Finally, This Season reviewed by LASR!

The Long and The Short of It reviews has given Finally, This Season a 5-Book Review! Woo Hoo! The entire review can be read here.

From The Long and The Short of It:

"Finally, This Season will beguile romance fans from the very first line. This short, historic romance is an absolute delight.

The old world sense combines with that hint of formality that marked the life of the gentry of old. We follow this story from Central Park to ballroom. Yet, comfortably familiar though the setting is, the unexpected spontaneity of the story bubbles through.

The tone of the dialogue enhances this, by offering a certain level of lightheartedness. The dialogue even gives a hint of history, through word choice and sentence structure. I can do no better than to offer a short excerpt:

"For you it seems a small payment, but for me...ah, it is a most treasured gift." He turned toward the path and held out his arm. "Shall we?"

The quality of the main characters is undeniable, the conflict realistic, the lovely Miss Alexandra Parkington, practical. This is the classic romance.

Five books to Ms. Leone and a thank-you for this most engaging of reads."

Release day

Finally, This Season releases today from The Wild Rose Press. It is my eighth story with them but I've got to admit, the thrill of releasing a new title never diminishes! I'm as thrilled today as I was the day they released For The Love of Grace, my first short story with them.

Today's release can be found here.

To give you an idea of what Finally, This Season is about...

Alexandra can’t think of anything more annoying than being told she must choose a husband, and soon, but that’s exactly what’s happened. Her father has decided she’s of an age where marriage is appropriate—necessary, even—and has decreed she will choose her own husband this Season or he will do the choosing for her. What is a proper young woman to do in circumstances such as these? That is precisely what Alexandra is contemplating as she takes a walk in the park, and accidentally kicks a stone at a handsome stranger.

And finally, a taste of the story itself...

Alexandra Parkington kicked random stones into the greenery beside the red-cobbled walk with the toe of a shiny black side-button shoe. The mildly violent action gave her some measure of relief from the vexing issues in her mind—although not enough.

Not nearly enough. There was no way to avoid the inevitable. Perhaps she’d have to give in and…

Accept it? Never, not while a breath remained in her, not so long as she possessed the wits to run, not even if all the powers of Heaven and—

“I say, have you some valid reason for this assault, or are you simply using me for target practice?” The words caught Alexandra unawares, and she stopped short, her sapphire blue skirts rustling as they swirled around her ankles.

The gentleman who stood before her bent to rub his shin, giving her a satisfying, albeit brief, look at his thick black curls and wide shoulders. When he straightened, she saw that his features matched his voice. Boyish good looks, dazzling smile and a sturdy physique comprised the man whom she’d had the unfortunate bad taste to mark with a stone. The offending rock lay on the ground between them, equal distance between Alexandra’s skirt and his polished shoes.

“A poor choice of weaponry on your part, if your intention was to kill me. But if it were merely to maim, then this was an excellent selection.” He pushed the stone forward a scant inch with his toe before bending to retrieve it. Tossing it into the air, and then catching it, he smiled. “So, which was it? Death or disarming? Because I assure you, Miss, I am completely disarmed by your charm, if not your projectile.”

I hope you'll go check it out. I love seeing the beautiful cover on the "New Releases" page!

First review for Finally, This Season

This morning I got word the first review for Finally, This Season is out! Dee at Night Owl Romance had this to say:

"Finally, This Season is a sweet little charmer expressing a little of the Tons affairs and new romance.

There are many long drawn out stories written about the Ton with each having just a slight variation of draft, but Sarita Leone’s twelve short pages - the condensed version - pretty much says it all.

The story is easy to follow and has a happy ending. What more could you want?"

Thanks, Dee! Finally, This Season releases on Wednesday, July 25th.

Happenings

There is so much going on this summer!

I'm so excited! Finally, This Season releases next week at The Wild Rose Press! That's right, one week from yesterday! This is my first English Tea Rose title and I had such fun writing it.

Doesn't it have the most gorgeous cover?

A peek into what to expect from this story...

Alexandra can’t think of anything more annoying than being told she must choose a husband, and soon, but that’s exactly what’s happened. Her father has decided she’s of an age where marriage is appropriate—necessary, even—and has decreed she will choose her own husband this Season or he will do the choosing for her. What is a proper young woman to do in circumstances such as these? That is precisely what Alexandra is contemplating as she takes a walk in the park, and accidentally kicks a stone at a handsome stranger.

Just wanted to invite you to countdown with me to Finally, This Season.

It's a date!

I found out this morning that I have a release date for Finally, This Season, the English Tea Rose story being published by The Wild Rose Press. A fun little story, set in Regency England, Finally, This Season will be out on...drum roll, please...July 25th!!

I am thrilled!!

Finally, This Season Cover!

Isn't this cover gorgeous? I'm in love with it, completely. It suits the story, it suits me...what more could I want in a cover? This will be my first story with the English Tea Rose line at The Wild Rose Press. My experience with Nicola, my editor, has been wonderful. She's made getting this short story ready for publication a real dream experience.

And I love this cover! Love it!!