Flirting with Felicity # Gerri Russell

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2015

Felicity Wright never expected to inherit the hotel where she works as head chef. But now, she’ll do anything to keep the Bancroft Hotel operating—even if that means mixing it up with the late owner’s handsome nephew, Blake Bancroft. He’s here to challenge her unexpected inheritance of the Bancroft Hotel, and there’s no way either of them are walking away without a fight.
When his uncle wills away his family’s oldest property, Blake Bancroft cooks up a plan to get it back. To check out his competition, he’ll need to check in. Too bad his first encounter with Felicity proves to be anything but smooth. As their battle over ownership begins, things begin to heat up between them—and not just in the kitchen. Their attraction may be a recipe for disaster. Yet with the right ingredients, it could turn into a recipe for love…
In her debut contemporary romance, award-winning historical romance author Gerri Russell whips up a sweet, passionate, and unforgettably delectable story.

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About the Author

Award-winning author Gerri Russell has done it all when it comes to writing: she’s worked as a broadcast journalist, a newspaper reporter, a magazine columnist, a technical writer and editor, and an instructional designer, which all finally led her to follow her heart’s desire of being a romance novelist.
Gerri is best known for her adventurous and emotionally intense historical novels set in the Scottish Highlands. Flirting with Felicity is her debut into contemporary romance.
When she’s not reading, writing, or researching, Gerri is a living history reenactor with the Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire. A two-time recipient of the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart Award® and winner of the American Title II competition sponsored by RT Book Reviews, she lives in Bellevue, Washington, with her husband and children. You can find reviews, book trailers, excerpts, historical tidbits, and links to her Facebook page and her Twitter account on her website, GerriRussell.net.

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Miramont's Ghost # Elisabeth Hall

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Publication Date: February 1, 2015

Miramont Castle, built in 1897 and mysteriously abandoned three years later, is home to many secrets. Only one person knows the truth: Adrienne Beauvier, granddaughter of the Comte de Challembelles and cousin to the man who built the castle.
Clairvoyant from the time she could talk, Adrienne’s visions show her the secrets of those around her. When her visions begin to reveal dark mysteries of her own aristocratic French family, Adrienne is confronted by her formidable Aunt Marie, who is determined to keep the young woman silent at any cost. Marie wrenches Adrienne from her home in France and takes her to America, to Miramont Castle, where she keeps the girl isolated and imprisoned. Surrounded by eerie premonitions, Adrienne is locked in a life-or-death struggle to learn the truth and escape her torment.
Reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, this hauntingly atmospheric tale is inspired by historical research into the real-life Miramont Castle in Manitou Springs, Colorado.

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From the Editor

Every so often, I read a manuscript that makes me forget where I am and what I am meant to be doing. Miramont’s Ghost had that exact effect on me. I dove so deeply into the settings—first in France in 1884, then moving to the town in Colorado they called “Little London”—that I began reading like I did in my bookstore clerking days, hungrily turning the pages and glaring at anyone who dared to interrupt me. I dreamt of reading it when I was engaged in mundane things like doing laundry or carpooling, even while I was cooking or shopping. It was that powerful.

And if that wasn’t enough, enter the final knockout punch. This tale is inspired by the real story of Miramont Castle in Manitou Springs, Colorado, which has been shrouded in mystery since it was abandoned in 1900, soon after it was built by a reclusive French priest.

At its heart, this is a ghost story and a tale about a little girl—Adrienne Beauvier—who is the apple of her grand-père’s eye. Ultimately, it’s about how Adrienne’s discovery of her own clairvoyance threatens to destroy her aristocratic family.

A throwback to classic gothic tales such as Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca or Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables, Hall’s retelling of Miramont’s history is the perfect book to immerse yourself in. Light a fire, grab a blanket and a cup of tea, and prepare to escape into this dark and chilling read, where the pages almost turn themselves.