Flora is happily employed as a maid. She certainly has no plans to advertise her services as a Christmas consultant. Yet when a handsome earl discovers she is not who she says she is, Flora needs a new position quickly.Christmas has never been Lord McIntyre's favorite season, but after his sister's engagement is broken, the earl vows to host a magnificent ball so she can find a husband. The only problem? His lack of knowledge about the holiday. After his secretary spots an advertisement for a Christmas consultant, he hires her.The earl is shocked when his friend's maid appears at his manor house in Scotland. Will he let her create a Christmas to remember? Can Flora escape her past? And what happens when Flora must leave? Views: 417
When her mother auctions her off to a lecherous prince, Christina vows to escape her captor's clutches and soon takes refuge in the arms of a handsome nobleman. But when she discovers the provocative secret hidden in her lover's past, she's forced to put her future at risk--and to gamble on love. Views: 417
Tristan Lark, Earl of Burley, is a lord with a plan. Hades' Lair, London's top gaming hell, is for sale, and Tristan intends to buy it. He even has an investor in mind: a foreign prince. Unfortunately, this investor will only work with people who are married, since he sees marriage as a sign of responsibility. The rule doesn't faze Tristan: he's hired an actress to play his wife.When the actress doesn't appear, Tristan is in trouble. Confirmed bluestocking Irene Carmichael would rather study weather patterns than dress in fine gowns, but when Lord Burley asks her for help, she agrees, even if it means sneaking into his manor house every night for a week to play his wife.Unfortunately, neither of them had counted on the snow. Views: 411
From USATODAY Bestselling author Eva Devon, writing as Maire Claremont, comes a brand new series that will sweep you away to the drama and angst of Regency England. Glittering ballrooms, wild moors, and brooding lords waiting to be tamed by bluestockings await. . . Lady Phillipa's heart is on the verge of being broken. The man she has exchanged letters with for months now refuses to answer her missives. That man, after the death of his older brother, is now the Duke of Grey, one of the most powerful lords in the land. When his sister invites Phillipa to the country, she jumps at the chance to discover why the duke forsook their love. But when she arrives, she finds a broken, brooding man who insists keeping her away is for her own protection. But in his beautiful face, marred by scars, she sees the soul of the man she loves. Nothing will stop her fighting for their love. Not even his quest for vengeance. Brutally wounded at the battle of Waterloo, Anthony, Duke of Grey, knows he can never allow Phillipa into his life. It matters not that he treasured every letter she wrote him. Or that those letters sustained him under the brutal command of Captain Adams. But now a duke, even though his body is irreparably scarred, he is determined to bring Adams to justice for his horrible cruelty towards the youngest members of his crew. Grey will stop at nothing to keep Phillipa safe and away from his war torn heart. After all, he is not the young man he once was. No, he will not allow Phillipa into his tortured world, even as he longs for her body and soul. But when she arrives at his castle, can he turn her away or will love tame the beast? Views: 410
In 1874, after the assassination of her parents, Princess Giana of Karolya flees to Scotland. Posing as a maid in a secluded hunting lodge owned by Adam McKendrick, she finds herself worrying not only about her danger, but her growing affection for the dashing American. Views: 402
Enjoy three delightful cozy historical mysteries set in the 1930s. #1 Murder at the Manor House#2 Danger on the Downs#3 The Body in BloomsburyMurder at the Manor HouseWhen Cora Clarke's best friend and fellow actress elopes with an English earl, Cora visits England to help her friend brave the aristocratic disapproval of her new husband's family. Unfortunately, the holiday turns nightmarish when a chandelier crashes down and kills somebody. When suspicion falls on her friend, Cora vows to figure out the identity of the murderer. After all, blizzards have a habit of preventing the police from arriving, and body counts have a dreadful habit of growing.Danger on the DownsWhen former Hollywood starlet Cora Clarke's great aunt's employer insists someone is trying to murder her husband, Cora is whisked off to a house party. When someone turns up dead, Cora discovers Sussex might possess scandals that exceed anything a Hollywood director might conjure for the silver screen...The Body in BloomsburyCora Clarke is eager to move into a flat in Bloomsbury. Unfortunately, when she enters her new bedroom, a man is already there. And he's dead. Someone in Cora's building is a murderer. Can she discover who it is before she becomes the next victim?Indulge in this cozy historical mystery collection! Views: 399
