International Giveaway: The Lost Duchess by Jenny Barden

I am so excited to be hosting Jenny Barden's Blog Tour for The Lost Duchess! Today I have a chance for one lucky reader to win their very own copy!

The Lost Duchess 

Paperback Publication Date: June 5, 2014 | Ebury Press | Paperback; 448p

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An epic Elizabethan adventure with a thriller pace and a high tension love story that moves from the palaces of England to the savage wilderness of the New World.

Emme Fifield has fallen about as far as a gentlewoman can.

Once a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, her only hope of surviving the scandal that threatens to engulf her is to escape England for a fresh start in the new America where nobody has ever heard of the Duchess of Somerset.

Emme joins Kit Doonan's rag-tag band of idealists, desperados and misfits bound for Virginia. But such a voyage will be far from easy and Emme finds her attraction to the mysterious Doonan inconvenient to say the least.

As for Kit, the handsome mariner has spent years imprisoned by the Spanish, and living as an outlaw with a band of escaped slaves; he has his own inner demons to confront, and his own dark secrets to keep...

Ever since Sir Walter Raleigh's settlement in Virginia was abandoned in 1587 its fate has remained a mystery; 'The Lost Duchess' explores what might have happened to the ill-starred 'Lost Colony' of Roanoke.

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About the Author


I've had a love of history and adventure ever since an encounter in infancy with a suit of armour at Tamworth Castle. Training as an artist, followed by a career as a city Jenny (Portrait 2)solicitor, did little to help displace my early dream of becoming a knight. A fascination with the Age of Discovery led to travels in South and Central America, and much of the inspiration for my debut came from retracing the footsteps of Francis Drake in Panama. The sequel centres on the first Elizabethan 'lost colony' of early Virginia. I am currently working on an epic adventure during the threat of invasion by the Spanish Armada.

My work has appeared in short story collections and anthologies and I've written for non-fiction publications including the Historical Novels Review. I am active in many organisations, having run the 'Get Writing' conferences for several years, and undertaken the co-ordination of the Historical Novel Society’s London Conference 2012. I am a member of that organisation as well as the Historical Writers' Association, the Romantic Nevelists' Association and the Society of Authors. I'll be co-ordinating the RNA's annual conference in 2014.

I have four children and now live on a farm in Dorset with my long suffering husband and an ever increasing assortment of animals.

I love travelling, art, reading and scrambling up hills and mountains (though I'm not so keen on coming down!).

Author Links

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Jenny Barden's Blog
English Historical Fiction Authors Blog

Also by Jenny Barden


Mistress of the Sea 

Publication Date: June 20, 2013 | Ebury Press | Formats: Paperback, Ebook

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Mistress Cooksley may be a wealthy merchant's daughter, but she blushes at my words and meets my eyes look for look. Yet I cannot hope to court her without fortune, and a dalliance with a pretty maid will not hinder me from my path.

Captain Drake's endeavour might bring me gold, but I, Will Doonan, will have my revenge.

The Spaniards captured my brother and have likely tortured and killed him. For God and St George, we'll strike at the dogs and see justice done.

I thought I'd left Mistress Cooksley behind to gamble everything and follow Drake, and here she is playing the boy at the ends of the world. She's a fool with a heart as brave as any man's. Yet her presence here could be the ruin of us all...

Virtual Tour & Book Blast Schedule

Monday, May 26
Book Blast at Reading the Ages
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Tuesday, May 27
Review at A Bibliotaph's Reviews
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Wednesday, May 28
Review at Carole's Ramblings and Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell

Thursday, May 29
Book Blast at The Maiden's Court
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Friday, May 30
Review at WTF Are You Reading?
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Monday, June 2
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Wednesday, June 11
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Giveaway 

To win a copy of The Lost Duchess please complete the form below. Giveaway is open internationally and ends on June 8th.

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17 comments:

  1. How is it I never heard of this author? Both these books greatly appeal to me. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  2. Sounds like another great Tudor time period read from a new perspective! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  3. This one sure sounds good :) And I so love the cover

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  4. I don't think I have read a book about the lost colony. Looking forward to read this book.

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  5. I would love to own a copy of this! I have just discovered this wonderful author, and am excited to give her a try!
    Thank you for the giveaway!

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  6. Thanks for this fascinating and intriguing novel. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  7. looks interesting between the old and the new worlds. thanks for the giveaway

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  8. I would love to win this ! Sounds great ; )
    Lynda
    lynda716@roadrunner.com

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  9. I am interested in seeing how you handle the Lost Colony of Roanoke question. The covers for both of these books are lush and gorgeous. Love them.
    I hope your release of THE LOST DUCHESS is a big success.

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  10. Thanks for making it open to all. Much appreciated.

    mystica123athotmaildotcom

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  11. What a wonderful read this promises to be.

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  12. New to me author! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  13. I haven't read any books by this author, but this one sure sounds good. I love the pretty cover. Thanks for having the giveaway.
    ayancey1974(at)gmail(dot)com

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  14. This sounds like such a gripping historical and something a little different from the regular Elizabethan era books.

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  15. The few lost colony books I have read have been duds. This one sounds like a winner. Will definitely be adding it to my to-read list :)

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  16. I do enjoy historical fiction set in America and this sounds like a good one.

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