Three Regency Romances by Joanna Barker, Annette Lyon, and Jennifer Moore THE TWO BELLS OF CHRISTMAS by Joanna Barker Roland Hastings made a promise to his father: to marry and carry on the family line. But after a year of searching, he has given up hope of finding the right woman. Anticipating a quiet Christmas with his mother, Roland is frustrated to learn she has […]
Spending Christmastide with her was the last thing he wanted. After the death of her father, Gabriella Babineaux, left France to live under the protection of a family friend in England. The Frost Fair on the Thames seems the perfect place to begin her introduction into English Society, but when she bumps into a gentleman on the ice and he dismisses her merely for being […]
A scandal, a mystery, and marriage of convenience. Rebecca Allen is forced to leave London in disgrace after her mother causes a scandal in an attempt to secure her a titled marriage. She’ll never be able to step foot in London again. It gets worse, her mother contrives to marry her off to an old balding baron. Enough. She flees to the seaside, escaping her […]
Lady Theodosia wants more than one season before she accepts a proposal. Mr. Easton will never ask. Except Julian must find a wife by Christmas or his brother Edmund will choose one for him. And Dosie finds she just might need that proposal after all, not only during her first season, but her first ball. Can they make a marriage between them? A marriage of […]
He’s found the woman he wants to marry—it’s a shame she is already engaged to someone else. Mary Hatcher traveled to London to procure a trousseau for her upcoming marriage. When she attends the Frost Fair and meets a different man that ignites her interest, she tamps down the unwelcome feelings. But when her host’s son arrives at dinner and she learns he is the […]
Constantly stifled by the rules of Society, spirited Rebecca Rowley enjoys finding ways to quietly—or not so quietly—rebel. But riding bareback and avoiding nosy neighbors are nothing compared to the thrilling secret she is keeping from her family. When Rebecca’s quick thinking saves the life of a young girl, she unwittingly attracts the attention of the child’s dashing brother, Lieutenant Nicholas Avery. As that attention […]
When Sir Edmund catches Miss Selina in a forbidden courtship at the frost fair, she asks for his silence. But he has a request to make in exchange, and it may cost Selina her carefully guarded heart. For Selina Ellis, a crowded fair held on the frozen surface of the Thames is the perfect opportunity to meet with her secret suitor—the son of her family’s […]
With so much at stake this Christmas Season, love will only get in the way. Belle Young has waited three years for Lord Wilkins to return from his travels abroad—and a full seven years since he first promised to marry her and carry her away from her aunt’s oppressive home. What better time of year for their reunion than Christmas? Belle is certain Lord Wilkins […]
Rules of the Secret Society of Young Widows: Rule 1: Be a widow. Rule 2: Have an impeccable reputation. Rule 3: Don’t fall in love again. AN HEIR TO SPARE by Rebecca Connolly Widowhood has changed much for Anna—Lady Lyndham—but an unconventional heir to the estate was not something she had anticipated. Nor had she anticipated that he would have no intention of forcing her […]
Kindle the spirit of the season as four of your favorite storytellers weave tales of love and hope in this charming yuletide collection. Lord Blakely’s Gift When Miss Ivy Hunt and Lord Curtis Blakely establish a secret acquaintance, neither can deny that their feelings extend beyond friendship. But as the children of bitter rivals, it will take a Christmas miracle for this star-crossed pair to […]