A Suitable Affair
by Erica Taylor
GENRE: Regency Romance
Lady
Susanna McCalister is young and beautiful, but her marriage prospects thus far
have been rather lacking. Rather than living a life of spinsterhood, she
decides a loveless marriage, to the dull and unromantic Lord Riverton, is
better than none at all. One day while strolling through Hyde Park with her
suitor, she is almost trampled to death by a rambunctious rider, Lord Westcott.
Little does she know that this earl, who is as handsome as he is arrogant,
would weasel his way into her heart. But the earl has demons of his own that
threaten to complicate their secret romance, as he blames Lord Riverton for his
sister's death. Can Susanna tame this tormented earl and help save herself and
other women from a deadly fate?
She
simply looked at him, her gaze taking in every inch of his face. After a long
moment, she said, “You say you cannot offer me what I want, but how can you be
certain of what I want? What if—for now—all I want is your friendship, and your
companionship? What if all I want is you without promises of obligation?”
He
shook his head. “That’s basically the opposite of what a lovely, young woman of
marriageable age should want, Susanna.” She shrugged. “You’d be surprised to
learn how progressive a marriageable-aged young woman I can be.” He chuckled.
“What about Riverton?”
She
shrugged again. “You said you wanted me as bait for something, which I assume
is still current?”
He
nodded, though it pained him to admit he needed her to continue her
relationship with the viscount, even if it was just for show. “Then I shall
continue on as before,” she concluded. “Though I have no intention of marrying
him, even if your investigations turn up nothing.” “Please don’t hold out for
me, darling,” he said softly, brushing a wisp of hair from her face. “You can’t
put your life on hold me for me.” She shook her head. “Ian Carlisle, you absurd
man, without you my life cannot go forward. I’m simply waiting for you to catch
up.” There was no doubt; he was definitely in love with this woman.
Staring
into her blue eyes, he could see the life he should have. A caring wife at his
side, raising children in the country, fishing and horseback riding. Bringing
up another Lord Westcott, doing it right this time, without all the mental
baggage his father had dumped upon him. He himself sitting in Parliament,
managing his family estates and living a life out of the shadows and schemes of
the criminals of the world. Living life with the good and the wonderful away
from the misery and the depravity.
It
almost brought him to tears. For the first time since he ran away from home and
joined the Army, he wanted more. He wanted more than his nomad existence, he
wanted more than dipping into the immoral and illegalities, no more to bear
witness to what the scums of humanity could do to one another.
“My
darling, Susanna,” he said softly, trying to maintain his even tone, lest she
see how broken he truly was—how her declaration had shaken him. “I do not
deserve you.”
Erica Taylor is a mother of
two and military wife married to her high school sweetheart. Raised in the
mountains of Colorado, she holds a BA in History from the University of
Colorado. Erica has been writing stories since she can remember. She picked up
her first romance novel while on a beach vacation as a teenager, and fell in
love with falling in love, sexy heroes, and the feisty women who challenge
their lives. A self-confessed geek, Erica loves anything Harry Potter, Doctor
Who or Star Wars, can spend hours in Target with a Starbucks, and truly
believes a cat makes a home. Currently living in South Africa, Erica can often
be found writing during soccer practice or piano lessons and is not afraid to
let dinner burn if it means getting the story out of her head.
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Erica Taylor
will be awarding a $50 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter
during the tour.
7 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Did you ever consider writing under a pseudonym?
congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
I'm definitely intrigued!
--Trix
What books are you looking forward to reading this year? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
Congrats on the new book and good luck on the book tour!
I was really enjoying following this tour, thank you for all the great blog posts and excerpts!
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