Blurb
Love,
betrayal and redemption
Calista ‘CC’ Collins is used to being the talk of the town. With her scandalous past she’s learnt the hard way that a woman needs to be strong to get what she wants in a man’s world. And what she wants is the infamous Captain Beauford Tollier—roguish son of an earl, notorious blockade-runner and all-round knave of the seas.
However, Captain Beau is not one to be cajoled—he is done with the dangerous sea life and ready to follow the life of the straight and narrow. But with many powerful forces circling around him, Beau doesn’t stand a chance…
Calista ‘CC’ Collins is used to being the talk of the town. With her scandalous past she’s learnt the hard way that a woman needs to be strong to get what she wants in a man’s world. And what she wants is the infamous Captain Beauford Tollier—roguish son of an earl, notorious blockade-runner and all-round knave of the seas.
However, Captain Beau is not one to be cajoled—he is done with the dangerous sea life and ready to follow the life of the straight and narrow. But with many powerful forces circling around him, Beau doesn’t stand a chance…
Excerpt
“Since
you burned my letters we still have much to discuss.”
He
squared his shoulders. “I think not. Our brief association is at an
end. I do not wish to be a part of your mad games. After the night
before last—”
“After
the night before last?”
“It
seems best to allow you your distance.”
He heard
a quick intake of breath and a rustle of silk. Her voice seemed to
rise in pitch, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone what you
almost did with crazy ol’ Miss Collins. But then you have lots of
secrets, do you not, Captain Tollier? What’s one more?”
“I
don’t know what you mean, nor do I care.” He started walking
again.
“Looking
at all these…lovely portraits, I can see why people whisper you’re
the family’s cuckoo.”
Lurching
around, he clenched his fists in an effort to control his temper. Not
only did the insult shock, it cut into one of his earliest, deepest
insecurities. He lowered his voice to a dangerous calm. “You are
fortunate to be a woman, madam. Were you a man, such an insult might
force me to call you out.”
She
stood and gave him a look so sultry it almost begged him to teach her
lessons of a different sort.
“Ah
yes, call me out. And what should I call you?”
He
turned to leave, hoping to prevent saying or doing something he’d
regret. Before he’d taken two steps, C.C. said in a voice full of
authority, “Mr. Wainwright. Perhaps Captain Scott? Or would it be
Cornelius Dolan?”
The
hairs on his neck stood straight out.
About
the Author
Award
winning, historical romance author, VICTORIA HANLEN, has worked at a
wide range of jobs, from fashion, to corporate business, to treading
the boards of stage and professional opera. A lifelong writer, she
once put her skills to use in PR and advertising. But her favorite
form of writing is happily-ever-afters spiced with a dash of wit and
a page-turning mystery. Victoria and her husband live in rural New
England surrounded by a host of wildlife.
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