Showing posts with label Constantinople 1811. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Constantinople 1811. Show all posts

Saturday 10 July 2021

You CAN go back to Constantinople


 Thanks to LUME BOOKS putting the story of Olivia, her brother Richard, and handsome but haughty diplomat  Selim  on special offer today.


The action takes place in Constantinople, with boat rides up the Bosphorus, bears in the woods, spies and strange customs, as well as kidnapping, a visit to the Harem and ...well, lots more fun, suspense and intrigue.





Scandalous Lady

Beth Elliott

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Wednesday 10 April 2019

Fancy some armchair travel to olden days and other ways ?


Beth Elliott’s Regency Talesadventure, intrigue and romance

            "Witty, engaging and totally entertaining." - Nicola Cornick,  
          USA Today bestselling author.

    

 Ice meets fire in Constantinople


  
                                 A Montailhac Family Tale




Constantinople 1811

Ice cool Lord Berannes is the chief diplomat negotiating peace between the Ottoman Sultan and Russia. Then he encounters fiery, rebellious artist Olivia Hartford. And after that, nothing goes to plan – for either of them.
   

 
 


Read a short excerpt

'It would be very easy, Olivia,' he insisted, his eyes flashing as she kept shaking her head. 'No servant would hesitate if I gave the order to have you tied in a sack and thrown in the Bosphorus.'
            At this she leapt to her feet. 'You are disgusting!' she shouted, 'I can hardly believe you're human when you talk like that. You take me away by force and plan to use me for your entertainment with no respect for my wishes or my reputation.'
            He rose in one fluid movement and stood over her. 'You have no reputation.'

     Not a promising start to the relationship between the diplomat and the artist....

Kindle edition :      /Scandalous-Lady