Ghosts of Grace Cottage
by Carolyn
Wren
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BLURB:
Eloisa
Waters is creating a new life for herself.
After travelling for twelve months, she comes home at Christmas,
purchasing a small country cottage in a sleepy English village, despite the
fact its previous owner was a recluse, the original owner was supposedly a
witch, and it’s now rumored to be haunted!
On
the first night in her new home, sensual erotic dreams surprise and delight
her. Only these aren’t dreams. The rumors are true. Two handsome Regency ghosts inhabit the
cottage, becoming corporeal at night, trapped by a curse, compelled to satisfy
every desire of the new owner.
Elly
begins to fall in love with Anton and Phillipe, her charming ghostly
lovers. But is there more? Can the curse
be broken? Or does Elly risk her own soul. As Christmas approaches, and
memories surface, how will Elly choose?
How can she possibly leave behind the Ghosts of Grace Cottage?
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EXCERPT:
“Are you sure?”
Elly grinned at her friend. “Sal, I think you’re doing this
wrong. You’re a realtor, I’m looking for a house. Your job is to talk me into
buying, not out of it.”
Sally, her lifelong buddy and trainee real estate agent,
looked dubious. “It’s old.”
Elly let her gaze wander over the deep red bricks of the
cottage almost obscured by the climbing white roses. She saw the faded paint on
the window frames and doors, the cracked tiles on the roof. None of that
mattered. Something about this place called to her, tugged at her. “Imagine it
with snow on the roof.”
“I’m imagining the roof collapsing.”
“Just look at those flowers. Whoever heard of roses blooming
so close to Christmas?”
“It’s a freaky property. The climbing white roses bloom all
year round. The bushes in the front garden don’t bloom at all, ever.”
“Imagine lying in bed and letting the fragrance waft over
you.”
“Imagine lying in bed and letting the freezing cold wind
waft over you from the cracks in the wall caused by the climbing roses
penetrating the mortar between the bricks.”
“You do realize, Sal, you have no romance in your life.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I was born in
England. My parents loved to travel as my dad spent many years in the navy. By
the time I reached the age of 12 we had traveled pretty much around the world
on cruise ships.
This sounds fun
and exciting unless like me you can get sea sick sitting in a bathtub. Lets
just say boats do not feature highly in my books.
I still love to
travel, but I use planes. All of my life I have written stories in my head. I
would rewrite and add characters to TV shows, edit and change novels I was
reading, invent scenarios and scenes to amuse myself on long journeys. But
strangely I never wrote any of them down. About three years ago I woke up with
a scene so clear in my head I knew I had to put it down on paper. Now, what
should I do with this one page of prose? I know, I will email it to some
friends. The friends approved, in fact they asked what book it was from. I
shyly admitted it was my own work and the reaction was immediate...please write
the next bit! I did and I have not stopped writing since.
Author links:
Buy links:
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