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    The Jewels of Orchard Hill

    By Martha Farabee

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    Amethyst Lansdowne doesn’t want or need another tall, dark and dangerous man. She's desperate to reach the home her rich and powerful great-aunts. Only there will her abused niece Peridot be safe from pursuit.
    Country-dweller and wealthy orchard owner Carne Durban feels suspicious of the two women from the beginning. Accompanied only by a coachman and a manservant, they carry very little baggage. The women inform him they're both widows, claiming they've taken a wrong turn--and so they have if they intend to tangle with him. He’s suffered several unpleasant episodes with scheming females planning to entrap him in matrimony.
    Finding them after a sudden summer thunderstorm lands their ancient coach in the ditch, he's compelled to transport the injured women and their attendants to his manor house, but suspects they're schemers. Perhaps they've heard of the heritage his uncle left, and plan to steal the jewels. But Carne believes Amethyst is intending to entrap him--and she's attractive enough to do it. The best defense being a good offense, he resolves to seduce Amethyst—and succeeds.
    After their passionate all night tryst he accuses her of faking virginity and trying to catch hoim in the parson's trap. She’s not about to tell him who she really is after that. Let him stew in his own—applesauce!
    Arrogant, gorgeous and grim, the man then has the colossal nerve to invite her to become his mistress. And he proceeds to misconstrue her every act, seeing deceit in her every statement. Desiring her desperately, he lies about the blocked road to prevent her departure. Finding her in possession of one of his treasures, he threatens to turn her over to the law.
    She's merely repairing the object, and angrily reveals her relation to Garnet Mitchell, doyenne of the neighborhood. Despite abject apologies and a marriage proposal,("I’d rather marry a pig!")she leaves when her aunt arrives to collect her and her companion.
    Carne discovers more about the ladies past when Peri's brother-in-law arrives with a Runner in tow and accuses the women of theft and murder. Peri's forced to reveal a tale of mistreatment, and display her naked body, bearing dreadful scars from her late husband's abuse. The brother departs, still uttering threats.
    But her aunt and Peri conspire to reunite Ammi with Carne, and after a night of fiery passion, Ammi yields to his wooing. He arranges for a special license, and combines his trip to the city to collect it with a farewell visit to his mistress.
    Having visited a dressmaker nearby, Amethyst witnesses him kissing the woman and entering her house. Infuriated, she rushes home, packs up and leaves. He searches for her in vain. But when he extends the quest to London, he encounters the brother-in-law, and the enraged fellow shoots him.
    While recuperating, a cousin of Amethyt's calls on him and reveals her whereabouts. But when Carne locates her, she appears hugely pregnant. He decides she's much more than four months along--with another man's get. Totally incensed, she refuses to confess she's carrying twins!
    But Carne's determined to marry her. She throws a tantrum when her cousins arrive and discover her in bed with him as her maid tends his wound. Since he still carries the special license with him, they try to insist. More tantrums! Only when he apologizes, pretending to believe her, does she relent.
    As months pass and Ammi expands, he becomes frantic. Rushing off to London on business, he consults a accoucheur; small comfort there. He returns, finding Ammi unnaturally calm and serene. Time flows on, until one April night. Several hours later the doctor and the midwife deliver a tiny girl. He's entranced until a loud squall distracts him. A baby boy!
    Angrily, Carne accuses Ammi of lying, and a shouting match ensues. As the story closes, he carries her to their bed, still slinging epithets at each other and laughing so hard they can barely utter.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMartha Farabee
    Release dateFeb 5, 2012
    ISBN9781465998170
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    The Jewels of Orchard Hill
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    Martha Farabee

    I read, therefore I write. Like many other writers, I started writing because I love reading. Even before I could read, books fascinated me. I loved the smell of the basement library where my mother took me for Saturday morning story hour. And soon I became a voracious, omnivorous reader, continuing to this very day more than seventy-five years later. Like many readers, I soon became a critic. After attempting to read a book and giving up in frustration, I'd think: I could write as well--or better--than this. Of course, I didn't try, until two things occurred. My tech-toy addicted spouse want a new state-of-the-art computer and I needed a new knee. I suggested he set up his old desktop for me and I'd practice on that, since I'd be on restricted activity for a couple of months. As these things usually went, I ended up with a new XP loaded with bells and whistles. I wonder how many books have been attempted since the advent of word processors? I had it and I learned to use it, no more excuses. In the last several years I've completed five books and three WIP. This is my first venture into self-publishing, but I plan to make others available. Look for others soon on SMASHWORDS.

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