A sweet and clean Christmas romance set in Regency England.Miss Nerissa Raleigh isn't interested in finding a husband, but she's in desperate need of a hero! She has written a Gothic romance and it's her dearest Christmas wish to see her book published. If she can support herself as an authoress, she'll be saved from having to make a loveless marriage as her sisters have before her. But the publisher won't buy her book until she makes the story's hero more dashing, daring, and fear...

A romantic short story, set in Regency London.At twenty-eight, Miss Helen Worth is on the shelf and stranded at the altar by a man she didn't choose. Never one to follow convention, Helen puts a brave face on her humiliation and defiantly sallies forth into society . . .and discovers love in the one place she never expected to find it.Edmond Manwaring had always loved Helen Worth. He was infatuated with her even as a boy. Now that he's a grown man, every other woman he meet...

A delightful short story, set in Regency London.When an all-too-serious lord fears his elderly mother's saucy new companion is not quite a lady, he'll do anything to protect his mother's health and happiness.Olivia Charteris is only trying to be a loving friend to elderly Lady Granfell. She agrees to move in and do what she can to restore the frail woman's health. In fact, Olivia's knowledge of herbs and natural cures is already starting to make a noticeable difference . . ...

Young Marianna Madison is feeling the weight of her responsibilities. She has no money with which to support her young brother and her aging, old nurse, and she has virtually nowhere to live. Unexpectedly, in a stroke of good fortune, a distant uncle bequeaths upon her a small estate that is almost a mansion! Marianna and her small family immediately take possession of the estate, only to find it hasn't been lived in for years and is in need of a great number of repairs. Marianna's good fo...

A charming short story, set in Regency London. Since the moment Lord Sebastian Byefield's pretty new neighbor moved in, he hasn't enjoyed a single night of restful sleep. He blames her for the unearthly sounds that keep him awake at night and sour his mood during the day. But when he finally meets her one crisp autumn afternoon, she is nothing like he imagined she'd be.Miss Amelia Merriweather, the free-thinking new resident of the townhouse next door, is rescuing her kitten from a...

A short story, set in Regency England.When prim and proper Lady Julia Pettingale seeks shelter from a thunderstorm in an abandoned cottage, she never dreams that a handsome stranger might do the same. And when she discovers that the appealing rake is none other than the notorious Duke of Warminster, she's intrigued to discover whether the rumors of his scandalous behavior might be true. A few hours spent alone in the company of that handsome blackguard could mean the ruin of Julia'...

A plan of marriage …Jane and Charles Bingley's plan for a quiet stay at Netherfield with Kitty and Mary Bennet takes a wrong turn, thanks to Caroline Bingley. Caroline is determined to add her brother Robert and her best friend Helena to the party. It’s Caroline’s dearest wish that Robert and Helena wed, for she knows their marriage will elevate the Bingley’s status among the ton.The dashing bridegroom …Captain Robert Bingley arrives at Netherfield for the sole purpos...

Lord Falkland bets Lord Jefferson Blount two hundred fifty pounds that Lord Haworth will ensure the ruination of Lady Georgianna Bexley-Smythe by 15 May unless the Marquess of Stalbridge returns to Town and settles his debts before that date. ~19 April, 1813Cedric Loring, the Earl of Montague, has been an honorary member of the Bexley-Smythe family for years. He’s always had a special, if sometimes strained, bond with Georgie. But when her name ends up in the betting book ...

Major Gervase Benefield returns injured from the wars to find himself the unlikely heir to a dukedom. Unfortunately, there are many more debts than assets.Miss Sarah Strong is the daughter of a weathy businessman and an accomplished businesswoman in her own right. Although she has no desire to marry, she agrees to a marriage of convenience to further her father's business interests and the

Rich, titled, and handsome, Viscount Winsbarren has been wandering through Society searching for a wife for the last ten years. His fumbling and bumbling ways have left him without any options when it comes to matrimony. Women in Society would rather marry his seventy year old father than him.When Lady Penny takes up his cause and offers to place an ad in the Ladies Gazette, Winsbarren realizes this is his last chance to find a wife. Of the two hundred women that answered the ad, o...

David Hounslow, the Marquess of Preston, will not stand aside while those he loves are hurt. Preston determines his brother-in-law’s guest is up to no good, so he scrutinizes every move of the would-be thief. Not that he minds—Lady Frederica is as beautiful and intelligent as she is enigmatic. Considering her wastrel brother and her proclivity for the less-than-savory, Preston never expected to be won over to the lady’s charms. Yet she just might steal his heart.Desperation has bec...

Abby Goddard’s life is going along just swimmingly, apart from the disappearance of her life’s love—Wesley Cavendish, a man well above her station. Just before Christmas, Grandmama dies after revealing the identity of Abby’s grandfather. The Duke of Danby, no less. Now the entire family will travel to Yorkshire to confront Danby, hoping to gain a dowry for Abby. But then Wesley reemerges, sparking a hope Abby thought long destroyed.Shall the prodigal son’s sole inheritance be an un...