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What To Read Next Podcast Interview

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Want to hear my author interview with Laura Yamin over on What to Read Next? We talk book recs, silly historical facts, and what’s next for my Bow Street Bachelors! All the podcast and download links are here: https://whattoreadnextblog.com/2019/10/29/author-interview-this-earl-of-mine-by-kate-bateman/

or apple podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ag/podcast/what-to-read-next-podcast/id1335747340

Ready for This Earl Of Mine?

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***Newsletter subscriber giveaway***
To celebrate the release of This Earl Of Mine tomorrow, I’m doing a HUGE giveaway for my newsletter subscribers, with SEVEN SIGNED historical romances plus loads of fun swag from this year’s Historical Romance Retreat, including a charm bracelet and tote bag. The newsletter will be going out tomorrow. If you’d like to take part, just sign up for my newsletter via the form on my website: www.kcbateman.com

If you want to get your hands on a copy of This Earl Of Mine right now, here are some handy links to the online sites:

Event: Peoria, IL Bookfest

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Illinois friends – need something to do next weekend? Why not come and see me at the first Peoria Bookfest? It’s Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 9 AM – 4:30 PM, FFC’s Life Together Center 3625 N Sheridan Rd, Peoria, Illinois 61604

I’ll be signing copies of my new release, The Promise Of A Kiss, plus giving out tons of swag! Here are the the details:

Peoria’s 1st Annual Bookfest – a celebration of all things bookish! We will have over 10,000 sq ft of bookish delights ranging from local authors, literary crafters, artists, food trucks. We will also have a kids area with face painters, balloon artists, storytellers, storybook characters and activities! Here’s the FB link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2298166143552025/


The Promise Of A Kiss Novella!

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I did a thing! I’ve sneaked out a new novella: The Promise of a Kiss. Imagine a Regency-era Indiana Jones and a mapmaking Marion Ravenwood snarking their way across Egypt to Napoleonic France. If that doesn’t excite your enemies-to-lovers, historical adventure rom/com habit, then I wash my hands of you. It’s only $1.99. Go grab it right now!

Here’s the official blurb:

Egypt, 1815.

A reluctant hero.
When cash-strapped adventurer Harry Tremayne accepts five thousand pounds to locate Lady Hester Morden in Egypt, he knows he’s in for a rough ride. The headstrong mapmaker has been a source of irritation—and forbidden attraction—for years.

A damsel in distress?
Lady Hester doesn’t need rescuing. She’s far too busy enjoying her freedom to return to the stuffy confines of London. Besides, handsome scoundrel Harry Tremayne is the last man she wants to see; she’s still plagued by the memory of their one, unforgettable kiss.

A deadly curse.
But when Hester discovers a necklace in the sand—one which may or may not be cursed by an ancient Egyptian goddess—the two are thrust into an adventure that takes them from the desert’s seductive heat to the perils of Napoleonic France. Can they ignore their inconvenient attraction long enough to save the world? The answer may just lie in the promise of a single kiss . . .

(N. B. This novella was previously published as part of the Kiss of The Red Scorpion anthology. If you purchased that, then you already have this novella.)

Books and Beer!

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Upcoming Booksigning / Author event. Books and Beer? A great combination!

Illinois locals, come join me and some of my lovely and talented author friends for our annual book signing / beer swilling evening of fun! This year’s event will be at the Keg Grove Brewing Company in Bloomington Il on Weds 18th September 2019 from 5pm – 7pm CT. 
Cheers, and bottoms up!

Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review for This Earl!

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Wow! This Earl Of Mine just received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly! Here’s the review, in all its glory:

This Earl of Mine (Bow Street Bachelors #1)

Bateman’s scintillating first Bow Street Bachelors Regency is full of intense emotions and dramatic twists. Shipping heiress Georgiana Caversteed, desperate to avoid marriage to her cousin Josiah, procures a husband, Benedict Wylde, from Newgate Prison, thinking she’s saving him from being transported to Australia. The two are hastily wed but have no plans to live as husband and wife. But Benedict is actually the younger son of the Earl of Morcott and has gone undercover at Newgate to track down a traitor. When Georgiana sees Benedict at a ball and discovers his true identity, the two must decide how to proceed with their marriage. Determining that divorce and annulment are not options, they decide upon a public courtship and public marriage ceremony, after which they can live apart. Attraction and friendship blossom between Benedict and Georgiana as they see each other at social gatherings, and soon she’s helping with his spy work, as well. Intelligent, affable characters make this fast-paced novel shine, especially for fans of clever women and the men who sincerely admire them. Future installments will be eagerly anticipated by Regency readers. (Oct.)  

Kate Bateman. St. Martin’s, $7.99 mass market (336p)

ISBN 978-1-250-30595-4