the wedding affair Archives - Heather Boyd

The Wedding Affair sneak peek 6 #WeWriWa

May 30, 2022May 22, 2016

Welcome back for the next excerpt from The Wedding Affair. Release day is next week. Super nervous as usual about that even though this is the 30th romance I’ve published. In this scene, Sally and Felix have been pushed together by her grandfather. “I am sorry I am late.” Sally hurried forward. “Ellicott wanted to see Torre Cottage with Louisa and me, and we lost track of time.” What she had not expected when she took in the room was to come face-to-face with Felix Hastings. She had been trying to forget him all over again, and his presence rooted her to the spot. He unwound …

The Wedding Affair sneak peek 5 #WeWriWa

May 30, 2022May 15, 2016

Welcome back for my fifth snippet from The Wedding Affair. It’s a beautiful sunny Sunday down under. I hope you’re having a similarly wonderful weekend. In this excerpt, Felix is getting the first hint that he’s not going to enjoy this summons. Felix moved to stand before the table. “I was given to believe the matter that brought me here was urgent.” “And it is,” the duke barked. “Absolutely vital.” “Then what is this about?” Felix folded his arms across his chest, belligerence heating his blood at the unnecessary delay. “The admiral has told me nothing of my purpose in being …

The Wedding Affair sneak peek 4 #WeWriWa

May 30, 2022May 8, 2016

Happy Mother’s Day!! And welcome back for my fourth snippet from The Wedding Affair. My last snippet brought my two characters together. This new excerpt, skips ahead a bit. Sally and Felix have just had a blazing row in the garden which didn’t resolve anything at all for either character. Felix, disappointed now, has now returned to the dining room where the gentlemen are still drinking port and smoking cigars. The very first words I scrawled down for this story in the planning phase was ‘The Duke of Rutherford was a menace.’ and he is not above telling Felix what he needs in his …

The Wedding Affair sneak peek 3 #WeWriWa

May 30, 2022April 30, 2016

Thank you everyone for coming by to comment on my posts over the last two weeks. It’s been wonderful to have so positive a response to my new and upcoming story. The moment when Sally met Felix, as you might have gathered, it is not a joyful reunion. They meet in a crowded room and every member of Sally’s family is pretending that Sally and Felix have no history together. The scene begins with Sally’s father, and Felix’s superior officer, greeting him. “Thank you for coming at such short notice. Sorry about this nonsense interfering with business.” “I understand completely.” Felix nodded, …

The Wedding Affair sneak peek 2 #WeWriWa

May 30, 2022April 23, 2016

“Not long now,” Felix Hastings, captain of His Majesty’s frigate the Selfridge, said to his companion as the end of their journey came in sight. Newberry Park, nestled on the windswept Essex coastline, had undoubtedly been designed to intimidate lesser mortals. Home of the Duke of Rutherford and his large family, the estate possessed a tree-lined drive that meandered through lush grounds and led to a large stone mansion perched high on a distant hill. He had never expected to see this place, let alone be invited. Manicured gardens bordered the grand home, but his eye was drawn to the …

The Wedding Affair sneak peek 1 #WeWriWa

May 30, 2022April 16, 2016

I will be betrothed today. The familiar refrain brought Lady Sally Ford intense satisfaction as she hurried toward Newberry Park’s white drawing room were her future waited to be taken up. The two footmen flanking the drawing room doors opened them smartly, allowing Sally to make a grand entrance to meet with the earl whom she intended to give her hand in marriage. She noted the occupants arrayed in the afternoon’s final sunrays—her mother and her future mother-in-law. But no potential groom. Regardless of the lack of future husband, Sally dropped into a perfect curtsy because she could not afford …