This December, debut author Susanne Lord releases the first in her London Explorers series, In
Search of Scandal! To celebrate, Susanne is here to share one of the
facts (and an excerpt!)
she uncovered while researching for this adventurous new series:
Fast Fact: Dr.
Nathanial Wallich, a Danish botanist and plant hunter connected to the Calcutta
botanic gardens, was very successful in keeping plant materials alive in their
journey from India to England in the age before Wardian cases. He innovated many methods of transport,
including packing seeds in brown sugar to keep them viable during their
journey.
An Excerpt:
Charlotte caught her breath and
unclenched the grip she had taken upon his hand. “You cannot pretend to like
me, Mr. Repton. I just wonder—I have always wondered what I have done to offend
you.”
His arm tightened and his lips were
right back to hovering over her ear. “Wait…”
More silence. Honestly! She would not stand here and let him trample her heart.
She ripped herself from his arms. “It
is fine. I hardly require every man to like me, Mr. Repton. Be assured I am
aware of your feelings and you will not have to suffer my attentions anymore.”
She whirled to leave but a steel hand
gripped her arm.
“God!
Blast it! Now what have I done?” he growled, his blue eyes wintry in the
moonlight. “I thought we were getting on. I wouldn’t mind being your friend, as
long as you understand that’s where it ends.”
“Wouldn’t
mind? I have more friends than I can
count, I hardly need—”
He yanked her hard against him. “Then
what do you want?”
“I…I will not argue—”
His hands gripped her waist. “What do
you want, Charlotte?” He growled. “What
do you want me to do?”
Her words died in the face of his
rising frustration. What did she want? What had she ever wanted but him? She
wanted him still. From the first sight, the first instant. Every day, every
hour, she wanted him. In a deep, tender, precious place she could not touch
with reason. And all he did was sneer and push her way.
“Why didn’t you ignore me as you
normally do?” she asked hollowly. “Why did you talk to me at all tonight?”
He said nothing. He didn’t move.
Something furious and wild thundered through her breast. “You don’t belong
here!” Her fist clenched, wanting to slap that frozen look off his face. “Say
something!” She launched against him, gripping him about his hard neck. “Say anything!”
But his stubborn lips were sealed, and
before she could stop herself, she mashed her mouth against them.
Instantly, she regretted it. Their
chins knocked, their teeth scraped, and a grunt of surprise sounded from his
throat.
Oh
God,
what was she doing? She didn’t know how to give a kiss and he certainly didn’t
want hers. His hands dropped off her and she sobbed sharply against his mouth.
Mortified, she crumpled against his neck.
Oh
God, oh God, how will I face him?
A hard hand seized her neck and forced
her head up. Blue eyes blazed into hers. “Damn
it all!”
Warm lips clamped to hers expertly.
Shocked, she sank to her heels but his arm tightened and locked her against the
hard wall of his body.
His deep groan shook her.
But
it was a sound of surrender.
Title: In Search of Scandal
Author: Susanne
Lord
Series: London
Explorers, #1
Pubdate: December
1st, 2015
ISBN: 9781492623502
A DARING EXPLORER
All of London is abuzz with the tale of Will Repton. The
lone survivor of a massacre in Tibet has returned to England a hero, but the
traumatized explorer has no time for glory. Another dangerous expedition
awaits. Nothing will deter him from his quest, and no one will unearth his
secret—until Will meets Charlotte Baker.
IS NO MATCH FOR AN
ADVENTUROUS HEART
Vivacious Charlotte Baker also has a mission—to find a man
whose bold spirit matches her own. When she meets Will Repton, she immediately
recognizes him as her soul mate, and she’s naively willing to turn her back on
the rules of propriety to ensnare him. Will is torn between his fascination
with Charlotte and his vow to finish his quest. He knows what it is to risk
life and limb—but what if his most perilous adventure doesn’t lie across an
ocean, but within his own lost heart?
Susanne Lord is a
writer of Victorian-era romance and author of the London Explorer series
published by Sourcebooks. Originally from Okinawa, off-base and on, she now
makes her home in Chicago where she is an active member of Chicago North
RWA. When not writing, attending theater
or reading, she enjoys hiking the English countryside and visiting historic
homes and gardens.
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