A Cloud of Hawthorne
A real old fashion romance, with titillating tid-bits
by Madison Lake

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Get swept into the English countryside full of afternoon teas and fox hunts, corsets and bowler hats, where the British upper class hide truths behind their port and petticoats, and impropriety reigns supreme. Meet cranky and bitter Edith Hornbrook, who is bored with running the Hornbrook estate so entertains herself by meddling. She arranges for her son, Henley III, to meet an exotic gypsy woman who lives in the forest beyond the estate. There he will learn the secrets of love before his impending nuptials to the enchanting heiress, Proberta Gerber. But all gets botched when temptation takes the reins and sex, lust, and true love collide.

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This is Madison Lake’s third steamy romantica novel in a rapidly growing collection. She stumbled upon writing romantica quite by accident when, after reading some of her work, several colleagues suggested she explore the genre. Since then, writing romantica has become a passion (no pun intended). Madison maintains a daily blog with photos, music, The History of Sex, and of course provocative chapters from current stories. Her newest affliction, a series of erotic short stories, should be ready for publication before Christmas 2012. Madison lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has been writing professionally for twenty years. To become a fan and follower visit http://madisonlakepages.com/, and on Facebook, and Twitter at MadLaketweet.

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