The baroness had thought brains an odd requirement and mentioned it to the duke as a bit of amusing gossip.
The duke knew just the person.
Susan and Matthew Peter were married at St. James Church in April after the Banns were satisfied. The duke himself came to stand up with Susan, as ostentatious a gesture as one could imagine.
“I’m not sure his grace isn’t having a laugh, Susan,” Matthew Peter whispered as the rector opened the Book of Common Prayer.
“It is rather grand for us,” Susan said. “But he is quite the romantic, I’ve discovered.”
She loved being married at the exquisite, small church, reportedly Wren’s favorite design . She stole glances at the ornate wood carvings and the stained glass windows. This was exactly the kind of place where she would have been married had her father lived.
As the rector cited the gravity with which one should enter into the holy estate of matrimony, she inwardly shuddered then gave her word before God and everybody to love and obey Matthew Peter.
They went back to Gohrum House to collect their belongings, and Mr. Peter went with them to The Lost Bee where they’d catch the coach to Carleson Peak. Susan had never gone into The Bee without Leopold. For so very long, Susan had been a lost bee herself. Thanks to Matthew Peter, all that was past.
There were only a few other customers, and Mr. Peter ordered a round of drinks for everyone. “To the happy couple!”
The proprietress joined in the salute with no sign she recognized the bride.
Susan pressed Matthew Peter’s forearm tenderly. There was no thrill in the connection, but she would make herself love him yet. And if she ever heard the white lady begin to sing, she would shut up her ears.
The Lost Bee (Singer and Gray 1)
L.K. Rigel
***
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The Other Side of Desire (Singer and Gray 2)
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Also by L.K. Rigel
Contemporary Romance:
Kiss Me Hello (bonus first chapter follows below)
Fantasy:
Give Me – A Tale of Wyrd and Fae (Tethers 1)
Bride of Fae (Tethers 2)
Science Fiction/Fantasy:
Space Junque (Apocalypto 1)
Spiderwork (Apocalypto 2)
Firebird (Apocalypto 3)
- oOo -
Kiss Me Hello
Copyright © 2013 L.K. Rigel
Published by Beastie Press
Cover design by eyemaidthis
Print cover design by TERyvisions
Cover background stock by wyldraven
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. With the exception of quotes used in reviews, no part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work.
Kiss Me Hello
When Sara Blakemore inherits a haunted mansion on the northern California coast, a ghost forces her to confront problems in her marriage she’s long tried to ignore. She must reconsider what she wants and what she deserves. Sara fights to save her marriage—and discovers the real threat may be to her life.
There was a mystical power in the bell that transcended the worlds of the living and the dead. It was dangerous.
She laughed at herself. A week ago, the only mystical powers in her life were things she read in books. Now she was haunted by a real ghost, a handsome and interesting one at that. A man who was—or had been—thoughtful and kind. This was not good. Every minute she spent thinking about Joss Montague and his finer qualities was time she wasn’t thinking about her husband. Her living, breathing husband.
She took the bell to the barn and hid it at the bottom of the steamer trunk under the fine clothes and
The duke knew just the person.
Susan and Matthew Peter were married at St. James Church in April after the Banns were satisfied. The duke himself came to stand up with Susan, as ostentatious a gesture as one could imagine.
“I’m not sure his grace isn’t having a laugh, Susan,” Matthew Peter whispered as the rector opened the Book of Common Prayer.
“It is rather grand for us,” Susan said. “But he is quite the romantic, I’ve discovered.”
She loved being married at the exquisite, small church, reportedly Wren’s favorite design . She stole glances at the ornate wood carvings and the stained glass windows. This was exactly the kind of place where she would have been married had her father lived.
As the rector cited the gravity with which one should enter into the holy estate of matrimony, she inwardly shuddered then gave her word before God and everybody to love and obey Matthew Peter.
They went back to Gohrum House to collect their belongings, and Mr. Peter went with them to The Lost Bee where they’d catch the coach to Carleson Peak. Susan had never gone into The Bee without Leopold. For so very long, Susan had been a lost bee herself. Thanks to Matthew Peter, all that was past.
There were only a few other customers, and Mr. Peter ordered a round of drinks for everyone. “To the happy couple!”
The proprietress joined in the salute with no sign she recognized the bride.
Susan pressed Matthew Peter’s forearm tenderly. There was no thrill in the connection, but she would make herself love him yet. And if she ever heard the white lady begin to sing, she would shut up her ears.
The Lost Bee (Singer and Gray 1)
L.K. Rigel
***
Coming soon
The Other Side of Desire (Singer and Gray 2)
Sign up for notification of new releases
Also by L.K. Rigel
Contemporary Romance:
Kiss Me Hello (bonus first chapter follows below)
Fantasy:
Give Me – A Tale of Wyrd and Fae (Tethers 1)
Bride of Fae (Tethers 2)
Science Fiction/Fantasy:
Space Junque (Apocalypto 1)
Spiderwork (Apocalypto 2)
Firebird (Apocalypto 3)
- oOo -
Kiss Me Hello
Copyright © 2013 L.K. Rigel
Published by Beastie Press
Cover design by eyemaidthis
Print cover design by TERyvisions
Cover background stock by wyldraven
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. With the exception of quotes used in reviews, no part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work.
Kiss Me Hello
When Sara Blakemore inherits a haunted mansion on the northern California coast, a ghost forces her to confront problems in her marriage she’s long tried to ignore. She must reconsider what she wants and what she deserves. Sara fights to save her marriage—and discovers the real threat may be to her life.
There was a mystical power in the bell that transcended the worlds of the living and the dead. It was dangerous.
She laughed at herself. A week ago, the only mystical powers in her life were things she read in books. Now she was haunted by a real ghost, a handsome and interesting one at that. A man who was—or had been—thoughtful and kind. This was not good. Every minute she spent thinking about Joss Montague and his finer qualities was time she wasn’t thinking about her husband. Her living, breathing husband.
She took the bell to the barn and hid it at the bottom of the steamer trunk under the fine clothes and
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