After reading A Kiss Of Lies I immediately sought out the
next book in this amazing series to see when it would become
available. I am happy to announce that A PROMISE OF MORE
definitely matches it title. I have found you can never get
enough of Bronwen Evans. Her characters are flawed,
passionate, sexy, almost human and portray a vulnerability
that just makes them dearer.
Sebastian Hawkestone, a card carrying member of the
notorious Libertine Scholars, had a clear vision of his
future and it did not include a long relationship with women
of any sort -- not ever a mistress.
Fate definitely played a part in Beatrice getting her chance
to meet Lord Coldhurst -- AKA Sebastian -- the man who killed
her brother during a pistol duel. The fact that duels were
illegal had made Sebastian a fugitive. The death of his
dueling partner left Beatrice and her family destitute which
is why she was on the dock in the first place.
The deal on the table would provide financial safety for
Beatrice's mother and siblings and provide the lord with a
wife, so in the eyes of society he was officially off the
market and perhaps the deal would ease his guilt over his role in her
brother's death.
Sebastian fears the baser feelings of jealousy that come
from loving so deep that one fears the loss of the object of
your affection. So he carefully guards his heart only
offering love to family and close friends. Sexual needs do
not require loved for them to be sated.
Beatrice on the other hand has never experienced love --
although there is no denying her devotion to her family. But
she has never considered that there would ever be real love
in her life. At her age and her station a love match was out
of the question.
If this bargain comes to fruition then it basically assured
that both Sebastian and Beatrice will not experience any
affection between them. Their coupling would be only to
assure an heir. A cold business agreement nothing more.
Sebastian had three elements he felt important in a marriage
-- trust, respect and companionship. Time was right to marry
and start a family of his own. This woman appeared to be
capable of fulfilling those basic needs. Perhaps he could
even look forward to a friendship but not love -- never love.
But life for Sebastian and his fellow Libertine Scholars was
going to become complicated and dangerous to them and those
around them. The death of Beatrice's brother was looking
more and more like a calculated murder rather than an
accident. Sebastian was determined to find the real murderer
and it looked like Beatrice was equally committed. Not only
to find her brothers murderer but to put to rest any doubts
of Sebastian's guilt.
Anyone looking at this newly married couple is pleased to
see the mutual affection. Beatrice was going to have to be
careful to hide how emotionally attached she was becoming to
her husband. Passion was one thing -- he could accept that --
but love could put a kibosh on a tenuous relationship.
Beatrice and Sebastian are two very complex characters -- an
homage to the depth of the writing talents of Bronwen Evans.
A PROMISE OF MORE showcases Evans' ability to allow her
characters to actually grow right in front of her readers
eyes. Evans provides some of the best scenes involving
intimacy. The pages get practically steamy. But what really
touches me is how she manages to portray much of that lust
and desire through captivating dialog and glances. Bronwen
will have you coming back for more.
A PROMISE OF MORE
illustrates just how exciting real love can be even when it
is avoided at all costs. A PROMISE OF MORE is suspenseful regency
romance at its very best thanks to Bronwen Evans.
In the second novel in USA Today bestselling
author Bronwen Evans's sexy new Disgraced Lords series, two
very independent souls find themselves fighting to resist a
deepening passion.
When Beatrice Hennessey sets out to confront Lord Coldhurst,
the notorious rogue who killed her brother in a duel, her
intent is to save her family from destitution. She's
determined to blackmail the man into a loveless marriage.
She'll make the wealthy Lord Coldhurst pay for the rest of
his life. But while greeting his ship, Beatrice takes a
tumble into the Thames—only to be fished out by a pair
of strong masculine arms that tempt her to stay locked in
their heated embrace forever. That is, until she realizes
those arms belong to Sebastian Hawkestone, Lord Coldhurst
himself.
The little drowned mermaid has an interesting proposition
indeed; one that Sebastian is surprised to find quite
agreeable. Although he's had women more beautiful, she
is pleasing to the eye, and besides, it's time he
fathered an heir. Beatrice promises to be the ideal wife; a
woman who hates him with an all-consuming passion is far too
sensible to expect romance. However, it isn't long before
Sebastian's plan for a marriage of convenience unravels, and
he's caught up in the exhilarating undertow of seduction.
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