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A Husband for Hartwell by JA Rock and Lisa Henry
The Lords of Bucknall, Book 1
He must marry, or risk his fortune.
The whole of London Society has long assumed Lord William Hartwell will marry his childhood best friend, Lady Rebecca Warrington. After two Seasons, Hartwell remains quite content with bachelorhood–his parents do not. When Hartwell learns they intend to cut his purse strings unless he makes a match this Season, he resigns himself to a marriage of convenience with Becca, and yet he can’t help but be drawn to her younger brother, Warry.
He must marry, or risk his sister’s ruin.
The Viscount “Warry” Warrington is used to being viewed as the tagalong little brother. Now a grown man about to enter his second Season, Warry is desperate to be seen. When Lord Balfour, a handsome older peer, takes Warry under his wing, Warry thinks his dream is finally coming true. Until Balfour reveals his true intent–to make public a letter that will destroy Becca’s reputation, unless Warry agrees to marry him.
Time is running out for both of them.
When an injury forces Warry to recover at Hartwell House, the two succumb to a secret flirtation. But Warry’s sudden announcement of his engagement to Balfour drives Hartwell near mad with jealousy–and right into Becca’s arms. With the clock ticking for Warry to save his sister, will Hartwell discover the truth of Warry’s feelings before it’s too late?
A Husband for Hartwell is the first book in the Lords of Bucknall Club series, where the Regency meets m/m romance.
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Hartwell started at the sound of footsteps. Warry entered the room, fully dressed, and for a moment Hartwell’s breath caught. The pup looked worse than he had three nights past when he’d been dragged, unconscious, to Hartwell’s doorstep. But there was a determined placidity about his expression that let Hartwell know he could not expect a straight answer were he to ask what was the matter.
And anyway, he was through asking what was wrong. Unbidden, the image of Balfour kissing Warry’s hand flared in him like fever, and he had not the stomach to dwell on it.
“You’re late,” he said coldly. “But there is still enough here to make a meal of.”
“I’m going out. Balfour is taking me for a drive in his curricle. After which, I will have him drop me at Warrington House.”
That hit Hartwell quite like a blow, but he made no reply.
“I thank you for your graciousness in allowing me to recover here, but I shan’t take further advantage of your hospitality.”
Hartwell leaned back, tapping his fingers on the table. “So you and Balfour are courting, then?”
Warry nodded, his movements stiff. “Yes. He has been paying me attention for some time. I know that I am not well versed in courtship. To you I must seem awkward and ignorant. Easily discomfited. But I do care for him.”
“Well, isn’t that lovely.” There was nothing to be done about the ice in Hartwell’s tone. “So that was why you wished to go to the gaming hell? I thought it perhaps a chance for us to bond, but you thought only of whether you might arrange a meeting with Balfour there.”
The pup’s eyes widened in what looked like mingled shock and regret, but he quickly mastered himself. “I appreciate your taking me. It was…I had fun. But yes, I arranged to see Balfour as soon as I knew where we were going.” He paused, his teeth tugging his lower lip. “This feeling I have…I cannot cease thinking of him. I suppose at first I was afraid of Society knowing my true feelings, but I am no longer afraid.”
That was a bald-faced lie if Hartwell had ever heard one. “You still have your bruises to explain to Becca.”
“They’re not so noticeable anymore. When I wear a hat, it covers most of them.”
All right, you little fool, Hartwell wished to say. Go and have your curricle ride with Balfour. Leave me in peace.
Instead, he said, with an indifferent chill he hoped would linger with Warry for the rest of the brat’s miserable life, “The pleasure was all mine, Viscount Warrington.”
Warry flinched slightly but nodded. “Good day, Lord Hartwell.”
And then the little whelp, whom Hartwell should have drowned in the frog pond all those years ago, walked away.
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About JA Rock:
J.A. Rock is the author of over twenty LGBTQ romance, suspense, and horror novels, as well as an occasional contributor to HuffPo Queer Voices. J.A.’s books have received Lambda Literary, INDIEFAB, and EPIC Award nominations, and The Subs Club received the 2016 National Leather Association-International Novel Award. 24/7 was named one of the best books of 2016 by Kirkus Reviews. J.A. lives in Chicago with an extremely judgmental dog, Professor Anne Studebaker.
About Lisa:
Lisa likes to tell stories, mostly with hot guys and happily ever afters.
Lisa lives in tropical North Queensland, Australia. She doesn’t know why, because she hates the heat, but she suspects she’s too lazy to move. She spends half her time slaving away as a government minion, and the other half plotting her escape.
She attended university at sixteen, not because she was a child prodigy or anything, but because of a mix-up between international school systems early in life. She studied History and English, neither of them very thoroughly.
She shares her house with too many cats, a dog, a green tree frog that swims in the toilet, and as many possums as can break in every night. This is not how she imagined life as a grown-up.
Lisa has been published since 2012, and was a LAMBDA finalist for her quirky, awkward coming-of-age romance Adulting 101, and a Rainbow Awards finalist for 2019’s Anhaga.
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