Praise for Julia Justiss
FROM WAIF TO GENTLEMANâS WIFE
âAn enjoyable read with absorbing characters and a slice of English history.â âDebbie Macomber, New York Times best-selling author
A MOST UNCONVENTIONAL MATCH
âJustiss captures the true essence of the Regency period in this sweet, gentle romance. The characters come to life with all the proper mannerisms and dialogue as they waltz around each other in a âmost unconventionalâ courtship.â
âRT Book Reviews
ROGUEâS LADY
âWith characters you care about, clever banter, a roguish hero and a captivating heroine, Justiss has written a charming and sensual love story.â âRT Book Reviews
THE UNTAMED HEIRESS
âJustiss rivals Georgette Heyer ⦠by creating a riveting young woman of character and good humour ⦠[The] complexity and depth to this historical romance, and unexpected plot twists and layers also increase the readerâs enjoyment.â âBooklist
THE COURTESAN
âWith its intelligent, compelling characters, this is a very well-written, emotional and intensely charged read.â âRT Book Reviews
MY LADYâS HONOUR
âJulia Justiss has a knack for conveying emotional intensity and longing.â
âAll About Romance
Where a girlâs reputation was concerned, it wouldnât do to trust any man ⦠especially one as undeniably charming as Mr Anders.
His sincere-sounding compliments, combined with the devilishly appealing trait he had of seeming to focus his entire attention on what one said, made him very hard to resist.
Sheâd had a potent lesson on the terrace in just how easy it was to fall under his spell. Tantalising as sheâstill, alasâfound the notion of kissing him, it would be dangerously easy to be lured into improper behaviour.
So she would just have to resist him.
Upon that firm conclusion, she entered the parlour to find Papa finishing his sherry. Beside his chair, sipping a sherry of his own, stood Mr Anders.
And another of those annoying thrills rippled through her â¦
JULIA JUSTISS wrote her first plot ideas for a Nancy Drew novel in the back of her third-grade notebook, and has been writing ever since. After such journalistic adventures as publishing poetry and editing an American Embassy newsletter she returned to her first love: writing fiction. Her Regency historical novels have been winners or finalists in the Romance Writers of Americaâs Golden Heartâ¢, RT Book Reviews magazineâs Best First Historical, Golden Quill, National Readersâ Choice and Daphne Du Maurier contests. She lives with her husband, three children and two dogs in rural east Texas, where she also teaches high school French. For current news and contests, please visit her website at www.juliajustiss.com
Previous novels by the same author:
THE WEDDING GAMBLE
THE PROPER WIFE MY LADYâS TRUST MY LADYâS PLEASURE MY LADYâS HONOUR A SCANDALOUS PROPOSAL SEDUCTIVE STRANGER THE COURTESAN THE THREE GIFTS (part of A Regency Lords & Ladies Christmas anthology) THE UNTAMED HEIRESS ROGUEâS LADY CHRISTMAS WEDDING WISH (part of Regency Candlelit Christmas anthology) THE SMUGGLER AND THE SOCIETY BRIDE (part of Silk & Scandal mini-series) A MOST UNCONVENTIONAL MATCH WICKED WAGER FROM WAIF TO GENTLEMANâS WIFE
In memory of my mother, who read all my books and proudly displayed them on her shelves and who taught me a woman can do anything
A shake to his bad shoulder brought Greville Anders awake with a gasp. Through the stab of sensation radiating down his arm, he dimly heard the coachman say, âHere we be, now, sir. At yer destination. Ashton Grove.â
Trying to master a pain-induced nausea, Greville struggled to surface a mind heâd submerged in soothing clouds of laudanum to ease the agony of a long, jolting coach journey. The late-winter air spilling through the door held ajar by a man in footmanâs livery helped dissipate the mental fog.
England. He must be back in England. No place else on earth had this combination of chilly mist and a scent of damp earth.
Like a tacking sail that suddenly catches the wind, his vacant mind filled. Yes, he was in England, at Ashton Grove, the home of Lord Bronning. The manor where, at the intervention of his noble cousin, the Marquess of Englemere, he was to stay after being transferred from his berth on the Illustrious to the Coastal Brigade, while the Admiralty sorted out the matter of hisâillegalâimpressment. And he finished healing.
Unfortunately, that also meant he must now attempt to convince his unsteady limbs to carry him from the vehicle into the manor, hopefully without having his still-roiling stomach disgrace him. Taking a deep breath, he staggered into the early evening dimness, then proceeded at a limping gait up to the entry and through a door held open by the butler.
Perspiration beading his forehead from the effort, he was congratulating himself on his success at reaching the stately entry hall when an older, balding gentleman walked forwards and bowed. âMr Anders,â the man said, giving him a strained smile. âDelighted to welcome you to Ashton Grove.â