Pure of Heart
by Auria
Jourdain
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GENRE: Historical
Romance
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BLURB:
A ghost
child left to die in a French forest, Contesse Blanchefort seeks her
long-buried past after her adoptive father dies at the Bastille. Embarking on a
quest across England with a pagan woman and a rogue Gypsy, Contesse falls ill
in London, and her companions are forced to seek help. With overwhelming
compassion, physician’s apprentice Eric McEwan nurses Contesse back to health,
but discovers that her exotic accent and pale features set his heart
ablaze...her mere touch brands his soul. Passion blooms as the two discover
their love for one another—with disastrous consequences.
Upon his
expulsion from Cambridge, Eric must battle his domineering grandfather’s wrath.
When family tragedy strikes, he must return to his provincial home and confront
his abusive past. Carrying on with her quest, Contesse struggles to free
herself from her childhood as sinister details are revealed. Without Eric,
she’s lost. But love is strong...can they conquer their demons to find one
another again?
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EXCERPT:
Dumbfounded at this new information, Contesse shook
her head. “I had no idea! All these years, and our country doctor couldn’t
explain what was wrong with me…a child with skin and hair as pale as a—” A gasp
escaped her lips, finally uncovering the epithet the old crone had called her.
“She called me a ghost!”
“Who? Your mother?”
Folding her arms across her chest, she glanced
away. “No. The old woman that haunts my dreams. She took care of me when I was
a child…before Edouard found me. She was right…look at me!”
Eric pulled her close and forked his fingers
through her hair from the roots to the ends. Trailing a light finger down her
neck, he husked, “She’s daft, Contesse. You certainly feel real to me…pure and
innocent, like an angel…”
Contesse
inhaled sharply as desire surged through her veins. Waves of desire invaded her
body with his mere touch. A flush of warmth crept up her cheeks, her womanly
folds moistening in response to his husky voice. What’s he doing to me?
Entwining his fingers with hers, he searched her face. “Have you ever been
kissed?”
She lowered
her eyes, unable to face him lest she burst into tears. “Oui. Once. But he
didn’t want me either.”
With a sympathetic shake of his head, he tipped her
chin up and stared at her. “Then he’s a fool. God, but you are the most
beautiful woman I’ve ever seen...”
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
History buff, Francophile, and hopeless romantic
that demands an HEA—it’s the perfect mixture for writing romance! With fond
childhood memories of reading on quiet afternoons, I loved the "happily
ever after" sweet teen romances, but I quickly plunged into the world of
historical romance—my get-away-from-real-life transporter. Add in a degree in
Political Studies with six years of French, and twenty years later, I’m living
my dream. With three published novels, 7 finished, and several more in my head,
I have years of work ahead of me!
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Amazon buy link:
https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Heart-Escapades-Book-ebook/dp/B01HYAT144#nav-subnav
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Thank you for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI liked the blurb, sounds good.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning! Thanks for hosting me on Hope Dreams Life today, and thanks to the readers for your questions and comments. I’d love to chat with you about my books, my writing, or any whimsy that you might have. 😀
ReplyDeleteI love history, and I do extensive research on every one of my novels. My goal is to portray the time period as accurately as possible. Set during the 18th century in the midst of a world ravaged by revolutions, Pure of Heart follows the heroine, Contesse Blanchefort, as she travels the English countryside in search of the family that abandoned her as a child. Socially outcast because of her achromatic condition (albinism), she’s guided on her quest by a rogue Romani (Gypsy) and a pagan druid woman that don’t see eye to eye. Along the way, she meets and falls in love with an Englishman studying to be a surgeon. Isn’t that just typical of Lady Fate?
I hope you enjoyed my small excerpt of Pure of Heart. The first edition was released in 2015 with a small vanity press, and I received my rights back last spring. It needed a fresh revamp with new material and a brand new cover, and I’m so pleased with this second edition!
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~Auria~