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The two of them took patient breaths until the noise of the previous visitor disappeared, and the forest sounds settled into their usual rhythms. Unable to remain so far away from her, Oliver’s shoe scraped and crunched across the clearing, mixing with the clunk of his crutches. He bowed, balancing on his sticks.“I came …”“Come...

Maida fled outdoors to cool her muddled head. She stormed up the slope seeking momentary safety from the trees. Her feet brought her to where she had last sighted him. In her pocket, she carried the stake with the cloth flag in its loop. I don’t know why I stole it. He must realize how...

Today is another snippet from my upcoming novella: Hidden Love. My harassed heroine is forced to take tea at the Hall, during which, one of the visiting men from the local “bachelor pad” reveals that he served with her brother. “I served with your brother. It’s why I asked your aunt if I could come.”A...

It’s my hero’s turn today. Oliver Sexton-Brown is a retired sailor. A year after losing his leg, he still has not come to terms with its loss. He clumps around on crutches, and enjoys playing a grumpy old man, even if he is only thirty-two. However, when a local mother brings her brood of daughters...

Today’s post is a snippet from the next book in the Bedroom Eyes series: Hidden Love. It’s a novella, very loosely based on the Elves and the Shoemaker fairy tale. Sarina is a poor cousin, consigned to work for her room and board, even if those accommodations happen to be a cold cottage tucked into...

With a blink and the chirp of a bird, his headache returned. Bartholomew decided he had had enough. With wandering feet, he took a circuitous route, examining unfamiliar territory.A stream ran through the forest here, hemming it in for a portion, before the woods spilled onto Mr. Webb’s land. He made a mental note to...

Fenella Hepworth is injured in a carriage accident and loses her memory. She knows who she is, but the previous four years are wiped away. Recovering in a roadside inn, she only has her maid, Biddy with her as she was traveling to Lancashire to marry the son of her father’s friend. But with her...

She walked through the kitchen garden and up the hill to the worn door of the goose enclosure. When she pulled the bolt, a flurry of honking sounded on the other side. The Hepworths had a handful of geese back home, and she felt equal to this task. However, when she managed to get the...