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Wedding Matilda by Heather Hiestand
Publisher & Release Date: Lyrical
Press, August 18, 2015
Time
and setting: 1890, London
Genre:
Historical Regency Romance
Length:
254 pages
Book Description:
Sugared violets, buttercream…but he craves her kiss most
of all…
Orphaned as a boy, Ewan Hales is proud to make his living
as secretary to the manager at Redcake’s Tea Shop. But the startling news that
he’s heir to the Earl of Fitzwalter changes everything. While tendering his
resignation to lovely Matilda Redcake, however, Ewan is struck by her spirit,
the luscious bow of her lips—and a realization. Matilda might not marry a
working man—but will she wed a future nobleman?
Ewan’s unruly hair and roguish kisses are tempting, but
Matilda has far too many problems to consider romance. With sabotage at a cake
factory threatening the family empire, she must focus her considerable
willpower on keeping Redcake’s from ruin—until she learns that her young son
has been kidnapped. Together, she and Ewan must uncover the truth before they
can savor the sweet freedom of love…
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Excerpt:
Matilda
saw the fingers of Ewan’s left hand were stained with ink and about to touch
his trousers.
“Don’t do
that!” She rushed forward without thinking and took his arm by the wrist. With
her free hand she whipped a handkerchief from her coat pocket and wrapped it
around his inky fingers.
He stared
at her, his eyes widening, but the tilt of his lips had turned into a full
grin. “Miss Redcake?”
She
looked at his face, then at the wrist she held. Her cheeks warmed. “My
goodness, I am so sorry.”
He
squinted at her until she released his hand, so he could wipe away the ink as
best he could. “Motherly instinct?”
She laced
her fingers together behind her back in order to remind herself not to touch
him. “I am afraid so. Jacob is fascinated by pens, and we have had some
spectacular accidents. Please forgive me.”
He shook
his head. “Not at all. It was an endearing impulse.”
His smile
entranced her: a little crooked, a lot rakish. She felt like some trembling
waitress, hoping to be courted by the great Ewan Hales, rather than his
business superior. How charismatic he was when he showed his true self. Neither
of them spoke until he gave a little shake of his head.
Author
Bio:
Heather Hiestand was
born in Illinois, but her family migrated west before she started school. Since
then she has claimed Washington State as home, except for a few years in
California. She wrote her first story at age seven and went on to major in
creative writing at the University of Washington. Her first published fiction
was a mystery short story, but since then it has been all about the many
flavors of romance. Heather’s first published romance short story was set in
the Victorian period, and she continues to return, fascinated by the rapid
changes of the nineteenth century. The author of many novels, novellas, and
short stories, she has achieved best-seller status at Amazon and Barnes and
Noble. With her husband and son, she makes her home in a small town and
supposedly works out of her tiny office, though she mostly writes in her easy
chair in the living room.
For more information,
visit Heather’s website at www.heatherhiestand.com. Heather loves to hear from
readers! Her email is heather@heatherhiestand.com.
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