When Lady Lavinia Vaile's estranged husband ends up shot to death in a manner in which Lavinia had previously threatened, her former love interest, Maximilian Harrison steps in to make sure Lavinia remains safe and out of the authority's hands. Since her estrangement from Lord Vaile, Lady Lavinia has taken up with a few ladies of questionable reputations. Lady Vice (Lavinia), Lady Scandal and the Duchess of Decadence, also known as the Furies, run private salons that provide gambling among other rumored entertainments.
Max has always loved Lavinia, but when he went off to India for his career and Lavinia entered into a horrible marriage, all seemed final. When Max returns from India, he sees Lavinia from afar and those feelings he always had for her rise to the surface once more. When she faces accusations of murder, Max risks his stellar reputation to prove her innocence and once in each other's company, the love they once shared blossoms once again, and this time will not be suppressed.
Even with her reputation in tatters, Lavinia has kept her head held high with the help of her friends. Keeping the treatment she suffered at her husband's hands a secret however becomes moot, when Max comes to understand what she has been through, and his deeply ingrained need to protect Lavinia makes him a first rate hero.
This debut novel by author, Wendy LaCapra is a stunning presentation. Lady Vice entices and intrigues with an outstanding story and fascinating characters. This wonderfully written story quickly became one of my favorites and I yearn for the next story in the Furies series.
~KIMBERLY~
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SPOTLIGHT ON WENDY LACAPRA
BOC: Hi Wendy and welcome to Book
Obsessed Chicks…
WENDY: Hi Kimberly! I’m so excited to be
on Book Obsessed Chicks.
BOC: For those readers who don’t know
you, could you tell us a bit about yourself?
WENDY: I’m a NJ native-turned-New-Yorker
who spent a decade or so in Boston honing my office management skills. On the
creative side, I’ve always wanted to write romance, even before I understood it
was a genre. Historical romance is my passion and I consider myself as much a
reader as a writer.
BOC: How did you come up with the idea
for Lady Vice?
WENDY: I read a book on the life of Lady
Worsley which opened up the seedy world of the Georgian demi-monde to me. I’d
been trying to write sweet debutante-at-Almacks stories for ages, but when the
Furies (The three ladies in Lady Vice who band together to survive outside
society’s strict conventions) were born, everything clicked.
BOC: Do you have a favorite character
in Lady Vice?
WENDY: I don’t. I love all three Furies
and the men they love (or will love!). After spending so much time with Max,
the hero of Lady Vice who is yummy and handsome and honorable to his core,
writing Lord Randolph, the hero of the second book, was a bit of a thrill. He’s
dark and dangerous and very, very sensual.
BOC:Who are your favorite authors?
WENDY:My newest favorite is Alyssa
Alexander. Perennial favorites are Gaelen Foley, Elizabeth Hoyt, Jo Beverley,
Miranda Neville, Mary Balogh, Joanna Bourne, Eileen Dreyer and, on the lighter
side, Tessa Dare, Sally MacKenzie and Eloisa James. Early favorites were
Victoria Holt, Jane Aiken Hodge, Judith Ivory & Laura Kinsale. I could go
on but then I’d fill up the whole page.
BOC:What are you reading?
WENDY: I just finished listening to the
Audible version of As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The
Princess Bride. Oh my. ANY fan of that movie has to get the audio version. To
listen to Cary Elwes read his stories feels almost like being the Fred Savage
character in the movie. That voice of his…oh my! I’m slowly reading Dear Sugar
(which is far too intense to take in all at once). And, I hope to get back to
Ann Lethbridge’s Captured Countess soon. Next up? What A Duke Dares by Anna
Campbell. Then Trade Me by Courtney Milan.
BOC: What is next for you?
WENDY: Lady Scandal will release later
this year and the Duchess Decadence will wrap up The Furies series.
BOC: Where can readers find you on the web and meet you in person
in 2015?
WENDY: I’ll be at the Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference in
Woodbridge NJ on March 21-22, Lady Jane’s Salon at Madame X in NYC April 6 and,
hopefully, the Romance Festival at the Morris-Jumel mansion in NYC on June 20th.
On the web I’m at www.wendylacapra.com,
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WendyLaCapraAuthor, Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/wendylacapra,
Twitter https://twitter.com/wendylacapra, Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/wendylacapra/
Thank you again for having me!
Wendy LaCapra has been reading romance since she sneaked into the adult
section at the library and discovered Victoria Holt & Jane Aiken
Hodge. From that point on, she dreamed
of creating fictional worlds with as much richness, intrigue and passion as she
found within those books. Her stories have placed in several contests,
including the 2012 Golden Heart®. She lives in NYC with her husband and loves
to hear from readers.
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Book Blurb:
Not every lady plays by the rules.
Lady Lavinia Vaile knows what happens to a
woman who puts her faith in society. For her, it was a disastrous marriage to a
depraved man-one she threatened to shoot when she left him. Now Lavinia lives
outside of society’s strict conventions, hosting private gambling parties. It’s
only when her husband is shot dead that Lavinia finds herself in terrible
danger…
A former judge in India’s high court,
Maximilian Harrison will do anything he can to help Lavinia. In the darkest of
times, he held on to thoughts of her and the love they once shared. Now he
risks his own position in society―along with his ambitions―in order to clear
her name. Yet as desire reignites between them, Lavinia remains caught up in
secrets and shame. Her only salvation is to do the unthinkable…and trust in
both Maximilian and love.
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