Only Seduction Will Do releases on June 5, 2018. Only 9 days until Release Day!
Welcome to my next set of snippets for Only Seduction Will Do, which will be out in early June.
In this week’s snippet I’m continuing with the night after Jack and Alethea have returned to London from Knowlton’s Keep. Alethea has gone to bed, is in an exhausted sleep, when Jack knocks at her door. She expects him to want to come to her bed, but he is fully dressed as if to go out.
(Creative punctuation utilized to conform to WWW rules.)
“I hated to disturb you,” he strode into the room, “but didn’t want you to wake in the morning and find me gone.”
Trembling seized her and she pushed the door shut with such force it boomed throughout the corridor. Thoughts tumbling around her head so fast she couldn’t snare one to speak, she trailed him around the room until finally, she found her tongue to ask, “What has happened?”
“Dalbury is downstairs with his carriage; we need to make haste to Wiltshire as Lord Trevor has challenged a man to a duel. Dalbury and I are to stand as his seconds so I should be gone several days only, though with the weather—”
“A duel?” Fear licked through her body and she grabbed Jack’s arm, her fingers digging down into the whipcord steel muscles.
“Yes, but not of my own making, I assure you; I go as Trevor’s second only.” The brown of his eyes had deepened almost to black, excitement bubbling there.
A nasty metallic taste flooded her mouth and she grasped his other arm, making the candle quiver, throwing wild shadows on the walls, insisting, “No, you cannot go, Jack!”
Only Seduction Will Do is available for pre-order at Amazon, B & N, Kobo, and Apple.
Also, if you would like to read and review the book, please contact me. I have ARC copies!
I also plan to host a party on my blog on release day, Tuesday, June 5, where there will be party games, prizes, swag and a special grand prize to go along with the Georgian setting of Only Seduction Will Do. I’ll be offering copies of the books in the series as well. So plan to stop by here on Tuesday and join the Celebration of Seduction!
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 . . .
Books in The House of Pleasure series:
And don’t forget to check out the rest of the Warriors here. There’s some fantastic snippets to be read.
Jenna Jaxon Romance--because passion is timeless. 
This book is going to be so good! And it’s almost release day! 🙂
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Will he stay or will he go? I expect he’ll go. Acting as second to his friend ranks higher than his woman, in a man’s thinking. It would be great if he stayed. But that would probably mean the end of the book.
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Hmm, he seems far too keen on acting as second in this duel for his own good. I don’t think she’s gong to manage to disuade him but I love the tension in this scene!
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Considering the circumstances of their marriage, I rather doubt that she has enough sway over him to get him to stay.
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And wait until you see next week’s complication, Ed! 🙂
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Oh can’t wait for this to release! Is this the duel from Only a Mistress Will Do? Can’t wait to read mre!
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Yes, Elyzabeth! That is exactly what it is–so you already know how this plays out. LOL Shhh, don’t tell the others! 🙂 I’m so excited–can’t believe it’s only 9 days!
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Just when things seemed to be improving between them… I hope he doesn’t have to jump in as second, but I doubt that will be the case. I love how you built anticipation here! 🙂
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Thank you, Jessica! Yes, I liked writing this very tense scene. They are always so much fun! (For me, not for the characters. LOL)
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He seems way too excited about this duel to listen to her. But that only creates more angst, which is always fun.
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It is one of their greatest conflicts–two very different people trying to find common ground. A very small patch of common ground at the moment too!
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Men! 9 days is tooooo long to wait!!
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I agree with both sentiments, Nancy! 🙂
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Oh boy, I really wish he’d listen!
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Some men you’d just like to smack over the head with a hammer. LOL
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He seems to be looking forward to the jaunt…and I wonder if there’s more to her concern…very well done snippet. You’re one of my favorite Regency authors 🙂
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Thank you so very much, Veronica! And yes, there is a bit more to her concern about this–and even more when you see next week’s snippet!
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I love how the drama just keeps amping up and increasing! They’ve got a long, bumpy, twisted road to HEA.
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Oh, you said it, Carrie-Anne! They certainly do!
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Will he listen to her? I doubt it and so excitement continues with worry for her. YIKES!
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Yes, it does, Charmaine. And she gets even more adamant next week. 🙂
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