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Loving Lady Lazuli
by Shehanne Moore
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Only one man in England can identify her. Unfortunately he’s
living next door.
Ten years ago sixteen year old Sapphire, the greatest jewel
thief England has ever known, ruined Lord Devorlane Hawley’s life. Now she’s
dead and buried, all the respectable widow, Cassidy Armstrong, wants is the
chance to prove who she really is.
But not only
does her new neighbor believe he knows that exactly, he’s hell-bent on
revenge. All he needs is the actual
proof. So when he asks her to
choose between being his mistress, or dangling on the end of a rope, only
Sapphire can decide…
What’s left for
a woman with nowhere left to go, but to stay exactly where she is?
And hope, that when it comes to neighbors, Devorlane Hawley
won’t prove to be the one from hell.
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Excerpt:
Belle began to sing. “Eef I-eye were a-ah tin-eeh-eh elfeen…”
Jesus God, why couldn’t Belle just pronounce the word if
like any other self-respecting person? Why must she screech it to death? Tiny
and elfin too? Then, not being content with that, mutilate the corpse? Even
before Cass had time to splay her fingers on the yellowed keys?
To manage through the first line with Devorlane Hawley’s
openly contemptuous stare burning holes in her and Belle’s vaulting soprano
bawling in her ears was going to be a miracle that ranked with some of that
same God’s finest. And she didn’t manage it. The opening bar…lord, what was
that twang? That screech too?
“I woulds’t but fly all day. Fl-ah-ah-ah-eye away.”

Devorlane Hawley’s twisted, furrowed brow suggested his
agony. Whether this was down to Belle’s caterwauling, or Cass’s own appalling
efforts at accompaniment, or the wound he’d suffered in the Peninsular, or the
choice of this particular song for his home-coming, or the fact he’d come home
at all or all five for that matter, was hard to divine. But she very much
wanted to get up and run.
He didn’t look very the least like the kind of man who
wanted to be a tiny elfin and fl-ah-ah-ah-eye away. What he looked was the kind
to snap the pianoforte lid down on her fingers, in order to ensure his ears
being spared further assault.

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Her second book featuring a hottie scottie, His Judas Bride
was recently released.
My pleasure to host Lady Lazuli today. Fantastic book cover, Sheahnne!! I love it. Have a wonderful blog tour.
My pleasure to host Lady Lazuli today. Fantastic book cover, Sheahnne!! I love it. Have a wonderful blog tour.
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A very funny excerpt. I seem to be detecting quite a bit of humor in the excerpts, or is that just my sense of humor?
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Mary....LOL So glad! I do like to try and lace things with a bit of humor. After all, how many times do we set out to do something and maybe we are really going for it but something stupid happens so you just end up laughing.
ReplyDeleteAnd this wee scene is one of these where against their wills Dev and Cass almost become conspirators. Belle is just so awful. I just think the ability to laugh is a great thing so I look for the humor...as well as the passion of course!
Christine...bonnie Scots lass..and creator of Roman men! Thank you for hosting. I am thrilled to be here today.
ReplyDeleteLoving the tour, Shehanne! Welcome to my blog. It's lovely to host a fellow Scot. :)
ReplyDeleteChristine us fellows must stick together! Lol. Sorry not to have been back to check but had no pc!!
DeleteIt is such a pleasure to be here. Hugs and kisses for hosting. I mean it's home from home! As you would KEN-- Home Fae home.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeletethank you Rita
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excerpt and the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read!!
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Natasha, thanks for coming by. Lovely to see you. X
ReplyDeleteThis excerpt is great! It just tipped "Loving Lady Lazuli" onto my tbr :)
ReplyDeleteYay|!!!! Thank you Elise Maria
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