Christmas in July!

It's release day for LADY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!  I'm very happy to see this novella for sale on its own, as well as in the anthology The Duke's Christmas Tidings.  I've always wanted to write a Regency Christmas story!

Miss Glenna Bolton is not having a Happy Christmas. She’s lost her grandfather and the bookshop they ran together. If not for the invitation from the Duke of Danby, she would have no place to go. 

No Christmas festivities for Baron Ellesworth this year. His newly inherited estate is in bad shape—and so is his bank account. He’ll spend the holiday traveling to do a bit of business with Lord Danby, in hopes of bringing Christmas to Elleshaven next year. 

Traveling during the holiday season doesn’t sound romantic, but a star in the East, an abandoned child and a quest for holiday cheer might just convince these two that love is the best gift of the Season. 

iBooks:  http://apple.co/28OMH3d
Amazon:  http://amzn.to/28MhwAO
Kobo:  http://bit.ly/28MSVfs
Googleplay: http://bit.ly/29a0Gxt
Nook: http://bit.ly/29acLTK

I got together with the other authors from the Duke's Christmas anthology series to bring you a fun game for Christmas in July!  Just go to my website at www.DebMarlowe.com, find the snowflake, click on it and answer an easy question!  A randomly chosen winner will receive a Jane Austen Christmas ornament and a copy of An Unexpected Encounter.  There are 9 authors in all and 9 different prizes--play them all!

Some Things Stay the Same...

Whenever I'm working in or just enjoying my garden, I think about how some things stay the same.  I feel connected to the many people who get the same sense of joy, comfort and satisfaction that I do, both today and for so many ages before.

I've written nineteenth century heroines who would have had gardeners to do the work for them, one who always was in the dirt and compost right next to them, and some who would have welcomed the chance to do something so peaceful as garden.  In my YA series, I'm writing a slightly futuristic heroine who would definitely feel the connection I do to the nature around me.

 I've written certain trees and plants of mine into my stories and I think about them all as I weed and mulch and water and both my garden and I get to experience adventures beyond our small plot of land.  :-)

Many things are so different from the times and places I write about, but some of the most simple and wonderful things are the same!

A bit of inspiration . . .

Have you gone to see the new Jane Austen adaptation, Love and Friendship?

I've heard reviews in all directions, but I enjoyed it.  Gorgeous costumes and scenery, witty dialogue, a manipulative heroine--and nobody does a ridiculous character like Jane Austen!  That 12 Commandments scene was worth the price of admission alone!

All in all, a nice afternoon and some lovely visual inspiration!

Surprise!

Have you been impatiently waiting to find out what happens When the Duke Comes to Town?

Good news!

All four books in the When the Duke Comes to Town anthology series are available one week early--exclusively from iBooks!

Enjoy!

http://apple.co/1ZbgWkt


And if you want to see all the fun around this series, check out the FB page!

https://www.facebook.com/When-the-Duke-Comes-to-Town-A-Regency-Romance-Collection-906903716062650/

Meet the characters!

Here's a fun little introduction to the characters in my upcoming story, The Earl's Hired Bride in the anthology, Outwitting the Duke!

Because an unmarried Earl must be in want of a bride . . . 
Every debutante in the ton wants to be the Countess of Hartford—and mistress of Hartsworth Castle. Never mind that Hart has no interest in marrying just yet, the young ladies hunt him as ruthlessly as a pack of hounds after the elusive fox. What he needs is a hired bride—one who will give him some room to breathe, but is guaranteed to call it off at the end of the Season. 

Because a girl with no prospects will do what she must to help her family . . . 
Miss Emily Spencer must do something. Her mother’s health is failing and the notorious Duke of Danby is growing dangerously close. Why not hide in plain sight and pretend to be the Earl of Hartford’s betrothed? And getting paid for her troubles? It’s just what she needs to make her family comfortable again. 

Because love comes when you least expect it . . .
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Sparks fly when the two put their plan in motion—and deeper emotions grow. But how can they be together when the path they’ve forged only leads to their inevitable break up?

When the Duke Comes to Town: A Special Pre-Order Contest

To celebrate the upcoming When the Duke Comes to Town releases, we are offering some super fun giveaways so you can celebrate with us!!

Each time we reach a pre-order goal, we'll randomly draw the name of a prize winner. All you have to do to be eligible is enter your name and email at http://goo.gl/forms/JBxVIKEqKk

No purchase necessary. 

Links to Pre-Order here:

Amazon - http://amzn.to/1nFDZWT
B&N - http://bit.ly/1nGKite
Kobo - http://bit.ly/1R4j0c9

iBooks:
Evading - http://apple.co/1ZbgPoS 

Thwarting - http://apple.co/1UHoUkB

Outwitting - http://apple.co/1ZbgWkt 

Dismissing - http://apple.co/1pzxXZQ

When the Duke Comes to Town!

You never know what is going to happen when the London Season begins--especially when the infamous, match-making Duke of Danby comes to Town!

I'm thrilled to be included in this collection of Regency stories, all centering on the madcap mischief that ensues when Danby leaves Yorkshire for the Season.  There are four books in all and I get to collaborate with eleven other, wonderful authors.

Here is the full cover reveal for Outwitting the Duke, in which my story, The Earl's Hired Bride, is included.  Pre-orders are up now!

Kindle - http://amzn.to/1nFDZWT

Nook - http://bit.ly/1nGKite

Smashwords - http://bit.ly/24X8sBG

You can see all of the collection and follow along with all the excitement and news on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/When-the-Duke-Comes-to-Town-A-Regency-Romance-Collection-906903716062650/