The Pirate and I by Katharine Ashe (
Fantastic Fiction) is a novella in her Devil's Duke series of f/m Regency historical romance with this installment apparently taking place in Scotland, featuring an unusual reunion between a London perfume shop assistant attending a professional gathering, who by chance encounters a man from neighbouring printer's shop whom she had a crush upon who disappeared and has changed greatly in the meantime, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher HarperCollins' Avon Impulse imprint.
This is apparently a HarperCollins BookPerk Free Friday special, and probably good throughout the weekend, if not longer. Apparently the author does historical research of some sort in her day job, and incorporated a lot of detail about the period perfume industry, if you're interested.
Currently free @
B&N,
Amazon &
Kobo &
iTunes (none available to Canadians), and probably also
Google Play for the US.
Description
Years ago, Miss Esme Astell fell hopelessly in love with Charles Brittle, an unassuming and highly respectable London bookmaker.
Then he disappeared without a word . . .
The last thing Esme ever dreamed was to meet Charlie again—
In a dark alleyway—
In a drenching rain—
In a chase with the police—
In Scotland.
Can she fall again, this time for the dangerous scoundrel he’s become?