For last Wednesday’s MFRW Book Hooks, I shared some memories of autumn in Western Pennsylvania, the setting for my Historical Romance, Rogue’s Hostage. When I was a child, I loved to watch the leaves on the trees change color and drop off. We had maple trees on our street and the colors were spectacular. Today’s snippet continues that scene.
Lord, but she was morbid today. Her mood was due to a combination of weather and circumstance and surely would be temporary. She glanced at the view again, wishing Emile were here to see it. He would have been enchanted by the vista.
The fragrance of autumn, clear, crisp, and tangy, wafted on the air. Soon, very soon, winter’s frost would snuff out autumn’s fire, leaving the landscape bleak and brown until the first snowfall came to shield it with a pristine layer of white.
A flock of birds flew overhead, heading south for the winter. Mara watched them with envy, wishing she, too, could soar over the treetops.
Sensual Historical Romance
Blurb:
His hostage…
In 1758 the Pennsylvania frontier is wild, primitive and dangerous, where safety often lies at the end of a gun. Mara Dupré’s life crumbles when a French and Indian war party attacks her cabin, kills her husband, and takes her captive. Marching through the wilderness strengthens her resolve to flee, but she doesn’t count on her captor teaching her the meaning of courage and the tempting call of desire.
Her destiny…
French lieutenant Jacques Corbeau’s desire for his captive threatens what little honor he has left. But when Mara desperately offers herself to him in exchange for her freedom, he finds the strength to refuse and reclaims his lost self-respect. As the shadows of his past catch up to him, Jacques realizes that Mara, despite the odds, is the one true key to reclaiming his soul and banishing his past misdeeds forever.
Nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Small Press Romance, 2003
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This book is at the top of my TBR pile! I loved the imagery!
Thanks, Patricia!
Ooh. Gorgeous cover! The story sounds wonderful too. Another tempting title for my TBR list!
And indeed autumn is the best painter in the nature world.
You put it well, Carmen. Autumn is the best painter in the world.