The Earl’s Enticement Cover Blurb:
She won’t be tamed.
A fiery, unconventional
Scot, Adaira Ferguson wears breeches, swears, and has no more desire to marry
than she does to follow society’s dictates of appropriate behavior. She trusts
no man with the secret she desperately protects.
He can’t forget.
Haunted by his past,
Roark, the Earl of Clarendon, rigidly adheres to propriety, holding himself and
those around him to the highest standards, no matter the cost. Betrayed once,
he’s guarded and leery of all women.
Mistaking Roark for a
known spy, Adaira imprisons him. Infuriated, he vows vengeance. Realizing her
error, she’s appalled and releases him, but he’s not satisfied with his
freedom. Roark is determined to transform Adaira from an ill-mannered hoyden to
a lady of refinement.
He succeeds only to
discover, he preferred the free-spirited Scottish lass who first captured his
heart.
Excerpt:
Adaira stepped around the mare and
ever-so-gently touched the foal. Was the new addition a laddie or lassie?
Skimming her hands over the newborn, she bent to take a peek. A colt. The sheen
of his coat glistened in the muted light. Other than a white face and leg
markings, he was the color of rich Turkish coffee.
“Ooh, you’re magnificent!” she breathed
in awe.
“He is, indeed,” rumbled a harmonious
baritone.
She whirled around. The Earl of Clarendon
leaned across the stall door. His forearms rested on the top edge. He clasped a
silver flask loosely in one hand. His shirtsleeves were rolled to his elbows,
and he wore no waistcoat or jacket. The top of his shirt was unfastened too.
Just perfect. She wasn’t supposed to be
anywhere near the earl, and here he was, in her sanctuary. She ought to
be afraid, after his parting words, but she sensed something altogether
different.
No, she wouldn’t stare at the crisp dark
hair on his forearms or peeking from the collar of his open shirt. Bugger it.
She curled her hands into fists against the oddest urge to run her fingers
through the curly hair on his chest.
A bolt of unease speared her, though
whether from his disquieting presence or her awareness of him as an attractive
man, she couldn’t be certain.
Clearing her throat, she asked, “What are
you doing here, my lord?”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Award winning, Amazon best-selling, and multi-published historical romance author, Collette Cameron, has a BS in Liberal Studies and a Master's in Teaching. A Pacific Northwest Native, Collette’s been married for thirty years, has three amazing adult children, and five dachshunds. Collette loves a good joke, inspirational quotes, flowers, the beach, trivia, birds, shabby chic, and Cadbury Chocolate. You'll always find dogs, birds, quirky—sometimes naughty—humor, and a dash of inspiration in her novels. Her motto for life? You can’t have too much chocolate, too many hugs, or too many flowers. She’s thinking about adding shoes to that list.
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4 comments:
Hi Marie!! Waving here.
Thanks so much for hosting me today.
Can't wait to read this one, Collette. Good luck.
Thanks, Karen.
PERFECT excerpt! What can I do but read it now?
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