Christmas at Ravencrest: A Dark Hero Christmas Short (Reluctant Heroes) (9 page)

D
onovan’s sour look reminded her of a boy pouting when someone tried to take away his favorite toy.  “No. Mother can wait a little while. Tell her,” He shouted at the door. “Tell my mother we are detained at the moment.”

“Yes, sir.” Sally mumbled beyond the portal. 

“Donovan! We can continue this later, upstairs.” Elizabeth said, hoping to at least garner half a smile from her sweetheart. “I love you, but someone else demands our attention at the moment.”

“There is always someone else.”
He said in a puckish tone.

“Yes,
there always will be. I just hope you’ll always be a little jealous when someone else demands my attentions. It’s very sweet.”

“Always.” Donova
n affirmed, gathering her into his arms and kissing her with determination.

The End

Author’s note: This short story is
a continuation of
Dark Hero
, Book One of the
Reluctant Heroes
series. The events of this story take place at Christmas time, just after the climax in Book One and before the events of Book Two. If you would like to learn more about the lovers depicted here, Elizabeth and Donovan’s story is told in Dark Hero, A Gothic Romance.

About the Author

Lily Silver lives in the Northwoods of Eastern Wisconsin, on the shores of Green Bay. She lives in a lovely old Victorian house with plenty of character with her husband, her German
shepherd and their three cats. Lily studied history at UW-Green Bay and has two degrees in that discipline. She enjoys writing historical romances with paranormal themes. If you enjoyed this book, send her an email. She loves to hear from readers.

Contact Lily Silver through her website: 

http://lilysilver.webs.com

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Books by Lily Silver

Some Enchanted Waltz, A Time Travel Romance.

During a terrible storm, modern day radio D.J. Tara O’Neill is sent back to 18th Century     Ireland and falls in love with an Irish patriot. Can she prevent her beloved from dying for a cause destined to fail? 

Dark Hero:
Book One of the
Reluctant Heroes
Series, a Gothic Romance.

After her mother is murdered, Elizabeth’s Irish grandmother casts a spell summoning a Dark Hero from the Gothic Romances Elizabeth devours. When a beguiling Irishman appears at their cottage one magic summer eve, he seems to be everything Elizabeth longs for in a hero.

But Donovan Beaumont is much more than she bargained for when she said ‘I do’. 

Once they arrive on his isolated estate, Elizabeth fears her new husband is courting madness. Elizabeth has the gift of the seer and is able to speak with the dead. Tormented by memories of her mother’s murder and stalked by a malevolent ghost, Elizabeth is forced to embrace her magical heritage and confront the secrets in her soul. The price of honesty may be too steep; if Donovan learns her horrifying secrets, Elizabeth may lose his love forever. 

Available at Amazon.com

Bright Scoundrel
, Book Two of the
Reluctant Heroes
Series: November 2012

Kieran O’Flaherty, Elizabeth’s older brother in Dark Hero, has made a mess of things since moving to England. The scandal sheets and caricaturists regularly decry his name. He has become infamous among the Ton as a wild Irishman and as a dangerous, womanizing Rake.  Kieran returns to the Ireland he left as a child hoping to find his place in the world after failing to successfully navigate the intricate labyrinth of London society. His attempts to reclaim his ancestral home are fraught with challenges, in the physical realm as well as the supernatural. His most challenging task is convincing the Feisty Irish Beauty who steals his heart that he is not the heartless scoundrel the London news sheets make him out to be.