Deceit and Devotion by Faye Hall
“I will pay you to sleep with my wife.”
Jarrah Miyan, a young half-caste aboriginal man,
is supposed to seduce a white woman into an affair so her
greed-driven husband can gain full control of her inheritance,
including the rare collection of black opals she keeps under lock and
key. When he walks into the study to meet the poor chit he’s to
take advantage of, he expects to find an aging woman who smells of
stale perfume and gin. Who he finds though is the most beautiful
woman he’s ever laid eyes on—the same woman whose pale thighs had
been wrapped around him just a few hours earlier as she’d begged
him to give her pleasure.
After their night of passion together, Emily
Holtz doubted she would ever see Jarrah again. To
have him standing before her now, asking for employment at her cattle
station, was not a situation she had prepared herself for. She agrees
to hire him on one condition. He has to spy on her husband and get
her the incriminating evidence she needs to apply for a divorce.
She’s spent years in a miserable arranged marriage, and she’s
desperate to escape. But her husband is a dangerous man, and he will
stop at nothing, including murder, to get what he wants.
As they begin to develop feelings for each other,
Jarrah worries about what will happen when Emily discovers that he’s
been working for both her and her husband. Not that they could ever
really be
together, as society would never accept that.
Content Warning:
contains sex, strong language, and some violence
Genre(s): Historical
Romance / Interracial Romance
EXCERPT
Lifting
the pillow to his nose, he breathed deep the sweet scent he knew to
be Emily’s. His senses instantly responded, his groin aching for
the mere touch of her skin against his again.
“My
husband and I don’t share a room, Jarrah,” she remarked from the
doorway, forcing him to turn around suddenly. “You’ll find no
trace of him in here. If you wish to search through his belongings,
then you’ll have to go down the hallway.”
“I
have already inspected his room,” he replied, placing the pillow
neatly back on her
bed.
“Then
what are you doing in here?”
He
walked toward her, his steps measured. “I want to know who you are.
I want to know why a woman as beautiful as you was burdened with a
husband who doesn’t love her.” Stopping before her, he lifted his
hand to her face, his fingers caressing the soft skin of her cheek.
“And I want to know what sort of business requires your attention
at such a late hour?”
Emily
took a step back from him. “You’ll find none of the answers you
seek in this room, Jarrah.”
“Then
why don’t you tell me what I want to know, Emily?” Jarrah begged,
aching to pull her back to him. “Please.”
He
watched the beauty of her face as she smiled slightly at him, and for
a moment, he thought she might tell him at least some of her secrets.
Slowly, she shook her head.
“You
don’t want to hear what I have to tell you,” she said firmly as
she went to walk past him and into her room.
His
hand came out, gripping her elbow, stopping her. “I want to know
where you were tonight,” he said again, more insistent this time.
“Why?”
she asked, her stare holding his. “Why would you care how or where
I spend my nights?”
He
felt as if he were drowning in the greenness of her eyes, a feeling
so very unfamiliar to him. How was he to explain to this woman that
he did in fact care quite a lot about her whereabouts when he didn’t
even understand it himself?
“Because…”
He paused, knowing what he was about to admit. Never before had he
allowed himself such a familiar feeling toward any woman. He hadn’t
intended to now either, but studying Emily’s slightly freckled,
pale skin, her brilliant red hair highlighting her exquisite
features, Jarrah knew he could no longer deny what he was feeling.
Letting out a steadying sigh, he knew he had little choice but to
tell her the truth. “I care because I don’t want you visiting
other men and luring them into your bed.”
She
raised her brow, her expression unfaltering. “And is that where you
think I’ve been the last couple of hours? Trying to lure men to
come home with me?”
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About Faye Hall:
Faye Hall's passion driven, mystery
filled books are set in small townships of North Queensland,
Australia during the late 1800's.
Each of her novels bring something symbolically Australian to her readers, from Aboriginal herbal remedies, to certain gemstones naturally only found in this part of the world.
Each of her books tell of a passionate connection between the hero and heroine, surrounded and threatened by deceit, scandal, theft and sometimes even murder.
These romances swerve from the traditional romances as Faye aims to give her readers so much more intrigue, whilst also revealing the hidden histories of rural townships of North Queensland.
Faye finds her inspiration from the histories of not only the township she grew up in, but the many surrounding it. She also bases most of her characters on people she has met in her life.
Faye was able to live her own passion driven romance, marrying the love of her life after a whirlwind romance in 2013. Together they are raising their 9 children in a remote country town in northern Queensland, Australia.
Each of her novels bring something symbolically Australian to her readers, from Aboriginal herbal remedies, to certain gemstones naturally only found in this part of the world.
Each of her books tell of a passionate connection between the hero and heroine, surrounded and threatened by deceit, scandal, theft and sometimes even murder.
These romances swerve from the traditional romances as Faye aims to give her readers so much more intrigue, whilst also revealing the hidden histories of rural townships of North Queensland.
Faye finds her inspiration from the histories of not only the township she grew up in, but the many surrounding it. She also bases most of her characters on people she has met in her life.
Faye was able to live her own passion driven romance, marrying the love of her life after a whirlwind romance in 2013. Together they are raising their 9 children in a remote country town in northern Queensland, Australia.
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