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The Enigma of a Widow - Book Tour and Giveaway

7/31/2018

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The Enigma of a Widow
The Widows of Aristocracy Book 2
by Linda Rae Sande
Genre: Historical Regency Romance

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Having lost her husband in the Battle of Ligny, Lady Lydia Barrymore is determined to resume her work for the Foreign Office when her mourning period is over. She's spent a year solving puzzles and assembling dissected maps to maintain her skills. Her first assignment has her perplexed, though - do what she must to help a fellow operative recover his sanity. Although she finds the man rather beautiful, Sir Donald has also proved most annoying.
Newly knighted Adonis Truscott returned from the Continent with a tendency to get lost in his thoughts. His frequent episodes of staring into space have his sister claiming he's a candidate for Bedlam - and he's not about to argue. He doesn't always remember where or when he was when he recovers, but he remembers he made a promise, and he's determined to keep it. A promise to provide protection for Lydia, whether she wants it or not.
When a puzzle's directions require Lydia to solve it with the help of Adonis, she discovers the man harbors secrets that may be impossible to reveal. With her own sanity in jeopardy - a year-long mystery involving her late husband may be more annoying and dangerous than an errant knight - Lydia will have to piece together a solution that suits them both in The Enigma of a Widow.


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​The thought of viewing artwork created more than a millennia ago excited Lydia. That someone had the skills to cut and carve marble into such detailed works of art meant the ancestors of humanity weren’t the barbaric creatures she had been warned of whilst still in the schoolroom in Merriweather Manor.
For every Spartan, there had been an Athenian, after all.
Viewing statues of mostly naked men would have been nearly impossible if there were too many others with her in the Gallery. On a day such as this, she had the room to herself.
She didn’t exactly study the statues, but surreptitiously surveyed them as she slowly walked around each one. She found them intriguing. Men nowadays weren’t so very different from those of two- or three-thousand years ago, she decided, although she only had experience with the two from current times. Perhaps the Greeks were more beautiful. Youthful, mayhap. Or perhaps they only depicted younger subjects because it was difficult to carve wrinkles into marble.
The reclining man before her was definitely youthful, his body barely muscled, his face relaxed as if he were sleeping. She could almost feel his soft breaths as he lay there, one arm raised above his head and angled so its hand was atop his curly hair whilst the other was bent with its hand resting beneath his chin. He wasn’t entirely naked but wore a cape tossed over one shoulder, and the folds of a skirt were strewn about his mid-section. His feet sported sandals with leather ties wrapped about his thick ankles.
Awareness of another’s presence in the gallery had the hairs on the back of her neck reacting.
The sensation of a soft breath wafted over her shoulder again, this time bearing the slightest hint of sandalwood and spice cologne. Stiffening where she stood, Lydia realized someone was standing directly behind and to her left. A man, no doubt, given the scent of his cologne. She was about to put voice to a complaint, but he put voice to a most audacious claim before she had a chance.
“I’ve been told I look exactly like him,” the male voice whispered, almost in her ear.
Lydia carefully stepped to the right and turned slightly, amazed to see that, yes, the intruder did indeed look exactly like Adonis. Or Endymion sleeping on Mount Latmos, if one remembered the label mounted next to the block of marble. He was also impeccably dressed in a superfine navy topcoat, an elaborately embroidered waistcoat in red and gold, and buckskin breeches that, at the moment, left absolutely nothing to the imagination as far as his muscular thighs and the bit of anatomy that was located just above them. A quick glance at his tasseled boots, and Lydia was sure she could see her reflection. One of his gloved hands was pressed onto the top of a cane handle decorated in ornately-patterned silver plate while the other held what appeared to be a sketchpad.
“You do, in fact,” she murmured, her gaze darting back and forth between the statue and his living twin. “Are you related, perhaps?” she asked with an arched eyebrow.
“My mother must have thought so. She named me Adonis,” he replied with an equally arched eyebrow.

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A self-described nerd and lover of science, Linda Rae spent many years as a published technical writer specializing in 3D graphics workstations, software and 3D animation (her movie credits include SHREK and SHREK 2). An interest in genealogy led to years of research on the Regency era and a desire to write fiction based in that time.

A fan of action-adventure movies, she can frequently be found at the local cinema. Although she no longer has any fish, she follows the San Jose Sharks. She makes her home in Cody, Wyoming. See her upcoming books on her website: www.lindaraesande.com.


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36 Comments
James Robert
7/31/2018 03:27:13 am

Thank you for the book description and the opportunity to learn about another great book. I appreciate the giveaway as well.

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Janet W.
7/31/2018 05:34:39 am

This cover is steamy! I like the historical aspect of this read!

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shelly peterson
7/31/2018 10:13:33 am

Sounds great. I love the cover.

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Calvin
7/31/2018 11:05:38 am

Nice action happening already before learning about the book haha

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wendy hutton
7/31/2018 04:25:31 pm

great cover and the book sounds interesting thanks

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Rita Wray
7/31/2018 06:39:49 pm

I liked the excerpt.

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Victoria
7/31/2018 07:41:35 pm

Beautiful cover, thanks for sharing!

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Dale Wilken
7/31/2018 09:14:24 pm

Sounds great.

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Debbie P
7/31/2018 11:05:24 pm

A really great cover and it sounds fantastic.

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heather
8/1/2018 05:15:50 pm

Hot cover makes me want to read it.

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Kelly Nicholson
8/3/2018 03:23:17 am

What do you think of the book or the cover?

the cover is my new bucket list thanks

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Sherry
8/4/2018 01:45:07 pm

Sounds like a good book.

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Dina S
8/4/2018 05:48:46 pm

the cover makes me want to read it now!

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Amy F
8/4/2018 08:30:35 pm

Love the cover!

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Lisa Brown
8/5/2018 02:34:42 am

I enjoyed getting to know your book and thanks for the chance to win :)

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Barbara Montag
8/5/2018 08:06:05 pm

A romantic historical book - I love it and the cover!
thank you

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Malkhai link
8/6/2018 02:28:50 am

I'm not a huge fan of historical romance, but I'm always ready to try something new in that genre.

Thanks for letting us know about this book :)

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Mood Reader
8/6/2018 02:49:24 pm

Loved the excerpt! :)

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Allison Swain
8/9/2018 12:48:18 am

I like the cover, and this sounds like a good read. Thank you for the chance to win!

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Azeem Isaahaque
8/9/2018 07:59:50 pm

Romance!!! Love it

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Corey Hutton
8/16/2018 09:53:47 pm

Good luck with the book and Thanks for the giveaway.

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marisela zuniga
8/16/2018 11:38:24 pm

i need to read this! love the cover

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Lisa Canada
8/20/2018 11:53:07 am

Cover looks good!

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Daniel M
8/23/2018 07:16:19 pm

really like the cover

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Doreen
8/25/2018 06:02:48 pm

I like the cover! Congrats on the tour!

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lynn clayton
8/25/2018 09:52:58 pm

nice cover and looks like a great read thank you

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Kim BookJunkie
8/26/2018 12:16:46 am

This cover is H🔥T!!! I can’t wait to read this book!!!
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Cher Blankenship
8/26/2018 05:28:57 am

Great cover and looks like a good read!

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Dave Gibb
8/26/2018 12:28:59 pm

great cover

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jan
8/27/2018 01:18:11 pm

steamy looking cover!!

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ERIKa ellis
8/27/2018 08:18:59 pm

Eek! Looks like a great book! Already intrigued!

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jan
8/29/2018 01:36:18 pm

sultry!!

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Maria
8/29/2018 07:31:58 pm

Wonderful cover, how did you come up with the design ?

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Bea LaRocca
8/30/2018 04:38:23 am

I love the cover, excerpt and trailer. This sounds like an awesome read!

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aaron reck
8/30/2018 02:41:02 pm

Life has to go on, time to love again.

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Jerry Marquardt
8/30/2018 11:19:53 pm

Nice work on the cover. I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including The Enigma of a Widow. I wish the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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