Blog Tour - Trouble For The Leading Lady
As a girl, Nancy Bloom would go to Bath's Theatre Royal, sit on the hard wooden benches and stare in awe at the actresses playing men as much as the women dressed in finery. She longed to be a part of it all and when a man promised her parents he could find a role for Nancy in the theatre, they believed him.
His lie and betrayal led to her ruin.
Francis Carlyle is a theatre manager, an ambitious man always looking for the next big thing to take the country by storm. A self-made man, Francis has finally shed the skin of his painful past and is now rich, successful and in need of a new female star. Never in a million years did he think he'd find her standing on a table in one of Bath's bawdiest pubs.
Nancy vowed never to trust a man again. Francis will do anything to make her his star. As they engage in a battle of wits and wills, can either survive with their hearts intact?
The second in Rachel Brimble's thrilling new Victorian saga series, Trouble for the Leading Lady will whisk you away to the riotous, thriving underbelly of Victorian Bath.
Purchase Link:
UK – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Leading-Lady-gripping-Victorian-ebook/dp/B08GTT5H2K
US - https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Leading-Lady-gripping-Victorian-ebook/dp/B08GTT5H2K
Trouble For The Leading Lady is a Poignant and Compelling Historical Romance. It's the second book in the series but can be read as a standalone with no problems.
This time round it's the turn of Nancy Bloom to reveal her story.
Nancy is a working girl in a well established Brothel on Carson Street.
She works alongside her two best friends Louisa and Octavia. Each of them have a troubled and tortured past but they vowed to stick together and never let a man hurt them again. Which isn't going to be a problem with Jacob as their doorman!
Nancy is a tortured soul. She has a deep rooted passion and love for all things theatre, but her horrific past holds her back.
But one thing's for certain Nancy is a force to be reckoned with. Her singing voice is completely enchanting, some might say it's intoxicating and her beauty mesmerising.
So when Francis walks into the white Hart Pub that day and hears Nancy sing, he is certain that there paths are destined to cross that day!
You see Francis might appear to be from a wealthy upbringing, but he too carries a tortured past and with many emotional scars still bearing on his soul, the only way he believes he can heal is to produce a theatrical play of his life and he wants Nancy as his leading lady!
But Nancy has many reservations as well as trust issues and never wants to set foot on a stage ever!
However Francis is quiet the Charmer and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants!
But the pair never expected to catch feelings...and Nancy NEVER mixes business with pleasure!
I couldn't wait to read Nancy's story.
She certainly is an Endearing and Charismatic character. It's no wonder Francis is so taken with her.
I loved how both were so broken yet they just felt right together and I was willing Nancy to let her guard down and equally shouting for Francis to reassure her of his feelings.
I was swept away with the will they won't they.
One thing I did enjoy was that all wasn't revealed straight away, Brimble teased the reader with lil bits of their past and kept the reader guessing.
I loved that all of the characters were still very much part of the story and their bonds were still very strong.
The theatre setting added another layer and dynamic to the story and I loved all the little details.
Brimble is one of my favourite Authors, her books are always Engrossing, Authentic, Gripping, Richly Atmospheric and I find myself being swept up into the heart of her stories.
Overall Trouble For The Leading Lady is an Enthralling, Gripping and Captivating Historical Saga, and if you love Historical Romances then I highly recommend you pick up a copy.
I'm now eagerly awaiting Octavia's story, which will hopefully be the next installment!
In 2019 she signed a new three book contract with Aria Fiction for a Victorian trilogy set in a Bath brothel. The first book, A Widow’s Vow was released in September 2020 followed by book 2 Trouble For The Leading Lady in March 2021 – it is expected that the final instalment will be released in the Autumn 2021.
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