Book Title: LOVE LETTERS FOR LADY LARK
Character Name: Lady Lark MacKeefe
How would you describe your family or your childhood?
My mother was English and my father, Scottish. I grew up in Scotland with my father’s clan, the MacKeefes. The MacKeefes have two chieftains: my father and my grandfather. They take turns ruling over our Highland camp and Hermitage Castle on the border. I have an older half-brother, Renard, and two younger siblings, Heather, and Hawke. My father, Storm MacKeefe is a man who is loved and feared at the same time. I happened to be the black sheep of my family.
What was your greatest talent?
Making my father angry?
Significant other?
I married Dustin Styles. He was the castle’s scribe and also my daughter’s tutor.
Biggest challenge in relationships?
Well, I was young and silly when I was seduced by a Frenchman and became pregnant at 16. He never married me, just left. So, I’d have to say not having a husband and raising my daughter when I had her out of wedlock was very challenging. I made a mistake and paid for it dearly with the way others treated me after that. No man wanted a woman like me.
Do you have any enemies?
I think I was my own worst enemy, but thanks to Dustin, I have learned to love myself, even with the mistakes I made early on.
Do you have children, pets, both, or neither?
My four-year-old daughter, Florie is the light of my life.
What do you do for a living?
I am a lady, but I like to help out the clan however I can.
Greatest disappointment?
That people thought I wasn’t a good mother at first. Being a good mother is very important to me.
Greatest source of joy?
My daughter Florie. And of course, my husband, Dustin.
What do you do to entertain yourself or have fun?
Dustin taught Florie to read and even made her a book. We like nature and enjoy outings as a family and letting Florie read to us.
What is your greatest personal failing, in your view?
I wanted to be loved and was foolish enough to think being in love and making love were the same thing. I didn’t find true love until Dustin started writing me love letters and being my secret admirer. Since I was expected to marry a noble to make up for my tarnished past, no one expected me to fall in love with the scribe.
What keeps you awake at night?
Dustin’s snoring. But don’t tell him I said that!
Below the Salt #3
Will love letters from a secret admirer bring joy or cause trouble?
The Lassie:
Lady Lark is the daughter of the well-known Scottish chieftain, Storm MacKeefe. Needing time away from her clan, she goes to Blake Castle in England to be with her cousins and to clear her head. Lark is unwed but has a four-year-old daughter, Florie. A foolish act has tarnished her reputation and she is hoping to start anew.
Wanting the best for her daughter, Lark requests that a tutor be sent from the monastery to teach the girl. No monk will come, but a scribe named Dustin answers her call. Lark doesn't believe she'll ever fall in love again after the father of her child has deceived her, ruined her reputation, and deserted her. However, shortly after the arrival of the scribe, she starts to receive love letters and romantic poems from a secret admirer. It makes her feel alive again.
The Scribe:
Dustin Styles was left as a baby, abandoned on the stairs of the church. Raised by monks, he's lived his life inside the cloistered walls, but has never taken holy vows. Instead, he's focused on his studies, mastering the art of being a scribe and tutor to the nobles.
A summons from the castle arrives, asking for a tutor to teach a young girl. Only boys are allowed to be learned so the monks turn down the request. Dustin is intrigued by the circumstances and volunteers to go. Once there, he meets the single mother, Lady Lark, and immediately loses his heart to her. They start to become close while he teaches her daughter, and she confides in him since she doesn't seem to have many friends. He can't express his feelings for her since she is from above the salt. So, instead he woos her as a secret admirer, sending her love letters, only able to watch her reaction from afar. However, sometimes even good intentions turn bad, and instead of spreading joy, those same intentions can bring trouble knocking at the door.
Love has no bounds but marriage has rules. A noble must never wed anyone from below the salt.
Romance Historical [Oliver-Heber Books, On Sale: July 11, 2023, e-Book, / ]
Elizabeth Rose is the author of over 100 books and counting. She writes medieval, historical, contemporary, paranormal/fantasy, and western romance. She is an award winning, bestselling author and an amazon all-star. Her books appear as ebooks, print, and audiobooks as well.
Her favorite characters in her works include dark, dangerous and tortured heroes, and feisty, independent heroines who know how to wield a sword. She loves writing 14th century medievals, and is known for her many medieval series.
Elizabeth started writing romance back in 1996 and had her first book traditionally published in 2000.
She loves anything paranormal and is inspired by spending time in nature. Elizabeth has a secret garden that serves as her outdoor office where she writes in her hammock in the summer. This same secret garden inspired her series, Secrets of the Heart.
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