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Let me begin by saying that my first kiss was nothing to write home about. It certainly wasn’t anything like the kiss I write between Armand and Felicity in The Making of a Gentleman . The interesting thing is that this kiss is Armand’s first. The comte has been imprisoned for twelve long years and has recently escaped France for the safety of his brother’s home in London. The duc , Armand’s brother, hires Felicity to tutor Armand, and the comte discovers she’s the only person who can touch him without causing him pain. He’s intrigued by her, and he’d like to do far more than kiss her. Here’s a scene from The Making of a Gentleman… “I’m not sure what you’re asking.” Her voice was low and trembling, but he did not think it was from fear. He narrowed his eyes and studied her face. No, she was definitely not afraid. Should he take that as a yes? He wrapped an arm about her body, pulling her hard against him. The sensation was so strong, he almost gasped. Her heat and her softness burned...

It seems like I was just here talking about my new book The Making of a Duchess , but now that book is old news and I have a new , new book, The Making of a Gentleman ! You can see the cover above. I joke with my agents that my contracts should stipulate I get the dresses my heroines wear on my covers. They laugh, but I’m not really joking. I love this dress! I think Felicity Bennett, my heroine, would love it too. She’s just as her name implies—spirited, happy, and impulsive. She comes to London assuming she’s being hired as a tutor for a young boy, but when she meets the comte de Valére, he’s not at all what she thought. Armand Harcourt, comte de Valére—you can see him standing behind Felicity on the book cover. He’s actually wearing more clothes than he probably would in the book—has spent the last twelve years rotting away in a prison in France. He escaped the mob that attacked his family’s chateau and followed his doomed father to Paris. While there he fell in with two “protectors...