Title: The Great Estate
Author: Sherri
Browning
Series: Thornbrook
Park, #3
Pubdate: August 4th,
2015
ISBN: 9781402286858
Pulled apart by past mistakes. Driven by a passion
neither could deny.
Sophia Thorne was
young and inexperienced when she married the dashing Earl of Averford…and
through dark and troubled times, their relationship nearly came to an end. Now
she’s determined to transform herself into the fiery, ardent lover she always
wanted to be, giving them a second chance at love… before they’re lost to each
other forever.
It took nearly
losing Sophia for Gabriel to realize he had allowed his love for his great
estate to distract him from his beautiful wife. But that time is over. Despite
all the obstacles standing in their way, Gabriel vows to teach Sophia what it
is to truly love…and to be loved by a husband devoted heart and soul to her
every desire.
Sherri Browning writes historical
and contemporary romance fiction, sometimes with a paranormal twist. She is the
author of critically acclaimed classic mash-ups Jane Slayre and Grave
Expectations. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Sherri has lived in
western Massachusetts and Greater Detroit Michigan, but is now settled with her
family in Simsbury, Connecticut. Find her online at
www.sherribrowningerwin.com.
A Teaser:
Sophia had no
earthly idea what she would say to her husband when she saw him again after
nearly a year apart. Perhaps she would carry on as if nothing had happened, simply
pick up where they’d left off before everything had gone so wrong between them.
By now, what else was there to say?
“Oh, sorry I
kissed Lord Ralston, by the way. How was Italy?”
She took a deep
breath as the cab pulled up in front of Averford House. To mask her trepidation
at surpris- ing her husband, she put on the imperious face she wore when
dealing with the servants and smiled coolly at the driver as he opened the door
for her to step out.
“Thank you. A
footman will see to compensating you when he comes to retrieve my luggage.”
Before the
driver could protest, she walked by him, up the steps to the door, and entered.
No one was there to greet her, as expected since she hadn’t called ahead. She
proceeded to the parlor and rang for Sutton.
“My lady.” His
cheeks reddened in surprise as he rounded the corner. “I—we weren’t expecting
you.”
Finch, their
Yorkshire butler, had the good sense to appear unruffled at all times. Sutton
occasionally slipped and revealed himself to be...human, she supposed. The man
was only human. Why would she expect otherwise? Times were changing, as her
friend Eve never failed to remind her. Perhaps it was time Sophia softened her
expectations. A little. But allowing the servants to be human meant that she
might slip and expose herself as human too. She wasn’t sure she wanted to make
herself that vulnerable.
“Of course
not.” She loosened her lace gloves one finger at a time and pulled them off. “I
came on a whim. I’m sorry if I’ve startled you. I hope it won’t be much trouble
to make my room ready, considering Lord Averford is already in house.”
It was the
first time she’d ever apologized to a servant that she could recall, and she
supposed that she could do it again. The foundation hadn’t rocked beneath her
feet, and Sutton remained standing before her awaiting further instruction.
Surely Gabriel might see it as a sign that she was making an effort.
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