteI did see some stars (too much light pollution) and I did see some fireworks. My husband could be considered a hero and yes I did kiss him on many occasions outside.
ReplyDeleteI usually only see stars in the summer if I go out looking for them very late at night - there's a lot of light around that gets reflected up at any clouds that are around.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of light pollution in my neck of the woods.. People that live in more unpopulated areas have better views. When camping out west in national parks, the night sky was wonderful!
ReplyDeletework, work, work... broke up w/ long term bf... moved, worked some more... I wish I had been able to star gaze and kiss a handsome hero :)
ReplyDeleteI love to watch the stars at night.
ReplyDeleteI've seen some fireworks, a meteor shower, and a blue moon. I get to kiss my hero every day!
ReplyDeletesaw many stars.....heard fireworks in my house.....have yet to kiss any hero............
ReplyDeletethank you for the giveaway!!
We don't have street lights and the stars are so vibrant. I love finding the Big Dipper
ReplyDeleteI live in the country so I get to see stars every night plain as day. I saw the cool meteor shower the other night. Also a couple of weeks ago I saw several shooting stars. I did get to see Fireworks several times this summer. I got to see them a couple of weeks ago after the Toby Keith concert at the Iowa State Fair and also on the 4th of July. I have only daydreamed and dreamed about kissing a hero.
ReplyDeleteI have How To Tame in my TBR pile and dying to read. Keeps getting closer to the top.
Thanks for the chance to win.
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ReplyDeleteI don't see many stars on a summer night when i go out. I mostly see the moon and that's it. I do miss being able to see a lot of stars though but now it's like you can't see them much from where I live.
ReplyDeleteGoing out on summer nights has been tough this year since we had so much rain and now there are a lot of mosquitoes.
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