This past Monday, Kensington revealed the cover to my upcoming release To Woo A Wicked Widow, so I just had to share it here this week!
Today I’m sharing a snippet from Widow that continues from an earlier snippet which you can find here. Now, I’m skipping ahead a few sentences. Charlotte has been thrust inside the tollbooth to find a shocking sight.
(Creative punctuation utilized to conform to WWW rules.)
The flickering light of the hearth revealed a large man holding Edward’s head down on a crude plank table, a pistol pressed against his temple. The tollkeeper in his nightshirt and cap, eyes wide, face pale, stood in front of the fire, staring at the scene. To the left of the table stood her father.
All the strength ran out of Charlotte’s legs and she began to sink toward the floor.
The man she had wounded grabbed her arm and hauled her up. “No, you don’t. That’s all, your lordship. Just the two of ’em.”
Leaning on his silver-knobbed walking stick, her father fixed his dark eyes on her, his mouth a black line between thin lips.
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 . . .
Available for pre-order at Amazon.
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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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I loved Only a Mistress will do and this looks like it might be another great read! Beautiful cover too!
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Oooo great cover and snippet! Just a question… is the blurb on the cover supposed to say “ton,” or “town”?
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The cover is gorgeous! Enjoyed the excerpt because wow, that was quite a scene you painted!
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Thank you so much, Veronica! 🙂
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Jenna, you write so well in the historic tale. Beautiful cover. I have a new cover reveal and I’m thrilled. Beware the Blue Eyed Thunderbollt is the name.two young sisters with no home to go to, 4 cats and one dog, and a lively woman who is a make-up expert. Watch for it.
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Thank you so much, Charmaine! And I will definitely look for Beware the Blue Eyed Thunderbolt. Sounds delicious!
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Anyone would find that a most shocking sight indeed! I love that shade of red on your cover.
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And not something you’d soon forget, If fear. I love that shade too, Carrie-Anne. Kensington calls it coral red, but think of it more as a bright persimmon. Delicious, whatever the name!
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I think they are in a lot of trouble. Yikes! Congrats on the beautiful cover! 🙂
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They are indeed, Jessica! Thank you! I love this cover!
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Nice cover!! I remember that earlier snippet. That speaks volumes–that it came right back to me. Wonderful writing, Jenna!
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Thank you so much Teresa! So glad you’re liking the story so far. 🙂
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I gather this is the failed elopement, right?
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Yes. Chapter 1 is sort of a prologue to set the stage, so to speak. 🙂
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