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Casanova’s One, Irresistible Technique

April 6, 2016 By Melissa Rea 2 Comments

carnivalemask-withlaceWould he look into your soul with those dark eyes? Of course he would.

Would he lightly tease your lips with his tongue before he completed the kiss? When he took both your hands, covering them with kisses and worshiping your female flesh, would you surrender? Pretty likely.

That’s who he was and what he did. It wasn’t his kiss but what shone in his eyes that was irresistible—love.

Casanova loved his ladies with all that he had and all that he was. That, gents, cannot be faked and is not easy to resist. His love burned white-hot and rarely lasted.

In my novel, Conjuring Casanova, savvy Lizzy Hillman in 2016 Chicago knows all this. She has read (and re-read) the volumes of his memoir. In her extraordinary encounter with the Great Seducer, Lizzy is determined not to give in. But lover Giacomo Casanova is also famous for his timeless line: “I do not seduce, but only submit.” Could you share Lizzy’s resolve? Would you spurn the face of ardent love?

 

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Happy 291st Birthday Giacomo Casanova

April 2, 2016 By Melissa Rea Leave a Comment

BN-logo-9781631520563portraitHappy 291st birthday to Giacomo! This amazing man was best know as a seducer of women. He was, however a genius who helped invent the French lottery, participated in Mozart’s writing Don Giavanni, and wrote books on subjects as varied as geometry and Polish history. With all his talents, Casanova thought the pursuit of womankind his true calling. What would he be like in today’s world? Find the answer to this question in amazon-button-9781631520563Conjuring CIBorg_500x523--9781631520563asanova, pre-order now. In bookstores June 7th.

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What if Giacomo Casanova Gave You A Tour Of Venice?

March 29, 2016 By Melissa Rea Leave a Comment

St MarksWould he show you the lovely St. Marks and tell you how he walked out the front door of the Doge’s Palace after being imprisoned for eighteen months? Would he take you to a restaurant that was there when he was a young man and still serves wonderful food? When darkness fell across the dark stones, might he show you a tiny quiet corner where you and he could be alone to…. All of these pleasures happen to ER doc Lizzy Hillman in Conjuring Casanova. Wouldn’t you love to share her adventure?

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What Would Casanova Think Of Twenty-first Century Women?

March 18, 2016 By Melissa Rea Leave a Comment

CasanovaWhat would Giacomo Casanova think of modern independent women? According to History of My Life, his memoir, he could never understand why women let themselves be dominated by their husbands or any man. He often helped some woman or another to escape from an abusive husband or lover. Of course he no doubt expected to be rewarded for his efforts and usually was, handsomely. Casanova studied medicine in his youth. Wouldn’t it be fun to read about him as he meets an ER doc in 2016? In Conjuring Casanova, Dr. Elizabeth Hillman conjures Casanova from 1774 to 2016. How much fun could that be?

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What Would Dinner by Candlelight Be Like With History’s Greatest Lover?

March 11, 2016 By Melissa Rea Leave a Comment

dinner by candlelightWhat if Giacomo Casanova sat across the table from you separated only by candlelight? What if he hung on your every word and told you endless tales of adventures in his eighteenth-century world? Could you resist, even if you knew fidelity was not in his vocabulary? In Conjuring Casanova, Dr. Lizzy Hillman faces exactly that dilemma.

Lucky you..a Giveaway of the book ends tomorrow…enter now, or pre-order now for a summer read, ships June 1st!

 

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If Casanova Was Italian, Why Did is Histoire de M’Vie in French?

March 8, 2016 By Melissa Rea Leave a Comment

CasanovaGiacomo Giralamo Casanova was born in Venice Italy. His greatest work, his memoir, was written in French because it was the language of the educated in his time. He spent a lot of time and money on French lessons and loved France for its liberty. Why then didn’t he spend his life there? That is story involving the Louis the King of France, a suicide, and his decking a nobleman at the opera.

Elizabeth Hillman reminds him of that fact in 2016 in the pages of Conjuring Casanova, available now for pre-order and in bookstores June 7th.

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