More from my upcoming release To Woo A Wicked Widow, due out in 51 days!
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 to whisk Charlotte away onto the dance floor.
The first speaker is Nash.
(Creative punctuation utilized to conform to WWW rules.)
Well, if she didn’t want to dance with the man, he’d make sure she didn’t have to. “I’m afraid her ladyship has just engaged herself to me for the first set, Garrett. Perhaps her second is still free.” Nash took Lady Cavendish’s hand from the man and turned them toward the floor, where the orchestra was tuning up.
“The thing is, my lord,” Garrett stayed him with a touch on his wrist, “I have the prior claim.”
Nash stared into the insolent blue eyes and forced himself not to call the man out. He’d really like to pummel him into the floor, but such tactics were for the battleship, not the ballroom. He shook off the man’s hand. “The lady has not acknowledged that, sir. I think I will take her version of the events.”
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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Jenna Jaxon Romance--because passion is timeless. 
Now, I wonder what she has to say about that. They both sound pretty forceful.
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Garrett definitely has a plan here… and it’s nothing a lady in Charlotte’s position is likely to be happy with.
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I can’t wait to find out what’s really going on and why she gave this guy a claim on her first dance! Great snippet!
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Everything you want in a yummy hero!! Nice job, Jenna. Can’t wait. 51 days seems so faaaaar away.
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Oh, so much tension! I don’t think either man is going to give in so easily. Great snippet!
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I’m glad he figured out a way to avoid a duel. While the guy is a nuisance, he hasn’t yet done anything duel-worthy.
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Yes, go Nash! Personally I would like to see them throw down, but that’s just me. 😉
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In this period when they “threw down” it was either in a duel or at Jackson’s boxing establishment pummeling each other senseless. The latter one would be fun to write I think!
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Especially for Amy. She does love her fight scenes!
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I just love this kind of man-fighting. lol Forced to conform to societal standards of behavior, yet mentally punching and pommeling. 🙂
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Isn’t it wonderful? Like two roosters just spoiling for a fight, but can’t. 🙂
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Fabulous snippet. Love the pompousness and propriety. Tweeted.
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Thank you, Daryl! LOL People were pretty full of themselves in that era. We have such a different sensibility now.
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Garrett just won’t take no for an answer! I wonder if all this is going to attract a public scene if he doesn’t lay off soon.
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And that might just be his plan. Too public a scene = lady compromised.
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What Carrie-Anne says. Sheesh! Some men! Good snippet, Jenna.
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I think Garrett is setting himself up for a falln – the tension and dislike between these two rivals for her affection are drawn out very well in this snippet!
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Thank you, Hywela! Garrett is tenacious–he’s used to getting what he wants, no matter what.
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Ooh, I wonder how this will play out. Garrett is being very insistent!
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He’s not one to take no for an answer!
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Congratulations on your upcoming release. Love this snippet.I’m now wondering which of the two men she will choose, or are there others
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Thank you, Naomi! Well, these two are vying for the dance this time around. We’ll have to see if any others join the hunt. 🙂
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