It
Started With a Kiss
by
Ella Quinn
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GENRE:
Historical Romance
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BLURB:
What
is a young Worthington woman to do when the man of her dreams is not
who she thinks he is?
This
season, all eyes are on the Earl of Worthington’s spirited,
beautiful sister, Lady Louisa Vivers. Many gentlemen are vying for
her attention in and around the ton. Yet, Louisa longs for someone
who can take her beyond the ballroom—a man who is worldly,
adventurous, and passionate. She won’t settle for just any suitor.
She wants her true soul mate—and she’ll know him when she sees
him.
Is
Gideon, the Duke of Rothwell, him? The moment he and Louisa meet,
they share a powerful attraction. Rides at sunrise and waltzes at
dusk follow. Finally, Gideon can no longer resist the urge to embrace
her, and Louisa is sure he will ask for her hand. But Gideon believes
he is in no position to marry. The Rothwell estate has gone bankrupt,
a scandal simmers in its wake, and he has nothing left to offer. Now,
he must decide if he will let pride stand in the way of true love—or
if he will risk everything, and let the lady decide for herself…
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Excerpt
Two:
Stanwood
House, Mayfair
“Measles?”
Lady Louisa Vivers exclaimed. “All three of them?”
Excited
to tell someone about the gentleman she’d seen in the Park, she had
gone directly to the parlor she shared with her friend and new
sister, Lady Charlotte Carpenter.
Just
before the Season began in earnest, Matt Worthington, Louisa’s
brother, had married Lady Grace Carpenter. Grace had guardianship of
her seven brothers and sisters. The marriage had given Louisa a total
of ten brothers and sisters, including her own three sisters, not
including Grace. Sometime this coming winter, the number of children
would increase to twelve with the arrival of Matt and Grace’s first
child. The girls were ecstatic to be aunts. Even the boys were
excited.
However,
as Louisa opened her mouth to speak, Charlotte told her of the
doctor’s diagnosis. Obviously, that news took precedence over
Louisa’s.
“Yes,”
Charlotte replied. “Theo, Mary, and Philip. According to Cousin
Jane and the information your mama left for Grace, the others,
including Grace and Matt, have already had them.”
“Will
that put off Grace and Matt’s trip to Worthington?” The addition
of so many family members meant that not only Worthington House but
the Worthington main estate as well must undergo extensive
renovations in order to accommodate everyone. In fact, the only one
of her brothers and sisters not residing at present in the Carpenter
town home, Stanwood House, was Charlie, Earl of Stanwood, who was at
Eton. Even Louisa’s mother and her new husband, Richard, Viscount
Wolverton, would stay at Stanwood House for the rest of the Season
while Worthington House was being renovated. Well, after they
returned from their wedding trip to Richard’s estate in Kent, of
course. Fortunately, the two houses were directly across Berkeley
Square from each other.
“I
think they must go,” Charlotte said. Sitting at the desk, she
tapped the feather end of the quill against her cheek. “Renovations
must be started in the schoolroom there if we are all going to reside
at your family’s estate after the Season.”
Louisa
and her sister were almost halfway through their first Season. This
new development certainly complicated things.
Chewing
her bottom lip, she began to mentally adjust her plans to account for
the new development. “Hmm, I suppose we should write notes excusing
ourselves from the entertainments we had planned to attend.” She
glanced at the writing table. “What a bother. Why did the children
have to choose now to fall ill?”
Charlotte
let out a peal of laughter, lightening the mood. “That is almost
exactly what Matt said.”
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Bestselling
author Ella Quinn’s studies and other jobs have always been on the
serious side. Reading historical romances, especially Regencies, were
her escape. Eventually her love of historical novels led her to start
writing them. She has just finished her first series, The Marriage
Game, and her new series, The Worthingtons, began in April 2016.
She is
married to her wonderful husband of over thirty years. They have a
son and two beautiful granddaughters, and a dog. After living in the
South Pacific, Central America, North Africa, England and Europe, she
and her husband decided to make their dreams come true and are now
living on a sailboat cruising the Caribbean and North America. Europe
is next!
Website:
www.ellaquinnauthor.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/EllaQuinnAuthor
Twitter
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GIVEAWAY
INFORMATION
Ella
will be awarding an Autographed ARC of IT STARTED WITH A
KISS (US Only) to 5 randomly drawn winners via rafflecopter
during the tour.
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