An Impassioned Redemption: A Defiant Hearts Novella

  She wound her arms around his neck, loving the familiar bay rum scent of her man.

  “Do I have to emblazon your name on the side of my saloon, too?” she teased, arching an eyebrow at him.

  He laughed. “Only if it brings in more customers.”

  She cocked her head. “More likely, it will scare them away.”

  “Be nice, Jo,” he said, holding her tightly.

  “You didn’t fall for me because I was nice,” she pointed out.

  “True.” He bent his head and nibbled her neck until she yelped. “But I did fall for you and hard. And now you’re my riverboat queen.”

  A riverboat queen? She quite liked that.

  “All right then,” she said. “Let’s board The Josephine.”

  “Oh, I intend to,” he said, scooping her into his arms as she dissolved in laughter. “That’s an absolutely safe bet.”

  The End

  More Books by Sydney Jane Baily

  The Defiant Hearts Series…

  An Intriguing Proposition (Prequel)

  An Improper Situation (Book 1)

  An Irresistible Temptation (Book 2)

  An Inescapable Attraction (Book 3)

  To enjoy a little more of Josephine Holland and Jameson Carter, read An Inescapable Attraction, Book 3 in the Defiant Hearts Series, in which these two characters are first introduced.

  SUMMARY OF An Inescapable Attraction:

  Eliza Prentice didn’t anticipate finding herself desperately ill and hitching a ride aboard a stifling boxcar. Escaping Jack Stoddard, a murdering gambler who kidnapped her over an unpaid debt, was bad enough. Worse, the concerned man now kneeling beside her is the only man she’s ever loved... and betrayed.

  Thaddeus Sanborn has always loved Eliza, despite her betrayal. Now heading east, the last person he expects to find is Eliza and discover she is running from the same man he is desperately trying to avoid.

  But escaping another broken heart proves more difficult for Thaddeus when pent-up passions become an all-consuming inferno, and Eliza disappears—again.

  Aboard Stoddard’s riverboat, against her will, Eliza faces an all-or-nothing game with Thaddeus’ life hanging in the balance.

  Links to purchase all of Sydney’s books in the Defiant Hearts Series are in one convenient location at https://ebookdiscovery.leadpages.net/sydneyjanebaily/

  Or to purchase the Defiant Hearts boxed set of the Prequel and Books 1 - 2, click any of these fine retailers:

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  Author Bio

  Sydney Jane Baily completed her first novel at the tender age of 17. Thankfully, that manuscript currently resides in an undisclosed, secure location. She went on to get B.A. degrees in English literature and in history, and an M.A. in literature with a concentration in Romanticism.

  During her career while continuing to write stories, she has been a copy editor, cat snuggler, proof reader, production editor, mother of two, developmental editor, indexer, and dog walker, website developer among other things literary and not. Besides writing historical romances, she also writes contemporary women’s fiction, and believes in happily-ever-after stories for an already challenging world.

  Born and raised in California, she now resides in New England with her family—human, feline, and canine.

  Sydney welcomes email from readers and fellow writers at Sydney@SydneyJaneBaily.com.

  You can visit Sydney on the web at http://www.SydneyJaneBaily.com.

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