Please welcome Emma Kaye to The Mystique!!
Time for
Love
Emma Kaye
Emma Kaye
Genre: Time
travel romance
Publisher:The
Wild Rose Press
Date of
Publication: December 2013
ISBN
978-1-62830-072-7
ISBN
978-1-62830-073-4
Number of
pages: 354
Word Count:
92,194
Cover
Artist: Debbie Taylor
Book Description:
Alexandra Turner will do anything to save her twin sister.
Even when she’s transported back in time to Regency England. Rescuing her
sister and finding her way back to her own time will take all her
concentration. Falling in love is not an option.
With the death of his brother, Nicholas Somerville became
the ninth Marquess of Oakleigh and must return to England to take his place in
society. Part of his responsibility will be to find a wife. It never occurs to
him he might actually discover a woman he could love--until he meets Alex on
his voyage home.
Can Alex and Nicholas find a way to bridge the gap of time
and circumstance? Can they overcome their fears to realize that true love
transcends time? Or will a dark secret from Alex's past rear up to separate
them forever?
Excerpt
Her gaze drifted to his mouth as he spoke, fascinated by the
way the scar pulled slightly at the corner. She felt a strong urge to kiss that
corner, to run her tongue along the seam and dip between his lips, along his
teeth.
He turned away, and she blinked herself back to reality. She
couldn’t believe the thoughts that kept popping into her head when she looked
at him.
And she was going to be stuck on a ship with him for almost
a month.
Dressed like a boy.
Wonderful.
He set off, and she rushed after him, thankful he couldn’t
see the blush heating her cheeks. It was going to be a long month.
She caught up, practically jogging to keep pace with his
long strides.
He looked her briefly up and down in an assessing manner
that strained Alex’s nerves. “You don’t look like much of a sailor, and you’re
too young to have any skill as a carpenter.”
She was surprised he hadn’t already uncovered her disguise.
Her instincts warned her he wouldn’t be easy to fool, and she would be smart to
keep her distance, even if distance was the last thing she wanted right now. Of
course, it wouldn’t be a problem if he decided she wasn’t qualified to work on
his ship.
“You’re wondering what possessed him to hire me. Perhaps he
took pity on me, or maybe I’m better qualified than I look,” she replied
haughtily, and immediately wished she could take the last part back. Now he
might think she had some sailing skill.
He snorted, and she got the feeling amusement had replaced
his annoyance, though his expression hadn’t changed.
“My guess would be pity. He sometimes has more heart than
sense.” He sighed. “Despite some of his more—emotional—decisions, he’s a good
first mate and has served me well. We’ll have to see how you fare.” He gave her
a slightly puzzled look. “There’s something about you though. I can’t quite put
my finger on it.”
Alex breathed a sigh of relief when they arrived at the
tavern where she’d met the Adonis the night before. This time of the morning
everything was quiet, and they had to wait a few moments before anyone came to
see what they wanted.
A sour-faced woman entered the room, muttering about the
hour and cursing under her breath. But after a quick glance at Nicholas’s face,
she quieted and listened to his request. She told them which room the first
mate was in then quickly disappeared through the door by which she had entered.
“Follow me.” Nicholas climbed the stairs and knocked loudly
on the appropriate door. He didn’t wait for an answer before pushing it open.
The Adonis slept soundly in the middle of the large bed that
dominated the room. A blanket draped around his hips didn’t disguise the fact
he was naked.
Alex had a difficult time deciding where to look. On his
left, the pretty waitress from the night before was hastily pulling the covers
up to her chin, while another woman on his right merely reached over to try to
waken her bed partner, as though the appearance of two people at the door was
hardly cause to cover up.
“I can see why he didn’t show,” Alex muttered under her
breath. She hadn’t meant to be heard, but apparently Nicholas had good hearing
and laughed.
“Quite understandable,” he said, still chuckling.
Meanwhile, the first mate opened his eyes and looked up at
the captain.
“Bloody hell. Am I late?”
About the Author:
Emma Kaye is married to her high school sweetheart and has
two beautiful kids that she spends an insane amount of time driving around
central New Jersey. Before ballet classes and soccer entered her life, she
decided to try writing one of those romances she loved to read and discovered a
new passion. She has been writing ever since. Add in a playful puppy and an
extremely patient cat and she's living her own happily ever after while making
her characters work hard to reach theirs
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2 comments:
Happy Book Sales and thank you for coming. :)
Thanks for having me here today, Mila. Happy holidays!
Emma
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