tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54837718503190135112024-03-17T23:01:06.093-04:00Debra Chapoton, AuthorFiction and Non-Fiction Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.comBlogger785125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-61276310776851948052024-02-13T13:25:00.000-05:002024-02-13T13:25:20.675-05:00Book 2 in the Unbridled Hearts series is available in paperback and Kindle<p> Whoo-hoo!</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL4Y2TZW" target="_blank">RODEO ROMANCE</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtkeNi5aFapjpAw13OJocd0DnKSU7JJIkx8ChMqf0tyTwQs2KRi38Qkc___QDZK8dxsdQAaZ7_tj5leLfZXmQyqGXqfK8CZkioHuSfHZEcLRS2lCPmcIL4Iox9Y8zyny8nAlavlAAYeEMCfBUBao99uWnYVkeU3BPb0JsFKt1ZaRdHjgzJFW_SsYDWfUs/s2250/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtkeNi5aFapjpAw13OJocd0DnKSU7JJIkx8ChMqf0tyTwQs2KRi38Qkc___QDZK8dxsdQAaZ7_tj5leLfZXmQyqGXqfK8CZkioHuSfHZEcLRS2lCPmcIL4Iox9Y8zyny8nAlavlAAYeEMCfBUBao99uWnYVkeU3BPb0JsFKt1ZaRdHjgzJFW_SsYDWfUs/s320/2.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box;">In the heart of Montana's rolling plains and under the big, open sky, love is about to find a new stage.</span></h4><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Corey Johnson, a wiry cowboy with a heart as golden as his sun-bleached hair, can't resist the vibrant Ashley, a young woman who brings a touch of the town to the ranch. As they navigate the rodeo of life together, they'll face challenges that could tear them apart. Can love and determination help them conquer their fears, ride through the trials, and win the biggest prize of all—a lifetime together?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">In this heartwarming cowboy romance, author Debra Chapoton takes you back to Double Horseshoe Ranch, where love is as grand as Montana's majestic landscape and as wild as its rodeo. Saddle up for a story of second chances, destiny, and the enduring power of love on the ranch.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Don't miss this second book of the Unbridled Hearts series. Grab your copy of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL4Y2TZW" target="_blank">RODEO ROMANCE</a> today!</span></p></div><br /><p><br /></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-72425186335077192052024-01-06T09:06:00.000-05:002024-01-06T09:05:25.635-05:00New Release! 1st book in the Unbridled Hearts series<p> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL2N6KMP" target="_blank">UNBRIDLED HEARTS </a>- sweet cowboy romance</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu4mFELuHg9iklWWrOrOsIcJsR687CrWnWzfHMo7eV470VIGFUo0lkZNzi_SIXRbZbkOzTYM0FXW1lft4xB0fpyAmtohbZnhW36c_j7xRGDNHc7D-9pc6ZHtBashFobYxtsj9TXbtTswYm9H2mnyFcND_CWMKut-IQ3mi42-h_iw_5g3LApAgWvBYMfnd/s345/Unbridled%20Hearts%20series%20off%20Amazon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="345" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu4mFELuHg9iklWWrOrOsIcJsR687CrWnWzfHMo7eV470VIGFUo0lkZNzi_SIXRbZbkOzTYM0FXW1lft4xB0fpyAmtohbZnhW36c_j7xRGDNHc7D-9pc6ZHtBashFobYxtsj9TXbtTswYm9H2mnyFcND_CWMKut-IQ3mi42-h_iw_5g3LApAgWvBYMfnd/s320/Unbridled%20Hearts%20series%20off%20Amazon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Step into the wild heart of Montana</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">and embark on a romantic journey that lassos your soul—where rugged cowboys of the Double Horseshoe Ranch wrangle not only cattle but the desires of their hearts. Welcome to the enchanting world of love beneath the Big Sky!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">In this captivating book series, meet <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">seven daring cowboys</span>, each with a spirit as wild and untamed as the vast Montana landscape. They've dedicated their lives to the Double Horseshoe Ranch, where loyalty runs deeper than the roots of the ancient pines.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Follow the sun-kissed trails of these handsome ranchers as they navigate the trials of life, love, and the rugged terrain that shapes their destinies. Amidst the breathtaking beauty of Montana, they'll discover that<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> love can be as unpredictable </span>as a summer storm rolling in over the majestic Rocky Mountains.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Watch hearts lassoed by the lariat of love as<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> they find their soulmates</span> amidst the sweeping vistas and cozy fires of ranch life. Will they mend broken fences and find solace in the arms of a new love, or will past wounds keep them from the bliss that awaits?</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Saddle up for <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">whirlwind romances</span> under the endless Montana sky—love stories written in the dust and dreams of the Double Horseshoe Ranch. Explore the passion, the trials, and the triumphs in this unforgettable series that proves love is the strongest force on the open range. Hold on tight; <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">these are love stories you won't want to miss!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Releasing 1 per month starting with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CL2NCZQT">TANGLED IN FATE'S REINS</a> on January 13, 2024</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; 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margin-left: .25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">cowboy romance movies </span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">cowboy romance tv shows </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">cowboy romance games </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">cowboy romance fanfiction </span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">cowboy romance podcasts</span></span></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-77943610281870769572023-12-17T05:47:00.005-05:002023-12-17T05:47:44.438-05:00Grandma's 5-minute Bedtime Stories<p> This is what artificial intelligence + human intelligence can create:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnrckpEagu3c6CZYS8scCy5vsXRRHUzosUTHcBhGvG9wc25aa8VdjewD-MbPJvgKEvIV6Ha0kmPMVfCXJbiOuPpeGStQq8Ty3LJk04EVh1cxAKh5TNoqrCmtId_tchnR-v3InKl6cFUIP9AZayRbzVrA70W8Ei5e9sH4qYwJQZRbzF1pg8NzhROTdlDZI/s2250/GRANDMA%E2%80%99S%205-MINUTE%20BEDTIME%20STORIES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnrckpEagu3c6CZYS8scCy5vsXRRHUzosUTHcBhGvG9wc25aa8VdjewD-MbPJvgKEvIV6Ha0kmPMVfCXJbiOuPpeGStQq8Ty3LJk04EVh1cxAKh5TNoqrCmtId_tchnR-v3InKl6cFUIP9AZayRbzVrA70W8Ei5e9sH4qYwJQZRbzF1pg8NzhROTdlDZI/s320/GRANDMA%E2%80%99S%205-MINUTE%20BEDTIME%20STORIES.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ5793G4" target="_blank">Grandma's 5-Minute Bedtime Stories</a></h1><br /><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box;">🌟 Discover a World of Imagination: A Collection of Heartwarming Children's Stories 🌈</span></h4><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Embark on a captivating journey through this enchanting collection of children's stories that will ignite the imagination and warm the hearts of readers young and old. From brave adventurers to aspiring astronauts, these tales celebrate the resilience, dreams, and unique qualities that make each child extraordinary.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">📘 This enchanting collection is a celebration of diversity, dreams, and the universal themes that connect us all. Each story is a treasure trove of imagination, teaching valuable lessons of resilience, friendship, and the limitless potential found in the hearts of children. Perfect for young readers, parents, and educators alike, these tales will inspire and captivate the hearts of all who embark on this literary journey.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">🌟 Discover the magic within each story and share the joy with the children and grandchildren in your life! 📚✨</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Stories include:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">🚀 "Charlie and the Unicorn's Dragon Quest" - Join Charlie and her unicorn as they embark on a magical adventure, facing dragons and discovering the power of courage and friendship.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">🎵 "Sydney's Enchanted Song" - Follow Sydney, whose secret song enchants forest animals, as she learns the true magic of music and connection.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">💩 "Callie's Enchanted Forest Mishap" - Delve into the humorous mishap of Callie as she navigates a mess in the enchanted forest, learning valuable lessons along the way.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">⚔️ "Carson and Cady's Epic Lightsaber Battle" - Witness the sibling rivalry between Carson and Cady unfold in an epic lightsaber battle that takes them on a journey of sibling bonds and shared adventures.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">♻️ "Maren's Litter Cleanup Crew" - Explore the environmental journey of Maren as she inspires her friends to clean up litter, teaching them the importance of taking care of the world around them.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">💃 "Jonathan Dances Everywhere" - Join Jonathan as he dances through various places, spreading joy and positivity with his infectious energy.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">and many more. Get your copy today! Find it <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ5793G4" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Paperback, kindle, or KindleUnlimited</span></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-23392543145406748362023-11-13T13:17:00.008-05:002023-11-13T13:17:00.143-05:00THE HIGHLANDER'S FORBIDDEN LOVE releases November 13th<p> </p>
<h4><strong>Fate, fortune, and forbidden love collide in the rugged hills of 18th century Scotland.</strong></h4><p>Huey Beldorney is a brave and daring Highlander with a heart of gold. When he risks imprisonment, torture, and even death to save the lovely Kilmahew heir, Rhona, from her lecherous uncle, he finds himself entangled in a love so powerful that he is willing to forego two separate fortunes to claim her. But will they be able to outwit her scheming uncle or will their forbidden love be quashed? With the odds stacked heavily against them, will their love be enough to keep them together?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmxv1BT9Rqsl62K-iY4DD4YsD3Ap8-su70EZmft4tDO5w8JYbwU6alIAlKxAFbKWiNSwQ3D5R63fth7D95n_n82C9uMwf_8HifnG5xIjtyYryJYt9GUnog8CbmgV_yU6rbtdSL5D7-lV_N1cwXQBCMgQC4oxshr6BzNvadcp6AGHmJyMPoc-FZ2JdT13V/s2250/Book%205%20Forbidden%20ppb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmxv1BT9Rqsl62K-iY4DD4YsD3Ap8-su70EZmft4tDO5w8JYbwU6alIAlKxAFbKWiNSwQ3D5R63fth7D95n_n82C9uMwf_8HifnG5xIjtyYryJYt9GUnog8CbmgV_yU6rbtdSL5D7-lV_N1cwXQBCMgQC4oxshr6BzNvadcp6AGHmJyMPoc-FZ2JdT13V/s320/Book%205%20Forbidden%20ppb.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Order book 5 in the Loved by a Highlander series: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC9QX9TJ" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">THE HIGHLANDER’S FORBIDDEN LOVE</span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p><br /></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-89015602483523730792023-11-13T06:38:00.001-05:002023-11-13T06:38:00.134-05:00Books as Christmas Gifts<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYDa6XAIrQNlTKaVMzvEUgdmc999r277Il0PUj9vZ0mOSnacVU89gaRC7t5m30bOx4cjsICbUr9bYUuVvbiETXt5FYU0uLX_tGOW0FymkiCKkmmBx7mf_zF2HZrYkpHHfT-55dN967NWWbIWSeEDtZdsukPUCRgc90ZILe8zWs7Yk40FeC5suXOk4ToJqs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYDa6XAIrQNlTKaVMzvEUgdmc999r277Il0PUj9vZ0mOSnacVU89gaRC7t5m30bOx4cjsICbUr9bYUuVvbiETXt5FYU0uLX_tGOW0FymkiCKkmmBx7mf_zF2HZrYkpHHfT-55dN967NWWbIWSeEDtZdsukPUCRgc90ZILe8zWs7Yk40FeC5suXOk4ToJqs" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Books are a great gift for anyone on your Christmas list (and for yourself).</h1><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Of course, it would be sort of a gift to me if you got a copy of my latest book which releases TODAY: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC9QX9TJ" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">THE HIGHLANDER'S FORBIDDEN LOVE. </a><br /><br />But anyway, here's the <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/Rf4vqkv" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">link</a> to a big assortment of books, some Christmas-themed, some regular fiction of various genres, and some non-fiction, too. This is another StoryOrigin promotion. I hope you like it.</p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-39521184062323799852023-11-11T12:23:00.000-05:002023-11-11T12:23:00.031-05:00Authors' Favorite Reads<p> There's a new website that features a ton of books and authors and even has a set of authors' favorite reads. Here's <a style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> a link to </a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://shepherd.com/bboy/2023&source=gmail&ust=1699805677397000&usg=AOvVaw0vgesENrTO62CQRPhTX0RQ" fg_scanned="1" href="https://shepherd.com/bboy/2023" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" target="_blank">Shepherd's Best Books of 2023</a></p><p>Want to see mine? Click <a href="https://shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/debra-chapoton" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-43175590983622714202023-10-14T06:35:00.003-04:002023-10-14T06:35:00.146-04:00Looking for New Books?<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkCG3UMpihTmpdDVWuE9-lcNoDzfat7LhXHA6xMTbK6E3ggv8z5_m9QkGnmKQF9MkTj8oIv1aZLnvRMgC-AfNC51Vw9ONR6Gw39FVDXqp46_0QyPp1auu4mQ3zPF3qzwLnPi_MuTdoxj_S7n5P7XxMzxmhs93aGoTiVJ9503eAbsz4yL3ChEWDDwhyyH-z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="801" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkCG3UMpihTmpdDVWuE9-lcNoDzfat7LhXHA6xMTbK6E3ggv8z5_m9QkGnmKQF9MkTj8oIv1aZLnvRMgC-AfNC51Vw9ONR6Gw39FVDXqp46_0QyPp1auu4mQ3zPF3qzwLnPi_MuTdoxj_S7n5P7XxMzxmhs93aGoTiVJ9503eAbsz4yL3ChEWDDwhyyH-z" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">LOOKING FOR GREAT BOOKS? <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/ynWpows" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Click here</a>.</h3><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">I've found you another promo that runs until November 4th. This one has a very eclectic mix of titles in fiction and non-fiction. Check it out.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Meanwhile, I'm packing for two back-to-back cruises. What do I like best about cruising? No cooking, no cleaning, no stress. I get a couple of hours in the early morning to write and then it's blue seas, sunny skies, happy people, good food, great entertainment, and interesting ports.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Happy reading!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">(Hey, early Christmas shoppers - check out my titles </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B003MX4NCS" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> and find something for kids, teens, and adults.)</span></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-34951748985066116532023-09-23T06:34:00.002-04:002023-09-23T06:34:44.520-04:00Fall in Love with Free Books<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEHKKsjIFF1FbRMR6UEEy4kPQWlD0oL2HYmjT9VvkSttdJbH_YNO9EolJ5TgZqIfNWHs_LUFreInYqC649zNPP-AV0tPpM_DAuZcmqFn-dEOXTeop2DvQZ0P1L8TREGv5ZLoWu-YJn9Q5pIEEnIs3HYiowEFIFgaPrwoTm9Nf_rV-hnXZ3fUbE_5Vm5N8j" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEHKKsjIFF1FbRMR6UEEy4kPQWlD0oL2HYmjT9VvkSttdJbH_YNO9EolJ5TgZqIfNWHs_LUFreInYqC649zNPP-AV0tPpM_DAuZcmqFn-dEOXTeop2DvQZ0P1L8TREGv5ZLoWu-YJn9Q5pIEEnIs3HYiowEFIFgaPrwoTm9Nf_rV-hnXZ3fUbE_5Vm5N8j" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p> <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/G8gZ7Bw" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">FALL IN LOVE THIS FALL</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> is a promo by a few of us authors. These are books you can download through StoryOrigin for free with the expectation that you'll leave a review. These books are romance in genre and may be sweet or steamy so watch out.</span></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-71705927312179736552023-08-15T08:52:00.000-04:002023-08-15T08:52:12.100-04:00Romance and Science Fiction<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0So0Zrc_c9T6ZNQSZ_IvLM6LBQSel2_WVnjdCwk-lfS0-hFoKB048S-WnivW3AkFpc6_TMsEqAqJM4339klAst-B_OGghdhSYwKJxaFeHa-WwLsB5iiyIEpNtVa4L9YKfunBlXteW6_XVe3nqewk3Q-gv_Io6qKupOENeZBmbnUh9AdsPK8gB4qY9ZoLu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0So0Zrc_c9T6ZNQSZ_IvLM6LBQSel2_WVnjdCwk-lfS0-hFoKB048S-WnivW3AkFpc6_TMsEqAqJM4339klAst-B_OGghdhSYwKJxaFeHa-WwLsB5iiyIEpNtVa4L9YKfunBlXteW6_XVe3nqewk3Q-gv_Io6qKupOENeZBmbnUh9AdsPK8gB4qY9ZoLu=w320-h107" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">These authors need some honest reviews and I thought we could help them out (yes, I'm one of them). You can download a digital copy, read it, and leave a short (or long) review on Amazon. This really helps us.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Click </span><a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/zb0uan4" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> for a selection of Romance titles and </span><a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/Chc023y" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> for science fiction.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNcax9H6C8HZ52ozBdFn6BxU574UilIlVBXclCiT8E4qc897s5A9XsxYW3MiHW9wcGUvvgQfuzVWEhUcx4vLRa1rONDpOundRy0Xu2PIfSQ3kG4O8w7LKQFg3ES6MNNCHmwRzOcNTMIy9o52t9nff1bq8Gvub3MedjQFvBnn6aH2TrXWPKrSfHI_-QGN0s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNcax9H6C8HZ52ozBdFn6BxU574UilIlVBXclCiT8E4qc897s5A9XsxYW3MiHW9wcGUvvgQfuzVWEhUcx4vLRa1rONDpOundRy0Xu2PIfSQ3kG4O8w7LKQFg3ES6MNNCHmwRzOcNTMIy9o52t9nff1bq8Gvub3MedjQFvBnn6aH2TrXWPKrSfHI_-QGN0s=w320-h107" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-33290821690856126152023-07-21T08:10:00.001-04:002023-10-21T13:27:29.839-04:00THE HIGHLANDER'S HEART OF STONE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnweV2CTBI8PESRCGaNX-XmaqfuqBXXhdPopajQITGncyd4rXpTv15dCeJbZy8N-2H23fIyQc8eD6SsJmwrmiZGjwhoQY-7HTxUgM8i7rXGxWeFjYlfTMFpxXyAlBMfPF1IngiJRuMrF7cRdAdu5b_s8V5D5a455GSlcB2GPjuLsXztPOiyZthviCozOk/s2250/Book%204%20Stone%20ppb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnweV2CTBI8PESRCGaNX-XmaqfuqBXXhdPopajQITGncyd4rXpTv15dCeJbZy8N-2H23fIyQc8eD6SsJmwrmiZGjwhoQY-7HTxUgM8i7rXGxWeFjYlfTMFpxXyAlBMfPF1IngiJRuMrF7cRdAdu5b_s8V5D5a455GSlcB2GPjuLsXztPOiyZthviCozOk/s320/Book%204%20Stone%20ppb.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5RVFQ98"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">THE HIGHLANDER’S HEART OF STONE</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f7f7f8; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In the ancient halls of Strathnaver Castle, a Scottish Highlander named Colin McKelvey harbors a powerful secret, one that could shatter the very foundation of his identity. Once known for his unwavering loyalty and noble character, Colin's world is about to be torn apart by a revelation that will leave him questioning everything he thought he knew.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f7f7f8; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As fate weaves its intricate tapestry, a series of gripping events unfolds. A relentless plague sweeps through the land, threatening to consume all in its path. Amidst the chaos and despair, Colin's heart, once warm and compassionate, turns cold and distant. He becomes a man on a desperate mission, rejecting the only family he has ever known and setting forth on a path of defiance and rebellion.</p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f7f7f8; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But destiny has more in store for him. In the midst of darkness, a mysterious and beguiling lass named Brooke appears, wielding an enigmatic power that can both heal and destroy. With an aura of allure and danger, she holds the key to Colin's salvation or downfall.</p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f7f7f8; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As the embers of Colin's past burn, a rival clan emerges, demanding Brooke's life as their prize. Bound by honor and torn by conflicting loyalties, Colin finds himself entangled in a life-altering choice. What sacrifices must he make to protect the captivating stranger who has ignited something long-lost within him? A lass whose fate hangs precariously in the balance, destined either to meet her doom at the stake or to be loved by a Highlander.</p></div><p><br /></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-40747273219519719172023-06-24T16:42:00.001-04:002023-06-24T16:42:40.258-04:00Chapter 1 preview of THE HIGHLANDER'S SECRET PRINCESS<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chapter 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">LEANOR LIFTED HER long skirt and
moved the toe of her brand-new boot toward the steaming manure. And giggled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“El!
Don’t you dare,” her companion called after her.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor smiled slyly at the young
maid, her best and only friend, Hannah, who</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’d
been her constant shadow for as long as she could remember. “Lady Beth will
have these thrown away if they stink and I want her to throw them away. They
hurt my feet. I wish I could wear my old ones.” She crinkled her nose. “And the
boy’s clothes, too. I hate dresses.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hannah nodded in agreement. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Yes, it was easier pretending to be
boys than ladies. We fought like the Chaddertons and got as dirty as the Miller
twins.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
know.” Eleanor held her toe over the fresh horse dropping a moment more,<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a> “I
wonder what those boys would think of us now if they could see how we’ve
changed.” She stepped back without soiling her slipper, let her skirts sway,
and sighed. “I don’t much like learning to sew and paint and play that horrible
pianoforte, but I don’t want to be an insignificant servant with a meaningless
life either.” She caught the look on Hannah’s face and was instantly sorry she
made that comment.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor, since she was a little
girl, had been allowed to run free, dressed in a stable boy</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s uniform of baggy but belted pants
and a coarse-woven shirt that billowed when she cantered through the meadows,
risking another beating for a moment’s freedom. Her upbringing at Ingledew
castle had been secretive. Lady Beth had kept her existence hidden from all who
called at Ingledew by disguising Eleanor as a boy. It was easy when she was
little, but as she changed into a young woman, she’d had to layer vestments to
hide her bosom. Hannah, too, had been trained to disappear with Eleanor, whom
she’d had to call El and never Eleanor. The sounds of visitors’ carriages and
the clip-clop of hooves would send the pair into the stables or the forest or,
if they were in the castle, down into the cellars. Hiding, always hiding.
Fearing Lord Edgeworth’s whip or the butler’s cruel hand, and as always, the
stablemaster’s thrashings.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
rather like the pianoforte,” Hannah said. “And I like being called Hannah and
not by my last name.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Hannah
Pascoe of Feock, Cornwall. You must never forget where you came from. I wish I
had such memories. My mother is a vague wisp of a dream and Lady Beth won’t tell
me much. I don’t know who I am.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’ve
heard Cook call you the Hanover heir. Perhaps you’re a cousin of King
George’s.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“More
likely the unwanted child of a scoundrel.” She waved a delicate hand in the
air. “An embarrassment. And so I’ve been punished for my parents’ sins. That
would explain the cruelties, but why are they suddenly grooming us?”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">They continued walking around the
side of the stable. Eleanor changed the subject. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
do miss riding.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Lady
Beth said you could use her side-saddle.” Hannah stroked the long braid she’d
pinned on this morning. It would be several more months before either of them
would have hair long enough to style in the latest fashion.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Ew,”
Eleanor groaned when she noticed what Hannah was doing, “how can you touch that
thing? Cameron cut it from his dead mother’s head not six weeks ago.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“And
lucky for us he did. Your aunt paid him a week’s wages for it. Not a single grey
hair.” She fingered the end and brought it up to tickle her nose. “You’re going
to have to wear the other one tomorrow when we leave Ingledew. Oh, I’m so
excited. To leave here at last. I can’t imagine. Our lives have gone from mud
to stardust.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor snorted her amusement at
Hannah’s glee as they entered the stable, the warm fustiness enveloping them in
the scents of hay and mildew and horseflesh. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Those
honey-blonde locks may work on you, but I need something darker. I have a
plan.” She withdrew from her skirt pocket a pair of shears with wide, looped
handles. Hannah frowned and Eleanor explained, “Old Brownie won’t miss half his
tail.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">At the sound of their voices
several horses nickered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’m
more than a little sorry that we have to leave before May-Day Eve,” Hannah sighed
as she held Brownie’s tail out.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“As
am I.” Eleanor clipped and clipped. “I shall miss the fires and our mischief
night.” She made a final cut and watched as Hannah smoothed the strands.
“Though I don’t suppose we’d have as much fun encumbered by these skirts.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“And
we’d never catch the fairies.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor startled Brownie with her
laugh. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“You still believe in fairies?”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Of
course. And there will be plenty of them to dance with when we get to
Scotland.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Scotland?
I thought …”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Oh,
El, I shouldn’t have spoken. Lady Beth told me it would be a surprise, but she
hinted of the Highlands.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
… hmm. Well, she’ll certainly tell us more tonight.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Hasn’t
it been odd … how nice Lord Edgeworth is to us now?”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor bobbled her head in a
noncommittal answer then tucked the shears back into her pocket. She leaned
toward Hannah to sniff at the horse hairs. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We’ll
have to braid it and then soak it in rose water.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Outside there came the sound of
hooves and squeaking carriage wheels, the shout of a driver, the whinny of a
horse and here, beside the girls, the answering neigh of old Brownie.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Oh, no.
They can’t have come to fetch us a day early, can they have?”</span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">KEIR MCKELVEY CHUCKLED as his
nephew, barely seven, struggled to lift the claymore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Aye,”
Keir said, his voice gentle yet resonant, “ye be too wee a lad to heft the </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">claidheamh m</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">òr</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> me own
great-grandfather swung in battle. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’Tis
a great sword she is. To be handled with both hands.” Under his breath he
added, <i>but</i> <i>gently</i> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">as ye</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’d
touch a woman.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The boy, Huey Beldorney, repeated
the Gaelic words and copied the wide-legged stance his uncle modeled for him.
He gripped the handle and hoisted the blade a few inches off the flat rock.
Keir</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s shadow moved over him as he
dropped the weighty metal. The clang of steel on stone echoed down the hill.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Try
the axe, will ye? ’Tis lighter.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Huey turned to the stump where the
battle axe had been thrown. He grabbed the handle with both hands and tried to
wiggle it free from the wood. No luck. For his second try he pressed his foot
against the stump for leverage. When he at last succeeded, the force of his
pull with the weight of the axe sent him falling on his backside. Keir</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s quick hand swiped the weapon up
and away from the boy’s face before the blade could halve him.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">His sister</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s maternal voice cut through the
air from the cabin doorway. “Ye’ll nay be teachin’ me son yer tricks, Keir
McKelvey. Ye’ll have him killt of his own hand afore he’s old enough to grow a
whisker.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The
lad’s got nary a scratch,” Keir assured her. “He needs fatherin’ and learnin’
of such things. I’m happy to take it upon myself while his father is away.” His
grin, which made all the maidens in the nearby village gasp, had no effect on
his sister.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She shook her head at him. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The fields need a plough and I’ll
thank ye to let that be yer favor to me husband.” She waggled a finger at Huey.
“Come inside, lad.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Keir glanced across the fields
toward the mountains. A small green loch at their base reflected their majesty
in the early morning light. Farming wasn</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’t
his first choice, but he was pleased with his work, and he’d do anything to
help his sister. He’d planted the broad beans, peas, and cabbage for her last
week. Now he’d do the kale and radish. His gaze fell to the untouched soil. The
earth had the scent of spring, warming its outer layer.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This was the murkiest morning of
the spring, though, but it promised to brighten and make him grow hot behind
the plough. He sloughed off his shirt and tightened his kilt. He tilted the
felt hat he wore so its feather leaned forward to provide a small degree of
shade across a nose prone to burn. An hour later his chest glistened and his
biceps rippled as he guided the heavy wooden implement through the soil. His
thoughts were on the news he</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’d
received, a letter from England, coded with double meanings. It hadn’t taken
him long to figure it out. King George was teetering on the brink of insanity.
Again. Trouble was brewing. His secret connections to factions unnamed would
send his sister into paroxysms of fear. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> she
found out. But she would never find out. She</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’d
chosen this simpler life, without intrigue; her husband was a good man, equally
as settled though he had some patriotic ambitions. As soon as he returned, Keir
would have to leave for Castle Caladh.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He worked until the sun was high.
Huey brought him water twice and once a hunk of cheese. Grateful Keir was for
the relief it gave him.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’ve
drawn ye a bath for yer efforts,” his sister said when he finished. “And thank
ye for all yer work. I’ve baked yer favorite pie so once ye’ve bathed, come
inside.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Keir nodded and glanced toward the
side of the stone hut where the barrel tub was steaming. His sister must have
been boiling water and lugging pots for an hour. Upon a rope strung between
trees hung his second set of clothes, clean and dry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Thank
ye, Fenella. Ye’re a good sister.” It was hard to look too long at her; like
his other two sisters she resembled their mother, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">lightly
freckled and fair of skin, red of hair.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This time she returned the grin
before closing the door to give him a small measure of privacy. Bathing in the
open air was something he</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’d
done all his life, usually in the loch, but also in the pond at Castle Caladh
though not so often in the cold weather.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> He scratched his fingers through
the short beard that had grown during his stay here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The birds chirped as he dunked
himself into the small tub, water splashing over the side and onto flat stones.
Keir remembered how he</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’d helped
his brother-in-law lay those stones years ago so Fenella wouldn’t be dismayed
by mud. Thoughts like that made him think of how much he envied their marriage.
Fenella, the oldest of his three sisters, had eschewed her dowry—much to his
father’s delight—and married for love. He longed to do the same. He could have
chosen any girl or woman in Scotland, but none had stirred his soul. Yet.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He rose from the water and dried
himself with his old shirt, then plunged it into the water and swirled it
around a few times. Clean enough, he thought. He twisted and rung it out,
stepped naked toward the rope line and hung it on the end. The evening air
moved the sable brown hairs on his body. He shivered, quickly redressed, and
slipped his feet back into his deerskins. His stomach rumbled; he was more than
ready for that pie. Already his mouth was watering at the thought of minced
mutton and onions and that double crust.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: center; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -4.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“ARE
WE HAVING a banquet?” Eleanor asked the cook as she and Hannah entered the
kitchen. There seemed to be a flurry of activity for this early in the
afternoon. She gave the cook a warm hug and gestured to Hannah to hide the
horse’s tail in her apron pocket.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The tables were laden with copper
pots and pewter plates. Two footmen and the scullery maid were shadowing the
kitchen maid, holding trays. The aroma of roasting chickens flavored the air.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Cook finished draining some grease
and responded, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“A banquet indeed. And in your
honor.” She put a finger to her lips. “But you’re not to know that. Captain
Luxbury believes he’s the one deserving of this honor. Lady Beth purchased his
commission for him. He is indebted to the Lord and Lady of Ingledew and thus …”
she squinted at her helpers to determine their interest and lowered her voice
further “… he will be your escort on your journey. You must be careful.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor swung her head toward
Hannah and whispered, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Perhaps
this is a test of our manners.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hannah giggled in a falsetto voice.
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I know a fork from a spade, m’lady,
but conversing with a captain? These new servants undoubtedly know more than I.
We will surely fail.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor entwined her arm with
Hannah</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s and, in a volume to match the
clatter of an empty tray slipping to the stone floor, said, “Come along,
Hannah, we best get changed for dinner.” She looked back at Cook, who knew all
the castle’s secrets including how recently these two women had transformed.
The others, though, would have thought magic or the devil was involved in
changing the pair into attractive young ladies, had they seen them before.
There were whisperings, however, amongst these hires, that Eleanor and Hannah
must be addled-brained heirs or ill-bred wards, for all the mistakes in manners
they seemed to make. The gossip didn’t bother them; they were just happy the
stablemaster and the old butler were gone.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hannah squeezed back Eleanor</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s grip as they climbed the dank
steps upward to the main hall. “I shouldn’t be here except as a maid. Lady Beth
reminds me often of my good fortune in being placed as your companion. I wish
we could have learned the proper ways sooner.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“In
truth, the good fortune is all mine in that you’re my friend.” She graced
Hannah with a smile and added, “Or rather, my sister.” She loosened her grip.
“And haven’t we had more than a little fun pretending to be lads? Now, I’ll
race you up the last ten steps.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It was Lady Beth</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s stern face that stopped their
race and their giggles as they reached the landing.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Ladies,
you are well past the age of running.” She harrumphed her disapproval, her
high-coiffed curls wavering as she spoke. “Captain Luxbury is in the library;
he might hear you. Go change your clothes. I’ve had the upstairs maid pack your
trunks.” She paused to eye their dirty hems. “I have last minute instructions
for you. After you play some simple tunes for the captain, he and Lord
Edgeworth will retire to the study and I’ll accompany you to your rooms. I have
much to explain.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor nodded, afraid to speak,
but happy to know she might finally get some answers. Where exactly were they
going? Why now and why in such a rush? What would be expected of her? Was Lady
Beth marrying her off without a warning? She certainly hoped not, but she’d
been suspicious of this ‘week away’ that had suddenly come up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She and Hannah both curtsied as
Lady Beth dismissed them. They walked as elegantly and unhurriedly as they
could down the stone hallways and up another set of stairs to their adjoining
rooms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hannah pulled the strands of
Brownie</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s tail out of her apron. “I’ll soak
this now. Perhaps I can dry it and make your braid before dinner. It wouldn’t
do to have this captain see you with light hair now and dark tomorrow.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The
lace cap will hide the ends. No one will know.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hannah tightened her lips, nodded,
then excused herself to her room for a moment. She returned carrying a lovely silver
gown, laid it next to Eleanor</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s,
and said, “There. Brownie’s braid is soaking in my basin.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">They washed their hands and faces
in Eleanor</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s porcelain bowl and helped each
other get dressed. When Hannah had trouble with her hair, Eleanor had an idea.
“We’ll use the candle wax to secure the braids. You can wear both of Cameron’s
mother’s braids tonight.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hannah blushed. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I promised to send them back when
my own hair grows out.” She sat in the chair before the dressing table and
folded her hands in her lap as Eleanor tipped the candle over her head. “Be
careful.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She was. Not a single drip of hot
wax fell anywhere other than the precise spots Eleanor deemed necessary. She
curled her nose in distaste as she touched the dead woman</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s strands. She’d seen Cameron’s
mother a handful of times in the past year. And Cameron twice as often. She
wasn’t sure how she felt about that. About leaving right when her interest in
the opposite sex was blooming. Same for Hannah. Undoubt-edly Hannah was
thinking of the handsome young man in the same way as Eleanor was. But of
course, he was beneath Eleanor’s sudden new station. Perhaps she should ask her
aunt if Hannah might be betrothed when they returned. It wasn’t out of the
ordinary to let a house servant marry a farm hand.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She pressed her fingers against the
warm wax and proclaimed the hair style finished. Hannah picked up a hand mirror
and turned her head from side to side. Satisfied, she rose and stood before the
cheval glass to admire herself from head to toe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Oh,”
Hannah exclaimed as she saw Eleanor’s reflection behind her. She turned and
assessed her friend. “The waist line is higher. A new fashion.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor touched the tucked stitches
beneath her bosom. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’m
thankful the hoop petticoats are out of style.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Cook
says they’re still worn at court. How do you think she knows such a thing?”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Perhaps
from the new staff.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Of
course. Lady Beth brought them back with her from her last visit to court. Cook
told me Lady Beth spoke twice to Queen Charlotte who complimented her on her jewelry.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor half-smiled at this</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> bit of gossip. “My dear Pascoe … I
mean Hannah … are you hinting at wearing jewels tonight?”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
think we should. Pearls, the teardrop earrings, and a brooch would look nice on
you.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“And
the same for you?”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Yes,
and perhaps a tiara to help hold the wax in place.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor nodded. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“You’re so clever, Hannah. A tiara
for you and a bonnet for me.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">CAPTAIN BERNARD LUXBURY sat stiffly
as Lord Clive Edgeworth stroked his chin and chatted amiably with him about his
commission. Luxbury was beholden to the Lord and Lady for his current political
and military standing. They could never know, of course, that he</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’d manipulated his way into their
good graces, earned their favor, and taken advantage of them, however it was
all for a worthy cause. He knew this in his heart. He’d researched the rumors
and followed the tittle-tattle. He’d confronted Lord Edgeworth two months ago
and offered a solu-tion. Now, at last, he’d see if it was all for naught.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When Lady Beth entered the room, he
jumped to his feet, grabbed the bottom edge of his red coat to yank any wrinkle
out of existence, and bowed. Edgeworth was slower.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“My
dear Bernard,” Lady Beth crooned, offering him her hand, “it’s so good of you
to do us this favor.” She turned toward the door. “Come in, ladies. Allow me to
introduce you to Miss Eleanor, er uh, Beldorney, my niece. And our ward, Miss
Hannah Pascoe.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Luxbury</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s reaction was instant. He picked
up his tricorne hat that had sat on the end table and brought it to his chest as
he bowed again, keeping his bloodshot eyes fixed on their faces and not their
bodices. Both women were comely, but the flash in Eleanor’s blue eyes, the sparkle,
drew him in, whereas Hannah, the completely unimportant one, lowered her gaze
to the carpet.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Ladies,
it is a great pleasure to meet you.” He took a step forward to gently take each
gloved hand in turn and hold it briefly. His eyes remained on Eleanor.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He was sure he held up his end of the
conversation as they moved to the dining hall. As they had the soup course. As
they enjoyed the fish and chicken. As they relaxed with an assortment of Cook</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s best sweets and Lord Edgeworth’s
finest wine. But in truth Bernard Luxbury tripped over his tongue as often as
he stared at Eleanor.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When they reconvened in the music
room, he sat barely breathing as Eleanor played a simple tune on the
pianoforte. He</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’d heard better in other households,
but nothing as captivating. It wasn’t her faulty playing as much as her boyish
snorts when she made a mistake and the unabashed grin she’d toss his way.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The performance was over too soon
and the ladies were whisked out of the room by Lady Beth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
am smitten with your niece … and your ward. Such charming ladies,” he said to
Edgeworth once he and Edgeworth retired to the study. “’Tis certainly a
vexatious and lamentable circumstance that you have hired me to spirit them
away to hide forever in Scotland.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Not
forever.” Lord Edgeworth winked at Bernard. “Bring her back once you’ve found
the parchments.” He lowered his voice. “I’ve had word her mother may be near
Kilmahew. The documents will achieve our success. Get them.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor pressed her fingers against
her aunt</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s elbow as she helped her up the
stairs. “Beldorney? You introduced me as Eleanor Beldorney. My last name is
Beldorney?”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Shush,”
her aunt warned. “No, it is not. I’ll explain in the privacy of your room.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Once into the suite Hannah held the
chair for Lady Beth and then both girls settled themselves on the edge of
Eleanor</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s bed, a simple four-poster with a
single pillow.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Reluctantly Lady Beth began, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“No, your pedigree is not Scottish,
but the captain himself chose that name for you. He has Scottish relations and
he will install you into their care.” She blinked several times. “Eleanor … you
are a Hanover … a cousin of King George’s.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“A
cousin?” Both girls whispered the word together.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Is
she an heir to the throne?” Hannah dared to ask. Her surprise grew as she
fingered the lace that fringed the top of her bodice.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“No
… well, maybe … she is a princess, it would seem. But … there’s a plan. Captain
Luxbury has warned us. Queen Charlotte will, unfortunately, die by her own hand
… or at least it will be arranged to appear so. King George will have to remarry.”
She took a deeper breath. “And … it would be best … if it were … you.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The silence was complete. At first
Eleanor thought she meant Hannah and that she was speaking to her. Then her
aunt</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s eyes found Eleanor’s and she
understood.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Me?
Marry the King?” Every horrible thing she’d ever heard about the regent raced
past through her head. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He was
crazy. He was cruel. He was a disgusting old man.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> The
tingling up her spine and down her arms felt icier than goose bumps. She
flashed on the footman, the carriage driver, the huntsman, even the young
farmer, Cameron. She</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’d be less
disgusted to wed any one of them. But the King? No. Never.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Did
you hear her, El?” Hannah shook her arm again. She was barely aware that more
had been said. “Lady Beth says it’s all to prevent a palace revolution. The
King will be poisoned after you marry and then you will be Queen. You will save
the country.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“But
first,” Lady Beth hurried to say, “we must get you to Scotland. You’ll have not
only a week away, but several months of tutelage. I’ve been remiss in your
education. The Beldorney clan will see to teaching you what you need to know.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“But
… really? I’m a Hanover? Who … is my mother? My father? I thought … I thought
you were my aunt.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lady Beth wrung her hands. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“It’s a long story, but I may never
get another chance to tell you.” Her eyes flitted about the room. “Your mother
stayed here when she visited. She had some standing at court and her family was
rich. She eloped with the third son of King George the Second and Caroline, the
one they never speak of. A rogue. A scalawag.” She shook her head violently.
“Poor Mary—that was your mother’s name—she believed his lies. But the King
claimed the documents were forgeries, the priest a fake, the marriage a sham.
She was utterly undone.” Lady Beth began to tear up. “You were born here,
Eleanor. Secretly. She stayed with us for three years. Lord Edgeworth allowed
it. She was going to take you to the colonies. But the royals desired to
further cover up the scandal.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor let her breath out. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“What happened?”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Your
father insisted the marriage was real and he visited once a month though the
King and Queen forbade it. Then he died suddenly, suspiciously, but he’d left
money and instructions to send Mary and you to Scotland and then on to Boston.”
She withdrew a handkerchief from her sleeve and dabbed at her lashes. “Mary
went on ahead to secure arrangements, but I’ve never had a single letter from
her all these years. I fear she must have died.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hannah put an arm around Eleanor</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s shoulders as Eleanor choked back
a sob.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“And
yes, I am your aunt. Your mother was my half-sister, though we lived in
separate households. A quiet scandal, it was.” A longer sob broke loose. “I had
news … that you were to be found and … disposed of. You were in my care then. That’s
when I started dressing you as a boy. The rumors finally stopped circulating
and Lord Edgeworth and I were accepted at court after King George the Third
took the throne.” Lady Beth started weeping loudly at that point and Eleanor
rose to comfort her.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“It’s
all right, Auntie. You saved me.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“You
were my responsibility. I had to keep you safe. It was my husband’s idea to
keep you hidden. And now … there are new rumors. I must say I don’t approve of
this plot to dethrone the King, to murder poor Charlotte, but my husband is a
part of it all. Still … it is divinely fortunate that we have you. In the end …
you can pardon us.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor, kneeling by the chair,
continued to hug Lady Beth. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
don’t want to be queen or princess or anything. Send me to Scotland if you
must, but I shan’t be a part of this. What of the King’s sons? Ernst or
Frederick or Edward or George?”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“They’re
too young. The country needs a ruler who can think for himself. Or herself.”
Lady Beth took Eleanor’s hands in her own. “I’ve watched you grow. You are
smart and kind and honest. Good qualities for a woman. But you are also like a
man. Decisive. Passionate. Fiery. Perhaps that is why Clive, er, Lord Edgeworth
was so hard on you.” She peered intently at Eleanor. “And you have what a king
should have … the wisdom of Solomon, the patience of Job, and the courage of
David.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor stifled a laugh and lost
her balance, plopping onto her backside, her skirts crumpling in a circle, but
her aunt still claimed her hands. She rose and drew Eleanor to her feet and
into a deep embrace. She whispered in her ear, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Go
because Clive commands it. But I will understand if you rebel and find a way to
refuse to go along with this absurdity. Trust no one. If you must, look for
your mother and hide with her or find passage to the colonies. Clive vowed to
have your mother killed if she returns. She has important documents; destroy
them if you can.” She squeezed once more, harder, a warning in her touch.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eleanor looked over her shoulder at
Hannah. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Give us a moment, please.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hannah scooted through the
adjoining door and closed it completely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Auntie
Beth, how will I find her? I don’t know what she looks like. And what name
might she go by?”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lady Beth raised a hand toward the
painting by the bed. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“There she
is. You’ve seen her all your life. She’ll have aged fifteen years, but she’ll
be wearing that brooch. You have its match. Wear it always and Mary Ainsworth
Fletcher may find you,” she touched above Eleanor’s heart, “if she yet lives.”<br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.3pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>end of sample </b>Click <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRGKQBWN" target="_blank">HERE</a> to find THE HIGHLANDER'S SECRET PRINCESS on Amazon.</span></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-64343381277657789132023-06-01T13:44:00.020-04:002023-06-01T13:44:00.131-04:00June book Promos<div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_8956858083759026523templateContainer" style="background-color: #fafafa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; max-width: 600px !important; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td id="m_8956858083759026523templateHeader" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody class="m_8956858083759026523mcnImageGroupBlockOuter"><tr><td class="m_8956858083759026523mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="m_8956858083759026523mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_8956858083759026523mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 564px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_8956858083759026523mcnImageGroupContent" style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="m_8956858083759026523mcnImage CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEg5927f9yb6d4FRCt4ukkFGj0wBEMnKuPKsPBnJMKNptpNhDp0_aFUlAnEP8LHdnvn12uboL7hQkLgEm3HaLgKHl6bUTM-woT2PRdEM6awFTsjSt2rlFPcX3NzBwCQdTqTYnsAaKNEeYhHhIq-oDY0DKLc_dYLPpf3FmvxmpIcVXso6H27FsncF3rJMJ14QpshJsUxjRj-MFEifI3gBJcJTFei4=w320-h107" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: auto; max-width: 801px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" tabindex="0" width="320" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="m_8956858083759026523mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><h1><br /></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td id="m_8956858083759026523templateBody" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_8956858083759026523mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_8956858083759026523mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 style="line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">6 Deals for Summer Reading</span></h1><div style="line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">These are all in Kindle Unlimited as well as Kindle and paperback.</div><span style="font-family: georgia;">1) Can't Get More Wholesome than these. <br />Click <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstoryoriginapp.com%252Fto%252Fj6QnKF9%26xid%3Dce59f4fc8b%26uid%3D42699833%26iid%3D63c0750391%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1683913366%26h%3D60aeb497bc6ea7be574fd8f5fc90d97708ebfdb62a1cf7db32b11756df0166db&source=gmail&ust=1683999776417000&usg=AOvVaw2D9eXfWbFPwk9RwDY7dR1V" fg_scanned="1" href="https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstoryoriginapp.com%2Fto%2Fj6QnKF9&xid=ce59f4fc8b&uid=42699833&iid=63c0750391&pool=cts&v=2&c=1683913366&h=60aeb497bc6ea7be574fd8f5fc90d97708ebfdb62a1cf7db32b11756df0166db" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see several clean and wholesome love stories. <br />2) The Outer World. Oh, boy, Scifi. <br />Click <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstoryoriginapp.com%252Fto%252FFnl1doC%26xid%3Dce59f4fc8b%26uid%3D42699833%26iid%3D63c0750391%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1683913366%26h%3D6121e755d7da064572dba5bd4ec81d06ee91a73ba213109563ba1cf6611cd511&source=gmail&ust=1683999776417000&usg=AOvVaw2wJNlokOe7-zWNtzFRZGaS" fg_scanned="1" href="https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstoryoriginapp.com%2Fto%2FFnl1doC&xid=ce59f4fc8b&uid=42699833&iid=63c0750391&pool=cts&v=2&c=1683913366&h=6121e755d7da064572dba5bd4ec81d06ee91a73ba213109563ba1cf6611cd511" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">HERE</a> to find a promo for aliens and time travel and cosmic stuff.<br />3) More Sweet Romance. One promo wasn't enough so here are <br />some more. Click <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstoryoriginapp.com%252Fto%252FxTPzJlH%26xid%3Dce59f4fc8b%26uid%3D42699833%26iid%3D63c0750391%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1683913366%26h%3Dc1936bef0467da189211262696e91fe161daaf9efdffe9d9c799605e99cd4cdf&source=gmail&ust=1683999776417000&usg=AOvVaw1zQJjTIYLYYEhxFxb4l-O-" fg_scanned="1" href="https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstoryoriginapp.com%2Fto%2FxTPzJlH&xid=ce59f4fc8b&uid=42699833&iid=63c0750391&pool=cts&v=2&c=1683913366&h=c1936bef0467da189211262696e91fe161daaf9efdffe9d9c799605e99cd4cdf" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />4) Romance and Adventure! <br />Click <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstoryoriginapp.com%252Fto%252FXsbearE%26xid%3Dce59f4fc8b%26uid%3D42699833%26iid%3D63c0750391%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1683913366%26h%3Dd33b1dbc28528f1d7e955a4f1baf129b3a8835fc069a7af844cb47c29dc723a7&source=gmail&ust=1683999776417000&usg=AOvVaw3d6I2BZhk4LapESCoi0Tp5" fg_scanned="1" href="https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstoryoriginapp.com%2Fto%2FXsbearE&xid=ce59f4fc8b&uid=42699833&iid=63c0750391&pool=cts&v=2&c=1683913366&h=d33b1dbc28528f1d7e955a4f1baf129b3a8835fc069a7af844cb47c29dc723a7" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see what's available in this promo.<br />5) Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Fair. <br />Click <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstoryoriginapp.com%252Fto%252FV1jrnrB%26xid%3Dce59f4fc8b%26uid%3D42699833%26iid%3D63c0750391%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1683913366%26h%3Df72e654e4000d26e6255c92fa5e5fea4449771c51641200399f41682805c1c0b&source=gmail&ust=1683999776417000&usg=AOvVaw1Xcw0Wa56ofCtX1QarhSYY" fg_scanned="1" href="https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstoryoriginapp.com%2Fto%2FV1jrnrB&xid=ce59f4fc8b&uid=42699833&iid=63c0750391&pool=cts&v=2&c=1683913366&h=f72e654e4000d26e6255c92fa5e5fea4449771c51641200399f41682805c1c0b" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">HERE</a> for these gorgeous covers and see what interests you.<br />6) Summer Reading. Specifically young adult (YA) books, <br />but these appeal to all ages. Click <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstoryoriginapp.com%252Fto%252FxseuKT6%26xid%3Dce59f4fc8b%26uid%3D42699833%26iid%3D63c0750391%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1683913366%26h%3D134a774780887cb8e9092de09849e7ed66677a6747744c7ba8ecdf384694b583&source=gmail&ust=1683999776417000&usg=AOvVaw2Xbi9Yq1ZO88lDZDHiF5kZ" fg_scanned="1" href="https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstoryoriginapp.com%2Fto%2FxseuKT6&xid=ce59f4fc8b&uid=42699833&iid=63c0750391&pool=cts&v=2&c=1683913366&h=134a774780887cb8e9092de09849e7ed66677a6747744c7ba8ecdf384694b583" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><br />On a personal note: Book 2 in the Loved by a Highlander series <br />came out on May 16 -- <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.amazon.com%252Fdp%252FB0BV35TYF9%26xid%3Dce59f4fc8b%26uid%3D42699833%26iid%3D63c0750391%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1683913366%26h%3D6a56177ca5ecd0b8f11b8e0684bc4fe0cb9dd1291b9801ef371238f27455bd59&source=gmail&ust=1683999776417000&usg=AOvVaw016hYBn55qHc0Otqfqx71K" fg_scanned="1" href="https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0BV35TYF9&xid=ce59f4fc8b&uid=42699833&iid=63c0750391&pool=cts&v=2&c=1683913366&h=6a56177ca5ecd0b8f11b8e0684bc4fe0cb9dd1291b9801ef371238f27455bd59" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">THE HIGHLANDER'S ENGLISH MAIDEN</a> on <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.amazon.com%252Fdp%252FB0BV35TYF9%26xid%3Dce59f4fc8b%26uid%3D42699833%26iid%3D63c0750391%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1683913366%26h%3D6a56177ca5ecd0b8f11b8e0684bc4fe0cb9dd1291b9801ef371238f27455bd59&source=gmail&ust=1683999776417000&usg=AOvVaw016hYBn55qHc0Otqfqx71K" fg_scanned="1" href="https://us11.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0BV35TYF9&xid=ce59f4fc8b&uid=42699833&iid=63c0750391&pool=cts&v=2&c=1683913366&h=6a56177ca5ecd0b8f11b8e0684bc4fe0cb9dd1291b9801ef371238f27455bd59" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">AMAZON</a>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="height: 0px;"><br /></div>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-64827579192614625252023-05-03T15:01:00.015-04:002023-05-08T10:18:41.579-04:00May Book Deals<div class="separator"><img alt="" class="mcnImage" height="107" src="https://mcusercontent.com/70cefd04c0ac5e38c2c58bb01/images/2f329dd3-47be-1033-4fbf-a22cc030ef49.jpg" style="border: 0px; 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SPECIAL PROMOS and an announcement<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0in; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">1st: <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/TrVHZn1" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">May-stravaganza of
Sweet & Inspiration Reads</span></a>. This promo is for Kindle Unlimited
sweet, clean, wholesome, Christian romance with an HEA only.<br />
<br />
2nd: <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/rMmgMQO" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">A Variety of Titles</span></a>.
Whoa, this promo has a huge variety of genres (some of these covers look a bit
steamy for me, but the promoter had no filters, so ...). Scroll through. You
might be surprised at the selection.<br />
<br />
3rd: <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/TgAQyUU" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">Small Town Romance.</span></a> From
cowboys to billionaires to teachers to ordinary guys, all set in small towns.
Definitely looks like there are a few steamy selections here. Sorry, not sorry.<br />
<br />
And the announcement: Book 2 in my Loved by a Highlander series is out this
month. Pick up your copy here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV35TYF9" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">THE HIGHLANDER'S
ENGLISH MAIDEN.</span></a><br />
<br />
On a personal note, I survived 33 days on the Norwegian Joy and only gained 4
pounds. I almost finished writing book 3 for the Loved by a Highlander series,
which is good as there's a deadline coming up.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br />Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-21341517703263965492023-04-13T14:27:00.010-04:002023-04-13T14:27:00.585-04:005 Special April promotions (Romance and Not Romance)<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheMc8C-b_GAIlDFKeshnu60jqkzaz0WB3PvflX7x0Ps83vjgrRqQ9B-1oTAf9bsOB67B5gcn6aP_rNKfxOo1qLVQam4jz46VviwD-RVdc1mXGN7RwgH0tRuQrTiKseOJTgSY6lhygo2MnpJG1HXs909Q7H-NfM_mQMIrtlJjjgSGW5LoU-Vek3QUxnBg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="801" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheMc8C-b_GAIlDFKeshnu60jqkzaz0WB3PvflX7x0Ps83vjgrRqQ9B-1oTAf9bsOB67B5gcn6aP_rNKfxOo1qLVQam4jz46VviwD-RVdc1mXGN7RwgH0tRuQrTiKseOJTgSY6lhygo2MnpJG1HXs909Q7H-NfM_mQMIrtlJjjgSGW5LoU-Vek3QUxnBg=w320-h107" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLuxc44v5Dt3F_NrKiMNC8z8hAwDcXDcAnJmgLfwxRV2eZdckwbROdnsLtjIG8bnaNnJb_vyjEc8m_U4MB2fFI7QuCXe2_yGJOyUMrrJ7vsilqfwZ0qMvLGGXx5i8WD3BJv86aJZCwn7RvtPCJNA0jPydHfV1Ba8fr5cszPmgSgPsihKHJcJYR3Orz5A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="801" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLuxc44v5Dt3F_NrKiMNC8z8hAwDcXDcAnJmgLfwxRV2eZdckwbROdnsLtjIG8bnaNnJb_vyjEc8m_U4MB2fFI7QuCXe2_yGJOyUMrrJ7vsilqfwZ0qMvLGGXx5i8WD3BJv86aJZCwn7RvtPCJNA0jPydHfV1Ba8fr5cszPmgSgPsihKHJcJYR3Orz5A=w320-h107" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9XFj9pMO5HLYfxeBwWVNkBmh3HwuldGkGABItcVTUHo9exvRgSK4G4C2x9cg0w23FfRjV2O46QbRLQw_dLU6mLxNifogHgOharsSh1vYKYNubKfB9fv-5v-zixCeuPW8IwxTCovIpkBFtf7lGTqrsj6SNmVYFJudmidYl67NDA1UPsziQTfQuUk4_HQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="801" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9XFj9pMO5HLYfxeBwWVNkBmh3HwuldGkGABItcVTUHo9exvRgSK4G4C2x9cg0w23FfRjV2O46QbRLQw_dLU6mLxNifogHgOharsSh1vYKYNubKfB9fv-5v-zixCeuPW8IwxTCovIpkBFtf7lGTqrsj6SNmVYFJudmidYl67NDA1UPsziQTfQuUk4_HQ=w320-h107" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlf0G3p6BHubofkmlNz49ZfZXJ0M6QpcpLpZdVpPmPsLAiv0-hSO1CVTqL9WHf1gl6cwgmjNQrxtAX5nPhGLKr27Ie9lRauKxIHqg9r2jfPt7iZikpQp9A6kBrmCbzopoeZLq6xLIfRsQ-WM9ww087tJc2gSDpm4isKISZ3RaJxFtkUR_kT96aNe3ePg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlf0G3p6BHubofkmlNz49ZfZXJ0M6QpcpLpZdVpPmPsLAiv0-hSO1CVTqL9WHf1gl6cwgmjNQrxtAX5nPhGLKr27Ie9lRauKxIHqg9r2jfPt7iZikpQp9A6kBrmCbzopoeZLq6xLIfRsQ-WM9ww087tJc2gSDpm4isKISZ3RaJxFtkUR_kT96aNe3ePg=w320-h107" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJBYbMLkxexQoi7pCQSs85mSO9rg1fD8BUVu0kbplaQCzyExFSobVFpVsAIr1-rPFLkhCo9UqFvFEVF_PP96X4WrnN09WJA4-s6JnsO0vhze83s8R07gJ5HIM-57rCkGfF3kmtfoYghM6KBuJRAeli1NVE1mc-yaCmYV67D3uUNpflLKD_YvWygBj1tg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJBYbMLkxexQoi7pCQSs85mSO9rg1fD8BUVu0kbplaQCzyExFSobVFpVsAIr1-rPFLkhCo9UqFvFEVF_PP96X4WrnN09WJA4-s6JnsO0vhze83s8R07gJ5HIM-57rCkGfF3kmtfoYghM6KBuJRAeli1NVE1mc-yaCmYV67D3uUNpflLKD_YvWygBj1tg=w320-h107" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">If you're looking for Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fairy Tales, or Mythology. for you paperback or kindle collection, click <a data-cke-saved-href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/A0ewkXG" href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/A0ewkXG" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><br />If you prefer historical fiction, then these offerings are from ALL ERAS of Historical Fiction. 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It doesn't get any better than this.<br />Happy reading,<br />Debbie Chapoton</p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-4410339510823983772023-03-02T14:37:00.000-05:002023-03-02T14:37:04.680-05:00Free Novels to Review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPuPf4x5JYerFLgxTg74gq0xIkKCSXwNKTTR9WbVnR2YQPMdIDUru6jGeKgfHSsWcBvLVYs6H36daxXDYFiN5V6xBZj7L29V2aTKv5RM9GQhNKj_XgjSJrtpY0Bk7WUAPTFkIvMChH1fqGcdUDgNYY-PLS36wfdxRTGrXIdEMughjaRKRZA-OnImWS2Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="801" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPuPf4x5JYerFLgxTg74gq0xIkKCSXwNKTTR9WbVnR2YQPMdIDUru6jGeKgfHSsWcBvLVYs6H36daxXDYFiN5V6xBZj7L29V2aTKv5RM9GQhNKj_XgjSJrtpY0Bk7WUAPTFkIvMChH1fqGcdUDgNYY-PLS36wfdxRTGrXIdEMughjaRKRZA-OnImWS2Q=w400-h134" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Check out these promotions. 5 big ones for sales, giveaways, Kindle Unlimited suggestions, and reviews.</h1><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>1)</strong> FREE FOR YOUR HONEST REVIEW: All Genre Romance - Clean, Contemporary, Regency, Historical, Christian, Second Chance. 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These are promoted as "clean reads."</p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-21865913647037560692023-02-02T07:52:00.005-05:002023-02-02T07:52:00.290-05:00Historical Fiction and Fantasy Romance - giveaways<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="background-color: #fafafa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: black; max-width: 600px; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td id="templateHeader" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageGroupBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageGroupBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 564px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageGroupContent" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="mcnImage" height="107" src="https://mcusercontent.com/70cefd04c0ac5e38c2c58bb01/images/a0a48692-882c-76f7-9a5d-864546ab5aad.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 801px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="320" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 564px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageGroupContent" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="mcnImage" height="107" src="https://mcusercontent.com/70cefd04c0ac5e38c2c58bb01/images/7b12ed00-5a10-1a21-bb3d-a38b7ad9ff21.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 801px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="320" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="templateBody" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">TWO Distinct Giveaways</h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">First up: 1700 - 1915 historical fiction and fantasy romances. Sweet and steamy, but no erotica. Whew! Check out these FREE samples by clicking <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/WbPuDJm" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">HERE</a>. (Please give me feedback on mine: The Highlander's Secret Princess, if you're into sweet, clean Scottish romance. So far I'm planning a 3-book series set in Scotland, late 1700s.)<br /><br />Second: Still romance, but more genres, all with strong consensual romantic elements and destined or fated lovers. Full works (from short stories to full novels) and previews/excerpts are offered <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/BC48Jjq" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-48073355652585017252023-01-17T06:37:00.017-05:002023-10-21T13:28:10.933-04:00Woo-hoo! New Historical Scottish Romance!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOqxrujK3yCjHNOKES6_zPbCGjM00-liLqzXGIB4RTrPzatMIqyEwLyg9d6atSSFIPerl2NIySjS5gTwLS_BTCw2U5BvtqBWNmxeQ-WpHzrxrVHnnwTxtYoZkiFoWDBbm4bICRD1l2U9r0-gKUgEFVRyDSVF73egZYANBLJPe5qNU_s2r54fewJHcAlA_/s2250/Book%201%20Princess%20ppb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOqxrujK3yCjHNOKES6_zPbCGjM00-liLqzXGIB4RTrPzatMIqyEwLyg9d6atSSFIPerl2NIySjS5gTwLS_BTCw2U5BvtqBWNmxeQ-WpHzrxrVHnnwTxtYoZkiFoWDBbm4bICRD1l2U9r0-gKUgEFVRyDSVF73egZYANBLJPe5qNU_s2r54fewJHcAlA_/s320/Book%201%20Princess%20ppb.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRGKQBWN" target="_blank">THE HIGHLANDER'S SECRET PRINCESS</a></h1><div>I'm proud to announce the start of a new genre series: LOVED BY A HIGHLANDER. Book 1 is THE HIGHLANDER'S SECRET PRINCESS, releasing this March. Here's the blurb off Amazon:</div><p></p><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Scottish pride, persuasion, and passion - this is Highland romance at its breathtaking best.</span></h4><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Young and gutsy, Eleanor has been raised as a stable hand at Ingledew castle, unaware of her royal ancestry and the dangerous plans the Lord of Ingledew has for her. Her biggest desire is to find her mother who disappeared into Scotland when she was three. When Eleanor is sent to Scotland to be transformed into a princess and forced to wed King George, she takes advantage of an opportunity to escape, disguising herself as a boy.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">In the Highlands of Scotland lives Keir McKelvey, betrothed against his wishes to the haughty daughter of Bram MacLeod. Keir is deep into the political plan to dethrone King George when he meets Eleanor. Her convincing impersonation of an English lad fools him and he compels her—thinking she’s a he—back into the center of the murderous royal plot.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Eleanor falls in love with the Highlander, but revealing her sex and her true identity could thwart everyone’s plans. Escaping again to search for her mother will cost her the crown, but staying might lead to her execution. And either choice bears the risk of never seeing the Highlander again.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">★★★★★ Everything you want in a romance you can't put down.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">★★★★★ Great characters and an awesome plot.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">★★★★★ If you love romance with a touch of heat, this is for you. Love, danger, and excitement on every page.</span></p></div><p></p><div>Click <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRGKQBWN" target="_blank">HERE</a> to order your copy now.</div><br /><p></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-9646499097995382622023-01-02T07:50:00.006-05:002023-01-02T07:50:00.211-05:00Free Downloads - Books - Christian and Sci-Fi<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="background-color: #fafafa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: black; max-width: 600px; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td id="templateHeader" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" height="107" src="https://mcusercontent.com/70cefd04c0ac5e38c2c58bb01/images/e77e8386-061b-335f-2890-ebb000de7ef5.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 801px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="320" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" height="107" src="https://mcusercontent.com/70cefd04c0ac5e38c2c58bb01/images/1b24fb1d-4f5a-b92b-7eeb-fc9c309b3393.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 801px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="320" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="templateBody" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FREE, well, for the 'price' of your email address.</h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">These authors are offering samples, freebies, first chapters, short stories and more in exchange for your email so they can later send you their newsletter. I tend to give newsletters a three-month chance. You never know what interesting and/or helpful stuff will show up. <br /><br />Just take a look. Here's the <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/fND1zm3" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">LINK TO FREE STUFF</a> from Christian authors and here's the<a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/FxNdoo1" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"> LINK TO FREE STUFF </a>from Science Fiction authors.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-37340901771654957782022-12-07T07:49:00.006-05:002022-12-13T07:08:09.589-05:00Free Book Samples<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="background-color: #fafafa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: black; max-width: 600px; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td id="templatePreheader" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" height="107" src="https://mcusercontent.com/70cefd04c0ac5e38c2c58bb01/images/3bc4d5c7-5f88-2c8f-5667-bb1dc6fd6c68.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 1500px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="320" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="templateHeader" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td id="templateBody" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Book Samples</h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Try before you buy. Here are a plethora of books, right before Christmas, that you can download a sample of, one to three chapters. These authors are offering up 'novel appetizers' so to speak.<a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/6LvHO1f" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"> Click here </a>to see the assortment. Cowboys, witches, mermaids, Highland romance, mysteries, poems, short stories, and more. (Sorry, I think somebody sneaked in some steamy stuff; I'm not this promotion's coordinator, just a participant.)<br /><br />Anyway, check out these <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/6LvHO1f" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">FREE SAMPLES HERE.</a><br /><br />Merry Christmas and happy reading!</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-66981668319525154892022-11-10T07:39:00.001-05:002022-11-10T07:39:00.215-05:00Sonia's Secret Someone - free for 5 days.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJ3cDdCVsdlYoHZjpNW0lVg5LpN2CKirnLTmK3WaQ4o4PzaW4MvLiUIV4tKZutnao2V2H4ag5p1gnQA0JJTwllurhByFu7p55_cC5O50m_F9skVoNSMaR8k3Kylb_kO1b5sSvE4zGh5zq3fUqgIHyKXWqxo8fXM2aPXIHcOwC7J0hrI7NBNt2zi37-g/s2250/SCTR%202%20Sonia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJ3cDdCVsdlYoHZjpNW0lVg5LpN2CKirnLTmK3WaQ4o4PzaW4MvLiUIV4tKZutnao2V2H4ag5p1gnQA0JJTwllurhByFu7p55_cC5O50m_F9skVoNSMaR8k3Kylb_kO1b5sSvE4zGh5zq3fUqgIHyKXWqxo8fXM2aPXIHcOwC7J0hrI7NBNt2zi37-g/s320/SCTR%202%20Sonia.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<h4><b>Do you ever get a second chance at a first impression? And who says opposites don’t attract?</b></h4><p>A petite, young-looking teacher, Sonia, transfers in to Central from a charter school. While the other teachers form conflicting opinions of her and her teaching style, she struggles to be herself. But she’s not the only one who’s hiding her true personality. Maybe Terrence’s annoying comments conceal a shy, tender man. Or maybe the rigid German teacher is really a softy underneath. Both men are interested in Sonia. And then, there’s the mystery man. Perhaps he’s her soulmate.</p><p>Find out who her surprise love is in book 2, Sonia’s Secret Someone, a stand-alone story in the Second Chance Teacher Romance series. It's free from November 10 - 14 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RX3X59R" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p>★★★★★ If you like novels about love, faith, and friendship, you’ll love the Second Chance Teacher Romance series.</p><p>★★★★★ A feel-good love story for the soul.<br /></p><p>★★★★★ Good clean romance. A fabulous read.</p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-41599228643927638172022-10-23T15:39:00.000-04:002022-10-23T15:39:34.409-04:002 New Bible Study / Sunday School Lesson Books<p><br /></p>
<h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNGi8GjMSxg6GFanpyWpOEScivc5UhHmkqqxWNckMgyoxsOm8Ejn69mUEsgZ9YGe_XJEWZJX4VLpcowEN5J_tLf8kyn9ClmcaWx52gOKGAqQ3ymmjhPcYkZrBgHBNAz1PnMOfeDpgWjd9SybnqtJaOnQCO1emZlV2lI0boCsnoV7AzsgPLo7gSp3s0g/s2250/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNGi8GjMSxg6GFanpyWpOEScivc5UhHmkqqxWNckMgyoxsOm8Ejn69mUEsgZ9YGe_XJEWZJX4VLpcowEN5J_tLf8kyn9ClmcaWx52gOKGAqQ3ymmjhPcYkZrBgHBNAz1PnMOfeDpgWjd9SybnqtJaOnQCO1emZlV2lI0boCsnoV7AzsgPLo7gSp3s0g/s320/1.jpg" width="201" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVi7vfhuz9DqWnDtw0RMzmvJZespycGAS3f6y3GE97WAGGPFQtVbBjU3ga4vF_8B-cLPt6tcltjXkLIy6M_jQjNTlIf0P9hVvQxuHdmeKmSwT7H8FGErlBmxrWEr-FLGmue5MqZF89UE04Y5kdcFUIzEXlNEdd4O2gkQt1cF2swtSXXS5rwhn2qR9UA/s2250/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVi7vfhuz9DqWnDtw0RMzmvJZespycGAS3f6y3GE97WAGGPFQtVbBjU3ga4vF_8B-cLPt6tcltjXkLIy6M_jQjNTlIf0P9hVvQxuHdmeKmSwT7H8FGErlBmxrWEr-FLGmue5MqZF89UE04Y5kdcFUIzEXlNEdd4O2gkQt1cF2swtSXXS5rwhn2qR9UA/s320/2.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal">A Teen Devotional Focusing on Teenaged Characters in the Old
and New Testaments<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve all heard the stories about Moses, Daniel, Esther, and
many other Biblical characters as adults, but what were they like as teens? Do we
know what happened to them then or how they behaved? Here are the facts the
Bible teaches us about these famous icons of the faith. Learn lessons from the
young lives of these and 30 others such as Lot’s daughter, the jeering youths,
the boy with the fishes and loaves, Rachel, Solomon, and more. Teens relate to
teens, so let’s learn some lessons from our Biblical greats when they were
kids.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJYJQQS8" target="_blank">TEENS IN THE BIBLE</a> can be used as a personal Bible study or
for Sunday School lessons or lesson starters.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BK6VRYHZ" target="_blank">MOMS IN THE BIBLE</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">A Devotional Focusing on Mothers in the Old and New
Testaments<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve all heard the stories about Eve, Rachel, Ruth, Mary
and other women in the Bible, but what lessons can we take away from their
lives as they pertain to motherhood? Do we know what happened to them then and
how their children turned out? Here are the facts the Bible teaches us about
these famous icons of the faith. Learn lessons from the lives of these moms and
others such as Herodias, Jedidah, Sarah, Naomi, and more. Moms relate to moms,
so let’s learn some lessons from our Biblical mothers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A fascinating, clear and concise look at several moms in the
Bible and lessons we can learn from their stories.<o:p></o:p></p></h4> Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-62217202041924146972022-10-04T06:21:00.005-04:002022-10-04T06:21:45.533-04:00Irresistible Romance Books - October Promotion<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgx1YbOMi5WaCSuMUgm1-s32b-_12MLH_JGh9sL3Jx5HGqGOA1RB_cWbvLrhKgMx5SeYO3u6PNOiUUFC5191-ZawYw0tDsuf7HQGltAcjY-OVTM4hbeY0ynDMizx3x4TU_3stZY0aJafsCpfDLVSLO8GXOKUZCbGTh4dUMq0Z6zA_8wPhyUDerqTRz4g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgx1YbOMi5WaCSuMUgm1-s32b-_12MLH_JGh9sL3Jx5HGqGOA1RB_cWbvLrhKgMx5SeYO3u6PNOiUUFC5191-ZawYw0tDsuf7HQGltAcjY-OVTM4hbeY0ynDMizx3x4TU_3stZY0aJafsCpfDLVSLO8GXOKUZCbGTh4dUMq0Z6zA_8wPhyUDerqTRz4g" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Go ahead, judge these books by their covers. Here's a promotion of sweet, clean romance stories. Many are Christian themed, but all are good plots and at most PG-13 rated. Click <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/nB12vvJ" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see the list and their covers. Clicking on the 'view retailers' button will take you to Amazon where you can read samples, download, or buy your favorites. Happy reading.<p></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-76552917076174341142022-09-01T06:57:00.001-04:002022-09-01T06:57:00.211-04:00Sci-Fi for September<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL_XyAT-xp6yFn7orARbZGaq_5IT6ROaa10XJD-V9_eDPq4vlyLCQysq3ivllElQJUsm3Ofq93t1E1UwxUBC7ZlsOVl7EMV-vRkYc2zzetnueVt4SUx5bm1wYRlv5O4X6gmgbO89SlQJri_Go3XOIEd8SlHVO-jV21kLFsNouWCj_5m_4Om168Xf-YUA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL_XyAT-xp6yFn7orARbZGaq_5IT6ROaa10XJD-V9_eDPq4vlyLCQysq3ivllElQJUsm3Ofq93t1E1UwxUBC7ZlsOVl7EMV-vRkYc2zzetnueVt4SUx5bm1wYRlv5O4X6gmgbO89SlQJri_Go3XOIEd8SlHVO-jV21kLFsNouWCj_5m_4Om168Xf-YUA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p><p>Here's a plethora of science fiction books culled from various authors. Take a close look. There are several sub-genres and plenty of good reading. Fill up your Kindle with these. Click <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/M8SMg6n" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see the whole list, then go ahead and judge the books by their covers. Clicking again will take you to Amazon.</p><p>Happy reading!</p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-61639414173594858542022-08-24T07:56:00.002-04:002022-08-24T07:56:40.703-04:00Book 6 in the Second Chance Teacher Romance series now out<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MNCIteEdHSOfWOcoMqAAJeSml7QCJ4c_fR2_oNwQ8n2AvQY28lTE8mcUDhjJVjHfja0xNCpi2uz1DuXwgC-XXjr9cX6hely2riz0LeRZr8cvIGU_S9YN2uDOk-Z1iNL7Y-nnauRwnnZpCAvZTRhatqLIuzQ5gpex9BivuMZHQ3_R2IQFGvSu3yi-ig/s1500/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MNCIteEdHSOfWOcoMqAAJeSml7QCJ4c_fR2_oNwQ8n2AvQY28lTE8mcUDhjJVjHfja0xNCpi2uz1DuXwgC-XXjr9cX6hely2riz0LeRZr8cvIGU_S9YN2uDOk-Z1iNL7Y-nnauRwnnZpCAvZTRhatqLIuzQ5gpex9BivuMZHQ3_R2IQFGvSu3yi-ig/s320/1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #565959; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Book 6: THE SPANISH TUTOR – Natalie’s fiancé broke up with
her as soon as she started chemotherapy. She’s not about to let anyone get
close ever again, at least not until she reaches the five-year cancer-free
mark. Then new hire, Antonio Soltero, with his Spanish good looks and seductive
accent, rolls into her life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #565959; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">---> </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B39FVFM3"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B39FVFM3</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #565959; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483771850319013511.post-79023609861143930442022-08-17T07:22:00.001-04:002022-08-17T07:22:43.088-04:00Early Reveal of Cool Sci-Fi Books for September<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9eyXvDwR_YQfu2Bxjw5yYOsrtMixP7dOHyyAuAeE__u9mqFg8neNrU93Jw3JdABs_gVF6yi4oKcUpM7t36oZQ-6TEcm5facDZ1hcwgT91nWI9TdUrE-_gcijOw03TnzY5T3T65kLeySMRHeTyUKMJpGF4mQs6R0M-gKVtdXrBPVksWmR8MptmwJla0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9eyXvDwR_YQfu2Bxjw5yYOsrtMixP7dOHyyAuAeE__u9mqFg8neNrU93Jw3JdABs_gVF6yi4oKcUpM7t36oZQ-6TEcm5facDZ1hcwgT91nWI9TdUrE-_gcijOw03TnzY5T3T65kLeySMRHeTyUKMJpGF4mQs6R0M-gKVtdXrBPVksWmR8MptmwJla0g" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Sometimes you just have to have a little sci-fi in your life.</span></p>Click on </span><a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/to/M8SMg6n" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">SCIENCE FICTION SEPTEMBER</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> to see an assortment of cool books. Go ahead, judge them by their covers. Click and read.</span><p></p>Debra Chapoton, authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.com0