Media Kit for His Innocent Bride
A stand-alone regency Romance
By Kryssie Fortune
Publisher Stormy
Night Publications
Release Date August
18, 2018
Artwork included and
attached separately
Genre Regency Spanking Romance
Taglines
Consummating her marriage
shouldn’t be so hard.
Alethea learns as much
about spanking as sex
Does her husband want
Alethea dead?
Hashtags
#Regency #spanking
#romance #murder #mystery #HEA #Dominance
Publisher’s Blurb
Going about her mundane life
in a small fishing village, Alethea never dreamed she would end up with a man
like the Earl of Deanswood, yet when she caught the handsome gentleman's eye he
wasted no time in making her his wife. Unbeknownst to Alethea, however, her
conniving mother has convinced Deanswood that she has no interest in the
marital bed. Devastated by his seeming disinterest, Alethea searches for
someone to instruct her in the ways of enticing a man.
When a friend informs Deanswood of Alethea's
plans, he decides to train his new bride himself. Soon enough, Alethea finds
herself naked, blindfolded, and helplessly bound as she is thoroughly spanked
and then brought to one blushing, quivering climax after another. But when
Alethea's life is threatened by her mother's vicious scheming, can Deanswood
protect his innocent bride?
Publisher's Note: His Innocent Bride is a stand-alone
novel which shares the Regency-era setting of Wickedly Used. It
includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please
don't buy this book.
Author’s Blurb
Consummating her
marriage shouldn’t be so hard.
Raised in a dour
religious sect, Alethea Allerton dreams of dancing, laughter, and love. She
fell for the Earl of Deanswood within five minutes of meeting him. They married
by special licence a week later, but he’d rather spend time with his mistress
than bed his wife. Alethea has no idea how to seduce her husband. Desperate,
she visits a house of ill-repute and hires a tutor. He agrees to meet all the
costs as long as she remains blindfold throughout their lessons.
The Earl of Deanswood,
a Waterloo veteran, wed Alethea to father an heir. He steps in as her tutor but
he teaches her as much about spanking as sex.
Alethea survives an
attempt on her life. Circumstances implicate Deanswood, and terrified, she
flees London. He pursues her, and when he kisses her, she recognises the touch
and taste of him. She’s hurt and humiliated by his deception.
Deanswood sets out to
win back her trust. Along the way, he teaches her about ropes, spectators in
the bedroom, submission, and sex toys. Only one thing mars their happiness.
Someone wants Alethea dead.
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Excerpt
Stonehurst’s eyes shone with mischief. “Your wife came to
my establishment earlier. She offered me five guineas to fuck her.”
Deanswood spluttered and almost spat out his brandy. “She
did what?”
Stonehurst leaned back and savored a second sip of his
wine. “Do you want me to repeat it? After you’ve drawn everyone’s gaze? I
didn’t take her money or screw her, of course. Let’s find somewhere to talk.”
Anger turned Deanswood’s features haughty and harsh. Fists
curled, he glowered at his friend. Make
that former friend. He’d rather beat Stonehurst senseless than talk. “You
keep your bloody hands off her.”
All Deanswood had wanted was an heir and a spare. Instead,
his wife barred him from her bed—unless a quick screw with no foreplay or
kisses once a month counted. He’d rather have stayed single.
He’d dreamed of a wife with a warm smile and sweet nature.
Curves that made his mouth water and his palms twitch would be a bonus.
Leg-shackling himself to Alethea Allerton was the biggest mistake he’d ever
made.
He should have made it clear that he expected to bear his
children and submit to the occasional spanking. In return, he’d teach her about
passion, bondage, and obedience. Until his mother-in-law collared him in the
library, he’d been looking forward to his wedding night. His mother-in-law’s
words had kyboshed that.
Stonehurst struggled to contain his laughter. “So, what
really happened on your wedding night?”
“It’s none of your business,” Deanswood snapped.
Unabashed, Stonehurst grinned. “Your wife made it my
business. Her dress sense is shocking. Is that why you couldn’t perform last
night?”
Stonehurst was right. Alethea had involved him in the
tangled mess of her marriage. “Did Alethea say I couldn’t… Of course, I could…
Damn it, I don’t have to explain myself to you.”
“It might help to talk about it,” Stonehurst suggested.
Deanswood sighed. “Nothing else seems to. After I’d thrown
Lady Babs out, my new mother-in-law collared me in the library. She read me an
endless lecture on the sins of marital sex. I’d rather take a dressing down
from Wellington than endure that again.”
Inwardly, Deanswood fumed. Why the hell had his wife waited
until after the ceremony to send her mother to tell him she didn’t want sex? He
supposed she was eager to get her grasping hands on his fortune.
When he learned his wife planned to cuckold him, his eyes
narrowed and lips thinned in anger. A trip to Gentleman Jackson’s boxing salon
beckoned. Going a few rounds with the champion might calm his soul.
Stonehurst’s teasing manner vanished, and he held up both
hands, palm out. “I never touched her. We’re attracting too much attention.
Walk with me.”
Deanswood had fought alongside Stonehurst in the Peninsular
War and again at Waterloo. They’d shared too much to fall out over a woman.
That said, Stonehurst enjoyed the earl’s discomfort far too much.
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Questions and Answers
(Please
don’t feel obliged to use them all, or use any.)
1 Give
us an insight into your main character. What does he/she do that is so special?
My heroine, Lady Alethea
grew up in a remote fishing village on the Kent coast. A strict religious sect
holds sway there. They disapprove of everything - singing, dancing, laughing.
Even smiling is a sin. Alethea dreams of a happy future not one sent peddling
fish. When James, Earl of Deanswood drives his yellow phaeton into the village,
he reminds of the Greek God Apollo driving his flaming chariot across the sky.
Not that she can admit to knowing Greek Myths in her village. She gives her
heart in an instant, but although Deanswood marries her within a week, he
doesn’t do the same.
2 Tell us about
your hero.
James, Earl of Deanswood
never expected to inherit the title. His father and older brother died the same
day the battle of Waterloo started. Deanswood enlisted as a boy soldier and
although he attained the rank of major, he sold out when he learned of his
father’s death. Although it’s never officially stated in the book, he suffers
from PTSD.
3 What genre are
your books?
I write romance. Any sort.
Paranormal or contemporary. His Innocent Bride is my second Regency Romance.
4. What draws you to this genre?
I write the books I like
to read. There’s always a strong plot, with lots of adventure. Then there’s the
sex. My pet hate is cliff hangers. Even the books in my series can be read as
stand-alone romances. Add in that I’m a sucker for a happy-ever-after, and
you’ve got my writing style.
5. What is your favorite motivational phrase.
It’s one of Mohamed Ali’s
catchphrases. “If my head can conceive it
and my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.”
6 Tell us about your
writing process and the way you brainstorm story ideas.
Brainstorm? It’s more like
batter them to death with a hammer. I start with a random scene in my head and
work out how people got there. Sometimes that one scene doesn’t even make it
into the story. Once I’ve got the first draft finished, I edit, and edit, and
edit. The first readthrough is to check the plot works. The next three are to
polish the words. After that, I print it out and read it again. Words look
different on paper. Next, I read it out loud. Then, and only then, do Iet my
husband read it. Not that he’s a romance fan, but I’m dyslexic. He sees things
I don’t.
After all that, my editor
still makes changes.
More about Kryssie Fortune.
Kryssie reads everything and anything, from literary fiction to
sizzling romance. Her earliest memory is going to the library with her mother.
She can’t have been more than two at the time. Reading, especially when a
book’s hot and explicit, is more than a guilty pleasure. It’s an obsession.
Kryssie loves to visit historic sites, from Hadrian’s wall to
Regency Bath. The first book she fell in love with was Georgette Heyer’s The Unknown Ajax. After that, she
devoured every regency book she could. After a while, they went out of fashion,
but part of Kryssie’s psyche lives in in in Regency London. She longs to dance
quadrilles and flirt behind fans. Of course, Kryssie’s heroines do far more than
flirt.
Kryssie lives in Bridlington on the Yorkshire coast –about thirty
miles from Whitby, where Bram Stoker wrote Dracula. She enjoys gardening,
travel, and socializing with her author friends. You’d be surprised how many
erotic romance authors live in the North of England.
Anita
www.anitaphilmar.com
