The Duke of Wychwood seeks retribution from the Earl of Pickering. When he finds out the earl has a beautiful young niece, the duke thinks to involve her in his feud, but is shocked to discover he is attracted to her.
The orphaned niece of the earl, Lady Victoria, serves as governess to four of his children and is made to feel like an interloper in her own home. A chance encounter with the duke affords her the opportunity to enter Society, but to take it means risking what little security she has.
Revenge and love don't sit well together, to have a future can they learn to give up the past?
Now for an excerpt:
Victoria was beginning to feel quite miserable. She was
soaked from head to toe, most of her body immersed in the water. Her heavy
skirts were feeling like lead weights as they pulled her towards the current.
Her boots were slowly sinking into the sludge on the river bottom. And the gorgeous
stranger was now looking at her appraisingly.
“Can you reach my hand?”
Victoria felt a shiver slither up her back at the sound of
his deep voice as he leaned down for her.
Wishing there were some other way, Victoria looked at him
then up and down the river once more. Unfortunately, the riverbanks had not
changed in the last few minutes and there was still no way to get up the bank
on her own. Turning back to the stranger, she gritted her teeth and stretched
out her hand.
Bryghton was struck by the young woman’s beauty. Her
remarkable eyes held so much expressive emotion. He could tell she was scared
and embarrassed but she had the wit to realize she had little choice if she
wished to be rescued from her precarious position. The duke knew that not too
much farther downstream the river deepened considerably.
The feel of her cold little hand in his large, warm one sent
a strange sensation through him, but he knew this was not the time to be
distracted. Despite her slight frame, her soaking clothes were weighing her
down considerably, and effort would be required to get her out. In a similar
gesture to hers, he too gritted his teeth and yanked on her arm.
With a plop, and after a swift scrabble up the bank,
Victoria landed on the edge of the river next to the impeccably dressed,
handsome stranger. Blushing again, she offered a shy, hesitant smile as she
pushed herself to a seated position.
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About the Author:
Best-selling
author, Wendy May Andrews, has been in love with the written word since she
learned to read at the age of five. She has been writing for almost as long but
it took her some time before she was willing to share her stories with anyone
other than her mother.
Wendy can be
found with her nose in a book in a cozy corner of downtown Toronto. She is
happily married to her own real-life hero, who is also her best friend and
favourite travel companion. Being a firm believer that every life experience
contributes to the writing process, Wendy is off planning her next trip.
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