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Diana
Diana asked Elizabeth Hoyt:

Who or what was your inspiration for Valentine Napier?

Elizabeth Hoyt Oh, good question!

Mostly Tom Hiddleston. ;-)
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Lizzie
Lizzie asked Elizabeth Hoyt:

I LOVED Duke of Sin and Duke of Pleasure. They are actually 2 of my all time favorite historical romance novels. The characters are AMAZING! Since it was so hard to apart with them, I was wondering, would you ever consider writing more about them? Like a novella epilogue? I just need to see where they are now!!

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A Goodreads user asked Elizabeth Hoyt:

Will Hipollyta Royle and Sarah St. John have a book?

Violet Bilbao
Violet Bilbao asked Elizabeth Hoyt:

This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler)[ (This might be a spoiler question) Who is Seraphine? Is it Bridget's real name or something? And yes, how do you get inspiration for your villains (and in Duke of Sin's case, your villain-ish hero)? I'm not talking about Hiddles, though. *I'm book-stalking again, hope you won't put a restraining order on me T.T* (hide spoiler)]

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