Hello lovelies!

It’s September already, which means this year has flown past and its almost the Holidays again! This year I will remember to order cans of pumpkin online because they don’t have ready made pumpkin pies in the shops here! I prefer to make my own, anyway, because I can make the spices how I like them. My daughter’s off to university this month so I think there might be a few tears. (Definitely mine)

I went up to Stranraer two weeks ago for a book event. It was a beautiful place and I met some lovely authors and got to go to Scotland for the first time ever! This month is the Jane Austen festival in Bath. It’s always amusing to turn a corner and bump into a group of Regency costumed people shopping in the stores. I’m not attending the balls but there are some great talks and walks to go to so I’m going to do that.

Book wise, we’ve got Miss Morton And The Missing Heir coming out at the end of the month and Only Rakes Need Apply in October. Only Rakes received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly which was a very nice boost. Here’s a little quote:

"The riveting friends-to-lovers romance makes the pages fly while Pearce’s commentary on the gendered double standards in Regency society adds depth. It’s hot, heartfelt, and addictive."

I’m busy writing book 2, How To Ruin A Rake, which will be out next year.

Wishing you all a lovely September,

Kate

Miss Morton and the Missing Heir

Society in Regency England is most unforgiving of a reversal of fortune, as Miss Caroline Morton, left penniless after her father’s suspicious death, knows all too well. Once a lady, now a lady’s companion, she is still enmeshed in the settling of the earl’s estate—and soon murder as well—in this charming cross between a Regency romance and a well-constructed detective story” (Kirkus Reviews) for of Victoria Thompson, C.S. Harris, and Deanna Raybourn.​
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Distraught over her younger sister Susan’s decision to leave for America and weary of shepherding her employer Mrs. Frogerton’s daughter in her relentless pursuit of marrying a peer, Caroline is dealt another blow when her family solicitors indicate they may have found the lost heir to the Morton earldom.
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Possible heir Thomas, his mother Mrs. Scutton, and her widowed daughter Mary all descend on Mrs. Frogerton’s home on Half Moon Street. The air inside the house is soon thick with family tension and the near palpable presence of avarice. But things go from tense to tragic following the appearance of Mary’s dead husband—very much alive and recently released from debtors’ prison. Unseen by Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton, a fight breaks out upstairs, leaving Mary fatally stabbed and her mother wounded.
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The manhunt is on for Mary’s husband, led by Inspector Ross. But both Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton begin to suspect that all is not as it seems The Scuttons have brought more than trouble into the home—they may be harboring secrets that could put Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton’s very lives at risk . . .

Released on September 30th

Only Rakes Need Apply

A sexy new series begins as three daring Regency ladies each seek lovers with no strings attached . . . and find even the most unfettered hearts can get tangled up in passion.

What’s a woman to do when her husband has departed but her . . . desires . . . very much remain? The only thing Lady Carenza Smythe-Harding misses about her late spouse, a notorious gambler and adulterer, is his expertise between the sheets. After two years donning mourning dresses, it’s her turn for some frisky fun. But with no intention of remarrying, how can she find the right devil-may-care rogue for the job?

Titled lady seeks experienced, unmarried rake for afternoon dalliance . . .

The anonymous newspaper advertisement leaves little to the imagination, and has the gentlemen of the ton wagering who is the temptress taking applications–and measurements!–to fill a most enticing position.

Thanks to an unexpected inheritance, confirmed bachelor Julian Laurent is free to indulge his passions–including the occasional seduction of married ladies. Still, he is appalled to discover his longtime friend, Carenza, is behind the public proposition. Surely Julian can prevent a damning scandal by pleasuring the lady to her heart’s content. After all, it’s the gentlemanly thing to do. . . . But as their sensual escapades tumble into a dangerously addictive game, might their friends-with-benefits arrangement take them from bedding to wedding?

Released on October 28th

A free book for you this September: The Duke's Unwilling Bride by Vivian Murdoch

Joseph and Teresa's Book

No good deed goes unpunished.

When I agreed to help my friend unload his ward on some unsuspecting gentleman, I never expected to find myself walking into the parson’s trap.

It is unfortunate for her that I am not the kind, indulgent sort of husband she must have hoped to ensnare.

And although I have every intention of claiming her the way only an Alpha can claim his omega, her deception cannot go unpunished. Bound in my ropes, she is subjected to every devious, delicious torture I can conjure up.

But the more I exact my revenge on her beautiful, willing body, the more I find myself craving her. Her scent, her touch, her wicked, quick wit. If I am not careful, I risk losing the one thing I have sworn no woman would ever be allowed to own.

My heart.

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