Rebel Hearts, book two
Seeking escape from a marriage minded miss, Captain William Ford makes a desperate bargain with the maid who helped save his life.
Unneeded for command of a ship after surviving serious injury, disciplinarian Captain William Ford was ready to face society until he’s cornered by a marriage minded miss. He makes a desperate bargain with the maid who saved his life—act the part of a besotted lover in return for financial gain to drive the woman away—only to end up in a very real marriage of convenience with the maid to avoid the scandal of his own making.
When Matilda’s plans to marry another end abruptly, she reluctantly agrees to Captain Ford’s marriage proposal to protect his sister’s marriage prospects with his assurance of an eventual annulment and independence. She soon discovers her husband’s desire to guide her with a firm hand stirs a shocking passion in her. Does she dare gift William with her secrets and heart…or admit that his desires match her own when they never intended forever?
An Affair of Honor is book two of the Rebel Hearts series. It is a steamy regency historical romance and can be read as a stand-alone.
- Disfigured Naval Hero
- Maid attraction
- Secret Obsession
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Matilda skirted the protesting housekeeper, and although she would most likely be reprimanded later, Matilda hiked up her skirts and ran up the entire flight of steps toward Captain Ford’s bedchamber and that horrible noise.
She sped along the halls and paused outside his dressing room, risking a peek first before entering. The Roberts brothers, twin footmen who should have returned downstairs to their posts by now, lingered at the bedchamber doorway, maids Jenny and Jane stood nearby, whispering to each other as was their habit. One had tears in her eyes, but most probably they were tears meant for themselves. With Captain Ford returned, their easy employment would certainly end.
Matilda shooed them away. “Back to your duties before Mrs. Young sees you.”
She ignored their protests and pushed her way between the towering footmen. The captain’s valet, Dawson, had returned with his master, and at the sound of her voice, he turned toward her. A sensible man she knew fairly well, Gregory Dawson had dark circles under his eyes, and his expression was bleak.
His appearance was unkempt too, his jaw covered with several days of stubble, his usually impeccable clothes wrinkled and stained in some places with what appeared to be dried blood. He looked about ready to fall down from exhaustion. She grasped his forearm, offering compassion and her strength. He was particularly attached to his employer for some reason, even going so far as to follow him to sea by his own choice.
“Miss Winslow,” he whispered with relief at seeing her.
“Mr. Dawson.” She shivered as another moan filled her ears. “What has happened?”
The man paled further. “He’s dying.”
Matilda swallowed hard at the idea of a world without Captain Ford and then noticed strangers in his room. “Who is in there?”
“Mr. Simmons and Mr. Fellows, physicians both. They came with us direct from the docks.” Dawson shuddered as Captain Ford moaned brokenly again. “They don’t mince words.”
Dawson shifted to lean against the wall, revealing the whole of the room to Matilda.
She shuddered at the sight of four men holding William Ford down. “Why was he not taken to the Naval Hospital for treatment?”
“He’s not expected to live very long,” Dawson whispered. “The hospital was said to be overflowing, so I brought him home to die because I knew he’d prefer to be here where it is quiet.”
Tears filled her eyes, but she dashed them away. She had wished injury on William Ford many times over the past year for his treatment of her, but this was beyond anything she’d ever imagined he’d deserve.
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Book Info
Publish Date: July 26, 2016
Digital ISBN: 978-1-925239-164
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-925239-171
Genre: Regency Historical Romance
Related Books
Rebel Hearts Series
1: The Wedding Affair (Felix and Sally)
2: An Affair of Honor (William and Matilda)
3: The Christmas Affair (Harper and Amy)
4: An Affair so Right (Quinn and Theodora)