Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for The Duke and the Lady Gardener by Alissa Baxter, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: The Duke and the Lady Gardener
Series: The Grantham Girls #1
Author: Alissa Baxter
Publisher:
Dragonblade Publishing
Release Date: May 2, 2023
Genre: Regency/Historical Romance (sweet, wholesome)
Love blossoms for a Lady Gardener when she robs a Duke. . . and then steals his heart.
Alexandra Grantham becomes Lady Robin Hood, stealing from the rich to provide for the local farm workers in the district. However, when her new neighbor, Mr. Robert Chanderly, unmasks her, Alexandra cannot hide her horror as he has it within his power to ruin her reputation. But, instead of blighting her social chances when they arrive in London, Robert decides to bring Alexandra into high fashion, and she effectively takes the ton by storm.
Enemies abound in the Capital, however, causing trouble for Alexandra at every turn. So when an adversary threatens to reveal Alexandra’s dangerous secret, Robert must do everything within his power to defend the honor of the woman he loves—or lose the only lady he’s ever wished to make his wife.
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Book Excerpt:
Alexandra straightened her spine as her coachman directed the horses
onto the main road. Soon they would be home, and she could put this
unfortunate incident behind her. However, as they came around the bend,
her eyes widened in horror as the coach she had just waylaid came into view.
“Slow down, Ben! The horses! He may recognize them.”
Her coachman glanced back at her. “Nay, miss, he won’t. They’re in
their traces, and I disguised their markings for the attack. Besides, he’d never
suspect a lady of being a highwayman, so he oughtn’t to look at your horses
with a leery eye.”
“Of course you’re right. Yet the impression I received of him was that he
is an uncommonly perceptive gentleman. I hoped he would have been well
on his way by now.” She chewed her bottom lip. “We must stay as far back as
possible until we turn off to Grantham Place.” Even as Ben drew on the
reins, the carriage in front of them came to a halt, blocking their way on the
narrow road.
As Ben halted as well, a groom jumped down from his perch to open the
coach door and let down the step. Alexandra held her breath as the dark
gentleman emerged. He stood immobile in the road for a while before
bowing politely in her direction. Alexandra inclined her head in response. He
was very tall, well over six feet, and his shoulders were uncommonly broad,
filling out his well-cut jacket impressively. Her wary gaze came to rest on the
strong line of his jaw and the uncompromising set of his mouth and chin.
All in all, it was a thoroughly disagreeable face.
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About the Author
Alissa Baxter wrote her first Regency romance during her long university holidays. After travelling the world, she settled down to write her second Regency novel, which was inspired by her time living on a country estate in England. Alissa then published two chick lit novels, The Truth About Clicking Send and Receive(previously published as Send and Receive) and The Truth About Cats and Bees (previously published as The Blog Affair).
Many years later, Alissa returned to her favorite era. She writes Regency romances that feature women in trend-setting roles who fall in love with men who embrace their trailblazing ways… at least eventually. Alissa currently lives in Johannesburg with her husband and two sons.
Connect with Alissa by visiting alissabaxter.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.
Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will receive a $30 Amazon gift card!
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6 comments:
Sounds like a good story.
thanks for being on the tour, Mimi! :)
Sounds great. Nice cover.
This sounds like a great book! Thank you for sharing!
Mimi, Thank you for hosting. Alissa Baxter is a new-to-me author.
This sounds like a sweet romantic story!
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