SILK & SCARS
Book Series:
The Silk Series Book 3
Publisher:
Decadent Publishing Company, LLC
Published Date: 2 June 2015
Genre(s):
Historical Romance, Sweet Romance, Early Victorian Romance
For
over a year, Miss Gwendolyn Parkes and the Duke of Sowrith have corresponded.
At first an error, the letters quickly became something much more, a friendship
forged on like minds and perhaps the hope of something more…
When Gwen is compelled by her employer to attend
the duke at his Dartmoor estate, she is devastated to find her beloved friend
cold and imperious, even if he is the most handsome man she’s ever seen –
despite his scars.
Edward, Duke of Sowrith, has longed to meet
Gwen. Arranging her passage to his estate, he is tongue-tied when confronted
with her quiet beauty. All too aware of the twisted ruin of his face, he allows
fear to hold him silent…until Gwen’s safety is threatened.
Finally together, they grow closer until it
seems they can never again be apart – but can a commoner and a duke find a
happily ever after?
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Excerpt
Crossing her arms over her stomach,
Gwen leaned forward, pressing deep. Good heavens, she was nervous, and excited,
and nervous. She was going to meet Edward.
One moment soon, he was going to open that door and she would see him. She
would see the man she’d corresponded with for over a year, to whom she’d
expressed every thought, and who had expressed his to her. It did not matter
that he was a duke, so far above her in consequence as to be laughable. He was
her friend, and at last they would meet.
Foot tapping wildly, she leaned her
head back against the wall. This was all so ridiculous. She was ridiculous, to have this unbridled excitement rioting
through her. Exhaling, she caught the stare of the gargoyle. The gargoyle knew
how ridiculous her thoughts. Its stone features laughed at her, and in a fit of
pique, she poked her tongue out.
The study door opened. Leaping to
her feet, she swayed as the blood rushed from her head.
Lord Beecham appeared in the door
way and, eyes lighting upon her, he crooked a finger. “Miss Parkes. Come.”
Heart beating a rapid tattoo, she
bent to grip the handle of her carpet bag. Lord Beecham had abandoned the door
by the time she had gathered herself enough to approach, the worn wooden handle
of the bag pressing deep into her palm.
Passing through the door, Gwen
stopped and, jaw slack, she looked about the chamber. The room was huge,
cavernous even, and dark. So dark. Lit only by the flame of the massive
fireplace dominating one wall and the wan flicker of a lamp seated on the
enormous desk, the light picked up rows upon rows of books while heavy drapes
of an unidentifiable fabric covered what she could only presume were windows.
The floor was the same stone as the hall, the only carpet appearing before the
fire under the clawed feet of a large armchair.
Her gaze returned to the fireplace.
A man stood before it, his back to her, right hand held by his left.
Her heart, already racing, started a
wild thud against her ribs. That was him. The duke. Edward.
He did not turn, though she willed
him to. Willed him to turn, so she could utter that most important of phrases,
the one she’d longed to say for an age now.
Hello, Edward.
Professional Bio
Cassandra Dean is a best-selling,
multi-published author of historical and fantasy romance. Her latest novel, SLUMBER, is part of Decadent Publishing’s Beyond Fairytales and
features Cassandra’s take on Sleeping Beauty. Her next novel, SILK & SCARS, is part of her popular Silk Series, featuring Victorian
Era lawyers and their happily ever after.
Cassandra is proud to call South Australia her
home, where she regularly cheers on her AFL football team and creates her next
tale.
Visit Cassandra’s website at http://cassandradean.com
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