ANNE STORMONT provides today’s extract of Winter Wonder, continuing the Scottish Regency story set in Edinburgh. When I invited a few folk to carry the story on, I was a little nervous, but I think you’ll agree, Anne’s continuation is flawless.
Winter Wonder, continues
Was it the smell of her own fear? Was that it? Mary could smell it now. That and the smell of rotting leaves. Panic arose within her. She had to get out. Out of the confines of the house. Away from the stares of her mother-in-law and the servants.
She pushed back her chair and ignoring the startled look on Lady Grizel’s face, she excused herself.
A little while later, Mary was seated on a bench in the Gardens. She tried to ignore Agnes hovering around her. She breathed in a much more pleasant scent than the one that had driven her from the house. It was the cold, fresh air. She closed her eyes and tipped her face toward the weak December sun.
And then she felt it again. Lennox’s hand on her shoulder. His lips brushed the side of her face and he whispered, “It will get better, my love.”
DISPLACEMENT, is a novel, by Anne Stormont.
From the Scottish Hebrides to the Middle-East, Displacement is a soul-searching journey from grief to reclamation of self, and a love-story where romance and realism meet head-on.
Anne blogs at putitinwrting, here: http://putitinwriting.me
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Anne, Thanks for the invitation to be involved. I enjoyed the challenge 🙂
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Great to have a visitor, Anne, and interesting to see where you took the story, anne
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Reblogged this on Put it in Writing and commented:
My friend and fellow author Anne Stenhouse invited me to contribute the next instalment of a story she’s writing on her blog. Anne writes historical romances and this winter’s tale is in that genre. This a repost from Anne’s blog where you can read the whole story and then follow it to its conclusion.
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