#duelsanddeception

[swoonreads]

Cindy Anstey had a very swoony tea party themed launch event to celebrate the pub day of DUELS & DECEPTION. Check out all of the photos and head over to our blog to read more from Cindy's guest author post.

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Calling all Jane Austen fans! You won't want to miss DUELS & DECEPTION by Cindy Anstey, hitting stores in just ONE WEEK!!!  Miss Lydia Whitfield, heiress to the family fortune, has her future entirely planned out. She will run the family estate until she marries the man of her late father's choosing, and then she will spend the rest of her days as a devoted wife. Confident in those arrangements, Lydia has tasked her young law clerk, Mr. Robert Newton, to begin drawing up the marriage contracts. Everything is going according to plan.  Until Lydia, and Robert along with her, is kidnapped. Someone is after her fortune and won't hesitate to destroy her reputation to get it. With Robert's help, Lydia strives to keep her family's good name intact and expose whoever is behind the devious plot. But as their investigation delves deeper and affections for each other grow, Lydia starts to wonder whether her carefully planned future is in fact what she truly wants...

[freadomlibrary]

Library Book Haul for May! I swear I'm not just reading library books. I'm still reading from my Kindle app a lot but it's so great to be able to hold books as I read 😍 •⠀ •⠀ I've only started Shadow & Bone so far but I'm really looking forward to reading these. Lots of historical fiction which I'm into right now 📚⠀ •⠀ •⠀ Are there any genres you're gravitating to at the moment? 😳⠀ •⠀ •⠀ #books #bookstagram #ShadowandBone #MaidofWonder #DreamlandBurning #TheUpsideofUnrequited #DuelsandDeception

[swoonreads]

Looking for character inspiration? DUELS & DECEPTION author Cindy Anstey talks about people watching in today’s blog post. Read more here.  

[kaitrosereads]

I can't even begin to tell you about all the amazing books @fiercereads has coming out this winter. This is just a selection of them but I'm beyond excited to check them out. • Keep watch over the next few months to see reviews of these! • #bookstagram #fiercereads #teenhyde #chandlerbaker #thebookjumper #youdontknowmyname #afterthefall #daughterofthepirateking #freya #beautifulbrokengirls #queensofgeek #howtobreakaboy #duelsanddeception #romeoandwhatshername

[swoonreads]

What happens between cover voting on the blog and the final, printed cover? Sometimes not much, sometimes a lot! For Duels & Deception, the cover changed significantly between cover voting and final, and to explain why, I think it'll be helpful to look at the cover design process as a whole. 

Read more from Designer Anna Booth’s blog post explaining the entire process of the cover creation for DUELS AND DECEPTION.

[swoonreads]

In which a lady and a law clerk find themselves entangled in the scandal of the season.

Miss Lydia Whitfield, heiress to the family fortune, has her future entirely planned out. She will run the family estate until she marries the man of her late father's choosing, and then she will spend the rest of her days as a devoted wife. Confident in those arrangements, Lydia has tasked her young law clerk, Mr. Robert Newton, to begin drawing up the marriage contracts. Everything is going according to plan.

Until Lydia—and Robert along with her—is kidnapped. Someone is after her fortune and won't hesitate to destroy her reputation to get it. With Robert's help, Lydia strives to keep her family's good name intact and expose whoever is behind the devious plot. But as their investigation delves deeper and their affections for each other grow, Lydia starts to wonder whether her carefully planned future is in fact what she truly wants…

Learn more about DUELS & DECEPTION by Cindy Anstey here.

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We’re so excited to announce the winning cover direction for DUELS AND DECEPTION. Read more from Swoon Reads author Cindy Anstey’s announcement post here.