Great Summer Reads - The Guise of a Gentleman - Donna Hatch
Donna
Hatch is the author of the best-selling “Rogue Hearts Series,” and a
winner of writing awards such as The Golden Quill and the International
Digital Award. A hopeless romantic and adventurer at heart, she
discovered her writing passion at the tender age of 8 and has been
listening to those voices ever since. She has become a sought-after
workshop presenter, and also juggles freelance editing, multiple
volunteer positions, and most of all, her six children (seven, counting
her husband). A native of Arizona who recently transplanted to the
Pacific Northwest, she and her husband of over twenty years are living
proof that there really is a happily ever after.
The
widowed Elise is a perfect English lady living within the confines of
society for the sake of her impressionable young son. Her quiet world is
shattered when she meets the impulsive and scandalous Jared Amesbury.
His roguish charm awakens her yearning for adventure. But his
irrepressible grin and sea-green eyes hide a secret.
A
gentleman by day, a pirate by night, Jared must complete one last
assignment from the Secret Service before he can be truly free. Elise
gives him hope that he, too, can find love and belonging. His hopes are
crushed when his best laid plans go awry and Elise is dragged into his
world of violence and deceit. She may not survive the revelation of
Jared's past...or still love him when the truth is revealed.
The
Guise of a Gentleman is a clean and wholesome Regency Romance, a.k.a.
"clean" that explores finding one's true self, loyalty, honor, and
trusting loved ones. With plenty of swashbuckling action, it provides a
several good twists that play off of familiar situations and proudly
proclaims the redemptive power of love.
Snippet:
His lazy laughter rang out, filling her with slow warmth.
She
barely controlled the impulse to smile. Instead, she raised her chin
while trying to look appropriately irritated. “You laugh at me, sir?”
“You
are a sheer delight.” He enclosed one of her hands between both of his.
Though terribly, terribly improper, the sweet possessiveness of his
gesture sent giddy little thrills through her. “Do you know that in many
countries, once a person has saved the life of another, that person
must remain with his savior until the debt is repaid? If we were to
honor that, then I must be with you, watching over you, every minute of
every day.”
She
considered remaining in this man’s presence every moment of every day.
Definitely not. Her good sense would never survive it.
She disentangled her hand and said primly, “Fortunately, we do not have such an inconvenient custom in England.”
His lazy laughter rang out, filling her with slow warmth.
She barely controlled the impulse to smile. Instead, she raised her chin while trying to look appropriately irritated. “You laugh at me, sir?”
“You are a sheer delight.” He enclosed one of her hands between both of his. Though terribly, terribly improper, the sweet possessiveness of his gesture sent giddy little thrills through her. “Do you know that in many countries, once a person has saved the life of another, that person must remain with his savior until the debt is repaid? If we were to honor that, then I must be with you, watching over you, every minute of every day.”
She considered remaining in this man’s presence every moment of every day. Definitely not. Her good sense would never survive it.
She disentangled her hand and said primly, “Fortunately, we do not have such an inconvenient custom in England.”
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