My new baby is out there. Today is release day for Wild, my newest historical romance from Avon.

The setting is 1829, soon after the Regency period. The hero is Anthony Maddox, a young man who was lost in Africa as a child, much earlier in the century, back when explorers were first going into the wild continent. Anthony is the heir to his father’s earldom, but he has to be brought back to England forcibly because he has no interest in leaving his perfect world in Africa.

The heroine is Grace Hawthorne, the companion of Anthony’s grandmother, the dowager countess of Sutton, who took her in when she had nowhere else to go. Grace loves the old countess dearly, and would do anything for her. But when she is given the task of “civilizing” her grandson, Grace is taken aback. She is an exceedingly prim and proper young woman, and does not see how she can possibly make the barbaric man presentable to society. Besides, this is a job that puts her in close contact with Anthony for several hours of every day, a situation Grace can barely abide. Especially since Anthony seems to delight in tormenting and embarrassing Grace with improper talk … and touching.

I hope you will visit my website for an excerpt from Wild. I’ll draw a name from all those who comment here on this excerpt, and the winner will win a free copy of Wild. Good luck!