Libby Carstairs was found by Navy sailors on a deserted island in the Caribbean. She was all alone and had no memory of her past or parents. Who is she? And what happened to leave her stranded so far from home? After she was returned to England, her situation was sensationalized in the newspapers, which meant she's enjoyed a life of public acclaim. Due to her unconventional history, she's very different from other young ladies and has no desire to ever be ordinary.
Luke Watson had an exciting career in the Navy, but on his brother's death, he's come home to assume his role as Earl of Barrett. His brother, with his repeated scandals, ran the family's reputation and estate into the ground, and Luke is determined to repair all that's been destroyed by exhibiting stellar moral behavior at all times. He will wed the perfect aristocratic girl, settle down to a tedious country existence, and try to be content.
But when he meets Libby, sparks fly and passion ignites. She's the complete opposite of the woman he thought he wanted in his life, but she just might be exactly who he needs...
Caroline Grey was just four years old when she was found stranded and alone by Navy sailors on a deserted island in the Caribbean. When she was returned to England, she enjoyed a brief burst of notoriety. Who was she? Who had her parents been? Ultimately, she was claimed by her dour, miserly relatives who've treated her like an unwanted pauper. She's spent her life trying to be accepted by those who should love her, but her haunting past has created too many obstacles. It's difficult to fit in...
Caleb Ralston is a wealthy, infamous gambler who's raging against the unfairness of life. After spending a decade in the Navy, he was forced out of the post he treasured, as he struggled to protect others from a scandal. As a result, he vowed to become very rich, so he could avenge himself against the sort of affluent oafs who've always disdained him...
When he meets Caroline, he's intrigued by her beauty and pluck, but she's part of the world he loathes, and he could never bind himself to her. But Fate and destiny have other plans for Caleb, and Caroline might turn out to be just the woman he needs...
Captain Jacob Ralston works hard to be boring and ordinary. After learning at age ten that his notorious father was a bigamist and liar, he swore he’d grow up to be the most moral man in the kingdom. He would never rock a boat or raise a brow. After a stellar career in the Navy, he’s determined to retire to the country, marry the fiancée his mother picked for him, and force himself to be content.
When he crosses paths with peculiar, fascinating Joanna, he’s instantly bowled over. She’s beautiful, intriguing, and not like any woman he’s ever met. He can’t imagine how he would ever bind himself, but Fate and destiny have other plans for him, and Joanna just might be the one woman who can make him happy forever…
Lost forever…finally found…
About Cheryl Holt
CHERYL HOLT is a New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon “Top100” bestselling author who has published nearly sixty novels.
Her books have been released to wide acclaim, and she has won or been nominated for many national awards. She is considered to be one of the masters of the romance genre. For many years, she was hailed as “The Queen of Erotic Romance”, and she’s also revered as “The International Queen of Villains.” She is particularly proud to have been named “Best Storyteller of the Year” by the trade magazine Romantic Times BOOK Reviews.
She lives and writes in Hollywood, California, and she loves to hear from fans. Visit her website at www.cherylholt.com.
From Cheryl Holt
My new Lost Girls trilogy will be released on August 11th. These are my Summer, 2020 books, and I’m so excited that everyone will finally have a chance to read them.
The 3 novels will be released on the same day, so you can read the whole series at once without having to wait for the next installment. They’ll be available both as print books and e-books. My Lost Girls trilogy! Coming August 11, 2020!
Interview Questions
1. Have you started
thinking of what trilogy you’ll be writing next year?
Yes, I already have a
trilogy in mind, but the name of it will be a secret until I have my trilogy
“reveal” in a few months. In the meantime, I’m going to take a break from
historicals and write a contemporary women’s novel. The title will be, A
Summer Wedding at Cross Creek Inn. I’m writing it right now, and I’ll
release more information about it this coming fall, once I have the cover art
finished.
2. What are some of your favorite books or
authors to read?
I’m not a big
nonfiction reader. I love fictional stories so I read novels. I enjoy any novel
that’s well-written and fun to read. It has to have fast pacing though—or I get
bored and don’t finish it. I’m partial to historical novels, which you can tell
from the fact that I constantly write historical novels, so I always like to
read a great historical story. If I have a choice between a historical or
contemporary novel, I nearly always pick the historical.
And because I write
novels for a living, I have to keep up with the market so I know what’s
selling. I try to read every bestseller that’s released.
3. Tell us a little about your latest trilogy.
This year, I’m
releasing my “Lost Girls” trilogy.
For several summer
now, I’ve been writing linked trilogies that have a defined premise that
carries the plot through all three novels. In this series, the link is that the
heroines were traveling to Jamaica with their families when they were little
girls, and their ship sank in a terrible storm. Against all odds, they were the
only survivors. They were found on a deserted island by British sailors, but no
one could figure out how they survived—and they were too young to explain much
of what had happened to them.
They were returned to
England, where they enjoyed a bit of notoriety. Then they were separated and
doled out to distant relatives. They never saw each other again. When the
novels start, it’s the 20th anniversary of the shipwreck, and the
three women’s lives are pitched off in new and exciting directions where they
meet the men of the dreams.
Excerpt
Giveaway
Cheryl is celebrating
the release of her new LOST GIRLS series by running this contest. She will give
away ten autographed print copies of Book #1, Someone To Love, to ten
lucky winners. Since the first three novels in the series will be released
together on August 11th, she will also give away one grand prize to one lucky
winner of autographed print copies of Books 1, 2, and 3. The three books
included in the Grand Prize drawing are: Someone To Love, Someone To Cherish,
and Someone To Wed. So there will be eleven winners in all!
