I love historical romance and Tyburn looks like a great one. Here's what it's about:
Sally Green is about to die.
She sees Death in the streets. She
can taste it in her gin. She can feel it in the very walls of the ramshackle
brothel where she is kept to satisfy the perversions of the wealthy. She had
come to London as a runaway in search of her Cavalier father. Instead, she
found Wrath, a sadistic nobleman determined to use her to fulfill a sinister
ambition. As the last of her friends are murdered one by one, survival hinges
on escape.
Nick Virtue is a tutor with a
secret. By night he operates as a highwayman, relieving nobles of their riches
to further his brother’s criminal enterprise. It’s a difficult balance at the
best of times, and any day that doesn’t end in a noose is a good one. Saving
Sally means risking his reputation, and may end up costing him his life.
As a brutal attack throws them
together, Sally finds she has been given a second chance. She is torn between
the tutor and the highwayman, but she knows she can have neither. Love is an
unwanted complication while Wrath haunts the streets. Nick holds the key to
Wrath’s identity, and Sally will risk everything to bring him to justice.
Unless the gallows take her first.
Here's a deliciously dark excerpt to tickle your fancy:
Darkness had fully settled over the forest and he
was in no danger of being seen as they headed for the city. There were no new
street lamps so far out of town, and as often as she glanced at his face, all
she could see was the outline of his profile by the light of the moon. He moved
soundlessly through the night as criminals must, the warmth of his hand in hers
the only reassurance she had that he was still beside her.
They reached the edge of Hyde Park and Sally felt
Tyburn looming near before she saw it, the residual tragedy of the gallows
rippling along the field in a mournful, near perceptible howl. Because she
could not look away, she turned toward the evil and saw the fearful silhouette
of the triple tree dark against the violet sky.
This is your future, they seemed to
whisper.
In her heart, she answered, I know.
She heard the brutal crack of Claude’s strong, young
neck reverberate through the darkest corners of her memory, felt his cold lips
against hers once more in a terrible promise, and in her bones she felt the
stillness of one who is certain they are about to die. She was immediately
aware of the unique texture of every breath she drew, the sweet sigh of the
breeze whispering through her hair, and the dirt, the calluses, the very
fingerprints of the hand in hers.
So little of Sally’s life had been left up to her.
She might have days, hours, mere moments left, but
she would be damned if she wasted them.
Buy
it here:
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Tyburn-Southwark-Saga-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00PQV6H9Q/ref=asap_B00PVDV9EW_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417043784&sr=1-1
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Silver: http://www.lsbooks.com
Bio:
Jessica Cale is a historical romance author and journalist
based in North Carolina.
Originally from Minnesota, she lived in Wales for
several years where she earned a BA in History and an MFA in Creative Writing
while climbing castles and photographing mines for history magazines. She
kidnapped (“married”) her very own British prince (close enough) and is
enjoying her happily ever after with him in a place where no one understands
his accent. You can visit her at www.authorjessicacale.com.
Links:
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Amazon
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Goodreads
Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9819997.Jessica_Cale
Thanks for blogging with me, Jessica!
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