Welcome
back, Vanessa! It’s always a pleasure to host you here at the Dish.
PJ, thank you for hosting me! The
Romance Dish has always been one of my favorite spots in Romancelandia.
I’m so
excited about the recent release of The
Highlander’s Princess Bride. It’s one of my all-time favorite Vanessa Kelly
books. Please tell our readers what they should expect from this story.
I’m SO glad you enjoyed it! THE
HIGHLANDER’S PRINCESS BRIDE is book 3 in my Improper Princesses Series, which
features heroines who are the illegitimate daughters of English royalty. My
heroine, Victoria Knight, is the offspring of the Prince Regent himself—and a
barmaid. Victoria is also a governess and a devoted teacher, and wants nothing
more from life than to establish her own teaching seminary for young ladies.
Fate and a murder charge put her on a different course, however, straight to
the Highlands and the arms of Nicholas Kendrick, the Earl of Arnprior.
The book is basically a mash-up of
the classic movie musicals Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Sound of
Music. Victoria finds herself trying to manage a household of rambunctious
Highland men, all while falling in love with Nick, the oldest brother. There is
also an irascible Scottish grandfather, some very bad doggies, and a scary
villain. In other words…romance and mayhem!
I didn't realize you intended the book to be a mash-up of two of my favorite musicals until after reading it but it's a description that fits this story perfectly.
I adored Victoria. She and Gillian top my list of favorite Kelly heroines. Is Victoria the last of the improper princesses or will we be meeting more?
I adored Victoria. She and Gillian top my list of favorite Kelly heroines. Is Victoria the last of the improper princesses or will we be meeting more?
This book is actually a spin-off to a
new series called Clan Kendrick, which will feature Nick’s brothers as heroes.
But there very well might be novellas featuring more Improper Princesses or
their male cousins and half-brothers, The Renegade Royals. I really enjoy
writing about these characters, and would like to visit them again.
Nick captured
my heart right along with Victoria’s. Who’s the last hero (not written by you)
that captured yours? What made him special?
I absolutely adore Michael, Lord
Acton, the hero of the Doyle and Acton Series by Anne Cleeland. This is a
fabulous mystery series featuring a VERY different sort of hero. Acton is
mysterious, brilliant, absolutely devoted to Doyle, and more than a bit crazy—or
as Doyle calls him, slightly “bent”. I’m in awe of Cleeland’s writing and I was
captivated by the unusual love story she created with these characters. Acton
has got to be one of the most loyal and devoted heroes in fiction!
I'm so excited you're planning stories for Nick's brothers. I’ve fallen
in love with the Kendrick family. Who's up first?
The first book in the Clan Kendrick
Series will be out in Nov. 2018. It’s Royal’s story, and it’s called THE
HIGHLANDER WHO PROTECTED ME. Big, bad Logan is up after that…and then I have to
figure out who goes next!
You and your
husband also write together as V.K. Sykes. Do the two of you have any new books
in the works?
We’re currently working on another
baseball romance in The Philadelphia Patriots Series. Hubby is also waiting on
me to revise another romantic suspense. He’s a very fast writer!
Great news! I've enjoyed both your baseball and romantic suspense stories.
Great news! I've enjoyed both your baseball and romantic suspense stories.
Rapid Fire Q&A:
Early Bird
or Night Owl?
SO night owl!
Apple
Cinnamon or Pumpkin Spice?
Pumpkin all
the way!
Hot cider or
Hot chocolate?
Always go with chocolate!
Favorite new
TV show?
Ozark. OMG, so good.
Book you’re
currently reading?
Rereading A Discovery
of Witches by Deborah Harkness
What’s next?
Working away on my Highlander heroes! I
also expect to have a novella or two out sometime in the spring of 2018.
Where can
readers find you online?
Thanks for
visiting with us today, Vanessa! Would you like to ask our readers a question?
Thanks so much, PJ! I’d love to know what non-romance books (if any)
people are reading. I’m always on the lookout for recs outside the genre!
Vanessa is giving away signed,
print copies of MY FAIR PRINCESS and THREE WEEKS WITH A PRINCESS to one randomly chosen reader who leaves a comment before 11:00 PM (Eastern), November 4.
