Delighting in Your Company
by Blair McDowell
Win a copy of Blair’s latest book, a paranormal romance set on an exotic Caribbean island, featuring a handsome ghost and an adventurous heroine who travels back in time to solve a mystery!
To win this book, answer the following question:
What made Amalie blush? (Hint: see the web page for the answer.) You can either ‘Comment’ on the blog, or send an email to [email protected] with your answer.
Ebook Release April 17, 2012!
What more could a girl ask for?
When Amalie Ansett visits her elderly cousin on the small Caribbean island of St. Clements, the last thing she’s looking for is romance. Just out of a disastrous marriage, she’s ready to swear off men forever. That is until she meets local plantation owner, Jonathan Evans. He is tall, good looking, intelligent and incredibly sexy. What more could a girl ask for?
An unsolved murder …
Then Amalie discovers that the man she loves is a ghost. Only she can see and hear him. Perhaps he is real to her because Amalie is the image of her distant ancestor, Jonathan’s bride in that earlier time. Jonathan was murdered two hundred years ago, and has no knowledge of who killed him or why.
A perilous trip to the past…
When Jonathan asks her to help him by returning with him to his past, Amalie is torn. If she helps him solve the mystery surrounding his death, she could lose him forever. If she doesn’t, she is stuck with a ghost for a lover.
And a love that crosses the boundaries of time.
To save Jonathan, Amalie agrees to travel with him back in time to the Caribbean of the 1800’s, when sugar reigned supreme and the slave trade was making fortunes for wealthy planters and ship owners. Her adventures there include a slave uprising, murder, deceit and an enduring love that crosses the boundaries of time.
Check out the web page for places to purchase after April 17, 2012 release from Rebel Ink Press.
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Excerpt from Delighting In Your Company:
“She stared at him. He looked so real, so alive.
Reading her thoughts he said, “Jonathan Evans, in the flesh. Except that, unfortunately, I’m not in the flesh. If I were I could kiss you as I should very much like to.”
Amalie flushed. The thought of being held in those arms, caressed, kissed by those lips…she turned her thoughts hastily away from that direction.
“What’s that tune you’re always whistling?”
“Greensleeves.” He sang a phrase, his voice low and melodious.
“Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off discourteously,”
He sighed. “You used to sing it.”
“I used to sing it?”
“You used to sing it.”
“It must have been the other Amalie who sang it. But I know it from somewhere. I’m not sure where.” She finished the stanza in her light soprano,
“While I have loved you well and long, Delighting in your company…”
Jonathan looked long at her. “Of course you know it. You are one with her. Why do you find this so hard to accept?”
Amalie just shook her head. How could she possibly be a woman who died two hundred years ago? She was alive. She was born in the twentieth century. For that matter, how could she possibly be holding this ridiculous conversation with a ghost?”
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Buy Blair’s books at
‘The Memory of Roses’ Web Page, and ‘Delighting In Your Company’ Web Page.
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My name is Blair McDowell , and my books are set in places I know and love and are peopled with characters drawn from my experiences of those places. The Memory of Roses takes readers to the Greek Island of Corfu, where a young woman finds her future while searching for her father’s past. My upcoming book Delighting in Your Company which will be released in April 2012, transports the reader to a small island in the Caribbean, with a heroine who finds herself in the unenviable position of falling in love with a ghost. Due for release in the fall of 2012, the setting for Sonata is the city of Vancouver, with its vibrant multicultural population and its rich musical life, and my heroine is a musician who finds herself in unexpected danger. I hope you will enjoy reading these books as much as I have enjoyed writing them.
Amalie flushed. The thought of being held in those arms, caressed, kissed by those lips…she turned her thoughts hastily away from that direction.
Hi Lisa,
Thanks so much for participating in our contest to win a copy of Delighting in Your Company! We will be choosing the winner at the end of the Blog Hop on April 9th, and will let you know if you are our winner!! Even if you don’t win, I hope you read my book!
I have a new novel, Sonata, coming out this fall. It is a romantic mystery set in the beautiful city of Vancouver. Be sure to check my website for details of all my books, releases, and what I have coming up in the future. https://www.blairmcdowell.com
She blushes when Jonathan says if he were in the flesh, he’d kiss her because he’d very much like to.
Shannon Leigh
author_shannon_leigh at hotmail dot com
Hi Shannon,
Thanks for participating in our contest!! The winner will be contacted on April 9. Please keep checking my website at https://www.blairmcdowell.com for the latest news on my books.
Reading her thoughts he said, “Jonathan Evans, in the flesh. Except that, unfortunately, I’m not in the flesh. If I were I could kiss you as I should very much like to.”
Amalie flushed. The thought of being held in those arms, caressed, kissed by those lips…she turned her thoughts hastily away from that direction.
Love forward men!
[email protected]
Thanks for playing the game and participating in the contest to win a copy of Delighting In Your Company! The winner will be contacted on April 9th after the Blog Hop is over.
Please go to my website at https://www.blairmcdowell.com often to learn more about my books, and upcoming novels.
Thanks for being on the hop. Great excerpt!
Amalie blushed when she saw Jonathon and thought about being kissed by him.
Mel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com
And thanks for playing the game, Mel! The winner will be posted on April 9th after the Blog Hop.
You can always go to my website to check for new releases, and what will be coming in the near future. Hope you get to read Delighting In Your Company!
Regards
Blair
https://www.blairmcdowell.com
She blushes because Jonathan says that if he were in the flesh he would kiss her like he wants to. Thanks for being a part of the blog hop! Happy Easter!
[email protected]
Hi Brandi,
Thanks for playing the game! The winner will be announced on April 9th after the Blog Hop is over.
Hope you read Delighting in Your Company whether you win or not! Watch my site for new books and release dates. There is more coming later this year.
Regards
Blair
https://www.blairmcdowell.com
she flushed thinking about the thought of being held in those arms, caressed, kissed by those lips…
sstrode at scrtc dot com
Hi Sherry,
Thanks for playing! I will announce and contact the winner on April 9th after the Blog is over. Hope you get a chance to read Delighting In Your Company! I also have a new book, Sonata, coming out this fall, and another one in the works. Check my website for release dates.
Regards
Blair
https://www.blairmcdowell.com
Ah, because Johnathon said he desired to kiss her, wonder how that would feel since he is a ghost.
Happy Easter.
Z
Seawitch Reviews @ yahoo.com
Hi Z
Thanks so much for your guess! The winner will be announced and contacted on April 9th.
Regards
Blair
Amalie flushed. The thought of being held in those arms, caressed, kissed by those lips…she turned her thoughts hastily away from that direction.
Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com
Hi Krysykat,
Thanks so much for playing! The winner will be announced and contacted on April 9th. Happy Easter!
Regards
Blair
Happy Easter! Hope you have a wonderful day! And the answer: Amalie flushed. The thought of being held in those arms, caressed, kissed by those lips…she turned her thoughts hastily away from that direction. Thank you for the giveaway!
shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
This sounds like a very intriguing story! Congrats on your new release!
Amalie blushes when Jonathon tells her that if he was in the flesh, he could kiss her like he wants to.
Thank you for the giveaway.
Happy Easter!
trb0917 at gmail dot com
Thank you for your comment! I hope it sounds intriguing to others as well. The back story of the history of the sugar industry and the slavery that supported it, is fascinating as well.
The winner will be chosen later today. Good luck to you!
Regards,
Blair
https://www.blairmcdowell.com
Thank you for your comment! I hope it sounds intriguing to others as well. The back story of the history of the sugar industry and the slavery that supported it, is fascinating as well.
The winner will be chosen later today. Good luck to you!
Regards,
Blair
https://www.blairmcdowell.com
What a great response to our contest! Good job everyone who participated!
The winner of a copy of Delighting in Your Company is Tina B! Congratulations to Tina, and hope the rest of you had a great time on the Blog Hop!
Regards
Blair