 |
| Click on the banner to see the other stops of the tour |
Title:The Forgiven Duke
Author: Jamie Carie
Series: The Forgotten
Castles Series
Publisher: B&H
Publishing Group
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Book blurb:
Tethered
by her impulsive promise to marry Lord John Lemon - the path of least
resistance - Alexandria Featherstone sets off toward Iceland in
search of her parents with a leaden heart. A glimpse of her guardian,
the Duke of St. Easton - the path less traveled by - on Dublin’s
shore still haunts her.
Will he come after her? Will he drag her back to London, quelling her mission to rescue her treasure-seeking parents, or might he decide to throw caution to the wind and choose Foy Pour Devoir: “Faith for Duty,” the St. Easton motto. The Featherstone motto Valens et Volens: “Willing and Able,” beats in her heart and thrums through her veins. She will find her parents and find their love, no matter the cost.
The powerful yet wing-clipped Duke of St. Easton has never known the challenge that has become his life since hearing his ward’s name. Alexandria Featherstone will be the life or the death of him. Only time and God’s plan will reveal just how much this man can endure for the prize of love.
Will he come after her? Will he drag her back to London, quelling her mission to rescue her treasure-seeking parents, or might he decide to throw caution to the wind and choose Foy Pour Devoir: “Faith for Duty,” the St. Easton motto. The Featherstone motto Valens et Volens: “Willing and Able,” beats in her heart and thrums through her veins. She will find her parents and find their love, no matter the cost.
The powerful yet wing-clipped Duke of St. Easton has never known the challenge that has become his life since hearing his ward’s name. Alexandria Featherstone will be the life or the death of him. Only time and God’s plan will reveal just how much this man can endure for the prize of love.
Buy
now:
Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12934289-the-forgiven-duke
Facebook: facebook.com/ForgottenCastles
Facebook: facebook.com/ForgottenCastles
About
the author:
Jamie
Carie writes novels about fierce, passionate women; their dreams;
their fears; their triumphs. Her deepest desire is to see her readers
find that same passion as they follow their destiny and discover
deeper intimacy with Jesus.
She
lives in Indianapolis with her husband and three sons.
Author Interview!!!
One/Two word/s that describe your book?
FINDING DESTINY
One sentence: Why we should read your
book?
You will be swept across Regency Europe
on a romantic, adventurous quest that will thrill your heart and
resonate with the deep desire to find your destiny.
Why was the series called The Forgotten
Castles Series?
 |
| Killyleagh castle |
Each book in the series has a castle
that plays a role in the plot. In The Guardian Duke there
are two castles - a crumbling, forgotten castle where Alexandria grew
up on Holy Island, England named Lindisfarne
Castle
and KillyleaghCastle, a fairy tale castle tucked away in the sleepy
little village of Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland. When I started
writing the second book in the series, The Forgiven Duke, I
had a moment of panic when I learned that there are no actual castles
in Iceland! But then I discovered the Dimmuborgir,
black lava formations that look enough like a castle that they are
called the Black Castles. It was perfect for a creepy scene! In book
three, A Duke’s Promise, I found Malaspina
Castle
in Massa, Italy. This castle has a long and violent history, perfect
for my antagonist’s home.
 |
| Malaspina Castle |
If you would become one of the
characters of your book, who would it be?
This is tough because there is a little
of me in all my characters, but I guess I would say the heroine,
Alexandria Featherstone. She is raising herself while her parents do
what they want to do with their lives and I experienced some of that
growing up (preacher’s daughter!). I love her optimism and naivety.
She believes the best in people and I try to do that too.
If this would
turn into a movie, who would be the main cast?
I would love for Gabriel, the Duke of
St. Easton, to be played by Francesco Cura an Italian model, actor
and opera singer play the role of Gabriel, the Duke of St. Easton.
| Francisco Cura |
| Ashley Greene |
And Alexandria, my heroine, could be
played by Ashley Greene.
 |
| Gabriel Aubry |
For Alexandria’s
parents – Ian and Katherine Featherstone, I’m thinking Rob Lowe
and the gorgeous Madeleine Stowe. And for some of the side characters
. . . how about Zach Galifianakis and Anthony Hopkins for Baylor and
Montague. John could be played by Gabriel Aubry (I know, ironic that
his name is Gabriel ). This is so fun to imagine!!!
| Madeleine Stowe |
 |
| Rob Lowe |
| Zach Galifianakis |
 |
| Anthony Hopkins |
Music or Book?
Book. There’s
nothing quite like getting swept away into a beautiful story!
Love or Life?
I think love –
especially God’s love. I can’t imagine life without that.
Reality or Fantasy?
Fantasy!
That’s why I became a writer – to live in that world as much as
possible!
If I can’t sleep, I would read a
book. Works every time.
The craziest thing I did was stalk a
boy in high school. I even baked him cookies and broke into his
locker to give them to him!
My greatest dream is to fulfill the
destiny that God created me to do and be.
The place I’d like to go someday
is all the locations in the Forgotten Castles series! Dublin,
Killyleagh and Belfast, Ireland; Holy Island and London, England;
Reykjavik and the southern towns of Iceland; Geneva, Switzerland and
the Tuscan region and Ligurian Sea area of Italy.
One thing people don’t know about
me is I wish I had written my memoirs. I
plan to, but it still feels too soon and kind of hard to revisit a
tumultuous childhood. I will, God willing, write it someday though!
Where could readers go to know more
about you and your books?
Jamie Carie
Website: www.jamiecarie.com
Blog: http://jamiecarie.com/blog
Facebook:
http:www.facebook.com/jamie.carie?ref=profile
The Facebook page for The Forgotten
Castles series: facebook.com/ForgottenCastles
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/jamiecarie
Is there anything else you'd like to
say?
A HUGE thank you to Abby Flores whom
I met on Goodreads. Abby took it upon herself to orchestrate this
blog tour and I am forever grateful to her and all the wonderful
bloggers out there who signed up to talk about my books! I appreciate
you all and the time taken to learn more about me and my books. Let’s
get this party started and have some fun! Good luck to all in the
contests!!
Thanks so much Ms. Jamie,..I did have fun learning your answers,.. The cast is full of talented and famous actors/actresses.. hope to see the book on a movie someday.. And I really would like to visit some of these castles someday..:D
Thanks so much Ms. Jamie,..I did have fun learning your answers,.. The cast is full of talented and famous actors/actresses.. hope to see the book on a movie someday.. And I really would like to visit some of these castles someday..:D
GIVEAWAY
courtesy of author
US/CAN
Signed Paperback of The Guardian Duke and The Forgiven Duke
US/CAN
Signed Paperback of The Guardian Duke and The Forgiven Duke
I really want to read these books!! Thanks for the giveaway. julierupert@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI've read the first and loved it! I can't wait to read this one!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great series! Can't wait to read them!
ReplyDeleteSounds like an awesome series. Thanks for bringing it to my attention Abby!
ReplyDelete