Alexi, Jack, Ned and his younger brother Charles, generally known as Chaz, were all slouched in their plush seats at the salon’s far end. Murmurs of “Your Grace” followed him as he walked past the various groups. At this late hour, nearing midnight, the gentlemen present were all his age, with only a few exceptions, and many were well into their cups. Stephen nodded as he and his half brother strolled into the dimly lit salon filled with fine furniture, gilded antiques and Aubusson rugs. Now he propelled Randolph forward, his hand on the younger man’s shoulder. Stephen rarely bothered with the Stag Room or any similar establishment, but once in a while such isolation was welcome.
Simply put, it was a refuge for the country’s upper-class elite. Merchants, bankers, factory owners and lawyers were simply not allowed without a proper introduction or the right escort. While one did not have to be a member, the maitre d’ had no trouble encouraging the wrong sort to turn away from its massive carved doors. Lucien was as exclusive as a private club. The couple and their son live in Arizona.The duke gave her an odd, almost promising look, as if telling her that he would return, and then he was gone.Īlexandra just stood there, feeling as if she’d somehow withstood a hurricane-or some other impossible force of nature. Joyce is married to an Israeli man who once commanded an anti-terrorist unit in Lebanon. Joyce has had success in both the historical and contemporary romance genres. There are currently eleven million copies of her novels in print in 12 countries. She has also been awarded the Best Historical Romance Award and Romantic Times' Lifetime Achievement Award.
Her first novel, Innocent Fire, won the Best Western Romance award from the Romance Writers of America. She sold her novel quickly, and since that first publication in 1988 she has published thirty-four novels.
Joyce.īrenda Joyce, a native of New York, wrote her first novella when she was sixteen, and finished her first novel at twenty-five. 1963, New York State) is an American author of romance novels as Brenda Joyce. Historical romance, contemporary romance, paranormal historical romanceīrenda Joyce (born c.
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