Fairy
tales are one thing…but Fiery Tales are quite another! by Lila
DiPasqua
Thanks
so much for having me!
For
those of you who don’t know me, I write wicked & witty a
historical romance for Penguin/Berkley.
And
I’m the odd one on the block.
Yes,
it’s true! When other new authors have landed on the scene with
historical romances set in England or Scotland—I picked 17th
century France.
“Why,
Lila?” you ask? Well, it’s because my Fiery Tales series is
about…well, fairy tales. Retellings of three classic fairy tales
in each book, to be exact. Yes, you get three sinfully seductive
rakes inside each novel—–both AWAKENED BY A KISS (out now) and my
newest release, THE PRINCESS IN HIS BED!
I
know what you’re thinking; that doesn’t explain the setting.
Seventeenth century France? Really?
Yes,
really. Here’s why. I love history. I love Regency England, and I
love fairy tales. How do these connect? Allow me to explain.
Long
before the Brothers Grimm and Hans
Christian Andersen,
17th
century French lawyer/writer Charles Perrault did something no one
had done before. He was the first to write down folklore and add
morals to his stories—stories like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty,
Little Red Riding Hood and Bluebeard, to name a few. He was the
creator of THE TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE!
At
first, his stories were frowned upon. Especially by those who
attended those renowned 17th
c. salons of Paris—places of enlightenment,
hosted by the women of the upper class, where the aristocracy and the
literati (poets, dramatists, grammarians) gathered to discuss and
debate history, religion, politics and literature. After all, these
tales had been popular with the illiterate. The intellectually and
socially elite felt it was beneath them to acknowledge Perrault’s
fairy tales.
But
fairy tales have an appeal and magic of their very own. They’re
wonderful, timeless and rather irresistible (sort of like the rakes
in AWAKENED BY A KISS and THE PRINCESS IN HIS BED *winks*).
In
short order, the genre of fairy tales took off and soon became a
highly fashionable subject of conversation at every salon in the
city.
But
just what was Perrault’s world like? Well now, it was just as
refined as Regency England. I kid you not! Full of decadence, you
had distinguished lords and lovely ladies who lived in city mansions
and sprawling palatial country estates. There were spectacular
ballrooms and elaborate masquerade balls. Theater—and plenty of
scandalous behavior. All those elements you love about the Regency
period are found in the time and place when the genre of fairy tales
was born!
“But,
Lila, will I really be able to connect with this different time
period?” Of course! THE PRINCESS IN HIS BED, has “strong-
minded heroines you can relate to”
and “breathtaking
carnally gifted male leads”.
(Fresh Fiction)
I’ve
written something that will feel familiar to historical romance
readers, yet at the same time offer them something different and
fresh! Dare to step into the world of fairy tales? Be prepared to be
scandalized!
Once
upon a wicked time.
. . I hope
you enjoy these fun, sensual stories.
Oh,
and watch for my first full-length Fiery
Tale—A MIDNIGHT
DANCE—out August, 2011!! A sexy retelling
of Cinderella, as it’s never been done before!
A
MIDNIGHT DANCE
Berkley
(Sensation)
ISBN:
978-0425241981
Historical
Romance/Aug. 2011
Inspired
by the tale of Cinderella, Lila DiPasqua weaves a steamy historical
romance that offers a glass slipper, a dangerous deception, and an
impoverished beauty determined to find her handsome prince...and make
him pay.
Matching wits and wiles with a man of Jules de Moutier's seductive skill is not as easy as Sabine Laurent supposed. Soon, she must decide whether her desire for vengeance is greater than her desire for her one and only prince...
Read an excerpt of THE
PRINCESS IN HIS BED –
Read an excerpt of
AWAKENED BY A KISS—
About
the Author:
Lila
DiPasqua writes wicked & witty historical romance for
Penguin/Berkley. She lives with her real-life hero husband and three
children and is a firm believer in the happily-ever-after. She loves
history and enjoys traveling. She has been to four continents so far.
Her novels, AWAKENED BY A KISS, and THE PRINCESS IN HIS BED are
featured in Doubleday as well as Rhapsody Book Clubs. To learn more
about Lila and her books, visit www.LilaDiPasqua.com
You
can also find Lila on:
Twitter
– http://twitter.com/liladipasqua
QUESTION:
Name me something you recently read in a romance novel you felt was
different.
One
random commenter will win a copy of AWAKENED BY A KISS or THE
PRINCESS IN HIS BED. Winner’s choice.
