Passion Fruit

By Jasmine Bowen

Lord Jamie Hastings is everything a single woman wants: eligible, rich and stunning. The second heir to the Hastings Fortune — landowners in colonial Burma — he has it all, or so it seems. Jamie's heart may be strong, but his body is weak. Tuberculosis struck him as a child, and he never quite recovered.
His disease is kept a secret by his family, hoping to marry him off for additional fortune. As Jamie fades fast, they search for the perfect bride. But Jamie has another secret, his heart has already been won by a young farm worker. Thuza is an angelic beauty, who has never looked upon him with pity or judgement. But as his health fails, it appears that his fate is sealed in life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rhetorical Ratatouille
• Release date: Mar 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301949137

Jasmine Bowen

Jasmine Bowen is an accomplished actress living in the heart of Hollywood North. She has performed across the nation on stage, and internationally on television and film, working with Donald Trump, Joe Estevez, U2 and the Black Eyed Peas. She currently hosts ‘The Cache Metals Market Overview’ on AM640, a national station by Corus Entertainment. She has always been inspired in creating characters for audiences on paper, stage and film. Jasmine has published many short stories, and eBooks over the past few years, both online and in hard copy. She currently has a feature length novel on shelves ‘The Children will inherit the earth’, and book two of the series is due out in mid-2013.

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Passion Fruit

By

Jasmine Bowen

Edited by Yvan C. Goudard

Copyright 2013 Rhetorical Ratatouille - All Rights Reserved

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Table of Contents

Preface

Passion Fruit

About The Author

Discover

Credits

Preface

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Lord Jamie Hastings is everything a single woman wants: eligible, rich and stunning. The second heir to the Hastings Fortune — landowners in colonial Burma — he has it all, or so it seems. Jamie's heart may be strong, but his body is weak. Tuberculosis struck him as a child, and he never quite recovered.

His disease is kept a secret by his family, hoping to marry him off for additional fortune. As Jamie fades fast, they search for the perfect bride. But Jamie has another secret, his heart has already been won by a young farm worker. Thuza is an angelic beauty, who has never looked upon him with pity or judgement. But as his health fails, it appears that his fate is sealed in life.

Passion Fruit

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Jamie coughed, rolling over in his bed, the pillows flanking him on either side. The bed was warm and comfortable, but he knew sleep would no longer bless him. He had the familiar tightness in his chest and he sat up, coughing a few times until his breath came easier.

Ick, he said, to himself, glancing at the mucus he left on the handkerchief before crumpling it up and putting it on the bed side table.

He stood up slowly, waiting for his head to clear before heading to the water basin. Splashing his face with cold water, he felt a bit more human, his skin tightening from the cold and waking him up. Glancing in the mirror above the basin, he saw the same thing he saw every morning. His green eyes, shadowed underneath