Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors!
I’ve switched to my next big release in late December, Book 4 of The Widows’ Club series, Much Ado About A Widow! If you’ve been keeping up with my widows over the past year or so, this book is Georgie’s story–a true romantic comedy adventure romance. Of course, nothing else would do for the heroine, Lady Georgina Kirkpatrick!
BLURB:
Lady Georgina Kirkpatrick defied her family, jilted her fiancé, and married the man she loved. But when her husband died at Waterloo, she was delivered right back into her father’s power . . .
Victory is sweet—but England’s triumph was Georgie’s rout. Now that she’s widowed, the loathsome marriage her father first arranged has simply been renegotiated. With neither money nor rights, and nowhere to flee, all she can do is cherish her last weeks of freedom. . . . Until a band of ruffians overtake her carriage and kidnap her. When she escapes in seaside Brighton and encounters her brother’s rather wild friend, Lord St. Just—whom she suspects aspires to be a pirate—she’s prepared to entertain more of his adventurous suggestions than usual . . .
St. Just knows his mind and his duty, and he loves a challenge. Helping a fair lady make her farewells to hoodlums suits his talents well. Within the hour he has Georgie, her lady’s maid—and her little dog too—sailing for his castle in Cornwall. Meanwhile, the lady’s entire family, her kidnappers, and her scheming intended are in pursuit. But as he and the indomitable Georgie grow closer, he begins to suspect that together they will prove a match for them all . . .
I started my snippets a good way into the story. Lady Georgina, on the way back to her father’s house to an arranged marriage with a man she’s already jilted once, is kidnapped. She manages to escape and runs straight into the arms of her brother’s friend, Robin, Marquess of St. Just. She’s more than distrustful of Rob, having convinced herself the young man is wild and has ambitions to become a pirate. But beggars can’t be choosers, so she enlists his aid. He’s rowed her out to his ship and they have settled down to get to the bottom of things. After she relates her story, she asks for the loan of a carriage, but St. Just says he doesn’t have one, he’s only in Portsmouth for the day. He manages to convince Georgie that going to an inn for the night is a very bad idea.
Some portions of this snippet may be changed from the book’s regular format to allow for WWW’s 10 line requirement.
SNIPPET:
“Why should we all not go to an inn?”
Lulu, a “distinguished” dog
“Because—again—your kidnappers will be looking for you in all the inns; there are not many a lady would go to by herself with her maid and even a small number of men could search thoroughly throughout the night and find you.” He glanced at Lulu, who had nestled at Georgie’s feet. The dog raised her head, bared her teeth at him, then settled back down. “It would be more than easy to ask for a woman, her maid, and such a distinguishable dog.”
Again, Georgie wanted to argue, but St. Just’s logic simply got the better of her–if the kidnappers were still looking for her, they likely would find her and take her to their “Master.”
“I must say, Lady Georgina, even if it seemed safe to send you back to Blackham Castle, I am not convinced such a journey would be in your best interests.”
That took her aback–she cocked her head and asked, “Why?”
“The kidnappers must guess that is where you will try to go when you leave Portsmouth; it will be child’s play for them to lie in wait along the post road for you and simply capture you again.”
Drat it, she might not like the man, but she had to admit he had some wits about him.
Much Ado About A Widow is now available for pre-order here and will release on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2019!
Also, to celebrate my release (a bit early) I’m holding a Rafflecopter giveaway with several fun prizes. The first is a stuffed version of Lulu. Other prizes 
include a signed print copy of Much Ado About A Widow, and a book from my back listed Widows’ Club books. To enter to win click HERE.
And don’t forget to check out the rest of the Warriors here. There’s some fantastic snippets to be read.
The Widows’ Club series by Jenna Jaxon
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Jenna Jaxon Romance--because passion is timeless. 
I love stories where an animal is a character along with the humans. I’m a little worried that Lulu bared her teeth at St Just – I tend to trust a dog’s judgement of character more than the human’s judgement most times! 🙂
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I love your snippets. You have certainly found your genre. Your writing reminds of Georgette Heyer’s.
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This was a really fun book to read, and the introduction of Lulu as a character made it even better!
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I can hardly wait to read this one! Another wonderful snippet. 🙂
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Thank you, Teresa! I can’t wait to see what you think of it! 🙂
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He has a lot to say about what she shouldn’t do. I hope he can suggest a viable solution.
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Oh, yes. He certainly has a plan. 🙂
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I wonder if she’ll think his solution is as foolproof as his statement of the problems.
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Uh, well…no. she doesn’t. But that’s another snippet. 🙂
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I can’t resist the banter between your characters! So fiery and at the same time, logical. I’m going to love this one!
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Thank you so much, Nancy! I realized about halfway through that my two characters are rather like Beatrice and Benedick and with the Much Ado title, I think it all goes together well. 🙂 I hope you do enjoy this one!
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I’m glad she’s calm enough to listen to his logical comments. I’d be exasperated with her if she wasn’t LOL! These two seem to go together well, can’t wait to read more of this one…terrific snippet! (And the dog is adorable.)
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Thank you, Veronica! Georgie is a bit quirky, but she can see reason if you give her reason–which Rob does here. So glad you’re enjoying these two!
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Aww, Lulu is adorable! And distinguished! 😀 Very enjoyable snippet, Jenna!
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Thank you, Julie! 🙂
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He lays out a very sound argument. Part of his reasoning doubtless also includes wanting to be close to her.
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Well, not quite yet. He’s trying to help her out because her brother is his friend more than anything else. At this point in the story, at least. 🙂
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St. Just definitely knows what he’s talking about, and I don’t think he minds her being in his company, either. Great snippet!
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He is definitely being very logical about the situation–and I think you’re right, he doesn’t mind her company at all! 🙂 Thank you, Jessica!
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What a remarkable snippet. I enjoyed every moment. Thanks.
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Thank you, Charmaine!
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