TAMSIN BAKER
Hello everyone!
I am SUPER excited about this release for two reason. 1-
because it was the first ever erotic romance I wrote and no. 2- because I got 5
rejections from some of my OWN publishers before it found a home with ESCAPE
PUBLISHING.
I hope you enjoy the unconventional romance between Eleanor
and Gareth. It pushed my boundaries to write and I hope it pushes yours too.
Blurb:
A widow who likes to control. An earl with no time for innocence. A
relationship bound by dark needs and subversive desires set in the glittering
world of Regency England.
Lord Gareth Osborne is a wealthy earl in need of a wife, but the
insipid debutantes he encounters do not fulfil the darkest fantasies of his
soul. He fears that it will be impossible to find a woman who will satisfy his
needs and make a suitable companion, until he meets the sensual, self-assured
Eleanor.
Lady Eleanor Rossette is newly widowed, though not unhappily so. Her
marriage put her into the hands of an abusive, controlling man, and Eleanor
knows she will never surrender her control again. She yearns for a strong,
passionate man who will yield to her in the bedroom, and she wants that man to
be Lord Osborne…
Excerpt:
“Thank you for bringing me into
the night air, my lord. Would you be so kind as to fetch me a glass of punch?”
Eleanor smiled as prettily as possible and watched the Viscount’s face crumple.
The punch was on the other side of the ballroom.
But good manners dictated that
he retrieve it for her and being a widow, Eleanor was free to be alone.
“Of course, my lady.”
She watched the young lord
scurry off and took a deep breath as she walked out towards the gardens. There
was beauty to be found everywhere, even in London.
“You got rid of the whelp, I
see.”
Eleanor smiled and wrapped her
arms around herself. His voice sent shivers racing across her skin. She could
only imagine what his lips might do.
“That is not kind, Gareth.”
She kept her eyes fixed ahead
and used the rest of her senses to reach out to him. His swift intake of breath
made her smile again.
“Why do you call me Gareth?”
She turned at this and felt her
stomach leap. His black eyes were ablaze with passion for her. She had not been
wrong about him.
“That is your name, is it not?”
She dropped her arms to her sides and allowed her figure to be easily
appraised. His eyes didn’t waver from hers. He stared into her eyes and that
pleased her greatly.
“No one calls me Gareth, not
even my parents.”
His confusion was clear, and
triumph filled her. Shock was a new emotion to the man in front of her. Good.
“Gareth, you may call me Eleanor
if it would make you feel more comfortable.”
She smiled again, unable to stop
herself. Fun was a new aspect in her life and she intended to keep it.
“Eleanor, come home with me.”
The look of shock on Gareth’s
face made her wonder if he had even registered the words in his brain before
they spilled from his lips.He then clenched his jaw and raised his head a
fraction. He may not have meant to speak aloud, but it was clear to Eleanor
that he had meant what he had said.
She couldn’t go home with him.
Not yet. Her future happiness with this man depended on him wanting to keep her
for more than one night.
“Ask me again next time we
meet,” she whispered, putting all of her longing into her eyes, allowing him to
see how much she wanted him.
He growled in response and took
a step towards her.
Her stomach dropped in
anticipation of his action. Would he kiss her right here on the balcony?
As though she had planned it to
stop his advance, the Viscount stepped out onto the balcony with her drink.
“My lady.” He half bowed as he
rushed the glass to her fingertips.
Eleanor smiled in thanks and
drank the cold liquid in one gulp. Her throat was sore and dry – when had that
happened?
“My lord.” The viscount bowed in
greeting to Gareth and stepped closer to her side.
Eleanor smothered her smile and
looked up again at her chosen mate.
Gareth inclined his head and she
curtsied low. “I hope you are feeling better soon, Lady Rossette.”
She watched him walk away and
found herself wishing that their courtship was already over. She had to tread
so carefully, build their relationship up to how it should be. Yet she wanted
nothing except a life with that man. She was so impatient she could scream.
Releases November 1st 2013
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