Mrs. McVinnie's London Season (46 page)

She shook her head.

“
It
marches next to Edward’s property. You probably aren’t even aware
that for these past five months and more, it has been deeded to
you.”

“
Will,” she murmured.

“
I
think it is time you looked over your property. It’s good land, if
you like land, but you probably won’t mind relinquishing it to your
oldest son someday, should he be silly enough to want
it.”

“
There’s no guarantee that he will be a landsman, my
dear.”

The captain’s arms went
around her again. “There’s no guarantee of anything, Jeannie
Summers, but we knew that when we started this.”

“
Aye,
Captain.”

* * *

A well-known veteran of
the romance writing field,
Carla Kelly
is the author of
thirty-one novels and three non-fiction works, as well as numerous
short stories and articles for various publications. She is the
recipient of two RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America for
Best Regency of the Year; two Spur Awards from Western Writers of
America; two Whitney Awards, one for Best Romance Fiction, 2011,
and one for Best Historical Fiction, 2012; and a Lifetime
Achievement Award from
Romantic Times
.

Carla’s interest in
historical fiction is a byproduct of her lifelong study of history.
She has a BA in Latin American History from Brigham Young
University and an MA in Indian Wars History from University of
Louisiana-Monroe. She’s held a variety of jobs, including public
relations work for major hospitals and hospices, feature writer and
columnist for a North Dakota daily newspaper, and ranger in the
National Park Service (her favorite job) at Fort Laramie National
Historic Site and Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site.
She has worked for the North Dakota Historical Society as a
contract researcher. Interest in the Napoleonic Wars at sea led to
a recent series of novels about the British Channel Fleet during
that conflict.

Of late, Carla has
written two novels set in southeast Wyoming in 1910 that focus on
her Mormon background and her interest in ranching.

You can find Carla on
the Web at:

www.carlakellyauthor.com.