Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors!
To begin May off fresh, I’m shifting to the first of my Widows’ Club books, To Woo A Wicked Widow, because all the e-books of the Widows’ Club series are on sale this month!
BLURB:
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 . . .
Some portions of this snippet may be changed from the book’s regular format to allow for WWW’s 10 line requirement.
SNIPPET:
Nash stared at the list of names, fighting not to crush it in his fury—he needed the information it contained, although he’d read its contents often enough he’d almost committed it to memory. Six of his tenant families had been attacked in the last week by this gang of what purported to be ex-soldiers unable to secure work after the war; they had taken matters into their own hands by robbing and pillaging in hopes of stealing enough for their families to survive.
Nash shook his head—soldiers—he could scarcely credit it.
He’d received the report late last night and this morning, he’d ridden out to the latest victim, John Wright, a wheelwright by trade, and what he had found had not been pretty. He closed his eyes and swore under his breath.
There was a knock at the door, and Acres opened it to announce, “Lady Cavendish is here, my lord, in the small reception room.”
Nash’s head jerked up. Charlotte? He tossed the list onto his cluttered desk and all but ran from the room; he strode swiftly into the green chamber and stopped. She stood in the middle of the room, severe in a black riding habit, but with a ravishing hat sitting jauntily on her head, its ostrich feather trailing over her shoulder like an invitation to likewise run his fingers down her back.
And don’t forget to check out the rest of the Warriors here. There’s some fantastic snippets to be read.
My next giveaway for those who need something new to read, is signed print copy (or e-copy if you prefer) of To Woo A Wicked Widow on this Rafflecopter giveaway site. Simply click here and follow the instructions to enter to win. The giveaway runs thru next Saturday night. I’ll announce the winner on this blog on Tuesday, May 5 and set up the next giveaway. Happy Reading!
The Widows’ Club series by Jenna Jaxon
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Thanks for the giveaway. Your books are great.
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I liked Nash’s outrage for his tenants, and I really liked the last line. Very visual.
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This is the only book of this series I’ve read. I’ll have to pick up some of the others while they’re on sale.
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I remember you’d read this one, Ed. And reviewed it too (thank you very much!). I hope you like the others as well. This is a great sale Kensington is doing for the series. I’m so glad it worked right into my plans for promoting the series this month.
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I’d love to win a copy of To Woo A Wicked Widoow
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Great, Katrina! Good luck with the drawing!
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He sounds so frustrated, yet easily switches mood when she arrives. I hope that bodes well for both of them. Because of your snippets (esp. last week) I got Heart of Desire. Loved it. You write banter so well.
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Oh, thank you so much, Diane! I am so glad you enjoyed it! I love writing that snappy dialogue. So much fun. 🙂
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This is such a good story!
Thanks for the sale. There’s one out of the four I have not read, and now it’s on my kindle! 🙂
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Aww, thank you, Teresa! I hope you enjoy that one as well!
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His day sure changed directions in a flash! Interesting set of situations you’ve got going on here and I love the romantic plot…wonderful excerpt which left me wanting to read a lot more of course.
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Thank you, Veronica! I’ve kind of dropped you in the middle of the story, at a moment that’s going to get very exciting shortly. 🙂
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What a delightful snippet with so much excitement from him. Will he manage to have her come closer or what!
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Thank you, Charmaine! I think you can count on it!
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Love the line about the ostrich feather – very visual.
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Thank you, Daryl! I thought it made her look dashing–and hard to resist. LOL
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I love how his whole demeanor changed when he heard Charlotte was there!
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He has got it bad for her. 🙂
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