Years ago (and still applies today), the experts were telling fiction writers that in order to really know their main character, they must come up with a character profile sheet for them and definitely applies to all your characters as well. This is a good practice because once you know all the ins and outs of all your characters, the book flows better and allows the author to get inside the head of each of their characters.
We decided to ask authors if they would like to come up with a character sketch of their main character, throwing in a few unique questions to make it really fun!
Today we have Virginia Barlow stopping by on her blog tour with a character sketch of her main character, Lady Lavinia Holbrook. Enjoy!
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Learn more about Lady Lavinia Holbrook!
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Name of Character: Lady Lavinia Holbrook
Age: 19
Eye Color: Violet
Hair Color: Blonde
Birthplace: Holbrook Manor
Marital Status:Married
Children:One daughter
Place of Residence: Chauncy Castle, Northern England
Description of Home:Catle with four spires and several turrets surrounded by forest a days ride south of Scotland.
Dominant Character Trait: Determined
Best Friend: Lady Victoria Beaumont
Enemies and Why: Viscount Becker
Temperament: Fiesty, prone to mischief and trouble
Ambition: To love and be loved
Educational Background: Painting, embroidery, playing the pianoforte, managing a household of 16 servants, speaks French, Spanish, Italian, and German.
Philosophy of Life: To live as free as a man
Bad Habits: Headstrong and impulsive
Talents: Painting, embroidery, doing math sums in her head
Hobby or Hobbies: Likes to ride
Why is Character Likeable? She is in a dilemma and wants to be recognized for her talents and abilities.
Favorite Pig Out Food: Apple tarts
Character Mini-Interview:
Every New Year’s I resolve to: love my family more
Nobody knows I am: expecting my second child
I wish: to be a better mother than my own.
The worse part of my life is: the events leading to my travels to Chauncy Castle
I want to teach my children that: Women are important too
A good time for me is: Riding with the Duke
The worse advice my father gave me is: Be silent and accept his decisions
When I feel sorry for myself: I go riding in the forest.
My friends like me because: I am loyal and will give my life for the right
My major accomplishment is: Finding the love of my life and living a better life than either or my mother or my sisters.
My most humbling experience was: Discovering the lengths my mother would go to appease her husband.
Meet the Author
She loves to write steamy romances whether fantasy, historical, or contemporary, all are liberally spiced with adventure and sensual, seductive heroes. Her heroines are just as compelling with equal parts intelligence, sass, and backbone. They give as good as they get whether saving their man’s life or responding to his heated kisses, they’re all in.
The most important thing in Virginia’s life is her family, and spending time with them. When she is not bouncing a grandbaby in her arms or handing out popsicles, she is writing and dreaming up her next love story. Virginia has published fifteen romance novels with another two on the way and has half a dozen more circling around inside her head eager to make their debut.
Website & Social Media:
Website ➜ https://www.virginia-barlow.com/
X ➜ https://x.com/Virgini35142126
Facebook ➜ https://www.facebook.com/groups/3046288755596817
Goodreads ➜ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19838312.Virginia_Barlow
Inside the Book
Bartered to Viscount Hudson Becker by her father, Lady Lavinia Holbrook escapes her arranged marriage and travels to her Godmother, the Duchess of Chauncy to seek asylum. Determined to put men and marriage behind her, she is unprepared for the duke’s interest or his heated kisses.
The Duke of Chauncy believes love is a weakness and refuses to take a bride despite his mother's scheming. When the duchess makes a wager he will marry by Christmas, he considers the matter a lark. Until Lavinia gets under his skin, and he rethinks his position on love and happy ever afters.
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