Hazel
Statham began writing at the age of fifteen, finally committing to paper the
stories she spun as a child. Writing has been her passion ever since, although
marriage, motherhood, and career left time for little else. Once she retired,
however, she was able to devote herself to writing full-time, publishing her
first novel in 2007. A long time student of history, she writes mainly in the
Regency and Georgian eras, though she has been known to dabble in the medieval
as well. She lives in Staffordshire, England, with her husband, Terry, and
their beloved yellow Labrador, Mollie.
For Love of Sarah 
by Hazel
Statham
How many times can a heart be broken? How many times can love be denied? Sarah and Alexander were destined for each
other but after just four short weeks of marriage, their lives were torn
asunder.
Alexander, Earl of Thorne thought he had found
his ideal mate but, when Sarah absconded shortly after their marriage, his
world came crashing down. Now, five
years later, he discovers her in a remote Yorkshire village.
Sarah had thought she was safe, but when,
severely injured in a freak accident, her husband is thrust once more into her
life, she fears her dark secrets and the fact she has a son, will become
known.
Despite her own desperate longings, she
continually repudiates Alexander’s efforts of reconciliation. However, fate
conspires against her, and when her home is made uninhabitable by floods, she
and her young son are forced to accept his aid and return to her former home.
Discovery threatens and, despite her breaking
heart, she plans to leave Alexander’s life.
What is this secret that makes it so imperative that she should abscond
from him yet again? Can two broken
hearts cleave and emerge victorious or will life's cruel forces tear them apart
forever?
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Now A Taste of Hazel:
Yorkshire, June, 1815
Why now? Dear God, why now? After
almost five years of schooling his body and mind from wanting her, the mere
sight of her slight form across the crowded marketplace had brought back all
the old emotions he’d worked so desperately to subdue, and he reeled with the
impact.
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He’d thought the stance of the young
woman was familiar, as he had on numerous occasions, only to be disappointed,
but when she moved into full view by the bakery stall, he immediately realized
that it truly was his wife. Sarah, his senses cried, sweet, faithless Sarah.
They had been wed but four weeks when she disappeared from his home and life.
To find her now in a remote Yorkshire village defied all sense.
His impulse was to confront her
immediately, but as he moved to tether his horse to the rail outside the
smithy, the blacksmith came out to take the beast from him.
“Lost his shoe, has he, sir?” the
man asked, casting an appreciative eye over the large chestnut. “Fine animal,
if I might say so…”
Thrusting the reins into the
smithy’s hands, Alexander Markham, Earl of Thorne, snapped, “Left side, fore,”
effectively cutting short the blacksmith’s appraisal of his mount, and, turning
on his heel, left the man to stare after him as he made his way into the throng
of people in the marketplace.
Despite his advantage of height, he
could see no sign of his wife. She had moved from the stall—but to where?
Becoming frustrated with the press of people that milled around him, he strode
toward the centre where the ground rose to provide a vantage point, but to no
avail. Sarah was nowhere in view, and he began to doubt his own
perception.
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Hazel
loves to hear from her readers and promises to answer all mail.
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Website: www.hazel-statham.co.uk
Many thanks for hosting me today. It is very much appreciated and I look forward to your visitors' comments.
ReplyDeleteHi Hazel. Great to meet you - I love period romances. Coincidentally, I hail from Staffordshire originally.
ReplyDeleteHi Megan, Great to meet a local girl. Whereabout in Staffordshire do you come from?
ReplyDeleteI was actually born in Stafford and still have family there. Lovely part of the country.
ReplyDeleteWe're just down the road from there at Trentham. Where are you located now?
ReplyDeleteI'm in the rural part of Essex.
DeleteNice to speak to a 'local' girl :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Hazel! I love historical romance but you're a new author to me (why haven't I come across your books earlier?!). I'm glad to have come across your book tour. Heading over to check out your books!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, My books have been out there for a number of years but I have had several re-released over the past two months which might have brought them more into evidence. However, FOR LOVE OF SARAH is a completely new release.
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