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Title: The Guise Of A Gentleman
Author: Donna Hatch
Release date: August, 2013
Genre: Historical Romance
Tour: Irresistible Reads Book Tours
Book Description:
The widowed Elise is a perfect
English lady living within the confines of society for the sake of her
impressionable young son. Her quiet world is shattered when she meets
the impulsive and scandalous Jared Amesbury. His roguish charm awakens her yearning for freedom and adventure. But his
irrepressible grin and sea-green eyes hide a secret. A gentleman by
day, a pirate by night, Jared accepts one last assignment before he
can be truly free. Elise gives him hope that he, too, can find love
and belonging. His hopes are crushed when his best laid plans go awry
and Elise is dragged into his world of violence and deceit. She may
not survive the revelation of Jared's past...or still love him when
the truth is revealed.
Book Excerpt
Jared drew a breath. He needed to learn to trust sometime. He pulled
at the cravat and decided which of his many secrets he’d need
to reveal in order to complete his task.
“We have proof of a coalition
of pirates,” he finally said. “There have been a shocking number
of hits on the most heavily-laden merchant ships over the last four
years. Someone is passing information from the shipping business to
a leader of the pirate ring.”
Again, he felt Greymore’s
eyes upon him. The unspoken question, ‘were you one of those pirate
captains,’ hung in the air, but Jared volunteered nothing. Instead,
he said, “After the war ended, privateers turned to outright piracy
instead of returning to honest work. And someone is organizing a number
of them.”
“A pirate coalition,” Greymore
said thoughtfully. “A chilling thought. What do you know?”
“I’ve followed the trail
here to a member of the gentry or the aristocracy.”
Greymore frowned. “What’s
your plan?”
“Garner invitations to social
events so I can meet people here. Then keep my mouth shut and listen.
Maybe I’ll hear something interesting.”
“Hmm. I read somewhere that
an unwed gentleman who has money must invariably be looking for a wife.
If word gets out that you’re wealthy, and unmarried, all the mamas
will throw parties for you.”
Jared made a face and replied
with great reluctance, “I suppose that’s one option.”
“You’ll meet the men because
the ladies will have their husbands call upon you and invite you to
hunt or have dinner and so forth in order to determine your suitability
for their daughters. They’ll fall all over themselves to meet you.”
“Your flattery makes me blush,”
Jared murmured with a wry grin that pulled at his sore lip. A picture
of shallow, grasping women flashed into his mind, like sharks in a feeding
frenzy. More of the same.
At least the women here wouldn’t
be afraid of him.
At the thought of a social affair
involving ladies, a sudden hope flared. The soirée might prove more
useful than he originally thought. His angel’s genteel demeanor, cultured
accent, and the cloth of her expertly tailored riding habit firmly proclaimed
her a noblewoman. She’d no doubt be a member of the same elite social
circle in which the local ladies traveled. And yet, the haughtiness
he often encountered in peers and their kin remained absent in that
lady. She’d attempted to emulate that attitude after he kissed her,
but her anger and indignation only masked her true emotions. Emotions
which clearly surprised and frightened her.
About the Author:
I've had a passion for writing
since the age of 8 when I wrote her first short story. During my sophomore year in high school, I wrote her
first full-length novel, a science fiction romance. I wrote my second
novel during my senior year, a fantasy romance. Needless to say, English
and Creative Writing were always my favorite subjects. Yes, I'm a total
grammar geek! In between caring for six children, (7 counting my husband)
I manage to carve out time to indulge in my writing obsession, with
varying degrees of success, although I write most often late at night
instead of sleeping. And yes, all of my heroes are patterned after my
husband of 21 years, who continues to prove that there really is a happily
ever after.
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