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This week I’m sharing another excerpt from Warrior’s Grace (The Barnes Family 2). In it, Grace’s mentor, George, questions her new career choice.
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Excerpt:
“You’re absolutely certain this is what you want to do, Grace? I mean, hasn’t this past year been bad enough with you pretending to be a governess?” George North curled his lip. The lean, blond-haired man sat across from Grace at a table in the London restaurant where they had met for breakfast.
“I wasn’t exactly pretending, George. I took on all the duties of a governess whilst there.”
“But it was simply another cover. Your real duty was to protect the children. Be honest, Grace. If there hadn’t been danger in that household, if you hadn’t a purpose beyond teaching rich brats reading, writing, and arithmetic, you’d have been bored out of your lovely head.”
For some reason, George found the idea of Grace wanting a normal life unfathomable. He couldn’t abide living a typical life with an ordinary job among ordinary people.
“Yes, George, this is what I want, so get used to it.”
“But you’re so damn good at the sort of work we do. So few are, you know.”
“I can’t say that I’ve hated every moment, but I’ve done my duty. Now I’m free. Any debts I owed have been paid in full. They promised me freedom.”
“And they’ve delivered. You’ve even been allowed to use your previous post as a reference for the governess position you desire, but there is so much more you can do for queen and country.”
“I’ve done enough. I want a life of my own.”
“Well, I suppose you’ve earned it as much as any of us, but a governess, Grace? You could be so much more. It’s not as if you need that sort of work. I can’t understand why you want to waste your time chasing brats and wiping runny noses.”
Warrior’s Grace
by Kate Hill
Series: The Barnes Family
Format(s): Ebook
Heat Level: Some Sensuality
Pairing(s): M/F
Genre/Themes: Historical Romance, Victorian Era
Length: Novel
Cover art created at Canva.com
Coming December 22, 2024
Pre-Order Links: Amazon / UBL
When wealthy businessman Max Barnes takes in two orphans to rear as his own, he has no idea that the governess he hires to care for them will change his life.
Grace Martin has spent years protecting her country. Now she’s ready for a quiet, normal life as governess to a pair of young orphans. What she doesn’t count on is the children’s charming father stealing her heart and a vengeful assassin from her past targeting her through Max and his children.
Max and Grace must reveal their darkest secrets or risk losing everything.
Note: This book contains references to sexual abuse, child abuse, and mental health issues in a historical setting. It also has some sensual scenes and some violence.
Three Kisses and a Romantic Sleigh Ride is a short Christmas story about the Barnes Family, is available as a free download. UBL: https://books2read.com/u/4NqO1z
On Christmas Eve, Geoffrey Winston enlists the help of the Barnes brothers to give his beloved Faith a surprise gift. While helping Geoffrey, the brothers share heartwarming moments with their partners.
Note: Three Kisses and a Romantic Sleigh Ride is a short story that takes place during Warrior’s Grace (The Barnes Family Book 2) when Max, Grace, and the children return to the Barnes family’s country home for Christmas.
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Oh, this sounds really original. A Victorian secret agent? Wonderful idea.
How cool! I love a female spy in a historical setting. 🙂