Welcome to our latest guest blogger Adrienne Davenport!

Dishonorable Intentions

First of all I want to say thanks to the people of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques for allowing me this opportunity to speak about my book. Dishonorable Intentions is a historical romance set in Scotland and England during the late 1800’s. It is the story of Aiden Darlington, the duke of Thistledowne and Jezebel McKinley, the countess of Kinley.

While out riding in the Scottish highlands, Aiden stumbles across a young boy, lying lifelessly across his mount. When he goes to investigate, he is stunned to discover that the boy is not a boy at all, but a beautiful maiden with shimmering golden red hair and a hot temper to match.  Determined to convince the beauty to marry him, the Duke is willing to go to any lengths. Even so far as to threaten to reveal the lady’s secret if she does not agree.

Jezebel is content to live her life, caring for the home that was left to her upon her father’s death and the aging servants who are all she has in the way of family. The last thing she desires is to be married to a dictatorial English lord. She defies the Duke at every turn, refusing to relinquish the freedom she values so deeply.

But someone wants Aiden dead and Jezebel has become the prime suspect. Thrown into a world of passion and danger, the pair must learn to trust in each other if they have any hope of surviving the sinister plot in which they have become embroiled.

Dishonorable Intentions will be available in EBook format on June 7^th and in paperback on June 16^th through Eternal Press.  It will be available at Amazon.com as well as Barnesandnoble.com.  It was a thrill to write and I have since begun working on books featuring the other characters within the story as well as a contemporary romance titled Stranger by Morning. You can find out more about me and my upcoming works at www.adriennedavenportbooks.com

Please feel free to write me, I love hearing what readers and other writers have to say.

Best wishes!

Adrienne Davenport

“Adrienne Davenport, a promising new talent, delivers a strong debut novel, Dishonorable Intentions, with an interesting plot and engaging characters.”

-Patricia Grasso, National Best-Selling Author

Excerpt from Dishonorable Intentions:

He appeared to be on all accounts dead, not an unusual incident considering his locale. The wilds of Scotland were fraught with accidents. That said, Aiden could not figure out why, for the life of him he seemed intent on chasing the god-forsaken creature on which the dead man balanced, across the whole damn country when he had come to Scotland for rest and relaxation, away from the prying eyes of England’s infamous haute ton. Nevertheless, that’s exactly what he found himself doing. With a heavy sigh, he gave his mount a hearty kick that sent him racing toward the horse and rider.

It didn’t take long for him to eradicate most of the distance between himself and the unfortunate lad. As he came closer, he began to inspect his quarry. The boy was noticeably young, the Duke pondered, much too young to die, by his guess no more than sixteen. He was still reflecting on the matter when he realized, with what little surprise he was capable of, there was no blood to be seen. Well that ruled out a gunshot, Aiden thought as he observed the young boy, he had probably been strangled. Upon closer inspection however, he could see no sign of that either. Falling in line with the huge creature, Aiden reached, grasping the horse’s reins, and with the ease of an expert horseman pulled the beast up short. As he reached over to examine the victim, three things hit him all at once, and in such rapid succession, they left his head reeling. First the boy was no boy at all, but a maid. Beautiful to be sure, every curve and crevice of her body outlined by the masculine apparel she was clad in. Second, she had the most amazing skein of tresses he had ever seen, he must have been outright mad to have missed it. While he was still contemplating this amazing fact, the third hit him right between the eyes. She was awake, and had a damn strong arm!

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I have been reviewing since 2001 and got started on it completely by accident. That accident turned out to be a blessing in disguise as I discovered a hobby I thoroughly enjoy and an outlet for my opinions about the books I love... or love to hate. Now I don't think I'll ever stop! I live in the DFW area with my three "children" of the four-footed and furry variety, Sheba, Aker, and Amun, affectionately known as cats. I work as an environmental contractor for the Army Reserves, a job I've had since 1997 in which there is never a dull moment and no two days are the same.

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