GET LOST IN A STORY'S HEATHER SNOW

Sweet Enemy...
A Veiled Seduction Novel ~ Book One

Geoffrey Wentworth, a war hero and rising political star, never wanted to be the Earl, but when his brother dies, he knows his duty—take up the responsibility for his family’s estates. His mother’s definition of duty differs from his, however, and can be summed up in one word—heirs. When Geoffrey rushes home to answer her urgent summons, he finds himself host to a house full of women, all vying to become the next Countess of Stratford. But his love is Parliament, where he wields his influence and reputation to better the lives of ex-soldiers, until a tempting houseguest and a secret from his past threaten his freedom…and his heart.

Liliana Claremont, a brilliant chemist, doesn’t want to be any man’s wife, much less a countess. If she had tuppence for every time she’d been told her place was filling the nursery, not experimenting in the laboratory, she could buy the Tower Bridge. However, when she receives a coveted invitation to the Earl’s house party, she trades in her beakers for ball gowns and gladly takes on the guise of husband hunter—for the chance to uncover what the Earl had to do with the murder of her father.

Liliana believes the best way to get the answers she needs is to keep her enemy close, though romance is not part of her formula. But it only takes one kiss to start a reaction she can't control...

If  that blurb isn't enough to make you rush right out and buy SWEET ENEMY, allow me to tell you a little story.  After all, that's what GET LOST IN A STORY is all about.  Only this time, the story I'm about to tell you is true.  I'm not even changing the names to protect the innocent.  Consider this an exposé on Ms. Heather Snow.  

Readers might not know how the GET LOST crew came to be, but many of us are 2010 Golden Heart sisters.  The Golden Heart is Romance Writers of America's most prestigious nomination, e.g. it tells editors and agents that judges found a manuscript worthy to rise to the top level of more than 1,100 manuscripts. 

That's some competition.

Heather, during this time, hadn't just entered The Golden Heart.  She writes mystery and romantic suspense after all.  So, she entered a contest that is near and dear to me--THE DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MYSTERY/SUSPENSE.  I was Overall Coordinator that year, and when you're collecting the scores for the manuscripts coming in, you see a pattern of what aspiring authors are doing very well.  The Daphne has four judges per manuscript, and to final, well, particularly in Historical, you have to have perfect scores.  Heather had no problem achieving this goal.

Fast forward to the announcement week, while Heather and so many others had traveled to RWA National and nervously awaited the outcome of contests like The Golden Heart and the Daphne. 

I was in the background getting the awards ready for the Kiss of Death Chapter's well known party, Death by Chocolate.  As coordinator, I already knew Heather's outcome.  She'd won her subgenre of the contest, and both an editor and agent had requested, SWEET ENEMY.  Moreover, during that week, she'd started a phenomenon that we don't see often at National.  Instead of  aspiring authors clamoring to pitch to an agent or editor, the agents were clamoring  all over Heather, saying, "Pick me, pick me. I want to represent you."

While preparing the stage that evening, I overheard an agent say about Heather, "I'd never read a manuscript so perfect.  It got to the point that if this writer had one comma out of place, she was going down!" 

Heather and the eventual agent she chose, Barbara Poelle

Well, color me impressed after that, and darn curious.  I hope it impresses you and piques your curiosity as well.  Heather has waited many, many months for SWEET ENEMY to hit the shelves.  And now it's here.  Ms. Snow, I wish you the very best with with your debut release, the series and with your stellar writing career!  Well done!!!

~ Donnell

 Question for today:  WHAT FAMOUS HEROINE HAD A PARTNER BY THE NAME OF JOHN STEED?  Answer correctly and tell what us Geoffrey Wentworth's mother's definition of duty is for a chance to win a $10 B&N or Amazon Gift Certificate -- winner's choice.  

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