Secrets
of a Heart
by
Samantha Garman
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BLURB:
London,
1815. At the age of nineteen, Blaine Whitmore loses everything dear
to him in a brutal assault on his family line. Left with nothing, he
finds himself aboard a merchant ship sailing far from home. Years
pass as a boy becomes a man, and yet no amount of time or distance
will help Blaine forget all that he has lost. After ten years sailing
the high seas, he is finally ready to restore the Whitmore name.
Felicity
Canton is as lovely as she is penniless, and has been left to care
for her three sisters while attempting to maintain a crumbling
estate. With no hope for escape from her predicament, she is resigned
to a peasant’s fate. She never anticipates attracting the attention
of her wealthy and mysterious new neighbor, nor does she expect him
to be her savior.
As
Blaine searches for truth and doles out vengeance, he becomes
increasingly captivated and distracted by Felicity’s beauty and
inner strength. Does he dare confide in her the secrets of his heart?
Will his future be as bleak as his past, or will he finally have a
chance at happiness?
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Excerpt
The
sound of a snapping twig turned her attention, and the object of her
thoughts stood a few feet from her, leaning against a huge tree with
gnarled roots as if he had all the time in the world.
“I
thought I managed to escape without anyone seeing me,” she said in
lieu of formal greeting.
“I saw
you leave just as my carriage was pulling into your driveway,” he
explained. “Why are you here alone?”
“Mr.
Fletcher is giving a grand tour of our home to strangers, in hopes
that they buy it.” Her tone was acerbic.
His gaze
softened, but she thrust out her chin, daring him to offer her
sympathy. She changed the subject, unable to dwell on the idea that
her childhood home, one that had been in the family for generations,
would be sold. “To what do I owe the pleasure of your company?”
“So
proper?” Gray asked, moving away from the tree and coming toward
her.
“I
feel out of sorts today.”
Gray
reached out to touch her cheek. “I came to hand deliver an
invitation to the masquerade.”
“Oh.”
Her brown eyes dropped to his lips. Moving closer, he wrapped his
arms around her. “Is this your way of trying to distract me from my
woes?” she asked with a smile.
“Is it
working?”
“Too
soon to tell,” she replied wickedly.
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Samantha
Garman currently lives and writes in Brooklyn, NY. She loves Scotch,
a great conversation with anyone willing to speak their mind and
flannel pajamas. While yearning for a backyard and a dog, she's
decided to stay busy working on her next book, Dandelion Dreams.
Websites:
@samgarman
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Facebook they can follow me personally (Samantha Garman Author) or
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