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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Feature and Giveaway: Say Yes To The Duke by Kieran Kramer


CAN A SCANDALOUS BEGINNING…

Janice Sherwood wants to marry for love, but she’s failed to make a match after two Seasons. Her parents, the Marquess and Marchioness of Brady, arrange to send her to the Duke of Halsey’s country estate as a short-term guest of his grandmother, the dowager, in hopes that she might win the duke’s affections. What they never could have imagined is that Janice would fall for the ruggedly handsome servant Luke, who lives in the stables and carries an air of mystery and temptation.

LEAD TO A FAIRY-TALE ENDING?

When Luke Callahan learns that he is the legitimate heir to a dukedom, he will stop at nothing to claim what is his. But first, he must begin a game of disguise to secure his rightful inheritance. Janice isn’t part of his plan. But by engaging her in this dance of deception, might he lose her forever?

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Excerpt from Say Yes To The Duke ©2013 by Kieran Kramer . All rights reserved.

Lady Janice Sherwood—the one with the gorgeous older sister—had literally waltzed, however inelegantly, through several London Seasons and still hadn’t found a husband. Everyone knew what a proper young lady did when she wasn’t in demand. She rusticated in the English countryside in the hopes she’d be missed. And it went without saying that if she were wise, she’d develop her own magical charm while she was there—perhaps even catch the attention of an eligible gentleman in residence.

The chances that the dowager’s grandson, the fabulously handsome Duke of Halsey, would fall madly in love with her when she was to stay at his house as a guest of his grandmother were next to nil. But Janice’s parents, knowing the duke was to be there hovering about his prize horses, hoped the impossible would happen.

“But it won’t,” she said that very frosty morning she left London. “Me? Marry a duke?”

It was a ridiculous notion. She was going to the country to hide, for goodness’ sake!

“If you have to fall in love, it might as well be with a duke,” Mama said in utter seriousness, Daddy nodding solemnly behind her.

They actually believed that Janice, in her diminished state, was capable of attracting such a lofty peerage. Which was touching, of course, if a bit deluded, they way all parents’ hopes were.


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Double Rita®-finalist and USA Today bestseller Kieran Kramer writes Regency historical romances and now contemporary romance for St. Martin’s Press. THE EARL IS MINE, the second in her House of Brady series, is her latest release. SAY YES TO THE DUKE premiers in August 2013. SWEET TALK ME, set in present-day South Carolina, comes out in March 2014. A former CIA employee, journalist, and English teacher, Kieran’s also a game show veteran, karaoke enthusiast, and general adventurer. She lives where she grew up--in the Lowcountry of South Carolina--with her Naval Reserve commander husband and their three children.

Places to find Kieran:
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Follow Kieran's blog tour here


Check out what's up for grabs.

Up For Grabs:
  • 1 lucky person will win the following:
    • A Harlequin Tote Bag
    • A Heroes and Heartbreakers Tote Bag
    • The Earl is Mine by Kieran Kramer
    • Midnight Special + Coming on Strong by Tawny Weber
    • Dangerous Refuge by Elizabeth Lowell
    • The Marriage Merger by Jennifer Probst
    • It Had To Be You by Jill Shalvis
    • Lyon's Bride by Cathy Maxwell
    • Don't Cry For Me by Sharon Sala
    • The Last Victim by Karen Robards
    • What the Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries
    • The Arrangement by Mary Balogh

To Enter: 
  • Please leave a comment or question for Kieran.
  • US Entries ONLY.
  • Please fill out the Rafflecopter form.

Good Luck! 

Special thanks to Kieran Kramer for sponsoring this tour-wide giveaway.
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91 comments :

  1. Thanks, Betty!!! I hope you'll enjoy Janice and Luke's story. He's not your regular London drawing room gentleman.

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  2. Dani, thanks for having me here today!!!

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  3. What a great bag of books! Awesome blog tour prize Kieran. Here's to the House of Brady!

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    1. Here, here! (raising imaginary glass of something fizzy!!!)

      Thanks so much, Alana!!!

      XOXO

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  4. crossing my fingers... hoping for the best

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    1. Thanks, Raydeen, and congrats on your own recent sale!!!

      :-)

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  5. Great post and great giveaway!

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    1. Thank you, Laurie. Luke and Janice can't wait for everyone to read their sizzling love story!!!

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  6. Love your books. I like family series and seeing how relationships develop. Cute title too. thanks.

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    1. Thanks, Gettingolderandbetter (and I LOVE your name!). My editor came up with the title. She's brilliant. And I hope you've been enjoying following along to see how relationships develop amongst the Brady clan. Hugs!

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  7. Love the excerpt, can't wait to read the book.

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    1. Rita, thank you so much. Short but sweet. I was dying to write the line, ""If you have to fall in love, it might as well be with a duke."

      How many of us heard this from a nosy old auntie or grandmother growing up: "If you have to fall in love, it might as well be with a rich man?"

      :-)

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  8. I love Kieran's regency books. Can't wait to try out her contemporary romance!

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    1. Michelle, I'm THRILLED you'll be following me over to contemporary with my new book, SWEET TALK ME. Thanks so much!!

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    1. And you're a lovely, loyal reader friend, Betty. Thank you very much!!!

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    2. Kieran, I LOVE the cover of your book! I look forward to reading it too. :) Thank you for such a great giveaway!

      Wanda Barefoot
      flghtlss1(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  10. Kieran, I LOVE the cover of your book! I look forward to reading it too. :) Thank you for such a great giveaway!

    Wanda Barefoot
    flghtlss1(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. Wanda, I'm so glad you like the cover! Thanks, and I hope you'll enjoy the story!!!

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  11. LOVE your books! And all Regency romances. Please, please draw my name. :)

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    1. Your name is now in the drawing, Cindy! Good luck!! And thanks for the sweet comment!

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  12. I like it when the hero comes from humble beginnings. Love the Regency era!

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    1. Theresa, I do, too! I love a guy who can do hard labor or work with his hands!!!

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  13. I can't believe the book if going to be release in 6 days! I've been waiting for it impatiently. I just love the excerpt! Thank you for the awesome giveaway!

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    1. Sandy, thanks for waiting impatiently!!! I really appreciate the love from my readers--it makes me want to write the best book EVER every time.

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  14. Big fan of your books Kieran. Very excited to read the new book, Say Yes to the Duke. What an awesome prize giveaway.
    My question for you is: Do you have any new series or books in the works? And if so what?
    christinebails at yahoo dot com

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    1. Hi, Chris! Thank you for always being so supportive!! And yes, I have something new coming out in March 2014--it's a contemporary romance called SWEET TALK ME! From the very beginning, I wanted to write Regency and contemporary, so now I'm beginning that part of my writing adventure!! I hope you'll consider reading it--no matter what time period I write in, I find I'm still the same writer. I write stories in which love changes everything!!!

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  15. This one sounds quite interesting. Do I need to read the previous books in the series in order to follow this one, or can I read it as a standalone for now and go back and read the others after?
    Thank you for sharing.
    lisaguertin at yahoo.com

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    1. Great question, Lisa! You totally do NOT have to read the previous ones in the series. That goes for all my books. They are very loosely connected. If you do read the other ones first, you might recognize a few names, but that's about it. They stand alone.

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  16. There is always something about a Duke that draws me to a story - they are kinda like the CEO's of their time - powerful and with lots of responsibilities.
    sallans d at yahoo dot com

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    1. Yep, who doesn't love a duke? In fact, I'll be writing about that very thing this Friday at the Jaunty Quills blog. My super talented Regency author friend Shana Galen (who also writes the Peanut Butter on the Keyboard blog with me and several other mom/writers) will be hosting me.

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  17. Congrats on the new book, Kieran! It sounds like another winner for you. The blurb totally hooked me!

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    1. Cheryl, I'm so glad you liked the blurb, and I can't wait to hear if you like the story!!! Thanks!!!

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  18. I love historical romances, and this one sounds great! Thanks for the awesome giveaway chance!

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    1. Marcy, thanks for the vote of support!! :-)

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  19. Sounds like a great read, and I love the cover! :)

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    1. Thanks, Melissa--I love this cover, too! It's so romantic!

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  20. What a wonderful collection to offer your fans. Thank you.

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    1. Thank you very much, Wolf Bear!!! I can't wait to mail out those books and totes!!!

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  21. Kieran, I love your books and can't wait to read this one. Thank you for the great giveaway.

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    1. What a pretty name you have, and thank you very much for the kind words! I hope you'll enjoy this book!!!

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  22. Great excerpt! Sounds like a really good book! Thanks for the giveaway!

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    1. Kimberly, it's my pleasure to give away those books and totes! Thanks for your enthusiastic response!!

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  23. sounds like a lot of fun! Thank you
    Penney

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    1. Penney, thank YOU for leaving a comment!!! Have a great day!!!

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  24. Always look forward to reading your books. You have such great characters

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    1. Thanks so much, Regency Girl! My favorite part of writing is creating characters I fall in love with!!! Not just in a romantic way with the hero--but in all sorts of ways. I want to be my heroine's BFF, and I love my secondary characters. I think back fondly on all of them. Some really affect me strongly, too, like Otis in CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MARRIAGE. He feels so real to me.

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  25. I am so looking forward to Janice & Luke's story. And I love this bolgtour! Such a brilliant idea and introduces us to so many wonderful blogs!

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    1. Thank you, randion! This IS a great way to learn about other blogs!!! And I love meeting readers on a blog tour. I feel so much more connected to you all when we get to "chat" here. :-)

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  26. I love your books and would love to read this one thanks for the give away

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    1. Pat, I love doing giveaways! Thank you so much for the compliment, too. I really love my readers!!!

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  27. Hi Kieran!

    I'm so excited that there are only 6 more days before Say Yes to the Duke magically appears on my Kindle!

    I may be the youngest daughter instead of the older sister but I can still remember all those years ago when I felt overshadowed by my sisters!

    I may not have married a Duke but I did manage to marry an Italian - the next best thing as far as I'm concerned (and he even makes the best meatballs in the world! I bet that Luke can't do that though I expect he's just the perfect "hero" for Janice!

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    1. Hi, Jeanne!!! Oh, I LOVE meatballs!!!! I want to come to your house and meet this Italian hero of yours (grin). It sounds like a match made in heaven!!!

      Thanks so much for being excited about the book! I hope you love it! XOXO

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  28. Do you pick cover models that resemble the characters in the books?

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    1. Sue, we do get to look through several model photos before we select the final one. The art department uses those models as the basis for the cover. It's a VERY exciting process! I always want to choose every model, but there's usually one that stands out to me, and I think, "THAT'S Luke," or "SHE'S Janice!"

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  29. I've been a big fan from the get go and the first book was just wonderfully witty and I can't wait to read more from the House of Brady! Gregory's book is next on my agenda to read...Keep up the spectacular work!!

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    1. Sue, you're a real sweetie, and I'm thrilled that you're one of my readers! Thanks for your uplifting comment, and I hope I'll always be able to please you with my books!!!

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  30. Hi, Kieran! Great post and giveaway! Thank you!

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    1. Thanks bunches, Cathy!!! Good to "see" you here!!! :-)

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  31. Great giveaway!! I love, love your books and am anxiously awaiting the new one. I'm so excited that you are starting contempories also. Can't wait to read it.

    mlawson17 at hotmail dot com

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    1. Martha, I so appreciate your lovely comment! Thank you! I can't wait to hear what you think of Janice and Luke's story, and then the next ones up will be Harrison and True in SWEET TALK ME, my first contemporary!

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  32. Not so many regency/historical romances on blog tours lately (mostly paranormals), so I'm really excited about this one...wheee! Besides, you don't often see the name Janice in historicals...and my name is Janice! :-)

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    1. JANICE!!! You're right--you don't see that very often, and I'm so glad for you!!! I hope you like my Janice. Let me know if you can! I'm always on Facebook. That goes for everyone! Please visit me again on Facebook or Twitter!!!

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  33. Say Yes to the Duke has been on my list the moment I heard of it. A duke in disguise - awesome! Great giveaway too!

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    1. Thank you, Winnie!! Please let me know what you think of Luke and Janice when you're done reading the story. I'd love to know!!

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  34. Excited for the new book. I love secret disguises. Thanks for the giveaway!

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    1. Thank you, Brianne!! I love disguises, too!!! There's one in THE EARL IS MINE, too.

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  35. Beautiful cover! I read the first book in this series and I really enjoyed it. Can't wait to read this one, I love stories where a person is really someone else; like a Duke.

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    1. Thank you, Sheryl! And I'm so glad you enjoyed Marcia and Duncan's story in LOVING LADY MARCIA. The next one s called THE EARL IS MINE, and its story belongs to Gregory and Pippa.

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  36. I loved the post and the excerpt of Say Yes to the Duke. I'm looking forward to reading Janice and Luke's story.

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    1. Thank you, Barbara!!! I appreciate your support!!!

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  37. The book sounds so good , I can't wait to read it. I love historical romance.

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  38. Such an interesting Bio- worked for the CIA and a game show veteran... yay. thanks for the post.

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  39. WOW what an amazing background! Love the sound of this series!

    Thanks for the amazing giveaway!

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  40. I loved Loving Lady Marcia! I hadn't realized I was a couple books behind. It's time to get caught up. This is an amazing giveaway! Thanks!

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  41. omg! thanks for the awesome post and giveaway! I love Kieran's books :) Thanks for sharing!

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  42. I haven't started this series yet. I must catch up.

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  43. SAY YES TO THE DUKE sounds great! I love that the rightful heir is having to pretend to be just another servant and that the heroine falls in love with him anyway :) Congrats on the new release, Kieran!

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  44. Your book covers are beautiful. Who ever does you artwork does and amazing job. <3

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  45. Love this series of books cannot wait to read the newest one:)

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  46. LOVE the cover!! The book sounds awesome, would love to read Say Yes to the Duke! Thanks for the amazing giveaway!

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  47. Ooh! I can't wait to read this. I know it will be good because I enjoy Kieran's books.
    Thanks for the giveaway :-)
    Lori

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  48. Sweet Baby Jane! This is an awesome giveaway.

    Congrats to Kieran on the release of Say Yes To The Duke. No one likes to be deceived. Curious to see how this story plays out.

    Kieran has quite a resume. Bet she is great at a dinner party.

    Thanks for hosting the giveaway! Fingers crossed to win.

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  49. I don't know how come I have not read Kieran's novels! Thank you for this giveaway!

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  50. I enjoy Kieran's books, and this is a great cover.

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  51. Kieran is the top of my auto buy list. I already have this one - it was delivered on Tuesday from Amazon!

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