tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14717385959104675682024-03-05T12:55:21.147-08:00Wanda LuceRegency Romance Authorwandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-23625652647630618802022-11-08T09:22:00.000-08:002024-02-28T12:24:59.384-08:00My Newest Release!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOuB7yHs7UOx-hgNGORE8lYemPnJP9D2BFEmp6peMDq72YU5MIF8sPgs5yz5O_PDob6qC9ukukcD_Wx4UaK1_rkfBKTNQwCaD56v9OzwGOE9Qcsb1Do0vYJF-SthknjD-fpp7LnxqTCIORCaOAQMIKc1jqBc4zGqKpv-IcOM8PvhSSU9HzpnTsJGa/s2201/Wanda%20with%20HHATL%20mail.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="1922" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOuB7yHs7UOx-hgNGORE8lYemPnJP9D2BFEmp6peMDq72YU5MIF8sPgs5yz5O_PDob6qC9ukukcD_Wx4UaK1_rkfBKTNQwCaD56v9OzwGOE9Qcsb1Do0vYJF-SthknjD-fpp7LnxqTCIORCaOAQMIKc1jqBc4zGqKpv-IcOM8PvhSSU9HzpnTsJGa/s320/Wanda%20with%20HHATL%20mail.JPG" width="279" /></b></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Hayden Hamilton and the Lady</b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A Regency Romance<br /></span><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><b>Hayden stood and pulled Lady Emma up into his arms,
assaulted by the deepest ache a man could suffer. Once he released
her, she would be gone forever. “I am a Montague, and you are
a Capulet. I would never be welcome in your family’s home. We
are lost to each other.”</b></span></i></div></div>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-13428051710453829102022-08-22T08:09:00.001-07:002022-08-22T08:09:33.381-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZH4LnN_0vStzFotbEyVz0yNlrC9FpYujzfJYLpI8WqIgI4t0Y6cwOIv2WGHoloKyQDO9zkHvB22IhjK81cSsl7NkzwBxTgM1zZF2rdkY4puvKzuy-usSClQpaZi9i5vY826M21UYzZD5zhrLCxB3cMTdqiK4nNxDey8ms0lkmHALvvRkc11aM_ag9/s1280/HaydenHamilton_sRGB%20(3).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZH4LnN_0vStzFotbEyVz0yNlrC9FpYujzfJYLpI8WqIgI4t0Y6cwOIv2WGHoloKyQDO9zkHvB22IhjK81cSsl7NkzwBxTgM1zZF2rdkY4puvKzuy-usSClQpaZi9i5vY826M21UYzZD5zhrLCxB3cMTdqiK4nNxDey8ms0lkmHALvvRkc11aM_ag9/s320/HaydenHamilton_sRGB%20(3).jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><b>It's ready! </b>Hayden Hamilton and the Lady is not available at Deseret Book and can be purchased online at deseretbook.com. It will also soon be available on Amazon. Here's a short synopsis:<p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Emma Stuart, daughter of Lord Claridge, distinguished member of His Majesty’s Privy Council, delights in playing pranks on noblemen who inflict misery upon others. Twice Lady Emma shames the Marquess of Richmond for his ill use of gently bred ladies. In return, he blackens her reputation.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hayden Hamilton, a handsome London barrister, has a mysterious power over Lord Richmond and proves that the marquess tricked Emma into meeting him in a dark billiard room at a ball. Even so, her suitors disappear. Livid at being exposed, Lord Richmond plots with another nobleman to avenge himself.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Emma finds herself falling in love with Hayden, who has publicly vowed never to marry a lady born to wealth and privilege. Unbeknown to her, she has beguiled him body and soul, though he is determined to forget her. Just when fate reveals the cause of his power over Lord Richmond and makes a union between Hayden and Emma possible, he learns she has changed in ways that may set her forever beyond his reach.</p>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-56430450942966952012022-07-31T17:45:00.000-07:002022-07-31T17:45:02.984-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHMwsK356FS8c3lC_OZHRPsEFwk_0nMhpejgAKxQzKJXaB-uYyAQNHgVDjrpMvb85kPkVEQItypwwhlm2I4lIsvnqh5dpPgc8I4UAct7FJkYkkxF-6-IQz_ICorZmitx_09a9LnoVT3wsARaNhnAHiaIuFKxwH1KEVVAjTBbq7YPEhSEpB6Lp6Ouj/s1280/HaydenHamilton_sRGB%20(3).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHMwsK356FS8c3lC_OZHRPsEFwk_0nMhpejgAKxQzKJXaB-uYyAQNHgVDjrpMvb85kPkVEQItypwwhlm2I4lIsvnqh5dpPgc8I4UAct7FJkYkkxF-6-IQz_ICorZmitx_09a9LnoVT3wsARaNhnAHiaIuFKxwH1KEVVAjTBbq7YPEhSEpB6Lp6Ouj/s320/HaydenHamilton_sRGB%20(3).jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Book #4 is off to the printer!</b></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">It had been three long years since my third book was published when my editor, Linda Prince, at Walnut Springs Press challenged me in November of 2021 to finish my fourth book by May of this year. The three years since </span><i style="font-size: large;">A Dangerous Affection </i><span style="font-size: large;">was published had been very difficult, and at the time of Linda's challenge, I was less than half done with </span><i style="font-size: large;">Hayden Hamilton and the Lady.</i><span style="font-size: large;"> Wanting very much to finish and thinking it would help me do so to have a firm goal on the horizon, I committed to finishing by May. In spite of two difficult rounds of COVID and numerous other adversities, I rounded the home stretch and crossed the finish line, albeit a little late, and it went to press last Friday. I worked very hard to make it happen and am grateful it is done. It will soon be on store shelves and on Amazon and Deseret Book Online. I will let you all know as soon as it is available for purchase. Thank you for all your wonderful support!</span></div>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-38439637505742138582019-07-18T20:37:00.001-07:002019-07-20T18:06:20.934-07:00A Dangerous Affection<br />
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wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-69858287306508621132019-07-05T15:04:00.002-07:002019-07-05T15:48:12.063-07:00Do you love the Regency Era language of Jane Austen or do you just want Regency-set novels?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I read Regency-set romances by modern-day authors, I am saddened that the revered beauty of nineteenth century writing is largely tossed aside in preference for the plainer prose and dialogue of the twenty-first century. It is not only the way of life depicted in Jane Austen's novels that holds an intense charm for me; the style of her writing that immortalizes the language of the time is for me like a song of enchantment. I love the unique placement of her words and her flowery phrases. Too many of her present-day fans dislike her complicated syntax and shudder when they find it in a modern-day novel set in the Regency Era. Most only want a distant taste of the language of that time period. I understand why. I really do, but it is still unfortunate.</div>
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Below, I have selected a few examples of Jane Austen's beautiful phrases that present-day authors would likely find drastically altered by their editors or publishers and regarded as pretentious and annoying by their readers. Beneath each example, I have attempted to show a modern equivalent to the example and to demonstrate how much beauty is lost by writing the phrase in today's language. I am an old hardliner who deeply loves the historic writing of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Jane Austen's style is a lost art from a bygone era. In my rewrite of excerpts from Jane Austen's novels, the song in her syntax has almost been reduced to noise. </div>
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<u style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pride and Prejudice</u>:<i style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.</i></div>
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<u style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Persuasion:</u> <em style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever.</em></div>
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<u style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In today's style</u>: Tell me I'm in time and that you still love me.</div>
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<u style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In today's style</u>: If a woman isn't sure she should accept a man, then she should refuse him. If she hesitates to say yes, she should say no. She shouldn't marry someone if she isn't certain.</div>
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<u style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sense and Sensibility</u>: <em style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> I could not be happy with a man whose taste did not in every point coincide with my own. He must enter in all my feelings; the same books, the same music must charm us both.</em><u style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></u></div>
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<u style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In today's style</u>: I couldn't be happy with a man who didn't share my taste in everything. He must feel like I do and enjoy the same books, and he must enjoy the same music I do.</div>
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wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-69451582820470125562017-07-24T13:05:00.001-07:002017-07-24T14:07:06.917-07:00AMY MARTINSEN, a very talented author<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am so excited to tell you about Amy Martinsen, a wonderful author and an amazing person, whom I greatly admire. I asked her if I could interview her and post it on my blog. Someone suggested I read her book, Changing Worlds. I loved it and am now a fan. Below are the covers of two of her books that I have read and love along with my interview. I hope you will take a minute and read through it. Her books can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Amy-Martinsen/e/B01M1KY52M</span><br />
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<b>CHANGING WORLDS</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">But the troubles at Camp Boughlynch are only the beginning for Anna and Daniel as they fall in love and face the wrath of his family. Can she find the faith and inner strength to accept his past? And will the pair survive the mafia to build a future of their own?</span><br />
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<b>THE SECRET OBITUARY WRITER</b><br />
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When several cryptic emails question the official details of a man s death, Lizzy elicits the help of handsome detective Jackson Clark. Together, they travel halfway around the world to search for answers . . . and maybe even find love along the way.</div>
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<b>MY INTERVIEW OF AMY</b><br />
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Well, first off, my publisher wanted me to write something humorous, so I had that in the back of my mind. But several years ago I read a book where one of the characters was an older man who wrote obituaries for the local newspaper - that was his only job. If he liked you, you received a glowing obituary - if he didn't, you maybe got a few lines. I just thought this was so funny and could see it actually happening somewhere. I put this character together with the idea of having obituaries tell the "whole" story about someone's life...so there you have it. Every time I've asked someone "what if obituaries told the truth?" they've laughed...so I felt I was on the right track.</blockquote>
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I'd have to say, Darwin Strayhorn. I actually wrote this obituary as I was still formulating the idea for the book. He just kind of walked into my mind, sat down in a Starbucks and gave in to a Mini Frappuccino...I laughed out loud. Poor Darwin.<br />
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Well, I still feel like a beginning writer, so....I don't know. The only thing I feel worthy to share is my work ethic, which is to simply keep writing - every day if you can. Just keep at it! Because of some caregiving responsibilities that are mine and will be for a while, I've had to learn to write when and where I can. But I feel if you keep trying, the ideas and inspiration will come...but the work and effort have to come first.</blockquote>
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I'm working on a continuation of <em><strong>The Secret Obituary Writer</strong></em>...just not through with Lizzy and Jackson and all those people in Cutlip, Montana. I'm about a third of the way through and hope to have a rough draft by the end of summer. I also have a few other ideas for completely different novels that keep elbowing their way into my thoughts. I just need that quiet cabin in the woods with no responsibilities that all we writers long for....ha!</blockquote>
<b>ABOUT AMY</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Amy Martinsen was born in Mesa, Arizona and has lived in the same neighborhood, on the same block and with the same people her entire life. She loves these people and has learned that you don’t have to travel to remote places to find fascinating stories; they are all around you if you are willing to listen and learn.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Amy received a Bachelor of Arts in English Education from Arizona State University and a Master of Arts in English from Northern Arizona University. She is the author of “The Tower of Babel and the Teaching of Grammar: Writing Instruction for a New Century” published in the September 2000 English Journal and the short story Lilly’s Photograph by Moose Enterprise in October 2002. She is the author of two novels: Changing Worlds published by Walnut Springs Press in 2015 and The Secret Obituary Writer published by Walnut Springs Press in 2016.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23443489">Felicity~ A Sparrow's Tale</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1108681">Loralee Evans</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1380542610">5 of 5 stars</a>
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Exceptional! "Felicity" took my imagination on an exciting ride. The imagery, suspense, and creativity are woven together so masterfully, that I must admit I couldn't put it down, even as an adult reader. I think the young person in most of us never really dies. I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat as the tender but brave sparrow meet so many dangers with courage and determination. An entrancing tale that wove a spell around me as I read. Exellent writing that will charm any reader. I am so glad I got to read it.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to my giveaway!!! In celebration of the release of my recent Regency romance, I am giving away two print copies. Just click on the LINK below to become one of the lucky winners.</span><br />
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Had a great day visiting with Garry Mitchell and Linda Prince at Walnut Springs Press today! They had a box for me of the first print copies of my second Regency romance, <em>In the Wilds of Devon. </em>After a very enjoyable visit, Linda took me out to lunch for some extra delicious Indian cuisine. It is hard to believe after all the work that it is finished. Now on to finishing my third Regency. I love to write!wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-383106972613494692015-07-06T18:53:00.004-07:002015-07-06T18:54:39.176-07:00Just kickin' it with my son Jonathan. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">He makes me smile!</span>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-78117673872087575332015-07-02T19:37:00.001-07:002015-07-02T19:57:32.256-07:00It's official! My second Regency will be released within days!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So am I extremely excited! Yes! Three years in the making, my second Regency romance, <em>In the Wilds of Devon</em>, is finally at the printer and should be available for purchase within the next week or two. Watch my blog and Facebook page for book signings, contests, a book release party, and other fun stuff.<br />
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This has been a great journey, and I owe special thanks to these amazing authors who read my manuscript and gave me such invaluable advice: Joyce DiPastena, Donna Hatch, Jennifer Lunt Moore, Debra, Erfert, Rebecca Lamoreaux, and Marie Higgins. A heartfelt thanks to my friend, Carol Marchant, who read and critiqued my manuscript two or three times as it went through a few revisions. Words could not express my thanks to Linda Prince, my editor at Walnut Springs Press, who spent long hours on the final edits, proofreading, typesetting, and all the particulars that go into turning a manuscript into a book. My most special thanks go to my husband and family who have been my support and cheerleaders at every turn. And a great thanks to all my readers who enjoyed <em>Lydia, </em>my first Regency and asked for more. It has been a great adventure.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>I have been too long absent from my blog, but life has been too demanding to give it any time. I plan on changing this. Today, I want to share a new release by one of my very favorite authors, Donna Hatch, who writes exquisite Regency-era romances. For only 99 cents, you can enjoy this awesome, clean Christmas Regency that is set to be released on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Just follow the link below to order. Then go back and read her other wonderful romances.</strong></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Christmas was wonderful. I got to be home with my family. That is all I need for a great Christmas. I hate to see the Winter Break end after New Year's, but I am excited to move forward to spring. Here in Bountiful, Utah we are deep in snow. It is beautiful, and yet I can't wait for sunshine, greenery, and warm weather. Of course, I suppose we wouldn't have our amazing springs, summers, and falls without rigorous, snowy winters. Na ja, so geht das!</span></b></div>
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<em>I haven't posted to Blogger for almost two months. I've just been extremely busy. I finished the third revision of my second book this morning and feel like celebrating, so I'm going to post a snippet from the second to last chapter. It isn't a spoiler that will give anything away, but I just thought it woul be fun to post something from the end in celebration of getting this far. Thanks for taking a minute to read it.</em><br />
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>The idea of pummeling them both crossed her mind, so desperate was she to reach Lord Carrington before he departed, but her family had not come this far to be sunk into the depths of embarrassment by her impulsive whims.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though racked with an impatience that hurt to her bones, she halted and joined them at a quick-step.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, the introduction was followed by a few agonizing minutes of prattle, after which she politely excused herself.</strong></span></span>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-1022579471873262022012-03-25T15:57:00.000-07:002012-12-24T06:43:23.942-08:00Weekend-Work-In-Progress Snippet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>“I am not so evil as you have every reason to think me, Miss Dancy, and I promise, you shall have no need to find other employment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though”—Allyne stepped forward to stroke her face—“your beauty is a sore trial to the strength of any man.”</strong></span></span></span>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-15231001412948743102012-02-25T05:54:00.000-08:002012-12-28T10:23:47.064-08:00Weekend Work-In-Progress Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A beautiful woman was sending him an invitation every red-blooded man understood, and having already been deprived too many days of a woman’s touch, he felt a twinge of desire to accept, a tantalizing inclination that faded with astonishing haste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rupert wondered why the offer of such sweet nectar did not at once set him to orchestrating his conquest of the bold temptress, especially out here in a virtual wilderness away from opportunity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe getting dirt under his nails was cleaning up his morals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or perhaps a little distance between him and too much opportunity was giving him some perspective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></div>
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Cambria;"><strong><span style="color: #990000;"><em>My second Regency is mainly in the hero’s point-of-view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Lord Rupert </span>is the rakish son of the Marquess of Lansdowne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His covert escapades to ferret out a ring of aristocratic criminals requires that he disappear into the British countryside for a short time under a false identity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here he meets Alexandra Dancy, a country miss whose family hides its aristocratic origins because they must guard a dark secret.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can the two overcome the prejudices and hidden identities that divide them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry, you will just have to wait and read it to learn the answer.</em></span></strong></span></span> </span>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-69478825222393406032012-02-09T07:13:00.000-08:002012-02-09T07:30:21.353-08:00Wednesday Work-In-Progress Snippet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rupert had to admit it felt good to throw his title at the condescending butler and put him in his place. The man’s sudden improvement of manners gave him more than a little satisfaction. Without further discussion, Rupert found himself led post haste to an extravagantly appointed drawing room, where he immediately proceeded to memorize every detail of the assorted pictures and personal effects. One portrait, however, made the need to remember anything else at once unnecessary. As Alexandra had already revealed about a similar picture that hung in the her family's drawing room in Whitchurch, the man in the portrait was her father.</span></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="color: #990000;"></span></span></span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Cambria;"><strong><span style="color: #990000;"><em>My second Regency is mainly in the hero’s point-of-view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Lord Rupert </span>is the rakish son of the Marquess of Lansdowne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His covert escapades to ferret out a ring of aristocratic criminals requires that he disappear into the British countryside for a short time under a false identity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here he meets Alexandra Dancy, a country miss whose family hides its aristocratic origins because they must guard a dark secret.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can the two overcome the prejudices and hidden identities that divide them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry, you will just have to wait and read it to learn the answer.</em></span></strong></span></span> </span></div>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-19444537519234220632012-02-03T16:49:00.000-08:002012-02-03T16:50:38.199-08:00Book Signing tomorrow at the South Towne Barnes and Noble Authorpalooza!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I will be signing copies of my Regency romance, Lydia, tomorrow between 1 and 4 at the South Towne Barnes and Noble in Sandy. I hope some of you will be able to drop in and say 'hi." </span></strong>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-60190406046748018432012-01-28T08:51:00.000-08:002012-01-28T08:51:13.676-08:00Work-In-Progress Snippet<br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: #660000;">Thanks for taking a moment to read an excerpt from my work-in-progress!</span></strong></em><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Alexandra wanted to exclaim her absolute wish to be left alone by any and all gentlemen who were not Lord Carrington, but constrained by better manners, she struggled against a powerful reluctance to again produce her dance card. At last, she managed to pull it from her reticule. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A scorching rejection of Lord Allyne's request hovered on her tongue, but she sealed her lips against the fervent wish to let it free and made a sincere effort to reward his admiring looks with a pleasant countenance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judging by his wilting smile, she had not answered his expectations.</strong></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Cambria;"><em><span style="color: #990000;"><strong></strong></span></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><em><strong>My second Regency is mainly in the hero’s point-of-view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Lord Rupert </span>is the rakish son of the Marquess of Lansdowne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His covert escapades to ferret out a ring of aristocratic criminals requires that he disappear into the British countryside for a short time under a false identity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here he meets Alexandra Dancy, a country miss whose family hides its aristocratic origins because they must guard a dark secret.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can the two overcome the prejudices and hidden identities that divide them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry, you will just have to wait and read it to learn the answer.</strong></em></span> </span></div>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-37405660590428110962012-01-12T19:47:00.000-08:002012-01-28T07:57:37.525-08:00Work-In-Progress Wednesday Snippet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Cambria;"><em><span style="color: #990000;"><strong>My second Regency is mainly in the hero’s point-of-view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Lord Rupert </span>is the rakish son of the Marquess of Lansdowne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His covert escapades to ferret out a ring of aristocratic criminals requires that he disappear into the British countryside for a short time under a false identity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here he meets Alexandra Dancy, a country miss whose family hides its aristocratic origins because they must guard a dark secret.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can the two overcome the prejudices and hidden identities that divide them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry, you will just have to wait and read it to learn the answer.</strong></span></em></span> </div>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-25199053753809127932012-01-07T04:12:00.000-08:002012-01-07T04:12:56.072-08:00WORK-In-Progress Snippet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Okay, I know. This post usually appears on Wednesdays, and lately I'm not getting it up until Saturdays. Maybe I need to give it another little rhyming title like Weekend Work-In-Progress Snippet. Hmmm. And I really ought to do posts on some other topics. It is just that I am so busy. Thank you all my friends who read my posts. I hope you all have a great weekend.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">***<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">He grasped the trinket and lifted it upward so as to study its intricate engravings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With his nail he pried the two halves open, revealing a miniature drawing of a manor house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most females stowed tokens or portraits of a beloved inside a locket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Curious that this caricature of a great manor house had been awarded that distinction.</span></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rupert gently snapped the charm shut and laid it with reverence in the middle of her fair chest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As he pulled the coat back up high, his eyes were drawn to the alluring features of her heart-shaped face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her lips had warmed to a healthier hue now, almost pink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He felt his pulse rise at the tantalizing thought of kissing her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As if hearing his thoughts, she moved ever so slightly, drew in a breath, and opened her brilliant green eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both shock and relief swept through him, but her great teasing lashes closed again.</span></strong></span></span>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-12361258128973553672011-12-31T10:30:00.000-08:002011-12-31T10:31:50.443-08:00WORK-IN-PROGRESS POST FOR THE NEW YEAR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #990000;">Oh dear! Wednesday came and went and I forgot to post a snippet from my WIP. <span style="font-size: small;">I just finished the second revision of my manuscript, but I am far from done. Thanks for taking a moment to read this week's post.</span></span></em></span></strong><br />
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<strong>***<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Lord Yelverton had paid her several attentive visits since their first meeting at her uncle’s </span><city><place><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">London</span></place></city><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> establishment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Few would describe him as less than very handsome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had large blue eyes and the build of a well-muscled athlete, but he had a great want of spirit and possessed virtually no sense of humor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His attentions were flattering but kindled little more in her than a distant appreciation for his kindness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those of her acquaintance who noticed his partiality toward her readily expounded on his virtues and her excellent good fortune to have attracted his notice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To her at this moment he amounted to nothing more than an unwished-for nuisance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nevertheless, her flagging patience had not reached its limit.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Cambria;"><em><strong><span style="color: #990000;">My second Regency is mainly in the hero’s point-of-view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Lord Rupert </span>is the rakish son of the Marquess of Lansdowne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His covert escapades to ferret out a ring of aristocratic criminals requires that he disappear into the British countryside for a short time under a false identity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here he meets Alexandra Dancy, a country miss whose family hides its aristocratic origins because they must guard a dark secret.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can the two overcome the prejudices and hidden identities that divide them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry, you will just have to wait and read it to learn the answer.</span></strong></em></span></span>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471738595910467568.post-16240671184079235982011-12-14T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-15T17:17:42.501-08:00WORK-IN-PROGRESS WEDNESDAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><em><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">Hope you enjoy this week's snippet from my WIP. I am almost done with the first revision. Yay!</span> </strong></em></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Alexandra’s skin smelled of soap and lilacs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sweet intimacy of her hand against his lips ran like liquid metal into his veins and welded yet another link in his attachemt to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Determined, he pushed</span> away the thought of how much farther he wanted to douse his senses with her every element and reluctantly stepped back to the chair to retrieve his hat. “I’ll take my leave before you order me out, but be warned. Unless you wish to be endlessly pestered, you must consent to walk with me tomorrow into Whitchurch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have something I wish to show you.”</span></span></span></span><br />
<strong><em><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Cambria;">My second Regency is mainly in the hero’s point-of-view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Lord Rupert </span>is the rakish son of the Marquess of Lansdowne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His covert escapades to ferret out a ring of aristocratic criminals requires that he disappear into the British countryside for a short time under a false identity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here he meets Alexandra Dancy, a country miss whose family hides its aristocratic origins because they must guard a dark secret.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can the two overcome the prejudices and hidden identities that divide them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry, you will just have to wait and read it to learn the answer</span></em></strong></div>wandaluce.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.com1