Book excerpt: In Love With A Gentleman: 5 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories Total word count 28,141. Please note that each of these short stories can all be bought as a standalone single story. The Lost Gentleman When Lady Fulton finds a man lying unconsciously on the beach shore, she has no idea that her fate was soon to change dramatically. For this mystery gentleman has the power to unleash all her restrained passion and desires to make Lady Fulton for the first time feel well and truly alive! The Reformed Viscount Roger, the Viscount of Goldsmith, thinks that at long last he has found just the woman to tame and satisfy his desires, in the form of Miss Lucinda Travis. But in order to get his heart’s desire, he is met by a number of obstacles. The Lady’s Luck The Benson sisters find themselves on hard times, they are on the verge of being turned out on the street with the loss of their home and assets upon their father’s death. Josephina as the older of the sisters has set herself the task of finding a solution to their grave problem; she is desperate to at least find a roof over her family’s heads so they can stay together. The Determined Gentleman Theresa thought she had left her life in London behind, to only find that there is a gentleman from her past, who has no intention of letting her forget about him. Even if it means a visit to the remote countryside to convince Theresa they would be perfect for each other! The Gentleman’s Muse When Mr Simon Lloyd retreats to the semi remote countryside to gain inspiration for his work he had no idea that his fate would lead him to the beautiful and fierce Bethany Benson. Bethany on the other hand is weary of Simon when their paths first cross, she does not know if he is teasing or taunting her when he addresses her, and then when he asks her to sit for a painting for him she does not know quite what to say.