THE MAID'S QUARTERS
by Holly
Bush
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1893
. . . Alice Porterman is released from her duties as a maid and travels home to
help her mother care for her sickly brother. But her mother and brother are not
in their family home when Alice arrives and she learns the landlord, Albert
Donahue, has evicted them into the harsh Boston winter. Alice goes in search of
him and is surprised at what she finds.
Albert Donahue, an
up-and-coming member of Boston’s elite, made his fortune through hard work and
shrewd business deals. But his dreams of a family to share it with have not
come true, perhaps until an impertinent young woman enters his home and won’t
leave until she speaks to him.
EXCERPT:
“May I help you?” he said.
Alice nearly lost her voice and courage. But if the butler
was capable of keeping her at arm’s length, how would she ever get her family
home back? She cleared her throat. “I need to speak to Mr. Albert Donahue. My
name is Alice Porterman.”
The butler’s bushy brows rose. “And you have an appointment,
miss?”
“I do not.”
“Anyone wishing to speak to Mr. Donahue has an appointment.”
“And who do I see to get such an appointment?”
“Mr. Vickers, his secretary. I’m sorry, he is not in but,
but—Where are you going? You cannot come into this house!”
Alice swept by him and seated herself on a settee inside the
door. “I will wait here until Mr. Vickers arrives, unless you would prefer me
to wait in his office.”
“Certainly not. I can’t just let a complete stranger make
herself at home in Mr. Vickers’s office.”
“Then I will be satisfied to wait here,” Alice said, as she
noticed a young man hovering near the staircase. She nodded toward him.
“Someone is looking for you.”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Holly Bush
writes historical romance set on the American Prairie, in Victorian England,
and recently released her first Women’s Fiction title. Her books are described
as emotional, with heartfelt, sexy romance. She makes her home with her husband
in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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