Day Two of the cover reveal and contest for HOW TO PLAN A WEDDING FOR A ROYAL SPY!!

Welcome to the second day of my cover reveal for book three in The Renegade Royals Series, HOW TO PLAN A WEDDING FOR A ROYAL SPY. Yesterday, I posted the first image leading up to the big reveal on Friday.

And here's today's image!



Can you tell what the hero is wearing?

I also promised you an exclusive excerpt from the book - the first I've posted anywhere!

Evie Whitney, my heroine, is seeing her former childhood sweetheart for the first time after their falling-out several years ago. Will Endicott is returning home from his service in the British Army, where he was a soldier and intelligence officer:

Evie retrieved her bonnet from under the table. Her mother would scold if she saw her bareheaded outdoors, but the day was warm and fine and she liked the feel of the breeze on the back of her neck. Plopping the hat on her head, she turned to see her twin peering toward the house.

And felt as if the earth had just dropped away beneath her feet.

“Someone’s coming,” Eden said, “but I can’t make out who it is, confound it.”

Evie struggled to form the impossible words. “It’s…it’s Will. Endicott.”

Her twin’s mouth dropped open. “Wolf? Are you sure?”

“Of course I’m sure.” Evie blinked several times, as if that would somehow make Will disappear. “Do you think I could ever forget what he looks like?”

“Here, hand me your spectacles,” Eden said. Before Evie could answer, she snatched them from her nose and held them before her eyes. Then she let out a low whistle. “Well, I’ll be damned. It is Wolf Endicott. But who’s that delicious looking fellow he’s got with him?”

Evie retrieved her spectacles. “I don’t know and I don’t care. What I do want to know is what that…that…”

Words often failed her, but never more so than today.

“Bounder? Poltroon?” Eden helpfully supplied.

Evie could only give her head a despairing shake in response.

At one time, Will Endicott had meant the world to her. She’d told him all the secrets of her soul and had adored him with the fervent passion that only a young girl could feel for her first love. And she’d thought Will felt the same way, equally devoted to her and equally determined that they’d grow up and grow old together.

What a silly little fool she’d been. And what made it worse was that she really couldn’t hold it against him. After all, they’d both been so young. Will had gone on to other things, of course, as had she—eventually. It was foolish to harbor resentment and anger, especially after so many years.

But as she watched him stride across the wide expanse of lush, green lawn, Evie realized how unprepared she was to see him again, as if she were still that wounded girl of sixteen.

“What in God’s name can he be doing here?” she said.

“I expect he’s come to see you,” her twin answered.

“But why now? He hasn’t seen any of us in years.”


I'll continue with this excerpt tomorrow, along with another cover image, so I hope you'll join me! And please check out my website to enter the special contest I'm running along with the reveal. I'm giving away a great prize! You can enter the contest here:

http://www.vanessakellyauthor.com/con...

See you tomorrow!