It’s my pleasure to welcome author Claire Robyns to the blog.
Thanks for having me here, Janni, it’s wonderful to go visiting around the blogosphere.
Betrayed is my debut novel, so release week for me is very special and very nerve-racking. I’m still pinching myself that Carina Press loved Betrayed enough to publish it.
I loved writing Betrayed, almost as much as I loved researching medieval Scotland – I was fascinated about the real-life antics those jolly Scottish lairds got up. Well, it didn’t take long for my overactive imagination to build a story around their world of feuds and vengeance.
Two Feuding Families
Amber Jardin has no taste for the bitter feud started before her father’s banishment. But now that he’s passed, she’s had to return to Scotland and his barbaric people. After her bloodthirsty uncle kidnaps one of the family’s rivals, Amber is in turn captured by Krayne Johnstone, the enemy laird. Despite their enmity, their attraction is immediate—and unfortunate, as Amber has sworn to escape.
One Lusty Temptation
Krayne is amazed at the wildcat’s repeated attempts to flee. He should steel himself against her beguiling ways—yet with time, he is driven more witless with lust. When the ransom exchange fails and Krayne is left with Amber, he finds he cannot tolerate the thought of her with another man—and she cannot tolerate the thought of returning to her uncle’s home.
Will passion and love win out over mistrust and betrayal in time to prevent an all-out war?
Krayne Johnstone became laird of Wamphray at the age of 12. He’s a man shaped by the harsh land. He is honourable and noble, and he has excellent reasons for distrusting scheming women.
Amber Jardin has led a pampered life in England and is totally unprepared for the barbaric realities of Scotland. Amber is not perfect, far from it, but then I’ve never liked my heroines flawless.
Here’s a small snippet that, I think, defines the characters of the hero and heroine, and how they interact with each other in this story. These two have such different views on life (and a woman’s place) and they were never going to have an easy time…
Her gaze slid down the length of this mighty warrior, missing no detail along the way, and she had to take a step back for fear of punching that expression from his face. “You will stand there, all muscle and brawn, and attack my only means of defence?”
Krayne growled at the argument, refusing to admit she made a valid point. “God himself surely had a reason for blessing man with strength and ours is not ta question.”
Her hands settled on the flare of her hips as a spark lit her eyes. “And God surely had a reason for giving women pretty curves and the intellect to use them.”
You can read a longer excerpt at http://www.clairerobyns.com/Betrayed.html
Betrayed is available at http://carinapress.com
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