Wenna: South Landers #4
by Virginia Taylor
GENRE: Historical
Romance
BLURB:
The lady’s maid meets
her match…
Wenna Chenoweth’s
future is secure, until dashing Devon Courtney’s illicit flirtation gets her
dismissed from her job as a lady’s maid. With nowhere to turn, Wenna is forced
to accept Devon’s bold proposal: To be his bride. To enter society on the
handsome aristocrat’s arm. To give him the heir he requires. It’s a foolproof
plan. Except Wenna finds herself falling hard for a man who can never love her
for who she is….
Wenna is passionate,
mysterious, and ill-suited to the idle life of a society wife. She’s also
exactly the kind of woman who could endanger Devon’s hopes to build his own
future far from his family’s influence. For the spirited beauty has embarked on
an unthinkable plan of her own—one that could lead him to surrender his
resolve, and sacrifice everything he believes he holds dear….
Yet amid the wondrous
landscape of colonial South Australia, anything is possible. Perhaps even love
between two people the boundaries of society would keep apart….
Schooling the Viscount:
Cotswold Confidential #1
by Maggie Robinson
GENRE: Historical Romance
BLURB:
Welcome to Puddling
on the Wold, where the sons and daughters of Victorian nobility come for a
little rest, recuperation, and “rehab,” in this brand-new series of rebellious
romance from Maggie Robinson.
After a harrowing
tour of duty abroad, Captain Lord Henry Challoner fought to keep his memories
at bay with two of his preferred vices: liquor and ladies. But the gin did more
harm than good—as did Henry’s romantic entanglements, since he was supposed to
be finding a suitable bride. Next stop: The tiny village of Gloucestershire,
where Henry can finally sober up without distraction or temptation. Or so he
thinks…
A simple country
schoolteacher, Rachel Everett was never meant to cross paths with a gentleman
such as Henry. What could such a worldly man ever see in her? As it turns out,
everything. Beautiful, fiercely intelligent Rachel is Henry’s dream woman—and
wife. Such a match would be scandalous for his family of course, and Rachel has
no business meddling with a resident at the famed, rather draconian, Puddling
Rehabilitation Foundation. All the better, for two lost souls with nothing to
lose—and oh so very much to gain.
Excerpt:
Schooling the Viscount
“Quite right. I haven’t the best
reputation. A sensible girl like you is wise to be wary. See, that’s why I want
to marry you. You’re sensible.”
Rachel curbed the urge to throw her
inkpot at him. She didn’t want to be sensible at the moment! But really, of
course Henry didn’t love her. She didn’t love him either. She hardly knew him,
and she wasn’t even supposed to know as much as she did. She’d be getting a
visit from members of the Puddling Rehabilitation Foundation any second to
accuse her of sabotage.
Someone would have noticed him
walking down the hill to the school on such a filthy day, and would blame her
for being some sort of Circe. Unless he was planning on plunging into the
stream and getting even wetter, the school as the final destination.
She stood up. “While I am grateful
for both your offer of escort and of marriage, I must decline both. Good day,
Lord Challoner.”
He rose too, with a blinding smile.
“At least take my umbrella.”
“Did you hear me?” Rachel cried.
“Yes. I have my good ear turned
toward you. And I’m getting better at reading lips. Of course, when I look at
yours, I forget what you’re saying and just want to kiss you.”
Well, that was almost romantic.
Rachel tried not to feel a pleased flutter.
“I insist you take the umbrella.”
Henry propped it against her desk. “I assume you don’t wish to be seen with
me.”
“You assume correctly.”
“Very well. Shall I leave first?”
“Don’t you have a hat?”
“No, I hate them.”
Blast. He would be soaked by the
time he climbed back up the hill.
He was probably used to marching in
the rain. Beneath the scorching sun. Under conditions in countries she couldn’t
even fathom or find on a map. It wasn’t as if it was an Indian monsoon out
there—just a heavy warm English rain. Rachel had not been looking forward to it
herself, but hadn’t been afraid to brave the elements. Why should she worry
about a strong, healthy man?
Yet she did. She’d worried last
night when she’d left him unconscious in the cool night air. Henry needed
someone to take care of him. Care for him.
No, Rachel. No. But she picked up
the umbrella and took hold of his arm, ignoring the warning voice in her head.
Sometimes being sensible was overrated.
AUTHOR BIO:
Virginia Taylor
After
training at the South Australian School of Art, Virginia Taylor worked in an
advertising agency. This segued into re-training as a nurse/midwife before
meeting the man of her dreams, marrying and producing two children. Over the
years Virginia has been a theatre set painter and designer, but now she fills
her days as a full-time writer.
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Maggie
Robinson
Maggie
Robinson didn’t know she wanted to write until she woke up in the middle of the
night once really annoyed with her husband. Instead of smothering him with a
pillow, she decided to get up and write—to create the perfect man—at least on a
computer screen. Only to discover that fictional males can be just as resistant
to direction as her husband. The upside is that she’s finally using her English
degree and is still married to her original, imperfect hero. Since she’s
imperfect, too, that makes them a perfect match. Until her midnight
keyboarding, she had been a teacher, librarian, newspaper reporter,
administrative assistant to two non-profits, community volunteer, and mother of
four in seven different states. Now Maggie can call herself a romance writer in
Maine. There’s nothing she likes better than writing about people who make
mistakes, but don’t let the mistakes make them.
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