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full wind with James staggering beneath the weight of the trunk in her wake.
“Audience?” Callie and William murmured in unison. They looked toward the townhouse , and Callie barely suppressed a groan. Her entire family — Hayley and Stephen and their three children , Angel, Matthew, and Christian, as well as Pamela and Marshall and their twins Paul and Pippa, plus Callie’s brothers Nathan and Andrew — all stood framed in the front window, grinning and waving madly.
“Good heavens, we really do have an audience,” said Callie. She looked at Hayley , who smiled at Callie and blew her a kiss, a gesture Callie returned.
“You’re going to be teased endlessly about this by my wretched brothers,” she said out of the corner of her mouth as she and William waved.
“I’m not worried. I’ll simply repay them in kind if they ever find women willing to marry them.” He turned to her and clasped her hands. “Before we join your family — I’ve thought of one more question. What should we do with the mirror pendant? Do you want to keep it, or shall we sell it?”
“Sell it,” Callie answered without hesitation. “It helped bring us together , and perhaps it can do the same for another couple who might otherwise not find each other.”
“You’re very wise. Compassionate. And very beautiful.” He leaned forward and brushed his lips over hers. Once, twice, then , with a groan , he rested his forehead against hers for several seconds. Then he leaned back , and the desire burning in his eyes singed Callie to the soles of her feet.
“Please tell me you don’t want a long engagement,” he said.
“I don’t. I only want you.” She smiled into his beautiful , dark eyes. “My heart’s desire.”
The E nd of Heart’s Desire
DEAR READER ,
Thank you so much for reading Heart’s Desire! I hope you enjoyed Callie and William’s story. Callie Albright is a character dear to my heart as she appeared in my very first book, Red Roses Mean Love, which was published way back in 1999 (and is still in print!). Callie was just a child in that book and it was always my hope that I’d be able to someday write her story so she could find her own Happily Ever After. Those Happily Ever Afters are why I enjoy romance novels so much-- both reading and writing them. I just adore happy endings where love conquers all. There’s so much sorrow in the world-- let’s hear it for love! Yay!
If you’re so inclined, I would greatly appreciate it if you’d consider leaving an honest review for this book (seriously, an honest review-- it’s okay if it wasn’t your cup of tea. If all I wanted was compliments I’d call my mom, LOL!). Reader reviews are very important to authors, especially for self-published e-books. Here’s the Amazon link if you’d like to leave a review:
Review Heart's Desire on Amazon.com
Thank you again for reading Heart’s Desire. I wish you a lifetime filled with much happiness and romance, and many delightful reading hours!
Best regards,
Jacquie D’Alessandro
AT LAST excerpt
Regency-era Novella, featuring my first Scottish hero
Sophia Mallory, Countess Winterbourne thought she'd left her handsome Scottish lover behind in the highlands. But when Ian Broderick shows up in a London ballroom, Sophia realizes her past is about to catch up with her, and the scandal could cost her everything…
London, 1820
Sophia moved swiftly along the perimeter of the ballroom, focused on fleeing. Escape. She had to escape. When she reached the French windows, she grasped the curved brass handle and opened the paned glass panel just enough to slip outside. A gust of unseasonably chilly air, heavy with the threat of rain, swirled around her, pebbling her skin, but she barely noticed the discomfort.
Heart pounding, she anxiously peered back into the ballroom, her staccato breaths fogging the glass. Dread seized her when she noted Ian no longer stood under the
“Audience?” Callie and William murmured in unison. They looked toward the townhouse , and Callie barely suppressed a groan. Her entire family — Hayley and Stephen and their three children , Angel, Matthew, and Christian, as well as Pamela and Marshall and their twins Paul and Pippa, plus Callie’s brothers Nathan and Andrew — all stood framed in the front window, grinning and waving madly.
“Good heavens, we really do have an audience,” said Callie. She looked at Hayley , who smiled at Callie and blew her a kiss, a gesture Callie returned.
“You’re going to be teased endlessly about this by my wretched brothers,” she said out of the corner of her mouth as she and William waved.
“I’m not worried. I’ll simply repay them in kind if they ever find women willing to marry them.” He turned to her and clasped her hands. “Before we join your family — I’ve thought of one more question. What should we do with the mirror pendant? Do you want to keep it, or shall we sell it?”
“Sell it,” Callie answered without hesitation. “It helped bring us together , and perhaps it can do the same for another couple who might otherwise not find each other.”
“You’re very wise. Compassionate. And very beautiful.” He leaned forward and brushed his lips over hers. Once, twice, then , with a groan , he rested his forehead against hers for several seconds. Then he leaned back , and the desire burning in his eyes singed Callie to the soles of her feet.
“Please tell me you don’t want a long engagement,” he said.
“I don’t. I only want you.” She smiled into his beautiful , dark eyes. “My heart’s desire.”
The E nd of Heart’s Desire
DEAR READER ,
Thank you so much for reading Heart’s Desire! I hope you enjoyed Callie and William’s story. Callie Albright is a character dear to my heart as she appeared in my very first book, Red Roses Mean Love, which was published way back in 1999 (and is still in print!). Callie was just a child in that book and it was always my hope that I’d be able to someday write her story so she could find her own Happily Ever After. Those Happily Ever Afters are why I enjoy romance novels so much-- both reading and writing them. I just adore happy endings where love conquers all. There’s so much sorrow in the world-- let’s hear it for love! Yay!
If you’re so inclined, I would greatly appreciate it if you’d consider leaving an honest review for this book (seriously, an honest review-- it’s okay if it wasn’t your cup of tea. If all I wanted was compliments I’d call my mom, LOL!). Reader reviews are very important to authors, especially for self-published e-books. Here’s the Amazon link if you’d like to leave a review:
Review Heart's Desire on Amazon.com
Thank you again for reading Heart’s Desire. I wish you a lifetime filled with much happiness and romance, and many delightful reading hours!
Best regards,
Jacquie D’Alessandro
AT LAST excerpt
Regency-era Novella, featuring my first Scottish hero
Sophia Mallory, Countess Winterbourne thought she'd left her handsome Scottish lover behind in the highlands. But when Ian Broderick shows up in a London ballroom, Sophia realizes her past is about to catch up with her, and the scandal could cost her everything…
London, 1820
Sophia moved swiftly along the perimeter of the ballroom, focused on fleeing. Escape. She had to escape. When she reached the French windows, she grasped the curved brass handle and opened the paned glass panel just enough to slip outside. A gust of unseasonably chilly air, heavy with the threat of rain, swirled around her, pebbling her skin, but she barely noticed the discomfort.
Heart pounding, she anxiously peered back into the ballroom, her staccato breaths fogging the glass. Dread seized her when she noted Ian no longer stood under the
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