{"id":362,"date":"2013-08-14T19:20:03","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T23:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jenniferdelamere.com\/news\/?p=362"},"modified":"2013-08-14T19:20:03","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T23:20:03","slug":"snippet-from-a-lady-most-lovely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jenniferdelamere.com\/news\/uncategorized\/snippet-from-a-lady-most-lovely\/","title":{"rendered":"Snippet from A Lady Most Lovely"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Delamere_ALadyMost<\/a>If you’ve already read the first chapter of A Lady Most lovely<\/em> here<\/a>, I hope you are as excited as I am for the book’s release on September 24! If you’d like another sample, here’s an excerpt from a point early in the book where Tom observes some disreputable looking men forcing their way into the London town home where Margaret lives. He is trying to get information from the cab driver who has just brought the men.<\/p>\n

The cabbie looked at him expectantly. No doubt he\u2019d precisely assessed Tom\u2019s financial bracket from the fine tailoring of his riding clothes. He would probably be more forthcoming if he were to find some silver in his hand.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tom pulled half a crown from his pocket. \u201cWhere will you take them?\u201d he asked, dropping the coin into the man\u2019s palm, which was suddenly in a convenient position to receive it.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, how would I know that?\u201d the cabbie said, galling him with a cheeky grin. \u201cI ain\u2019t taken \u2019em there yet.\u201d He started to put the coin in his pocket, but Tom reached out and grabbed his hand.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cGuess,\u201d Tom said fiercely, giving his arm a wrench.<\/em><\/p>\n

The cabbie met Tom\u2019s gaze steadily, assessing him. Plainly, in his years on the streets he\u2019d dealt with even tougher customers than Tom. But Tom didn\u2019t back down. \u201cI said guess,\u201d he ground out again, gripping the man\u2019s hand more tightly and giving it a small twist.<\/em><\/p>\n

The cabbie blinked, and Tom knew he\u2019d won. \u201cI have a notion,\u201d the little man said with a slight cough, \u201cthat it might be in the vicinity of Pedley Street.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Tom knew that place. It was a haven for moneylenders\u2014the most vile, disreputable kind imaginable.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

He dropped the cabbie\u2019s hand without another word and raced up the steps to Margaret\u2019s house. He might have no right to interfere, but he fully intended to do so anyway. If she was receiving calls from moneylenders, then something was seriously wrong. A woman of her means would never consort with such people.<\/em><\/p>\n

Would she?<\/em><\/p>\n

He was going to find out.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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