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Showing posts with label Regency novella. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Book review: A Cat in Jackboots by Deborah Macgillivray

 

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Blurb:

He is a hunter...despite being a scion of one of the most respected families of the ton, he enjoys solving the mysteries that life presents...at a price. And he is hot on the trail of a burglar robbing the titled members of London society.

She is saddled with a scatterbrained, matchmaking Grandmother and a retired battman for a butler...and a black cat named Romeo...and carries a world of secrets. One slip and it will cost her everything.

Neither is seeking romance...only sometimes love happens when you least expect it....


My review:

(just gotta throw in here.... doesn't that blurb just give you the feel-good anticipation shivers?  Gotta say, it totally delivered and then some!)

Mighty stories can be found in small packages, and A Cat in Jackboots is a perfect example of this!  If you want a shorter story you can absorb in one setting, but yet close the last page feeling like you're walking away from a full-length story that lingers, this is one to pick up!

I adored everything about this story - from the bit of intrigue and the games played, to from the sparks that flew and the surprises that had perfect timing, to the laughter and the happy sighs, they all weaved together into a delightfully easy and engrossing story - which is just perfect for life lately.  

It's been a long, long time since I've read a regency-era story, and just like with her medieval tales, Deborah Macgillivray delivered an amazing story that I fell hard into and didn't want to leave.  

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

#NEW RELEASE - A CAT IN JACKBOOTS BY DEBORAH MACGILLIVRAY


Prairie Rose Publications is now publishing REGENCY ROMANCE!

The debut story in our Regency line is called A CAT IN JACKBOOTS by Deborah Macgillivray. Deborah MacGillivray is an Award Winning Author with Montlake Romance/Amazon Publishing; Kensington Zebra Historicals; and Dorchester LoveSpell. Her books have been translated by publishing houses around the world. She writes Scottish Medieval Historicals (Dragons of Challon series--COMING SOON!) and Contemporary Paranormals - on the quirky side - (Sisters of Colford Hall series), novellas that features cats as characters--she recently had a story in the FIRE STAR PRESS anthology NINE DEADLY LIVES: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FELINE FICTION--and Regency novellas.

Deborah is a member of: RWA; Authors Guild; Host of The Haunt @ PRN

She is winner of the prestigious Gayle Wilson Award of Excellent for Best Contemporary Romance for RIDING THE THUNDER (2008)

A CAT IN JACKBOOTS is an original story penned for PRAIRIE ROSE PUBLICATIONS, and we are so thrilled to have Deborah kick off our REGENCY LINE!



BLURB:

He is a hunter...despite being a scion of one of the most respected families of the ton, he enjoys solving the mysteries that life presents...at a price. And he is hot on the trail of a burglar robbing the titled members of London society.

She is saddled with a scatterbrained, matchmaking grandmother and a retired batman for a butler...and a black cat named Romeo...and carries a world of secrets. One slip, and it will cost her everything.

Neither is seeking romance...only sometimes love happens when you least expect it...



AND NOW, FOR A SNEAK PEEK!

When he sensed her compliance, he deepened the embrace, pulling her body fully against this. Her hands grasped the back of his upper arms, holding on as she was buffeted by the dizzy, swirling sensations rolling through her. The vibrations in her blood, the feelings he evoked were nearly overwhelming; she was both terrified and ravenous for more. Sebastian’s hands moved on her back, down to the small of her spine, and then traced the curves of her derrière. Then in a startling move, he jerked her upward in the air.

“Wrap your legs around me, Cat,” he gasped.

She did as he wanted, but was trembling so hard, she was afraid he might drop her. Her fingernails bit into his sleeves. “I’m too heavy.”

“No, you are not. I won’t let you fall. You must learn to trust me, Mo Chridhe.” He kissed her neck. “We are a splendid match.”

In awe, Catlyn lifted her hand and traced the side of his face. He was majestic, a warrior of old stepping out of the mists of time. He was beautiful. And when she looked into his eyes she saw an open honesty. He was holding no secrets back from her.

“Lord Sebastian, you may commence the ravishing.”


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