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Mary, Escaping a Marriage of Convenience: A Historical Regency Romance Book (Ethereal Regency Ladies 6)
Mary’s dreams of a happily ever after are dashed when her father arranges for her to marry the elderly Earl of Ellensdale. But fate has other plans for her when Viscount Suthington steps into her life unexpectedly.
Miss Mary Davenport is set to attend her third Season. She is extremely plain and to make matters worse wears spectacles. Mary is a romantic at heart and dreams of marrying for love and becoming a mother. But she’s left distraught when her wastrel father informs her she’s to marry the Earl of Ellensdale—a gentleman twice her age.
Zachary Sutton, Viscount Suthington, has no plans of settling down anytime soon. His main priorities are ensuring his sister Edwina makes a good match during the upcoming Season, as well as expanding his late father’s shipping business. But events take an unexpected turn when a promise made forces him into a courtship with Mary Davenport. Zachary is a man of his word and there’s no turning back.
What begins as an obligation soon turns into a blossoming romance between Mary and Zachary. But will they get their happily ever after when an outside force is set on tearing them apart?
All books in this series, ”Ethereal Regency Ladies”, have their own Happily-Ever-After and are best enjoyed in proper order.
Enjoy every book of the series:
Book 1: Louisa, the Scarred Governess
Book 2: Eloise, a Benevolent Lady
Book 3: Imogene, his Courteous Muse
Book 4: Jessica, the Viscount’s Wallflower
Book 5: Bellinda, the Duke’s Guardian Angel
Book 6: Mary, Escaping a Marriage of Convenience
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The Widowed Governess of Aldhury Manor: A Historical Regency Romance Novel (Once Upon a Governess Book 3)
Teresa’s pride and joy in life is her son Alex. There’s nothing she won’t do to protect him, so when she’s forced to pose as a governess in order to steal a valuable necklace, the last thing she needs is to be distracted by an extremely handsome gentleman, Edward Thatcher.
Teresa Newfield was forced into marriage by her brother Patrick to Lord Belmure eight years ago. Their marriage was based on convenience alone: Patrick needed money and Lord Belmure was in need of an heir. In the first year of their marriage, Teresa gave birth to a son named Alex. Then eighteen months ago, Lord Belmure died after suffering a heart attack. Teresa and Alex have lived peacefully in the countryside since his death. But matters take a dark turn when Patrick shows up and threatens Teresa. She’s left with no other choice but to go along with her brother’s scheme of posing as a governess in order to steal a valuable diamond necklace belonging to Viscount Aldbury.
Edward Thatcher retired from the war office two years ago after a tragic incident claimed his best friend Caleb’s life. He is filled with regret and is haunted by nightmares as he blames himself for what happened. After Edward is invited by his brother Viscount Aldbury to spend the summer with their family in the countryside, he decides that some time away in the fresh country air will do him good. The last thing he expects is to be intrigued by the newly appointed governess… Miss Fairfax!
Edward struggles to overcome his past, while Teresa is driven by her need to protect her son. Will Edward and Teresa be able to overcome the obstacles set in their path and live happily ever after?
*If you like the Regency and Victorian era, then ”The Widowed Governess of Aldhury Manor” is the novel for you.
This is a historical Regency romance novel of 70,000 words approximately. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a strong happily ever after.
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The Beastly Duke Who Loved Me: A Clean Historical Regency Romance Book (Sweet Regency Conquests 2)
She is a debutante. All her life she waits for the prince who will love her and steal her away on his white horse. However, life holds many unexpected events and she soon realizes that her prince may be the beastly Duke of Tallingsdale. How could she live her whole life with such a man?
Lady Georgina Bennington is set to make her debut in London’s high society during the upcoming Season. She has grown up as a witness to her parents’ loving marriage. But it is a very rare thing for members of the ton to find the perfect love match where most marriages are based on convenience. After making her come out, Georgina has deemed the diamond of the season and has her heart set on marrying for love. But in a tragic turn of events, Georgina is caught in a compromising situation and is left with no other choice but to marry The Duke of Talingsdale.
Peter Tavernor—the Duke of Talingsdale—has been living as a recluse in the countryside since the tragic death of his beloved wife Clarissa. After her death, he shut everyone out and built a wall around his heart, soon developing a reputation as “the beastly duke” due to his cold and aloof persona. After two and a half years, he is forced to return to London to attend his younger sister’s debut. After finding himself caught in a compromising situation with Lady Georgina at a masquerade ball, Peter is left with no other choice but to do the honorable thing and offer for her hand in marriage.
Peter and Georgina’s love has slowly begun to blossom but past insecurities threaten to tear them apart. Will they get their happily ever after in the end?
Read “The Beastly Duke Who Loved Me” and add to your library this exciting story of Georgina and Peter today! No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after full of romance.
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Cinderella’s Happily Ever After: A Historical Regency Romance Book (Perfect Matches in a Great Civility 4)
She is an orphan as her parents have passed away. Her only hope for family love is her cruel brother who sent her away. Now he wants to take her life into his hands by pushing her into an unsuitable match for her. Cailin’s future seems to be ruined, but if her last hope had a title it would be.. the Duke of Clarenwood!
Lady Cailin Gately’s mother sadly passed away after she was born. Her father was absent most of her childhood and had a penchant for drinking. Five years ago her father passed away, leaving Cailin under the care of her older brother Clayton. But instead of taking Cailin under his wing, Clayton sent her away to a finishing school. Cailin has recently turned 18 and is informed that Clayton wishes for her to return home and attend the upcoming Season. Her late mother’s sister—The Dowager Viscountess Harington—has kindly offered to sponsor her. She’s surprised to discover that Clayton is filled with remorse for having sent her way and wishes to make amends.
Neill Clarendale—The Duke of Clarenwood—has become a workaholic since his father’s untimely death six years ago. His late father was a prominent businessman whom Neill aspires to emulate. Neill is offered a marriage proposal to marry the Duke of Whistenshire’s daughter Lady Madalene. It’s a match his late father would have approved as it will strengthen their family’s business ties. But Neill feels conflicted about his decision to move forward with a marriage based merely on convenience. To take his mind off things, Neill’s mother convinces him to attend a house party hosted by the Dowager Viscountess Harington.
Cailin and Neill feel drawn to each other during the house party. Could this be the start of a blossoming romance? But with outside forces set on tearing them apart, will they be able to overcome their obstacles and live happily ever after?
*If you like powerful Dukes, loving characters, and a marvelous depiction of the majestic Regency and Victorian era, then Cinderella’s Happily Ever After is the novel for you.
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The Black Sheep of the Season: A Historical Regency Romance Book (Trials of Love 2)
Courtney has always been the black sheep of her family. Her appearance made her feel invisible during the last two Seasons. Now, in her third Season, all eyes are on her sister, the Diamond of the Season, even the eyes of the Marquess of Lynington… or maybe not?
Lady Courtney Everly is set to attend her third Season. She is short, plump, and does not fit the standards of perfection set by High Society. Courtney has already accepted that she’ll end up a spinster for the rest of her life. The Season starts off on a high note as Courtney’s younger sister Olivia is deemed the diamond of the Season. Courtney fades into the background as her mother dotes on Olivia. But things change when the dashingly handsome Marquess of Lyningdale comes to her aid at a soiree. Courtney can’t help falling for her knight in shining armor, but there’s a problem. . . he’s taken an interest in Olivia.
Lucas Northington—The Marquess of Lyningdale— has returned to London after spending the last five years away on the Grand Tour. Lucas’s father wishes for him to take over several of his ducal responsibilities. Lucas is then put on the spot when his father suggests a marriage between him and the diamond of the Season. Lucas hasn’t given much thought to marriage but agrees to get to know Olivia. But matters take an unexpected turn when he starts enjoying Courtney’s company more so than Olivia’s.
Will Lucas and Courtney eventually give in to their true feelings for each other when so many obstacles are stacked against them?
The Black Sheep of the Season is a unique historical romance novel that you are going to love it. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after full of romance.
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A Cinderella for His Lordship: A Clean Historical Regency Romance Book (Sweet Regency Conquests 1)
She grew up in an orphanage. All her life she has dreamed of finding a family, a home to settle in. Things are going to change for Catriona but her new start will not be as she had imagined it…
Catriona Fraiser has spent the last 21 years in an orphanage knowing nothing of the family she came from. But her life takes a drastic turn when she discovers that she’s the legitimate daughter of the late Viscount Beaumore. Not only is she his daughter but she has inherited his vast fortune. Catriona is overwhelmed when she is forced by her newly found family members to prepare to be presented to London’s High Society. At times, Catriona longs to go back to the orphanage but that’s no longer an option for her.
Hamish Middleton—The Marquess of Milington—has recently arrived in London after spending the last few years living in the Far East. Hamish’s father insists they strengthen their business ties by marrying the Earl of Ashington’s daughter—Lady Josette. The last thing Hamish wants is an arranged marriage after witnessing his parent’s loveless marriage. But when Hamish encounters Catriona, there are instant sparks between them.
With a blossoming romance developing between Hamish and Catriona, outside forces are set on tearing them apart. Will they be able to overcome their obstacles and live happily ever after?
No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after full of romance.
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Bellinda, the Duke’s Guardian Angel: A Clean Historical Regency Romance Novel (Ethereal Regency Ladies Book 5)
Her mother’s illness cost her two Seasons. Now that her mother has healed, Bellinda is ready to make her debut, even if she is far from marriage age. An incident with the Duke of Dunworth will make her fall for him…
Lady Bellinda Harper is the eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Ellishire. Three years ago she was set to make her debut, but then her mother fell ill. In the interests of her mother, her family took up residence in Bath so that she could benefit from the seawater’s healing properties. Bellinda is now almost one-and-twenty and her parents have decided to return to London so that she can finally make her debut.
William Lockwood, The Duke of Dunworth, is the sole heir to the Dunworth fortune. Seven years ago he fell madly in love with Lady Jasmine but was left heartbroken when she broke off their courtship and married the Duke of Hudswell. Will is given a letter by his mother from his late father requesting that he find a wife and produce an heir to carry on the family name. He decides that it’s time to let go of the past and find himself a wife during the upcoming London Season.
In a chance encounter, Bellinda is injured while attempting to save Will’s life. While she is recovering he calls in on her and they become close. But will their blossoming love survive when there are so many forces fighting to break them apart?
*If you like powerful Dukes, loving Ladies, and a marvelous depiction of the majestic Regency and Victorian era, then Bellinda, the Duke’s Guardian Angel is the novel for you.
All books in this series, ”Ethereal Regency Ladies”, have their own Happily-Ever-After and are best enjoyed in proper order.
Enjoy every book of the series:Book 1: Louisa, the Scarred Governess
Book 2: Eloise, a Benevolent Lady
Book 3: Imogene, his Courteous Muse
Book 4: Jessica, the Viscount’s Wallflower
Book 5: Bellinda, the Duke’s Guardian Angel
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An Arranged Betrothal with a Spinster: A Historical Regency Romance Book (Marriages Under Conditions 1)
Rowena’s last courtship cost her a ruined reputation. She is now a spinster who has come to terms with the idea of loneliness and only a miracle could change this. How solvent could a natorious bachelor be?
Four years ago, Miss Rowena Whitworth made her debut in London’s High Society. She was whisked off her feet by the dashing and charming Viscount Mulington. But all was not what it seemed as the viscount was only courting her after having lost a wager. Rowena was left devastated and her anguish was only compounded by the scandalous gossip that ensued. She has vowed never to trust another gentleman with her heart. But her world is turned upside down when her father announces that she’s to attend the upcoming London Season. Rowena has no choice but to find a husband as her family is in dire straits, all thanks to her father.
Andrew Elton—Baron Elsbrook—has no desire to marry and carry on his family bloodline. He grew up with a cruel and calculating father which has only served to harden his heart. Unfortunately, Andrew’s mother is bent on playing matchmaker for him during the upcoming Season. Andrew encounters Rowena and they both agree to a marriage of convenience. But as Andrew gets to know Rowena he realizes that he has totally underestimated her.
Will they be able to overcome the obstacles on their way to getting their happily ever after?
An Arranged Betrothal with a Spinster is a historical romance novel that you are going to love it. No cheating, no cliffhangers,
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A Spinster for an Eligible Bachelor: A Historical Regency Romance Novel (Perfect Matches in a Great Civility Book 6)
Life for the single young lords and ladies of the Regency ton is one non-stop party, ending only with marriage. Avoiding a match means prolonging the fun. But, what happens if love steps in?
She’s a rare jewel, dazzling him with her beauty, wit, and grace, her smile like a light that eclipses all the other young ladies at the ball; he sees nothing but her. He feels it the instant he sets eyes on her, a secret connection he has never felt before with another woman. Only she can break down his resistance and show him the meaning of true passion.
Footloose and fancy-free Ross Weatherfield, Marquess of Lowater, thinks love and marriage are for fools. He joins the London Season, intent on dancing, drinking, and charming as many young ladies as possible while resisting pressure from his father, Duke of Kent, to find a match. All’s well until he meets the enchanting Miss Julia King, towards whom he feels an irresistible pull but who, he learns, is also resistant to the marriage. Just when his feelings for her begin to overturn his convictions, he makes a foolish mistake that could cost him future happiness with the woman he loves.
Much to her parents’ embarrassment, Miss Julia King just wants to keep having fun, refusing to marry anytime soon. Resisting her parents’ threat to marry her off if she doesn’t find herself a match soon, she enters the Season intent on enjoying herself. She’s never been in love or suffered heartbreak. Then, she meets Ross Weatherfield, Marquess Lowater, and the attraction is so powerful, that it challenges her resistance to marriage, which she knows Ross shares. Just as she starts to let down her walls and care for him, she discovers something about him that, for the first time ever, breaks her heart. Can she ever forgive him and find true love?
*If you like engaging characters, heart-wrenching twists and turns, and lots of romance, then you’ll love this unforgettable happy ever after story!
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The Secluded Scarred Duke: A Clean Historical Regency Romance Novel (Broken Hearts’ Redemption Book 1)
He pledged to live the rest of his life in solitude until he encounters a woman who makes him feel whole again…
Sarah Hartfield is the youngest daughter of a farmer. She is extremely beautiful and has a pure heart. Sarah has heard rumors of the severely scarred Duke of Farenshire, but no one has seen the reclusive duke since he arrived in the countryside nine months ago. That is until a chance encounter when he unexpectedly comes to her rescue in the woods. She soon comes to discover that he’s nothing like the man the rumors made him out to be.
Edmund Foster—The Duke of Farenshire—was left scarred fighting in the war. The last thing Edmund wants is the responsibility of being a duke. But upon the untimely death of his father and brother in a tragic carriage accident, he was left with no other choice but to accept his fate. Tired of trying to find acceptance amongst High Society, Edmund returns to the countryside in search of a life of solitude. But his world is turned upside down when he encounters Ms. Sarah Hartfield.
Edmund and Sarah form a close bond but an outside force will stop at nothing to tear them apart. Will they get their happily ever after in the end?
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Daring for Gracious Ladies: Historical Regency Romance Book Collection (Regency Scandalous Romances 9)
1. How to Heal the Marquess
She’s captivating; beautiful, intelligent, and caring … everything he wants in a wife. But she’s turned his life, and his plans, upside down … because she’s not Lady Selina, the wealthy Society beauty the ton expects him to marry. True love sees a distant dream, but this dainty lady’s sweet, calming presence soothes his troubled soul … just being near her sends tingles down his spine, and all he wants to do is take her in his arms and make her his own.Tobias Peyton, Marquess of Penwell, is terrified that his gravely ill grandfather might die. When the sick old man wrings a promise from him to find a lady of the ton to marry, and soon, how can he refuse? Lady Selina seems a perfect match, but Tobias knows he can never love her. Their marriage will doom him to a loveless marriage of convenience, but he feels he has no choice until an enchanting young lady unexpectedly appears in his life.
Daisy Gibson is a physician’s daughter, a dedicated healer of the sick, whose father serves the wealthiest families of London’s fashionable ton. A woman in a man’s world, she dreams only of one day taking over her father’s practice, despite Society’s disapproval. Love is the last thing on her mind when she’s tasked with nursing the Duke of Berbrook. Until she meets his handsome grandson and is swept off her feet by his charms, dreaming that he might one day return her love. When she learns he’s engaged to a lady of the ton, that dream, and her heart, is crushed. But Daisy has no idea how she has changed Tobias’s mind … and captured his heart.
2. Chasing Lady Rosa
Finding true love is a challenge when others plot against you . . . and when you’re fighting yourself. But Cupid has a way of winning out when fate decrees that a couple is meant to be together.Rosa Jones is distraught: She’s always thought she’d marry for love, but now she must make the ultimate sacrifice and find a wealthy nobleman to wed if she is to safeguard her family’s fortune. Resigned to her fate, she can only hope her husband won’t be bad, mad, or a certified antique. True love seems a broken dream . . . until she meets the boy next door. The attraction is strong, but he used to be in love with her sister, and . . . she’s sworn never to marry him.
Harry Glendenning never planned on being an earl. He fled England to heal a broken heart, but when his elder brother suddenly dies, Harry inherits the family earldom—and the responsibility weighs heavily upon him. Urgently seeking a wife as a helpmeet, he joins London’s Season, where he meets a woman who starts to melt his heart. But does she care for him, or is she after his fortune and title?
3. Chance Meeting with a Novelist
True love is mightier than the pen…The new novel Charlie Beauchamp’s War, penned by Tristram Tattersall, is flying off England’s bookstore shelves, and all polite society is wondering about the mysterious author. None suspect the young, beautiful aristocrat LadyAlice Kitteridgeis behind the rip-roaring adventure story. Written secretly in the face of parental disapproval, the novel’s success is part of Alice’s plan to be a successful and financially independent lady novelist.
Convinced true love doesn’t exist and marriage will crush her dreams, she’s determined to avoid both and deliver the second installment of Charlie’s adventures on time. But when her father bans her from writing, insisting she attend the London season to find a husband, it seems impossible. The chances of finding a husband who’ll support her dreams is remote. But a chance meeting in a moonlit garden with handsome, charismatic Lord Jonathan Menzies threatens to turn her world upside down…
Each book features a standalone, clean Regency Historical Romance story. Full of emotion, drama, plot twists, love and happy ever after.
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Jessica, the Viscount’s Wallflower: A Historical Regency Romance Novel (Ethereal Regency Ladies Book 4)
She has never met her biological father but a stepfather. Banished from the only home she has ever known, she discovers a hidden family secret that will change her plans, and then a kind viscount comes to bring calm to the storm of her soul.
A pair of smiling green eyes, shining auburn tresses, rosebud lips . . . could she be any more beautiful? Seeing her for the first time was like a lightning strike; when she laughed, music filled the air, changing his whole world forever. He wanted no one else, but he was caught in the plans and expectations of those who cared little for his happiness. But he fought against the future set out for him… to be with the woman he truly loved.
Jack Deeping, Viscount Athelstone, has no plans to marry until his parents start pressuring him to realize their plan for him to wed the daughter of their old friends, the Trueloves. And neither Jack nor Lady Helena Truelove has any say in the matter. But Jack sees Helena as a sister, not a wife, and the obligation weighs heavy. When Jack meets Lady Jessica Bourne-Meade, the sweetest, most beautiful woman he has ever seen, his passion for her threatens to tear both families apart. Suddenly, Jack discovers what it is to want someone you can’t have – until you decide you’ll do anything to be with her, whatever the cost.
Lady Jessica Bourne-Meade has lost much that is precious in her short life. As she has to leave her only home, she moves to her deceased parents’ rundown family estate, eventually discovering a life-changing secret hidden there. When the burden of a lost history overwhelms her, she joins the London Season, hoping to find a love as strong as her parents once shared. When she meets the handsome young viscount Jack Deeping, she knows she has found it. There’s only one problem: he’s about to get engaged to someone else.
*If you like powerful Dukes, loving Ladies, and a marvelous depiction of the majestic Regency and Victorian era, then Jessica, the Viscount’s Wallflower is the novel for you.
All books in this series, ”Ethereal Regency Ladies”, have their own Happily-Ever-After and are best enjoyed in proper order.
Enjoy every book of the series:Book 1: Louisa, the Scarred Governess
Book 2: Eloise, a Benevolent Lady
Book 3: Imogene, his Courteous Muse
Book 4:Jessica, the Viscount’s Wallflower
More to come…Free with Kindle Unlimited!