TEACUPS AND TEMPTATIONS
Kate Ellington
GENRE: Historical Romance
BLURB:
Molly Merriwether readily accepts an invitation to Waverly Hall, eager for adventure and amusement with her best friend. She never expected to be left unchaperoned with three intriguing young gentlemen for weeks.
Roger Bailey, recuperating in more ways than one, avoids Molly until her kindness and humor tempt him to deepen their acquaintance.
Molly lands in one unlikely escapade after the next with Roger and soon considers him a friend—perhaps more—but the barriers he puts up make it impossible to truly know him. Has she only imagined those tender looks in his eyes?
For a chance at love, Molly will need to bare her innermost self and trust someone more deeply than she’s ever dreamed possible.
Excerpt:
“Not having chaperones has made it all the more interesting.” Molly glanced outside, where the men stood in a circle talking.
“Auntie’s going to be so upset when she finds out,” Caroline said.
“Perhaps she never will.”
Caroline clicked her tongue. “Of course she will. She’ll tell our parents.”
“Then we’d better enjoy ourselves while we still can.”
About to sip her juice, Caroline set the glass down. “I know that look, Molly. What are you planning?”
“Oh, I just thought we might have a poke around while the gentlemen are otherwise occupied.”
Outside, the men had set out across the field toward the kennels.
“We’ve done enough poking around,” Caroline said. “We’ll probably get lost again.”
“No. We’ve done enough poking around that we won’t get lost. And there’s that arched door we saw in the east wing other day.”
“It’s most likely a broom closet.”
Molly rose, leaving her napkin on the table. “It’s in the corner of an empty room on the third floor.
And with such an elaborate door? There were vines engraved on it.”
“The room wasn’t empty—it looked like an old sewing room. I’m sure it’s nothing of interest.”
“We won’t know until we look.”
“You’re doing this no matter what I say, aren’t you?” Caroline asked.
“You don’t have to come.” Molly gave her an angelic smile as she backed toward the door.
My Review:
Molly Merriwether is eager to spend time with her best friend Caroline Darby at Waverly Hall. Molly’s Aunt Hazel is supposed to be their escort but has taken ill and can't go with them to Waverly Hall. The ladies are upset that they won’t be able to visit Waverly Hall after all until they remember the gentlemen their parents will be there to chaperone.
Upon their arrival at Waverly Hall, they learn that the guy’s parents are away and will not be there for some time. Molly and Caroline don't know what to do after learning that their parents are not home and will be gone for about a month. They are now without a chaperone. What are they to do?
Molly and Caroline decide that if no one finds out they are there alone with the guys then everything should be fine. After giving it some thought their minds are made up, and they are going to stay, after all, it will only be for a few days until her aunt is better and can join them. Will their secret be safe or will the truth come out? How much trouble will the girls be in if it does?
Teacups And Temptations is a sweet read that will keep you hanging on and wanting to know what will happen next. I loved seeing Molly and Roger’s relationship start to grow and keep growing throughout the story. Molly and Roger kept hanging back not wanting to get too close as they were afraid of getting their heart broken.
The descriptions were well written as I had no problem seeing what the characters were wearing or picturing Waverly Hall in my mind. I could see the characters play as day as when they took a walk down to the kennels. Oh, and Penny was so cute.
I recommend Teacups And Temptations to anyone who loves reading historical fiction. Grab a copy of Teacups And Temptations today!
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Kate grew up in a woodsy New England town where summer days at the lake seemed to last forever. She read her first historical romance at age eleven when a teacher challenged her to find a book in the library written by an author she’d never heard of. Thus began a life-long love of love stories.
After graduating from college she settled in the Pacific Northwest, where she currently resides with her family.
Kate wrote her first romance when she was sixteen, then set her pen down for years until another story floated into her head out of the clear blue sky. She jotted it down, just for fun, but soon it took on a life of its own.
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6 comments:
This should be a very interesting novel. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for featuring and reviewing TEACUPS AND TEMPTATIONS today.
I like historical romance. I would enjoy reading this one.
I liked the excerpt.
This sounds like a good book and I really like the cover.
looks like a fun one
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