An interview with Lord Stanton hero in SHELTER & STORM Box Set with the Bluestocking Belles!

When a storm blows off the North Sea and slams into the village of Fenwick on Sea, the villagers prepare for the inevitable: shipwreck, flood, land slips, and stranded travelers. The Queen’s Barque Inn quickly fills with the injured, the devious, and the lonely—lords, ladies, and simple folk; spies, pirates, and smugglers all trapped together. Intrigue crackles through the village, and passion lights up the hotel.

One storm, eight authors, eight heartwarming novellas.

Lord Stanton’s Shocking Seaside Honeymoon by Cerise DeLand

Regency short story and part of the Storm and Shelter collection by The Bluestocking Belles and Friends.

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Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13

Lord Stanton is about to marry for the second time. But his bride is so different from his first wife, now deceased. Josephine Meadows is her father’s heir to his far-flung merchant marine trading company. She’s smart, savvy and beautiful. What’s more, she’s in love with Stanton. Madly. And she has been for lo, these past six years. 

But now, just as they marry and go off to their first night together, and just as each is ready to prove to the other, their love, an agent of Josephine’s goes missing on the high seas. And both of them, though eager to consummate their vows, must go off to discover if the agent is dead…or alive.

Know the Hero of Lord Stanton’s Shocking Seaside Honeymoon

It’s late, he’s bored. What does he do?

Stanton, of late, likes poetry. Love sonnets to be exact! He’s eager to claim his new bride in all ways and reading erotic words is not what he should be doing!

What kind of food would he impulse buy if hungry?

“I have simple tastes. But I do enjoy a finely done roast of beef.”

Describe the kind of clothes he prefers to wear.

“I wore a uniform whilst in the Hussars and now I prefer my black superfine. My tailor is a marvel and I need not appear in his shop to be fitted. This is a blessing as I am a busy man working in Whitehall to defeat that scoundrel Napoleon.”

Valet or takes care of himself?

“I do employ a valet. A fine fellow who knows how precisely I wish to dress. More than that, he is astute and knows when to appear and when to vanish!”

Necktie/cravat or open shirt?

“I do appreciate a cravat tied in such a manner as to remain tied!”

Carriage or horseback?

“Both means of conveyance have their uses. A horse is a proper beast for quick travel. Also, sadly, for the battlefield. Of carriages, I demand comfort and the best springs. No use breaking one’s bones in order to arrive at a tea party, eh?”

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Who is that Teatime Tattler Reporter? The Blog Hop!

Dear Reader,

Your Faithful Correpondent is thrilled to share with you that among those sheltering from a dreadful storm in the Queen’s Barque Inn in Fenwick has come a new bride, the lovely Lady S—!

She arrived in a hired hack (of all things!) with her little dog…but without her husband!

Did the new couple quarrel? Over what? So soon after the nuptials too! The ton had speculated that theirs was a love match, especially because the bride is of the merchant class, so far beneath his lordship’s vaulted status. 

But we do have sympathy for dear Lord S—. As we are all well aware, this revered hero of the Peninsula Wars did not enjoy wedded bliss in his first marriage! We feared he’d never find happiness again. And yet we’ve come to this debacle!

I ask you, why would the new countess leave her husband? And why hare off to Fenwick?

Does she seek someone else? Alone? 

Who can it be?

Your Faithful Correspondent promises for reveal more as news develops!

*****

Josephine crushed the horrid newspaper, seething at the very idea that she had abandoned her bride groom on a whim! Or worse because they’d had a falling out!

Never! 

Who was this person who had taken too much upon themselves?  Whoever they were, they had gall. And opportunity to observe not only her but so many who’d taken shelter in the Inn. Josephine had a mind to send the scoundrel out into the flood from the storm. What drivel to write this and publish it for the world to read!

“We have work to do to defeat that hideous little Corsican!” She balled up the paper and threw it against the wall.

“My darling!” Stanton addressed her, the door to the hall opening as he entered their intimate little room in the Queen’s Barque Inn. “What vexes you so?”

“Gossip! I hate it.”

He strode two steps, picked up the crinkled pages and read. Then he arched two long dark brows high. “You hate it only when it does not benefit you or your network. This is harmless, my love.”

She pouted. And relented with a sigh and a smile. “You’re right, of course, Russ. If this person were one of my spies, I’d praise them.”

“Perhaps they need a new employment?”

She rolled her eyes at him. “Or you do.”

“Now that idea,” he crooned as he strolled forward and took her in his arms for the third time today, “is the best you’ve had yet!”

*****

WHO IS THE SNOOPING REPORTER?

As told in Storm & Shelter in eight original novellas, refugees—the injured, the devious, and the lonely, lords, ladies, and simple folk; spies, pirates, and smugglers all sheltered at the Queen's Barque Inn. Now concern is buzzing in Fenwick on Sea and across these United Kingdoms, as scurrilous gossip about the goings on during the recent storm spread through the reports in that scandal rag, The Teatime Tattler. Who is the snoop?

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ABOUT THE BOOK ~ Storm & Shelter: A Bluestocking Belles Collection with Friends

When a storm blows off the North Sea and slams into the village of Fenwick on Sea, the villagers prepare for the inevitable: shipwreck, flood, land slips, and stranded travelers. The Queen’s Barque Inn quickly fills with the injured, the devious, and the lonely—lords, ladies, and simple folk; spies, pirates, and smugglers all trapped together. Intrigue crackles through the village, and passion lights up the hotel.

One storm, eight authors, eight heartwarming novellas.

MY CONTRIBUTION TO THE SET: Lord Stanton’s Shocking Seaside Honeymoon by Cerise DeLand

She is so wrong for him.

Miss Josephine Meadows is so young. In love with life. His accountant in his work for Whitehall. Her father’s heir to his trading company—and his espionage network.

Lord Stanton cannot resist marrying her. But to ensure Wellington defeats Napoleon, they must save one of Josephine’s agents.

Far from home, amid a horrific storm, Stanton discovers that his new bride loves him dearly.

Can he truly be so right for her?

And she for him?

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