Wednesday, January 05, 2011

The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen

I do have a giveaway copy, so please leave a comment at the end of the post for a chance to win!



This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
The Girl in the Gatehouse
Bethany House (January 1, 2011)
by
Julie Klassen




ABOUT THE AUTHOR:



Julie says: My background is in advertising and marketing, but I am blessed with a dream job—working as an editor of Christian fiction. I have been writing since childhood, but Lady of Milkweed Manor was my first novel. It was a finalist for a Christy Award and won second place in the Inspirational Reader's Choice Awards. My second novel, The Apothecary's Daughter, was a finalist in the ACFW Book of the Year awards. I am currently writing one novel a year.



I graduated from the University of Illinois and enjoy travel, research, BBC period dramas, long hikes, short naps, and coffee with friends.



My husband and I have two sons and live near St. Paul, Minnesota.







ABOUT THE BOOK







Miss Mariah Aubrey, banished after a scandal, hides herself away in a long-abandoned gatehouse on the far edge of a distant relative's estate. There, she supports herself and her loyal servant the only way she knows how--by writing novels in secret.



Captain Matthew Bryant, returning to England successful and wealthy after the Napoleonic wars, leases an impressive estate from a cash-poor nobleman, determined to show the society beauty who once rejected him what a colossal mistake she made.



When he discovers an old gatehouse on the property, he is immediately intrigued by its striking young inhabitant and sets out to uncover her identity, and her past. But the more he learns about her, the more he realizes he must distance himself. Falling in love with an outcast would ruin his well-laid plans. The old gatehouse holds secrets of its own. Can Mariah and Captain Bryant uncover them before the cunning heir to the estate buries them forever?



If you would like to read the first chapter of The Girl in the Gatehouse, go HERE

CLICK HERE TO BUY THE BOOK NOW!

7 comments:

Merry said...

The Girl in the Gatehouse sounds like a wonderfully romantic, mysterious story. Please include me in the drawing. Thanks!
worthy2bpraised at gmail dot com

karenk said...

I have read (and LOVED) all of Julie's previous novels...thanks for the opportunity to read her latest.

karenk
kmkuka at yahoo dot com

Suzanne said...

Sounds interesting. Please include me in the drawing.

clickingherheels-at-gmail-dot-com

Giveaway Lady said...

Please enter me!! I would love to read this book:) Thanks!

esterried[at]yahoo[dot]com

Carole said...

I've been a Julie Klassen fan from the time I read The Silent Governess. I'm eager to read The Girl in the Gatehouse and appreciate the chance to win a copy, Jill.

cjarvis [at] bellsouth [dot] net

Cherie J said...

Sounds good with a touch of mystery. Please enter me. Thank you!

cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)com

Jill said...

Congratulations, Carole! You won the book!