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She did not expect to become part of the Hyacinth
Courting pool and the object of interest of every man looking for a wife.
Courted by
Discipline
In
Hyacinth, Book One
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When Kathy Bretherton moved to Hyacinth at
the age of eighteen, she looked forward to living amongst people who believed
in traditional values like her family did. She did not expect to become part of
the Hyacinth Courting pool and the object of interest of every man looking for
a wife.
Alexander Covington was the most eligible
bachelor in town and he wanted her. For Kathy, who grew up in a traditional
household where the man was the head of the home and her and her mother a
committed homemaker, falling in love with him was relatively easy. Following
his lead and accepting his discipline was the life-changing part.
About the series "In Hyacinth" by
Bree Cariad:
Hyacinth, Washington is all about
old-fashioned values. In Hyacinth words like trust, honor, and kindness aren't
just buzzwords. Hyacinth is a community built on tradition and trust, where men
are the head of the home and women are encouraged to follow their lead.
Each story in the series is of a young
woman (18-20) and her struggle to figure out who she is in this little town
while at the same time going through Hyacinth's old-fashioned courting system.
On their way to meet, get to know, and finally marry their princes, these
heroines grow in ways they and their town never expected.
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For a couple minutes he didn’t speak and
she hoped she was off the hook. “Do you remember me asking you never to walk
out there?”
“Well, yes, but what was I to do? Mom
wasn’t expected back into town for an hour and the noise was deafening.”
He parked in her driveway and turned and
looked at her. The disappointment on his face made her pout. “I’m sorry,
Xander.”
“Let’s go inside.”
Knowing he was going to discipline her, she
followed him up the steps and unlocked the door, glad to be in out of the
storm. “Go up and dry off,” he said calmly. “Then come down and join me.”
“Okay.” Running up to her bedroom, she
wondered what he would do. Corner time? Lines? An essay? She had broken a
promise to him. That was huge. Kathy was just glad they were in stage three. If
they were in stage four, she would have more than likely be taken to her dad’s
study and asked to bend over the desk so he could spank her. She wasn’t sure if
she was ready for that.
Peeling her wet clothes off, she tossed
them in the bathtub to wring out later and changed into flannel pants and a
sweatshirt. After rubbing her hair dry with a towel, she trotted back down the
stairs.
“Exactly,” Xander said and she looked up to
find him on the phone. “I’m glad we agree, Gerald.” Gerald? He couldn’t be
talking to her father, could he? Oh, drat. He looked up and beckoned her over
and she walked up to him and sat down. “Let me put you on speaker so she can
hear it from you.” He held out his phone and her father cleared his throat.
“Kathy, Alexander and I have decided that
you’re now in stage four. As such, he may discipline you in any which way he
chooses as long as it’s over your clothing. Do you understand?”
Kathy gaped at the phone. Her father had
done it. He’d given Xander the right to spank her.
“Kathy? I asked if you understood.”
“Yes, Daddy,” she whispered, not looking at
the man next to her.
“Good. Son, you’re welcome to use my
study.”
“Thank you, Gerald. I will.”
Xander put the phone back in his pocket and
stood up. “Kathy, go to the study.”
Standing up, she made her feet move as she
walked back to the room she would rather not be in right now. She wanted to
submit to Xander because she knew she was in love with him, even if she hadn’t
told him, but she had never been spanked by anyone but her father before and
Cami said he hit hard.
As they walked into the room, he closed the
door behind them as she went to stand in front of the desk.
“Come here,” he said, taking her hand and
drawing her over to the couch. After he sat down, he turned her so that she
faced him. “Kathy, I know this is new and you’re scared, but I’ll never harm
you. Ever. I take being the head of house seriously. And as the head in this
relationship, I expect you to follow my guidance and to keep your promises. Do
you know why I’m going to spank you?”
This was so much harder than being spanked
by her father. It was so… personal. Xander insisted they keep eye contact and she
knew she had to answer. “Because you asked me not to walk there and I did.”
“Yes and no. I’m spanking you because you
agreed not to walk there and then did. Do you understand the difference? Kathy,
if we get married, then I’ll be your head of house and when I ask you to do
something, I’ll expect compliance and being the girl you are, I know I would
receive it. As we’re in a courtship, I can only discipline you for what you
have readily promised me you would do. You broke your promise to me.”
Tears sprang to her eyes and she felt her
mouth tremble. Hurting him had never been her intention. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry,
Xander. I didn’t mean to break my promise. I just… I didn’t think.”
“I know, honey. Discipline is a good help
with that.”
Her father said the same thing and
unfortunately they were both right.
She expected him to point her over to the
desk just like her father did, or perhaps to lean against the wall, but
instead, he patted his lap. “Over my lap, Kathy.” He was going to spank her
over his knee.
Over.
His.
Knee.
Bree enjoys good books with great characters.
While she may be an adult, her favorite memories are from her teenage years
reading inspirational romance with girls just like her and strong heroes.
That's one of the reasons she's written In Hyacinth, a series of Courting
Romances.
Courting
Romance - where contemporary romance meets traditional values.
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Thanks, Tara, for hosting this spotlight today :)
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ReplyDeleteSounds so good. I will have to check it out. Great snippet.
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