Silver Storm (The Raveneau Novels #1) (47 page)

"Yes, it's over. And, Caro, you mustn't let
Ivan hear you speak of him as though he were of no consequence!" He
had lowered his voice conspiratorially. "You see, he believes he is
absolutely the finest horse ever born—the superior of any man." He
paused. "Except me, of course."

"Of course!" Caro giggled, and Ivan peered at
them suspiciously from the other side of the fire. Alec squeezed
her shoulder and continued:

"To answer your question, I was inspecting a
farm I recently acquired in northern Connecticut. It was left to me
by one of my comrades who died at Yorktown. I am used these days to
traveling light. It’s been a pleasure to be responsible to only
myself; to go at my own pace and to enjoy the woods in autumn
before returning to city life. Besides, I have friends in this area
that I enjoy visiting. We'll be staying with them in the Hudson
River Valley, and I'm hoping to borrow a horse for you."

"We will go on horseback all the way to
Philadelphia?"

"No, my coach will be meeting us in New
York."

"I have only one more question. Who will you
say I am?"

Alec smiled with satisfaction.

"Actually, it all fits together brilliantly.
You are the poor orphaned daughter of my friend from the war. Much
to my surprise, you came with the farm! You'll be my ward, and it
will all be cozy and respectable."

Caro felt her eyelids drooping and she smiled
to herself contentedly, snuggling against Alec's broad chest.

"Well," she murmured drowsily, "I suppose I
shall have to trust you...."

***~~~***

“Romance the way it was meant to be,” raves
Kathe Robin of Romantic Times Magazine about Cynthia Wright’s 13
“classic” historical romances.

A reader says: “Her warm, adventurous, loving
stories match Kathleen Woodiwiss in sensuality, but have a
wholesome sweetness and zest all their own.”

***~~~***

Cynthia Wright launched her career as a
bestselling novelist in 1977 with the publication of CAROLINE, when
she was twenty-three. She went on to write 12 more beloved and
acclaimed historical romances set in Colonial America, Regency
England & America, Medieval England & France, and the
American West. Seven of these, the intertwined Raveneau Novels and
Beauvisage Novels, have special places on the keeper shelves of
readers around the world.

Cynthia’s novels have won many awards from
Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur, but her favorites are messages
from readers like this one: “Your books show love the way you want
your own relationship to be: real AND romantic!” After taking a
break from writing for several years, Cynthia is excited to be back
as an “indie” author, bringing all 13 of her novels back as eBooks
(newly edited, with gorgeous new covers!). She will also release a
new Raveneau novel, TEMPEST, in 2012.

Today, Cynthia lives in northern California
with her partner, Alvaro, in a 1930’s Spanish cottage. When they
aren’t riding their tandem road bike or traveling in their 1959
vintage airstream, she loves spending time with her family,
especially her two young grandsons. Cynthia is also a college
student who says, “It’s never too late to re-write the story of
your own life!”

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