Welcome to the Launch Day Celebration
for An Honorable Deception!
It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here!!!
I am so, SO excited to welcome the final book in the Imposters series into the world…because let’s face it. Yates has been chomping at the bit very impatiently for his turn to take center stage. I love that we’ve had his POV in the first two books, so we already know him pretty well. We know his good heart. We know his sense of humor. We know how devoted he is to his family. We even know how hard he’s worked to get over his feelings for his sister’s childhood best friend, Lavinia.
So…what is Yates’s story? Who will win his heart, when he’s both intrigued by his beautiful and mysterious new client, Lady Alethia, who is so desperately in need of the peace and security she finds when she’s whisked away to Fairfax Tower to keep her safe from men out to kill her, and Lady Lavinia, who recruits herself into the Imposters when Marigold and Gemma are both a bit indisposed with coming babies?
Yep, we’ve got a love triangle, but where it’s the hero deciding between two equally wonderful women. And whenever people ask me who he’s going to end up, I have a ready answer: Penelope the monkey, of course! 😉 Seriously, Lavinia and Alethia even look similar from behind, which is why I specifically requested that the lady on the cover not have her face fully visible. Which one is that lovely model representing?? You’ll have to read to find out! (Mwa ha ha ha!)
Scroll down to learn more about the fun I’ve plotted up for this release!
Live Event!
Join me for a Facebook Live video tonight, Tuesday November 19, at 7 pm Eastern! (You can watch it afterward too, and I’ll try to answer any questions in the comments!)
- Behind the scenes
- Fun facts
- Short author reading
- What’s coming next
An Honorable Deception focuses on Yates, Alethia, and Lavinia, so here’s a bit more about them!
Confession! I generated these images with MidJourney long before I plotted out the book, and it was actually the fact that these two ladies looked pretty similar that inspired a HUGE part of the plot!
Working left to right, here…
First we have Lady Alethia Barremore. Lady Alethia is the daughter of a (fictional) viceroy of India, so she spent most of her life in India. Her best friend, her only true friend, is Samira, her ayah (Indian nanny). When her family moved back to England when she was about twelve, Samira was obviously dismissed…but they’ve stayed in touch. Samira is the only one who knows the dark secret Alethia has struggled to escape. But when Samira goes missing, Alethia knows it’s that same secret rearing its ugly head and threatening to consume them all.
Lord Yates Fairfax may be an earl, but he’s the most unconventional one you’ll find in Edwardian England. He prefers his gymnasium to Parliament and feels a keen responsibility for the people who rely on him and the family estate, Fairfax Tower, for their livelihood. His sister is his favorite person in the world, with the circus performers who have retired to the Tower being close behind. “A veritable circus strongman,” Yates keeps a strict physical routine so that he can support his sister in their acrobatic feats, which aid them in the secretive private investigation firm of which he’s become the head. Yates is fun-loving and always quick to see the bright side of things…but the secrets they begin to uncover in this new case will challenge even him.
And finally, Lady Lavinia Hemming. Lavinia has been reeling ever since her mother’s duplicity and betrayal was revealed in A Beautiful Disguise. How can she ever trust anyone again? The only people she knows are safe are Yates and Marigold, and when she overhears that they’re the Imposters and invites herself into the organization, she finally finds something that sparks life in her heart again. But does being the daughter of a traitor make her half a traitor? Will she ever be anything but a burden to those who love her, few as they may be? She’s desperate to find her purpose…but when she does, it’s something she never would have thought herself capable of.
More from the world of the Imposters
There’s So Much to Explore!
Learn more about the Edwardian circus that defined the Imposters’ childhood, get fashion tips from Lady M, explore the theater of the day, meet the team, pet the animals, go behind the Top Secret stamp to learn about intelligence in the early 20th century, train yourself to be a private investigator, and dive into some fun and games!
Shop the Imposters Collection
Lions, sprayed edges, handmade vintage style bags, peacock stationery, and more!
To celebrate this release specifically, I ordered some adorable stuffed animals from an amazing brand, Wild Republic, and created Penelope the capuchin monkey with a pink tutu. We also have Leonidas the Lion (he really roars!) and Pardulfo the leopard!
Also, I regularly joked, whenever someone asked me with whom Yates would end up, “Penelope the monkey, of course!”
So some of my reader friends demanded a “Team Penelope” T-shirt. Who was I to argue? LOL
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A Beautiful Disguise – The Imposters, Book 1
$17.00 -
A Noble Scheme – The Imposters, Book 2
$18.00 -
Peacock Postcard Set
$10.00 -
Peacock Notebook
$6.00 -
The Lady Marigold Handbag
$40.00 -
Peacock Earrings
$9.00 -
Lion Pendant
$15.00 -
Lion Puzzle
$26.73 – $33.58 -
Colorful Lion Unisex Softstyle T-Shirt
$15.98 – $20.20 -
An Honorable Deception – The Imposters, Book 3
$18.00 -
A Noble Scheme – The Imposters, Book 2 SPRAYED EDGES
$30.00 -
Winter Edwardian Journal – A Noble Scheme
$14.80 -
Spring Edwardian Journal – A Beautiful Disguise
$14.80 -
Autumn Edwardian Journal – An Honorable Deception
$14.80 -
Team Penelope T-Shirt
$14.73 – $26.82 -
Circus Animals
$9.99
Giveaway
US entrants, enter to win a copy of An Honorable Deception
(or another book of your choice) + a $25 gift card to my shop!
International entrants, enter to win a copy of any of my books, shipped from your usual online retailer.
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.
Congratulations! I can’t wait to finally read Yates’s story!
Congratulations on your newest release! I’m looking forward to reading this series.
I can’t wait to read my copy! If I could find where Meg is holding it hostage, I’d read it and she’d never know! LOL
Those women do look very simialar!
Random, but the image for Yates looks like Joel Smallbone from the Christian band For King and Country to me.
Congratulations on the release of An Honorable Deception! I am enjoying reading it right now and loved Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor as well.
Love the items in your store
Congratulations on your new Release I can’t wait to read this!
Congratulations on your release, I can’t wait to read it!
Hi Roseanna, I HOPE I ordered the new Trilogy book An Honorable Deception!! I can’t remember if I did o rnot. So if I don’t get it in the mail, then I will know!!! Can’t wait to hear more of the story!!! I LOVE your books!!!
Congratulations! Excited to see how you conclude this series.
Congratulations on your new book! Always enjoy reading your books!
Thank you for the giveaway!
Congratulations!
I am so excited to read Yates story. Team Penelope!
That’s so neat that the images inspired part of your plot! The same thing happens with my own writing only with music playlists. I pick out the tracks for the story, then it turns around and reveals story threads I didn’t even know.
Thanks for the chance to win! Can’t wait to read!
Congratulations! Love this series and can’t wait to read this one.
I’ve really enjoyed the series and looking forward to reading the conclusion!
I love seeing the character inspo! They are all gorgeous!
This has been a memorable series and I can’t wait to read the final installment!
A LOVE TRIANGLE? This is absolute cruelty…
Doing a Roseanna M White reread right now, actually- I’m currently re-reading the Ladies of the Manor series, and then working through the rest of your books that I have. I do not have any books in this series yet, but I’m eager to read them!
So happy for you! Looking forward to reading this series.
I’m ready to see how this series concludes!
Congratulations! Can’t wait to read this amazing book!
Congratulations on the new release! It sounds like a really interesting book.
So excited to read this book!
I am so excited to read An Honorable Deception!