Timeless Regency: Summer House Party

June 8, 2016 | 3 Comments
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Timeless Regency: Summer House PartySummer House Party
Author: Donna Hatch, Regina Scott, Sarah M. Eden
Series: Timeless Regency Collection #4
Genres: Romance Anthology
Format: eBook
Pages: 264
Date: June 7, 2016
Publisher: Mirror Press

Join three bestselling Regency Romance authors, Regina Scott, Donna Hatch, and Sarah M. Eden, for three new novellas in SUMMER HOUSE PARTY.

A ENGAGEMENT OF CONVENIENCE by Regina Scott. Kitty Chapworth is nearly a spinster, and an orphan living on the charity of her uncle, with nothing to recommend her for the marriage mart. Her primary purpose is relegated to acting chaperone for her cousins until she can see them successfully married. Kitty remains focused on her duty even though she knows her future is bleak. When Quentin Adair returns from a long ten years working in Jamaica and proposes a wild charade to Kitty, she agrees, although the plan might reawaken her old feelings for Quentin. Can a reformed rake convince the perfect chaperone to overlook propriety for love?

A PERFECT MATCH by Donna Hatch. Genevieve attends a summer house party hosted by her best friend who can’t wait to introduce her to a gentleman she wants to marry, Christian Amesbury. After meeting him, Genevieve determines Christian is perfect… for her. Torn between loyalty to her best friend and the yearnings of her heart, Genevieve must first escape the attention of a powerful lord who’s obsessed with her and who tries to rob her of any hope for a happily ever after.

THE PAUPERS’ HOUSE PARTY by Sarah M. Eden. It’s a rare event that Edward Downy and his brother are invited to a house party by a member of the ton. But when they arrive, Edward quickly realizes this house party is different than any other. All invited guests are quite destitute, fallen members of Society barely hanging onto their homes. The hosts of the house party, the Warricks, then make a stunning announcement—they intend to gift all their properties to one fortunate guest. As the guests race to impress the Warricks, Edward finds a fast friend in Agatha Holmwood, who shares his same aversion to the horrible expectations. But their growing fondness for each other only makes the game more painful.

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About Donna Hatch

Donna Hatch

Multi-award-winning author of more than twenty best-selling Regency Historical Romances, Donna Hatch is a hopeful romantic and an adventurer at heart. Each book she writes is filled with wit and heart and plenty of swoon-worthy romance. Donna sings, plays the harp, and loves to ballroom dance. Her family, including six children and two cats, recently left their native Arizona for the Pacific coast of the US. No matter where they live, she and her husband of over twenty years are proof that there truly is a happily ever after.

About Regina Scott

Regina Scott

Regina Scott started writing novels in the third grade. Thankfully for literature as we know it, she didn’t actually sell her first novel until she’d learned a bit more about writing. Since then, she’s had published more than 40 clean historical romances for adults and young adults. She makes her home in the Puget Sound area of Washington State with her beloved husband.

About Sarah M. Eden

Sarah M. Eden

Sarah M. Eden read her first Jane Austen novel in elementary school and has been addicted to historical romance ever since. With a degree in research and a fascination with history, Eden loves delving deep into history. She is the author of multiple historical romances.


3 responses to “Timeless Regency: Summer House Party

  1. Gayle Humpherys

    I loved this collection of Regency novellas! These Timeless Romance and Timeless Regency collections are among my absolute favorites. They feature novellas from my favorite authors and have also introduced me to some new authors. Even though the stories are novella length, they are always well written with well-developed characters.
    In this collection, all three stories revolve around a Regency house party. I loved them all! Two of the stories are tied to characters in some of the author’s previous works, but they can be read as a stand-alone without any problem. All the stories feature historical details and descriptions that make this time period come alive. I enjoy learning more about the different social customs and classes and expectations. The witty dialogue and banter between the characters makes the stories that much better. You can’t go wrong with these collections!

  2. Sigh! A wonderful Regency escape awaits you with these three novellas with a similar setting but wide variety of plots.

    An Engagement of Convenience was a story of reunited unrequited love… but this time Quentin falls for the young lady on her way to spinsterhood. I loved that Kitty kept her head on her shoulders and didn’t naively take the easy way out. She genuinely cares for Quentin and his welfare, but is more hesitant in giving her heart a second time when he didn’t value it the first time he held it.

    A Perfect Match is a prequel to Donna Hatch’s full length novel A Perfect Secret. Because I knew what trauma Genvieve’s future holds, I read this story with more trepidation, which I think robbed me of some enjoyment. She and Christian continuously held themselves back from each other for various reasons, but in the end they recognize and accept that they are meant for each other.

    The Pauper’s House Party was my favorite of the group for the unique plot and vibrant characters. It’s difficult for Edward and Agatha to be in desperate circumstances and have this golden carrot dangled in front of them at the cost of their dignity, but for the sake of their families’ future. Their solidarity quickly turns to attraction and hope, even when the future doesn’t seem to allow for them to be together. They both have hard choices to make, but their honor and compassion take priority, even when it leads to happily ever after for someone else…

  3. Maria

    I borrowed this book from my niece because the story by Hatch is a prequel to the third book in her Rogue Hearts series. I was glad to read the prequel because the two really do belong together. The Rogue book would have been far harder to read without the prequel story first.

    I enjoyed all three of the novellas. I liked that in An Engagement of Convenience, that even though the engagement was fake, Quentin stood up for Kitty and wouldn’t let others disparage her. It was understandable that Kitty was willing to go against her uncle to do what was right but I had to wonder just a little about how easily Lucy went against her father.

    A Perfect Match I talked about in the first paragraph. I think it would be better to have this novella as part of the novel instead of separate. I only happened to chance onto the knowledge that the two went together because of my niece. Both the novella and the novel are better when combined with the other.

    The Paupers’ House Party was fun because of the banter between Agatha and Edward. He was the only person that understood her humor and it made them fun together. I couldn’t decide who I thought should win the estate and for a bit thought I had it figured out but then it didn’t go that way. I also kept expecting the Warrick’s to show a better side as the house party went on but they only seemed to get worse. So I didn’t predict how they got to the happily ever after very accurately. I always enjoy Sarah M. Eden stories.

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