Wednesday 6 March 2019

Excerpt Reveal - A Father's Insistence

Excerpt Reveal



The world of Dark Sovereignty is reaching its thrilling conclusion with the final installment of the
international bestselling series.




A Father’s Insistence, a dark contemporary romance by international bestselling author,
Anna Edwards.




Pre-order available now:







Cover: Charity Hendry



Blurb:

One of five women who endured horrific trials to win the hand of Nicholas Cavendish, Lady Joanna
Nethercutt suffered greatly throughout the ordeal, ultimately losing to Victoria Hamilton. She swiftly
finds herself sold by her own father, who’s determined she’ll be of use to him yet. For a year, she’s
“trained” in preparation for marriage to Victoria’s brother, with whom she’ll be expected to produce
heirs that will one day strengthen and continue the very society responsible for all of Joanna’s torment.



In the space of a breath, Theodore Hamilton is thrust into a secret society he knew nothing about, and
married to a woman who seems terrified of his very existence. Suddenly, his carefree yet honorable
life is filled with secrets and shadows, allies and enemies, leaving Theodore unsure who to trust…s
tarting with his broken bride. His lure to the delicate beauty is tempered by external influence, lies
and manipulation from all sides.

In this breathless conclusion to the Dark Sovereignty series, Theodore must decide where his
loyalties lie, and race to destroy the evil men responsible for the immeasurable suffering of everyone
he holds dear—including the wife he never wanted, but can’t possibly live without.





Excerpt:
“As you know, your sister had a baby just over a month ago, and Rose takes up most of her time
at the moment. I’ll be returning home to them as soon as possible.”
“So you can abuse them like you did Joanna?”

“I’m sorry?” Nicholas genuinely looks surprised, and I can’t help but think of him as a fantastic
actor. “The only thing I’ve ever done to Lady Joanna is to brand her, and that was beyond my
control. I’ve not seen her in over a year. In fact, the second I saw she was here, I came to check
on her. I’m amazed to find she’s married to you.”

I snort a laugh at the utter stupidity of his declaration. We all know the truth, so there’s no point in
lying about it anymore.
“Do I really look like a fool?” I snarl at him through gritted teeth.
“Do I need to answer that?” Nicholas retorts, and my anger flares enough that I ball a fist and
prepare to send it flying into his smug rapist face. At that moment, William and Tamara appear,
and Joanna grabs hold of my hand before I have a chance to make a show of myself.
“Please,” she whimpers with a cry of desperation.

“Ok.” I turn to her as William comes and stands steadfast beside his brother while Tamara stands
next to her husband.
“Theo, please. Listen to them,” Tamara implores.
“Stay out of this,” I bark and focus my attention on Nicholas. “Isn’t it enough you have taken my
sister and brainwashed her? And now you’ve wound your claws around Tamara as well. I may
have lost them, but I’ll not let you take Joanna. You’ve done enough damage to her. I’ve seen the
scars and heard the screams when she’s sleeping. You’re sick individuals…both of you.”

“Is he nuts?” William exclaims.
“Not now.” Nicholas holds his hand up to his brother.
“He must be if he thinks we did that to Joanna. It was his father who bought her.”
“William,” Nicholas replies tersely.
“Ok. Time for me to do that shut up thing.” Earl Lullington folds his arms across his chest.
“Thank you.” Nicholas breathes a sigh of relief. “Theodore, I don’t know what you’ve been told,
but I’ve never hurt Joanna, save for the brand. If you just ask her, I’m sure she’ll confirm it.”

I feel Joanna press closer in behind me.
“Please, Joanna. Victoria desperately misses her brother. She’s suffered so much. Now’s the
time we all need to pull together and support not only her but also help you to deal with whatever
you’ve been through. What I’m trying to do, at the moment, is change the society and make
certain there’ll be no more sales, and no more demanding of women. This must end. I have a
daughter…a beautiful little girl, and I want her to grow up free.” Nicholas tries to step closer to us
to plead with Joanna, but I hold a hand out to ensure he keeps his distance.

“Enough. Joanna doesn’t need to confirm anything to you. I know exactly what you are.”
“Let her speak.” Nicholas orders with a menacing tone that has several passers-by immediately
scatter from the hallway we’re standing in. The chandelier lights even seem to shudder with fear.
“He did it.” Joanna sobs from behind my back





About Anna
Anna hails from the rural countryside near London.  She previously worked as an accountant, and
while she still does a bit of accountancy on occasion, the majority of her time is now spent writing and
looking after her family.
An avid reader herself, Anna turned to writing to combat depression and anxiety after her diagnosis
in 2015. She loves travel, hunky heroes with dirty mouths, demure but spunky heroines, and dramatic
suspense. You will find all four woven into each of her magical stories.



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