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BLURB:
Orphaned as a boy, Ewan
Hales is proud to make his living as secretary to the manager at Redcake’s Tea
Shop. But the startling news that he’s heir to the Earl of Fitzwalter changes
everything. While tendering his resignation to lovely Matilda Redcake, however,
Ewan is struck by her spirit, the luscious bow of her lips—and a realization.
Matilda might not marry a working man—but will she wed a future nobleman?
Ewan’s unruly hair and
roguish kisses are tempting, but Matilda has far too many problems to consider
romance. With sabotage at a cake factory threatening the family empire, she
must focus her considerable willpower on keeping Redcake’s from ruin—until she
learns that her young son has been kidnapped. Together, she and Ewan must
uncover the truth before they can savor the sweet freedom of love…
Excerpt:
Matilda saw the fingers of Ewan’s left hand were stained
with ink and about to touch his trousers.
“Don’t do that!” She rushed forward without thinking and
took his arm by the wrist. With her free hand she whipped a handkerchief from
her coat pocket and wrapped it around his inky fingers.
He stared at her, his eyes widening, but the tilt of his
lips had turned into a full grin. “Miss Redcake?”
She looked at his face, then at the wrist she held. Her
cheeks warmed. “My goodness, I am so sorry.”
He squinted at her until she released his hand, so he could
wipe away the ink as best he could. “Motherly instinct?”
She laced her fingers together behind her back in order to
remind herself not to touch him. “I am afraid so. Jacob is fascinated by pens,
and we have had some spectacular accidents. Please forgive me.”
He shook his head. “Not at all. It was an endearing
impulse.”
His smile entranced her: a little crooked, a lot rakish. She
felt like some trembling waitress, hoping to be courted by the great Ewan
Hales, rather than his business superior. How charismatic he was when he showed
his true self. Neither of them spoke until he gave a little shake of his head.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Heather
Hiestand was born in Illinois, but her family migrated west before she started
school. Since then she has claimed Washington State as home, except for a few
years in California. She wrote her first story at age seven and went on to
major in creative writing at the University of Washington. Her first published
fiction was a mystery short story, but since then it has been all about the
many flavors of romance. Heather’s first published romance short story was set
in the Victorian period, and she continues to return, fascinated by the rapid
changes of the nineteenth century. The author of many novels, novellas, and
short stories, she has achieved best-seller status at Amazon and Barnes and
Noble. With her husband and son, she makes her home in a small town and
supposedly works out of her tiny office, though she mostly writes in her easy
chair in the living room.
For more
information, visit Heather’s website at www.heatherhiestand.com. Heather loves
to hear from readers! Her email is heather@heatherhiestand.com.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to leave a comment, Victoria.
DeleteThe cover is adorable as is the excerpt! Thank you!
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