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    Rooftop Suitor
    Rooftop Suitor
    Rooftop Suitor
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    Rooftop Suitor

    By E.E. Everly

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    He is the last man she expected, on a rooftop, no less. She is drowning in her mother's expectations. What they both need is a change of perspective.

     

    Kathryne flees from horrible suitor after horrible suitor, each one more atrocious than the last. After a particularly vexing engagement with a drunken cad, she attempts a desperate escape from a rooftop. 

     

    When her exit is more dramatic and dangerous than she expected, a gallant hero comes to her rescue.

     

    Kathryne believes she's found the perfect suitor, until an awkward truth crushes the hopes she has to ever find happiness.

     

    Rooftop Suitor is a steampunk short story romance. If you love a chivalrous hero, an uncertain heroine who struggles to rise above a shocking truth, and a modern Victorian flair, then you will enjoy this short story by E.E. Everly.
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEmrys Pumpkin Press
    Release dateMay 24, 2018
    ISBN9781386254102
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      COMPLETE WORKS BY E.E. EVERLY

      IN THE PORTALS UNIVERSE

      THE EMRYS CHRONICLES

      Consumed

      Betrayed

      Scorned

      Romantic fantasy with immortal beings and dragons

      FALLEN EMRYS CHRONICLES

      Corrupted

      Haunted

      Romantic fantasy with immortal beings and dragons

      LOST EMRYS CHRONICLES

      Shattered

      Scourged

      Urban fantasy pulled into an epic world of immortals

      MY SUPERNATURAL BOYFRIEND

      My Vampire

      My Storm Sprite

      Urban fantasy romance with supernatural bad boys

      STANDALONE NOVELS

      Heavy Without You

      Contemporary romance with a saucy substitute

      Switching Lives

      Paranormal women’s fiction with a supernatural identity switch

      A Novel Proposal

      Contemporary romantic comedy with a novel approach

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      SHORT STORIES

      Taming the Wolf

      Scottish shifter romance

      Rooftop Suitor

      Historical romance with a steampunk flair

      Hidden in Silence

      Scottish romance with a bit of brogue

      Kiss of Life

      Gothic romance with a ghostly twist

      Reflected Realms

      Romantic fantasy with magical realms

      End With a Kiss

      The full short-story collection available exclusively to newsletter subscribers

      ROOFTOP SUITOR

      Charles crept up the stairwell of his lavish row home. Kathryne, you can’t run from me forever!

      I had nowhere to hide. The darkness in the unlit hallway was my only protection, but that wouldn’t last long. If I slipped into a servant’s room, I’d become trapped, with the convenience of a bed for Charles to ravish me on. The only way to escape was down the hall, to the roof access. I’d jump to flee his loutishness; I didn’t care if the drop was three stories.

      Kathryne, your mother wants us to spend quality time getting to know each other. Charles was almost around the corner. He bumbled along without a lamp, knocking into the walls, so I hoped he wouldn’t see me exit at the other end of the hall.

      I rattled the handle and pounded on the door, which wasn’t locked, merely jammed. I threw my shoulder against the wood, and the door flew open, nearly toppling me. After easing it shut, I raced up the narrow steps. The final door was simple to open, probably because the servants snuck up here for regular smoke breaks.

      I burst into the fresh summer night and took a ragged breath. The air was cool from a rare mild spell in July. I scanned the rooftop, looking for a hiding place. Oddly, two boards spanned the six-foot gap between this apartment and the one

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