Kensington
May 2011
On Sale: May 3, 2011
Featuring: Countess of Randolph; John Blackmore
352 pages ISBN: 1420114832 EAN: 9781420114836 Paperback Add to Wish List
She is difficult, demanding, and at times, quite fierce. And Dr. John Blackmore can't take his eyes off her. The Countess of Randolph is the most striking woman he has ever seen...and the most infuriating patient he has ever tended.
Mired in responsibility, Bathsheba doesn't have time to convalesce in the country. She should be in London, hunting for a wealthy new lover to pay off her late husband's vast debts, not dallying with a devastatingly handsome doctor.
But it is only a matter of time until the good doctor and the obstinate countess will have to contend with the sparks that fly between them. And once their bodies surrender, their hearts may followโฆ
Author Note
Dear Reader,
I had a great time writing My Favorite Countess, for two reasons. The first was that my heroine Bathsheba, the Countess of Randolph, was the villainess of my previous book, Sex And The Single Earl. In that story, Bathsheba made a lot of mischief for the hero, who was formerly her lover. Actually, she made mischief for just about everyone, which is the kind of thing she likes to do.
Reforming a villainess can be a bit of a challenge and itโs not often done in historical romance. Usually itโs the guy whoโs in need of reformation, and there are many, many examples in romance novels of bad boys turning into heroes. But Bathsheba really latched on to me, and I had to find out if she was really as bad as she seemed in Sex And The Single Earl. Iโm happy to report that she wasnโt!
That didnโt make my job any easier, though. The first step in reforming a villainess is finding the right hero, one who can both challenge her and bring out her best qualities. And my hero, John Blackmore, was the second reason writing this book was so much fun.
Writing John was a bit of a departure for me. Heโs not a duke, or an earl, or a spy, or a soldier, or any of your other typical Regency heroes. Heโs a physician, and a crusading slum-doctor at that. Since Bathsheba is on the lookout for a rich husband, the last person she wants to get involved with is a doctor on a mission that frequently puts him in danger. Johnโs not really interested in money, but Bathsheba tends to think itโs very important, indeed.
And did I mention that both Bathsheba and John have secrets? Big ones, that threaten everything they hold dear.
Secrets, reformed bad girls, and sexy doctorsโsounds like fun, doesnโt it?
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