Daring
Miss Danvers & Winning Miss Wakefield
Wallflower
Weddings Books One and Two
By: Vivienne Lorret
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Blurb:
Daring Miss Danvers - Releasing May 6th,
2014
It's all fun and games … until
someone falls in love.
Oliver
Goswick, Viscount Rathburn, needs money—and soon. With time ticking away and
his inheritance held hostage until he's properly wed, Rathburn's slim options
point to a single solution: a faux engagement. In need of the perfect bride, he
knows of only one candidate: his best friend's wallflower sister. The plan
seems flawless, except for one problem … He can't help falling in love with
her.
Poised,
polished Emma Danvers knows nothing good can come of Rathburn's scheme.
Spending the next two months engaged in a mock courtship is not what she'd
imagined for her final season. Yet, charmed by his roguish ways and the
inexplicable hammering he causes in her heart, she accepts his challenge.
For Emma,
keeping the secret seemed easy when it was just a game … But as Rathburn begins
to see past her reserved exterior to the passionate woman within, the risk of
losing her heart becomes all too real.
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Excerpt:
Concerned,
Rathburn searched Emma’s face. In her expression, he made no notice of
exhaustion. Her chocolate eyes were bright as ever with no marring red lines.
Her cheeks bloomed with a healthy glow. And yet, there was something guarded in
the way she didn’t hold his gaze and worried the corner of her mouth. “Of
course. They have benches on the patio, would you care for a breath of night
air?” Apparently believing he didn’t plan to ask her about whatever she was
hiding, she breathed a sigh of relief. “That sounds lovely.” They made their
way past three other couples who shared the same idea of enjoying the cool
midnight air. The sweet scent of evening dew drifted on the breeze. On the
large stone patio, fragrant juniper topiary trees in large clay pots stood
beside curved benches to allow for privacy without impropriety. Yet, even then,
he couldn’t stop himself from choosing the bench farthest from the door,
farthest from the reach of moonlight reflecting off the fountain pond. Emma had
never been guarded with him before. Or at least, when she’d tried, he’d been
able to see through it. Not knowing why she was now, bothered him more than he
wanted to let on. Then in an instant, epiphany dawned. Most likely, she was
cross with him over the partners he’d chosen for her. “Did you enjoy dancing
this evening?” “Not until the last, but I think you know that,” she said with a
castigating look as she settled her skirts around her. “After all, you ensured
my partners were the dullest in attendance. I imagine, Lord Amberdeen would
have been as well if not for his sudden absence.” “Yes,” he growled low in his
throat. That had been the plan, until Bane’s unexpected arrival. “Peculiar.
Even more so considering Lord Amberdeen is a particular enemy of Lady
Sterling’s. It wouldn’t surprise me if she made sure Amberdeen was indisposed
simply to allow Bane to sweep in, forcing me to make a spectacle of myself.”
And he nearly had, right there in full view of his grandmother. The heated wave
of jealously had been unexpected. For an instant, he’d pictured his fist
connecting with Bane’s jaw with enough force to knock him to the ground. And
then, his imagination had produced him standing over Bane’s prone body and
boldly declaring that Emma was his. He’d never had such an urge before. “Lady
Eve and Knightswold are two bosom companions, after all,” he murmured absently,
but soon felt a fresh wave of jealousy assail him. “Which reminds me,” he said
with another growl, “I nearly murdered two men this evening for ogling yours.”
She blinked. “My . . . companions?” “If that’s what you
call them.” He lowered his gaze, letting it slide over the exposed swells of
her flesh in a way to make it very clear to which he was referring. She blushed
and opened her mouth to speak—to change the subject, no doubt—but no sound came
forth. Which left him with the perfect opportunity to admire her mouth. The
memory of their kiss tormented him day and night. Here, on their partially
secluded bench, he could easily imagine leaning in a fraction more, feeling her
breath against his lips, teasing her flesh apart, tasting the flavor on her
tongue—
Emma turned
away, her shallow, rapid breaths betraying her thoughts.
Blurb:
Winning Miss
Wakefield - Releasing June 10th, 2014
She's got nothing left to lose …
With her
fiancé suddenly engaged to another and her reputation in tatters, Merribeth
Wakefield needs a bold plan to reclaim her life. She must be brave. Confident.
She must … kiss a rake? The suggestion is ludicrous! Yet when Merribeth finds
herself alone with the dark and brooding Lord Knightswold, suddenly the plan
doesn't seem so farfetched. So she does something she never thought she'd
do—she kisses him.
But he has everything to gain …
The
Marquess of Knightswold—Bane to most—has no use for the affections of women.
Well, none lasting longer than a single night. A plot for revenge weighs heavy
on his mind, leaving no room for romance. But then a shy, witty miss borrows a
kiss from him in a darkened room, and everything he thought he knew about
innocent debutantes vanishes along with her.
When a
twist of fate brings Merribeth within Bane's grasp, he'll have to resist her
charms—or risk losing everything—for the sake of his heart.
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Author Info:
I fell in
love with fairy tales and the romance behind happily ever after at a very young
age. Like a lot of you, I tweaked the fables bit by bit in my imagination until
they suited me perfectly. By the time I was eleven, a teacher encouraged me to
start writing.
Throughout
the years that followed, my teachers remained my most fervent supporters,
giving me the tools I needed to continue my journey as a writer.
My husband
and I have two teenage boys, who are heroes in their own right. For now, we
live in a small Midwestern town near Lake Michigan…until a time in the future
when a new adventure calls us to other shores.
I am
currently working on my next novel, but I always enjoy hearing from my
readers. Feel free to email me at vivienne@vivlorret.net
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