Guest Post and Giveaway: Lorraine Heath, Author of Once More, My Darling Rogue
Please welcome special guest Lorraine Heath to the virtual offices! She’s here to share a Top 5 list about Drake, the hero of her latest release Once More, My Darling Rogue. Check it out, and be sure to enter the awesome giveaway!
Drake’s Top 5 most irritating habits, according to his house staff by Lorraine Heath
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He has no standards whatsoever when it comes to hiring staff and can set aside his qualms in favor of retribution when he discovers a lady who has given him a cut direct on many occasions has no memory and he is in need of a housekeeper.
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He is far too particular regarding how things are to be taken care of, insisting that clothes be folded and put away, beds made, kitchen scrubbed, hearths cleaned, boots polished.
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He is not averse to distracting a servant with a kiss when she is in the midst of her chores.
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He is incapable of washing his own back, which requires his housekeeper run her hands amuck over those broad shoulders and firm muscles.
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He cooks more for her than she does for him, tidies up the house more than she does, begrudgingly covers her expenses when she takes the maid next door on a shopping spree, and grumbles every time she brings home a stray animal—and yet he doesn’t make her cast out a single one. Making her fall just a little bit in love with him. Even though she knows she shouldn’t. Because, after all, he is a rogue.
Once More my Darling Rogue
The Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James # 2
By: Lorraine Heath
Releasing August 26th, 2014
Avon
Blurb
From New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath, comes the second book in a brand new series, The Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James, featuring three eligible bachelors…and the scoundrels that reside within each.
Born to the street but raised within the aristocracy, Drake Darling can’t escape his sordid beginnings. Not when Lady Ophelia Lyttleton snubs him at every turn, a constant reminder he’s not truly one of them. But after rescuing her from a mysterious drowning, he realizes she doesn’t remember who she is. With plans to bring her to heel, he insists she’s his housekeeper—never expecting to fall for the charming beauty.
While Ophelia might not recall her life before Drake, she has little doubt she belongs with him. The desire she feels for her dark, brooding employer can’t be denied, regardless of consequences. So when Ophelia’s memory returns, she is devastated by the depth of his betrayal. Now Drake must risk everything to prove she can trust this rogue with her heart once more.
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Buy Links
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Excerpt
She darted her gaze to the left, the right. Without her noticing, he had managed to maneuver her into the shadows of an alcove and was now barring her way. Those she had been visiting with earlier were nowhere about. She should have known that Avendale and Langdon would side with this blackguard and escort her friends onto the dance floor, into the gardens, or off for refreshments. Blast them! Still, she’d not be intimidated by the likes of Drake Darling. “You, sir, are despicable.”
“And you’re a haughty miss who needs to be taught a lesson.”
“I suppose you think you’re the man to do it.”
His eyes darkened, his gaze dropped to her lips, and she found herself taking three quick steps back. “Don’t you dare,” she whispered, hating that her voice sounded more like a plea than a demand.
“You’ve been poking the tiger for some years now. You can’t always expect him to remain docile.”
He had the right of it there. She didn’t know why she had continually singled him out. Perhaps because she sensed a darkness in him, one that called to her, one that was dangerous to welcome.
“You’re making a spectacle of us,” she pointed out. “We’re in the shadows. No one is paying us any heed at all.”
Like some great hulking predator, he advanced on her. While she knew it to be unwise, she retreated farther into the alcove until her back hit the wall. Her heart beat out an unsteady tattoo. Within her gloves, her palms grew damp. “If you do anything untoward, I’ll scream.”
He laughed darkly. “And risk being caught with a guttersnipe? I think not.”
“You’re a black-hearted scoundrel.”
“Which is exactly why I intrigue you. You’re bored with all the fancy gents hovering around you. They’d never think of touching you with ungloved hands.”
Author Info
LORRAINE HEATH always dreamed of being a writer. After graduating from the University of Texas, she wrote training manuals and computer code, but something was always missing. After reading a romance novel, she not only became hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She’s been writing about them ever since. Her work has been recognized with numerous industry awards, including RWA’s RITA® and a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. Her novels have appeared on the USA Today and New York Times best-seller lists.
Author Links
Website: http://www.lorraineheath.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LorraineHeathBooks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lorraine_Heath
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/104926.Lorraine_Heath
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