by Anna Cleary, author of Do Not Disturb (Harlequin Presents Extra, June 2011)
Old passions die hard. There are some so intense they don’t die at all. When things go wrong and Fate conspires against them, they lie low, sleeping volcanoes awaiting their trigger.
This was the case with my true lovers, Mirandi Summers and the wild boy who stormed her family citadel and stole her away under their very straight noses, one Joseph Sinclair.
Joe was a product of passion gone wrong. His earliest, most trusted loves betrayed him in the most destructive ways. Wounded the boy, haunted the man.
I loved writing Joe’s and Mirandi’s story. I wanted them to experience a soul – satisfying journey, but it seemed only fair my readers should enjoy a little travel at the same time. So while Joe and Mirandi come together like magnetically drawn cymbals, and clash and spark, snarl and kiss, love and grow, the reader flies with them to Zurich, tastes the fleshpots of the Cote d’Azur, dabbles at the casino in Monte, swims in the Mediterranean, cruises down the Corniche to Nice and…
Zurich
Promenade des Anglais – Nice, France
Monte Carlo
Antibes, Southern France
Oh well. All that fun, luxury and indulgence, the hotel hi-jinks, the flirtinis and the rose petals…
You really need to read the book. 
The pictures are GORGEOUS! Of course, you already had me at ‘wild boy’ LOL. Can’t wait to read another fabulous Anna Cleary book!
Thanks for dropping by, Aimee. Hope you enjoy this one. Have you dabbled in the fleshpots of the Cote d’Azur yourself?
(For some reason captcha hates me today!)
This story – and those wonderful pics – have come at just the right time for me, Anna! I’m looking into a European vacation late next year (don’t want to rush things!!) and this is brilliant inspiration. Your stories evoke such glorious images of the most romantic places in the world. Really looking forward to this one!
Robbie
I’m with Aimee on the “wild boy” hook and the pictures. And you are so right…I really do NEED to read this. Will be One-Clicking it to my Kindle this evening!:-) Mira
Sadly, Anna, I haven’t come anywhere near the felshpots of the Cote d’Azur. But I did pass by the playgirl magazine rack on my way to the slushie machine at the corner convenience store last night. Does that count LOL?
Okay, clearly it doesn’t. Will have to rely on your fabulous book to take me to Cote d’Azur. Can’t wait!!
Robbie and Mira, so lovely of you to drop by.Specially since you both evoke such wonderful wild boys and romantic places yourselves!
So jealous of you Robbie with that trip ahead of you. Such a gorgeous adventure to look forward to.
LOL, Aimee! Your day will come when you board that plane for the Cote d’Azur. MUCH better then the playgirl mags!
IN the meantime, let your imagination take you instead. If you’re like me there’s nothing more delightful than curling up with a book that transports you away from the everyday world. Enjoy the ride!
I love the world you create in your books, Anna. The lushness and the luxury, the sensory journeys and the emotional ones. You can take me on holidays any day. You too, Robbie
How about we all go with Robbie, Kelly? Wouldn’t Jeff love that! A gaggle of girls to herd around the fleshpots! And I believe he’s anxious to take us to Venezia, too!
Count me in!
Ooh, Anna, that top pic of Monte Carlo definitely got me! (In fact, you might have just lit a lightbulb for me, except the one I’m writing next is going to be set in Roma.)
Loved the pic of Antibes, too. Not been to either place. Hmm. I foresee a research trip when I’ve saved enough…!
I just LOVE the south of France – spent a summer there working as a waitress and my days off visiting all the glitzy places, feeling like a child with my nose pressed up against the sweet-shop window.
The Picasso gallery at Cap d’Antibes is visually stunning – and a perfect place in which to showcase the artist’s work.
You’ve chosen a wonderful setting….
You’d love it, Kate. With your passion for history you’d be seeing so much than the glossy veneer of the resorts studding that azure coast. And I’m madly looking forward to your Roma story. There’s nowhere more enchanting.
x
Thanks for dropping over, Sharon. It is indeed a splendid region.I’ll never forget that chateau on Cap d’Antibes where some of that old man’s treasures reside. Such a location!
And Kate. In case you’re scratching your head I meant to say ‘you’d be seeing so much MORE’.
Anna, I LOVE your pics!! I can see I am going to have to amend upcoming European tour plans to include a few of these gorgeous places (and pick up a copy of your book for my Sony to whet my appetite on the way!)
Thanks for the gorgeous inspiration!
Gosh, are captchas getting harder or are my eyes getting worse?
PS: Love the title!!!
Another European tourist! Oh, heavens, Trish. How I wish…Oh well. I can live on my memories, I guess.
I did have a fabulous wallow in Italy last year, with some precious time in La Belle France.
Enjoy your lovely pink Sony!
And with you about those captchas. It would have to be a pretty good robot that could decipher them. I’m finding myself challenged!
Now I’m bummed. I’m sitting here in the sweltering Alabama heat and the views out my window aren’t nearly as exciting. Hard to focus on the WIP now that I’m playing “Anywhere But Here…”
Ah Anna – your pic of Monte Carlo took me back. Spent my 23rd birthday in that Casino.
Well, you know, not all of it! A very charming, very drunk English sailor let me play his roulette chips – I was hooked!!
Its hard to imagine you sweltering in Alabam, Kim, while its freezing here in sunny Brisbane and threatening snow.
I guess I’d find the views outside your window pretty exciting. (Though I know what you’d think of the views outside mine.)
Where have you set your WIP?
LOL, Amy. On what? The sailor or the roulette?
Better not tell me!
Why the roulette of course Anna
)
See now Anna, I’ve had myself a grand European vacation once and never went to ANY of those gorgeous locales!!! You’ve made me so jealous I have to grab your book to see more too!
Trish, Robbie, colour me green!
Ally
Loved the book, love your pics… Am off to a family wedding in Zurich next weekend, if I ever get this book finished!
Unfortunately the only gorgeous guy with me will be my 13-year-old son… Wild yes, but not in quite the same delicious way as Joseph Sinclair. Unfortunately!
Great pics! And having Paul Marron on the cover as Joe didn’t hurt either!
Oh Ally. Isn’t that the thing about visiting Europe? There’s so many treasures and so much to see you can’t ever do everything. I’m so jealous of people who live in Norfolk and can just drop over there for a weekend any time they like. For us on this side of the globe its such a long haul.
Hear that Kate, you lucky thing?
Heidi,how lucky you are with all your European connections still alive and well and capable of inviting you to a wedding!
Hope its a sensational party.