Only Seduction Will Do releases on June 5, 2018. Only 17 days until Release Day!
Welcome to my next set of snippets for Only Seduction Will Do, which will be out in early June.
In his week’s snippet I’ve jumped ahead to the night after Jack and Alethea have returned to London from Knowlton’s Keep. Alethea had gone to bed, is in an exhausted sleep, when Jack knocks at her door.
(Creative punctuation utilized to conform to WWW rules.)
Straightening up, she swept her hair back over her shoulders, her stomach clenched. He could only be here at this time of night for one reason; pray God he would be gentle, not rough like last time. She wouldn’t cry out this time, no matter what, and maybe together they could find a way to bring pleasure to each other. Resolute, she depressed the handle and opened the door.
Her husband stood in the doorway, in the light of the candle he held, fully dressed. “May I come in?”
“Of course,” she said and swept the door open, puzzled that he had bothered to change into a new set of clothes just to come to her room. Why didn’t he come in his night shirt and banyan? Was this the normal way of it? Eithne had said nothing of how a man dressed when he came to his wife’s bed.
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BLURB:
“Won’t you come to bed, my lord?”
In a vulnerable moment, Alethea Forsythe allows herself to be seduced by a married peer. Now she is with child—and without recourse. Her reputation will soon be in tatters and she will be forced to wed a stranger—unless she takes matters into her own hands.
When Jack Fitzwilliam, the Earl of Manning, is summoned from the House of Pleasure on a matter of importance, he hardly expects to receive a marriage proposal. He’s long been aware of Alethea’s infatuation with him, but at twenty-three, taking on an expectant bride is not in his plans. Yet the desperation in the lady’s lovely eyes overrides his misgivings.
Alethea would not have believed it possible for a man to be too chivalrous. But though her new husband is perfectly amicable in public, he insists they maintain separate quarters. Desperate to possess his heart and prove herself a wife in every way, she boldly reaches out to Jack. And as their unexpected connection between silken sheets is tested by jealousy and misfortune, Jack must decide where honor ends…and true passion begins . . .
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His clothing makes me hope he’s got a plan other than just powering through her discomfort.
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I am really intrigued by this – I hope he’s not going to disappoint her again!
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The outfit he’s chosen doesn’t suggest he has an amorous encounter in mind!
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I want to know why he dressed in another outfit and not attire for bed. Great snippet. Love the book cover too.
Also tweeted. 🙂
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You find out next week! Thanks so much for the tweet, Karen! 🙂
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What a great snippet – like the way it’s written!
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Thank you so much, Rosgemmell! 🙂
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Fabulous snippet. I love how you pull a reader in with 8 lines – even with creative editing – lol.
Tweeted.
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Thank you, Daryl! It was especially creative this week! LOL
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He’s dressed in the middle of the night. Doesn’t sound too good. Can’t wait to see what happens next!
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I think next week’s snippet will enlighten you a little more. 🙂
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That is interesting, that he bothered to get dressed again…makes me very curious what’s going to happen next! Well done snippet 🙂
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Yes, it’s not customary to dress fully to walk next door to one’s wife’s chamber. Something else is afoot to be sure. 🙂 Thank you, Veronica!
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Please tell me he isn’t leaving! He’s completely dressed in new clothes. Does that mean he’s going out? I hope not. She needs him to give her a better impression of love making.
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See next week’s snippet, Diane. But you are on the money.
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Patience and fortitude or else run like hell.
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I think her patience is about to wear too thin!
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Lots of good tension in this scene. I just hope he’s gentle this time around.
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Actually he is, though quite differently than she thinks, Chris.
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I am curious as to how this encounter will go, or even if it’s what she expects.
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That you’ll find out next week, Jessica! 🙂
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The snippet has several fascinating references to past interactions, as well as hinting at the future . . . or at least what she hopes will be the future.
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Yes, she’s thinking about the episode in the carriage, where he was a bit rough. But she’s so desperate for him she’s willing to take that in her stride.
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