The Second Time Around
by Ella Quinn
GENRE: Historical Romance
BLURB:
Can a beautiful Worthington widow
find love again? Depends on who’s asking . . .
Before he died, Patience was the
Earl of Worthington’s second wife. So why shouldn’t Patience be allowed a
second chance at marriage, too? Of course, finding a new husband was not
something the mother of four had ever planned on. But a surprise encounter with
her first love has suddenly made the impossible seem possible all over again .
. .
It seems like a lifetime ago that
Richard, Viscount Wolverton, was halfway around the world, looking for
adventure . . . while Patience, at her coming-out, was left with no choice but
to take old Worthington’s hand. Richard never forgot the woman whose heart he
yearned for—and now that he’s back, he’s not going to let her slip away again .
. .
Excerpt One:
Pulteney
Hotel, London, 1815
“And
this is Viscount Wolverton.” Patience Worthington watched as Almeria, Lady
Bellamny, smiled as she introduced the gentleman to the Duchess of Bristol.
Almeria turned her black eyes on Patience. The smile didn’t fade at all as she
said, “Wolverton, I believe you have already met the Dowager Countess of
Worthington.”
What
in God’s name is he doing here? Patience inclined her head and held out her
hand. “Indeed. The years have treated you well, my lord.”
Bowing,
he took her fingers in his. “As they have done to you, my lady.”
His
lips hovered over her hand as she prayed he would do nothing more than kiss the
air above them, but no. The devil pressed his warm, firm lips to her knuckles;
even through her gloves she could feel his touch and fought the urge to suck in
a breath. “Thank you, my lord.”
One
would think after all these years and his betrayal she would be immune to him.
And one would be wrong. She held her breath, counting—One, two, three, four,
five. Thank God—until he finally straightened and returned her hand to her. Thank
God! Patience let out the breath, yet she could not control the pounding in her
breast. It took all the control she had not to make an excuse and leave the
room. Yet, she could not do that to Dotty Stern, soon to be the Marchioness of
Merton.
“He
has been a friend for a very long time,” Almeria continued, as if she had no
idea of the havoc she had created by inviting Wolverton. “Though he hardly ever
comes to Town.”
“Well,
my dear,” Lord Bellamny said, “you couldn’t be here so often if it wasn’t for the
help he gives me. Someone must assist me in my experiments.”
“Very
true, my dear.”
Patience
made the mistake of glancing up at the same moment Richard Wolverton stared
down at her. His amber eyes smoldered as they had the last time she had seen
him, only days before her marriage to the old Earl of Worthington.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Bestselling author Ella
Quinn’s studies and other jobs have always been on the serious side. Reading
historical romances, especially Regencies, were her escape. Eventually her love
of historical novels led her to start writing them. She has just finished her
first series, The Marriage Game, and her new series, The Worthingtons, began in
April 2016.
She is married to her wonderful husband of
over thirty years. They have a son and two beautiful granddaughters, and a dog.
After living in the South Pacific, Central America, North Africa, England and
Europe, she and her husband decided to make their dreams come true and are now
living on a sailboat cruising the Caribbean and North America. Europe is next!
Website:
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