MAYHEM AND THE MARQUESS
by Win Hollows
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GENRE: Historical Romance
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BLURB:
Daughter
of an infamous murderer, Ivy Wollard now wields knives instead of needlepoint
to survive in a society where no one wants her. When the Marquess of
Blackbourne comes along and ruins her chance at a better life, she decides
she’d rather have her toes eaten by eels than agree to his proposed scheme.
There’s no way her surrender has anything to do with the mesmerizing angle of
his jawline or the wicked twinkle in his eyes.
But
Asher Blackbourne has a secret. He knows it’s just a matter of time until he
goes mad and loses his illustrious title, so when Ivy falls into his path, he
realizes he could use her to keep his house of cards from falling down. If
every illicit touch between them doesn’t drive him mad first, that is.
Yet
Ivy cannot escape her grisly legacy and the dark desires of her father’s
admirers. What if violence runs through her veins, and no one who gets close is
safe? Mayhem will descend as this rake finally falls for the enigmatic woman
who might be just his brand of poison…Er, cure, of course.
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EXCERPT:
Blackbourne came towards the clawfoot tub, running a finger
along the porcelain edge.
Ivy shrank back instinctively into the steam.
He chuckled. “Don’t worry, love. I won’t bite,” he drawled,
and then paused. “Yet.”
She inhaled as his eyes flashed promises of things she
wasn’t sure she understood.
“Your bathwater is quite thoroughly unrevealing with all
those suds. What a pity.” He sighed, pulling the nearby chair closer to the tub
and lowering himself down into it. “Will you wash your hair for me?”
Ivy blinked “Right now?” she choked, reaching up to pat her
hair, which she’d styled in a high chignon.
He nodded, his posture relaxed, although Ivy knew this to be
deceptive. He was waiting to hear her answer with taut focus. When she didn’t
move a muscle, Blackbourne interrupted her tumultuous thoughts with a soft
suggestion. “Let me help you.”
The words reached out to her with tendrils that wrapped her
consciousness in a sensual fog, causing the hair on her nape to rise. This was
not done, she knew. A proper lady would never allow a gentleman to touch her
hair, much less while she bathed. But what about any of their arrangement was proper
in the first place? Who would even know?
Besides him.
So she reached up slowly so as not to disturb the water
covering her chest and drew the stickpin from her hair, letting its length fall
in a heavy coil down her back.
His sharp intake of breath echoed in the tiled chamber.
Was that a good thing? Ivy’s body trembled as she watched
him rise and come towards her through the steam…
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Win Hollows is a multi-award-winning romance fiction writer who
still believes that love conquers all. She currently lives in Colorado with her
own real-life hero and their three fur babies. Her passion is writing stories
about love and intrigue and will continue to do so as long as characters keep
having conversations in her head. Hollows’ other interests include traveling to
places with delicious food and languages she can’t speak, having wilderness
adventures, and, of course, reading! She loves connecting with readers and fans
on Facebook, Instagram, and through her website at www.winhollows.com.
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