I had a new book release this weekend!!! (I know,
another one! It’s been a crazy book autumn, but now you will have a break
from me until April, when my second Amanda Carmack mystery, Murder at
Westminster Abbey, comes out…). This month it’s Running From
Scandal, book two of the Bancrofts of Barton Park duet.
Emma
Bancroft used to pride herself on her sensible nature, but good sense flew out
the window
during her first Season in London! Her reputation and her belief in true love
in tatters, she reluctantly returns home to Barton Park.
David Marton is trying to live a quiet
life—until Emma comes sweeping back. With whispers of scandal all about her, he
knows she will never be the right woman for him, but sometimes temptation is
just too hard to resist….
When I was working on book one (The Runaway Countess,
the story of Emma’s sister Jane and her estranged husband), I knew Emma would
be the heroine of book two, but I wasn’t sure who her hero would be. I
loved her free-spirited, digging-in-the-dirt exuberance, and wasn’t sure who
would match her! She followed her heart, which didn’t always lead her
down the right path. Then I noticed the sparks she had with the seemingly
strait-laced neighbor, David Marton, and thought…what if???
I loved
spending time with Emma and David! Their romance was inspired by the
193os screwball comedies I love so much. Bringing Up Baby, The
Awful Truth, The Lady Eve…all deliciously frothy and fun stories
of madcap heroines teaching too-serious heroes how to have fun, while the
heroes give the heroines stability and security in love. I also fell
in love with David’s daughter Beatrice, who does not want a new
mama–until the right one comes along.
“Including a darling little girl, meddling relatives,
and a bit of suspense, McCabe’s story charms readers and gives them an
enjoyable read…” –RT BookReviews
(Read an excerpt at my blog to see Emma and David’s
meeting!)
What are some of your favorite romantic movies,
with character pairings you love??? (One commenter wins a signed copy of Running
From Scandal!)
9 comments:
My favorite romantic movie is Sound of music. I love the two main characters but I also love all the children in it as well as all the beautiful songs.
For Christmas it's all the old romantic movies shown on Hallmark.
For Christmas, it will always be While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman :) Thanks for sharing!
Hepburn and Tracy!!!
I have to watch "The Sound of Music" every Christmas too! It was grandmother's favorite movie and it always reminds me of her :)
I absolutely loved Cary Grant & Leslie Caron in FATHER GOOSE. A great favorite of mine.
I like Jo & her Professor in Little Women. Also Bridget Jones & her Mark, really cute together :)
I always enjoyed watching the romantic comedy films staring Doris Day and Rock Hudson. They made several over the years and were always so much to watch.
My favorite romantic comedy movie: The Graduate with Benjamin and Emily getting together in the end. Loved Dustin Hoffman and Katherine Ross in this movie.
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