Talaitha clapped her hands and laughed. “You would live with me in a vardo for half the year? You would travel with us wherever we might wander?”
Harry nodded. “And would you live with me in Beresford Hall or in my London house?”
“Yes, I would, though the ladies and gentlemen of the ton would despise me—and you for marrying me.”
“And your Gypsies would despise me—but I hope they will forgive you for marrying me.”
“They will get used to us and forget to despise us after a while.”
“And so it would be with the ton.”
She looked up at him. “Pray, sir, before we marry, what is your name?”
“My name is Harry.” They both burst out laughing at the absurdity of her not having known. And they laughed for sheer joy. They laughed until they hurt.
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Be sure to look out for The Gypsy and the Widow, book three in the Gypsy Lovers series:
Joanna Daniels is a widow who wants a father for her son. Tem Lovell is a widower hoping to find a mother for his children. They are perfect for each other except for one thing: she’s a destitute English gentlewoman who is being courted by a wealthy lord, while Tem is a Gypsy laborer who lives hand-to-mouth.
As the ardor she shares with Tem grows stronger, Joanna is forced to decide between the financial security the cold and controlling lord can provide and the uncertainty of the open road coupled with the passionate love Tem feels for her—that is, if Tem is willing to take an English gentlewoman as his bride.
Biography
As an ex-fashion photographer, Juliet Chastain says that, in a way, writing fiction is a lot like photography. She takes a few elements—models and clothes in photography, characters and setting in her writing—and makes them come alive.
Ever since she wrote a tragic tale of two kittens back in sixth grade, Juliet has had a yen to write. Now that she’s put down her camera, she indulges herself by writing short steamy romances with models, er, heroes, like a passionate sea captain, a sweet-natured hunk of a werewolf, and the devil’s own sexy-as-hell grandson—every one of them ready to fulfill his lady’s deepest desires.
Juliet’s other titles include The Captain and the Courtesan and Cry of the Wolf, as well as For Love of a Gypsy Lass, the next book in the Gypsy Lovers series.
You can learn more about Juliet and her collection of out-of-the-ordinary heroes at julietchastain.com, and contact her at or on Twitter as @julietchastain.
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