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Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n Grace remained standing there for a long moment, allowing her heart to slow. She was about to return to her room when she noticed his bowl of ice on the table. He had forgotten it.<\/p>\n She picked up the bowl, walked to his room, and paused outside the half-open door to peer in. Max was nowhere to be seen, so she guessed he was in the adjoining bathroom. She could deliver the bowl and then disappear before he realized she had entered.<\/p>\n Grace slipped into the room and placed the bowl on the night table. The floor creaked when she turned to leave.<\/p>\n \u201cAndrews, is that you? I forgot my ice in the hall. Will you bring it here, please?\u201d<\/p>\n Grace\u2019s heartbeat quickened again. She should leave directly. How could she, playing the part of a respectable lady, enter his bath, even under the pretense of bringing him ice for an injury?<\/p>\n Though she could resist, she didn\u2019t want to. Perhaps seducing Maxwell Barnes wasn\u2019t such a terrible idea after all. She had spent most of her life luring men in order to serve her country. Why shouldn\u2019t she use her wiles to satisfy herself for once?<\/p>\n Grace picked up the bowl again and crossed the room. She stepped into the bathroom where Max lounged in a tub of water, his sinewy arms resting on the sides and his head tilted back. His sleek torso glistened with moisture. Sparse, dark hair dusted his chest and shadowed his under arms. Her admiration of his fit body was tainted only by concern about the dark bruise on his ribs.<\/p>\n She cleared her throat and said, \u201cYour ice.\u201d<\/p>\n Max\u2019s eyes flew open. He grinned. \u201cThis is much better than Andrews.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThose ribs should be looked at by a doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just a bruise.\u201d He gazed at her seductively. \u201cWill you bring me the ice or shall I stand up and get it?\u201d<\/p>\n Grace approached and paused over the tub. Her gaze traveled down his naked body, visible beneath the clear water.<\/p>\n \u201cI know you\u2019re the governess, but at the moment I could use the ministrations of a beautiful nurse.\u201d<\/p>\n Grace smiled sweetly before dumping the entire bowl of ice\u2014now mostly ice water\u2014over his head.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Max and Grace must reveal their darkest secrets or risk losing everything.<\/p>\n 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.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Warriors-Grace-400-x-600-px-200x300.jpg\")
Warrior’s Grace<\/strong>
\nby Kate Hill
\nSeries: The Barnes Family
\nFormat(s): Ebook
\nHeat Level: Some Sensuality
\nPairing(s): M\/F
\nGenre\/Themes: Historical Romance, Victorian Era
\nLength: Novel
\nCover art created at Canva.com
\nComing December 22, 2024<\/span>
\nPre-Order Links: Amazon<\/a> \/ UBL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n