Interview and Giveaway: Amelia Grey - A Gentleman never Tells

Today I have Amelia Grey over for an interview. And at the end of this interview there is a giveaway of her latest book A Gentleman Never Tells.

Welcome to Mur-y-Castell!

Tell us something about yourself, so we can get to know you better…
AG: The first thing I would like you to know about me is that I’m a girly girl! I love pearls, lace, ruffles, candlelight, and soft music. I don’t want to get my hands dirty and I like my make-up on. But I’m a big fan of college football, and I always pick a team and watch the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, and the World Series. I love to watch sports—I just don’t want to play sports. I love living on the beach but I don’t like to walk barefoot on the sand or getting in the water. I love to watch the waves roll in and listen to them crash on shore and one of my favorite things to do is watch the sun set over the beautiful Gulf of Mexico.  I enjoy going to movies, reading books, and traveling to places I’ve never been before. I would rather have a quiet dinner with my husband and a few friends than be at a loud, rocking party.  
 

Your latest release is called A Gentleman Never Tells; can you tell me what it is about?
AG: Viscount Brentwood is minding his own business, walking his mother’s Pomeranian in Hyde Park early one morning when a lovely and alluring young lady walks out of the mist and into his arms. Of course, this is all very much to his liking until they are caught, and he finds out that she is not only another man’s fiancé, she also happens to be the daughter of a powerful duke. And if that wasn’t enough trouble for the Viscount to be in the middle of, he’s lost his mother’s dog, too.

Lady Gabrielle is dependable, sensible, and obedient. That’s why she had accepted the practical, unemotional marriage her formidable father had arranged for her. That’s what those of her kind did—or so she had always believed until early one morning, when her defenses were down, she threw all of her upbringing away for the chance to spend a few passionate moments in the arms of a handsome stranger.

But kissing the stranger didn’t free Lady Gabrielle. She only thwarted the shackles of one arranged betrothal to immediately find herself stuck in yet another forced engagement. The strong-willed lady isn’t going to give up her freedom so easily. She has plans that her father and Lord Brentwood don’t know about and scandal and mishaps become the order of the day while Gabrielle and Brent scour London to find a notorious dog thief.
 

If this book became a movie, who would you see in the lead roles?
AG: Oh, I simply loved the man who played Charles, King Henry’s best friend in The Tudors. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend the series. Henry Cavill play the part of Charles and he is good-looking and intense.  I also am growing quite fond of the deeply intense Francois Arnaud who plays Casare Borgia in The Borgias. As for the heroine, well all I can say is if a producer managed to get one of these two men to be the hero—I’d pay to be the heroine!
 

Could you tell me a little about some of other books you have written?
AG: All nine of my books have been set during the Regency Period. To me there is something extremely sexy about a powerful, titled young gentleman. I like to set my books in London and I like to get my hero and heroine in situations that are difficult to get out of. I try to always add a little mystery of some kind that the hero and heroine solve together. I never let the mystery take away from or overshadow the romance. I keep the focus of my books centered on the romance.
 

Who is your favorite hero/heroine from your books?
AG: This is an impossible question to answer because I LOVE all my heroes. If I don’t love my heroes I can’t convince my readers to love them. So if I start a book with a hero I can’t get into or I’m just not falling in love with him, I throw him out and start over. I want to love my heroes. And I’m always the heroine in all my books. I love picturing myself with these fabulously strong men I create.
 

Are you writing on something at the moment?
AG: I’ve just finished A Gentleman Says “I Do” and I’m now working on A Gentleman Surrenders (title subject to change). The heroes in these two books are twins and I’ve had great fun with them. They look alike but have different personality traits.

Any advice for aspiring writers?
AG: Never give up. Some writers are blessed and they sell their first finished book. I wasn’t that lucky. But if I had given up with that first, second, or third rejection I would have never been published. If you really want to be published you must keep trying even when it seems an impossible dream to reach.

 Thanks!

GIVEAWAY

2 copies of A Gentleman Never tells/2 winners

1. Open to US and Canada

2. Ends July 28th

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A GENTLEMAN NEVER TELLS BY AMELIA GREY – IN STORES JULY 2011

A stolen kiss from a stranger…
As if from a dream, Lady Gabrielle walks from the mist and into Viscount Brentwood’s arms. Within moments, he’s embroiled in more scandal than he ever thought possible…

Can sink even a perfect gentleman…
Beautiful, clever, and courageous, Lady Gabrielle needs Brent’s help to get out of a seriously bad situation. But the more she gets to know him, the worse she feels about ruining his life…

Enter the unforgettable world of Amelia Grey’s sparkling Regency London, where a single encounter may have devastating consequences for a gentleman and a lady… 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Winner of the Booksellers Best Award and the Romantic Times Award for Love and Laughter, Amelia Grey’s books have sold in Europe, Russia and China. Married for over thirty-five years to her high school sweetheart, she has lived in Alabama, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and now calls Panama City Beach, Florida, home. For more information please visit www.ameliagrey.com or email her at ameliagrey@comcast.net