I grew up just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where
spring was much appreciated after a long, hard, cold winter. First the hardy
crocuses would push up from the earth, sometimes with snow still on the ground.
Then came the yellow daffodils and multi-colored tulips, a cheery sight after
the gloom of winter.
My mother loved to garden and I used to help her plant the
spring flowers. One year, a neighbor’s dog came to visit and helped her dig
holes for the tulip bulbs. He was a cute little mutt named Andy. But he didn’t
quite get the point of why she was digging the holes, so the next day, he came
back and dug up all the bulbs! She was so angry at him, but I thought it was
kind of funny.
Spring here in Southern California is a little more subtle.
Our winters really don’t deserve the name, and when the offshore winds blow,
spring weather feels more like August, with temperatures in the upper 80’s or
even into the 90’s. Around here spring flowers include tropical plants like
hibiscus and bird of paradise. Though I kind of miss having four distinct
seasons, I can’t say I miss winter in Pennsylvania. Brrr.
I do wish it would rain, though. Some spring showers would
be very welcome in this fourth year of drought.
Author bio:
Linda McLaughlin grew up with a love of books and history,
so it's only natural she prefers writing historical romance. She loves
transporting her readers into the past where her characters learn that, in the
journey of life, love is the sweetest reward. Linda also writes steamy to
erotic romance under the name Lyndi Lamont, and is one half of the writing team
of Lyn O'Farrell.
You can find her online at http://lindalyndi.com
Twitter: @Lyndi Lamont https://twitter.com/LyndiLamont
Lady Elinor’s Escape
By Linda McLaughlin
Sweet Regency Romance
Blurb:
Lady Elinor Ashworth always longed for adventure, but when
she runs away from her abusive aunt, she finds more than she bargained for.
Elinor fears her aunt who is irrational and dangerous, threatening Elinor and
anyone she associates with. When she encounters an inquisitive gentleman, she
accepts his help, but fearing for his safety, hides her identity by pretending
to be a seamstress. She resists his every attempt to draw her out, all the
while fighting her attraction to him.
There are too many women in barrister Stephen Chaplin’s
life, but he has never been able to turn his back on a damsel in distress. The
younger son of a baronet is a rescuer of troubled females, an unusual vocation
fueled by guilt over his failure to save the woman he loved from her brutal
husband. He cannot help falling in love with the secretive seamstress, but to
his dismay, the truth of her background reveals Stephen as the ineligible
party.
Buy links:
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00CHSNEII
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/312406
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