Welcome to the blog blitz & giveaway for Lady of a Thousand Treasures by Sandra Byrd, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
Title: Lady of a Thousand Treasures
Author: Sandra Byrd
Publisher: Tyndale House
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Genre: Historical/Gothic Romance
Miss Eleanor Sheffield is a talented evaluator of antiquities, trained to know the difference between a genuine artifact and a fraud. But with her father’s passing and her uncle’s decline into dementia, the family business is at risk. In the Victorian era, unmarried Eleanor cannot run Sheffield Brothers alone.
The death of a longtime client, Baron Lydney, offers an unexpected complication when Eleanor is appointed the temporary trustee of the baron’s legendary collection. She must choose whether to donate the priceless treasures to a museum or allow them to pass to the baron’s only living son, Harry—the man who broke Eleanor’s heart.
Eleanor distrusts the baron’s motives and her own ability to be unbiased regarding Harry’s future. Harry claims to still love her and Eleanor yearns to believe him, but his mysterious comments and actions fuel her doubts. When she learns an Italian beauty accompanied him on his return to England, her lingering hope for a future with Harry dims.
With the threat of debtor’s prison closing in, Eleanor knows that donating the baron’s collection would win her favor among potential clients, saving Sheffield Brothers. But the more time she spends with Harry, the more her faith in him grows. Might Harry be worthy of his inheritance, and her heart, after all? As pressures mount and time runs out, Eleanor must decide whom she can trust—who in her life is false or true, brass or gold—and what is meant to be treasured.
As soon as he left the library, Marguerite drew near. “What shall you do?”
I sighed. “I could simply decide, here and now, to have done with it and give it all to the museum. I already know Harry’s not trustworthy.”
“Do you?” she asked. She must have seen the anger I felt cross my face because she put her hand up as if to quiet me. “I agree, dearest, that his disappearing for six months— especially in light of your, er, unspoken understanding—does not speak well for him. And yet, for the many years that
preceded those six months, you trusted him implicitly.”
“I was an untested girl. I held foolish dreams. I misinterpreted his actions.”
She laughed quietly. “You are far too wise for that. Though none of us is immune to being misled by our hearts.”
“You think he should have it, then?” I asked, bewildered.
“I think you should investigate and find the truth, as you always do with your treasures.”
I opened my mouth to tell her that Harry was not one of my treasures. Was he? I closed it without speaking.
After earning her first rejection at the age of thirteen, bestselling author Sandra Byrd has now published fifty books.
Sandra’s delighted to kick off her new historical romance series with Tyndale House Publishers, Victorian Ladies, with Lady of a Thousand Treasures. The three-book Victorian Ladies series follows her historically sound Gothic romances, Daughters of Hampshire, launched with the bestselling Mist of Midnight, which earned a coveted Editor’s Choice award from the Historical Novel Society. The second book, Bride of a Distant Isle, has been selected by Romantic Times as a Top Pick. The third in the series, A Lady in Disguise, was published in 2017. Check out her contemporary adult fiction debut, Let Them Eat Cake, which was a Christy Award finalist, as was her first historical novel, To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn. To Die For was also named a Library Journal Best Books Pick for 2011, and The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr was named a Library Journal Best Books Pick for 2012.
Sandra has published dozens of books for kids, tweens, and teens, including the bestselling The One Year Be-Tween You and God Devotions for Girls. She continued her work as a devotionalist, with The One Year Home and Garden Devotions, and The One Year Experiencing God’s Love Devotional.
Please visit www.sandrabyrd.com to learn more or to invite Sandra to your book club via Skype.
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TOUR GIVEAWAY
(1) winner will receive:
- a copy of Lady of a Thousand Treasures (print to US addresses OR ebook to intl), and
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I just finished this book last night, and I must say, it was quite the story! So many layers, so many life lessons, so many “treasures”!Ellie is the kind of character that I would truly love to meet!
I have been looking forward to this book. I can’t wait to read it and appreciate the opportunity to win a copy! Thank you!
Thank you for the spotlight on “Lady of a Thousand Treasures” by Sandra Byrd. Enjoyed the excerpt and wait with great anticipation the opportunity to read this book.
Sounds like a great book. The cover is lovely.
This novel sounds fascinating and memorable. Thanks.
The cover alone on this book has me intrigued. That necklace is gorgeous. Would enjoy reading about the other treasures to be found.
This book sounds sooo good! I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Lady of a Thousand Treasures! Thanks for the excerpt!
Thank You for the opportunity to win this generous giveaway. The book sounds interesting.
Marilyn
I’m really looking forward to reading this story! It sounds so good!
Sandra Byrd is one of my MUST read authors! I’m excited to read this one.
definitely!
Can’t wait to read this one. Thank you for sharing about it.
it looks so good, doesn’t it?