Title: The Great Estate
Author: Sherri
Browning
Series: Thornbrook
Park, #3
Pubdate: August
4th, 2015
ISBN: 9781402286858
Pulled apart by past
mistakes. Driven by a passion neither could deny.
Sophia
Thorne was young and inexperienced when she married the dashing Earl of
Averford…and through dark and troubled times, their relationship nearly came to
an end. Now she’s determined to transform herself into the fiery, ardent lover
she always wanted to be, giving them a second chance at love… before they’re
lost to each other forever.
It
took nearly losing Sophia for Gabriel to realize he had allowed his love for
his great estate to distract him from his beautiful wife. But that time is
over. Despite all the obstacles standing in their way, Gabriel vows to teach
Sophia what it is to truly love…and to be loved by a husband devoted heart and
soul to her every desire.
Sherri
Browning writes historical and contemporary romance fiction,
sometimes with a paranormal twist. She is the author of critically acclaimed
classic mash-ups Jane Slayre and Grave Expectations. A graduate
of Mount Holyoke College, Sherri has lived in western Massachusetts and Greater
Detroit Michigan, but is now settled with her family in Simsbury, Connecticut.
Find her online at www.sherribrowningerwin.com.
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Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey, the third in Sherri Browning’s Thornbrook Park
series, The Great Estate, comes out this August! To celebrate her new release,
Sherri’s agreed to answer some questions for us about herself and her career as
an author.
How do you approach the research in your novels in
order to provide the lush and well-drawn settings in which you populate your
characters.
I travel. I love visiting old
estates that have been kept in their original condition. I recently went
through the Frick Museum, former residence of Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919),
with author Julia London in New York City. I like to read fiction written in the
same time period I’m writing in to pick up some ideas of setting, like novels
by E.M Forster or Edith Wharton. I also use Pinterest and Tumblr to find some
pictures of location or period-specific clothes, art, and architecture.
An Excerpt:
Thornbrook Park. A warm
wave of pride filled him at the sight as Dale drove them up the winding way.
The chimneys appeared first over the crest of the hill, followed by the slate
roof, and finally the rose stone facade. How could he have stayed away so long?
Sophia wouldn’t be expecting him. He planned
to surprise her, perhaps persuade Finch not to even announce his return. He
would simply appear at the dinner hour, dressed to the nines, and act as if he
had been there the entire time. Darling, I believe the quail is cooked
perfectly, but not quite the same as when I shoot it myself… No, it wouldn’t
do. She hated it when he left her alone to go off hunting. He’d always known
it, but he couldn’t seem to give it up. Old habits. In truth, he couldn’t wait
to get his boots on, the good English ones he’d left behind, take up his rifle,
and stomp off into the woods. His woods. Alas, there would be no more hunting.
At least, not as frequently, and certainly not right away. Not until he was
certain that he wouldn’t upset Sophia further. Not until she forgave him.
Perhaps he could suggest
other activities that they could do together? His brow shot up. He knew just
what activities he had in mind, but they would have to work up to that. Slowly.
He meant to court her properly, one step at a time.
“Now, Dale, I don’t want
a fuss,” he said. “It’s good to be home but no need for a celebration. I mean
to slip in quietly.”
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