Cassandra Bainbridge has twice set aside her scholarly
pursuits--once for the London Season and once for her wedding
preparations. Love seems a wonderful alternative to study, until
disaster strikes. When an accident brings an end to her betrothal,
she heads for the country to recover from both her injuries and her
broken heart. There she pursues her love for ballooning and
envisions a future for herself as a daring aeronaut. But when her
former fiancé slips back into her life, will she have to choose
between him and her dream?
Filled with the mystique of London society and the charming beauty
of the English countryside, A Flight of Fancy explores what
it means to find the true source of happiness and love amid the
distractions of life. Readers will love the next installment in
this rousing Regency series from accomplished author Laurie Alice
Eakes.
Her head is in the clouds. His feet are planted firmly on the
ground. Can love cover the distance?
Cassandra Bainbridge may be a bit of a bluestocking, but when
Geoffrey Giles is near, love seems a fine alternative to passion
for Greek and the physics of flight. With his dashing good looks
and undying devotion to her, the earl of Whittaker sets Cassandra's
heart racing with his very presence. It seems his only flaw is his
distaste for ballooning, the obsession that consumes so much of her
thoughts.
When a terrible accident compels her to end her betrothal,
Cassandra heads for the country to recover from both her injuries
and her broken heart. With time on her hands and good friends to
help her, she pursues her love for ballooning and envisions a
future for herself as a daring aeronaut. But when Lord Whittaker
slips back into her life, will she have to choose between him and
her dream?
Praise for A Necessary Deception, book
1 in the Daughters of Bainbridge House series
"Eakes seamlessly blends romance and intrigue, faith and history,
into a story that readers won't want to put
down."--Booklist
"Masquerades, English manners, romance, and intrigue abound in this
historical series. Regency romance aficionados and fans of Nicole
Jordan will adore this."--Library Journal
"Eakes weaves the fine silk threads of historical richness,
dangerous intrigue, and forbidden romance into a flawless literary
tapestry . . . that will leave readers breathless."--Louise M.
Gouge, award-winning author of At the Captain's
Command
Laurie Alice Eakes is the author of the Midwives series,
A Necessary Deception, and several other novels. She won a
National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007 for
Family Guardian. Laurie Alice writes full-time from her home
in Texas, where she lives with her husband and sundry dogs and
cats.
Laurie Alice Eakes is the author of Lady in the Mist, A Necessary Deception, Heart's Safe Passage, and several other novels. She won a National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007 for Family Guardian. Laurie Alice writes full-time from her home in Texas, where she lives with her husband and sundry dogs and cats.