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A Detestable Name - Book Tour and Giveaway

1/11/2021

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A Detestable Name
by Arabella Brown
Genre: Chaste Regency Romance 

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After Waterloo, Captain Newsam thought he'd finished with war.
Then he became lord of Gomersall...
His mother despises him, his sisters need husbands, the estate is ill-run, the servants are insubordinate, and his tenants are lazy. Worst of all, the only woman he wants to marry is widowed Mary Thorpe - but she detests even his name because his rakish brother ruined her family.
He's brave enough to face anything - but can he succeed?
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​“Unnatural son!”
Lady Newsam surged to her feet, shawls and rugs slipping to the floor, as the new Lord Newsam entered her airless, heavily-draped parlour.
“At last you condescend to call upon your family, Granville?” she assailed him. “You had so little regard for the social decencies that you could not even trouble yourself to attend your brother's funeral! That was beyond toleration!"
This unjust accusation pushed Lord Newsam to protest, "But I never even received news of Anthony’s accident until well after he was buried! And I had to have my blacks made!"
"And did you then post home at once, to comfort your grieving mother? No! You preferred to dally with your friend! Why were you not here with us, to begin with?" his mother demanded. "But you have never cared for Gomersall!" She threw up an outraged hand. Another shawl slipped off.
Lord Newsam's hands, holding the edges of his coat, were white at the knuckles. He prided himself on his self-control, but it threatened to crumble.
"You have always made it plain that my presence at Gomersall was not desired. And I found it heartbreaking to see the estate neglected.”
Lady Newsam sniffed. "You need not put on airs merely because you have been elevated to the title!" she informed him. "Your absences from Gomersall have told me more clearly than any oily words how little you feel for your ancestral heritage! What does your fathers' estate mean to you? Mere bricks and mortar and clods of earth, I have no doubt!”
“But – “
"And when have you ever cared for your family? Do you believe your dereliction of duty has gone unnoticed? When have you ever shown concern for your sisters' welfare? Or made the slightest push to see them settled? What affection have you shown me, your own mother, weak and ill as I am?”
“Now, Mama – “
"But then," she pressed ahead with unabated energy, "you have none of the nobility of the Newsams, have you? Anthony was everything that was elegant and gentlemanly! His airs! His manners! His dress! He was so bold-spirited – but what would you know of such things? You, a spiritless, dull, Quakerish lump!”
Lord Newsam privately considered it preferable to be even a Quakerish lump than to kill oneself cramming one’s horse at a hedge in the turmoil of a hunt, but he made no reply.
“And what have you have done to ensure the succession?” his mother rushed on. “Nothing! That the title should descend to someone like you when it might have been held by Anthony, who was so completely worthy of it! Oh, the tragedy of it! It is not to be borne!"
She flung her hand out, shedding a further wrap. Lord Newsam’s sister Amelia glanced at her brother’s face and, startled, checked in the act of restoring her mother’s shawl. She had often thought her brother a fine-looking man, but the black scowl and thinned mouth made him look actually ugly. Amelia hated dissension, but as she opened trembling lips to pour oil on the stormy waters, her mother leapt to the attack again.
"And the thought of your father's chamber being occupied by you! You! You are not fit to occupy his stables!" Lady Newsam's voice throbbed with sensibility.
"You may set your mind at rest, Mama; I shall remain at the Dower House," Lord Newsam said shortly. “I bid you good evening.” Bestowing a frigid bow upon his mother, he left the room. The door closed with a faint click.
Within the sitting-room, Lord Newsam’s younger sister Charlotte rose from her seat in a corner. “Well done, Mama!” she said coolly. “You have no doubt worked up an appetite for dinner while removing everyone else’s.”


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Although she now lives in the U.K., Arabella Brown grew up in a small U.S. town. She spent most of her youth in the local Carnegie Public Library (thank you, Mr. Carnegie!), where she learned that intensive reading does more to broaden your horizons than school does. She still reads voraciously and her house is lined with thousands of books. Despite her emphasis on meticulous research, it’s the plot and the characters she particularly loves to create. She enjoys Jane Austen’s and Georgette Heyer’s novels and wishes there were more of them.
Under another name, Ms Brown has published a number of novels set in periods ranging from the 12th century to the 1960’s. This is her first Regency.


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Premum non nocere: first of all, do no harm. It’s the oath every doctor takes.
I think authors of historicals ought to take one, too: first of all, don’t mislead.
The ability to manipulate words is dangerous. When it comes to setting stories in different eras, it ought to be controlled because often the reader knows much less than the author about the period. Her impressions come from the book in her hand. I research meticulously for my historicals because I feel I have that responsiblity and because I don’t want to let my readers down.

When “A Detestable Name” first appeared, a very kind lady – an editor with thorough knowledge of the Regency era – contacted me to say she liked the writing but that she didn’t feel she could recomment the book without some alterations.

Well, I panicked. I posted a warning telling everybody not to buy the book until the revised version was ready in a couple of weeks – as soon as I knew what mistakes this lady had found.

I didn’t have to hold my breath long. She was quick, but had found only two! Everything else, it turned out, boiled down to her wish to see a lot more detail, so much that if I had agreed, I felt it would not only have slowed down the action, it would have made the book the size of War and Peace.

An Important Book wasn’t really in my sights. I’m afraid I let down this lovely lady – all her comments were for my own good, remember, and though she normally charges, she gave me her advice for free! – and it was an impressive compliment that she was so willing to take the time to suggest improvements – but I was aiming for a pleasant, entertaining read, something to curl up with on a long winter evening. So all I did was correct the two errors.

(Oh, all right.. Before you start screaming, I’ll tell you what the two mistakes were. One was that I forgot that a young lady travelling needed to take her maid along – and then I had to get her home again, which meant moving a private conversation to a different setting. The other – and my wonderful lady picked it up because she knows costuming – was not allowing enough time to sew an elaborate dress. Nothing to sink the book – but I’d have traduced my principles if I hadn’t dealt with them, wouldn’t I?)

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95 Comments
June S.
1/11/2021 04:14:32 am

A Detestable Name sounds like a very interesting book to read, good luck on the book tour.

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Arabella Brown
1/11/2021 04:53:08 pm

Thank you so much for your good wishes! Other people have claimed they couldn't put it down, so I hope you have the same reaction.

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Michele Soyer
1/11/2021 05:51:45 am

I love period piece books and films.. this one appears interesting....

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Arabella Brown
1/11/2021 04:56:18 pm

I love Georgette Heyers because her characters are so memorable. I hope mine are, too!

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Wendy Jensen
1/11/2021 06:04:51 am

I don't think the book cover is detestable!

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Jon Heil
1/11/2021 09:29:50 am

It can always be changed

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Rita Wray
1/11/2021 11:05:25 am

I liked the excerpt.

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Arabella Brown
1/11/2021 04:57:42 pm

Isn't the mother awful? She gets worse!

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Beyond Comps
1/11/2021 11:27:10 am

Nice cover!

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Arabella Brown
1/11/2021 04:59:32 pm

I suffered for that cover - went through two different covr artists and a lot of agony, so I'm really pleased you like it.

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Marcy Meyer
1/11/2021 11:59:15 am

I like the cover. Thanks for sharing.

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Laura Rubenstein
1/11/2021 12:11:50 pm

i love the cover

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wendy hutton
1/11/2021 01:54:43 pm

love the cover, congrats on the release

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Arabella Brown
1/11/2021 05:01:14 pm

I suffered for that cover - went through two different covr artists and a lot of agony, so I'm really pleased you like it. Thank you for the good wishes.

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Sherry
1/11/2021 02:02:20 pm

I really like the cover and think the book sounds great.

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Eva Millien
1/11/2021 02:27:36 pm

Nice to meet you, Arabella! Sounds like a great book! Thanks for sharing and good luck with the tour!

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Amy F
1/11/2021 03:35:28 pm

Cover is great!

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Nancy
1/11/2021 04:03:16 pm

I love the pretty Regency era cover of your book.

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Debbie P
1/11/2021 04:33:22 pm

This sounds like a really good read.

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Terri Quick
1/11/2021 06:58:44 pm

Very nice cover

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Bea LaRocca
1/11/2021 07:47:03 pm

I like the cover, synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like a good read. Thank you for sharing your guest post and book details, I have enjoyed reading about you and your work and am looking forward to reading your story

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beth shepherd
1/11/2021 08:01:33 pm

This looks like a great read

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David Hollingsworth
1/11/2021 08:22:30 pm

What inspired your to write the story?

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Arabella Brown
1/12/2021 02:39:41 am

That's a really good question! The simple answer is that I wrote it so long ago that I've forgotten! I love Heyer, but there aren't enough of them because they're so memorable, so I wrote one myself. But the germ of the story? No idea aside from the fact that I wanted a north of England setting because most of Heyer's take place in the south - and I love Yorkshire (within easy drive of Manchester area, where I live). The actual plot...no idea. Sprang fully-formed from my heated brow, I suspect.

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Lisa
1/11/2021 08:49:50 pm

Love the cover.

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bn100
1/11/2021 11:07:52 pm

no questions

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Robert Young
1/12/2021 01:46:31 am

Nice Cover!
Good Luck with the Book!

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Jessica Mcpeek
1/12/2021 06:36:23 am

Love the cover and name

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Jennifer Belanger
1/12/2021 06:39:26 am

Ty gl all

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Ginger Hafer
1/12/2021 08:00:19 am

The book cover reflects the period in which the story is set. Sounds like an interesting book.

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Ann Fantom
1/12/2021 09:43:36 am

I like the cover. It has a very nice photo

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Jacqueline Smith
1/12/2021 10:01:53 am

Hope to read this book soon. Looks very interesting.

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Kelly D
1/12/2021 12:04:19 pm

I like the cover. The characters look interesting.

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Natasha Purcell
1/12/2021 02:26:33 pm

The name and the cover combo together make me intrigued to read the book!

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Susan Smith
1/12/2021 03:13:21 pm

Sounds great, I like the cover.

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paige chander
1/12/2021 03:21:17 pm

Love the cover. Wish I could visit that time period.

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kelly tupick
1/12/2021 03:58:43 pm

Beautiful cover, sounds great!

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Barbara Montag
1/12/2021 09:08:21 pm

I enjoyed reading the excerpt and can tell that I would enjoy this book.
The cover is outstanding!
Thank you for sharing the review.

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James Robert
1/13/2021 05:41:35 am

Thank you for taking time to share  this book, and the excerpt. I enjoy discovering books I believe my family will enjoy reading.

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Cynthia C
1/13/2021 11:49:19 am

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

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Dawn Keenan
1/13/2021 03:58:11 pm

I enjoyed reading the excerpt. Looks like a great read.

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Tara Zarecky
1/13/2021 05:52:30 pm

I like the cover. Nice use of color!

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Christina Gould
1/14/2021 10:45:46 am

I like the beautiful artwork on the cover. Thanks for the giveaway!

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Mary Cloud
1/14/2021 08:44:45 pm

Thanks for sharing - I like the cover

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Serge B
1/16/2021 05:44:22 am

Simple and effective cover!

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Elizabeth Lader
1/16/2021 09:55:09 pm

Honestly it sounds like a good read, but I'm not a fan of the cover

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Diana Hardt
1/17/2021 08:15:55 am

It sounds like a really interesting book. Thank you for sharing.

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jennifer lynn galindo
1/17/2021 06:45:01 pm

My favorite time period. Where men of success were able to choose who they wanted. And love succeeded in the open or in dark pathways.

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Peggy Salkill
1/17/2021 09:38:50 pm

Love the cover!

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Judy Thomas
1/18/2021 04:51:08 am

Great cover! Sounds like a great read.

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Cathy French
1/18/2021 08:47:51 am

Man, from the description he has his work cut out for him. I enjoyed reading the excerpt and am looking forward to picking this up and reading the story

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Arabella Brown
1/21/2021 02:34:24 pm

Thank you for the encouraging comment! I hope you like the characters when you come to read the whole book.

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molli taylor
1/18/2021 11:23:02 am

this loooks like a great read!

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julie murphy
1/18/2021 12:01:47 pm

I like the cover.

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shannon zeidan
1/18/2021 12:24:21 pm

I'm really excited to read this!

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Monica McConnell
1/18/2021 02:27:50 pm

cant wait to read sounds very interesting

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Bernie Wallace
1/18/2021 06:38:14 pm

How long did it take you to write your book?

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Arabella Brown
1/19/2021 04:40:41 pm

I wish I could remember how long it took! It was some years ago and I've forgotten, but going by other books I've written (under a different name), it probably took me a year or two simply because of the research. I tend to do a good deal of research before starting, then do some more en passant when I discover some aspect of life in the Regency era that I don't know enough about.

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Victoria Alexander
1/19/2021 11:32:23 pm

Thanks for sharing!

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Karin
1/20/2021 06:23:37 am

Great cover choice. I can just imagine these images as characters in the story

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DebP
1/20/2021 06:43:51 am

I like the cover, but I found that the "About the Book" was what really pulled me in. It sounds like a story that would keep me reading when I should really put it down and do something around the house.

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Arabella Brown
1/21/2021 02:36:48 pm

What, you actually can do housework when there's an unread book waiting? I remember a friend who claimed to be a Real Reader telling me she loved books but couldn't read until she'd done all her housework. I told her she wasn't a Real Reader at all. I was. I couldn't do housework till I'd read every book in the house at least once (and we have thousands). You can imagine what the house looks like...

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Suzanne Greene
1/20/2021 07:28:19 am

I really enjoyed reading the excerpt and the cover is very good.

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Veronica Lee link
1/20/2021 10:49:32 am

Sounds like a delightful read! I absolutely love the cover!

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Julie Lundstrom
1/21/2021 11:41:18 am

I like the cover of this book.

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Arabella Brown
1/21/2021 02:38:28 pm

So many lovely people have commented that they liked the cover. I put a lot of effort into it, so I really appreciate those remarks! Would anybody be interested in the protracted saga behind the cover's creation?

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Camille B
1/23/2021 08:41:20 pm

I am curious what made you pick Regency as the background for this new novel?

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Arabella Brown
1/26/2021 03:25:32 am

I love Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, and I find there aren't many imitators who succeed in recreating the feel of being WRITTEN in the Regency period, rather than just being SET in it. And there's something so romantic about the clothing then - the femininity of the high-waisted dresses, the elegance of the menswear. Mostly, though, it was just wanting more Heyers and not having them.

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Stephanie Liske
1/24/2021 01:53:33 pm

I like the cover.

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Heather Mahley
1/24/2021 09:24:54 pm

I like the cover

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Calvin
1/25/2021 06:51:32 pm

Sounds like a lot of struggles that the characters go through in your book. Nice to learn about this story.

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Arabella Brown
1/26/2021 03:27:48 am

Struggles, yes, but with enough humor to lighten the tone that someone called me at 10:30 at night to tell me how much she was laughing!

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Carol G
1/26/2021 02:59:16 pm

I am always interested in learning about new books that I might want to read, and the Regency period is a favorite of mine.

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Edna Williams
1/27/2021 02:52:27 am

A period book really sounds nice! I love the cover!

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Karen A.
1/31/2021 01:34:09 pm

I enjoy regency romances so this would be a great read.

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avm
1/31/2021 03:20:39 pm

very interesting!

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Arabella Brown
1/31/2021 04:57:09 pm

"Interesting" before you read it, or after you took the plunge? Just curious! Arabella Brown.

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Lisa Romine
2/2/2021 07:56:27 pm

The excerpt sounds very interesting.

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Emily B.
2/4/2021 12:30:49 pm

The characters on the cover fit the excerpt well.

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Daniel M
2/4/2021 04:27:16 pm

like the cover

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Bridgett Wilbur
2/7/2021 12:30:15 pm

I would love to read your book.

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Arabella Brown
2/8/2021 06:50:16 am

Remember - it's also available as an ebook, which costs almost nothing!

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Elizabeth H.
2/7/2021 09:23:29 pm

Lovely cover! I love that the book is set after Waterloo, an interesting time period. Thanks for sharing an excerpt!

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Arabella Brown
2/8/2021 06:51:56 am

I like that period, too - I don't mind referring to the war, but I don't want to get bogged down with war news. My focus is really on the characters - try it - I think it will appeal to you!

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Renata
2/8/2021 11:53:38 pm

I like the cover

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Francine Anchondo
2/10/2021 11:15:20 am

Nice cover

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megan allen
2/10/2021 06:18:45 pm

I'm very interested in this one! Thanks for the recommendation!

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Betty Curran
2/10/2021 09:20:55 pm

It sounds as though Lord Newsam has his hands full. I'll enjoy reading how he overcomes all of the problems.

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Arabella Brown
2/11/2021 08:13:34 am

He's no superhero - his problems give him plenty of headaches, but he does win out in the end!

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latisha depoortere
2/11/2021 03:29:49 pm

Love the cover thanks for sharing!

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Buddy Garrett
2/11/2021 10:03:59 pm

It sounds very interesting. I love the cover.

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Stacey A Smith
2/11/2021 10:12:15 pm

perfect for a old time cover they never smile or anything in the old pictures.

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Arabella Brown
2/13/2021 01:49:18 pm

Thank you for such a perceptive comment! There's also the fact that it conveys the frustration that Mary won't accept him. Poor guy! He has a rough time!

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Jerry Marquardt
2/11/2021 11:04:19 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including A Detestable Name, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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Arabella Brown
2/13/2021 01:51:21 pm

Thank you so much, Mr. Marquardt! I'm most of the way through the next Regency, which I hope you'll enjoy, too. Keep an eye out for it this summer!

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