Monday, May 6, 2013

Book Tour--A MATTER OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND CELLUDRONES

Goddess Fish Book Tour

A MATTER OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND CELLUDRONES by Claire Robyns
Dark Matters Book 1 – A steampunk paranormal romance

BLURB
A Victorian Steampunk/Paranormal adventure with strong elements of romance…

Lady Lily d'Bulier is prim, proper, and prefers to think of herself as pragmatic rather than timid. And avoiding life-threatening situations at all costs is just plain practical. But everything changes when Lord Adair tracks her down in London; searching for answers he seems to think she has.

Greyston Adair is a blackguard and a smuggler, although British Customs will have to catch him red-handed to prove the latter. Fortunately, the dirigibles they float around in have never been able to get near his air dust.

Hell is rising, One Demon at a Time…

With Lady Ostrich hunting them, and the mystery of how their lives tie back to Cragloden Castle and the powerful McAllister clan, Lily has no option but to throw propriety to the wind and run off with Greyston to Scotland, away from the immediate danger and toward possible answers.

EXCERPT
Evelyn was even more intrigued when she entered the drawing room. Not only was Lily’s mysterious gentleman the scrumptious Lord Adair from the previous night, but the two of them looked as if they’d been caught in flagrante. Lord Adair’s neck cloth looked as if it had been tied in unseemly haste—by a blind man. Lily’s skirts were scuffed and wrinkled and her bodice wasn’t sitting quite straight.

Lily left his side to meet Evelyn halfway across the room.

“If I’d known you were being ravished by Lord Dashing down here,” Evelyn declared in a whisper, “I would have stayed up there—” she raised her eyes to the ceiling “—another twenty minutes.”

“Don’t be absurd.” Lily’s hands flew to her hair.

“It’s your skirts that need patting down.” She linked her arm in Lily’s and strolled in the direction of Lord Adair, keeping her voice low. “What did he do? Drag you into the woods and toss you over a log?”

Lily went white in the face.

“By God.” Evelyn surged forward. “I’ll deal with the bloody Scotsman.”

“Evie, no, wait.” Lily dug her heels in. “Nothing happened. Must you always latch onto the most preposterous conclusions?”

Evelyn’s brows drew tight. Something felt wrong, but her friend made a valid point. She was rash and brash, a fact she’d never denied. She kept her sharp tongue on a leash and turned a smile on the man instead as they drew close. “How charming, Lord Adair, I was hoping we’d see more of you.”

“Lady Harchings.” He inclined his head in greeting.

Clearly not trusting her to keep the peace, Lily inserted breathlessly, “I was just telling Lady Harchings that we were riding in the park—“

“And your horses tossed both of you?” Evelyn couldn’t resist.

Lily rewarded her with a glare. “We were in Lord Adair’s carriage, but, um, yes, a rabbit or fox must have run across the path because one of the horses took fright—“

“You really should train them better,” Evelyn told him.

“The rabbits or the horses?” Lord Adair riposted dryly, his eyes never leaving Lily and a grin tugging at his mouth.

ABOUT CLAIRE
Claire Robyns lives in Berkshire, England, with her husband and twin boys. For so long as she has memories, she was either reading, dreaming about reading, or planning what she'd be reading next. Then one day she started dreaming about writing and that was the beginning of an amazing journey.

When Claire isn't thigh-deep in laundry, shopping, cooking and general crowd control, you'll find her head-and-heart-deep in the tangled lives of her characters.

Visit Clair at her website or on Twitter @clairerobyns or on Facebook.

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Hey, readers,

I’d train the horses, though rabbits could be fun too.

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And don’t forget to comment for a chance at a prize.

Claire will be awarding a $50 Amazon gift card to two randomly drawn commenters during the tour.

21 comments:

  1. Thanks for hosting me here today :)
    I'll be popping back later, so any questions or comments welcome.

    Claire

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  2. I've read this book and it converted me to steampunk! I've also read the sequel and it's even better! A great series with great characters.

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  3. I haven't read steampunk yet. Now I know I will be reading it. I am intrigued. :)

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  4. What a delicious read this is going to be. All the elements are there.

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  5. Thanks Judy, so pleased you enjoyed it.

    Kiru, I'm also a relevantly recent convert to Steampunk and loving it :)

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  6. Thanks Mary. So pleased this story intrigues :)

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  7. I am intrigued by this book and would love to read it! Congrats on your accomplishments and best wishes! Absolutely love the cover!

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  8. Great snippet , since i have 2 days off im definitely going to buy it :) congrats on your new book...the covers awesome too!

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  9. Pamela and Vickey, thank you so much. Angela Waters is to credit for those stunning covers. She is amazing :)

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  10. A victorian steampunk paranormal adventure... sounds like a unique combination that is going to make for a interesting story. I look forward to following the tour and learning more

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  11. What fun. A Victorian paranormal romance. Sounds really awesome. I loved the excerpt.

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  12. Love the excerpt, it was very amusing. I'm looking forward to reading more.

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  13. Hmm, this looks like a fun book. I wonder what precisely occurred before Evelyn showed up. :) I love steampunk!

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  14. Nice excerpt

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  15. I am all kinds of on board for this book!

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  16. Thanks everyone for taking the time to read my excerpt and comment. So pleased you enjoyed it :)

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  17. I really like the sound of this book! Thanks for the spotlight and excerpt!

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  18. I love steampunk! Thanks so much for sharing! I can't tell if I like Lady Lily yet, but I'm definitely intrigued!

    andralynn7 AT gmail DOT com

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  19. Backtracking on the tour. Those two really must have gotten tossed about in the carriage to look so disheveled.

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