Author: Erin Grace
Publisher: Erin Grace
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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1849, England. Nearly a year since her father died during the London Cholera epidemic, Lily Bowden finds herself in a tiny village in Kent, trapped in a life of unpaid servitude. Along with her mother and younger sister, she relies upon the fragile goodwill of her minister uncle and his overbearing wife. After suffering injuries during a battle in India, Gabriel Holsworthy returns to England, only to find himself languishing in a military hospital in Chelsea. As a second son, he'd gained little favour with a demanding father and is reluctant to go when he is summoned home to Etford Park. Gabriel must accept his brother's tragic death... but it's the ghosts of his own past that haunt him. With Christmas approaching, Lily finds it impossible to be joyful, especially as her poor sister slips into a deep melancholy over their late father. Lily no longer believes in the goodness of others, the Christmas Spirit... or the chance of finding love. For Gabriel, he is adamant never to risk his heart again. When he meets Lily, he is stunned by the spark of passion ignited within, but determined to extinguish it before it grows. No unruly slip of a girl will turn his head... or touch his soul. He will be as bitter as his father... as cold as the first Christmas snow. In the season of healing and forgiveness, will love be the greatest gift of all?
Author: Carol Arens
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369711335
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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From old friend… To future husband? Anna Liese Preston is caught off guard by the Christmas return of Peter Penneyjons. The childhood friend she’s always loved has grown into the even more handsome and eligible Lord Cliverton. The perfect husband for her stepsister—or so thinks her scheming stepmother! Marrying Peter herself would save him from that miserable match. Anna Liese’s dilemma? She only wants to marry for love—and Peter sees marriage as purely duty… From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Author: Bronwyn Scott
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369758587
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
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A spicy second-chance romance to warm up your winter nights! Pretend proposal under the mistletoe… Real wedding by Christmas? Newly minted viscount Julien has his desire for a peaceful Christmas thwarted by some unwelcome houseguests… Years ago, Lady Aurelia refused Julien’s marriage offer. Now she’s on his doorstep, and this time her recently impoverished father is encouraging a betrothal! But proud Julien won’t risk his heart again… Being forced to reject Julien left Aurelia stricken, and now she guards her feelings closely. Tired of being a pawn, she proposes a pretend courtship to prevent further meddling from her father. But will the terms of their festive union change when they’re reminded of their passionate connection? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Author: Mary Balogh
Publisher: Class Ebook Editions Ltd
ISBN: 0996756000
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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CHRISTMAS MIRACLES brings together three previously published and long out-of-print novellas, each of which demonstrates how the wonder of the season can bring together two would-be lovers or two estranged lovers and create a bond between them that will last a lifetime and beyond. In "The Wassail Bowl" an aristocrat has summoned his young son to a family house party but is disconcerted when his estranged wife and her illegitimate daughter arrive with him. When he expresses his displeasure, she picks up a large bowl of wassail from the hall table and dumps its sticky contents over his head. The only way for the story to proceed after that is up! In "The Bond Street Carolers" a gentleman who hates Christmas is appalled when his ears are assailed on fashionable Bond Street by a group of inferior carolers--until, that is, he is rooted to the spot by the pure soprano voice of a young boy soloist. As a connoisseur of music and the arts, he must have the boy to sing at one of his concerts--but the child's widowed mother will have nothing to do with what she sees as exploitation. In "Guarded by Angels" an estranged couple are separately marooned at the same cottage by a snow storm and must spend Christmas together without coming to blows. But they have a great deal of assistance from their very different guardian angels.
Author: Sally MacKenzie
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 1420146750
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
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The “fallen” ladies of Puddledon Manor’s Benevolent Home are determined to rise above scandal—and forge a sparkling new future operating their own brewery and alehouse… With Christmas around the corner, Miss Caroline Anderson hoped to persuade a London tavern owner to carry the Home’s Widow’s Brew—only to discover the dastard was more interested in her ankles than her ale! To her further annoyance, her stagecoach back to Little Puddledon is waylaid by louts and a snow-covered ditch. Amid a nasty storm, Caro seeks shelter at a nearby estate—only to be greeted by Viscount Oakland, aka Nick, her brother’s childhood friend—and her schoolgirl crush. Now he’s the half-dressed host of what is clearly a holiday bacchanal. Still, his house is irresistibly warm… Ever the free spirit, Nick has invited the wilder gentlemen of the ton, and an assortment of London’s lightskirts, to celebrate Christmas in a more traditional, pagan fashion. So he’s surprised to find Caro at his door. Now, with a blizzard raging, he must take her in—despite his fear she won’t take to his guests, and worse, upend his party. But she may surprise him—and upend his life… Praise for What Ales the Earl “A pure delight.” —New York Times bestselling author Betina Krahn “A fun, heartwarming Regency romance elevated by witty dialogue and a unique concept.” —Kirkus Reviews “Entertaining, earthy … readers will look forward to more stories about the women of the Benevolent Home.” —Booklist
Author: Erin Grace
Publisher: Erin Grace
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
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Adam Talisford, Duke Greymore, wasn’t seeking a wife. When scandal forces him to the altar, he accepts his duty without question, despite the disturbing memories plaguing his injured mind. Olivia Wexford vowed to love, honour and obey but when her past catches up with her conscience, she will be forced to challenge the one man who has the power to determine her future – her own husband. But, when Olivia dares Adam to consider the impossible, it could cost her everything she’d thought she wanted and everything he’d never thought to have.
Author: Erin Grace
Publisher: Erin Grace
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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With their futures threatened, Grace Hathaway will risk everything to save her cousin and herself. But when she takes her fate into her own hands and stows away on board the Serenade, she has no idea just how much her life will change. Captain Marcus James is haunted by a violent past he can barely remember except in the dark, murky sea of his dreams. Competition with government traders has seen him take on illegal hidden goods, just to keep The Serenade and her crew afloat. The last thing he needs is undue attention from the wrong quarters, and the last thing he expects to find is Grace. Facing stormy seas, bloody battles with pirates, and a sizzling romance, will Grace and Marcus find their own port of call?
Author: Bronwyn Scott
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369739213
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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A festive friends-to-lovers story set in Victorian England… Reunited with her captain …under the mistletoe! Mounting debts mean that Elanora is about to lose her family home, Heartsease. When her childhood friend, Captain Tristan Lennox, returns from war, she’s embarrassed by her reduced circumstances. Especially as Tristan has made his fortune and is excited about his first English Christmas in years! Yet she can’t help being swept up by Tristan’s festive spirit, even if she should ignore the intoxicating new attraction to her old friend… From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Author: Erin Grace
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908483737
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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1849, England. Nearly a year since her father died during the London Cholera epidemic, Lily Bowden finds herself in a tiny village in Kent, trapped in a life of unpaid servitude. Along with her mother and younger sister, she relies upon the fragile goodwill of her minister uncle and his overbearing wife.
Author: Carol Arens
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488063788
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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An unexpected proposal for the runaway heiress! After escaping to avoid an arranged marriage, American heiress Madeline Macooish stows away aboard a ship bound for England. She’s rescued by Rees Dalton and spends the night in his cabin. Knowing her reputation is compromised, she accepts Rees’s offer of a temporary marriage. Drawn to his honest heart, Madeline begins to imagine wearing his ring forever. Until she learns her new husband has a secret identity! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
