The Hawaiian word of the day is
Ka'a kaua
It is strategy.
An effective chess player employs ka'a kaua. So does a master spy and an industrious widow. Even a cat!
Enter Tracey Devlyn's CHECKMATE, MY LORD, available February 5 from Sourcebooks Casablanca:
Checkmate, My Lord is Book 2 of Devlyn's Nexus series
A desperate mother falls in love with the spymaster she's forced to betray.
THE STAKES ARE HIGH, THE PLAYERS IN POSITION...
Catherine Ashcroft leads a quiet life caring for her precocious seven-year-old daughter, until a visitor delivers a startling ultimatum. She will match wits with the enigmatic Earl of Somerton, and it's not just her heart that's in danger.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN...
Spymaster Sebastian Danvers, Earl of Somerton, is famous for his cunning. Few can outwit him and even few dare challenge him--until now. After returning to his country estate, his no-nonsense neighbor turns her seductive wiles on him--but why would a respectable widow like Catherine risk scandal for a few passionate nights in his bed?
I enjoyed Book 1, A LADY'S REVENGE, and was eager to jump back into the series. Devlyn delivers another riveting story with CHECKMATE, MY LORD whose characters resonate all that I love about the Regency Era - honor, duty, and country. Both hero and heroine engage in strategy to protect that which is most important to them ... and ultimately find that they share the same goal. Devlyn's books tend to be darker than the lighthearted Regency romp. Her books could be compared to dark chocolate. CHECKMATE, MY LORD, may be a little bitter, but it delivers a rich, full body story that offers a healthy dose of passion.
I am giving away a print copy of CHECKMATE, MY LORD to one randomly selected commenter. To enter the giveaway,
1. Do you play any games of strategy? Or how do you like your chocolate - white, milk, or dark?
2. This giveaway is open to all readers.
3. Comments are open through Saturday, February 2, 10 pm in Hawaii. I'll post the winner on Sunday, February 3.
Mahalo,
Kim in Hawaii
To learn more about Tracey and her books, check out her website at traceydevlyn.com.
I'm very careful with my moves, I think them over and over again, I prepare plan A to Z before jumping on a cliff. :D
ReplyDeleteI play pinochle once a month with my high school friends and I love chocolate milk!
ReplyDeleteTracey is so sweet and adorable. Please do not enter me in this drawing...I have have this book and loved it.
Awww, thank you, Danielle! You're pretty darn sweet, too! See you at LJS.
DeleteI'm not a games person. But I LOVE milk chocolate with raisins and hazelnuts. It's my all time favorite choccy :D
ReplyDeleteNot a games person... but love white chocolate... esp. with nuts!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book...
I don't play board games at all and I love my chocolate dark.
ReplyDeleteLove the cat pics! The only strategy game I play is life itself. Chocolate...yes, please! Milk or dark are both wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI don't play any games, but I did when I was younger......
ReplyDeleteI love Milk Chocolate, Cadbury's to be precise.
My, you've had some amazing books for giveaway this week. Tracey's book, "Checkmate, My Lord" sounds amazing. I'd love to read it.
Thanks for the fun post! I'm really looking forward to this book. When I was younger... now I stink :) The Computer beat me at connect 4! I love white chocolate!
ReplyDeleteHopeless with strategy games, but I can console myself on losses with dark chocolate.
ReplyDeleteI have not really played a strategy game in a while. I drink white milk, though I do like chocolate milk too.
ReplyDeleteI haven't played chess in a a while but I do like strategy games. They make me think and it's fun.
ReplyDeleteI haven't played chess in years but I do like strategy games or most games for that matter lol. I learned to like dark since it's better for you lol.
ReplyDeleteI like Battleship and Risk and I like milk chocolate.
ReplyDeleteI haven't played chess or pinochle in many years, but I do love strategy games. They definitely make you use your noggin.
ReplyDeleteDon't play too many games lately, but I do enjoy strategy ones like chess. My chocolate of choice is salted dark chocolate, too good to be true.
ReplyDeleteI use love playing chess. However, I don't play that much any more. Chocolate I love any kind. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI used to play strategy games and I really like dark chocolate.
ReplyDeleteHi Kim!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had the chance to read Tracey's debut book, A Lady Revenge, when it came out in April before you read Checkmate My Lord! It was such a fun read and as I'm sure you found out now that you got to read Checkmate My Lord before it's even released on Feb. 5th! I'm so excited that her next book, A Lady's Secret Weapon is scheduled to come out this October because I'm already looking forward to reading that as well!
I love playing games of strategy but when I play I play to win! Unfortunately after being married for 42 years my husband hates to play with me because I win! (He won't even play acey-ducey with me any more which he had learned to play when he served on an aircraft carrier during Vietnam. He still can't understand why he did so well playing with his shipmates but always losses to me!).
I guess my risk all to win all attitude and beating him every time doesn't help! Actually the game I love to beat him at best is RISK, a board game also known as "The Conquest of the World"! In the game the players control armies with which they attempt to capture territories from other players. I guess it's because since when it was first released in the 1980's he's never won a game against me! We still have one of the original games and when our sons were in Junior High we taught them to play to help them learn all the countries in the world! Believe me teaching them something was never easier!
Thanks so much, Jeanne M! I can't wait for readers to meet Sebastian (Feb) and Ethan (Oct). :)
DeleteKim, thanks so much! And big thanks to everyone who stopped by today.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Tracey
Haven't played any strategiy games in ages.
ReplyDeleteDark Chocolate.
I like chocolate any way.
ReplyDeleteI do play them-- though I'm not very good ;-)
ReplyDeleteI like chocolate any way I can get it, haha!
I don't play games much at all, I'd rather be reading. :D
ReplyDeleteI like my chocolate in any form, but I have a slight preference for dark chocolate.
When the family gets together we do play some games. Monopoly is a favorite. The way we play there is a lot of strategizing going on.
ReplyDeleteI love milk chocolate best.
I love chocolate milk.... even better is HOT chocolate!! I am not into games of strategy. I'd rather be reading!! ;o)
ReplyDeleteI love milk chocolate
ReplyDeleteI like all kinds of chocolate but milk chocolate is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI don't really like playing game, game that i only play was magicball. I love dark chocolate
ReplyDeleteFantastic covers, and I love that you use chess as part of the romance. I love milk chocolate, and strategizing with my hubby to make every trip we take together worthwhile. When he has only so many vacation 'days' and I have so many places I want to visit for 'research', such a strategy is needed!!!
ReplyDeleteI used to play Risk. I like chocolate milk and plain milk.
ReplyDeleteI'm hopeless at games of strategy & I love all types of chocolate, white, dark or milk.
ReplyDeleteLoved her 1st book; can't wait to read this one.
I used to play more more games, but haven't in a while - usually just on holidays with the family.
ReplyDeleteI love dark chocolate - just had a cup of hot chocolate with tiny marshamallows to warm up a bit.
Love Strategy games from Monopoly, Risk to cards games... We love having family game night... We personally have 8 different types of Monopoly even Marine Corps and Starwars versions... I love Dark Chocolate in any form. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteNot unless you count Spider Solitaire on the computer!! White or Milk chocolate - can't stand dark chocolate. Thanks for the chance.
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You describe her writing wonderfully. I also very much enjoyed her debut!
ReplyDeleteGames...I love playing Risk. A game of strategy =)