A Passionate Performance (Signet Regency Romance) - Softcover

Putman, Eileen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451190033 ISBN 13: 9780451190031

Publisher: Signet, 1997

Synopsis

A poor but beautiful actress, Miss Sarah Armistead agrees to pose as the latest conquest of a cynical, handsome rake for money's sake, but as she begins to succumb to her employer's charms, she finds it hard to keep up the ruse. Original.

About this title

From the Author

I had such fun writing A Passionate Performance, which was a finalist for the Virginia Romance Writers' Holt Medallion. Stories where things are not as they appear really spark my imagination. In this book, a lordly master of illusion learns that there's more than one kind of magic. Lord Linton is as cunning as he is handsome, but when he hires an impoverished Regency miss to masquerade as his mistress in order to help him catch his father's killer, even he cannot envision the extraordinary performance that awaits.

A little magic and a lot of sparks catch Linton and the feisty Sarah unawares, and I'm hoping they'll do the same for you!

About the Author

For me, 1989 was a magical year. It's the year my first child was born, the year I decided to leave the gritty, slightly insane world of journalism for the grubbier, slightly more insane world of motherhood.

Since then, I've had a second child, gotten a master's degree, taught college writing courses, and published nine romance novels. Plus, I can recite Cat in the Hat from memory. Love is the glue that makes it all work. I guess that's why I write romance.

I love spinning stories that are fun, yet with deeper undercurrents, which is why I especially like historical romance. The tension between the social constrictions of the Regency era, for example, and the urgent yearnings of the human heart provide luscious, fertile ground for some ripping good romance.

Humor keeps us all from losing our minds, and my goal as a writer is to make you cry, but not so hard that you can't laugh at the same time. As a journalist, I learned that what makes a good story is the same everywhere. A common humanity links us all, whether it's revealed through heartfelt emotions or heartfelt humor. I hope that's what comes through in my work.

To everyone who has helped make my books successful, my humble thanks. I've won some awards, which modesty almost (but not quite) prevents me from including: Romantic Times' nomination for best 1997 Regency, the Colorado Romance Writers' Award of Excellence, The Regency Plume's Award of Excellence, and a commemoration from the National Readers' Choice Awards. There are also some sterling reviews, which you can read at your leisure, along with excerpts from my latest releases.

Happy reading!

Edition details

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0451190033
• ISBN 13: 9780451190031
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224