Hello Dear Readers!

Release days always bring a heady mixture of excitement and terror. It reminds me of Edmund Burke's concept of the sublime, in which the viewer of some natural beauty is simultaneously filled with awe and terror at the sight before them.

And so it is with my new series. Book 1, Portraits, Passion, and other Pastimes, is in stores today! Thank you to all who read ARCs or pre-ordered. I'm amazed with each new book that I have so many awesome folks to share my stories with. It's currently at a special release price of $2.99 but that will go up to $4.99 on Sunday.

In honor of this new book/series, I'd like to share with you 5 secrets the Raphael Bromley, Marquess of Waneborough doesn't want anyone to know. I, however, am his author, so ... good luck stoping me, Raph!

1. He likes gardening. It's his favorite thing to do--growing flowers.
2. He once drank 6 ales in the local tavern and woke up half dressed behind the bakery, a roll clutched in each hand. He had no idea how he got there or what he was doing, besides eating bread, and he'd rather not talk about it, thank you very much.
3. The first thing he thought when he saw Miss Matilda Bellvue was--bollocks. He knew he was a goner.
4. Zander is his favorite brother. Don't tell Atlas.
5. The day Matilda caught him swimming nude in the lake, he had been attempting not to name the children they'd never have together (Rose, Violet, Daisy, and Tom... to begin with).

Do you have any questions for poor ole' Raph? If you want to read his story, it's in Kindle Unlimited today!

One last thing before I leave you guys to your book browsing.

I've got a giveaway starting today! The US and Canada prize is a book box filled with goodies and the international prize is copies and downloadable swag. For more information and to enter, click below!

Giveaway for US and Canada

International Giveaway

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You still here? Excellent! Quick question... anyone excited for Bridgerton season 3? When will they give it to us? And what will I do until then? Hhaha... probably write more books.)

Happy reading (or listening!),

Charlie Lane

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