Hello again WeWriWa peeps and thanks for dropping by last week to comment on the first post I’ve done in a while. I’m sharing teaser 2 from my upcoming regency romance release, An Improper Proposal.
For this excerpt we’re in Lord Louth’s point of view and he’s suffered a shock. There’s worse coming for him later in this chapter and then it gets really interesting.
The world crashed down on Martin Andrew, Lord Louth’s, head at precisely eleven o’clock in the morning in the private residence he owned on Pollen Street, London. “What do you mean Vivian is dead?”
Mrs. Hughes, his former mistress’s housekeeper, looked on him with sorrowful eyes. “She died several days ago, my lord.”
“I don’t believe you.”
“I am sorry to be the bearer of such sad news.” Mrs. Hughes winced. “I know you have no reason to mourn Mrs. Rose after all the trouble she put you through, but I thought you would want to know.”
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An Improper Proposal
In order escape a devil’s bargain penniless spinster Iris Hedley requires private lessons in seduction to become a wealthy man’s mistress. No stranger to scandal or bad choices, Lord Louth is convinced Iris is headed for heartbreak and sets out to prove surrendering to wicked pleasure can have unwanted consequences.
Releases June 9 in digital and print on demand.
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I like how the snippet makes us wonder about the relationship between the dead Vivian and Lord Lout.
Oh dear, some days just start off badly and keep going, don’t they? Highly intriguing excerpt, love the way you described the world crashing down!
Oh very intriguing! Who was this woman to him? Hope this scene continues.
Might I assume that Vivian was his former mistress? From what little I’ve seen of Lord Louth, he’s not one to simply forget a person he cared for, even if they are no longer intimate….