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Katherine Givens is a museum employee with a secret. Few know the truth of her greatest passion, but those closest to her know she loves to write historical romances… Alright, maybe more than a few people know she is a writer. Anyone who will listen to her can glean this from a conversation.So, Katherine Givens is a museum employee who wishes she had a devilish secret or a jaw-dropping double life, but the characters in her manuscripts often do. From the withdrawn duke mesmerized by his quiet maid or the savage viking eager to ravish a Christian girl, her heroes are always bound to have a secret or two. It is often up to the headstrong heroine to unravel the mysteries surrounding the man that has captured her heart.
Katherine is a member of the Romance Writers of America and Romance Writers of America PRO. She has two novellas, one already released and another upcoming. In Her Dreams (Harlequin Australia’s Escape Publishing) was released October 1, 2013. much to her delight! Love Amidst the Egyptian Sands (Red Sage Publishing) will be released on January 1, 2015. Her short stories and poetry have been published in various magazines, including The Copperfield Review, Tipton Poetry Journal, Nazar Look, and WestWard Quarterly.
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In Her Dreams by Katherine Givens
Publisher: Escape Publishing - Harlequin Enterprises, Australia Pty Ltd (October 1, 2013)
Genre: Historical Romance
A flirty, fun, mix-and-match romance about two sisters who are betrothed to the wrong men...
Evangeline Vernon is a woman on the verge of spinsterhood — until the prim and proper Duke of Manchester steps in. Her family is pleased with the match, but the duke is not the passionate man Evangeline craves. Her heart belongs to an alluring, golden-haired gentleman, perfect in every way...except one: he doesn’t exist.
Angela Vernon is everything a proper, well-brought-up woman should be. She knows her place and understands society’s expectations — which include not being jealous of her sister and not coveting her sister’s suitor. But how can she bear the heartache of watching the only man she loves marry not only her sister, but a woman who doesn’t see past his exterior to the man he is beneath?
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In Her Dreams by Katherine Givens
Excerpt
She was lost in the depths of his emerald eyes, amber
drops floating in the seductive pools. The man reclined in a wingback chair,
surrounded by shelved books. His head was tilted slightly downwards, his gaze
piercing her where she stood. Hair the colour of antique gold shimmered in the
dim candlelight. His skin was bronzed like the helmet of an Ancient Greek
warrior. His harsh features seemed to be
chiselled from stone, but laugh lines encircled a passionate mouth. A navy blue
coat and white waistcoat hid what could only be a perfectly sculpted chest. A
white cravat covered his neck. Pearl grey breeches accentuated muscular legs.
The man
reminded her of a golden lion, the king of a pride. His soul must’ve been older
than time itself, for he seemed to hold the secrets of the universe in his
mind. This man was temptation embodied.
‘Back again, my
dear?’ he inquired, his voice like velvet.
Although
confidence rang in his tone, his emerald eyes revealed the humanity of this
divine creature. At the bottom of those depths lay an expanse of loneliness.
Blessed with beauty, he was lacking in companionship and love. It was as if he
were a traveller lost in a desert with only mirages to keep him company.
‘I could not
stay away,’ she declared, her voice quaking as the man rose from his chair and
stalked across the room.
Evangeline took
a sharp intake of breath, for the full sight of his robust body was more than a
woman could take. He was tall, over six feet. His build was as formidable as
the strongest castle wall, built to protect from the worst of sieges. That
handsome face of his, a face Adonis would’ve fought for, matched the masculine
beauty of his body.
Settling beside
her, he said, ‘Nor could I. Not now. Not ever.’
The two studied
one another. Both seemed to find it hard to believe the other was there. The
silence that shrouded the room as they studied one another deepened the
strength of this ethereal spell.
‘Is it because
I am a diversion?’
‘Nay.’ He
raised her hand to his lips. ‘Life would be meaningless without your visits.’
‘I could not
endure my own existence without you,’ she replied, a bit breathless.
‘As a man without
friends or comrades, I would be the most lonesome wretch wandering the earth.’
Pain entered his expression, the pain of one who had suffered years of
isolation. His voice cracking, he continued, ‘I would be completely alone.’
Her heart
nearly split in two upon witnessing his agony. She lifted a hand and caressed
his cheek. ‘You never shall be.’
‘You have been
vital to my life, my dreams, for these past few months.’ Turning his head, he
kissed the palm of her hand. He exhaled, his breath tickling her skin. ‘Without
you I I fear I would not know how to live.’
‘Do not say
such things.’ Framing his face, she forced him to gaze into her eyes. ‘I shall
always be with you.’
‘And I with
you.’ Desperation was threaded throughout the statement. ‘I am entirely yours,’
he murmured as he angled his head, preparing to taste the sweetness of her
lips…
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Oh, what a beautiful cover and this novel sounds lovely -- it's going on my list for sure! :)
How about you? Thoughts? Questions for Katherine?
Enjoy!
Until Next Time,
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