The
Bastard Son
Winds of Change, #2
By Jerri Hines
Genre: Historical Romance
Cover Designer: Erin Dameron-Hill
at edhGraphics
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Sumner Meador
walked in a world of wealth and privilege as part of Charles Town’s elite, but
that was years ago. Now he fights in the Southern backwoods driven by the
passion he holds for the Patriot cause, shadowed by his past. Reeling from a
devastating defeat at the hands of the British, Sumner seeks haven at his farm,
only to find an interloper—an unwelcome and unwanted distraction. He has no
time for the young woman or the complications she brings with her, but soon
discovers he has no option but to give aid to the stubborn, courageous beauty
whether she wants it or not.
Jane Kilmer has
been violently thrust into the midst of the civil war ensuing in the backwoods.
Hiding from one of the most dangerous vigilantes, Jane trusts no one. Suddenly,
she has no choice but to put her life in Sumner’s hands. Both desire revenge,
but neither wants what happens—to fall completely, undeniably in love with each
other. As the war rages around them, their love is put to the ultimate test.
The question becomes not whether their love will survive, but will they.
Author's Note:
This book was previously published with Whiskey Creek Press as Another Night
Falls under the Tides of Charleston Series.
Night had
fallen. Everything had been set for the evening. The horses fed; the dishes
cleaned. Warren promised to bring a cow next time out, although Sumner didn’t
see the necessity since he wasn’t planning to be around here for long. But
there again, the girl might enjoy fresh milk.
Jane prepared
another fine meal for supper. She was a good cook, but he expected she had
cooked from an early age.
Walking back
from the barn, he found her sitting on the porch, smiling up at him. In the
fading light, she looked beautiful. She had taken off her cap, leaving her hair
down in a braid over her shoulder.
For the life of
him, he couldn’t get the thought of having her in his arms out of his head,
with her firm breasts pressed against him…her body arching instinctively to
his.
Warren hadn’t
even suggested it would be harmful to leave a young, innocent in his care.
Perhaps, Warren thought it the lesser of the evils in her life.
“Thank you for
the supper, Jane. I was thinking of retiring for the night.”
“I will do so
shortly.” Rising, she moved over to the railing and stared out into the coming
night.
Go, leave her.
Instead, he came up behind her. “Are you feeling well? I know you still have
the effects of the bump upon your head.”
“I have
recovered,” she whispered. “It is not what bothers me. I feel so lost. I had
thought I would at least have my grandfather’s land after…”
“We are working
on a plan to remove you from this area. I know of people where you would be
safe and won’t have to worry until after this war is finally over.”
Turning, her
eyes met his. “I don’t want your pity.”
“It isn’t pity I
feel for you.” With the words, all his good intentions dissipated with a strong
craving to have her back in his arms. He gently caressed her cheek. “Run, Jane,
from me.”
She made no
movement to leave him. She lifted her face up to his. He needed nothing else
for his lips to descend upon hers. He would have stopped if she pulled away.
She did not.
His kiss
deepened, devouring her with his lips. His hand lowered, caressing and
smoothing along the curves of her body.
“I want you,
Jane,” he whispered. “More than I have ever wanted another. You feel it
also…this longing between us. Tell me you do.”
“Yes, Sumner,
yes.”
He talked no
more, but swept her in his arms and answered the dictates of his body. In quick
strides, they were in the bedroom, making quick work of the barrier that lay
between their bodies and their desire.
Book One: The Governor's Daughter
Jerri Hines is
an Amazon bestselling author of the Winds of the Betrayal series and Southern
Legacy serial that were inspired by her fascination with history. She is a
Southern gal who has lived the last thirty years near Boston with her Yankee
husband. She believes in love and the power it holds. It is the reason she
writes romances. Her next release under Jerri Hines will be the much
anticipated conclusion to Winds of Betrayal, Set Fire To the Rain, coming in
2016.
She is also an
Amazon Bestselling author under her penname, Colleen Connally. Her historical
romance series, Secret Lives, is riddled with romantic suspense and a touch of
paranormal. Fragmented, Book One Boston's Crimes of Passion, marks her first
contemporary suspense thriller. Framed, Book Two, will be released in 2016.
She is a
supporter of The Home For Little Wanderers in Boston and the Alzheimer's
Association.
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