Date of publication: November 2014
Harry DeVaux, Viscount Tunbury, loves Lady Elinor Tremaine, but is convinced that his past makes him unworthy of her. He agrees to accompany the Tremaine family to Italy to explore Etruscan ruins, even if it chips away at his resolve to stay away from the delightful woman he loves.
Amid the sightseeing and treasure hunting, Elinor comes to realize that she wants far more from Harry than friendship, but when a dangerous discovery leaves them fighting for their lives, it might just be too late..
My thoughts:
I thought Lady Elinor’s Wicked Adventures was a very good debut romance. The characters were interesting and engaging. I loved the friend to lovers relationship between Elinor and Harry. They were a good match for each other. Harry has had no family love in his life except for the love he has received from Elinor and Pip's family growing up. I was rooting for them to finally express their feeling for each other and see they were perfectly matched. One of my favorite parts was the epilogue! It was so very sweet.
There is also some intrigue and action in the book that involves Elinor's brother Pip and his beautiful Italian hostess Lissandra. I liked that story line. My only regret is that their romance was kind of boring. I wish that it had been explored further so I could believe they were a good match. I also enjoyed the parts about the Etruscan tomb excavations. Those were very interesting.
As I said, I think this is a good debut novel and one I recommend trying out. I see a bright future for this author and I look forward to reading more from her.
Kari& Autumn: What
inspired you to become a writer?
Lillian:
Oh goodness, I don’t know that I’d call it inspiration. It’s more like a
compulsion. I love words. It’s almost as if they are jewels that you can pick
up and roll around in your hand to admire. Then there are all those stories and
characters crowding around in my mind, clamoring to get out. So I give in and
enjoy myself.
Kari& Autumn: Where
do you come up with the ideas for your books?
Lillian: Everywhere. I’ll be reading a book,
and one of the characters will do something that strikes me as foolish. I’ll
think, “No—she should have done X instead.” First thing I know, I’ve put the book aside and I’m
working out an entirely different story with different characters. Or I will be
minding my own business and a couple of characters will pop into my mind and
begin acting out a scene. Then I have to write it down and add it to my list.
The list is up to 75 ideas at this point, but not all of them will pan out.
Thank goodness! I would never get away from my keyboard.
Kari& Autumn: What
exciting projects are waiting in the wings?
Lillian: The next book in my Victorian
Adventure series, Lady Emily’s Exotic
Journey, takes place in the Near East .
Lady Emily—Lady Elinor’s sister—and her family travel through the Ottoman
Empire to visit the excavations of Nineveh at Mosul
Right now I’m working on the third
book, which is set in a tiny principality in central Europe .
It’s full of masquerades and dastardly plots, and the heroine is a third
Tremain sister.
Kari& Autumn: Who
is your favorite literary character and why?
Lillian: That depends a lot on my mood at the
time. It could be Becky Sharp from Vanity Fair, or Rebecca from Ivanhoe, or
Lizzie Bennett from Pride and Prejudice, or Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. But
it ‘s never a wimpish creature who sits around waiting to be rescued or feeling
sorry for herself.
I’ve just realized that I was only
thinking of female characters, and you didn’t specify that, did you? Then maybe
Robin Hood, standing up to protect the powerless. Or Rafael Sabatini’s
Scaramouche. I love the opening line of that book—“He was born with a gift of
laughter and a sense that the world was mad.”
Kari& Autumn: Just
for fun, if you could be any animal, what would it be and why?
Lillian: I suppose you want a real animal, so
I can’t say a mermaid. But for me it would have to be a water creature, so I’d
pick a porpoise. When I was a child, I used to see them from time to time in
Long Island Sound and they always looked so happy, frolicking out there in the
water.
About the author:
Lillian Marek was
born and raised in New York City
(the center of the universe). At one time or another she has had most of the
interesting but underpaid jobs available to English majors. After a few too many
years in journalism, she decided she prefers fiction, where the good guys win
and the bad guys get what they deserve.
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1 comment:
My perfect vacation would be to Malaysia--rainforests, ancient ruins, exotic culture, beautiful beaches and luxe hotels with all the amenities!
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