Welcome to my First Kiss Friday blog. Today I’m going to stretch my first kiss into a first encounter in my new release, No Ordinary Lyon. This way, I’m not giving any spoilers for those who haven’t had a chance to read my newest book baby.
In this scene, our heroine, Violet, has been meeting several prospects for a husband that have been arranged by Mrs. Dove-Lyon in the Lyon’s Den garden. She is interrupted by a Major Dawkes who assumes much, until another handsome stranger she had seen earlier when she was on the balcony comes to her rescue.
Excerpt:
“Yes. By all means, release the lady, Dawkes. No woman should be manhandled by an unwanted suitor,” the gentleman voiced as he strode into the garden.
Violet was released so quickly she almost stumbled again but she regained her footing as she saw who had come to her rescue. When the gentleman came to stand in front of her, Violet’s heart began to flutter in her chest, her pulse quickened and inwardly she was overjoyed by whom she saw. She didn’t have time to make any sort of small talk because the handsome stranger gently took hold of her hand, kissing the air between her glove and his lips. A perfectly proper gesture any gentleman might perform upon meeting a woman.
“My apologies for being tardy, my lady, but the commotion in the gambling room caused Mrs. Dove-Lyon’s delay in accompanying me. I hope you’ll forgive me,” the man said in the sweetest tone. In fact, the hum of his deep baritone voice sent a shiver of delight racing through her entire body. She certainly hadn’t had this kind of reaction with the major or any of the other gentlemen she had met today, which told her much.
She gave a nod of her head as though in approval. “Of course, I forgive you and completely understand why you are late for our meeting,” she replied sweetly. They both then turned toward the unwanted gentleman.
Then her rescuer—for indeed he was—took a step forward. “You can excuse yourself, Dawkes, since I had a previous appointment with the lady.” He folded his arms over his broad chest and lifted his brow over the eye that wasn’t covered by the patch. From the look that momentarily crossed the major’s features, he was none too pleased.
No Ordinary Lyon:
Lyon’s Den Connected World
By Sherry Ewing
Sometimes you choose love… Sometimes it chooses you.
Captain Gideon Tyler, a second son and former soldier, has returned scarred from the war. Years of lost memory make it hard for him to rebuild his life. His mother adds to the burden, expecting him to marry. Him! With no title and a flawed memory!
Then comes a chance encounter at the Lyon’s Den.
Miss Violet Barnet considers herself forward thinking and independent. But when her cousin Patience makes a deal with the notorious Mrs. Dove-Lyon to find Violet a husband, she goes along with the plan.
Mrs. Dove-Lyon arranges several meetings with gentlemen, but none of them are the man she met briefly and cannot forget.
Over several meetings at the Lyon’s Den, the connection between Gideon and Violet continues to grow, but someone else is working against their relations. When Violet is put in sudden danger, Gideon steps up and offers his protection.
Can Gideon and Violet overcome the obstacles put before them, to allow love at first sight to fully bloom in their hearts?
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