Hallowe'en Husbands
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- Lisa Plumley (Écrivain)
- Denise Lynn (Écrivain)
- Christine Merrill (Écrivain)
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** Extrait offert par Denise Lynn **
Wedding at Warehaven ~ Excerpt:
From Chapter One:
October 27, 1117 - Warehaven Keep:
Clouds streaked steadily toward the near-full moon like ghostly fingers reaching across the sky. Sir Randall FitzHenry, bastard son of the King, waited silently beneath the towering oaks.Soon the pale glow would go dim. Then, under the cover of darkness, he and his men would swarm Warehaven Keep.
As he had done many times this last hour, he stared across the narrow field separating the heavy woods from the keep. Through the open gates Randall could see the still roaring blaze of the bonfire in the bailey.
For three successive nights the shouts and laughter of those dancing around the fire drifted across the field. Behind the voices beat the rhythmic pulse of the tabor drums.
He nodded at the joyous shouts of Warehaven's celebrants. Let them make merry now. For this would be the last night they practiced their pagan rites.
No more would they shamefully cast aside their inhibitions to dance and mingle so brazenly in the open before the fire.
And no more would they enact some Wild Hunt. A shiver traced down his spine at the memory of gazing upon the woman they'd sacrificed. Bruised, torn and broken she'd died in agony, her unseeing eyes open wide, a scream frozen forever on her lips.
Aye, he would find this stag of the forest--this supposed pagan god and his followers. He would end the vileness plaguing Warehaven once and for all. Those tasks he would accomplish without fail and without remorse.
The last task his liege, his father the King commanded--the one that left a bitter taste in his mouth--he would begrudgingly fulfil. He would ensure the keep's loyalty by forever binding Warehaven's unwed witch to the crown.
Shadows inched across the field as the moon disappeared behind the encroaching clouds. Randall raised his hand, holding it steady above his head until darkness overtook the last glimmer of light.
He lowered his arm, silently waving his men forward.
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Date de sortie
Hallowe'en Husbands
- USA : 2008-10-01 - Poche (English)
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- Halloween Temptations - Anglais
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