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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Interview with Claudia Dain!
12:00 AM |
I am very pleased to welcome the talented and beautiful Claudia Dain to SRR today! Now this one is going to read a little differently. I sent in the questions to Claudia and so that there would be no spoilers etc. she wrote all of her answers back in a blog post! So without further ado here is Claudia talking all about her upcoming release in the Courtesan series Daring a Duke! (Release date - July 6th)Claudia Dain ~ I don’t know how many other romance authors have put together Mohawk Indians, American Revolutionaries, and the British aristocracy into one romance novel, but for me, the lure was irresistible.
We often forget (I know I did) that the British and the French were hugely invested in energy, money, and resources on the North American continent for hundreds of years. The North American Indians---and I use that term because that was the term in use at the time---were not only familiar with the British and French, but used their never-ending conflict to their own advantage. The Indian tribes played the Brits and French against each other, trying to get them to kill each other off so that, with any luck, the Indians would be free of them both once and for all.We know how that story turned out, but it got me thinking…why not a heroine who is half English aristocracy and half Mohawk? Why not a heroine who is stuck in America during the Revolution? Why not a heroine who makes her way to England during this fraught time, who is rejected by her English relatives, who must then make her way in England alone? How would she do it? She’d sell the only thing she has: her body.
That is how Sophia Dalby, ex-courtesan and dowager countess was born.
Sophia has a rich, complicated back story and I’ve loved revealing it to readers over the course of the last four books, and so much is revealed in this fifth book of the series that I think it will answer a lot of questions for readers about why Sophia is the way she is and why she does what she does. She’s an amazingly resilient woman with a very long memory, to say the least.
Having said all that, Sophia is not the actual romantic heroine of Daring A Duke; that honor goes to Jane Elliot, an American come to Regency England to visit her British relatives and Sophia Dalby, an old family friend. That’s another thing we forget about history: family ties and old friendships didn’t necessarily die during the American Revolution; they were just put on hold for a decade or two. But of course, that doesn’t mean that Jane has any interest at all in marrying an Englishman, and a duke? May it never be. Jane is from a family of Patriots and a British duke is something to be tolerated, not desired.
Until she meets him, and he’s instantly smitten with her, and he is quite handsome, and all the English girls treat him like the catch of this Season or any other…and wouldn’t it be fun to show these snobby Brits how an American girl can tame an English duke?
That’s how Daring A Duke starts. How it ends…well, Jane has never met an English duke before. She is not at all aware that playing with handsome dukes is very much like playing with fire. As for Edenham, he’s not used to dealing with an American girl with a strong independent streak. Sparks fly, flames follow.
I had a really good time changing it up in this book; in the previous books in the Courtesan Chronicles, an English girl of the aristocracy asks Sophia for help in getting her man. In Daring A Duke, it’s the Duke who asks Sophia for help in getting Jane, and it’s American Jane who asks Sophia to make sure she doesn’t wind up with the duke!
Poor Jane.
Thanks so much Claudia for the inside scoop on the series and Daring a Duke! I loved it and here is praying that we see more of Sophia in the near future!!! And the fun isn't over yet! Claudia has graciously offered to give one lucky commentor an autographed copy of How to Dazzle a Duke so you can get ready for Daring a Duke on July 6th! So leave a comment and get your name in the hat! :)
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10 comments:
I'm reading this series and love Sophia and the way she plays matchmaker. Can't wait to find out more about her background and her family.
mitzihinkey at sbcglobal dot net
I've never read any of Claudia's books but Sophia sounds like a fun character.
lilazncutie1215 @ yahoo.com
Mitzi and Jeanette, I'm so sorry I've been MIA all day!
So glad you're enjoying the series, Mitzi, and Jeanette, hope I can lure you in to join the fun!
I have several books in this series. As Sophia's story unfolds and her assistance is sought out, it keeps getting more interesting. I have been looking forward to this book.
librarypat AT comcast DOT net
I've only read 2 books in this series, I really need to start reading more! I can't wait to see how this story unfolds.
miztik_rose@yahoo.com
You are a new for me Author Claudia. I'd love to read your books :)
uniquas at ymail dot com
Library Pat, thank you! That's what I was going for...that increasing interest and mystery surrounding Sophia. Lots of questions answered on July 6!
Mary and Mariska, I hope you enjoy the books. They're a labor of love for me; I love every second I spend in that world.
Hey hon!!!! Hey Ms Claudia!!!!! Oh gosh, great interview ladies! Very well done!!!
You know how to rock out the interview Jenn!!! And Ms. Claudia you always amaze us!!!
Can not wait to get my hands on that book!! Thanks for the chance ladies!!
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Loved the interview and love this series with a capital L.
Sophie is such an independent woman and you can't help but love her. I am so looking forward to this next book. It's on my TRL. I love the switch up and I adored Edneham. Count me in.
Carol L.
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