A Lover of Men
by Julia
Talbot
Date of Publication: May 1st
2016
Publisher: All Romance eBooks
Cover Artist: Erin Dameron Hill
Genre: Historical Menage Romance
MMF, MFM, MM
From The Book Junkie Reads . . . A Lover of Men . . .
Spinster. Solider. Spy. Fortune. Revenge.
Spinster of new fortune Lelia august has a proposal to make to the sexy former soldier. The sexy former soldier has a proposal for a sexy, dark eyed spy.
A marriage of convenience turn in to more with gunshots in daylight, late night beating, card room confrontation, barn room rescue, and one meaningful understanding. All which could change the direction of three lives maybe even three more.
Enjoy this quickie read in historical romance for three.
Spinster of new fortune Lelia august has a proposal to make to the sexy former soldier. The sexy former soldier has a proposal for a sexy, dark eyed spy.
A marriage of convenience turn in to more with gunshots in daylight, late night beating, card room confrontation, barn room rescue, and one meaningful understanding. All which could change the direction of three lives maybe even three more.
Enjoy this quickie read in historical romance for three.
**This ARC was provided
via Bewitching
Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.**
BLURB
A former soldier, a spy, and a
spinster…three people, three lovers.
For spinster Lelia August, first came
the small fortune then came the hoard of unscrupulous characters wanting a
piece of it—or more specifically, a piece of her.
She decides to find a suitable man to
marry, someone who won't want her to submit to the marriage bed. She settles on
ex-soldier Phineas Moore, who has a reputation as a lover of men.
Phineas is intrigued by Lelia’s offer
and thinks a marriage of convenience might just work for them. But when someone
tries to kill his future wife, Phineas vows to protect her and find who’s
responsible. He hires the irresistible spy Rafe Gaudi to investigate, and soon
realizes he's outsmarted himself. Can Rafe and Phineas figure out who's
plotting against the woman they’ve come to love, and can they even hope to
dream of a future where the three can become one?
“I have a business
matter to discuss with you, Sir Phineas.” Lelia August studied the man who sat
across from her, his large body stuffed into the tiny black lacquer chair
stationed across from her desk. Somehow he should have appeared quite as
ridiculous as all of the recent suitors who had wiggled their way into her
library intent upon sweeping her, and her fortune, off her feet.
Contrarily, Phineas
Moore appeared perfectly at ease, masculine, even somewhat predatory. His hair,
black as a rook, was cut ruthlessly short, and his neckcloth was simple and
unfashionable.
Had Lelia not done
her research she would have thought him the simple country baronet he appeared.
Instead, she knew his unfashionable appearance hid a complex man with a
soldier’s mind and a surprising reputation among his peers.
“I confess I am
curious, Miss August. That is why I find myself here, answering your summons.”
His green eyes gleamed when he smiled slightly, lines around his eyes and mouth
crinkling.
“I am glad you have
that to satisfy. Makes you far more interesting. Tell me, what have you been
able to discover about me in the last six hours?” She had sent her invitation
to him at eight, which meant he would have received it around nine. He had
arrived at five until three. She approved of his promptness.
“That you are a
spinster. That your father was the third son of an Earl. That your uncle passed
away leaving the title to a cousin who has a great fondness for you, and he’s settled
upon you a stipend of some considerable wealth. In a trust, so it cannot be
siphoned off by his miserable, whoring, gaming brother.” His expression never
changed during the telling, but he did study her closely.
Gracious, she was
outclassed here. Lelia curled her hands together, keeping them from fluttering
like nervous birds. No sense giving away her sudden nerves.
“That’s quite a lot,”
she said. “If you know all that about me, then you know that since I have come
into said fortune I have been deluged with suitors.” All shapes, sizes, and
classes of men had been calling, so much so that she’d taken the knocker from
the door of the modest townhouse her cousin had also settled upon her. He liked
her company, he said, and preferred she stayed in Town. Dear Eustace. Still,
some of the men had been rather more forceful in their attentions than she felt
necessary.
“Indeed.” Sir Phineas
tilted his head. “I imagine your cousin hopes settling a fortune on you will
erase your spinster status.”
“Hmm.” She wasn’t
sure at all that had been Eustace’s intention. However, now he saw her
difficulty, he had turned his eye toward that idea, if only to give her relief.
Having just gained her independence from reliance on men, Lelia had no desire
to go back. “Hence my proposal to you.”
“I am on pins and
needles,” Phineas murmured.
“Yes. Well.” She
squeezed her hands together so hard her knuckles turned white. “I realize we do
not know one another, but you must realize, I have viewed my situation from
every angle and I believe this is the best possible solution to my dilemma.”
“I see.” Phineas sat
back, the chair creaking alarmingly. “By all means, enlighten me, Miss August.”
“I want you to marry
me.” The nausea left her as soon as she said it. Better to have it right out in
the open.
The chair cracked,
the two pieces of it falling away to either side while Sir Phineas crashed to
the floor. His well-polished boots kicked the air for a moment before he sprang
to his feet. “I beg your pardon?”
“I said, I wish to
propose marriage. To you.”
Shock overtook his
expression, and Phineas placed his hands on her desk, leaning into her space.
This close she could smell the deep scent of tobacco and freshly pressed linen.
“Why?”
Author
Info
Julia Talbot lives in the great
Southwest, where there is hot and cold running rodeo, cowboys, and everything
from meat and potatoes to the best Tex-Mex. A full time author, Julia has been
published by Samhain Publishing, Dreamspinner Press, All Romance eBooks and
Changeling Press. She believes in stories that leave a mark, and that everyone
deserves a happy ending, so she writes about love without limits, where boys
love boys, girls love girls, and boys and girls get together to get wild,
especially when her crazy paranormal characters are involved.
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