Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Aloha to Tracy Anne Warren and THE BEDDING PROPOSAL - Book Review

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From New York Times bestselling author Tracy Anne Warren, the first of a new trilogy about the most dashingly dangerous men in London. Pay a call to the most seductive address in London and meet the Rakes of Cavendish Square....

Lord Leo Byron is bored with the aristocratic company he keeps; he needs a distraction, preferably in the form of a beautiful new female companion. So when he sets eyes on fascinating and scandalous divorcĂ©e Lady Thalia Lennox, he’s determined to make her intimate acquaintance. But the spirited woman seems to have no intention of accepting his advances no matter how much he chases—or how hard he falls....

Once a darling of Society, Thalia Lennox now lives on its fringes. The cruel lies that gave her a notoriously wild reputation have also left her with a broken heart and led to a solemn vow to swear off men. Still, Leo Byron’s bold overtures are deliciously tempting, and, for the first time, she finds herself wondering whether it just might be worth the risk to let the attractive rake into her life—and her bed....


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Chandos House, Cavendish Square
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To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed. - Sidney Poitier

From page one, Warren demonstrates she is a master storyteller. She brings together a bored aristocrat with a scandalous divorcee to match wits. The end result is a sexy battle of wills ... and the fated lovers who ultimately make the other a better person. I appreciated the small details - Thalia's visit to an auction to reclaim sentimental trinkets to her seductive consumption of chocolate pudding. THE BEDDING PROPOSAL is an almost perfect Regency Romance to savor over and over.

I received a print ARC from the author for an honest review.

The Bed by Toulouse-Lautrec (1893)
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Tracy is giving away a print copy of THE BEDDING PROPOSAL to one more randomly selected commenter.  To enter the giveaway, leave a comment about Regency Romances - today is carte blanche.  Comments are open through Saturday, March 7, 10 pm in Baltimore.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, March 8.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Lord Byron's cousin visited Hawaii.

20 comments:

  1. I love Tracy's books, and The Bedding Proposal sounds very good. I love Regency romances.

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  2. Regency Romances are a great favorite of mine. Love the time period & the art of courtship.

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  3. Oh I adore Regency romances!!! Tracy is a new to me author, but the Bedding Proposal sounds like a lot of fun. Please count me in :-D

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  4. I love reading Regency romance. It's so elegant & I love how the simplest things can be so romantic.

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  5. Regencies are one of my favorites. I would love to go back and observe.

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  6. I love Regency Romances. Tracy Anne Warren does a fabulous job writing them--and she's a local writer I've had the privilege of meeting.
    Denise

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  7. I love Regencies....this book sounds so good.

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  8. Sounds intriguing! I think the pull of Regency romances is the way rakes are made out to be fun bad boys.

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  9. oooh... I do enjoy "sexy battle of wills" :) I like regencies and all time periods really. Congrats to Tracy on the new release and thanks for sharing!

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  10. I enjoy historicals the most and love that there are many different time periods with Regency being one of my favorites.

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  11. I adore reading Regency romances! I've read so many of them it's always great to find one that sounds a bit different like this one.

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  12. I still haven't read any of Tracy Anne Warren's books, but one of these days.... Regency romances are lots of fun -- and it's a good thing since there are so many of them.

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  13. The Regency is an interesting and fun period in history, there was a lot going on and I guess that's why so many authors enjoy writing stories in that setting. And readers, including me, love reading those stories. :D

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  14. I do love Regency romances. I love the whole idea of dressing up in pretty gowns, going to teas and musicales and dancing the night away at balls. Definitely one of my favorite time periods to read about. Really looking forward to reading The Bedding Proposal!

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  15. Regency romance is my all time favorite. I just love how men romanced their ladies, and rarely took advantage of them. Everything seemed so much more refined back then, from the way they dressed, to the social life they led.

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  16. I enjoy reading Regency Romances. I like reading about that period of time.

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  17. they can be interesting to read

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  18. I adore reading regency romances, love the courtship rituals and all the clothing from that time period. Wish I could go back in time to visit that era!

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  19. I think regency romances are fun to read. I enjoy that time period.

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  20. I enjoy most time frames in historical romance. Regencies seem to be the most fun.

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