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Publication date: June 25th, 2017
Genre: Victorian Romance
Jackson Rafferty, second son of the eleventh Earl
of Devlin, held his dying brother in his arms and swore he’d avenge his murder.
That pact made in blood led him to the back halls of Kingston Manor and the
woman who would stand between him and pursuing the man Jack knew had killed his
brother. That man was her father.
Miss Jenevieve Kingston has a secret. Keeping it is the only thing keeping her father alive. When a rogue by the name of Jack Dawson comes dangerously close to spoiling everything, Jenna forces him from her home. But not before he has worked his way into her heart.
Now he’s back, proving he is not who she thought he was. But how can she trust him after weeks of deception?
Miss Jenevieve Kingston has a secret. Keeping it is the only thing keeping her father alive. When a rogue by the name of Jack Dawson comes dangerously close to spoiling everything, Jenna forces him from her home. But not before he has worked his way into her heart.
Now he’s back, proving he is not who she thought he was. But how can she trust him after weeks of deception?
EXCERPT:
“It’s rather funny, don’t you
think?” the Earl of Devlin said as he continued to make his way down the
street. “Father thought if you were gone, I would step in to take your place.
He thought your absence would make me assume some responsibility in running
Devlin Downs. Instead...”
“Instead, what?” Jack asked, feeling
more uncomfortable by the second.
When Sheridan stopped on the
sidewalk and turned, Jack felt a cold chill race down his spine. The color left
his brother’s bronzed face and a haunted look filled his eyes.
“Refusing to marry Kingston’s
daughter is probably the first selfless act I’ve ever committed.”
“How can you say that?”
Shad paused and Jack knew his
brother was weighing how much he should reveal.
“How much do you know about
Kingston?”
“Very little. I only know about the
agreement he made with Father for you to marry his daughter.”
“A pact made in blood,” Shad said
barely loud enough to be heard. “Marrying into that family would have condemned
us all. Or worse.”
“What are you talking about? If
there’s something we should go to the authorities with—“
Shad dropped his head back and
laughed. “The authorities. Oh, that’s rich, Jack. You’ve been in government
service too long. The authorities are the last ones you can trust.”
“That’s not true, Shad. I have
connections that have nothing to do with the local authorities. Tell me what
you know and I’ll figure out what to do.”
The Earl of Devlin smiled sadly at
his brother. “You always could fix everything. I should have known to come to
you right away.”
“Yes, you should have. Now, what do
you know?”
Sheridan hesitated as if knowing
what he was about to do was the same as stepping off a ledge. Once you took the
first step, there was no going back.
“Promise you’ll be careful, Jack. I
don’t know all the details. In fact, I’m confused on some of them, but somehow
the Kingston name is behind it.”
“Behind what?”
“Behind—”
A nondescript carriage clattered
noisily by on the far side of the street. A few yards further on a drunken trio
assaulted a familiar tune. Shad’s words halted abruptly. At the same moment
Jack saw the surprised look on Shad’s face he heard a muffled pop and knew
instantly what was happening. In horror he saw Shad’s features sag as he
crumpled to the ground in front of him.
Jack threw his body over Shad but no
second shot came. Jack cautiously lifted his head and looked around. In the
faint light he focused on the area from which he felt the shot had come. All
was quiet. The street was empty.
Jack knew that even if he left his
brother to race after the assassin, he wouldn’t find anyone. Whoever had shot
Shad was long gone.
“Shad, how badly are you hit?” Jack
asked, kneeling beside his brother. “Can you—”
Jack stopped. He was going to ask if
he was able to stand, or if Jack should send for a doctor. But he knew the
answer. Shad couldn’t stand. And it was already too late to send for a doctor.
Shad was dying.
“Hold on, Shad. I’ll take care of
you.”
Shad lifted his trembling hand and
pulled Jack down to whisper.
“Don’t let...”
Shad coughed through the rattle in
his throat.
“...get you...
“...too.”
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ABOUT LAURA LANDON:
Laura Landon is a Prairie Muse Platinum,
Kindle Press, and Amazon Montlake bestselling author. Laura enjoyed ten years
as a high school teacher and nine years making sundaes and malts in her very
own ice cream shop, but once she penned her first novel, she closed up shop to
spend every free minute writing. Now she enjoys creating her very own heroes
and heroines, and making sure they find their happily ever after.
A vital member of her rural community, Laura directed the town’s Quasquicentennial, organized funding for an exercise center for the town, and serves on the hospital board.
A vital member of her rural community, Laura directed the town’s Quasquicentennial, organized funding for an exercise center for the town, and serves on the hospital board.
Laura lives in the Midwest, surrounded by her family and friends. She has written nearly two dozen Victorian historicals, thirteen of which have been published by Prairie Muse Publishing and are selling worldwide in English, one in Japanese, and several in German. Two are Scottish historicals.
In October 2012, Laura experienced an amazing day when Amazon’s Montlake Romance published not one but three of her newest novels. Two of these have been optioned for publication in Russia and Turkey. Several are also available in German. To date Montlake had published seven of Laura’s Victorian historicals and Kindle Press three.
Always beautifully set and with a mysterious twist or bit of suspense, Laura’s books average over a million and a half pages a month read by her loyal readers.
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