Blackstone Dynasty was
inspired by a trip I made to Boston back in early 2013. While sightseeing in the
city, I stumbled upon a monument statue in Boston Common honoring a man named
William Blackstone. Mr. Blackstone happened to be the very first European to
settle in Boston, living alone on what would later become Boston Common and
Beacon Hill. He arrived in America in 1623, coming from Lincolnshire, England.
In that single moment, a spark of an idea ignited for me that this bit of
historical information could be the basis of a whole new story world. I was just
finishing up my very successful Blackstone Affair series
set in London about security expert, Ethan Blackstone, and his love for his
American girl, Brynne Bennett. I decided right then and there that Ethan
Blackstone should have some relatives living their lives in America (descended
from the honored Mr. William Blackstone from the statue I found in Boston
Common) who were worthy of their own stories and books. I even posted a picture
on Facebook and made a comment at the time, I was so excited. My “Boston
Blackstone” universe continued to develop slowly in my head over the next three
years until I decided the time was finally right to bring it out to my readers
in a new series.
I wanted a large family dynamic so I could expand this new series into several
standalone books each about a different couple. I had not done a series like
that before Blackstone Dynasty. My Blackstone Affair series was a serial and
required the reading of each book in succession. I felt ready to try my hand at
writing standalones that take place in a unified world. The faster pace and the
gratification which comes at the end of a book was creatively appealing, and I
had a blast building the world in which my American Blackstones live out their
lives. I even went a step further and decided to switch around the British
Hero/American Heroine I had going with Ethan and Brynne, to make my American
Caleb meet a British Brooke. The purpose of that was intentional and plays into
the plot of the story in a fulfilling way for me as a writer. I can’t tell you
why Caleb needed a British girl or I would spoil the surprise. ;)
FILTHY RICH opens the
doors into the ultra-wealthy world of Caleb Blackstone, the newly crowned head
of his family as well as a billion-dollar conglomerate called Blackstone Global
Enterprises. Still reeling from the death of his father, Caleb is questioning
everything he’s ever known, as well as the purpose of his life when he meets
Brooke Casterley, a girl who not only captivates him, but teaches him there’s so
much more to life than being…filthy rich.
New York Times bestselling author Raine Miller finds as much happiness
in writing romances as she does in reading them. Ever since she picked up her
first romance novel at thirteen years of age, she’s been hooked. Filthy Rich—the
first book in her all-new series, Blackstone Dynasty—is Raine’s latest
contemporary romance.
Raine lives with her handsome husband, brilliant sons, and two very bouncy (but
beloved) Italian greyhounds.
Blackstone
Dynasty
Billionaire Caleb Blackstone lives in the glamorous world of wealth and
success, with every material luxury. But the moment he sees Brooke Casterley,
none of that matters. Caleb is filled with a raw, undeniable need that he can’t
ignore…for a girl who is so completely different from everything and everyone
he’s ever known.
Only Brooke isn’t looking for love. She knows all too well just how much damage
the wrong guy can do. Still, what sane, broke British girl can resist the charms
of an incredibly sexy, chivalrous billionaire? What starts as flirtation quickly
turns into all-consuming passion. Nothing could have prepared her for the
searing heat of Caleb’s touch—or just how much she craves him.
Their whirlwind romance is the stuff of high-society fantasy—but for every
moment of pleasure, there is a cost. Past mistakes and tragedy shadow them
both…and falling for him might be the kind of trouble she can’t afford.
Romance Contemporary
[Montlake Romance, On Sale: November 15, 2016,
Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781503939639 / ]
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