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This week is your chance to win a SIGNED copy of The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig. (Signed with her own authorial hand.)
Laura Grey's first assignment as a British spy is to gather information on Andre Jaouen, right-hand man to Napoleon's Chief of Police.
Did I ever mention how fond I am of Regency spies? International intrigue and Regency clothes. Paris. Hot Frenchmen. Oh my.
From the book:
"Now, Andre, watch how it's done."Something in the way he said it made Laura suspect that he was talking about more than the rules of flirtation, but when she looked at Daubier, his rumpled face was guileless as a child's.
"I am all ears," said Jaouen.
Daubier made a tsk noise before turning his attention back to Laura. With an elaborate flourish, he lowered his considerable bulk over Laura's hand. She could hear his corset strings creak with the effort.
"My dearest lady," he huffed, from somewhere in the vicinity of Laura's knuckles. "I am rendered speechless by your . . . "
"Tidiness?" suggested Laura, as he paused for a noun.
To be eligible to win The Orchid Affair, write and post a poem in the comment thread of this post.
Use one of the following words from the cover:
Lauren, orchid, affair, sparkling, continue, elevate, romance, pink, carnation, sheer, fun, sure, please, draw, reader, perilous, tale, intrigue, secret, deception, identity, hide, heart, pride, prejudice, live, history, plenty, full, veteran, governess, Laura, Grey, joins, school, spy, Andre.
Your poem can be a
Limerick
Haiku (traditional or non-traditional)
Rhymed couplet
Quatrain
blank verse
or any other rhyme or poetry form you fancy. I am not particular.
I'll pick one lucky commenter (US only, sorry) from the comment trail on Friday.
Starting off what i hope will be several poems:
ReplyDeleteLift up a glass
Drink to the lass
She's going to pass
For a governess, ho.
In France, it's her plan
To spy on a man
And learn what she can
As a governess, ho.
But Andre you see
Is not fooled long, not he.
He knows she can't be
Just a governess, ho.
Push comes to shove
And the great prize is love.
Andre wins the hand of
the governess, ho.
There once was a spy named Lauren
ReplyDeleteWho thought her assignment was borin'
But when she met Andre
She was hoping that someday
Their love would go a soarin'.
Sue P
suepete12(at)yahoo(dot)com
oh, *g*
ReplyDeleteIs he what he seems
ReplyDeleteor another deception
in a world of lies?
Was it a pink
ReplyDeleteCarnation or a daisy?
Old flowers stink
And I'm lazy.
So I guess we'll never know.
*g*
ReplyDeleteActually, that's a good poem. It scans and those are novel rhymes.
And the winner of the Lauren Willig books is Sue Pete. I will send her an email to tell her.
ReplyDeleteThis is from Kate and posted via Goodreads:
ReplyDeleteOkay, this ended up sounding like a personal ad, but here it is. LOL
Lovely Governess
in Napoleonic France
seeks intrigue, finds love.