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Emery Lee
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Read more of this blog post »A reluctant heiress resigned to her fate … Mary Elizabeth Edwardes has one of the largest fortune’s in England, but has no desire to leave her quiet country existence… and even less to acquire a husband she cannot choose for herself.
A dissolute nobleman bent on retribution … Trapped in a duplicitous existence since scandal destroyed his fortune and family name, Lord Hadley...
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CHASING VENUS (Select)
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When an 18thcentury Scottish atheist astronomer-cum-explorer and an American Quaker botanist spinster are thrown together on a scientific mission in the midst of an intercontinental war, their true journey of self-discovery has only just begun. While sharing many dangers and hardships before experiencing joy and success in their mutual endeavor, Tristan and Elizabeth guide one another through a respective spiritual and sensual awakening to find their greatest discovery is love.
A BREACH OF PROMISE by Victoria Vane (Romance)
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AN EROTIC ROMANCE NOVELLA written as VICTORIA VANE
GEORGIANS AND JACOBITES (Literature & Fiction)
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I wrote this narrative poem to kick off a new series that brings to life the intertwined lives, loves, and intrigues of the Hanoverian Georgians and the faithful exiled Jacobites.
THE HIGHEST STAKES (Literature & Fiction)
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A Tale of Passion, Retribution and Horseracing.
When fortunes or love could be won... or lost.
FORTUNE'S SON by Emery Lee (Romance)
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"Fortune is fickle ...even unto her own."
Second in her Georgian era trilogy, Emery Lee spins a web of drama, passion, and deceit, deep in the world of high stakes gaming, when a chance meeting at a Hazard table between a seasoned gamester, and a courtier of a prince, changes their destinies as unpredictably as a roll of the dice.
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“Finally, mutually, and completely, they released all doubts, abandoned all fears, unwilling and unable to deny this overpowering love.”
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes
“Yes, my boy, you are indeed much faster, bigger, and stronger than me and an altogether superior speciman of God's creation, but I have seen your like before. Only one of us can be master, and it won't be you.”
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes
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“I bid you welcome to a new Utopia where men may be free of the so-called moral subjugations and constraints, and where for a time we may shake off those bonds of servitude wherein we are so tyrrannously enslaved."
"You are the humanist,George, not I- what the deuce does he natter on about?"
"Mostly whores and Booze," George replied with a grin.
Sandwidh contined while rapping once more upon the door, "Man is led into vice only when he is denied, my friends; for it is his nature to long after things forbidden and to desire most fervently what is denied."
"Another translation?" Philip asked George.
"Whores and booze... in boundless supply."
"Ah,"Philip said. "I stand in renewed appreciation of the philosophers.”
― Emery Lee, Fortune's Son
"You are the humanist,George, not I- what the deuce does he natter on about?"
"Mostly whores and Booze," George replied with a grin.
Sandwidh contined while rapping once more upon the door, "Man is led into vice only when he is denied, my friends; for it is his nature to long after things forbidden and to desire most fervently what is denied."
"Another translation?" Philip asked George.
"Whores and booze... in boundless supply."
"Ah,"Philip said. "I stand in renewed appreciation of the philosophers.”
― Emery Lee, Fortune's Son
“At times a jolting revelation overtakes one in a crushing, incapacitating wave, and at others, it unsettles one in slow, subtle, stages – this is how Lady Susannah came undone - in measured moments of increasing comprehension.”
― Emery Lee
― Emery Lee
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"Philip had long ago begun drinking to excess, simply to obliterate the reality that he was half a man, living half a life. He had a title without the fortune, a wife that was no lover, and a lover, the only light in his darkened existence, who could never be his wife; thus, he drank...drink and despair had made him reckless and rash. He’d gambled and he’d lost. Sunk in self-denigration, the cycle began anew; he drank.
Though aspiring for oblivion, he had only achieved piss-faced, when Lady Hastings had arrived after the race. The inevitable row had ensued, and then the world had retracted into blessed blackness.”
― Emery Lee
"Philip had long ago begun drinking to excess, simply to obliterate the reality that he was half a man, living half a life. He had a title without the fortune, a wife that was no lover, and a lover, the only light in his darkened existence, who could never be his wife; thus, he drank...drink and despair had made him reckless and rash. He’d gambled and he’d lost. Sunk in self-denigration, the cycle began anew; he drank.
Though aspiring for oblivion, he had only achieved piss-faced, when Lady Hastings had arrived after the race. The inevitable row had ensued, and then the world had retracted into blessed blackness.”
― Emery Lee
“Devington could clearly ascertain by the end of the second lap that Slug was decidely undermanaged by his indolent jockey, and the high-strung Hawke was incontrovertibly terrized by his...By the end of the final lap of the arduous run, Lord Uxeter had completely used up his horse, and Slug had completely uased up his rider!
...Devington seized the moment to claim the lead, murmuring low to Rosie, "It would appear, my lovely girl, the race is ours.”
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes
...Devington seized the moment to claim the lead, murmuring low to Rosie, "It would appear, my lovely girl, the race is ours.”
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes
“The slight pull was all it took to completely unbalance his precarious load and dump the manure - all atop her boots.
"Bloody hell! Look what ye done!" the boy cried...If ye hadn't come along and pulled me o'er it ne'er would have happened.But now ye'd best clean it up afore Devington or Jeffries comes along."
"Me?" she replied incredulously. "I'm not the clumsy oaf who dumped it. It's not my mess to clean."
"Well, I ain't about to be the last to finish my chores. Devington will have me turning over the reeking dung pit instead of breaking me fast wi' the other chaps."
"That's nothing compared to my boots, you ham-fisted lout!"
"Tweren't me what pulled the wheelbarrow arse over tea kettle, ye wantwit! Go bugger yer mother and lick yer boots clean!"
"I'll box your ears, you brazen-faced little jackanapes!...”
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes
"Bloody hell! Look what ye done!" the boy cried...If ye hadn't come along and pulled me o'er it ne'er would have happened.But now ye'd best clean it up afore Devington or Jeffries comes along."
"Me?" she replied incredulously. "I'm not the clumsy oaf who dumped it. It's not my mess to clean."
"Well, I ain't about to be the last to finish my chores. Devington will have me turning over the reeking dung pit instead of breaking me fast wi' the other chaps."
"That's nothing compared to my boots, you ham-fisted lout!"
"Tweren't me what pulled the wheelbarrow arse over tea kettle, ye wantwit! Go bugger yer mother and lick yer boots clean!"
"I'll box your ears, you brazen-faced little jackanapes!...”
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes
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Hi Emery! Thanks so much for accepting my friend request! Have a wonderful day!
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Hi, Emery, thank you for the friend request and excellent info re: group. Very cool to find historical group. Looking forward to group discussions.Best,
Jina
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Annette wrote: "Hi Emery! Thanks for the warm welcome and friend request. I'm browsing the books in the bookshelf of the RHFL group and I'm loving it so far! :)"Great! I hope you enjoy the group!
Hi Emery! Thanks for the warm welcome and friend request. I'm browsing the books in the bookshelf of the RHFL group and I'm loving it so far! :)
Melissa wrote: "Thanks for the friendship, Emery. I got FS. Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I love Valentine's Day and the colors of the cover are soooo valentiney! :-) I love it! Thanks again!"I sincerely hope you enjoy it! If you are not already aware, although it does stand alone, it is part prequel and part sequel to my first book THE HIGHEST STAKES, a work of romantic historical fiction set in the world of 18th century horse racing. (Many people don't realize the two books are connected!)
Thanks for the friendship, Emery. I got FS. Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I love Valentine's Day and the colors of the cover are soooo valentiney! :-) I love it! Thanks again!
SandiegoSuzanne wrote: "Thanks for the invitation. I am fairly new on Goodreads and have been very impressed by the interface and general design of the site. I look forward to making more friends who love historical rom..."SandiegoSuzanne wrote: "Thanks for the invitation. I am fairly new on Goodreads and have been very impressed by the interface and general design of the site. I look forward to making more friends who love historical rom..."
Hi Suzanne! I'm pretty much the same about my ratings but because I'm an author, I have to be careful about critiquing others. (People in glass houses...) If I can't give a book at least a 3 I simply mark it read with no rating but I will respond privately to friends who wish to know my thoughts on a book. I've greatly enjoyed Goodreads and have made some incredible friends here. I hope you have a great experience as well.
Emery
Thanks for the invitation. I am fairly new on Goodreads and have been very impressed by the interface and general design of the site. I look forward to making more friends who love historical romance. I looked over your ratings of various books. I like the fact that you save a 5* for the amazing few. So often a 4* is considered flawed. I personally start at 3* for a book I enjoyed and work from there. Anything I would not recommend a friend spending time on is given a 1 or a 2.
Suzanne
Barbara wrote: "Emery,Thanks for the friendship. I'm excited to find a kindred spirit who loves history as well as romance. Your website is just beautiful by the way.
Barbara"
Thank you, Barbara! I hope you'll find many more kindred spirits at RHFL. It's a great group!
Emery,Thanks for the friendship. I'm excited to find a kindred spirit who loves history as well as romance. Your website is just beautiful by the way.
Barbara
Sweet sweet 1.000.001 KISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your friendsip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy happy reading and writing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi there! Thanks for the friendship. I'm very new here so I am glad I found out about your group RHFL. I'm excited to be in it. Hope you have a great day!
Thank you for the friend request and am looking forward to posting and getting ideas for books to read at the Romantic Historical Fiction group :)
Thank you for the friendship Emery. Your book Highest Stakes sounds perfect... horse racing, history, and love.
Hi Emery!Thank you for the friendship! I promise I will try not to be a lurker! LOL Can't wait to discover more HR books!
Thanks again!
Gigi
faeriemyst wrote: "Thank you for such a warm welcome to the group! I hope to become more involved with the group and find some good reads. :)"Hey Faerimyst-
This group is great fun! We've members from diverse places who have helped us to discover many excellent books that seem to have passed under the general radar. Feel free to share and to sound off as well!
Emery
Thank you for such a warm welcome to the group! I hope to become more involved with the group and find some good reads. :)
Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friendvite, Emery."Thanks for inviting me! I only recently discovered Goodreads when some of my novel's initial reviews started popping up here. I can't believe what I've been missing! I love to read and talk about books and am so glad to find a crowd that shares my taste in fiction.
I gather from your last remark about "Beautiful characters" that you write as well? I would love to know more. - Emery
Amy wrote: "Hey Emery!!! Yeah, I'm your first Goodreads fan ;-)"Thank you for your ongoing support Amy!
