Metadata for Miss Baldwin and Ms. Ingis

Metadata for Miss Baldwin and Ms. Ingis

by | Jun 27, 2019 | Gail Ingis Blog Post, News, Writing

*Gilded Age Heiresses: The Unforgettable Miss Baldwin (She lives across from Central Park, spends lots of time there and that’s where she and Captyn are in the photo.)

Opposites attract in this historical romance when a young suffragette foregoes the obedience of marriage until a handsome detective is hired to protect her from harm.

Gilded Age Heiresses: Unforgettable Miss Baldwin

“The Unforgettable Miss Baldwin is an intelligent, fast-paced romance, brimming with sensuality and spiced with mystery.” – Sue Grimshaw, Edits by Sue

It’s not that she doesn’t want to marry…
Allie Baldwin is a gilded age heiress—also a journalist at the New York Sentinel. She’s tired of writing about the latest fashions for the society column and wants to write something more meaningful. Attending a rally at City Hall, planning to interview some of the speakers at the event, a situation ensues with Allie barely escaping. Enough is enough — to protect Allie from making rash decisions while fighting for freedom, her parents force a security agent upon her; not just any agent, but a dangerous and delectable man…one that taunts her decision never to marry.

He’s not ready for marriage…
Peter Harrison, the dashing debonair, runs Harrison’s Detective Agency handed down to him by his father. Much to his chagrin, he finds himself following in his father’s footsteps confirming why he’ll never marry until he’s older — because he’ll never do to his family what his father did to him. But when a gorgeous red-haired vixen runs right into him at an event his agency is working, he can’t help but enjoy the possibilities until she runs away leaving him without a trace. When the publisher of the city’s top newspaper hires him to protect his daughters on a short trip, he never imagined one of the ladies would be just who he was looking for.

But as luck would have it, his job is to keep order–she wants the right to vote… but maybe they can meet halfway—without losing their hearts.

A young woman writer’s confidence is shaken by death threats in this stunning first book of a series from historical romance author, Gail Ingis. Marian Lanouette, author of the Jake Carrington thriller series, hails Ingis’s work, “Solid page-turner, exquisite details painted in every scene.”

**Don’t miss this standalone, Gail’s first book, published in 2015 with Soul Mate Publishing: In author Gail Ingis’s dazzling historical romance debut, Indigo Sky, a young heiress must stay in her abusive marriage… until a handsome artist attempts to shelter her from a life of misery…

About the Author

Gail Ingis is the author of historical romance. As a historian, Ingis vividly describes the historic scenes within the period of her writing.

Her goals in life are simple—to remember to indulge her twelve grandchildren, and their parents, her impossibly amazing and terrific hubby and partner, and to keep writing books for as long as she possibly can, and spend lots of time in Coney Island, on the tennis courts and ballroom dancing. Please visit her online at gailingis.com.

Gail Ingis never thought about writing a book. She’s an artist. It wasn’t until 2009, inspired by Albert Bierstadt’s painting, Domes of Yosemite that once hung in Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum. She wrote Indigo Sky loosely based on the artist’s life. After studying fiction, her romance book was published by Soul Mate Publishing in 2015. Story done, so was she, until the bug bit her again and now she’s about to self publish her new book, Gilded Age Heiresses: The Unforgettable Miss Baldwin. Launch date is Tuesday, September 10, 2019. She writes historical romance, loves history, and gets caught up in the past. “It’s fun and fascinating.”

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Ingis graduated NYSID with a BFA in Interior Architecture and Design and her master’s studies in Architecture and Design Criticism at Parsons New School. She worked in the field and founded a school of Interior Design in 1981, collected national accreditation, then sold the school ten years later. She resides in Connecticut with her retired scientist husband. Currently, she sits on Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum Board of Trustees and serves as the curator of art exhibitions.

Before her debut as an author, she illustrated a book for Deborah Galiley, “Seeking Paradise” on Amazon. As a professional artist, her paintings are extensions of her design illustration work. Gail spent her youth dallying in Coney Island that inspired her paintings of the island. She is a professional member of American Society of Interior Designers (ASID, and member of the Connecticut Chapter of Romance Writers of America. (RWA)

**Gail Ingis’s new book first of a series, Gilded Age Heiresses: The Unforgettable Miss Baldwin will launch Tuesday, September 10, 2019.

Opposites attract in this historical romance when a young suffragette foregoes the obedience of marriage until a handsome detective is hired to protect her from harm.

The importance of REVIEWS: Did you know that the most critical in publishing any book is to get reviews that you post on the day my book will launch, Tuesday, September 10th. Amazon is the most popular 70% of all ebooks is sold on Amazon, so that’s a good choice for posting. That’s how people find you. An author must have a minimum of fifty, one-hundred is even better. So, I’m asking for volunteers for honest reviews and in turn I will give you a FREE copy of my new book, Unforgettable Miss Baldwin when all editing is done. Probably by the end of July. It’s critical, as well, to post your review the day of the launch! Again, Tuesday, September 10th.

I included the back cover copy at the opening of the blog.* Scroll back up and look for the asterisk.*

And then there my debut book from 2015:

“Ingis has crafted a masterpiece in her debut book with the perfect amount of adventure and thrilling romance.” Joy Smith, author of: Green Fire, Seagulls Don’t Eat Worms, Hear Me Roar, and Sea Lust

“A young woman’s faith is shaken by an abusive marriage in this stunning debut from historical romance author, Gail Ingis. Patti Cavaliere, author of Looking for Leo, hails Ingis’s work, “Exquisite details painted in every scene.” 

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Second round of edits!

Second round of edits!

by | Jun 20, 2019 | News

Gilded Age Heiresses: The Unforgettable Miss Baldwin. My book is in its second round of edits. This blog is to let you know how close I am to production. It looks like a September launch is a possibility. In the meantime, my book cover is here for your perusal and votes, if you please: 1-5 star with 5 being the highest, plug your number into your comment.

Unforgettable Miss Baldwin book cover

For the book cover, in Central Park, please vote in your comments or my email by writing in the number 1-5 star, with 5 being the highest.

My heroine changes the course of history for women’s rights.

An excerpt for your reading pleasure.
She straightened up, immediately improved. “Ah, ha!” She thrust her finger in the air. “We have a victory papa, not everyone is of the same mind. I do appreciate your freedom and you know I am careful and stay out of harm’s way…”

“Hardly, my dear. Some support does not mean you can keep writing about controversial subjects. Eventually, our readers will stop buying the Sentinel and pick up the City Sun Times. I have to consider all the responses. Those complaint letters are warning signs, precursors to future problems in the political climate, and queries as to where the women’s vote is going.”

“Women’s vote is the future,” Allie said. Grasping on the last hope her father will come to reason.

“What do you mean, future? There’s no place for women in politics. They’ll never be allowed to vote,” her father said.

“How can you be so sure?”

“Today’s rally is not fresh news. The fight for the vote is half a century old, and nothing has changed. Neither has the fight for women’s rights.”

“Women keep seeking what is rightfully theirs in spite of the failures—don’t you find that worthwhile?”

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The controversy began in 1840. By the time Allie Baldwin got involved with suffrage in 1886 the battle was ongoing and had not gotten far. Men were still balking and complaining about women not being smart enough to understand politics, and besides, they were bred to be home, the men said. It all seemed hopeless, but Allie saved the day with her tenacity, hard work, and writings that spread the word.

“Stay home where you belong, cook, and raise the kids.” The naysayers said.

Familiar names, Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton Harding, only two women out of hundreds that fought to win what they believed were rightfully theirs—the right to vote. And that was only the beginning, women had no rights, could not go out unaccompanied, would never be offered a job that would otherwise go to a man, it’s a long list. Forget it if she wanted a divorce, she had to put an announcement in the newspaper and he had all her money (dowry).

INDIGO SKY
And in the meanwhile, you can check out the Rork and Leila chase across the plains of 19th century America in the middle of the Civil War, slavery and the challenges.

Trapped in a dream marriage that becomes a twisted tale of love, heartache, and sinister perils.

 

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