Love’s Betrayals
The
Extraordinary Life of Amy Winston, Book 2
Is the lack of sexual interest an
actual side effect of arsenic?
Yes, it is.
When Sicily started feeding Nicolas arsenic to kill
him, one unexpected side-effect was he lost interest in Sicily and saw her as
the unreasonable shrew she actually was. This however, only caused her to try
murdering him faster. Thus, requiring Antonio to protect Nicolas, whom he
decidedly dislikes by now.
Sicily evidently has strong pheromones which she uses
to seduce all her many men.
BLURB
When Amy and her friend
Domnika arrive in London, she discovers her guardian, Nicolas, is under the
thrall of his ‘perfect’ wife. Neither is happy she has come. The only person
who seems pleased with her arrival is the handsome valet, Antonio, who turns
out to be far more than a servant.
Needing to escape her
guardian’s care, Amy and Domnika take refuge at a fellow schoolmate’s home.
Antonio leaves Nicolas’ service and becomes one of her many protectors. Unlike
the other protectors, he becomes the first of many admirers that vie for her
hand.
All the while, Nicolas
continues to prove over and over that he is not the fine fellow her uncle had thought.
Excerpt
“Do
you mean to kill her?” Lady Anne asked.
“What?
Good God, no!” Nicolas replied.
“Then
I fear your plan will fail. In fact, if I recall, you tried this plan a year
ago…”
“Yes,
but I was blinded by my wife’s charm then. That is no longer the case.”
“Well,
your open eyes might make the battle more interesting, but you will still lose,
for Sicily will not retrench. While you may be squeamish to kill her, believe
me, she will not hesitate to kill you. In fact, I am amazed she has not already
tried.” Suddenly Ann stopped and then laughed. “But she has, only she failed to
consider the side-effects.”
“What
are you talking about?”
“The
side-effects of arsenic. It impairs a man’s libido. That was how she always
controlled you, was it not? Getting you so aroused that you couldn’t think
straight?”
“Yes,
I thought it was perhaps some form of mesmerism.”
“Possibly,
but I doubt it. I’ve never met a true mesmerist in my life. No, I believe you
have simply fallen prey to a seductress. Have you had headaches lately?”
“Yes,
how did you know?”
“Another
side-effect of arsenic. Do you mind if I examine your gums?”
Nicolas
endured her invasive prodding of his mouth.
“I
feel rather like a horse on the market,” he complained when she finally
released him.
“Well,
if it’s of any consolation, I wouldn’t buy you. In another month, you’ll be
dead.”
“You
are certain I am being poisoned?”
“Oh,
absolutely,” Ann replied with a cherry lilt.
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Liza
O’Connor’s favorite books are Pride & Prejudice and Douglas Adams’ four
book trilogy, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Go figure…
Raised
in the southern mid-section of U.S., Liza escaped to the East Coast once out of
college. She’s worked as a journalist, a radio DJ, a security guard, a stock
broker, a strategist, and a business solutions consultant to name a few of her
many occupations. Again…go figure.
She
learned to fly planes, jump out of planes, hang-glide, kayak and scuba dive, to
name of few of her ‘let’s kill Liza’ sports. However, her favorite activity is
to hike with her dog Jess among the shaved mountains of NJ.
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