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Moonlight Mistress Excerpt – Danger

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Moonlight Mistress is out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. In this scene, Noel Ashby has recently been captured by an enemy. # A woman crouched before him, naked, her long blond hair trailing to the chalky stone floor. She had … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress excerpt – Dialogue

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Moonlight Mistress is out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. This scene takes place as Crispin’s regiment is heading to France, in the early days of World War One. # Crispin mentally shook himself and joined a group of the men … Continue reading →

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The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover Excerpt – Kickass Heroines

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

This excerpt comes from The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover. # “Give us the horses or you die,” the lead rider demanded. He was a big man, heavily bearded and, like all three of the brigands, wearing … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress Excerpt – Worldbuilding

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Moonlight Mistress is out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. This scene takes place during World War One while Gabriel Meyer, a British soldier, is searching an abandoned village for German soldiers. # Both of the house’s doors were shut tight, … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress excerpt – Emotional Fight Scene

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Moonlight Mistress is out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. In this scene, Pascal and Lucilla have recently been reunited. # Pascal tucked the blanket back over her shoulder, from where it had fallen. “You didn’t want me to see you … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover – Humor

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Excerpt from The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover– Humor # Two days later, the last of the horses was slung aboard Captain Leung’s ship. Watching from the dock, Henri bounced on his toes. He’d never been to … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress excerpt – Setting

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

My offering is from Moonlight Mistress, out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. Today’s excerpt is all about the setting. It’s the beginning of World War One, and Lucilla has joined a new hospital as a nurse. Ths hospital is being … Continue reading →

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Excerpt: The Duke and the Pirate Queen

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I don’t normally post excerpts from works in progress, but I decided it wasn’t fair that only the male protagonist appeared in my previous sample from The Duke and the Pirate Queen. # A few minutes later, Imena hailed a … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress excerpt – the opening

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

This is the opening section of Moonlight Mistress, out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. # There were no trains to Strasbourg. The hand lettered sign on the station wall might be wrong, or something might have changed. Lucilla Daglish clutched … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress excerpt – First Meeting with the Villain

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

In this scene, the two werewolves Tanneken and Ashby meet their captor, Herr Kauz, for the first time (Tanneken has met him before the novel begins, but this is the reader’s introduction to him). When describing Herr Kauz, I call … Continue reading →

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