By Royal Command by Laura Navarre (Interview/Giveaway)

Today I have the chance to interview author, Laura Navarre who is on tour for her upcoming release of By Royal Command! 

Crystal: Hi Laura and welcome to Reading Between the Wines. Thank you for joining us today! 


Laura: Thanks so much for having me!   I’m a huge oenophile and used to own a small vineyard, so I am fully supportive of the concept of savoring a fine vintage while enjoying a stellar read.


Crystal: Yay, you'll fit right in then! 
Wow, you have led an exciting life outside of writing! Can you share with us a little bit about your work as a US diplomat? 

Hot Summer Nights #Erotica #BlogHop (Score Goodies!)

Hot Summer Nights is a blog hop hosted by erotica author, Skye Warren, for all the kinky authors, bloggers and readers out there! Two outta three,  woot! This hop will run from June 20th - 24th and feature plenty of naughty giveaways for you to lust after. ; ) 

So what are we giving away today? A brand new paperback of the hot erotic romantic suspense, BARE FACTS by Katherine Garbera. (US or Canadian residents only please.) Here's a bit about it...

Event: Hot Summer Nights (June 24th-30th)

  <center><a href="http://readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.blogspot.com/2012/06/upcoming-event-hot-summer-nights-june.html"><img border="0" src="http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb326/CocktailsNBooks/HotSummerNights-1.jpg" width="250" height="360"/></a></center>Summer is here and you know what that means; hot sultry nights and even hotter books! To celebrate we have some of the best in romance joining us, take a peak at what we have in store....

June 24th : Laura Wright (Giveaway)

June 25th : Kristine Grayson (Giveaway)

June 26th : Tes Hilaire & Elisabeth Staab (Giveaway)

June 27th : Samantha Grace (Giveaway)

June 28th : Roni Loren

June 29th : Joanne Kennedy (Giveaway)
June 30th : Robin Covington (Giveaway)

*Schedule subject to change without notice. 

And don't forget to check out Cocktails and Books for more great authors and giveaways!

Sexy Snippets: Wicked Nights (Angels of the Dark #1) by Gena Showalter

<center><a href="http://readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad3/folksohana/RBtWBC%20Memes/SexySnippets-1.jpg"width="200" height="300"/></a></center>Tuesdays have never been so sexy!Sexy Snippets is a weekly feature hosted by Reading Between the Wines for the 18+ crowd. To join in just grab the button, post a sexy paragraph or two from your current read and share the author & title so other participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like. Then add your post to the linky below so everyone can follow along. Have a sexy good time!

***Sorry this is late, it took me a bit to get to a sexy part. But now I give you, The First Kiss!***

Tour: The Wild Princess by Mary Hart Perry (Excerpt)

Welcome back! :) Now I would like to introduce you to author Mary Hart Perry's debut novel in her new Victorian romance series about Queen Victoria's five daughters, The Wild Princess! Available July 31st, 2012.

The Wild Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughters

by Mary Hart Perry

Paperback, 384 pages

Expected publication: July 31st 2012 by William Morrow & Company

ISBN 0062123467 

The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert produced nine children—five of them princesses, all trained for the role of marriage to future monarchs. However, the fourth princess, Louise—later the duchess of Argyll—became known by the court as “the wild one.” She fought the constraints placed on her brothers and sisters. She broke with tradition by marrying outside of the elite circle of European royals at a time when no child of the English throne had wed a commoner in 300 years. Some said she married for love. Others whispered of scandal covered up by the Crown.

In fact, many years after Louise’s death, a civil lawsuit claimed that the teenage princess secretly gave birth to a baby boy out of wedlock. One Henry Locock sought to prove through DNA evidence that his grandfather was Louise’s child, delivered by Queen Victoria’s gynecologist then secretly adopted by the doctor’s young son and his wife, thereby avoiding scandal and preserving the line of succession to the throne. But the mysteries and drama involving Louise’s life don’t stop there...This is her story.

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Darcy Burke’s Secrets & Scandals Series (Guest Post/Giveaway)

Good morning lovelies, I hope everyone had a fab weeked! Today I would like to welcome historical romance author, Darcy Burke, over who is joining us with a fun & very fitting post and giveaway!

Wine Pairing: Oregon Pinot with Darcy Burke’s Secrets & Scandals Series

I live on the edge of Oregon’s Pinot noir wine country in the northern Willamette Valley. Our climate here is similar to France, which enables us to produce Pinot noir that rivals those crafted in France, and in some cases surpass. I love Pinot noir and think Oregon Pinots are among the very best in the world. I thought it would be fun to pair an Oregon Pinot noir with each of my books. Read on for information about each wine* and book, and why I paired them!

*For simplicity, I did not select specific vintages.