Showing posts with label Ruth Casie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ruth Casie. Show all posts

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Books by Ruth Casie are featured today as Saturday's Blurbs #MFRWAuthor #romance #Barrister #Spy #Duke #historical

 



The Lady and the Barrister

She swore she’d help him find his soul mate.
Will she realize he has met his match?

Lady Anna Ravencroft shines brightly as a much-admired organizer and hostess. In her mind it is the one thing at which she succeeds. Inwardly she is shy, retiring… a wallflower. With two failed seasons that ended in disaster she has accepted marriage might not be in her future.

Lord Fraser Castleton, a London barrister is shocked when he inherits a title and estate from his father’s great uncle and becomes the 8th Duke of Willbury. He returns to Sommer-by-the-Sea to take up permanent residence. He crosses paths with his longtime friend, Lady Anna. He confides that he is the target of every mother with an unmarried daughter. She commiserates with him. Every eligible gentleman sees the Ravencroft purse rather than her. Together they decide to find a mate for each other. Anna presents him with a list of several eligible women. Castleton is receptive, but not enthusiastic. He gives her the same reaction with the subsequent two lists. Will she realize he has already found his match?

Richard Younge who doesn’t always play by the rules wants to be the next Member of Parliament for his borough. His political backer will support him if Younge can finance the campaign himself. He suggests Younge find a wealthy wife to support his political plans. Marrying a Ravencroft would all but guarantee not only his backer’s continued support but provide the steady stream of money needed to claim his place amongst the gentry. He calls on Lady Anna for assistance with a campaign event and has an ulterior motive.

Two men vie for Lady Anna, but who will she choose? The smooth politician or the down-to-earth barrister turned duke?

Buy Link Release April 10 (currently in pre-order) – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSG2GMH9

 

The Lady and the Spy

With each encounter her heartbeat quickened.
With each encounter his need for her grew stronger.

Lady Patrice Montgomery Edgemont always did what was expected of her and look where that got her, married off by her father into a loveless relationship. She solved the puzzle that was prospective husband number two, another of her father’s choices and quickly made him a distant memory. Lady Patrice is not playing games. She is through with men.

Nikolai Baranov is the son of a Russian grand duke and spy for Tzar Alexander I. When his father and associates are killed, Nikolai doesn’t play games. The only thing worth winning is revenge for his family.

But both are caught up in a game neither anticipated but have dreamt of for some time. Can they reconcile the past? Can they both win their heart’s desire… each other.

Buy Link - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RPCRVVN/

 

The Lady and Her Duke

Could she use her skills as a lockpick to crack open the
 secrets to the murder as well as unlock his heart?

Lady Katherine Thornton has no interest in men after an indiscretion at her disastrous Season in London. No man can be trusted. Instead, she secretly indulges in her fascination for her uncle Benedict Sutton’s gears and locks. They both fear a woman’s involvement would have his factory workers walking out.

Lord Ian Wallace, the 4th Duke of Blackhall, is a retired military officer. An accidental duke after the deaths of his father and brother, he retreats from society and the clawing mothers and debutantes who stalk him. He’s aware he must marry but he’s focused all his energy on his partnership with Sutton.

To placate his partner who thinks he’s dying and with many people in attendance, Wallace gives him his word that he will marry his niece. In the morning, Sutton is dead, and Wallace finds his engagement announcement is in the paper. All Wallace has to do is figure out how to get out of the situation without ruining Lady Katherine. However, circumstance demand that they act the happy couple. Their closeness has Lady Katherine looking at Wallace in a different light. She doesn’t want to let him go. All she has to do is convince him.

Buy Link - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3B6DX7M/   

Friday, April 7, 2023

Ruth Casie is Visiting and talking about being a Plotter or a Panster #MFRWAuthor #Panster #Plotter #romance #gems

 

1.     Are you a panster or a plotter or perhaps a bit of both?

I am a plotster. I write a narrative document with the important points of the story. If you think of a movie or a play, there is the inciting innocent or where the story begins, things get bad then sort of get better, then they get back again and somewhat improve and then the black moment happens when all is lost. In a romance, we promise a happily ever after (or at least happy for now) so the black moment is resolved. Those are the points I plan.

 

2.     Which comes first - characters or plot for you?


This is not an easy answer. For example, when I wrote The Lady and Her Quill, the plot came first. I based that story on a bad review I received on the first book I published. My new story, The Lady and the Barrister, Marianna Ravencroft, our heroine came first. She is an event planner extraordinaire! She doesn’t charge for her services, heaven forbid she took money, but had her clients donate the fee to the Sommer-by-the-Sea Foundation that served the underprivileged.
 

3.     What are you working on now? Is this a book in a current series or something totally new?


The Lady and the Barrister is in pre-order and releases April 10. This story is about two friends who have lost touch with each other. Both find themselves the center of attention for the single status and abundance of influence and blunt. They decide to masquerade as a courting couple while they each look for the perfect person for each other. As for the inspiration for this plot. There is a scene in this story that is similar to one that played out when I dated my husband.

 

I have not been idle! I am working on the next book in the series, The Lady and the Earl. This story is set for a June release. This story is about a woman who has all the knowledge and skills of a premier doctor. She is welcomed by the family of the man she loves, but the same cannot be said about some of her fiancĂ©’s friends, especially one female in particular. The woman’s gaslighting behaviors are a prescription for disaster. Can their love survive?

 

4.     Do you have some kind of object or place that figures in most of your books? I use gems a lot, hospitals and caves.


You will find a gem prominently on the cover of each book in this series that plays a role in the story. I had written The Lady and the Spy and was editing it when we visited our son and his family in Boston. I had just received the cover. I eagerly showed it to him, and my heart sank. I hadn’t described the gem correctly.

 

5.     Do you write every day or just when the spirit hits?

 

I have outlined a rigorous launch plan for myself. To meet my deadlines, I plan to write every day, although sometimes that doesn’t happen.

 

6.     Where can we find you?

 

Here is a list of where you can find me:

Website: https://ruthacasie.com/

Ruth’s Newsletter Signup:  https://www.subscribepage.com/ruthacasie

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ruthacasie/

Facebook private reader’s page, Casie CafĂ©: https://www.facebook.com/groups/963711677128537/

Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/RuthACasie/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RuthACasie

Amazon: https://amazon.com/author/ruthacasie  

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4792909.Ruth_A_Casie

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@Ruth-A-Casie

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ruthacasie

 

7.     Who are your favorite authors? What about a book you’ve enjoyed?

 

I have been enamored with The Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas and Wrexford and Sloane series by Andrea Penrose. Both series take place in Victorian London. Both series have intelligent strong heroines. They both also have powerful strong men who are not intimidated by their woman and who do all they can to help her succeed.