When the duchess decides to wed her to a wastrel and a fop, Ravyn
Grahm takes matters into her own hands and declares her engagement to another
man. Instead of fessing up and telling her great aunt what she has done, she
goes through with the pretense. Aric Lakeland is the bastard son of an earl and
has a dangerous reputation. But Ravyn is willing to do most anything to keep
the duchess from discovering the lie.
A DEVIL-MAY-CARE SMUGGLER
He'd bought land in America, looking to put down roots and end his
life of adventure, but Aric Lakeland got more than he bargained for when he
encountered a beautiful heiress who made a promise she didn't want to keep. But
the promise could not be undone and standing between them were more obstacles
than either ever dreamed. Aric had made plans to spend the rest of his life in
America and that was at odds with Ravyn's plan of living in England and running
her father's estate. Now, he'll have to choose between his dreams and the woman
he loves more than life.
EXCERPT:
Ravyn whirled on Aric, a heated flush
to her cheeks. "You haven’t said a word. You’re enjoying this aren’t
you?"
He shrugged. "Not particularly.
What makes you believe I enjoy lying or watching you squirm? Besides, I have
every confidence that you will figure a way out of this predicament."
"Oh," she wanted to stomp
her foot. "What are we going to do?"
His brows furrowed together, he pushed
away from the mantle and approached her. "I think I might enjoy the
wedding night. What about you?" he asked, his voice a hard rasp.
Her face paled and she suddenly felt
the floor undulate. "Wedding night?" she repeated. Startled, she
looked at him. "You are despicable. We are not married. You cannot think
that I would--"
He nodded. "We will be sharing a
room tonight. I don’t intend to sleep on the floor."
"You cannot."
"Then tell me what it is I should
do. Tell the duchess? She will be humiliated in front of all London. The notice
will be in the paper in the morning. Then she will have all her friends to
explain this to."
"But you do not want to marry me
anymore than I want you."
"I seem to be taking a liking to
the idea. At least the bedding part. You are quite beautiful."
"No," she was backing away,
wishing the floor would rise up and swallow her.
"Yes," he said, eyebrows
rising.
"But..." She was speechless.
"Be forewarned. In one week, we
sail for America."
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Born in
Medford, Oregon, novelist Christine Young has lived in Oregon all of her life. After
graduating from Oregon State University with a BS in science, she spent another
year at Southern Oregon State University working on her teaching certificate,
and a few years later received her Master's degree in secondary education and
counseling. Now the long, hot days of summer provide the perfect setting for
creating romance. She sold her first book, Dakota's Bride, the summer of 1998
and her second book, My Angel to Kensington. Her teaching and writing careers
have intertwined with raising three children.
Christine's newest venture is the creation of Rogue Phoenix Press.
Christine is the founder, editor and co-owner with her husband. They live in
Salem, Oregon.
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ReplyDeleteI love the excerpt, such a fun exchange between the two characters. I have a feeling his charm will win over in the end
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Tamaria, thank you for hosting A Marriage of Inconvenience. For those of you who visited my tour yesterday, the blog would not let me reply or leave a comment. Thank you Shannon for the nice comments.
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The 4th book is a WIP.
Love the excerpt, it sounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't help smiling, almost giggled when I read the excerpt. She had really gotten herself in a pickle. Now i have to read ittofind out whathappens next.
ReplyDeleteRavyn manages to talk herself into a corner more than once. Thanks to Ingeborg, MomJame and Shannon for the nice comments.
ReplyDeleteMy interest is piqued...Do they go to America together?
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Yes, they do go to the United States.
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I've been enjoying the excerpts as I been backtracking the blog stops.
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