• Character Interviews,  Historical

    Avery Fox from The Duke’s Daughter by @sashacottman #RLFblog #historicalromance

    Character Interview with Avery Fox

    This interview is designed for your hero or heroine to tell
    readers about himself or herself. Answer the questions as if the character were
    talking.
    Tell us about
    yourself, please.
    ‘My name is Avery Fox, I am in my late twenties, but
    considering I lied about my age to join the army as a young lad you will have
    to forgive me if I don’t reveal my exact age.’
    What inner doubt
    causes you the most difficulty?
    ‘It would take a special woman to want to love me. I don’t
    know that such a woman even exists. Having never known love myself, I am not certain
    I am capable of feeling such an emotion.’
    In the story world
    your author created, explain what it is you fear most and why.
    ‘I fear that the world will discover I am a man without
    honor, that I am no war hero. I took a life and personally gained from it.’
    Tell us about your
    significant other, that person who makes living worthwhile.
    ‘Beautiful, kind but unattainable. She is a duke’s daughter
    and I just happen to have suddenly found myself in line for an earldom. There
    can never be a future for the two of us together.’
    What is your family
    like?
    ‘I don’t have one, though I do envy those who have a loving
    family. It is not something I have ever known.’
    What special skills
    do you rely on?
    ‘Expert marksman. Former army sniper. I am also a proficient
    sketch artist and painter. There was a lot of downtime in the army so you have
    to find something to amuse yourself.’
    If someone from your
    past showed up, who would you NOT want it to be, and why?
    My older brother Thaxter, he made my life a living nightmare
    as a child, which is why I ran away from home at such a young age. Fortunately,
    there is little chance of ever meeting him again.

    About the Writer

    Sasha Cottman’s debut novel was
    published in 2013. Letter from a Rake, was a Romantic Book of the Year finalist
    in 2014 and won the Book Junkies Choice Award in 2014.
    Her books are centred on the theme
    of love, honour and family. Her current book series, The Duke of Strathmore,
    covers the story of the love lives of a group of siblings and their cousins.
    Sasha’s second novel An Unsuitable
    Match, was a four time ARRA finalist in 2015. The third book in the Duke of
    Strathmore series, The Duke’s Daughter, was released in August 2015.
    Sasha divides her time between the
    city of Melbourne, Australia and her family beach retreat at Torquay. She and
    her family have discovered all the places the family cat disappears to whenever
    it realises they are about to head home on a Sunday night.
    Before accidently enrolling in a
    course for romance writers a number of years ago, she had always had a love of
    history. While her writing career may appear at odds with her professional
    career as a finance executive, it means she can spot a poorly written company
    board report at twenty feet.
    A self-confessed ‘hopeless’ cook,
    she writes a blog, In the Regency Kitchen, where she recreates recipes from the
    Regency/Georgian era. Her family have so far managed to survive being the test
    subjects of her culinary efforts.
    The little time she has left during
    the week and weekends is spent trying to beat her husband at Fitbit challenges
    and trying to find where the pair to that sock really went.
    What was your biggest
    challenge in writing this book?
    Finding time with a full time career is always a challenge.
    This book actually wrote much of itself (I know that sounds odd, but I am a
    plotter and this book had less planning than any of my other books).
    Why did you choose
    this character for the interview today?
    Avery Fox was a character that demanded he be written. I
    loved exploring what it must be like to live in a world where no one has ever
    loved you and then meet someone capable of unconditional acceptance and love.
    Are any sequels
    planned for this book?
    This is book 3 in my Duke of Strathmore series. I am
    currently writing book 4.
    What genre(s) would
    you like to write that you haven’t tried yet?
    Fantasy fiction with all its world building would be
    brilliant.
    What would your
    readers be surprised to learn about you?
    I spend my days working with facts and numbers while
    managing 40 staff of a listed company before going home to write about the
    lives and loves of imaginary people who live in England 200 years in the past.
    Why should readers
    who haven’t picked up one of your books before give this one a try?
    If you want a happily ever after story, a laugh and the
    warmth of reading about characters and the family who love them, then my books
    are for you.

    About the Book

    Title The Duke’s Daughter
    Genre Historical Romance
    Author Sasha Cottman
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
    When handsome army officer Avery Fox unexpectedly inherits
    a fortune, he instantly becomes one of the season’s most eligible bachelors.
    More accustomed to the battlefield, he has no patience with the naive
    debutantes who fill the ballrooms of London.
    Honest and impetuous Lady Lucy Radley is a breath of fresh
    air, guiding him through the season and helping him to avoid any traps. So when
    Avery is left with little option but to marry Lucy, he can’t help but feel he’s
    been manipulated. Nor can he shake the feeling that a duke’s daughter should be
    out of his reach.
    From the wildly beautiful Scottish Highlands to the
    elegant soirees of Paris, Avery and Lucy go on a journey that is full of
    surprises for them both.  But will their feelings for each other be strong
    enough to overcome the circumstances of their marriage and survive the ghosts
    of Avery’s past?

    Buy This Book

    Publisher Destiny Romance. Penguin/Random House
    Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Dukes-Daughter-Sasha-Cottman-ebook/dp/B012Z6MYFA/
    Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-duke-s-daughter
    iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/the-dukes-daughter/id1024399490?mt=11

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  • Historical

    #Historical Romance An Unsuitable Match @sashacottman #RLFblog

    An Unsuitable Match 
    Cover Love includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media
    contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is An Unsuitable Match by Sasha Cottman.

    About the Book

    Title An Unsuitable Match
    Genre historical romance
    Author Sasha Cottman
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    The Favourite Heiress…
    Once engaged to the future Duke of Strathmore, the beautiful
    Lady Clarice Langham now finds herself in the humiliating position of celebrating
    his marriage – to another woman. As a result of the scandal, it seems her reign
    as London’s most eligible debutante has come to an end. But things begin to look
    up when handsome and charming rake David Radley makes it clear that, at least as
    far as he’s concerned, she’s still the catch of the season.
    The Illegitimate Son…
    The eldest son of the Duke of Strathmore, David Radley has been
    raised alongside his father’s legitimate children. But while he is generally received
    as part of the family, not everyone thinks he should be, and especially not Clarice’s
    father, the Earl of Langham, who forbids her from having anything to do with him.
    An Unsuitable Match…
    David’s been in love with Clarice for years, and it isn’t long
    before the attraction between them develops into something deeper. Yet he senses
    Clarice is hiding something and until she reveals her secret, she won’t be free
    to follow her heart. Despite everything, David will not give up on Clarice, not
    even when another seems set to claim her.

    Buy This Book

    Publisher Destiny Romance (Random House Penguin)
    Also available from iTunes, Kobo, GooglePlay, JBHiFi, Big W,
    Destiny Romance and Penguin

    About the Author

    Sasha Cottman is a multi-published, award-winning author. Her
    Regency heroes and heroines are part of London’s social elite, yet still search
    for the elusive gift of true love. Her stories are centred on loyal and loving families.
    An Unsuitable Match Finalist ARRA Best Historical, Best Cover
    and Best Continuing Series 2014. An Unsuitable Match Finalist AusRom Best Author,
    Best Cover, Book of the Year and Best Established Author 2014.
    Book Trailer An Unsuitable Match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af0ITmSQ5kQ

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