So with ‘Green Eyed and Black Tempered’ submitted I’ve turned my attention to a new WIP. And what better way to start than to share a few lines with the fabulous Rainbow Snippets FB group.
‘Making History at Crofton Hall’ is the second the Stately Pleasures series which is the spin off from the historical series The Crofton Chronicles.
The modern day Earl of Crofton is Ben, and in this next instalment he is hiring a historian for the hall and expecting a film crew from the Secret History TV series who will be exploring some of the Redbourn family secrets.
Here’s part of Dara’s job interview with Ben:
“Madeline is singing your praises more loudly that my sister’s cries of despair when the wine bottle is empty, and you’ve not come in here and acted like a complete and utter arse. So on balance the job’s yours if you want it.”
As far as Dara was concerned, it wasn’t that simple. “Here’s the thing: What’s the actual job?”
Ben snorted. “Official historian to Crofton Hall, of course. I don’t have a job description per se, but I do have an four hundred year old family archive that needs desperately organizing, a trunk full of old letters that might make you weep from a professional point of view, and a rather suspect casket in the family crypt.”
Rebecca Cohen 
Ooo, what an intriguing beginning! I have characters who are a similar position, about to chronicle a family history! (heart)
The Redbourn’s do have a lot of history to get through… and they’ve many interesting characters in the family line 😉
You had me at “rather suspect casket”! ;D
😀 There’s a few secrets in the family crypt
Sounds like quite an undertaking! (And I’m really intrigued about the casket in the crypt…)
Dara definitely has his work cut out for him!
What a great start! I like Ben already (I’m sure I’ll like Dara too, but she only has one line.)
Thanks! Actually your comment got me thinking… because my Dara character is a man (he’s Irish). In the first of the series I have Ashley (English boy’s name but more a girl’s name in the US) and I think I can have Ashley (who is Ben’s boyfriend) and Dara bond over their experiences of people thinking they might be women before they meet 😀
Oh, ha! Well, that’s my American showing, LOL. Those are both definitely typically women’s names here. I shouldn’t assume things. 🙂 I like that bonding idea, though!
Oooh… I wonder which will provide more fun in the end, the suspect casket or the trunk full of old letters?
They found the letters in the first in the series, but in this one they begin to uncover just really did happen between the first earl and a well known actor of the time *g*
Ooh, I wonder what’s in the casket?
Or what should be there and is missing…. 😉
Oh, wow! I’m pretty sure the letters will be a lovely, sensational read! I see Ben is as carefree as always, not having anything ‘per se’. Like, who needs job description when you want to hire someone?! 😀 Good thing Ashley is around. ❤
Letters between Anthony and Sebastian are going to have a bit of a spark. And Ben is a direct descendant of Anthony so he needs someone to keep him in line 😉
The library will be pretty epic, I should imagine. But in Dara’s shoes I’d leave the suspect casket for dessert and go after the letters.😊
I think Dara will be in heaven… he’ll leave the crypt to the team of TV archaeologists who will also descend on the hall 🙂
I love the hints of gleeful eccentricity peeping through here. Sounds like an amazing job.