Blurb:
A practical marriage…
He married for convenience, but
William of Anglesea had hoped for more than piety from his new bride. Raised in
a convent and thrice widowed, prim Lady Alice of Tarnwych seems like an
innocent when it comes to the marriage bed—except for the tentative passion he
senses in her touch, and sees in her eyes. It seems the bold knight has a new
challenge in alluring Alice. But will seducing his intriguing wife lead to his
downfall?
An inconvenient desire…
Everything about charming,
free-spirited William defies the cloistered world Lady Alice comes from. Duty
brings her to their bed—and a long-held hope for a child. Yet after three indifferent
husbands, the desire William shows her awakens her own. Little did Alice expect
the powerful feelings he would inspire, emotions that make her ready to abandon
her rigid beliefs, and the only family she’s ever known—when William’s life is
on the line….
Excerpt:
Thank God, the fire had taken the
worst of the chill. Alice had left plenty of space on the other side of the
bed, and he climbed up beside her.
A soft noise escaped her, and she
went even more rigid.
Dear God, give him patience. Even
his large conceit felt dented. He lay on his side, propping his head on his
hand. She had a neat profile with a slight upward tilt at the end of her nose.
Pale, thick lashes fluttered as she stared upwards. Not a pretty face, but her
pleasant features bore a faerie- like charm. A gleaming, thick braid lay
against the white pillow.
William took the braid between
his thumb and forefinger. Glorious, rich copper and the weight of the braid in
his hand told him of its length and thickness. The ends curled around the tie
holding it confined. “Your hair is red.”
“Aye.” The delicate line of her
jaw hardened. “And very lovely, it would seem.”
“Red hair is the devil’s hair,”
she said.
The vehemence of her statement
startled him. William knew many women who would lay down their lives for such
beauty. “I beg your pardon.” She growled and, finally, looked at him. The anger
on her face left him wrong footed. “Red hair is the mark of a foul temper. Foul
temper is the playground of the devil.”
God’s Bones, who had he married?
So meek and silent beside him at dinner, cold as death lying in wait for him in
their bed, and now glaring at him as if he were a hound of hell. “I think it is
beautiful.”
She rolled her eyes on a huff.
“My lord, there is no need for pretty words betwixt us. I am neither beautiful
nor charming, but I am your wife. As such, we will lie together for the purpose
of begetting a child. Can we please get to that part?”
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Author Bio and Links:
Born British and raised in South
Africa, Sarah Hegger suffers from an incurable case of wanderlust. Her match? A
Canadian engineer, whose marriage proposal she accepted six short weeks after
they first met. Together they’ve made homes in seven different cities across
three different continents (and back again once or twice). If only it made her
multilingual, but the best she can manage is idiosyncratic English, fluent
Afrikaans, conversant Russian, pigeon Portuguese, even worse Zulu and enough
French to get herself into trouble. Mimicking her globetrotting adventures,
Sarah’s career path began as a gainfully employed actress, drifted into public
relations, settled a moment in advertising, and eventually took root in the fertile
soil of her first love, writing. She also moonlights as a wife and mother. She
currently lives in Colorado with her teenage daughters, two Golden Retrievers
and aforementioned husband. Part footloose buccaneer, part quixotic observer of
life, Sarah’s restless heart is most content when reading or writing
books.
Conquering William release date: August 30, 2016
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