ABOUT AN EARL
What Happens in
the Ballroom #2
An
outsider at her first English ball, Jewel is fascinated with the beautiful
dresses and the lovely dancing, but she’s vowed to save the Earl of Winchcombe
from her cousin’s marriage trap. When she first glimpses the handsome lord, her
heart beats faster. As they plan to thwart her cousin’s machinations, she
discovers a kindred spirit in Oliver—even if he’s a peer and she’s a lowly
colonist. Caught kissing the earl, the ball ends in disaster and Jewel’s
displeased uncle whisks her away to Scotland.
Lord
Scar, as the ton calls Oliver, would rather be anywhere than
at a godforsaken masquerade ball and when he learns from the free-spirited
colonist about the nefarious marriage plan, he grudgingly accepts her help.
Jewel intrigues him and sets his heart racing. Yet, when the ball is over and
the mask is off—Oliver curses the scar that will send her screaming away.
When
her uncle banishes her, Oliver comes to her rescue by offering Jewel his hand
in marriage. She agrees, despite his disfigurement. But what’s a beastly lord
like him to do with such a beautiful wife—especially when he discovers she’s
delightfully saucy?
DIANA LLOYD, mother of gingers, writes stories with kissing in them.
Diana lives in Michigan, USA where it is never more than a two-hour drive to a
beach and the shark-free waters of one of the Great Lakes. Diana has flipped
burgers, sorted mail, stocked warehouses, and cleaned offices. All while
writing stories in her head. Diana was a finalist in the Romance Writers of
America Golden Heart contest for unpublished writers in 2017 for HOW TO TRAIN
YOUR BARON when she finally put one of those stories on paper and dared to let
someone read it. Diana writes stories with heart and humor where characters
fight against injustice and create their own happily ever after.
STAY CONNECTED
THE ROMANCE INTERVIEW
DIANA: One year on Valentine’s Day my husband handed me a small box to open.
After 30 years together we don’t usually make a big deal out of Valentine’s
Day, so I was pleasantly surprised. I opened the box to find his wedding ring.
The ring he lost when we moved many years ago and never thought we’d see again.
He asked me to put it back on his finger and he promised not to take it off
again. It was the most romantic thing he’d ever done.
ANGI: What’s your favorite Valentine flower?
DIANA: I’m not one of those people who likes getting cut flower bouquets because
it seems so wasteful. I’d rather get a flowering sage or a polka-dot plant. My
favorite flower scents are lilac, cherry blossom, and lily of the valley. Since
I write historical romance, my heroines would expect flowers when the hero
needs to grovel – my husband, not so much.
ANGI: What’s your favorite Valentine/Love saying?
DIANA: “Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be.” Because it reminds me
that relationships are a journey. I try to remember this when writing my books
because each story is a couple’s journey to their happily ever after.
ANGI: Which Valentine film can you watch over and over
without falling asleep?
DIANA: One of my favorites is French Kiss (Meg Ryan/Kevin Kline) and I’ll watch
The Mummy (Brendan Fraser/Rachael Weisz) every time it’s on TV. It’s a Romance!
A romance with shoot-outs, car chases, and mummies.
ANGI: What’s your favorite Valentine candy you’d share
with friends?
DIANA: I’d share almost anything because it keeps me from eating it all. What I
won’t share is Almond Roca or Peanut Butter Cups. My grandmother always had a
pink tin of Almond Roca on her buffet and I got hooked on it at an early age.
Now it’s a nostalgic favorite. And, of course, PBC because peanut butter is
amazing if you’re not allergic to it.
ANGI: What is your favorite Valentine tradition?
DIANA: That couples in a relationship should spend some time together. If you look
past all the commercialization, that’s what it’s about. I don’t care about the
flowers, cards, candy or even a fancy dinner; I think it’s more important that
couples spend time together doing something they both enjoy.
UP NEXT for DIANA:
LAST LORD
STANDING
What Happens in
the Ballroom #3
Available
September 2020
Rake Kerrigen Northam survives on looks,
wit, and little white lies. When one of his falsehoods turns out to be not so
harmless, he struggles to make everything right again. Caught in his web of
lies, Libby Chalford must find a way to save both their reputations. In this
Regency mash-up of Pinocchio and the Three Little Pigs, Libby and Kerrigen
discover the truth of what they seek exists in each other.
PREVIOUSLY RELEASED by DIANA:
HOW TO TRAIN
YOUR BARON
What Happens in
the Ballroom #1
Quin
Graham is a man with many secrets. If another scandal can be avoided with a
sham marriage, so be it. Only his fiancée isn't at all what he's expecting, and
the clumsy, curious, and clever Elsinore refuses to be set aside. For reasons
he's unwilling to explain, the last thing Quin needs is to fall for his wife.
Read a little, Buy the book
LET IT SNOW: A REGENCY HOLIDAY
NOVELLA
on sale for $.99
Blustery winds of a winter storm reveal
long hidden desires and snowfall plays matchmaker in this Regency Holiday
novella. A first kiss remembered, and a love ignited by a fiery game of
snapdragon bring Saffron Thomas and Tobin Everleigh to a life-altering
decision. While Saffron struggles between doing what is right or what is best
for her, Tobin realizes that he may have waited too long to reveal his heart.
Ambition and tradition are both tested as Saffron and Tobin find their way
through the storm and into each other’s arms.
DIANA is giving away an ebook
copy of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR BARON & ABOUT AN EARL (U.S. only) and a $10.00
Amazon gift card (worldwide)
your host, Angi
Morgan
DIANA WANTS TO KNOW: My reading catnip is Forced
Proximity – two people who either barely know each other or actively dislike
each other – thrown together and forced to learn how to work together for a
Happily-Ever-After. What’s your favorite?
