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Oops, I’ve been absent for a while from this blog hop! Last I posted, she’d just met the hero but has no idea she’s travelled back in time. Now she’s dancing with the hero and asks him if he comes to these reenactment parties a lot. The first line is from him:
“I am not at all sure what you believe we are reenacting, but unfortunately, I find I am expected to be at these balls with an appalling regularity.”
He had the period syntax and cadence down pat. “Wow, you’re quite good at this. Don’t worry, I’ll try to play along.”
Her partner did the eyebrow-slanting-up-in-the-middle thing and looked away. She could have sworn he muttered ‘Colonials’ under his breath.
Huh? Wait, he was referring to her. “Hey, no need to be rude, and I’m not a Colonial. We soundly beat your hides and settled that score, like, two hundred years ago.” She gave him a playful swat on his shoulder. “Man, you British can sure hold a grudge.”
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She’s finally met the man of her dreams. There’s only one problem: he lives in a different century.
“A fresh, charming new voice” – New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare
HOW FAR WOULD YOU TRAVEL FOR LOVE?
A mysterious artifact zaps Isabelle Rochon to pre-Victorian England, but before she understands the card case’s significance a thief steals it. Now she must find the artifact, navigate the pitfalls of a stiffly polite London, keep her time-traveling origins a secret, and resist her growing attraction to Lord Montagu, the Vicious Viscount so hot, he curls her toes.
To Lord Montagu nothing makes more sense than keeping his distance from the strange but lovely Colonial. However, when his scheme for revenge reaches a stalemate, he convinces Isabelle to masquerade as his fiancée. What he did not bargain on is being drawn to her intellectually as well as physically.
Lord Montagu’s now constant presence overthrows her equilibrium and her common sense. Isabelle thought all she wanted was to return home, but as passion flares between them, she must decide when her true home—as well as her heart—lies.
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dreadedthought
/ November 23, 2014I remember this part in the book! I typically do not like time travel novels, but I loved how you presented this, how she was unable to figure out she’d moved in time due to the reenactment party. And there are always those blokes who take these things too seriously, so it was totally believable. Great details–especially the muttering under his breath & the slanted eyebrows.
Frank Fisher
/ November 23, 2014I like the dialogue exchange and how she knew what he was muttering.
Carrie-Anne
/ November 23, 2014I don’t think anyone would expect to encounter someone from the past when all she expected was a simple reenactment ball! Although I used to have a fantasy about being transported back to the 19th century.
Christina Ochs
/ November 23, 2014Sounds like she’s in for a rude shock, the poor colonial. 🙂 Great bit of dialogue!
Shannyn Schroeder
/ November 23, 2014I love this! The contrast between them is great. I can’t wait for her to find out
jtsuruoka
/ November 23, 2014So many problems caused by being out of one’s time! Nice snippet.
Patricia Preston
/ November 23, 2014Very entertaining!
Linda Hamonou
/ November 23, 2014She is totally out of it. I wonder how he is going to react to that. I wonder how she can believe that he could possibly call her that in her time, that’s too funny.
Jennifer Reynolds
/ November 24, 2014Great Snippet. Very playful. 🙂
emmy gatrell
/ November 26, 2014Made me giggle. Love it.
siobhanmuir
/ November 29, 2014LMAO! Little does she know… 😉 Great snippet, Angela. 🙂