Betrayal
Time
Enough to Love
Book
Two
Jenna
Jaxon
Genre:
Historical Romance
Tagline: The
worst betrayals come from within.
Book
Description:
After a night of
passion with her betrothed, Sir Geoffrey Longford, Lady Alyse de Courcy is
eagerly looking forward to her wedding.
But when Geoffrey is forced to marry another, a heartbroken and possibly
pregnant Alyse finds herself in her own private hell. She must either gamble
with her reputation or marry someone she does not love.
A reputed
connoisseur of women, Thomas, Lord Braeton, has dallied with many ladies of
King Edward’s court, although he has favored none. However, as Geoffrey’s best friend, Thomas
has sworn to serve and protect Alyse, an oath now sorely tested when he agrees
to marry her—in name only—to guard her reputation. Yet, as they grow closer,
and Thomas discovers Alyse’s sweet but spirited nature, he comes to desire a
marriage in truth. Can he overcome her
memory of Geoffrey or is Thomas doomed to burn with passion for a woman he can
never possess?
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Excerpt: (PG)
“Lady
Maurya, Lady Anne, Margaret,” the princess beckoned them. “Lord Braeton would
have a moment with Lady Alyse. Would you attend me, please?” Princess Joanna
passed Alyse, caressing her arm as she led the confused women through the door.
At
the touch, Alyse sought the princess’s eyes. Fear gripped her heart at the pity
she saw there.
“Thomas.”
Alyse curtsied quickly then blurted out the fear she had fought almost since
Geoffrey had left. “Is my lord well? Have you news for me?” Thanks to Anne and
Margaret’s thoughtless comments, she had become convinced Geoffrey had fallen
ill with Sir Robert’s ailment and now himself hovered between life and death.
Avoiding
her eyes, Thomas answered briefly. “Aye, my lady. When I left him, Geoffrey was
well enough.”
While
his words relieved her, a shadow still lay on her heart. If Geoffrey was not
ill, why had Thomas’s manner changed? What had summoned this aloof stranger? He
was withholding something from her.
“And
Sir Roland?”
He
hesitated, searching her eyes then looking away. He fisted his hands. “Sir
Roland is…has…”
Alyse
could stand it no longer. She crossed to stand directly before Thomas, laid a
cold hand upon his arm, and gripped it. “Tell me.”
That
there was something he could not bring himself to tell her filled her with
terror. He said Geoffrey was well enough when he left. What about now?
Before
she could question him further, he drew out a folded piece of parchment, sealed
with blue wax and stamped with a signet ring bearing Geoffrey’s family crest.
She stared at it, a cold dread creeping through her.
“Geoffrey
bade me place this in your hand and no other, my lady.” Thomas thrust the
missive toward her.
Alyse
compelled herself to hold her hand out.
He
sighed. “He also bade me be at your service, lady, had you need of anything.”
He gave the parchment into her hand. As he did so, she looked into his eyes and
recognized the same pity she had seen in Princess Joanna’s.
Panic
made her arms weak and her fingers numb. She forced her shaking hands to break
the seal. Alyse unfolded the letter and slowly read the scratched and blurry
words.
About
the Author:
Jenna Jaxon is a
multi-published author of historical and contemporary romance. Her historical romance, Only Scandal Will Do,
the first in a series of five interconnecting novels, was released in July
2012. Her contemporary works include Hog Wild, Almost Perfect, and 7 Days of
Seduction. She is a PAN member of
Romance Writers of America as well as a member of Chesapeake Romance Writers.
Her medieval romance, Time Enough to Love, is being published as a series of
three novellas. The first book,
Betrothal, released on April 19th. The
second novella, Betrayal, will release at the end of January.
Jenna has been
reading and writing historical romance since she was a teenager. A romantic herself, she has always loved a
dark side to the genre, a twist, suspense, a surprise. She tries to incorporate all of these
elements into her own stories. She lives in Virginia with her family and a
small menagerie of pets. When not
reading or writing, she indulges her passion for the theatre, working with
local theatres as a director. She often
feels she is directing her characters on their own private stage.
She has equated
her writing to an addiction to chocolate because once she starts she just can’t
stop.
Find
Jenna online at:
Other
Books by Jenna Jaxon:
Betrothal--Historical
Romance
Only Scandal
Will Do--Historical Romance
7 Days of
Seduction--Contemporary Erotic Romance
Almost
Perfect--Contemporary Erotic Romance
Hog
Wild--Contemporary Erotic Romance
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