Jocelyn Dunkirk is not your typical Victorian lady. She dresses in leather, wears goggles and is not afraid to get a little grease under her fingernails. Gentlemen avoid her like a dirty rivet.

Richard Windsor, the Prince of Wales, travels through time to claim Jocelyn’s heart, but if it isn’t one challenge, it’s another. He determines to be a constant, steady presence in her life, hoping to prove he’d make a worthy husband.

Jocelyn’s facing a bucket full of problems. The Prime Minister wants her to assist in ending a coal strike before it cripples the nation while her father attempts to recover from a serious injury. Will Jocelyn’s dedication to her country and family ruin the one chance she has at love?

EXCERPT

Jocelyn stood, glaring at Richard and Edmund. Richard’s face betrayed his anxiety. Well, she was anxious, too.

Edmund crossed his arms and looked at Jocelyn. “Do you want me to leave?”

Jocelyn’s gaze landed on Richard. His blue eyes blazed with an intensity that burned her and she realized they needed to talk — alone. She drew in a breath and crossed an arm over her chest resting her hand on her shoulder and rubbed the knot. Deliberately, she turned to face Edmund. “Yes, I think that’s best.”

Edmund glared at Richard with an expression of warning, then departed.

“Thank you,” Richard said. He held his ground.

Jocelyn maintained her pose, studying him. He appeared healthy, still muscular, yet breathless. He held his hands at his side, flexing his fingers.

“How’s your father?” he asked matter-of-factly.

“I’ve never seen him so incapacitated.”

“What happened?”

She let out a long breath, resolved to tell the truth. “The last week, your ring would grow hot, then cold, then hot again. Today it became unbearable. I took it off and when my father went to pick it up, some ash from his cigar caused it to explode.”

He took a step toward her. “I’m so sorry–“

She held up a hand. “Don’t come closer. It doesn’t matter. All I’m concerned about is my father.”

“What about us?”

“There can’t be an us.”

“Why not?” His brows knitted.

Stephanie Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. She was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. After serving 11 years in the US Army she currently calls Castaic, California her home. Stephanie was married in Denmark in 1991 and has two young sons. She adores chocolate, is addicted to coffee and enjoys early morning walks. She’s also an assistant den leader for her son’s Cub Scout den and is a Boy Scout mom. She writes paranormal, contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two children’s books published with 4RV Publishing.

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