Mountain Man Turned Duke, Jaye Peaches brings to
Wicked Wanton Wednesday, a Regency Romance with a twist.
Maddie: Welcome back Jaye, tell us what inspired your
newest release.
Jaye: Hi Maddie, thank you for having me visit today and
sharing my latest release.
What was the idea behind Sophia and the Duke?
I wanted a twist, instead of the nobleman chasing
after a low-born maid or wench, what if the noblewoman was drawn to a rugged, rough
type of man who behaves quite the opposite to what she is accustomed to seeing.
Trouble is, in Regency times, a noblewoman had little say in her love life and
wouldn’t be allowed to marry beneath her, so I had to have her marrying within
her class. Fortunately, life was unpredictable for all classes so when all the obvious
heirs to the dukedom had died off, it left a distant cousin in line for the
title. A cousin who has been living as a mountain man in Canada for years. I had to pick a colonial background because
in Britain there was no equivalent wilderness.
Nathanial might have lost his gentlemanly ways,
but Sophia is on hand to help him out.
Maddie: I love the premise and the cover is gorgeous. This is definitely at the top of my TBR because I'm a sucker for Regency and Victorian Romance. Let's get to the snippet because I simply cannot wait!
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Excerpt:
The carriage seated two and for the day’s journey
to Oxford, it provided sufficient comfort—Nathanial preferred horseback. His
companion frowned, again, and she grew increasingly restless—something was
amiss with Sophia.
“What is the matter?” he asked. He folded his arms
across his chest and spat another piece of tobacco out of the window. Her
expression turned from disapproval to wide-eyed horror.
“That is the matter. It is disgusting!” she
sneered, wrinkling up her nose.
He snorted. “I like chewing tobacco.”
She tapped her nose a few times. “Why not sniff
it, or smoke it in a pipe, like other gentlemen?”
“Is that any better? This is my preference.”
“Then you must unprefer it immediately,” she
demanded.
“Unprefer is not a word. And neither must I.”
She scowled and shuffled farther away from him. “You
keep scratching too.” She jabbed her finger at his chin.
“I’m unaccustomed to shaving.”
“Apply some oil to your face then.”
He rolled his eyes to the rooftop and clucked his
tongue, before lowering his gaze. “Is there anything else you wish to add?”
“Yes, you might want to apply a little wax to your
hair, to bring out the curls.” She twiddled a finger in a lock of her hair. Her
locks were fashioned into neat coils and they bounced about her face as she
spoke. He liked the colour and shape of her hair, but cared little about his
own appearance.
“Good grief. Is this what is important? Am I to be
a slave to fashion?”
She pursed her lips. “You are of course a slave to
no man, but following the latest fashion does keep you in a state of high
esteem.”
Nathanial growled a low mumble of a curse. He
hated the palaver of style and deportment. As he removed the remains of his
tobacco pellet from his mouth, throwing it out of the coach’s window, he
witnessed a look of profound gratitude on the face of Sophia. Her dark eyes lit
up and her shoulders lost their stiffness.
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Blurb
After the passing of her husband, the elderly Duke
of Brockenhurst, twenty-two-year-old Sophia chafes at her family’s expectations
during her lengthy mourning period. When she is free to re-emerge in society at
last, at her grandmother’s insistence she entertains the courtship of Nathaniel
Hartwell, a distant cousin of the old duke and the man next in line for the
title.
To her shock, Sophia learns that Nathaniel has
spent the last eight years living as a trapper and fur trader in the mountains
of Canada, isolating himself from the world after the tragic death of the woman
he loved. Though he is a rough, uncivilised man, his devilishly handsome looks
and commanding presence excite her in a way nothing ever has before.
Sophia sets out to transform the new duke into
someone suitable for polite society, but when her comments become disrespectful
and mocking Nathaniel takes issue with her behaviour. Almost before she knows
it, she is over his lap and her aristocratic bottom has been bared for a sound
spanking.
Knowing that it is the right choice for all
concerned, Nathaniel asks her to be his wife, but despite the fact that their
marriage begins as one of convenience he is determined to show Sophia the
intense pleasure a strong man’s dominant lovemaking can bring her. Though her
spoiled attitude occasionally earns her a bright red, well-spanked bottom, as
the weeks pass her desire for him grows ever stronger. But can love truly
bridge the gulf between people from such different worlds?
Publisher’s Note: Sophia and the Duke is an erotic
romance novel that includes spankings, sexual scenes, anal play, and more. If
such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.
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About the Author:
Exploring the world of BDSM and romantic kinky
lifestyles has been a passion of Jaye Peaches - to portray the desires beyond
the erotic sexual encounters and unearth the personalities that lie beneath.
When not writing, Jaye is busy spending time with
her family, enjoying music, sometimes composing or drawing and if the weather
allows, gardening.
Jaye lives in NW England.
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