The Second Time Around
by Ella
Quinn
GENRE: Historical
Romance
BLURB:
Can a beautiful
Worthington widow find love again? Depends on who’s asking . . .
Before he died,
Patience was the Earl of Worthington’s second wife. So why shouldn’t Patience
be allowed a second chance at marriage, too? Of course, finding a new husband
was not something the mother of four had ever planned on. But a surprise
encounter with her first love has suddenly made the impossible seem possible all
over again . . .
It seems like a
lifetime ago that Richard, Viscount Wolverton, was halfway around the world,
looking for adventure . . . while Patience, at her coming-out, was left with no
choice but to take old Worthington’s hand. Richard never forgot the woman whose
heart he yearned for—and now that he’s back, he’s not going to let her slip
away again . . .
Excerpt:
Pulteney Hotel, London, 1815
“And this is Viscount Wolverton.”
Patience Worthington watched as Almeria, Lady Bellamny, smiled as she
introduced the gentleman to the Duchess of Bristol. Almeria turned her black
eyes on Patience. The smile didn’t fade at all as she said, “Wolverton, I
believe you have already met the Dowager Countess of Worthington.”
What in God’s name is he doing here?
Patience inclined her head and held out her hand. “Indeed. The years have
treated you well, my lord.”
Bowing, he took her fingers in his.
“As they have done to you, my lady.”
His lips hovered over her hand as
she prayed he would do nothing more than kiss the air above them, but no. The
devil pressed his warm, firm lips to her knuckles; even through her gloves she
could feel his touch and fought the urge to suck in a breath. “Thank you, my
lord.”
One would think after all these
years and his betrayal she would be immune to him. And one would be wrong. She
held her breath, counting—One, two, three, four, five. Thank God—until he
finally straightened and returned her hand to her. Thank God! Patience let out
the breath, yet she could not control the pounding in her breast. It took all
the control she had not to make an excuse and leave the room. Yet, she could
not do that to Dotty Stern, soon to be the Marchioness of Merton.
“He has been a friend for a very
long time,” Almeria continued, as if she had no idea of the havoc she had
created by inviting Wolverton. “Though he hardly ever comes to Town.”
“Well, my dear,” Lord Bellamny said,
“you couldn’t be here so often if it wasn’t for the help he gives me. Someone
must assist me in my experiments.”
“Very true, my dear.”
Patience made the mistake of
glancing up at the same moment Richard Wolverton stared down at her. His amber
eyes smoldered as they had the last time she had seen him, only days before her
marriage to the old Earl of Worthington.
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, The
Worthingtons, began in April 2016.
She is married to her wonderful husband of
over thirty years. They have a son and two beautiful granddaughters, 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. Europe is next!
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