I’ve had more changes in my life in the past few months, than the past several
years. Small or large, change can be difficult and wreak havoc on your soul.
Small changes can be easily shrugged off. Like after 25 years we decided to
switch insurance companies. We had to cut down a huge tree in our yard. Then we
switched the providers for our wireless cell phones. Then, (gasp) we
disconnected our land line telephone. Obviously, these changes may cause some
minor inconvenience, you might have to pay more, or you might save some money,
but all in all you get through these changes unscathed.
However, when a beloved pet dies, your youngest graduates from high school, and
you part ways with a close friend; these changes are a little more difficult to
get through without some pain.
At the grocery store, I ran into a friend I hadn’t seen in years. We were
talking about all the changes in our lives. I was feeling especially melancholy
about it and probably had my sad face going when she said, “But you know, I love
change.”
I must have stared at her for a good five seconds with my mouth hanging open.
Who loves change? Who says that? She continued by saying, “I’ve always been that
way. Change is good.”
It occurred to me in that moment that I was meant to run into her. I’m convinced
she was placed in my path for a reason. I wanted to be more like her. I wanted
to embrace change and welcome it, instead of fighting it. Why did this not occur
to me?
Everything in life, including change, is all in how you approach it. Your
mind-set, your attitude, your sense of humor…these are the things that matter
most. Change is the only constant in our lives, but if we choose, so is a
positive attitude!
As the common expression goes, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” I choose to
believe this is true. Every situation, every change has the potential to offer a
better outcome.
Reluctant Bride
When straight-laced earl, Will Sutton, is challenged to turn the obstinate
American ward of his friend into a biddable lady suitable for the Marriage Mart,
he gladly takes the wager. Then has to decide whether the prize--a prime racing
stud horse--is worth changing the impudent beauty's temperament he's come to
enjoy. Greatly.
One headstrong miss. One stuffy lord. One friendly wager. What could go
wrong?
Will Sutton, the Earl of Grandleigh, believes he can save the family’s
impoverished estate by investing in a racehorse, but the price is too steep. His
brother-in-law offers him a deal: tutor his American ward in proper English
customs, so she’ll be marriage material, and Will can have one of his horses.
Maybe Miss Georgia Duvall prefers being a jockey, is obstinate and high
spirited, but once she’s cleaned up and presentable, he’ll have no trouble
finding her a quality suitor. She might even be quite pretty beneath the
racetrack dust.
The last thing Georgia Duvall wants is to be married off to an English peer.
But she won’t defy her father’s wishes, and sets her cap for the oldest lord she
can find—a man who’ll die quickly and leave her alone to manage her inheritance.
The Earl of Grandleigh might think he’ll teach her manners and marry her off to
someone younger than eighty, but there hasn’t been an obstacle yet Georgia can’t
overcome. Including a stuffy, overbearing English lord.
Romance Historical
[Entangled Scandalous, On Sale: July 25, 2016,
Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781633757295 / eISBN: 9781633757295]
Rebecca Thomas enjoys a love-hate relationship with Alaska. She lives there
with her husband and sons. When she isn’t reading, writing, or playing board
games, she can be found taking long walks in the woods dreaming up her next story.
A reluctant reader as a child, she didn’t become interested in books until her
teen years when she discovered historical romance. Now she loves all sub-genres
of romance and can’t decide which one is her favorite.
Rebecca was employed in the airline industry for several years before working in
her current position as a program manager in higher education..
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