{"product_id":"earl-of-excess-9781956003048","title":"Earl of Excess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA British officer's life is saved when a young woman and her dog risk their lives and rescue him from beneath dead bodies, while trying to escape the New Orleans battlefield before shooting begins.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to book 1 in the new Rakes of Mayhem series from bestselling author Anna St. Claire!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonel Matthew Romney, a favored son with the British military, is gravely wounded during the Battle of New Orleans. With most available British forces dead and his weak pleas for help muffled beneath the dead soldier he lies below, the British report him missing in the aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBethany Phillips and her dog visit the Villeré Plantation's gardens searching for herbs and food and unexpectedly become caught in the crossfire of grapeshot and cannon fire and forced to take cover until the battle ends. When the smoke clears, Bethany follows the sound of a man's moans and pulls him from beneath a pile of dead soldiers being readied for a mass grave. Bethany saves Matthew's life but in doing so, threatens her heart and her own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst all odds, sparks fly between Matthew and Bethany. A hired investigator for his father finds Matthew and encourages him to journey home. Matthew and Bethany leave the safety of her home and travel a dangerous path through the wilderness of America and across a ravaged, war-torn ocean to reach his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan their romance survive the dangers and uncertainty that follow them?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rakes of Mayhem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Earl of Excess\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Marquess of Mischief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Duke of Disorder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt Claire, Anna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Anna St.Claire is a big believer that nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself. She sprinkles her stories with laughter, romance, mystery and lots of possibilities, adhering to the belief that goodness and love will win the day.Anna is both an avid reader author of American and British historical romance. She and her husband live in Charlotte, North Carolina with their two dogs and often, their two beautiful granddaughters, who live nearby. Daughter, sister, wife, mother, and Mimi--all life roles that Anna St. Claire relishes and feels blessed to still enjoy. And she loves her pets - dogs and cats alike.Anna relocated from New York to the Carolinas as a child. Her mother, a retired English, and History teacher, always encouraged Anna's interest in writing, after discovering short stories she would write in her spare time.As a child, she loved mysteries and checked out every Encyclopedia Brown story that came into the school library. Before too long, her fascination with history and reading led her to her first historical romance--Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind, now a treasured, but weathered book from being read multiple times. The day she discovered Kathleen Woodiwiss, ' books, Shanna and Ashes In The Wind, Anna became hooked. She read every historical romance that came her way and dreams of writing her own historical romances took seed.\"","brand":"Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589716541714,"sku":"9781956003048","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5ca17e8-9e42-48c2-bb4c-18193639019e.jpg?v=1756802980","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/earl-of-excess-9781956003048","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}