Alexandra (Sweet Chase Brides: The Regency)

"Alexandra" is the SWEET/CLEAN rewrite of "Lost in Temptation" by Lauren Royal, for readers who prefer romance without strong language or sex. This is a clean read book. ABOUT THE AUTHORS LAUREN ROYAL decided to become a writer in the third grade, after winning a "Why My Mother is the Greatest" essay contest. Now she's a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of humorous historical romance novels. Lauren lives in Southern California with her family and their constantly shedding cat. She still thinks her mother is the greatest.DEVON ROYAL is the daughter of romance novelist Lauren Royal. After attending film school, she wrote an award-winning TV comedy pilot and spent several years working in digital video production before turning her focus to fiction writing. Devon lives in Southern California with her fiancé. She also thinks her mother is the greatest.~~~~~~ A Message from Lauren: Alexandra is a rewritten version of Lost in Temptation , the first book in my beloved Regency Chase Family Series. Written in the mid-2000's, the original title was published by Penguin Putnam/Signet Books. Although most readers loved the book, I receivedxa0reviews and emails over the years where some readers mentioned not liking the strong language. Other readers objected to the explicit love scenes, preferring the bedroom door be closed and that anything beyond kissing be left to the imagination.Penguin owned the rights to Lost in Temptation until 2011.xa0When I received the rights back for Lost in Temptation and revised it before re-publishing it on my own, I considered toning down the language and love scenes--but I ultimately decided not to, because so many thousands of readers had enjoyed the book just as it was. But keeping in mind that I hadn't wanted my own daughter to read my books until she was grown up, I remained sensitive to readers who wanted to experience my Regency Chase Family books without compromising their personal sense of values. For these readers, I present Alexandra , a sweet, clean rewrite of Lost in Temptation , revised by me, together with my daughter, so you can share the Chase Family with your daughter(s)!If you've already read Lost in Temptation, the story itself is essentially unchanged. But if you've wished you could buy a copy to share with your daughter or your niece (or your easily-shocked mother!), now you can.Hugs,~Lauren~~~~~~ A Message from Devon: Not gonna lie, I thought it was pretty cool growing up with an author for a mom! I'd always been into books (like, every morning when 1st grade reading time ended, Mrs. Schultz had to physically pry the book from my hands), plus there were perks. Mom was always home with us kids, so we never had to go to daycare. She was also always on deadline, so we got to eat a lot of Pizza Hut for dinner. And I could impress my friends by moseying into Barnes & Noble and casually pointing out my mom's books on the shelves.The only problem: I wasn't allowed to read them!Her romance novels were for and about adults, and I was just a kid. A kid who loved books and hated rules--so you can imagine my dismay.Of course, the instant I was old enough, I swiped a full set of her books from the garage and devoured them all in a row. And I wasn't surprised when I loved every one, because, you guys, my mom is seriously awesome.Recently the aforementioned awesome lady had an awesome idea: releasing new, revised versions of her novels that are appropriate for all ages, so that everyone can enjoy them. To think, all those dismay-ful years could have been avoided!I knew instantly I was the girl for the job. My mom and I have been writing together basically since I learned how to type--our first all-new collaborative release, Alice Betrothed , is a project we started when I was in middle school--plus, I was a sweet-romance-reading teenager myself only a few years ago. I literally bumped into walls walking around high school with my nose buried in a book.There's a crazy amount of fantastic romance out there right now--we're SO excited that you're considering reading our book! Like, spontaneous-dance-party-excited! I would be doing the robot right now if I weren't busy typing. Maybe I'll wrap up this letter so I can go do that.Happy reading!~Devon Royal Find Lauren & Devon online at...Website: LaurenandDevonRoyal.comFacebook Readers Group: facebook.com/groups/ChaseFamilyReadersFacebook Page: facebook.com/devonandlaurenroyalPinterest: pinterest.com/theroyalswrite