Jilted by her fiancé, abandoned by her father, and scorned by her friends, Lady Lydia Pierpont and her pregnant, 15 year-old sister will be homeless by midnight unless she can charm the deed of her family’s home out of the mysterious South African who won the estate in a poker game.
Grieving over the death of his Jewish father and English mother, Simon Cohen has no time for gallantry. He’s out to reclaim his mother’s name from the aristocracy who humiliated her. With an art collection worth millions and the National Gallery begging for a donation, revenge is within reach.
But when Lydia points out that Simon’s treasure trove includes at least one forgery, they strike a deal. She’ll ferret out the fakes and if the debut of his collection goes smoothly, she’ll win back her home. If she fails, she will take the blame and go to jail.
Together, Lydia and Simon will feign an engagement, delve into the world of art forgery, and navigate the narrow-minded prejudices of London society to discover that love is forged, never faked.
Reader Reviews
“One of the best historical romances I have ever read.” ~ Biscuits and Bodices
“This is one of the best novels of any kind I have read all year! Iwould give it ten stars if it was possible.” ~ Space Cowgirl (AmazonReview)
“Lydia and Simon’s love is so palpable, it almost hurts.” ~ Tiny Mighty Katie (Amazon Review)
“Suzanne Tierney is a new-to-me author, but I’m already hooked on her elegant prose, her vivid, painterly descriptions, and her beautifullycomplex characters….t’s a moving and passionate love story, at timesprovoking outrage, but ever hopeful. Highly recommended!” ~ Melanie S.(Amazon Review)
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About the Author:
Award winning author of the debut novel “The Art of the Scandal”.
WHETHER it’s restlessness, wanderlust, or train fever, I love stories about journeys. So that’s what I write–books steeped in the lush details of history that tell of heroines thoroughly devoted to their sense of place, even when it’s the wrong place, and the heroes who catapult, challenge and cherish those heroines, even when they have no intention of setting down roots.
FROM your arm chair, your train carriage, your vivid imagination, come and join me on the ultimate adventure.
Author Q&A
What inspired you to become a writer?
Great books, long walks, and yellow shoes.
First, is there anything better than getting lost in a great, all-consuming, keep you up all night book that leaves you both bereft and joyous when you’re done? You know—JoJo Moyes’ Me Before You, Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Haruki Murakmi’s The Wind of Bird Chronicle—books that stick to your bones.
These are the books that never leave me, and in fact, are on my brain while I take long walks. I’m a pathological walker. I have to walk. A LOT. Like miles and miles. And while walking, I ponder over what I’ve read and I also plot what I’m going to write.
And I walk in yellow shoes. I explain on my website, www.suzannetierney.com, more about why, but basically, yellow is the color of sunshine and when I wear my yellow sneakers, I feel like I’m walking on sunshine.
What social media do you use to contact with your fans?. I’m most active on Instagram and Facebook because I love pretty pictures.
What is your username on the different social media platforms? (do you want this information to be published
Please share!
Twitter and Instagram: @notajaxgirl
Facebook: Suzanne Tierney https://www.facebook.com/notajaxgirl
What’s your writing style like?
Reviewers have called it evocative, lush and lyrical. One reviewer described my language in the bedroom as being like “candlelight,” which was really a lovely thing to say. I try to tear out my heart writing so that readers can enjoy all the feels. But that also means my stories can get dark before they get light. So I pepper in some humor.
Is there anything you found particularly challenging about writing?
I’m a method writer, meaning I have to feel the emotions my characters are experiencing in order to capture them on the page. Which can be awkward when one is at the local coffee shop and contorting one’s face in anger or fear. Or writing a sex scenes.
What authors are your inspiration?
In the historical romance genre, Scarlett Peckham, whose writing is out of this world, and whose voice is Alpha Female Heroines awesome. Lisa Kleypas—I want to be buried with Devil In Winter beside me. Meredith Duran—she would make a shopping list poetic. And Loretta Chase, who makes wit and chemistry crackle off the pages.
Do you have any pets?
I have a golden doodle named Total. My children named him after a polar bear detective in a children’s book series, Timmy Failure. Like the polar bear detective, Total is lazy, eats a lot, and is thoroughly huggable. He is often featured on my Instagram, in which he does nothing besides look pretty and fluffy.
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