By Royal Command
by Laura Navarre
July 12th 2012 by Carina Press
Two brothers. One woman. Three hearts at war.
Katrin of Courtenay’s husband is dead—and she doesn’t mourn him. He was cruel and controlling, and she doesn’t need a husband to hold her northern keep. But her vengeful uncle, the King of England, has other ideas: intent on marrying her off, he’s ordered his Viking-bred warrior to return her to court.
On the journey, the Viking captures her interest, and for the first time Katrin understands passion. But her guard is honor-bound to deliver her to the king, and so it is settled—she must wed the mysterious Rafael le Senay, the Baron of Belmaine.
A forced marriage to a stranger slowly becomes something more, and Katrin realizes she is in love with Rafael. But with the shadow of her former lover hanging over her, and Rafael’s powerful brother making dangerous plans, can Katrin negotiate the delicate balance between survival and happiness?
Read an Excerpt of By Royal Command
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In her other life, Laura Navarre is a diplomat who’s lived in Russia and works on weapons of mass destruction issues. In the line of duty, she’s been trapped in an elevator in a nuclear power plant and has stalked the corridors of facilities churning out nerve agent and other apocalyptic weapons. In this capacity, she meets many of the world’s most dangerous men.
Inspired by the sinister realities of her real life, Laura writes dark medieval and Renaissance romance with a dash of politicalintrigue. A member of Romance Writers of America’s Published Author Network (PAN) and a 2009 Golden Heart finalist, she has won the Emily Award for Excellence, the First Coast Romance Writers Beacon Award, the Georgia Romance Writers Maggie Award, the Golden Pen, the Duel on the Delta, Hearts through History’s Romance through the Ages, and other awards.
Previously published with Samhain and Dorchester, Laura’s newest releases are her epic medieval romance By Royal Command (Harlequin/Carina, July 2012) and her sexy romantic intrigue The Russian Seduction (Affluent Press, August 2012, as Nikki Navarre). She teaches writing workshops on “Sympathy for the Devil: Dark Heroes in Popular Fiction.”
Laura holds an M.F.A. in Writing Popular Fiction from the University of Southern Maine. Living in Seattle with her screenwriter fiance and two Siberian cats, she divides her time between her writing career and other adventures for U.S. government clients.
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Laura is giving away one $25 eGC to either Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble to one randomly drawn commenter from the tour. Please leave a comment along with your broken up email addy. The contest will end on July 2, 2012. The randomly selected Rafflecopter winner from this blog, will go into the final drawing for the tour giveaway.
Twitter Party:
Twitter Party: Monday, June 25th from 9am – 10am PST (12pm – 1pm EST)
◦ #lauranavarre
◦ Theme: Woman in Medieval Times
Prizes:
• Signed Print copy of The Devil’s Temptress by Laura Navarre for one random pre-registrant who signs up to attend the Twitter Party.
• A digital copy of By Royal Command to two random Twitter Party participants. (Participants must be in attendance.)
• A 30 page critique to one author who participates.
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Lynn A. Reynolds
June 22, 2012 at 10:19 AM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
I love historical romances. We get our romance fix, we get our “love” fix, and then we get a history lesson. That’s for those of us that didn’t pay attention when we were in school. Although, I think our history teachers/professors should take a lesson from the authors. They make it fun for us. They make it enjoyable to learn about the history of places we’ve never been or want to go to. I look forward to reading “The Royal Command”. Thank you.
Lynn
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Nat
July 2, 2012 at 4:39 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
Well said, Lynn!
Maria D.
June 22, 2012 at 10:43 AM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
The Royal Command sounds like a very interesting book. I’ve always been drawn to historical romance because of my love for history. Thanks for the giveaway
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erinf1
June 22, 2012 at 12:41 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
Thanks for a great post and giveaway! This book sounds fabulous. Definitely added to my wishlist
Victoria Zumbrum
June 22, 2012 at 5:10 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me in contest.
gamistress66
June 22, 2012 at 7:34 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
it’s always nice to see new midievals coming out & with a viking as well, sounds interesting.
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Mary Preston
June 23, 2012 at 8:01 AM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
Historical Romance is my favorite genre. BY ROYAL COMMAND looks & sound wonderful.
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Tamsyn
June 23, 2012 at 9:55 AM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
Love the blurb and the story sounds exciting. Thanks for the giveaway.
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SusanD1408 crochet addict
June 23, 2012 at 3:10 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
Wow thank you ever so much for the giveaway. The story sounds wonderful! Thanks for the chance to win susand1408(at)gmail(dot)com
bn100
June 24, 2012 at 5:06 AM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
The book sounds good.
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Emily W.
June 24, 2012 at 8:23 AM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
This sounds like an awesome book. Thanks for letting me know about the Twitter party!
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Trix
June 24, 2012 at 1:15 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
Not getting a Rafflecopter on this post for some reason–weird, because it’s showing up elsewhere on the site. Anyway, the story sounds intriguing!
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Jenni
June 25, 2012 at 11:35 AM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
Just read some great things about this book on twitter and am thrilled to pop over to the site today and find this giveaway!
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Jenni
June 25, 2012 at 11:38 AM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
The rafflecopter widget isn’t opening….is this just me?
Kerry Amburgy-Dickson
June 26, 2012 at 8:45 AM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
Sounds like a great read.
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cheryl c.
June 26, 2012 at 1:48 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
This storyline is intriguing! Historical romances are my favorite books to read.
I didn’t see a Rafflecopter open up either.
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Chelsea B.
June 26, 2012 at 8:26 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
Congratulations on your upcoming release, Laura! I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!
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Tin @ Love Saves the World
June 28, 2012 at 7:09 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
I’ve been seeing this book featured in a few blogs and the cover is beautiful!
Congratulations on the new release!
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BookAttict
June 29, 2012 at 9:27 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
By Royal Command sounds like a fantastic read & it’s definitely getting added to my TBR list!
Thanks for another amazing giveaway!
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Diane Sallans
June 30, 2012 at 10:32 PM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
This sounds like a book I would enjoy!
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Shamara
July 1, 2012 at 5:30 AM (UTC -3) Link to this comment
First of all I would like to say that I simply love the cover of this book. Also, it really intrigues me since I have always been a huge fan of historical fiction. Definitely adding this book to my TBR list!
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