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One Week to Wed

by

Laurie Benson

One Stolen Night…leads to unexpected wedding vows!

Widowed Lady Charlotte Gregory believes she’ll never love again after losing her husband, until meeting dashing Lord Andrew Pearce brings her respectable, lonely world back to vibrant life!

Left alone one night, they give in to their desires only to find their secret passion leads to shock, scandal…and a sudden marriage of convenience.

This book is the first book in The Sommersby Brides series about three sisters who find themselves in three scandalous situations that lead to three very different proposals.

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Let the interview commence… 

What’s your least favourite part of the writing process?

This is going to sound really odd, but my least favorite part is the writing. When I’m writing the first draft and staring every morning at a blank page, it can feel daunting. I’d much rather revise the story after the first draft is complete. Refining my word choices and flushing out scenes is much more fun for me.

How do you juggle a writing schedule?

I’m an early morning writer. My creative brain works best when I still have sleep in my eyes. When I’m working on a book I’m up around 4:30 am and start writing for a few hours. I’ll take a break to drive my youngest to school and then I’m back writing until I pick him up in the afternoon. Before I go to bed at night, I’ll read over what I wrote that day and make any revisions to the text.

Do you set yourself goals when you sit down to write such as word count?

Going by word count doesn’t work as well for me as concentrating on writing a chapter a day. My ideas come in terms of scenes, so it’s easier for me to think about writing a complete scene than it is about writing a certain number of words.

Why did you write this particular book?

I have a very close friend who was widowed at a young age.  Sometimes she will share her dating horror stories with me. After meeting her for dinner after one particularly bad date, I felt compelled to write a book that might give hope to people who have lost loved ones that you can fall in love twice in a lifetime. Having a sense of hope is such an important part of surviving in the world we live in.

What is your book about?
ONE WEEK TO WED is a Regency romance about an agent of the crown and an independent widow that share one unexpected night of passion that leads to an unknowing betrayal, divided loyalties, and a marriage of convenience. It’s the first book in The Sommersby Brides series about three sisters who find themselves in three rather scandalous situations that lead to three very different proposals. Since ONE WEEK TO WED is part of this series, it also deals with the complicated relationships that can develop between sisters.

Is there an underlying theme of the book?

I’d say the theme of ONE WEEK TO WED is that it is never too late to find love, even if that means you had found it with someone else once before. By Regency romance standards, my hero and heroine are on the older side for lead characters. Lord Andrew Pearce, is thirty-one and Lady Charlotte Gregory is actually a year older than Andrew at thirty-two. They both believe that marriage isn’t in their future. Andrew, who is an agent of the crown, knows he leads a dangerous life and does not want to risk leaving a wife and child behind should he die prematurely in the course of duty. Charlotte was fortunate to marry for love once and then became a widow when her husband died at Waterloo. She doesn’t believe the heart is capable of falling in love twice in a lifetime. But they both come to learn that love can develop when we least expect it.

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Excerpt from 

One Week to Wed

Was he feeling it, too? Charlotte’s gaze dropped to his lips just as a giant boom reverberated through the hills. They both turned towards the house to see more colourful lights shoot into the sky and crackle apart.

‘I’m thinking about kissing you.’ He said it in such a matter-of-fact way, as if the idea would not set her body aflame—as if the idea of kissing this practical stranger would be a common occurrence.

Charlotte had only kissed one man in her life. She never thought she would want to kiss another—until now. Now she wanted to know what Andrew’s lips felt like against hers. She wanted him to wrap her in his arms where she would feel desirable and cherished. And she wanted to know if his kiss could be enough to end the desire running through her body.

He placed his gloved finger under her chin and gently guided her face so she was looking at him. The scent of leather filled her nose. There was no amusement in his expression. No cavalier bravado. Just an intensity that made her believe if he didn’t kiss her right then, they both would burn up like a piece of char cloth.

It was becoming hard to breath and if he did in fact kiss her there was a good chance she would lose consciousness from lack of air. But if he didn’t kiss her…

She licked her lips to appease the need of feeling his lips on hers.

He swallowed hard. Almost hesitantly, he untied her bonnet and put it aside. Gently, he wrapped his fingers around the back of her neck, pulled her closer, and lowered his head. She closed her eyes and his lips faintly brushed hers. They were soft, yet firm, and she wanted more.

Author bio

Laurie Benson is an award-winning historical romance author that writes flirty and frisky Regency romance stories about men in boots and the women who fall for them. She began her writing career as an advertising copywriter, where she learned more than you could ever want to know about hot dogs and credit score reports.

When she isn’t at her laptop avoiding laundry, Laurie can be found browsing antique shops, going on ridiculously long hikes, or sitting in her car on the school pickup line. She lives with her husband and two sons in a house filled with testosterone—even her bunny is a boy. For more information about Laurie and her books, visit her website at lauriebenson.net.

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