Victorian Scoundrel
by Stephanie
Burkhart
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BLURB:
It's 2011 and compressed natural gas has taken over from the coal
producing steam machines of the Victorian Age. Alice Windsor, Princess of York,
follows her mischief-making cousin, Edmund of Wales, back to 1851 where Prince
Albert is hosting Britain's Great Exhibition.
Alice soon finds herself over her head in trouble. Edmund is
determined to help Prince Albert build a dirigible and the prime minister
appears intent in preventing her from stopping Edmund. Alice knows it's too
early for the massive flying machine to take to the air. Complicating matters
is the passionate Grayson Kentfield, Earl of Swinton. Alice can't stop her
pulse from pounding when she's near him.
Can Alice give her heart to a man from the past while working to
stop Edmund from changing history?
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Excerpt:
She nibbled on her lower lip, a
curious habit she had. When she was indecisive, perhaps? Then she drew the
necklace over her head, giving it to him. He placed the coin flat in the palm
of his hand, and let the chain dangle through his fingers. It was bronze or
brass, with a strange sequence of numbers and letters. He furrowed his brow.
Alice bent over and used her finger to push her glasses firmly back onto the
bridge of her nose.
"It's some type of alpha-numeric
code," Grayson mused out loud.
Alice looked on, a murky expression
on her face. "Perhaps."
Grayson looked up. "I've seen a
similar code on the datamancers they introduced in Parliament."
"What's a datamancer?" she
asked.
He tried not to get lost in those
soulful cerulean eyes of hers. "You don't know what a datamancer is?"
"No."
"It thinks for itself--"
"Grayson, what's in your
hand?"
Grayson and Alice turned in the
direction of the door. Sir John briskly walked toward them escorted by a soldier
and another gentleman Grayson recognized as the prince's secretary.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Author Bio: Stephanie
Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD.
She was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. After serving 11 years in the US Army she
currently calls Castaic, California her home. Stephanie was married in Denmark
in 1991 and has two young sons. She adores chocolate, is addicted to coffee and
enjoys early morning walks. She's also
an assistant den leader for her son's Cub Scout den and is a Boy Scout mom. She
writes paranormal, contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two children's
books published with 4RV Publishing.
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