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Vanessa’s 2024 Year in Books
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Vanessa Kelly
Goodreads Author
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in The United States
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Frances Burney, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Georgette Heyer, [a:Eloi
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Member Since
January 2009
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/vanessakelly
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My new series is a riff on the classic movie musical, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS--set in the Scottish Highlands!
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Murder in Highbury (Emma Knightley Mysteries, #1)
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My Fair Princess (The Improper Princesses, #1)
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2016
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The Highlander Who Protected Me (Clan Kendrick, #1)
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2018
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Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard (The Renegade Royals, #1)
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2014
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19 editions
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The Highlander's Christmas Bride (Clan Kendrick, #2)
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2019
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9 editions
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Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom (The Renegade Royals, #2)
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2014
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16 editions
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The Highlander's Princess Bride (The Improper Princesses, #3)
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2017
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6 editions
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The Highlander's English Bride (Clan Kendrick, #3)
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2020
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8 editions
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Lost in a Royal Kiss (The Renegade Royals, #0.5)
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2013
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3 editions
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How to Marry a Royal Highlander (The Renegade Royals, #4)
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2015
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7 editions
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SALE FOR THE IMPROPER PRINCESSES!
For a short time only, my entire Improper Princesses Series is on deep discount in digital format. Both MY FAIR PRINCESS and THREE WEEKS WITH A PRINCESS are available for only 99 cents. THE HIGHLANDER’S PRINCESS BRIDE is on sale for $1.99.
Vendor links are on the website pages for each of the books (along with blurbs and excerpts).
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“Linnet’s thudding heart raced blood through her veins, sending a flush of embarrassing heat to her face. She had been avoiding him, but she could never tell him why. It took all her discipline not to quail under Sir Anthony’s penetrating gaze.
Blast the man. She’d lost count of the times he’d made her feel like a blushing maiden. Strictly speaking, she was still a maiden, but she’d given up blushing years ago—along with simpering, flirting, and so many other talents deemed useful to unmarried women.
Except, of course, in Sir Anthony’s august presence.”
― Lost in a Royal Kiss
Blast the man. She’d lost count of the times he’d made her feel like a blushing maiden. Strictly speaking, she was still a maiden, but she’d given up blushing years ago—along with simpering, flirting, and so many other talents deemed useful to unmarried women.
Except, of course, in Sir Anthony’s august presence.”
― Lost in a Royal Kiss
“Papa had always told Justine that guns had a remarkable capacity to focus the mind. She couldn’t say with any confidence that her actions had cleared the minds of the drunken louts before her, but she’d sharpened their attention. They gaped at her, slack-mouth and stupefied, trying to make sense of what their bleary eyes told them.”
― Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom
― Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom
“Aden St. George managed to avoid having to kill the guard stationed outside his quarry’s crypt-like cell, although the thug outside the caves hadn’t been so lucky. Still, that bastard had tried to knife him in the gut so Aden could hardly be faulted for returning the favor. And knowing what he did about the men who’d kidnapped Lady Vivien Shaw, he wouldn’t waste his fitful conscience on that brutal but necessary act. Killing was not a favorite pastime, but only rarely did it disturb his sleep.
Tonight’s rescue mission carried no inconvenient opportunities for remorse since a woman’s life and innocence hung in the balance. True, the gossips whispered that Lady Vivien’s innocence was an open question, but what would happen to her if Aden failed wasn’t. Without his intervention she would disappear into a nightmarish life, forever beyond the protection of her family and friends.”
― Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard
Tonight’s rescue mission carried no inconvenient opportunities for remorse since a woman’s life and innocence hung in the balance. True, the gossips whispered that Lady Vivien’s innocence was an open question, but what would happen to her if Aden failed wasn’t. Without his intervention she would disappear into a nightmarish life, forever beyond the protection of her family and friends.”
― Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard
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“Aden St. George managed to avoid having to kill the guard stationed outside his quarry’s crypt-like cell, although the thug outside the caves hadn’t been so lucky. Still, that bastard had tried to knife him in the gut so Aden could hardly be faulted for returning the favor. And knowing what he did about the men who’d kidnapped Lady Vivien Shaw, he wouldn’t waste his fitful conscience on that brutal but necessary act. Killing was not a favorite pastime, but only rarely did it disturb his sleep.
Tonight’s rescue mission carried no inconvenient opportunities for remorse since a woman’s life and innocence hung in the balance. True, the gossips whispered that Lady Vivien’s innocence was an open question, but what would happen to her if Aden failed wasn’t. Without his intervention she would disappear into a nightmarish life, forever beyond the protection of her family and friends.”
― Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard
Tonight’s rescue mission carried no inconvenient opportunities for remorse since a woman’s life and innocence hung in the balance. True, the gossips whispered that Lady Vivien’s innocence was an open question, but what would happen to her if Aden failed wasn’t. Without his intervention she would disappear into a nightmarish life, forever beyond the protection of her family and friends.”
― Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard
“Linnet’s thudding heart raced blood through her veins, sending a flush of embarrassing heat to her face. She had been avoiding him, but she could never tell him why. It took all her discipline not to quail under Sir Anthony’s penetrating gaze.
Blast the man. She’d lost count of the times he’d made her feel like a blushing maiden. Strictly speaking, she was still a maiden, but she’d given up blushing years ago—along with simpering, flirting, and so many other talents deemed useful to unmarried women.
Except, of course, in Sir Anthony’s august presence.”
― Lost in a Royal Kiss
Blast the man. She’d lost count of the times he’d made her feel like a blushing maiden. Strictly speaking, she was still a maiden, but she’d given up blushing years ago—along with simpering, flirting, and so many other talents deemed useful to unmarried women.
Except, of course, in Sir Anthony’s august presence.”
― Lost in a Royal Kiss
“Papa had always told Justine that guns had a remarkable capacity to focus the mind. She couldn’t say with any confidence that her actions had cleared the minds of the drunken louts before her, but she’d sharpened their attention. They gaped at her, slack-mouth and stupefied, trying to make sense of what their bleary eyes told them.”
― Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom
― Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom
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Vanessa, Thank you for becoming a friend on Good Reads as well as Twitter.
Your books look really delightful and I hope I can be the recipient of one some day.
Have a relaxing summer.
Donna
Elaine wrote: "I'm so pleased that Nigel Dash is going to get his Amelia. I've been hoping since he first appeared."Thanks, Elaine - I love Nigel, too!
I'm so pleased that Nigel Dash is going to get his Amelia. I've been hoping since he first appeared.
Georges wrote: "......................................... Hi Vanessa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your friendship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..."Thanks!!
Charlotte wrote: "Vanessa Kelly, Author of 'My Favorite Countess'... Thanks for sharing your interests and your friendship at GoodReads. Look forward to reading you. ~Sharlet
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Thanks, Sharlet!
Vanessa Kelly, Author of 'My Favorite Countess'... Thanks for sharing your interests and your friendship at GoodReads. Look forward to reading you. ~Sharlet
(Charlotte)
Mary Anita And The Second Liberation In Kenya Consider reading this book full of African passion and flavour, culture, social life and politics.
Thanks for accepting my friend request, Vanessa. You seem like an interesting person, as well as quite the prolific author, so feel free to tell me more about yourself. I, myself, am a singer/songwriter/actor who has recently turned author. My 2 top ten recordings were CONCRETE & CLAY (as a singer) and NAVY BLUE (as a writer)...both in the early 1960's. My first novel is an unusual murder mystery entitled: FORBIDDEN STEPS.Regards, and have a great day, Ed
http://www.edrambeau.com
Kathy wrote: "Hi Vanessa, Thanks for friending me. Happy reading and writing."Thanks, Kathy!
Hi Vanessa, Thanks for friending me. Happy reading and writing.
Thank you for your friendship. Happy reading and writing.Carolyn Haven
Thanks Vanessa for the friend invite. I have two of your books on my TBR shelf but haven't got around to reading them yet. I will someday hopefully soon. Thanks again.
