Genre: Historical romance
Publisher: Amazon Kindle Services (self published)
Publication Date: February 15, 2012
Length: Novella
Description: What
happens after happily ever after?
The marriage of Lady Catherine Nettle and Marcus Windfair,
the 7th Duke of Kensington, was declared the affair of the Season. They seemed
perfect for each other… until they weren’t.
Now after three years of separation Catherine wants a
divorce. She can no longer remain married to a man who does not return her love
and is willing to do whatever it takes – including following Marcus to the
secluded cottage in the highlands where they spent their honeymoon – to get
what she wants.
Marcus can no longer trust his wife after what happened
three years ago, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t love her. Refusing her
ridiculous request for a divorce, he escapes to Woodsgate, confidant his wife
will not follow him into the wilds of Scotland. Unfortunately for the Duke,
this is one bet he is bound to lose.
Forced together, husband and wife reach an unusual
compromise: Catherine agrees to sleep with her husband for two months, after
which time Marcus will grant her a divorce. It is the perfect solution for two
people who claim to no longer love each other… or is it?
A Brooding Beauty is the first novella in the Wedded Women
Quartet. Each novella is 15,000 - 20,000 words in length.
Excerpt:
“I will grant you your damned divorce, but you will do
something for me first,” [Marcus] gritted out, keeping his back to her.
“Anything,” said Catherine immediately. Her heart slammed
against her ribcage as a wave of elated euphoria swept over her. Finally...
Finally she was but one favor away from being free of her husband forever.
Stretching out his long arms Marcus braced his hands against
the wooden mantle and leaned into the flames, letting them bath his face in
flickering light. Once again he took his time gathering his thoughts, as if he
wanted to weigh and measure each word before it was said aloud.
“I do not wish to marry again,” he began at last. “I have
found I have neither the patience nor the time a wife requires, and a mistress
will suit my needs just as well. But a mistress cannot give me a male heir, at
least not a legitimate one, and with no other siblings the responsibility of
ensuring the Kensington title stays with the Windfair’s rests on my shoulders
alone. Grant me a son and I shall grant you a divorce. A fair arrangement, do
you not agree?”
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