How far would you go to avenge your family and save the one you love?
In nineteenth-century England, Alaina
Claiborne had a loving family, a cherished friend, and devoted servants. She
spent her days riding across the grassy hills of the English countryside,
joyful and at peace.
Then tragedy strikes and her world is
forever changed. Searching for those responsible is her only focus . . . until
she meets Tristan.
Tristan Sheffield, a man of many talents,
searches out those who don’t want to be found. His past is filled with secrets
and deeds he would rather leave deeply buried. However, when his life
unexpectedly entwines with Alaina's, he soon discovers they share more than a
mutual desire to catch a murderer.
On their hunt for a man driven by greed,
Tristan and Alaina find that love is the greatest weapon against evil, and they'll
stop at nothing to survive.
10 Reasons Why You Should Read This Book
Three
handsome and charming British Agents, and
The
strong, feisty, and beautiful heroine who brings them together.
You’ll
sail the high seas, and
Ride
in a speeding carriage.
Meet
a woman who’s not afraid to use a gun or race a stallion, and
Meet
the man who wins her heart.
Romance
Adventure
Mystery
Humor
Bonus:
You’ll
fall in love . . . more than once.
Enjoy Excerpts from Alaina Claiborne
(Excerpts may or may not be in the order in which they appear, and may differ slightly from the final book.)
Excerpt One:
Tristan had spent months negotiating with
the lord, who decided to hold out for all he could the moment he realized who
was interested in the property. Apparently, Lord Melbourne had been so deep in
debt that he had no choice but to sell off his ancestral estate. Tristan knew a
desperate man when he saw one and Lord Melbourne had been desperate. He
eventually yielded to Tristan’s way of thinking and settled on a fair price.
Tristan was happy to be rid of the man and even more pleased to find the
daughter of Melbourne’s deceased neighbor in his own backyard. Tristan studied
the object of his thoughts for a moment longer, trying to catch another glimpse
of those revealing eyes. She declined to look at him, but he wanted a reaction
from her—any kind of reaction would please him.
“It seems we will be neighbors.” He
realized he had blundered when her spine stiffened and she turned toward him.
Anger marred her lovely face, and he guessed she likely suffered from temper
when the mood struck, as it seemed to be doing now.
“You, sir, may now own this property, but
I assure you we will be neighbors in no other way except that we share a
border. I see no reason why we should ever meet again.” With her back stiff and
head held high, she turned to her impressively large stallion and mounted with
surprising ease, her riding habit no hindrance to her. He wondered if she rode
with as much confidence as she showed him right now—he thought she probably
did.
“There is no reason why we can’t be civil
to one another, Alaina. After all, I now own half of your favorite lake.” He
couldn’t seem to stop saying all of the wrong things, but he was enjoying
himself. She stared down at him from her elevated height and looked him over
with a mixture of what he thought to be disgust and perhaps admiration. But
there was only anger behind her next words.
“I have plenty of ponds on my own
property.”
“Then why are you here?”
“That, sir, is none of your business.”
She turned the horse, spurred him forward, and once she broke through the
trees, she sent the horse into a suicidal run, one which she surprisingly had
complete control over. Tristan followed her with his eyes until she rode over
the hill and out of sight.
“Interesting,” he murmured. “A most
interesting woman.” He turned to his horse and stroked his muzzle. “What do you
think, Admiral?”
The horse whinnied and nodded his head.
“I agree, old boy,” he murmured and his gaze returned to the hill where she had
been moments before. “I agree.” Tristan mounted his horse with equal ease and
turned to continue the inspection of his property.
Excerpt Two:
Across the acres, darkness enveloped
Alaina, her surroundings illuminated by the flickering flame of a lamp. She
moved around in the attic, searching through trunks of the items that had come
from her mother’s cottage in Ireland. It was difficult to see so many memories
reminding her of her parents, but she also found it calmed her. She had avoided
these things since they had been delivered years ago, but now her fears became
secondary. She hoped something from her parents’ past might shed light on what
was happening in the present. Alaina rummaged through a trunk of some of her
mother’s clothes, pulling them out and smelling them, hoping for a faint whiff
of the soft rose scent her mother used to wear. There was something lingering
around the old clothes, and it took Alaina back to a time when she was a little
girl. Nevertheless, the memory ended there. She paused for a moment, as if the
scent reminded her of something else besides her mother. She subsequently
released the memory when she saw the bottom of the trunk was not as deep as it
should have been. She pulled out the remaining dress and ran her fingers along
the bottom and edges. She next looked on the outside of the trunk. Nearly six
inches of extra space remained near the bottom on the inside.
Alaina felt along the inside edges and
became excited when she found a gap. Slowly reaching her fingers into the hole,
she simultaneously pushed down on the other edge for leverage and surprised
herself when the bottom tilted to reveal the extra space beneath. Removing the
thin board, she set it aside and gasped when she turned back to the trunk.
“Oh, Mother. What did you do?”
The Author
MK McClintock is an over-worked entrepreneur,
baker of decadent desserts and all things chocolate, photographer of beautiful
places, and most importantly, a writer.
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1 comment:
I love a good historical romance. This sounds great.
Amy S.
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