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...
Excerpt
A
key grated in the lock. Lulu growled and stalked toward it, the fur
on her back rising straight up.
“Not
yet, Lulu.” Georgie gathered the leash. “Don’t bite him quite
yet.”
Her
dog stopped advancing on the door; however, the growling did not
abate. Better be safe. She gathered Lulu into her arms. “I’ll
give you the signal.”
The
cabin door swung open, revealing Lord St. Just, an impossibly broad
grin on his face. “Wait until I tell you what my men and I just
did.”
“You
don’t have to tell me, my lord. I already know.” Georgie glared
at him and held Lulu tighter. The little animal was shaking, and
Georgie was sure if she loosened her grip Lulu would launch herself
at the unwary marquess. Serve him right too.
“You
do?” He frowned and cocked his head, which made him look like a
puzzled puppy. Lulu looked just like that whenever she was unhappy.
But what did he have to be unhappy about? He was the one who had
kidnapped her.
“You
have set sail, my lord, with me and my maid aboard against our wills.
Many sensible people call that kidnapping.” She’d always known
this man was a pirate. In fact, she’d told her brother so. She
handed Lulu to Clara before the dog could leap out of her arms and
tear at his lordship’s throat. If anyone was going to attack the
marquess, it would be Georgie herself. Plant him a facer and see how
he liked being set upon.
“Oh.”
The impossible man was all smiles again. “Yes, we had to put out or
miss the evening tide.” His grin had returned, showing many
straight, white teeth. “But we did manage to steal your trunks,
Lady Georgina. If you will consider yourself abducted again, at least
rejoice in the fact that you will have clean linen throughout the
ordeal.”
About
the Author
Jenna Jaxon is a multi-published author of historical and contemporary romance. She has been reading and writing historical romance since she was a teenager. A romantic herself, she has always loved a dark side to the genre, a twist, suspense, a surprise. She tries to incorporate all of these elements into her own stories. She lives in Virginia with her family and a small menagerie of pets. When not reading or writing, she indulges her passion for the theater, working with local theaters as a director. She often feels she is directing her characters on their own private stage.
She
has equated her writing to an addiction to chocolate because once she
starts she just can't stop.
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