Blog Tour Promo & Giveaway - The Cornish Lady - Nicola Pryce

Today I'm joining the blog tour with a little promo post to help spread the book love for The Cornish Lady by Nicola Pryce.

Let's get things started by telling you about the book, here's the blurb:

Educated, beautiful and the daughter of a prosperous merchant, Angelica Lilly has been invited to spend the summer in high society. Her father's wealth is opening doors, and attracting marriage proposals, but Angelica still feels like an imposter among the aristocrats of Cornwall.

When her brother returns home, ill and under the influence of a dangerous man, Angelica's loyalties are tested to the limit. Her one hope lies with coachman Henry Trevelyan, a softly spoken, educated man with kind eyes. But when Henry seemingly betrays Angelica, she has no one to turn to. Who is Henry, and what does he want? And can Angelica save her brother from a terrible plot that threatens to ruin her entire family?

                                                    Author bio

Photo courtesy of Nicola Pryce

 

Nicola Pryce came to writing after a career in nursing. She has an Open University degree in Humanities and is a qualified adult literacy support volunteer. She is lives in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset and when she isn’t writing she’s probably gardening or scrubbing the decks. She and her husband love sailing and for the last twenty years they have sailed in and out of the romantic harbours of the south coast of Cornwall in search of adventure: it is there where she sets her books.

The Cornish Lady is her fourth book: The others are Pengelly’s Daughter, The Captain’s Girl, and The Cornish Dressmaker.

Nicola is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and The Historical Writers Association.

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If this sounds like a book for you then you might be pleased to know that it's available to buy right now:

Amazon UK
Amazon US

Alternatively you could enter the giveaway which is open internationally and you could win not only a signed copy of The Cornish Lady but also a box of delicious Cornish fudge and some bookmarks as well!

This could all be yours!

You can enter the giveaway here and please see the terms and conditions at the end of this post.*

You can find out more about Nicola Pryce and connect with her using the links below:

Website
Twitter
Facebook
Goodreads

Don't forget to check out the other stops on the tour with these brilliant blogs:

*Terms and conditions

• Worldwide entries welcome.
• Open to entrants aged 18 or over.
• The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then Rachel’s Random Resources reserves the right to select an alternative winner.
• Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the winners’ information. This will passed to the giveaway organiser and used only for fulfilment of the prize, after which time Rachel’s Random Resources will delete the data.
• I am not responsible for despatch or delivery of the prize.

Books-On-Tour - The Two Hearts of Eliza Bloom - Beth Miller

I really enjoyed The Good Neighbour by Beth Miller so I was thrilled to be asked to read her latest book The Two Hearts of Eliza Bloom.

Eliza Bloom is an Orthodox Jew and her family have been trying to arrange a suitable marriage for her but she keeps turning down the prospective partners for various reasons. Aware of the pressure heaping on her, when she meets Nathan she can see qualities in him that she thinks she could live with and so she gives her parents the thumbs up for the marriage. What she hasn't bargained on though is meeting Alex, who isn't Jewish, and after a few illicit meetings with him in a coffee shop she finds her thoughts and dreams returning to him night after night, which raises questions about her impending marriage to Nathan.

Fast forward 16 years and Eliza's daughter, Leah, has found a shoebox full of secrets which could potentially destroy everyone involved, but just what has Eliza been hiding?


Beth Miller has a real talent for bringing her characters to life but I must admit it took me a little while to warm to a few characters and I even changed my mind about a few of them along the way.  Eliza was a complex character who one minute I felt immense sympathy for, but the next I would quite happily have given her a good shake!

I found the insight into the Jewish Orthodox way of life to be truly fascinating. I had no idea of the extent of rules, traditions and customs that are involved in this culture. It was a real eye opener for me and I could see how transitioning from one culture to another is far more intricate than it would appear on the surface and from the point of view of an outsider.

The Two Hearts of Eliza Bloom is a thought-provoking and somewhat cautionary tale of family, love and friendship and the consequences of trying to build a life outside of what's expected and familiar.  I don't totally agree with the statement that this is a 'laugh-out-loud' book and I feel that some readers will find this misleading - but, that said, I thought that it was a highly enjoyable read that I would definitely recommend and I hope that I'm looking forward to reading more books from this talented author.


You can find out more about Beth, her books and connect with her using the links below:

Website
Facebook
Amazon
Twitter
Goodreads


Be sure to check out the rest of the stops on the tour with these fabulous blogs

With kind thanks to Kim at Bookouture, author Beth Miller and NetGalley for the review copy.