More from my upcoming release To Woo A Wicked Widow, due out in 38 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. He’s almost been successful, until Nash steps up with a protest. However, Garrett is successful in whisking Charlotte away, and Nash is on the brink of making a scene, when a hand falls on his shoulder.
(Creative punctuation utilized to conform to WWW rules.)
“Steady, Wrotham.” George Abernathy held on to him and turned him away from the eyes that were beginning to take notice of him. “He’s not worth starting a brawl that will get you banned from Almack’s.”
Nash exhaled sharply, hot blood still pounding through his veins. Another breath and he was closer to control. His friend was right. He didn’t need to start a scandal that would help neither him nor Lady Cavendish. He glanced at Lady John, who had paled, a wan smile pasted on her lips.
“I am certain Lady Cavendish would be very agreeable to partnering you for the second set, my lord.” She fluttered her fan and tried to meet his eyes.
“Perhaps I will ask for that dance when this one is concluded.” Like hell he would. Nash snapped a bow to Lady John, took his leave of Abernathy, then turned on his heel and strode out of the ballroom.
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. 
Storming off just means the other guy wins.
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Unless he’s going off to plot revenge. 🙂
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Oh, that’s true.
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I suspect he’ll start hatching a plan for his next course of action while he’s out of the ballroom. Great tension in this scene!
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You are right, Carrie-Anne. Nash is always a man with a plan.
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He’s taking this very seriously. There must be more going on than I’m aware of.
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Well, probably not, Ed. Except Nash needs to marry (a serious deal), and now the one lady he likes has been stolen by someone else. He doesn’t like to be bested, especially by someone he would deem an inferior guy.
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That qualifies as the “more” that I was missing.
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Great tension. Loved the snippet.
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Thank you, Karen! 🙂
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Ooh, you could cut the air around him with a knife, I reckon. Great, tense scene!
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LOL! I guess you could, Hywela! Thanks!
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Good ending. I don’t want Nash to give up too soon, though.
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Don’t worry, Diane. He hasn’t given up yet. 🙂
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Don’t give up so easily, Nash!! Love how you’ve set this scene, Jenna. Call wait for the release!
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Thank you, Nancy! Nash isn’t quite done yet!
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Awww, I wanted him to start a scandal! LOL
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The evening’s not done yet! Charlotte is called the Wicked Widow, you know.
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Temper, temper! Loved the snippet, you write Regency so well, exactly how I like it 🙂
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Yes, Nash does have a bit of that. LOL Thank you so much, Veronica! So glad you’re enjoying these snippets. 🙂
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Oh, so much tension still in this scene. I love it!
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I love writing tense scenes and letting the tension hang. This was the end of a chapter. 🙂
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