Mysterious Masquerade on Sale
I’m loving the sales from my sales so now it’s the turn of Mysterious Masquerade which will be priced at 99 cents until August 8th.
This one was a slight departure for me as the plot is more than just something to hang the romance on, there’s an element of espionage and a hero, the Duke of Staynes, who is much more than a dandy. There are also more fight scenes, as you might expect. I do like to do my research so when I was getting ready to write the climactic fight I downloaded several famous film fights from YouTube and made notes. The most useful for my purposes was the one from the The Quiet Man between John Wayne and Victor McLaglen. You might recognise elements if you’re a film fan.
My heroine, Angel, doesn’t live up to her name either in the ballroom or the bedroom, but the Duke doesn’t seem to mind.
There’s a nice, romantic sub-plot, which one reviewer liked better than the main plot, and a few comic characters including a ditsy duchess, a soldier-of-fortune, and an Italian Macaroni. All that for 99 cents – it’s a bargain!
18 July 2014 @ 9:09 pm
Hi Hilary,
I doubt you will remember me (if you are the right Hilary you might -otherwise apologies for wasting your time) Together with Dave Beaumont we have been trying to get in touch with your brother Chris but can find no trace of him on the internet. We’d love to hear how he’s doing
cheers
Sam
18 July 2014 @ 10:33 pm
Sam, I am indeed the right Hilary Gilman and of course I remember you and Dave. I’m so sorry to have to tell you Chris died suddenly in 2007. But life goes on. We will be attending his son’s wedding this Christmas.
If okay with you I’ll give you more info in a private email.
Really nice to hear from you.
Hilary