November 2024
First up, some HUGE news in the Anna Campbell world. My 50th book, The Duke Says I Do, is now available and making friends all around the world. I can remember back to the days when I wasn’t sure there would even be one book and now there’s a golden jubilee going on!
This is book 4 in my Scoundrels of Mayfair series and officially the last book in that bunch, although I’m hoping to give Vanessa Gould a happy ending in a Christmas story next year. Like all my books, it can be read as a standalone but people who have read the whole series will enjoy catching up with characters from early stories (and from my A Scandal in Mayfair series, too).
Isn’t this a gorgeous cover? And it’s so perfect for this steamy story of Lady Portia Frain and the Duke of Granville. He’s London’s most proper gentleman and she’s a headstrong animal rescuer so it’s a bit of an opposites attract, grumpy/sunshine story. Here’s the blurb:
She’s impossible – and everything he wants!
In a world that doesn’t care, Lady Portia Frain dedicates herself to rescuing mistreated animals. When the bully who runs a dogfighting ring threatens her, the Duke of Granville is her only hope – and the last man she wants to turn to. Not only is he the suitor her sister jilted under scandalous circumstances, he’s also, in her words, “the most boring man in Britain.”
Except it turns out, now she’s forced into his company, the duke isn’t nearly as boring as she thought. Especially in close quarters. Very close quarters…
But when London’s perfect gentleman stumbles upon Portia in a dangerous confrontation, honor requires him to step in, whatever his opinion of the lady in question. Things should end there, but instead Granville’s orderly existence disintegrates into a shambles of secrets and kisses and far, far too much Portia Frain. Although, to his irritation, he’s forgetting how much she annoys him and remembering how beautiful she is. It’s a devil of a dilemma for a duke determined to keep his distance – and his sanity.
Portia and the duke are the worst possible match – which means they might just be perfect for each other!
You can read a nice long excerpt here: https://annacampbell.com/books-2/scoundrels-of-mayfair/the-duke-says-i-do/
You can buy The Duke Says I Do from:
Now, last week, I promised some links to my re-released Dashing Widows series. There have been a few hiccups with Amazon but I’m delighted to say that I’ve got buy links for the new edition of the first two books from Digital Publishers:
All the Dashing Widows books will also be available on Kindle Unlimited for the first time!
Book 1 is The Seduction of Lord Stone. Here’s the blurb:
The exciting start of the romantic Regency series by bestselling author Anna Campbell
A dashing widow looking for passion and a Lord who lost his heart …
Caroline, Lady Beaumont, arrives in London seeking excitement after ten dreary years of marriage and an even drearier year of mourning. That means conquering society, dancing like there’s no tomorrow, and taking a lover to provide passion without promises. Promises, in this dashing widow’s dictionary, equal prison. So what is an adventurous lady to do when she loses her heart to a notorious rake who, for the first time in his life, wants forever?
Devilish Silas Nash, Viscount Stone, is in love at last with a beautiful, headstrong widow bent on playing the field. Worse, she’s enlisted his help to set her up with his disreputable best friend. No red-blooded man takes such a challenge lying down, and Silas schemes to seduce his darling into his arms, warm, willing and besotted. But will his passionate plots come undone against a woman determined to act the mistress, but never the wife?
You can buy The Seduction of Lord Stone from:
Book 2, Tempting Mr. Townsend (one of my favorites in the series!) is out 7th November. If you pre-order it, you can pick it up for the special price of 99 cents! Bargain!
Here’s the blurb:
The opposite attracts novel and second book of the romantic Regency series by bestselling author Anna Campbell
The beautiful widow and the man somewhere between hero and beast …
Fenella, Lady Deerham, has rejoined society after five years of mourning her beloved husband’s death at Waterloo. Now she’s fêted as a diamond of the first water and London’s perfect lady. But beneath her exquisite exterior, this delicate blond beauty conceals depths of courage and passion nobody has ever suspected. So when her son and his school friend go missing, she vows to find them whatever it takes. Including setting off alone in the middle of the night with high-handed bear of a man, Anthony Townsend …
When Anthony Townsend bursts into Lady Deerham’s fashionable Mayfair mansion demanding the return of his orphaned nephew, the lovely widow’s beauty and spirit turn his world upside down. But surely such a refined and aristocratic creature will scorn a rough, self-made man’s courtship, even if that man is now one of the richest magnates in England. But when Fenella insists on joining the desperate search for the boys, fate offers Anthony a chance to play the hero and change her mind about him. Will reluctant proximity convince Fenella that perhaps Mr. Townsend isn’t so beastly after all? Or will Anthony and Fenella remain forever opposites fighting their attraction?
You can buy Tempting Mr. Townsend (and don’t forget that special on pre-orders!) from:
Now for news about some Spanish releases, including my The Highlander’s Christmas Quest which Coralia Press are publishing as Cómo atrapar a un Highlander por Navidad. It’s out 15th November but you can pre-order now:
Here’s the Spanish blurb:
¡Kirsty ha encontrado al hombre ideal, pero él no tiene planes de quedarse con ella en su isla!
Escocia, 1725. Kirsty Macbain se enamora perdidamente de Dougal Drummond en cuanto lo ve. El apuesto highlander ha llegado por accidente a la isla de Askaval, propiedad del padre de Kirsty, tras una tormenta fortuita ocurrida unos días antes de Navidad. Sin embargo, Dougal tiene claro que su estancia es temporal y que, una vez reparado su barco, retomará su camino. Sus brillantes ojos azules están enfocados en aventuras heroicas y en un horizonte lejano, y ninguna lassie, por muy bonita e inteligente que sea, lo va a amarrar en dique seco.
¡Quizá sea hora de recurrir a un poco de sabotaje!
Mientras su barco esté fuera de servicio, Dougal se verá obligado a permanecer en la isla, y Kirsty está convencida de que, si logra retenerlo en Askaval el tiempo suficiente, él se dará cuenta de lo perfectos que son el uno para el otro.
Para lograrlo, además de sus armas femeninas, decide emplear otras igual o más contundentes. ¡Quién podría imaginar que un taladro y un martillo van a ser sus mejores aliados!
Pero, si Dougal descubre sus maquinaciones nocturnas, ¿el orgulloso highlander le hará pagar un elevado precio, o le entregará su corazón para siempre, como el mejor regalo de esta disparatada Navidad?
On 18th November, my reader favorite, A Pirate for Christmas, will come out with Coralia Press as Una Pirata por Navidad.
And all for only €0.99!
Here’s the Spanish blurb:
¡Hay un pirata en la mansión!
¿Qué puede hacer la hija del vicario, Bess Farrar, cuando el apuesto nuevo conde, al que las malas lenguas pintan como un pirata despiadado, la besa el mismo día en que se conocen? ¡Pues devolverle el beso, por supuesto!
Puede que ella sea una inocente señorita de pueblo, pero sabe lo suficiente sobre el mundo como para dudar de los motivos de lord Channing cuando este la aborda de forma tan impulsiva. Después de todo, las habladurías locales insisten en que antes de que este galán se convirtiera en conde, navegó por los Siete Mares como un despiadado pirata.
Hechizado por la hija del vicario…
El honorable escocés Rory Beaton ha dedicado toda su vida a la Marina Real. Tras heredar de manera inesperada un título, pone rumbo a nuevas y tempestuosas aguas solo para toparse con la encantadora y chispeante Bess Farrar. Ahora, el audaz marino hará lo que sea necesario para convencer a la fogosa muchacha de que se lance a sus brazos y zarpe con él hacia la puesta de sol.
Una Navidad de lo más caótica.
Mientras corteja a su vivaracha dama, el nuevo conde de Channing se ve envuelto en un embrollo de aldeanos casamenteros, un vicario excéntrico, identidades equivocadas, una tormenta de nieve, un escándalo y un burro bribón. La vida en el mar nunca fue tan emocionante. La primera Navidad en tierra firme del galante capitán naval promete travesuras, peligro, pasión, …y la oportunidad de conquistar al amor de su vida.
You can pre-order now from:
On 22nd November, Coralia Press are releasing the Spanish edition of The Highlander’s Christmas Countess as Una condesa de incógnito para un Highlander.
Here’s the Spanish blurb:
El nuevo mozo de cuadra esconde un secreto…
Kit Laing es un genio con los caballos de Glen Lyon y también es el favorito de la familia de su patrón, pero no es todo lo que parece. De hecho, el tímido mozo de cuadra no es un chico. Kit es en realidad Christabel Urquhart, condesa de Appin, que huye de un hermanastro codicioso y violento que pretende arrebatarle su fortuna.
Y el apuesto sobrino del laird ha descubierto el pastel.
Quentin MacNab, el gallardo heredero de Cannich, ha sospechado del nuevo mozo de cuadra desde el primer momento. Kit es demasiado guapo para ser un muchacho y habla demasiado bien para ser un simple criado.
Cuando una tormenta de nieve los atrapa en una cabaña aislada durante la noche, el descubrimiento de la verdadera identidad de Christabel desencadena un matrimonio precipitado para evitar un escándalo. Pero ¿podrá ella aprender a confiar en las promesas de protección de su encantador nuevo marido? ¿O su frágil alianza sucumbirá ante el peligro que la acecha?
You can pre-order Una condesa de incógnito para un Highlander from:
And the new release news continues on! I’ve got 2 new Italian releases this month via Coralia Press.
First up is Come Catturare un Highlander per Natale (Serie Highlanders Vol. 6), originally published as The Highlander’s Christmas Quest, which is out on 15th November. Here’s the Italian blurb:
Kirsty ha trovato l’uomo ideale, ma lui non ha alcuna intenzione di rimanere con lei sulla sua isola!
Scozia, 1725. Kirsty Macbain si innamora perdutamente di Dougal Drummond al primo sguardo. L’affascinante Highlander è arrivato per caso sull’isola di Askaval, di proprietà del padre di Kirsty, dopo una tempesta improvvisa, pochi giorni prima di Natale. Tuttavia, Dougal è deciso: la sua permanenza sarà solo temporanea, e appena la sua nave sarà riparata, riprenderà il suo viaggio. I suoi brillanti occhi azzurri sono fissi su avventure eroiche e su un lontano orizzonte, e nessuna lassie, per quanto bella e intelligente, riuscirà a trattenerlo.
Forse è arrivato il momento di ricorrere a un po’ di sabotaggio!
Finché la sua nave sarà fuori uso, Dougal sarà costretto a restare sull’isola, e Kirsty è convinta che, se riuscirà a tenerlo ad Askaval abbastanza a lungo, lui capirà quanto sono perfetti l’uno per l’altra. Per riuscirci, oltre alle sue armi femminili, decide di usare altri mezzi, forse anche più efficaci. Chi avrebbe mai immaginato che un trapano e un martello si sarebbero rivelati i suoi migliori alleati?
Ma se Dougal scoprisse le sue manovre notturne, l’orgoglioso Highlander le farà pagare un caro prezzo o le consegnerà il suo cuore per sempre, come il più bel regalo di questo folle Natale?
On 22nd November,Una contessa in incognito per un Highlander (Serie Highlanders Vol. 7), originally published as The Highlander’s Christmas Countess, is coming out. You can pre-order it now from:
Here’s the blurb:
Il nuovo stalliere nasconde un segreto…
Kit Laing è un vero genio con i cavalli di Glen Lyon ed è anche il beniamino della famiglia del suo padrone. Ma non tutto è come sembra. Infatti, il timido stalliere non è un garzone. Kit è in realtà Christabel Urquhart, contessa di Appin, in fuga da un fratellastro avido e violento che intende sottrarle la sua fortuna.
E il fascinoso nipote del laird ha scoperto gli altarini!
Quentin MacNab, erede di Cannich, ha sospettato del nuovo stalliere sin dal primo momento. Kit è fin troppo bello per essere un ragazzo e parla con troppa eleganza per essere un semplice servo.
Quando una tempesta di neve li costringe a trascorrere la notte in una capanna isolata, la vera identità di Christabel viene rivelata, portando a un matrimonio improvviso per evitare lo scandalo. Ma Christabel potrà mai fidarsi delle promesse di protezione del suo affascinante nuovo marito? Oppure la loro fragile alleanza crollerà di fronte ai pericoli che incombono?
Phew! See you next month!
