Thursday, 15 October 2015
The Art of Seduction by Lorraine Wilson
Release Date:15th October 2015
Genres: Romance /erotic fiction
GUEST POST
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Brook Cottages is thrilled to welcome Lorraine Wilson to the blog with this fantastic guest post. I'm a huge fan of Lorraine's Chalet Girl series. Today, Lorraine tells us about her new book THE ART OF SEDUCTION and I think you will agree it sounds fascinating. I love the cover too! Definitely one for the TBR pile!
GUEST POST
Recently
I was lucky enough to meet Marian Keyes at the Cheltenham Literary
Festival after attending her talk. She's always been one of my favourite
authors so I was thrilled to discover how lovely she is in person. She
was charming, funny and inspiring. She made everyone feel she'd love
nothing more than to sit down and have a cup of tea and a chat with
them. One of the things she said that struck me was how lucky she'd been
to have so many disasters and suffer depression because it gave her
lots to bring to her stories!
That made me think about what I've brought to The Art of Seduction, my latest novel. Despite
the title (a play on words because the hero is an artist) it's not so
much a story about sex as about connection. Both Laura and Jack had an
expat childhood but reacted to it in different ways. Jack refuses to
become too attached to anything or anyone because he knows how transient
life can be. Laura on the other hand longs to settle down, to have a
proper home and to belong somewhere.
What
they both really need is to be brave enough to forge a connection and
let go of beliefs that are holding them back. For them, sex is a doorway
to experiencing a connection worth changing for. For Laura, sex with
Jack is especially empowering.
I
had an expat childhood myself so writing about home, identity and
belonging was especially poignant. Also, somewhat ironically, I was once
approached in the National Gallery by an artist who wanted to paint me.
I declined as I was in a relationship and suspected he wanted to do
more than just paint me but I was very flattered.
Some of the story comes entirely from imagination though. I'll leave you to decide which bits those are ;-)
The Art of Seduction (publication date 15th October, 2015) available here: hyperurl.co/artofseduction
Laura
Baker has a plan. She's going to make Jack McClaren, bad boy of the art
world, face up to his responsibilities. Jack has a plan, to track down
his elusive creative spark. When Laura ambushes him he's found it. Now
to light the fuse, sit back and enjoy the fireworks...
"If
you love a sexy, sizzling book that packs an emotional punch, you've
just found your perfect next read. Five sparkly stars from me." Kitty
French, USA Today Bestselling Author.
LAURA:
'I
live in London and work in a florists, though I do a bit of waitressing
in the evenings as well, to make some extra money. With the mess my
sister Sophie has got into we're going to need every penny and it's not
like I can rely on Mum or Dad to help out.
It
was through the waitressing temp job I finally found a way to turn
things around, to make things right for my little sister. Going through
the proper channels got me nowhere so I had to get...creative. The laws
of right and wrong apply to everyone, or at least they should do. I
admit Jack McClaren is super hot, after all I'm not blind, but he stands
for all the things I despise - he's feckless and irresponsible and it's
time someone made him pay. That someone is going to be me.'
JACK:
'I
should be in a great place right now, commissions have made me rich and
critics have named me as one of the greatest portrait painters of the
twenty first century. Apparently I'm the 'bad boy of the art-world', or
so my publicist would have you believe. But I've got a problem, my
creative spark is ominously absent, it's been AWOL for a while. I'm busy
procrastinating when Laura rockets into my life, bringing the elusive
spark of inspiration with her. Sounds good, yes? Right up to the point
when she opens her mouth and what she says...well, let's just say her
accusation leaves me reeling. It's not long though before I realise I
can turn the situation to my advantage. Seduction is an art and I've
been told I'm a skilled artist in more ways than one. I'm all for taking
opportunities to perfect my art. With Laura my plan is simple - light
the fuse and then sit back and enjoy the fireworks.'
'The
Art of Seduction' is a new novel to set your pulse racing from Lorraine
Wilson, author of the bestselling Chalet Girl stories. It's the perfect
next read if you love Christina Lauren's 'Beautiful' series or Alice
Clayton's 'Cocktail' series.
To celebrate publication of The Art of Seduction I'm doing a mega-giveaway:
First prize: a Lorraine Wilson Design La Boutique shoulder bag worth £34.99, a set of Chalet Girl paperbacks, a tote bag, two brand new Clinique lipsticks, Clinique Take off the day make-up remover, Clinique samples, a Lorraine Wilson Design felt heart hanging decoration and an ebook copy of The Art of Seduction.
Two runner up prizes of: a paperback copy of Confessions of a Chalet Girl, a book bag, a Lorraine Wilson Design felt heart hanging decoration and an ebook copy of The Art of Seduction.
First prize: a Lorraine Wilson Design La Boutique shoulder bag worth £34.99, a set of Chalet Girl paperbacks, a tote bag, two brand new Clinique lipsticks, Clinique Take off the day make-up remover, Clinique samples, a Lorraine Wilson Design felt heart hanging decoration and an ebook copy of The Art of Seduction.
Two runner up prizes of: a paperback copy of Confessions of a Chalet Girl, a book bag, a Lorraine Wilson Design felt heart hanging decoration and an ebook copy of The Art of Seduction.
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