{"id":11224,"date":"2025-01-22T01:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T06:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=11224"},"modified":"2025-01-20T19:24:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:24:20","slug":"11224","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=11224","title":{"rendered":"What Shall I Tell My Family About Us? #MFRWHooks #historicalromance #victorianromance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the MFRW Book Hooks blog hop!<\/p>\n<p>In the following excerpt from Warrior&#8217;s Grace, Max is trying to be patient with Grace&#8217;s indecision about where their relationship is headed.<\/p>\n<p>To visit other stops in the blog hope, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mfrwbookhooks.blogspot.com\/\">MFRW Book Hooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Reading!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winding her arms around him, Grace pressed closer, and he responded by holding her even tighter. Grace had kissed other men, but none had ever made her feel like this. None had made her legs weak and her heart ache with longing.<\/p>\n<p>She should run from Maxwell Barnes, not because of his crazy brother or his enthusiasm for brawling, but because he had somehow managed to touch her heart. That made him more dangerous than any enemy she had ever faced.<\/p>\n<p>When their mouths finally parted, they were both a bit breathless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat shall I tell my family about us?\u201d he asked. \u201cThat I\u2019m courting you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She stared at him in wonder. \u201cYou would, wouldn\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said I want you, Grace. Where we go from here is your decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11171\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Warriors-Grace-400-x-600-px-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Warriors-Grace-400-x-600-px-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Warriors-Grace-400-x-600-px-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Warriors-Grace-400-x-600-px.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Warrior&#8217;s Grace<\/strong><br \/>\nby Kate Hill<br \/>\nSeries: The Barnes Family<br \/>\nFormat(s): Ebook<br \/>\nHeat Level: Some Sensuality<br \/>\nPairing(s): M\/F<br \/>\nGenre\/Themes: Historical Romance, Victorian Era<br \/>\nLength: Novel<br \/>\nCover art created at Canva.com<br \/>\n<strong>Order Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warriors-Grace-Barnes-Family-Book-ebook\/dp\/B0DP8DLWXR\">Amazon<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/4EvvXO\">UBL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<p>Grace Martin has spent years protecting her country. Now she&#8217;s ready for a quiet, normal life as governess to a pair of young orphans. What she doesn&#8217;t count on is the children&#8217;s charming father stealing her heart and a vengeful assassin from her past targeting her through Max and his children.<\/p>\n<p>Max and Grace must reveal their darkest secrets or risk losing everything.<\/p>\n<p><em>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<p><!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src=\"https:\/\/www.linkytools.com\/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=315646\" type=\"text\/javascript\" ><\/script><!-- end LinkyTools script --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the MFRW Book Hooks blog hop! In the following excerpt from Warrior&rsquo;s Grace, Max is trying to be patient with Grace&rsquo;s indecision about where their relationship is headed. To visit other stops in the blog hope, visit MFRW Book Hooks. Happy Reading! 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