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If you like your historicals with a touch of paranormal, you will love PURE OF HEART by Auria Jourdain.
Auria will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. (scroll down for details) 
A ghost child left to die in a French forest, Contesse Blanchefort seeks her long-buried past after her adoptive father dies at the Bastille. Embarking on a quest across England with a pagan woman and a rogue Gypsy, Contesse falls ill in London, and her companions are forced to seek help. With overwhelming compassion, physician’s apprentice Eric McEwan nurses Contesse back to health, but discovers that her exotic accent and pale features set his heart ablaze...her mere touch brands his soul. Passion blooms as the two discover their love for one another—with disastrous consequences.
Upon his expulsion from Cambridge, Eric must battle his domineering grandfather’s wrath. When family tragedy strikes, he must return to his provincial home and confront his abusive past. Carrying on with her quest, Contesse struggles to free herself from her childhood as sinister details are revealed. Without Eric, she’s lost. But love is strong...can they conquer their demons to find one another again? Read an excerpt...
Dumbfounded at this new information, Contesse shook her head. “I had no idea! All these years, and our country doctor couldn’t explain what was wrong with me…a child with skin and hair as pale as a—” A gasp escaped her lips, finally uncovering the epithet the old crone had called her. “She called me a ghost!”
“Who? Your mother?” Folding her arms across her chest, she glanced away. “No. The old woman that haunts my dreams. She took care of me when I was a child…before Edouard found me. She was right…look at me!” Eric pulled her close and forked his fingers through her hair from the roots to the ends. Trailing a light finger down her neck, he husked, “She’s daft, Contesse. You certainly feel real to me…pure and innocent, like an angel…” Contesse inhaled sharply as desire surged through her veins. Waves of desire invaded her body with his mere touch. A flush of warmth crept up her cheeks, her womanly folds moistening in response to his husky voice. What’s he doing to me? Entwining his fingers with hers, he searched her face. “Have you ever been kissed?” She lowered her eyes, unable to face him lest she burst into tears. “Oui. Once. But he didn’t want me either.” With a sympathetic shake of his head, he tipped her chin up and stared at her. “Then he’s a fool. God, but you are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen...” Meet Auria Jourdain
History buff, Francophile, and hopeless romantic that demands an HEA—it’s the perfect mixture for writing romance! With fond childhood memories of reading on quiet afternoons, I loved the "happily ever after" sweet teen romances, but I quickly plunged into the world of historical romance—my get-away-from-real-life transporter. Add in a degree in Political Studies with six years of French, and twenty years later, I’m living my dream. With three published novels, 7 finished, and several more in my head, I have years of work ahead of me!
Enter the Rafflecopter to win a $15 gift card9/8/2016 10:10:21 pm
Good morning! Thanks so much to Alison Stuart for hosting my blog blast tour today. Pure of Heart was my first novel, released in 2015 by a small vanity press. I received my rights back last spring, and I decided it needed to be reworked. I'm so much happier with this book in its current form. My hero and heroine both have so much baggage to overcome--these are my favorite types of characters to write. Contesse Blanchefort has a condition called "achromatism" -- today, we know it as albinism. During the 18th century, genetic issues such as theses weren't easily explained, and she's cast out as a "ghost child". I want to make sure people know this is not a paranormal novel in any way. The druids I speak of actually refer to the ancient pagan religion that was still practiced--and condemned by most--during this time. Many of the characters in Pure of Heart are social outcasts. The second book in this series, Pure Temptation, follows the story of one of the secondary characters, Talon Barberry, a Romani (Gypsy) man who served as Contesse's bodyguard in Pure of Heart. I would love to answer any questions you might have about the story, this series (there will be 6 books total), the history of the time, my writing, or any other whimsy you might have. Thanks so much for stopping by! Comments are closed.
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