Thursday, April 3, 2014

Blog Tour: Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom by Vanessa Kelly (Guest Post + Giveaway)


Love Saves the World welcomes back Vanessa Kelly, who is currently on tour for the next instalment of her The Renegade Royals series, Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom.

As part of the tour, Vanessa is giving away one print of SECRETS FOR SEDUCING A ROYAL BODYGUARD, book one of The Renegade Royals series per the total number of stops. (US/Ca only).

Vanessa is also hosting a giveaway on her website for a chance to win one of three gift baskets stuffed with books, cookies and candy, and other fun gifts.  Link to contest on Vanessa’s website:  http://www.vanessakellyauthor.com/contest/

To follow Vanessa's tour, click here.

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For this stop, Vanessa is sharing her Top Seven Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom. Keep reading for some interesting tidbits about Griffin, the hero from the novel!

Griffin Steele, the hero of Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom, is an exceedingly private man. In fact, one might even call him secretive. But I’ve spent a lot of time with Griffin over the last few months, so I’ve gotten him to open up a bit—in confidence, of course, so keep these under your hat.

1. He doesn’t like to admit it for fear of spoiling his reputation as a big bad, but he hates owning a brothel and he wasn’t that keen on running gaming houses either. Griffin saw them as a means to an end -- although he didn’t mind fleecing some of the more arrogant members of the aristocracy. Oh, and he really likes that his royal uncles, including the Prince Regent, are massively in debt to him.

2. He does not have a spinster fetish, even though he finds himself ridiculously attracted to Justine Brightmore, the walking definition of an annoyingly prim spinster, as far as Griffin is concerned.

3. Even though she abandoned him shortly after his birth, Griffin really would like to know what happened to his mother. He loudly proclaims that he doesn’t care, but it still wounds him to think she rejected him.

4. On the other hand, Griffin has no desire to ever talk to his father, the Duke of Cumberland. The man’s a brute who seduced Griffin’s mother when she was little more than a girl, and Griffin has nothing but contempt for him. Despite his reputation and the fact that he made his living in the “sin” trade, Griffin treats all the women who work for him with respect and decency. He’ll be damned if anyone think he’s a poltroon like his father.

5. Griffin got a tattoo on his chest when he was seventeen -- of a gryphon, a mystical, winged beast. It hurt like hell and now he thinks it’s kind of silly, but he thought it was cool at the time. Well, he still thinks it’s cool, but don’t tell anyone I said that.

6. Griffin dislikes guns. He’d much rather use his wits or his fists, if need be, to solve a problem. And the occasional sword, if really necessary.

7. Griffin never wanted to get married, but when the prim and proper Justine Brightmore walked into his life everything changed. But he still swears he doesn’t have a spinster fetish.

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Thank you, Vanessa! Griffin sounds very interesting. ^_^

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About the book:

ONLY ONE WOMAN IS WORTHY OF HIS SECRETS...

Some men are born into scandal. Others pursue it with a passion. Griffin Steele, secret son of the Duke of Cumberland, is guilty on both counts. Yet somehow London’s most notorious scoundrel has been saddled with an abandoned baby boy -- and with the unflappable, intriguing spinster summoned to nurse him ...

Justine Brightmore may be a viscount’s niece, but she’s also a spy’s daughter, determined to safeguard the infant when his suspected royal parentage makes him a target. Yet how to protect herself from the rakish Griffin? Marriage might shield her reputation, but it can only imperil her heart, especially with a groom intent on delicious seduction ...

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18167470-confessions-of-a-royal-bridegroom?ac=1

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Meet Author Vanessa Kelly:

Vanessa Kelly is a nationally bestselling author who was named by Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association, as one of the "New Stars of Historical Romance." Her sensual, Regency-set historical romances have been nominated for awards in a number of contests, and her second book, Sex and The Single Earl, won the prestigious Maggie Medallion for Best Historical Romance. Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard, the first book in her new Renegade Royals Series, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Vanessa also writes USA Today Bestselling contemporary romance with her husband, under the pen name of V.K. Sykes.

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As part of the tour, Vanessa is giving away one print of SECRETS FOR SEDUCING A ROYAL BODYGUARD, book one of The Renegade Royals series per the total number of stops. (US/Ca only).

Vanessa is also hosting a giveaway on her website for a chance to win one of three gift baskets stuffed with books, cookies and candy, and other fun gifts.  Link to contest on Vanessa’s website:  http://www.vanessakellyauthor.com/contest/


To follow Vanessa's tour, click here.

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13 comments:

  1. Really just love reading all these books. A new book gives new insights as well. Thanks for the new book to read.

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  2. Can't wait to read this second book in the royals series. Loved the first one and was immediately intrigued by Griffin when he made his cameo in book one!

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  3. Omg I just started the second one! Loving it!

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  4. Congrats on your new release!
    Another wonderful book in the series.
    Have fun as you continue your blog tour.


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  5. I'm so happy you're enjoying it, Krysten!

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  6. Love the cover on this one and love the series too.

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  7. I like the seven confessions, and I just don't believe that Griffin doesn't have a spinster fetish. I guess I'll have to read the book to find out. :D

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  8. Congrats on the new release! It sounds like a very interesting book. I enjoyed the tidbits about Griffin. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. I just finished this book and LOVED it!!! I loved reading the interesting tidbits about charming Griffin!!

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  10. Love the Seven Confessions!! Maybe Griffin just has a Justine fetish. :-)

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  11. I enjoy Vanessa's books. She's such a wonderful writer :) I like the cover too.

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