First, a little background on the artwork that Joana chose for her cover. It is a portrait called Portrait of Miss Frances Vinicombe painted by John Opie and is currently located at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Without further ado, here it is!
Book Description
When Colonel Fitzwilliam’s disclosures are interrupted by the bearer of distressing news from Longbourn, Miss Elizabeth Bennet is compelled to consider an offer she would have otherwise dismissed out of hand. An offer of marriage from the all-too-proud Mr Darcy.
Yet how is she to live with a husband she hardly knows and does not love? Would she be trapped in a marriage of convenience while events conspire to divide them? Or would love grow as, day by day and hour after hour, she learns to understand the man she married, before she loses his trust and his heart?
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Author Information
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Be sure to follow the upcoming Blog Tour!
November 17/ My Jane Austen Book Club/Launch Post & Giveaway
November 18/Pemberley to Milton/Book Review & Giveaway
November 19/Obsessed with Mr. Darcy/ Book Review & Giveaway
November 20/ A Covent Garden Madame Gilflurt's Guide to Life/Guest Post
November 21/ Margie's Must Reads/ Book Review & Giveaway
November 22/ Babblings of a Bookworm/ Book Review & Giveaway
November 23/Diary of an Eccentric/Book Review & Giveaway
November 24/ Happy Thanksgiving
November 25/ So Little Time... So Much to Read/ Excerpt & Giveaway
November 26/ Just Jane 1813/Interview with Joana Starnes
November 27 / My Kids Led Me Back to Pride and Prejudice/ Guest Post & Giveaway
November 28/ More Agreeably Engaged/ Vignette & Giveaway
December 2/ Austenesque Reviews/ Excerpt & Giveaway
* * * COVER REVEAL GIVEAWAY * * *
Joana Starnes is generously having a giveaway for the cover reveal! Woot!
The giveaway is for three winners. One will receive a paperback, and two will receive an ebook of Mr Bennet’s Dutiful Daughter. They will also receive assorted Austen-related mini-gifts. The giveaways are open to international winners.
Also, as a special bonus, all Rafflecopter entrants will receive an exclusive excerpt of the book that will not be included in the Amazon sample. The sample excerpts will be emailed to entrants using their Rafflecopter email address. If you have trouble entering the Rafflecopter, please send me an email, and I'll forward your information onto Claudine @ Just Jane 1813 who was instrumental in organizing this cover reveal!
Good luck!!
Did you find the information about the cover art fascinating?
Hope this book is a great success,Joana,and that its loved like all your other works.
ReplyDeleteLover the cover!
Thanks for the ever so kind words, Mary!!! Hope you'll like it. The cover is superb, and it's all Claudine. She found it and it couldn't have been better! It perfectly fits the plot. Huge thanks, Claudine, and for everything else!!!
DeleteThanks ever so much, Candy, for the wonderful welcome and for having me as your guest for the cover reveal and on the blog tour, you're so kind! All the best!
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You're welcome, Joana! It was my pleasure! I wish you all the best on your new book! It looks lovely! And sounds wonderful! :)
DeleteI live the whole composition of the cover, Joana..The portrait Claudine found is wonderful but the rest of it just sets it all off so well. I live rich, vibrant colours and the reds against the dark baxkground work so well together.
ReplyDeleteHi, Anji! I agree! The color choices work well with the portrait. :)
DeleteI'm so glad you think so, Anji and Candy! I love warm reds and yellows and I'm so glad it works. Thanks!
DeleteThank you so much, Candy, for joining us for this cover reveal, and for the blog tour! I hope your readers enjoy this story. It goes really well with halloween candy, LOL!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Hi, Claudine! You're welcome! You did a great job organizing this cover reveal and the upcoming blog tour!
DeleteI hope you have a fabulous weekend also!
Thank you both ever so much for this amazing day, and everyone else who joined in. Such wonderful people and so very kind!! I really can't thank you enough!
DeleteCandy! When we chatted about angst, we forgot the classic FMS! Of course, Joana Starnes dishes out angst like the best of them. This one will prove to be no exception, I'm sure. I was just at Tamara's post, and as you can see, we have a HUGE conga line by now! Join us and grab Joana... I keep seeing her at post after post, with that cool new cover. This is her party, so on with the show... Booboobooboo ConGA! JoannaStarnescanConGA!
ReplyDeleteLol, Suzan! Forced marriage scenarios are one of my favorite variations! I guess that's the type of angst I like! ;) I love that you are having so much fun with this cover reveal party! Woot!!
DeleteFMS scenarios are my favourite too. It's so nice to have them together for as much time as possible, and struggling to come to terms with each other and with a closeness they're not ready for yet.
DeleteThanks again, Suzan, for keeping the party going. You're the Conga Queen :)
It is a very attractive proposition. I would love to read it a soon as I can. Good luck with this new story!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you think so, tgruy! Best of luck in the giveaway and thanks for taking part!
DeleteThis sounds like another great book by a favorite author. ☺
ReplyDeleteThanks for the ever so kind words, BookLuver88! I hope you'll like it. Good luck!
DeleteSo happy you like it, Wendy! Thanks for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats and good luck with your new book, Joana!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting and for the lovely wishes, Maria!
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