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Adelle’s Time Book Blurb
After a year of
recovery from her ill-fated romance with Theo (see Moria’s Time), and thinking about her future, Adelle returns
to London, still intent on marrying a duke … with a carefully thought out plan.
First, she needs a
companion to help her, and hires Lady Deanna.
Together, they take London’s social elite by storm with the dramatic
introduction of Adelle’s alter ego, ‘Lady Mysterious’. At first it seems Lord Grenfell, and then
Lord Hastings, may take the bait, but then, being ‘Lady Mysterious’ proves to
be too dangerous. Realizing the price
she’d pay if caught and exposed, she abandons her plan.
Instead, she enlists
the aid of her Uncle Sinjin, the Duke of Devonwood, to open doors for her. At
Lord Pearson’s ball, the host shuns her, but his son, Walter, finds the
American farmer’s daughter entrancing.
Theo, conscripted into
the Royal Navy and exiled to Australia, returns to London. Convinced the
Grayson family caused his being inducted into the navy, and now a destitute and
desperate deserter, he plans his revenge on the Duke of Devonwood and his
brother, Adelle’s father.
After jumping ship in
Istanbul, the formerly pompous youth, now transformed into a dangerous,
hardened man, cons his way home, and stalks the family while learning to use a
gun. Adding burglar and murderer to his resume,
he realizes the error of his ways and flees. The family hopes he’s gone for
good.
After a double wedding with Moria and Simon, Walter and Adelle, with the
support of their families, devote their lives to children—their own, and many London
orphans.
Along the way, Adelle
learns about love: the love of her family, of Walter, and of many other people
in her life. It changes her in ways she
could never have imagined.
“… now there doth remain faith, hope, love – these three;
and the greatest of these is love.”
and the greatest of these is love.”
Adelle’s Time Excerpt #1
Prologue
The first time she appeared was during the Hargrove’s ball.
Like a dream, the specter floated from the shadows.
Conversation ceased. All eyes looked her way.
Her slim body emphasized the simple, yet elegant,
cloth-of-gold gown. The white silk cloak emanated a soft, subtle glow in the
flickering candlelight. Concealed under the cloak’s hood, and the veil that
shrouded her face, she teased the imagination with her sensuous movements.
She floated slowly around the room, as if on air, with the
cloak drifting behind her.
Then, as suddenly as she’d appeared, she slipped into the
shadows and was gone.
Motionless, the Lords and Ladies stared at each other in
silent amazement.
Questions bubbled to the surface. Who was she? Where had
she come from? Where did she go?
Several men jumped into action, racing out into the night,
but soon returned. They’d found no trace of the mystical entity, ‘Lady Mysterious’.
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I have read the first book and look forward to reading the rest.
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