Mist of Midnight by Sandra Byrd

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Mist of Midnight Howard Books (March 10, 2015) by Sandra Byrd

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

After earning her first rejection at the age of thirteen, bestselling author Sandra Byrd has now published more than forty books. Her adult fiction debut, Let Them Eat Cake, was a Christy Award finalist, as was her first historical novel, To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn. To Die For was also named by Library Journal as a Best Books Pick for 2011 and The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr, was named a Library Journal Best Books Pick for 2012. The Tudor series’ end cap, Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I published in April, 2013.

A life-long lover of Victorian Gothic romances, Sandra’s new series, Daughters of Hampshire, weaves elements of that mystical, traditional genre with inspirational and literary threads. Mist of Midnight, the series’ first book, debuts in March, 2015.

Sandra has also published dozens of books for tweens and teens, and is passionate about helping new authors develop their talent and their work toward traditional or independent publication. As such, she has mentored and coached hundreds of new writers and continues to coach dozens to success each year.

ABOUT THE BOOK

In the first of a brand-new series set in Victorian England, a young woman returns home from India after the death of her family to discover her identity and inheritance are challenged by the man who holds her future in his hands.

Rebecca Ravenshaw, daughter of missionaries, spent most of her life in India. Following the death of her family in the Indian Mutiny, Rebecca returns to claim her family estate in Hampshire, England. Upon her return, people are surprised to see her...and highly suspicious. Less than a year earlier, an imposter had arrived with an Indian servant and assumed not only Rebecca's name, but her home and incomes.

That pretender died within months of her arrival; the servant fled to London as the young woman was hastily buried at midnight. The locals believe that perhaps she, Rebecca, is the real imposter. Her home and her father's investments reverted to a distant relative, the darkly charming Captain Luke Whitfield, who quickly took over. Against her best intentions, Rebecca begins to fall in love with Luke, but she is forced to question his motives—does he love her or does he just want Headbourne House? If Luke is simply after the property, as everyone suspects, will she suffer a similar fate as the first “Rebecca”?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Mist of Midnight, go HERE.

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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1476717869

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<div align="center"> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div> <center> <span style="font-size: 130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center> <a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center> <span style="font-size: 100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center> <span style="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1476717869">Mist of Midnight</a></span></center> <center> Howard Books (March 10, 2015) </center> <center> by</center> <center> <span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.sandrabyrd.com/">Sandra Byrd</a></span></center> <br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></b> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Dz_-3wbzXVF3_AC59uBKP_ttJ1LUB-WT8lCSsGuuClIfoUQ1LcMCVeFjXWFqHyd1e4mjxNLe8jOJ_HYbvPHt0_U37RQRqoWKXSsyoR4HS9uuTqI8vP63C92RL00LQALfWMjhKQ/s1600/SandraByrd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Dz_-3wbzXVF3_AC59uBKP_ttJ1LUB-WT8lCSsGuuClIfoUQ1LcMCVeFjXWFqHyd1e4mjxNLe8jOJ_HYbvPHt0_U37RQRqoWKXSsyoR4HS9uuTqI8vP63C92RL00LQALfWMjhKQ/s1600/SandraByrd.jpg" /></a></div> After earning her first rejection at the age of thirteen, bestselling author Sandra Byrd has now published more than forty books. Her adult fiction debut, <i>Let Them Eat Cake</i>, was a Christy Award finalist, as was her first historical novel, <i>To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn</i>. <i>To Die For</i> was also named by Library Journal as a Best Books Pick for 2011 and <i>The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr</i>, was named a Library Journal Best Books Pick for 2012. The Tudor series’ end cap, <i>Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I</i> published in April, 2013. <br /> <br /> A life-long lover of Victorian Gothic romances, Sandra’s new series, Daughters of Hampshire, weaves elements of that mystical, traditional genre with inspirational and literary threads. Mist of Midnight, the series’ first book, debuts in March, 2015. <br /> <br /> Sandra has also published dozens of books for tweens and teens, and is passionate about helping new authors develop their talent and their work toward traditional or independent publication. As such, she has mentored and coached hundreds of new writers and continues to coach dozens to success each year.<br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHfkMVL4_2pi4YlZcd3x8oy7o5wwXgEqCsIUunf763fsGhi2VK7X-dFtgpQmcyg7uDtizGSHOViOkD6Aiz1NE-kWYvyArBUVd1Ss04sO0XuKbL8rppiFQsXHtusTVas5LKRgNJQ/s1600/MistofMidnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHfkMVL4_2pi4YlZcd3x8oy7o5wwXgEqCsIUunf763fsGhi2VK7X-dFtgpQmcyg7uDtizGSHOViOkD6Aiz1NE-kWYvyArBUVd1Ss04sO0XuKbL8rppiFQsXHtusTVas5LKRgNJQ/s1600/MistofMidnight.jpg" height="320" width="209" /></a></div> In the first of a brand-new series set in Victorian England, a young woman returns home from India after the death of her family to discover her identity and inheritance are challenged by the man who holds her future in his hands. <br /> <br /> Rebecca Ravenshaw, daughter of missionaries, spent most of her life in India. Following the death of her family in the Indian Mutiny, Rebecca returns to claim her family estate in Hampshire, England. Upon her return, people are surprised to see her...and highly suspicious. Less than a year earlier, an imposter had arrived with an Indian servant and assumed not only Rebecca's name, but her home and incomes. <br /> <br /> That pretender died within months of her arrival; the servant fled to London as the young woman was hastily buried at midnight. The locals believe that perhaps she, Rebecca, is the real imposter. Her home and her father's investments reverted to a distant relative, the darkly charming Captain Luke Whitfield, who quickly took over. Against her best intentions, Rebecca begins to fall in love with Luke, but she is forced to question his motives—does he love her or does he just want Headbourne House? If Luke is simply after the property, as everyone suspects, will she suffer a similar fate as the first “Rebecca”? <br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1476717869">Mist of Midnight</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2015/04/mist-of-midnight-by-sandra-byrd.html">HERE</a>. <br /> <br />

Sandra can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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