The Unseducible Earl
by Sheri
Humphreys
GENRE: Historical
Romance
BLURB:
When
an earl who’s given up on love and has settled on an engagement to a darling of
society falls for a Crimean War nurse, he must either forsake his love or
embroil them all in scandal.
Excerpt:
For a moment, she froze in the
doorway. The earl stood at the sideboard dishing up his breakfast. He couldn’t
have had any more than a few hours sleep, but he looked as though he felt much
more rested than she did.
The country gentleman’s garb he wore
this morning suited him. With his mahogany hair combed and his jaw
clean-shaven, he seemed younger. Was it possible his posture grew even
straighter when she entered?
He greeted her and offered a plate.
“You’ve plenty of time before you’ll need to leave for the train. I believe your
trunk is being packed now?”
The way he spoke, he might have been
assuring a guest he regarded fondly. She almost gave a rueful laugh, but
accepted the china and turned to the sideboard, very aware of his tall frame
beside her.
She forced her attention to the
perfectly prepared selections of food. She wasn’t particularly hungry and took
a small portion of egg. After adding a slice of fried bread and asking the
footman for coffee, she settled at the table. “I saw Captain Merrick before
coming down. There was no one packing when I left my room.”
His plate loaded with what appeared
to be a bit of everything, Cheriton sat at the end of the table, in
juxtaposition to her. He frowned. “You’ve seen Jamie this morning?”
“Yes, I have.” In unison they picked
up their coffee and took long sips. Victoria held the warm bowl of the cup with
her fingertips, enjoying the spreading warmth.
She’d probably never see Cheriton
again, and she preferred to think of him as a devoted, if injudicious, brother.
Failing that, remembering him as an attractive aristocrat would be acceptable.
Unfortunately, his ardent defense of his brother had caused her to regard him
as a man of determination and steadfastness.
She’d acceded to his demand that she
leave, digested her outrage and sorrow, and then been left with an estimation
of him that she didn’t understand or want. For some unexplained reason, and
despite their discord yesterday, he affected her in ways other men did not.
He made all her senses heighten. Her
heart and lungs worked harder, her skin heated, and her body yearned to draw
close. He radiated confidence and strength and something intangible that
unsettled her and made her aware of his masculine and her feminine differences.
His face might be too intense for some, but she found it compelling.
AUTHOR Bio
and Links:
Sheri
Humphreys used to be an Emergency Room nurse, but today applies bandages,
splints, and slings to the characters of her Victorian romance novels. She
loves to ignore yardwork and housework and read—usually a book every one to three
days. Having conjured stories in her mind her entire life, she wondered if she
were normal. Then she began putting stories to paper and became a two-time
Golden Heart® finalist. She lives with a Jack Russell mix rescue, Lucy, in a
small town on the central California coast.
A
Hero to Hold received a prized Kirkus Star and was named to Kirkus Reviews'
Best Books of 2016.
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1 comments:
Thanks for helping pass the word about my new release. It's romance, medical drama, and Victorian England, all rolled together. :)
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