Hello, dear readers!

It's ten days until Christmas but twenty days until my next book releases. I don't know why I'm liking those numbers this morning, but here we are. My brain works in weird ways when it comes to numbers. I mostly have traumatic flashbacks to middle grade math classes, but sometimes I remember when a literature professor told my class that the main character in Samuel Beckett's Malloy trilogy is leaning against the wall in a perfect ninety degree angle and that it was significant if he could only figure it out, and I become a bit obsessed with figuring it out. But that's probably more to do with the literature than the numbers. 🤣 Apparently the only way to get me to like numbers is to weave them into a good story.

Anywho, that next book I was talking about? It's the first in a new series, The Gentleman's Guide to Courtship! Book 1 is called Never Woo the Wrong Lady, and frankly, that's excellent advice. But how does one know who the wrong (or right) lady is? Our hero Tristan Kingston, newspaperman and bastard, just KNOWS. And once he knows, he pursues.

I've been describing Tristan and Andromeda's story as a Regency Twelve Dancing Princesses, but it also includes:

😬A roguish thirteen-year-old brother

📚A secret bookclub

💃🏻Eight unmarried sisters (5 of marriageable age)

😳A fake engagement (NOT with the hero)

🧁Opposites attract in the sweetest way

Also, I LOVE the cover. Yellow gives me life right now, and how she's running into his arms--swoon.

Wolf has a pre-order discount happening right now on it! You can grab it exclusively at their store here.

This book, and the entire series will release exclusively on Wolf Publishing's store. When it releases wide to a variety of retailers (including Kobo's subscription service, Kobo plus) a few months later, I'll let you guys know! And it will be available in Kindle Unlimited once all the books in the series have been released. I'll be doing a takeover party in the Wolf Publishing Authors and Readers group on Facebook on January 4 where I'll be giving away 5 (I think!) copies of this book!

New to KU!

Oh! Here's some fun news: The novella connected to my Cavendish Family series--Scandalizing the Scoundrel--is now available in Kindle Unlimited! So, if you don't yet know how our equestrian trick riding golden boy charms the shy widow of his dreams, you can find out!

Giveaways!

And here's a fun reminder: I have two giveaways still going--an US and Canada giveaway and an international giveaway. The US and Canada winners (four of them!) will receive a prize package filled with books, swag, and a Rake Review calendar or tote bag. You can enter here!

The International giveaway winners (four of them!) will receive some printable bookmarks, codes to receive 2 Debutante Dares audiobooks free, and an ecopy of a special edition boxset I'm currently creating. It will feature two of my previously published books (that have a strong connection to one another, though not in the same series), and it will have an entirely new cover. I'm really excited about it! If you click here you can enter to win.

Okay, I think that's all my news. The next time we chat, it will be January 2, 2024. A new year! Stay safe and warm (or cool) over the next December weeks. And I hope you have a great book beside you!

Take a look at a new book!

The next Lords and Ladies of St. James anthology is out! Rakes and Reticules features some amazing authors, and I'm so excited to dig in!

Also check out Amanda Mariel's One Wanton Wager!

Have you read Gemma Frost yet? She always has the dreamiest covers! I especially love this one for A Gentleman Never Surrenders!

And how about Sara Adrien's two-book boxset featuring Keep a Secret and Hold my Heart!

I hope you find a new book you adore!

Finally, would you like a look at Never Woo the Wrong Lady from the eyes of a London journalist? You can check out this fun blog post for a peek inside the fun shenanigans of the book!

Happy reading!

Charlie Lane

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