I’m continuing the scene, at a ball, where Charlotte meets Nash, the Earl of Wrotham. We are in Nash’s POV. Charlotte has tripped, fallen into his arms, and he responded with “The pleasure is certainly all mine, my lady.” She has recovered and Nash makes his move. Unfortunately, his plan is interrupted by another man, Alan Garrett, who has a plan of his own. (Garrett has the first line.)
(Creative punctuation utilized to conform to WWW rules.)
“It is nice to see you again.”
“As it is to see you as well.” Her voice had a high pitch, but a sweet tone, lilting and light, which suited her down to the ground. “Do you know Lord Wrotham?”
“I have not had the pleasure, I believe,” Garrett said, nodding his head briefly, his eyes still on Lady Cavendish.
“Nor I, Mr. Garrett.” Nash bowed, then straightened to his full six foot three, pleased to see he looked down on Garrett by a couple of inches.
“It has been several months since we met, I think, Mr. Garrett?” she asked as she clutched her fan, but smiled politely.
“March, I believe it was, and I am come to claim my dance as promised.” His eyes glinted when her jaw dropped.
BLURB for To Woo A Wicked Widow:
The war years are behind them.
The future is before them.
And one by one, the widows of Lyttlefield Park are getting restless . . .
Lady Charlotte Cavendish is still the spirited girl who tried to elope in the name of love. That dream was thwarted by her father who trapped her into a loveless, passionless marriage. But now widowed, Charlotte is free to reenter the giddy world of the ton—and pursue her desires. For hardly your typical widow, she remains innocent to the pleasures of the flesh. Yet her life is finally her own, and she intends to keep it that way . . .
Nash, the twelfth Earl of Wrotham, is beguiled by Charlotte at first sight—and the feeling is mutual. When he receives her intriguing invitation to a house party, the marriage-minded lord plans to further their acquaintance. But even he cannot sway her aversion to matrimony, and only with great restraint does he resist her most tempting offer. For unbeknownst to Charlotte, the misadventures of the past are revisiting them both, and bedding her could cost him everything—or give him everything he ever wanted . . .
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And don’t forget to check out the rest of the Warriors here. There’s some fantastic snippets to be read.
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