Love Stories: Tag – Regency Romance
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Book Excerpts
The Dashing Debutante Chapter 1
The door of the carriage jerked open and a cloaked figure on horseback leaned forward into the coach and pointed a pistol at the man lounging inside. “Stand and deliver!” he called in a low voice.
The inmate of the carriage, a dark, elegantly attired gentleman, raised his quizzing glass and, in an unhurried fashion, proceeded to inspect the highwayman through it. Eventually, he lowered the glass and said softly, “I think not.”
“Stand and deliver!” the highwayman said again, his blue eyes narrowing behind the slits of his mask. “Your money or your life!”
Leaning back into his seat, the dark gentleman closed his eyes. After a while he said in a bored voice, “My guarded entourage follows me - about a mile behind. They will come upon us at any moment. I suggest you depart forthwith and play your childish games on someone else.”
Book Excerpts
Lord Fenmore’s Wager Chapter 1
Miss Diana Hamilton glanced up from her embroidery, her brows raised in surprise. “You did what?” she exclaimed.
The young man standing before her shifted his feet, and said defensively, “I could not help it, Diana, indeed I could not.”
“You could not help wagering our home?”
The young man cleared his throat. “‘Twas not merely our home, I’m afraid.”
“What do you mean - not merely our home?” Diana said, laying her embroidery to one side, and fixing her brother with a stern look.
“You were part of the wager, Di,” he said, flushing. “I am sorry, but Fenmore insisted upon it, and I…”
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