Colors of Scandal #18
New Independence Books (Indie label)
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Suspense
Spicy
Release Date 11/15/2022
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Nothing says Christmastide like a bit of intrigue, a lost treasure, and an unlikely romance.
When widowed Amelia (Belle) Stanton--Lady Ravenscroft--finds a raggedy military man using her barn as refuge from December rains, she’s not immediately concerned. Returning soldiers often crossed the countryside enroute to other destinations. However, there’s something about the way the handsome man speaks and holds himself that makes her doubt his story, to say nothing about the immediate heat between them.
The Honorable Montague Gabriel Hawkins is not on the attractive widow’s land in the Wiltshire countryside by accident. Sent by the Home Office, he is to reconnoiter and retrieve a valuable painting and other treasures stolen by Napoleon but hidden when it became evident France would lose the war. Once belonging to French royalty, the return of said items would bring a hearty fortune and accolades, but instant desire for the widow might distract him.
When the attempt to keep his mission a secret fails, Gabriel is caught up in Christmastide activities. Belle is entirely too intelligent and soon she joins him on the quest. As they uncover clues and are waylaid by torrid affair that ignites between them, danger follows closely in their footsteps. It’ll take some clever planning and holiday play acting to keep not only the priceless heirlooms safe but also themselves alive. By Christmas night, love might be theirs if luck is on their side.
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Sandra Sookoo,
Regency Fiction Writers
New Independence Books (Indie label)
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Spicy
Release Date 11/22/2022
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Love at Christmastide is wonderful...if the couple in question believes in the magic.
Alistair Forsythe, the 12th Earl of Reardon, is the most sought-after man in the ton this Christmastide season. Handsome, of good character, and possessing a large fortune, he finally intends to do his duty to his title after being in India for years. In the market for a wife, he can now easily have his pick of any woman, yet none of them have snared his interest--not since Carole--but she is beyond his reach.
Miss Carole Hazelton doesn’t give two farthings about a man’s position within the ton or his looks. In fact, she’s not thought about the beau monde since that horribly embarrassing day five years ago when Alistair left her standing alone at the altar. Now making her living as a governess, she’s both dismayed and furious to discover the neighbor who’s returned to the townhouse next door is the man who’d jilted her--Alistair.
As that old scandal recirculates, it throws their reputations into question. To repair the damage, the earl and Carole must practice forgiveness. While she’s not quick to forget, he’s not above employing charm and mistletoe to his advantage or drawing on their past romance, but when the feelings they both thought long dead come rushing back, that love just might ruin them both...or provide a second chance they never knew they needed.
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The Ladies of Almack's
Book View Cafe
Print & eBook
Regency
Fantasy or Science Fiction
Sweet
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Release Date 11/01/2022
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Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband’s debts to pay off, and a secret: she’s a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime--but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack’s, Regency London’s most exclusive social venue.
Annabel reluctantly goes to Brighton to investigate the suspicious behavior of her fellow Lady Patroness, Frances, and evade the advances of Lord Glenrick, now the Duke of Carrick. Once there, she finds herself even more reluctantly chaperoning a royal teenager through the high season in the most sophisticated town in England. But keeping a spoiled princess out of trouble is nothing compared to facing down smugglers and hostile ghosts and uncovering treason, as the Ladies will discover...
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Book View Cafe
Print & eBook
Regency
Fantasy or Science Fiction
Sweet
Release Date 11/01/2022
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Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband’s debts to pay off, and a secret: she’s a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime--but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack’s, Regency London’s most exclusive social venue.
This volume includes the first three installments of the series:
The Forgery Furore: Who is forging vouchers to Almack’s...in Annabel’s name?
The Vanishing Volume: When book fandom in Regency London is foiled by magic, the Ladies come to the rescue.
Lyrics and Larceny: Annabel’s cousin is in love, and London’s jewels are being spirited away...might there be a connection?
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Ladies of Independent Means Series
Camel Press
Print & eBook
Regency
Traditional
Sensual (Mild)
Release Date 11/08/2022
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Julian, Earl of Linton, wealthy shipping magnate, had returned from India to take up the law to right the wrongs that his hard-won fortune had not been able to fix. The owner and mistress of London’s most exclusive and expensive seraglio was just the sort of person he wanted to punish for victimizing unfortunate and helpless women to whom he hoped to dedicate his career, except that brilliant, beautiful, inscrutable Helen Gerrard was not what he had suspected, nor was he prepared for the instant attraction and admiration she inspired in him.
Helen Gerrard had won her independence and control over her life the hard way. As a penniless governess she had been victim of her employer’s brutality and then tossed off without recommendation as recompense for losing her virginity and her self-respect, and she vowed never again to allow anyone to have power over her person or her destiny, until she met crusading barrister, Lord Linton. She had thrown him out of her establishment once already for questioning her character and her motives, and she was bound and determined he would never cross her threshold again until events forced her to admit that she desperately needed a clever barrister.
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Fortune's Brides: The Wedding Vow
Edwards and Williams
Print & eBook
Regency
Traditional
Clean
Sweet
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Release Date 11/07/2022
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He refused to court her once. Can she trust his intentions this time?
Spunky Petunia Bateman may be a commoner, but she is far from common. Anyone who cannot appreciate that is not worth her time. Then her best friend’s fiancé, the deposed crown prince of Batavaria, awards her a title, and the man she once loved decides she might be worth another look. Think again, sir!
Lord Ashforde had considered the lovely Miss Bateman for his bride three years ago. But his family history convinced Ash that cool heads and calm demeanors must prevail. There is nothing cool and calm about his feelings for Petunia, which have only grown since he rashly decided against her. But can he convince her, and himself, to give their love another try?
When the prince asks Petunia to persuade Ash to take up their cause to see their kingdom restored, the two are thrown together, and the enemies of Batavaria take note. Can love blossom amid skullduggery? Especially with an unlikely couple that might be made for each other?
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Christmas Belles Series
W J Power
eBook
Regency Romance
Historical Fiction
Spicy
Release Date 11/01/2022
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The Countess of Marsden requests the pleasure of your company at her home on the North Steyne in Brighton, December 21 to December 28, 1815. She welcomes you to dining, dancing, charades, cards and match-making for her nieces and guests. Even, dear me, herself!
Card-sharps, smugglers, lecherous lords are not invited. But many forlorn ladies in search of lost beaux are in attendance. One Shakespeare-quoting butler is shocked at his lady-love’s attendance. Sadly, a certain older gentleman whom the Countess adores has sent his regrets.
Yet she hopes he will appear!
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Topaz Cross Books
Print & eBook
Non-Fiction
Regency
Georgian
Clean
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Release Date 10/20/2022
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Jane Austen transports us to a world of elegance and upheaval. The Church of England, at the heart of her life and her world, is key to understanding her stories. Readers may wonder:
• Why could Mr. Collins, a rector, afford to marry a poor woman, while Mr. Elton, a vicar, could not?
• What conflicting religious duties led Elizabeth Bennet to turn down two marriage proposals?
• Why did Mansfield Park’s early readers (unlike most today) love Fanny Price?
• What part did people of color, like Miss Lambe of Sanditon, play in English society?
• How did Austen’s church impact people’s lives and the world?
Fashionable Goodness: Christianity in Jane Austen’s England answers these questions and many more. It explores:
• Austen’s Church of England, as we see it in her novels,
• Challenges the church was facing, reflected in her stories, and
• Ways the church in Austen’s England transformed England and the world.
Comprehensive, yet affordable and easy to read, Fashionable Goodness will help you see Austen’s beloved novels and characters in richer and deeper ways.
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The Farce Before Christmas
TheNightMail
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Traditional
Sensual (Mild)
Release Date 11/01/2022
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Once Upon a Time, Marianne Throstle told a lie, Lieutenant Gavan Thane made a promise, Mavis Throstle kissed a girl and Lady Violet Mervyn ran away from home. For years afterward all four carried the guilt of their actions.
Christmastime at The Willows is always a festive occasion. But this year it is lively to the point of chaos. Escorted by Gavan and his young daughter, Poppy, Lady Violet reappears after a five year absence to add fuel to the Yule fire. Violet stirs the coals of her past relationship with both Throstle sisters. Mavis kindles and Marianne burns, while Gavan tries to be true to that long ago vow. All run to the snowy woods for relief but when the four find each other there, accusations and recriminations fly.
Can the dreamy, magical world of The Willows at Christmastide put all to rights? Marianne and Gavan, Mavis and Violet struggle against their respective fates.
It is not until young Poppy takes a chance on finding her own happiness that the adults around her can tell their truths, keep their promises, come home to stay and find the love that will mend their hearts.
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Prairie Lily Press
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Spicy
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Release Date 11/04/2022
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Charles Morris faces life with stubborn stoicism and a smile--except when it comes to returning home. Son of an apothecary, he will forever be a disappointment to his family. When his closest friend convinces him to return to his house party for Christmas, he wonders just how he can avoid his past.
Sophia has but one wish--to go home for Christmas. It is a privilege far too great for a woman on a schoolteacher’s salary, so when an old friend offers her passage on a stagecoach to a nearby town, it is too great an offer to ignore. Even if it does mean she has to spend time at an earl and countess’ house party.
When the carefree Charles and straight-laced Sophia collide, they doubt they will ever understand one another. But will a wager, a snowed-in encounter, and a frost fair turn these enemies into lovers?
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The Astley Chronicles
Hazel Grove Books
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Spicy
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Release Date 11/18/2022
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Sometimes there’s a thin line between assessing the competition and consorting with the enemy...
Thanks to an imprudent wager made by his younger brother, Edward Astley has to win a classical translation contest being hosted by Oxford University. This means he’ll have to beat the latest star on the literary scene, the anonymous translator whose rendition of On the Sublime is taking Britain by storm. He’s supposed to be studying, but all he can seem to think about is Elissa St. Cyr, the redheaded daughter of his former tutor, who’s every bit as brainy as she is delectable.
Elissa has problems of her own. With her father’s health failing, she’ll soon need to support her mother and sisters through her translation work. And that means she needs to win the Oxford contest, so she can secure the one thing she has never had the opportunity to earn: an academic credential.
To make matters worse, she managed to get stuck in the middle of a pond during a thunderstorm, and the person who happened along to rescue her, witnessing her in the most humiliating moment of her remarkably humiliating life, was her ultimate beau idéal, the brilliant Edward Astley. Now Elissa keeps bumping into Edward everywhere she goes. Which would normally be wonderful...
...except she’s worried he’s going to figure out that she is the anonymous translator everyone is talking about.
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Self-Published
Print, eBook & AudioBook
Regency
Clean
Sweet
Release Date 11/01/2022
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Ever since she created a scandal at a Christmas ball, Charlotte Moore has dreaded the return of the holiday. This year, at a small Christmas party, Charlotte is tasked with proving to her family that she can behave within society's expectations or be permanently exiled to her aunt's rural manor.
Charlotte is determined to stifle her unladylike urges and act the perfect debutante. But then the very cause of her past scandal comes knocking at the door and it has in tow the daring, dashing, devil-may-care Henry Simmons.
The rules say to stay away. They say it's not proper to play games at midnight or get caught alone under the mistletoe. They also say Charlotte laughs too loudly, dances the wrong dance, and should not play with fire.
The more time she spends with the handsome rogue, the more she wonders whether staying on society's nice list is worth losing the joy in life. Can Charlotte find happiness within the rules or will following her heart be her biggest scandal yet?
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Brook Ridge Press
eBook
Regency
Sensual (Mild)
Release Date 10/20/2022
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A rogue that cannot be ignored...
Lady Annabelle Lindlow has high hopes that the magic of the rose quartz will lead her to her true love. Until the stone puts her in the path of a well-known rake, the Duke of Rutland. Convinced the quartz cannot mean for her to fall in love with a notorious rogue, she dismisses the idea and sets her sights elsewhere. But when Annie once again finds herself in close quarters with the duke, she is forced to reconsider. Perhaps the stone knows best?
A lady far to enticing...
Evan Colborne, The Duke of Rutland, is captivated by Lady Annabelle Lindlow. The striking beauty with a quick-witted tongue may be his perfect match. Too bad the lady seems resistant to his charm. After a series of events places him in her path, making him impossible to ignore, she comes willingly into his arms. And Evan vows to never let her go.
True loves test...
When Lady Annabelle and the Duke of Rutland embrace their feelings, disaster strikes. Can true love triumph? Or was the match destined for failure?
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Calling all Rakes Book 6
Swift Romance Publishing Corp
Print & eBook
Regency
Spicy
Release Date 11/15/2022
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Lady Rebecca has seen a ghost...
Three years after the death of her fiancé, the Marquess of Northhampton, she swears she sees him walking down the street. Why now? She can’t afford to lose her mental faculties after all this time. But then again at his father’s funeral, she sees his specter. That can’t be him under the trees. Because if somehow, he’s alive and not lost at sea, after three years of unspeakable pain, she swears, she is going to kill him.
But when danger begins to circle, Rebecca has to admit, alive or dead, she could only hope to have Bennet by her side. If not him… who is going to save her?
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Windermeres in Love Book 3
Dragonblade
Print & eBook
Regency
Spicy
Release Date 11/17/2022
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Italy...fair Juliet...a Scottish laird... This isn't the love story you're expecting!
He loves me...
Scene: The Italian countryside, where Miss Juliet Windermere awaits a confession of love from the man of her dreams. What she gets is a declaration that she looks like the woman of his dreams...who is currently a thousand miles away--in Scotland.
She loves me NOT...
Scene: The Scottish Highlands, where Lord Rory Macbeth, Viscount Kilmuir, has no thoughts of wooing the girl next door. But Juliet doesn’t know that. He’s sure she’s never liked him, but when the talented poet says she’ll help him win his true love, he begins to see a whole new side to her.
The course of true love never did run smooth...
Juliet hopes writing the poem will end her stubborn crush on Rory. Instead, working together leads to new discoveries, and a kiss in the rain reveals the playful passion only they ignite in each other.
But can Rory convince his warrior poet that she, and only she, is his heart’s desire?
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A Year in Cherrybrook Series
CB Press
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Traditional
Clean
Sweet
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Release Date 11/30/2022
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The clock is ticking! Widowed Doctor Rafe is about to lose his daughter (and favourite backgammon opponent). With only a few weeks left before her February fourteenth winter wedding, Ellen and her Aunt Mary (Rafe’s meddling sister) convince him he ought to start looking for a wife with their help. Rafe agrees, but he insists upon a woman who will meet the following criteria:
Remain decorous at all times. A man in my occupation cannot have a wife who is unpredictable or improper.
Be punctual. I cannot abide the careless waste of another’s time, least of all my own.
Have a quiet disposition. Work is best accomplished without the chatter of a magpie.
Must like dogs. This needs no explanation.
Mrs. Lavinia Fitzroy is just the woman to find him a wife. An old friend, she’s bold, well-connected and entirely uninterested in marriage for herself. Determined to discover a lady amongst her acquaintances that ticks all the boxes, Lavinia soon has to admit that finding someone suitable for Rafe proves trickier than she expected.
And Rafe isn’t making it easy.
In her opinion, what he wants and what he needs are two different things. If she were a chemist, she would prescribe him a wife robust enough to go head-to-head with the stubborn doctor.
One minute everything is going according to plan and the next? Why, it’s gone to the dogs... Will Rafe and Lavinia take another chance on love? Only time will tell!
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Happily Ever After Books, LLC
Print & eBook
Regency
Burning (Hot)
Release Date 11/18/2022
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From USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes a heartwarming holiday novella featuring a long-lost Winter sister and the gruff Scot whose heart she heals...
With Christmastide approaching, Miss Sybella Clarke is traveling to a country house party being hosted by her newly discovered half brother, Devereaux Winter. She’s eager to join the large family she’s never met, but a snow storm and a carriage accident land her in far more trouble than she bargained for. When Sybella is left stranded at the castle of the surly, brooding Earl of Darkross, her Yuletide journey goes from cold to scorching-hot.
After the deaths of his wife and unborn child, Callum Upton, Earl of Darkross, retreated to the haven of his tumbledown estate, only emerging when duty requires. The unexpected arrival of the lovely Miss Clarke interrupts his seclusion and vexes him mightily. As soon as the snow stops and the roads are sufficiently cleared, he will carry the cheerful chit to Oxfordshire on his back if he must. Anything to be rid of her.
But as the snow continues to fly, so do the sparks between Sybella and Callum. And, much to the dismay of the man who thought himself incapable of loving again, his frigid heart begins to thaw...
With appearances from your favorite Wicked Winters!
Heat level: Scorching hot!
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Laura Barnes, The Siren's Gentleman
Sandra Sookoo, Imperfect in Peridot
Sandra Sookoo, Courting Lady Yeardly
Alexa Aston, Valued by the Viscount
Cecilia Rene, Secrets with the Marquess
Ellie St. Clair, Thieves of Desire Box Set: Books 1-5
Rose Pearson, A Viscount's Stolen Fortune
Robyn Chalmers, A Lady Made for Mischief
Anthology, The Eve of Love
Vanessa Kelly, The Highlander's Holiday Wife
K. Lyn Smith, Star of Wonder: A Sweet Victorian Holiday Novella
Tammy Andresen, Marquess of Fortune
Sofie Darling, Mr. Sinclair Beguiles a Bluestocking
Katherine Ann Madison, The Viscount and the Spinster
Larissa Lyons, Deceived by Desire
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