Her Caprice
by Keira Dominguez
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GENRE: Historical Romance
(Regency)
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BLURB:
Since Beatrice Thornton was 13 years old she's been living with a
secret that could ruin her family forever. Her parents are the only ones who
know, and now, seven years later, they are forced to put on a sham for
Beatrice's late first Season. The plan, make Beatrice as mousy and ill-clothed
as possible so no suitor would consider her. Then they can all escape back to
their country home in Dorset to keep the terrible secret safe. But the
unthinkable happens... Beatrice meets a man who gives her hope of a normal
life, and Beatrice dares to love with horrible consequences.
Captain Henry Gracechurch has resigned his commission after living
through the horrors and waste of war. Recently returned from Spain, he is
cajoled by his formidable godmother to make an appearance at one of her famous
balls. When he sees a young woman abandoned on the dance floor, honour commands
him to save the day. Nothing could have prepared him for meeting the person who
is a balm to his soul and gives wings to his heart. But winning Beatrice
Thornton will take every ounce of courage he has, and this is a war he will
win, no matter the cost.
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EXCERPT:
“Always the hero,” Fox stated, appearing from the ballroom
as Henry trained his eyes down the hall where Miss Thornton had disappeared.
“But it’s caddish to give a girl hopes, Harry. Particularly such a dull-looking
mouse.”
Henry’s jaw set. It hadn’t been like that. Meeting Miss
Thornton had been more like finding a brother-soldier, someone whose warm
laughter and ready wit had plucked him out of the madness of Spain and put his
feet down on the soil of England. For a few brief minutes, she’d made him feel
that he was not wholly alien here.
In the face of that, the fashion of her dress was totally
irrelevant.
Henry followed Fox into the ballroom again and they watched
the dancers until Henry put the back of his hand to his mouth, yawning. When
Miss Thornton left, all his energy had seemed to go with her, and the weariness
that was a massive wave he’d been outrunning since Spain was finally going to
break.
“You should be in bed,” Fox noted, stifling his own yawn. He
raised his voice over the violins and noise of the party. “Speaking of which….
Where—?”
The music came to an uneven halt and the long lines of
dancers froze like grappling statues. “Dear guests—” A voice rang out from a
tiny woman at the dais. Lady Sherbourne. “I had hoped for an exciting party,
but did not dare pray for something so memorable. London has brought out one of
its finest fogs for us.”
Talk rumbled through the room.
“That’s torn it,” muttered a man to Henry’s right. “Can’t
leave now. I’m for the library sofa. Every man for himself.”
Gentlemen closest to the garden doors swung them wide,
displaying a thick wall of fog that rolled through the crowd like a malevolent
guest, arriving late and sending dangerous greetings left and right.
Henry’s heart skittered to a stop. How long had it been
since Miss Thornton left? A quarter of an hour? More? The answer made him sick.
It was too late to chase after them.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Keira Dominguez
graduated from BYU with a B.A. in Humanities and lives in Portland, Oregon with
her husband and five children.
For the last
decade, she has co-authored The Uncrushable Jersey Dress, a blog and Facebook
page dedicated to mid-century author, Betty Neels. Cultivating this corner of
fandom confirmed the suspicion that people who like sweet romances are as
smart, funny, and are as interesting as readers of any other genre.
When Keira is
not busy avoiding volunteerism at her kids’ schools like it is the literal
plague, she enjoys scoring a deal at Goodwill, repainting her rooms an
unnecessary amount of times, and being seized by sudden enthusiasms.
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website:
keiradominguez.com
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Oooh I wonder what the secret is! It sounds like there's some serious chemistry between Beatrice and Henry!
ReplyDeleteI loved writing this couple's story. They wanted to be together so much!
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