The Countess Refuses
by Katy
Walter
Genres:
Adult, Historical, Romance
BLURB
With the deaths of both her
parents, Miss Cassandra Whitney is left to care for her sisters and young
brother. Now, unless her younger sister Isabella, gives in to the odious
attentions of their landlord, Baron Nash Scudder of Urswick the family face
eviction. She is both shocked and relieved to receive news of an inheritance
from her estranged great grandfather the illustrious Earl of Elsborough. Her
solicitor explains her grandpapa changed the entailment of his will to include
the female line as he was loathe
to allow the title to pass to a distant relative, a wastrel who had already
frittered away a fortune. To Cassie’s relief and delight, not only does she
inherit a title, but a substantial estate on the outskirts of Bath, which
includes a ruin of a castle, farms and three villages albeit derelict.
News of the inheritance travelled
fast throughout the south of England drawing in the avaricious designs of the
ton. A certain dowager duchess sees the castle as a perfect ploy to raise her
son’s and therefore her own status in the top ten. Such is her greed that she
will stop at nothing to gain control of the castle. Her son, Maximillian, the
illustrious sixth Duke of Taunton with a penchant for well-endowed mistresses
has other plans. Can Cassie fight off these two predators, can she save the
castle and her family?
The Countess Refuses is now up for nomination to publish on
Amazon!
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EXCERPT:
Jack sat down on the rickety settle whilst Belle, the love of his
heart busied herself making tea.
Cassie sat across from him, perching on a three-legged stool;
furniture was sparse in the little cottage. ‘Jack dearest, this morning, we had
a visitor by the name of Mr. Arkwright, who informed me my great grandpapa
entailed part of his fortune to the female line. It is my good fortune to
inherit one of his estates near Bath, and … the title of Countess.’
‘Good Lord Cassie, an estate you say?’
‘Yes, a ruined castle, messuages, villages, farms, meadows,
pastures and livestock.’
‘You never mentioned you be rich Cass.’
‘I was not Jack; it was a delicate matter; my mother refused to
speak of her parents. However, Mr. Arkwright informs us our grandmother was
cast out by her family, because she eloped with a commoner.’
‘So you are—?’
‘Commoners too, and proud of it, but now that has all changed.’
Jack grinned. ‘Then I must doff my cap to you all.’
‘Oh no Jack,’ Belle murmured, stroking the rugged jaw.
‘I have the deeds here.’ Cassie said, walking to the dresser.
Reaching up for the key, she unlocked a drawer, taking out the roll of
parchments and handing them to him.
Jack saw the coat of arms and insignia. ‘I can’t read Cassie, but
it looks grand. So I am sitting here in this kitchen with gentry.’
Belle laughed, taking his hand. ‘Cassie has inherited—’
‘Belle,’ Cassie interrupted. ‘I intend to share this good fortune
with you, Rosamond, Amelia and Teddy.’ She smiled at the bright faces of her
family. ‘Tis a dream come true.’
Author Info
USA
Today Best-Selling author, Katy Walters's e.books and paperbacks are read in
their thousands, and her pages equally so, in Kindle Unlimited. Katy lives in
the midst of Regency towns on the South Coast of England. Being of Welsh and
Irish parentage, her novels tend towards Celtic themes. Her main interests are
historical and regency romance with an underlying theme of time travel. She is
equally drawn to the paranormal myths of the Dark Ages, the pre-medieval era,
where the ancient Britons were known as the People of the Trees. It was an era
of travelling knights and their ladies, of ancient shamans and shapeshifting
wolves and dragons.
Katy’s
enjoyed an eclectic career, delighting in every one of her occupations.
Although her childhood dream was to be a writer, Katy endured some dark times
in her young life that made it impossible for her to reach her goals. On
leaving school, the office beckoned and became her prison, one she managed to
escape taking up operatic singing. Katy was spotted in London by an agent who
managed Tommy Steel and Cliff Richards to name a few. Becoming the lead singer
in a girl trio, she toured England and abroad, meeting with some famous names
of the day in the music world. On marrying the love of her life, she chose to
raise a family, enjoying every moment with her spouse and children. Later on
returning to university, Katy went on to enjoy a long and rich career as a
research psychologist, psychotherapist and hypnotherapist.
Katy
then took up painting and was thrilled with this new world. Her husband and
family encouraged her all the way. Pop Art was her main love and to her
delight, her paintings were used as the theme for a new restaurant built on
Miami Beach. But then her first love, writing, beckoned, and she was in a
position to write to her heart’s content. It was a dream come true when Amazon
opened up the doors to publishing.
Even
now Katy has times where she has to fight to banish those early memories in her
life, memories she said, are like scars, they fade, but never go away. But in
those times, she boots up the PC and turns to the next chapter in her life,
embracing each new interest as a support that becomes a delight.
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