How far would you go to avenge your
family and save the one you love?
In nineteenth-century England, Alaina
Claiborne had a loving family, a cherished friend, and devoted servants. She
spent her days riding across the grassy hills of the English countryside,
joyful and at peace.
Then tragedy strikes and her world is
forever changed. Searching for those responsible is her only focus . . . until
she meets Tristan.
Tristan Sheffield, a man of many talents,
searches out those who don’t want to be found. His past is filled with secrets
and deeds he would rather leave deeply buried. However, when his life
unexpectedly entwines with Alaina's, he soon discovers they share more than a
mutual desire to catch a murderer.
On their hunt for a man driven by greed,
Tristan and Alaina find that love is the greatest weapon against evil, and they'll
stop at nothing to survive.
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Enjoy Excerpts from Alaina Claiborne
(Excerpts
may or may not be in the order in which they appear, and may differ slightly from the final book.)
Excerpt One:
The moon shone brightly through the
clouds of the dark night, and fatigue soon encouraged she lay her head down on his
shoulder, falling into a deep slumber. She felt safe in his embrace and nothing
seemed to disturb her. Her senses became aware of his strong arms wrapping a
little tighter around her. She felt the carriage bounce as they hit a rut in
the road, but she enjoyed his comforting warmth too much to let it disturb her.
Then she became cold and her eyes opened, watching as her body rolled down a
hill, but no sound escaped her though she frantically sought a way to breathe.
She felt those strong arms push her toward the broken door as the carriage
continued to roll. Somehow she landed on earth, coldness seeping through her
clothes. Her head ached, but the source of the other pain remained elusive.
A bush. She had landed in a bush and the
branches hurt, but not as much as the pain inside of her. What’s happening?
She fought her way to the ground and then stopped moving. Silence shrouded the
night.
Excerpt Two:
Across the acres, darkness enveloped
another, her surroundings illuminated by the flickering flame of a lamp. Alaina
moved around in the attic, searching through trunks of the items that had come
from her mother’s cottage in Ireland. It was difficult to see so many memories
that reminded her of her parents, but she also found it calmed her. She had
avoided these things since they had been delivered years ago, but now her fears
became secondary. She hoped that something from her parents’ past would shed
light on what was happening in the present.
Alaina
rummaged through a trunk of some of her mother’s clothes, pulling them out and
smelling them, hoping for a faint whiff of the soft rose scent her mother used
to wear. There was something lingering around the old clothes, and it took
Alaina back to a time when she was a little girl. Nevertheless, the memory
ended there. She paused for a moment, as if the scent reminded her of something
else besides her mother. She subsequently released the memory when she saw the
bottom of the trunk was not as deep as it should have been. She pulled out the
remaining dress and ran her fingers along the bottom and edges. She next looked
on the outside of the trunk. Nearly six inches of extra space remained near the
bottom on the inside.
Alaina felt along the inside edges and
became excited when she found a gap. Slowly reaching her fingers into the hole,
she simultaneously pushed down on the other edge for leverage and surprised
herself when the bottom tilted to reveal the extra space beneath. Removing the
thin board, she set it aside and gasped when she turned back to the trunk.
“Oh, Mother. What did you do?”
Book Information
Release
Date: January 7th,
2013
Genre: Historical Romance
Formats: Paperback and Kindle
Publisher: Trappers Peak Publishing
The Author
MK McClintock is an over-worked entrepreneur,
baker of decadent desserts and all things chocolate, photographer of beautiful
places, and most importantly, a writer.
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What 10 things do you most enjoy? (by the author)
Fresh snow on Christmas morning
All things about autumn and Halloween
Standing on top of a mountain after a strenuous
hike
Walking my dog
The smell of freshly baked bread (and baking it)
The scent of pine trees in the forest
Cooking breakfast in cast iron over a campfire
Spending time with my nieces and nephews
Reading a great book
Taking care of my home
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