Tempted by the Viscount by Sofie Darling - Book Tour + Giveaway
Tempted by the Viscount
by Sofie Darling
Genre:
Historical Romance
Historical Romance
Pub Date: June 27th, 2018
London, April 1825
Lord Jakob Radclyffe left his past behind in the Far East. Or so he thinks
until a ruthless thief surfaces in London, threatening to ruin his
daughter’s reputation. With the clock ticking, Jake needs the
scandalous Lady Olivia Montfort’s connections in the art world to
protect his daughter’s future.
until a ruthless thief surfaces in London, threatening to ruin his
daughter’s reputation. With the clock ticking, Jake needs the
scandalous Lady Olivia Montfort’s connections in the art world to
protect his daughter’s future.
Olivia, too, has a past she’d like to escape. By purchasing her very own
Mayfair townhouse, she’ll be able to start a new life independent
from all men. There’s one problem: she needs a powerful man’s
name to do so. The Viscount St. Alban is the perfect name.
A bargain is struck.
What Olivia doesn’t anticipate is the temptation of the viscount. The
undeniable spark of awareness that races between them undermines her
vow to leave love behind. Soon, she has no choice but to rid her
system of Jake by surrendering to her craving for a single scorching encounter.
undeniable spark of awareness that races between them undermines her
vow to leave love behind. Soon, she has no choice but to rid her
system of Jake by surrendering to her craving for a single scorching encounter.
But is once enough? Sometimes once only stokes the flame of desire higher
and hotter. And sometimes once is all the heart needs to risk all and
follow a mad passion wherever it may lead.
and hotter. And sometimes once is all the heart needs to risk all and
follow a mad passion wherever it may lead.
“Am I late?” he
asked in a tone that didn’t sound as concerned as his words might have
suggested.
“Yes,” she
replied, sounding distressingly like Lucy on a petulant day.
“My apologies,”
he said on a shallow bow, even as his mouth, that talented, efficient mouth of
his, maintained its familiar firm line.
“No need for
apologies, my lord. In fact, your tardiness is promising evidence that you are
settling into the viscountcy quite well.” She liked the way his eyes narrowed
at her stern tone, a tone she couldn’t help borrowing from Mrs. Bloomquist. “It
is the first rule of the nobility. Everyone can wait.”
“Then my
apologies for not having made you wait longer.”
A begrudging
smile found its way to her lips. “Now for the second rule of the nobility.” She
allowed a beat to pass. A flash of pleasure coursed through her at the very
idea that she could hold this glorious man in suspense. It wasn’t every woman
who could boast that particular thrill. “Never apologize.”
He stepped
forward, halving the distance between them, and took another bow. “Again, my
apologies.”
His gaze pinned
her in place, and, like that, the power of the moment shifted to him. Oh, how
an unmanageable part of her wanted him to use it. This felt dangerously like
flirting. Was she flirting?
She was. In the
presence of the tease playing about his eyes and mouth, she couldn’t seem to
help herself. She tried clearing her throat, hoping to clear her head in the
process.
He should be
more careful with that smile. It could give a woman ideas.
Sofie spent much of her twenties raising two boys and reading every book
she could get her hands on. Once she realized that she was no longer
satisfied with simply reading the books she loved, that she must
write them, too, she decided to finish her degree and embark on a
writing career. Mr. Darling and the boys gave her their wholehearted blessing.
she could get her hands on. Once she realized that she was no longer
satisfied with simply reading the books she loved, that she must
write them, too, she decided to finish her degree and embark on a
writing career. Mr. Darling and the boys gave her their wholehearted blessing.
When she’s not writing heroes who make her swoon, she runs a marathon in
a different state every year, visits crumbling medieval castles
whenever she gets a chance, and enjoys a slightly codependent
relationship with her beagle, Bosco.
a different state every year, visits crumbling medieval castles
whenever she gets a chance, and enjoys a slightly codependent
relationship with her beagle, Bosco.
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2 Comments
Thank you so much for hosting Tempted by the Viscount today! :) Xo, Sofie
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed getting to know your book; congrats on the tour, I hope it is a fun one for you, and thanks for the chance to win :)
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