Interview with Lorraine Burgess, author of The Taming of the Hart
Tell us about your new book. Son of an Earl and notorious rakehell, Sebastian Hart, has the reputation of womaniser and gambler throughout London society. Good looking, rich and arrogant, Sebastian pushes all the boundaries until scandal threatens all he holds dear when his affair with Lord Bringing shame to his family’s good name, he feels he has no choice but to accept Lord Dunn’s offer of becoming an assassin for King and country and, against his families wishes, sets out to become the man that many people will one day rely upon. Lady Kathryn Hamilton, goddaughter of Sebastian’s parents and good friend of his twin sisters, has endured years of painful teasing and torment at the hands of Sebastian and his friends. The plain bluestocking redhead is left devastated and heartbroken following his departure, even though she is fully aware that Sebastian wouldn’t look twice at her and that her hidden feelings for him will never be reciprocated, she knows that she will never love any another. A decade on and following the death of his father, Sebastian, now England’s finest assassin, must return to claim the title and face the people from his past, including those which are hell bent on revenge. Uncertain of the reception he will receive and unsure he even wants the title, he heads back to Brimshire to find he has no choice in the matter, even more so when he is reintroduced to the now mature and stunningly beautiful, Kathryn Hamilton. Struggling to come to terms with his new life and the feelings he is now experiencing for Kathryn, Sebastian feels he is paying for his past sins, when his family and other assassins’ lives are put on the line. He must use all his resources to find the culprit who is out to get him, if he is to stand any chance of finding happiness. Full of intrigue, romance, suspense and passion, this book will leave you breathless with anticipation and begging for the next instalment. What genre is it? What kind of readers will it appeal to? How would you like the reader to feel as they read the last word of The Taming of the Hart? You said this is the beginning of a trilogy, right? Tell us a bit about yourself. How can we follow you on Twitter and/or Facebook? What’s next? |
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