Three Weeks to Wed
by Ella Quinn
GENRE: Historical Romance (Regency)
GENRE: Historical Romance (Regency)
BLURB:
In
the first book of her dazzling new series, bestselling author Ella Quinn
introduces the soon-to-be Earl and Countess of Worthington--lovers who have
more in common than they yet know. The future promises to be far from boring…
Lady Grace Carpenter is ready to seize the day--or rather, the night--with the most compelling man she's ever known. Marriage would mean losing guardianship of her beloved siblings, and surely no sane gentleman will take on seven children not his own. But if she can have one anonymous tryst with Mattheus, Earl of Worthington, Grace will be content to live out the rest of her life as a spinster.
Matt had almost given up hope of finding a wife who could engage his mind as well as his body. And now this sensual, intelligent woman is offering herself to him. What could be more perfect? Except that after one wanton night, the mysterious Grace refuses to have anything to do with him. Amid the distractions of the Season he must convince her, one delicious encounter at a time, that no obstacle--or family--is too much for a man who's discovered his heart's desire…
"Oh, the tangled webs we weave…especially when our hearts are involved. Three Weeks to Wed is a delightfully heartwarming escape into the sparkling world of the Regency. Ella Quinn weaves magic." --Cathy Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author
Lady Grace Carpenter is ready to seize the day--or rather, the night--with the most compelling man she's ever known. Marriage would mean losing guardianship of her beloved siblings, and surely no sane gentleman will take on seven children not his own. But if she can have one anonymous tryst with Mattheus, Earl of Worthington, Grace will be content to live out the rest of her life as a spinster.
Matt had almost given up hope of finding a wife who could engage his mind as well as his body. And now this sensual, intelligent woman is offering herself to him. What could be more perfect? Except that after one wanton night, the mysterious Grace refuses to have anything to do with him. Amid the distractions of the Season he must convince her, one delicious encounter at a time, that no obstacle--or family--is too much for a man who's discovered his heart's desire…
"Oh, the tangled webs we weave…especially when our hearts are involved. Three Weeks to Wed is a delightfully heartwarming escape into the sparkling world of the Regency. Ella Quinn weaves magic." --Cathy Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author
EXCERPT:
There was much too much to
accomplish before dinner for Grace to allow Worthington to disturb her so
greatly. She gave herself a shake. Surely their meeting earlier was an
aberration.
Grace sallied out to Bond Street
followed by Harold to exchange the ribbon. She stepped out of the haberdasher’s
and saw Worthington across the street engaged in conversation with another
gentleman. For a moment, she stood, frozen to the pavement.
He stopped speaking and turned as if
he could sense her presence. The next thing she knew he had stepped
purposefully into the busy street. A coach driver shouted, bringing his vehicle
to a halt, and blocked her view of him.
This could not be happening. She was
not prepared to speak to him. Not yet. “Harold, oh my, look at the time, we
must return home immediately.”
She hurriedly turned down a
little-used alley leading to Bruton Street.
The footman trotted to catch up to
her. “My lady, why are we going this way?”
Grace faced straight ahead. “This
was the shortcut, was it not? Ah, see, here is Bruton Street now, so much quicker
than the other way.”
She stared straight ahead, not
slowing to see if Worthington was following.
After striding swiftly down the
pavement to pass a group of ladies, she slowed her pace and continued on calmly
down the street until they came to the cross leading back to Berkeley Square.
As soon as she attained her room,
Grace took off her hat and fell into a chair. Her heart was pounding, again.
She was going to have apoplexy at this rate. How was she to avoid him for the
rest of the Season?
AUTHOR BIO:
Bestselling
author Ella Quinn’s studies and other jobs have always been on the serious
side. Reading historical romances, especially Regencies, were her escape.
Eventually her love of historical novels led her to start writing them. She has
just finished her first series, The Marriage Game, and her new series will
start in April 2016.
She is married to her wonderful husband of
over thirty years. They have a son and granddaughter, one cat and a dog. After
living in the South Pacific, Central America, North Africa, England and Europe,
she and her husband decided to make their dreams come true and are now living
on a sailboat cruising the Caribbean and North America.
She
loves having readers connect with her.
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