Download or read book 12 Rogues of Christmas written by Susanne Bellamy and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give yourself an early present with this selection of feel-good historical romance novellas to celebrate the season. Married By Christmas - Isabella Hargreaves Pressured to marry Mr Wrong, can she wed Mr Right by Christmas? A Partridge and His Family Tree - Joanne Austen Brown Rake-about-town, Jason Baird, sets his sights on the honourable Dianna Partridge. But has this bird already flown? Two Tempted Loves - Ebony McKenna writing as Ebony Oaten A newly-minted marquis meets an up-and-coming heiress on a mission Three French Men - Ava January Mary, Joy and Holly discover three French men have set up in their family home. One of the scoundrels is already in her bed! Four Calling Cards - Susanne Bellamy Her fiancé is missing, so his best friend takes his place. What could possibly go wrong? Five Gold Flings - Beverley Oakley A shy seven-year-old's inventive plan to derail her mother's fifth wedding causes Yuletide mayhem. Six Belles Need Saving - Janis Linford A reluctant debutante and a viscount on the brink of ruin tangle at a Christmas school of manners. Seven Lords Proposing - Erin Grace A series of elaborate gifts begin arriving, filling Charlotte Grey's heart - and her parlour! Eight Ships A'Sailing - Catherine Bilson An heiress fleeing an unwanted marriage must place her trust - and her life - in the hands of an adventurous American ship captain. Nine Years 'Till Christmas - Alison Stuart In the nine long years since they parted, there has been no Christmas for English rose, Hannah Linton. Only the memory of her first love, Fabien Brassard has kept her warm. But he's an officer in the French Navy, and their countries are at war. Ten Shipwrecked Books - Renée Dahlia Lord Rupert Stanmore - banished to the continent after being caught kissing his best friend, Lord Benburgh - washes up on a beach in Spain, only to be rescued by a beautiful woman who might make a convenient wife. Eleven Christmas Pipers - Pamela Hart A Widow who'll never love a soldier again. Especially one who plays the bagpipes! Twelve Drummers Coming To Dinner - Heidi Wessman Kneale Maude's peace and quiet is broken with the return to Damerel Hall of a war hero and the rat-a-tat-tat of noisy drummers.

Download or read book 12 Dukes of Christmas Books 1 2 written by Erica Ridley and published by Erica Ridley. This book was released on 2020-10-16 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy the first two Regency Christmas romances in New York Times bestselling author Erica Ridley's fun, feel-good 12 Dukes of Christmas series! "Erica Ridley's love stories are warm, witty and irresistible!" — ELOISA JAMES ONCE UPON A DUKE Enjoy a fun, second-chances regency romp featuring a spinster in a counting house, a grumpy duke trying not to fall in love, magical nights in a romantic castle, mischievous goats, and a partridge in a pear tree. What could go wrong? Absolutely everything! KISS OF A DUKE A delightful romp featuring a rake (the sexy kind), a perfumer (of the female scientist persuasion), two turtle doves, one true love, and a kiss that changes everything. Of course a dashing rogue and a no-nonsense chemist can indulge their passion without pesky feelings getting in the way... Can't they? The 12 Dukes of Christmas is a series of heartwarming Regency romps nestled in a picturesque snow-covered village. After all, nothing heats up a winter night quite like finding oneself in the arms of a duke! “Swoon-worthy and heartwarming… When I want to feel good, I read Erica Ridley.” — Darcy Burke, USA Today bestselling author ~~~ The Twelve Dukes of Christmas: Once Upon a Duke Kiss of a Duke Wish Upon a Duke Never Say Duke Dukes, Actually The Duke's Bride The Duke's Embrace The Duke's Desire Dawn with a Duke One Night with a Duke Ten Days with a Duke Forever Your Duke

Download or read book Once Upon a Duke written by Erica Ridley and published by WebMotion. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming, second chances, reunion romance from a New York Times bestselling author: Enjoy a fun regency romp featuring a spinster in a counting house, a grumpy duke, goats, true love, and a partridge in a pear tree. What could go wrong? Absolutely everything! Beware romantic spirits from Christmas past... Due to the terms of an estranged relative's will, the Duke of Silkridge must revisit the cold, unforgiving mountains where he lost everything he once loved. As soon as he restores his family legacy, he'll return to London where he belongs. He definitely won't rekindle the forbidden spark crackling between him and the irresistible spitfire he'd left behind... Noelle Pratchett is immune to charming scoundrels like the arrogant duke. He stole her heart, stole a kiss, and then stole away one night never to return. Now he's back—and they both know he won't stay. But how can she maintain her icy shields when every heated glance melts her to her core? The 12 Dukes of Christmas is a series of heartwarming Regency romps nestled in a picturesque snow-covered village. After all, nothing heats up a winter night quite like finding oneself in the arms of a duke!

Download or read book Lord of Secrets written by Erica Ridley and published by WebMotion. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some secrets should never be unveiled… Heath Grenville is the problem-solver for London's elite. Unmask the devious cretin skewering the ton with audacious caricatures? With pleasure. His success should keep the powerful happy. But when his work leads him to a young lady outside his class, surely he won’t do anything so scandalous as to fall in love... By day, Miss Eleanora Winfield is a proper, unremarkable paid companion. By night, Nora’s skillful hands sketch the infamous penny caricatures rocking high society. Nora desperately needs the money…and her anonymity. But how can she keep them both, when she’s fallen for the one man whose livelihood and reputation requires him to expose her?

Download or read book The Brigadier s Runaway Bride written by Erica Ridley and published by WebMotion. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy another witty, emotional book in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erica Ridley’s fan-favorite Dukes of War regency romance series! Miss Sarah Fairfax is having a wretched year. Her intended perished at war. His child is in her belly. To secure her future, she resigns herself to a loveless marriage. Just as she’s about to say I do, her fiancée returns from the grave to crash the wedding... but he’s no longer the charming, carefree man she remembers. After being left for dead on the battlefield, Brigadier Edmund Blackpool is scarred inside and out. He fights his way home only to discover his intended before the altar with his best friend. He'll be the one to marry her, no matter what she wants! But when his new bride disappears with his child, he must reopen his wounds to win the most important battle of his life. Grab the first book in the series FREE: The Viscount's Tempting Minx!

Download or read book Love Letters by the Sea written by Erica Ridley and published by Erica Ridley. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when the proprietress of Siren's Retreat discovers the charming romantic she's been corresponding with is same villain turning her beloved property into a gaming hell? Find out in LOVE LETTERS BY THE SEA! When not responding to advice column letters, entrepreneurial widow Mrs. Deborah Cartwright runs bright, beautiful Siren’s Retreat, legendary for helping her lovelorn guests find their perfect match. Deborah experienced love years before, and lightning does not strike twice. Although there might be a light flirtation with a certain anonymous letter-writer she’s definitely not falling for, there’s no time for romance. Not whilst a heartless blackguard is in town to wrest her beloved inn out from under her! Clever, career-minded Mr. Patrick Gretham is the trusted man-of-business for a powerful lord, who is eager to turn this perfectly situated property wasted on lovebirds into a gambling hell the likes of which no one leaves with their fortunes intact. Over Deborah’s dead body! The beautiful proprietress hates everything Patrick stands for and will fight him every step of the way. Except when they find themselves on opposite sides of a plume. Or falling into each other’s embrace…

Download or read book Forever Your Duke written by Erica Ridley and published by Erica Ridley. This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a New York Times bestselling author: A forbidden love, opposites attract romp between a meticulously proper duke and an impishly improper spinster in this witty, feel-good romance! This year, the Duke of Nottingvale's Christmastide house party doubles as a bride hunt. The handsome duke seeks a blue-blooded debutante as respectable as he is, and his parlor is brimming with paragons of propriety. Inveterate spinster and unapologetic hoyden Miss Cynthia Louise Finch does not fit the mold. Any mold. Her younger cousin is perfect for the duke! By matchmaking the two, Cynthia will save her favorite cousin from a horrific fate. The only problem? Cynthia has always held a tendre for the duke. And for the first time, she seems to have caught his attention... The Duke of Nottingvale knows his responsibilities: Duty and decorum above all else. A respectable lord would never sneak away for stolen moments with a fearless, audacious minx he cannot make his duchess. He definitely wouldn't kiss her. Or fall in love... The 12 Dukes of Christmas is a series of heartwarming Regency romps nestled in a picturesque snow-covered village. After all, nothing heats up a winter night quite like finding oneself in the arms of a duke!

Download or read book A Match Unmasked written by Erica Ridley and published by Erica Ridley. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Kitty Stanley’s childhood boy-next-door—the arrogant, entirely too handsome daredevil Nathaniel Baxter—was supposed to stand up with her for the first dance the night of her come-out. The rotter went off to war instead. Now she’s a spinster of means, enjoying her freedom at the masquerade ball of the season. Kitty has forgotten that old foolish tendre. She has no need for Brigadier Baxter. Which is a good thing, since she hasn’t seen him in five long years. But wait… who is the handsome man behind that mask?

Download or read book Too Tempting to Resist written by Erica Ridley and published by WebMotion. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A second-chances, witty feel-good romance from a New York Times bestselling author: When the new heir inherits a castle, poor relation Miss Rebecca Bond must wed immediately or be out on her ear. The only man she ever loved is summoned to hear the will—but their past ended so badly that they haven’t spoken in years. Yet who better than a heartless rake to teach her how to snare a gentleman who appreciates her charms? Daniel Godwin, Lord Stonebury, regrets nothing more than losing the one woman who treated him like a man, not a title. Fate has given him the perfect pretext to win her trust—even if it means watching her wed someone else. But now that she's back in his life, he’ll do anything to convince her to choose him instead... A prior edition was published as Romancing the Rogue.

Download or read book The Earl s Defiant Wallflower written by Erica Ridley and published by WebMotion. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy another witty, emotional book in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erica Ridley’s fan-favorite Dukes of War regency romance series! Oliver York returns from war to find his father dead, his finances in arrears, and himself the new Earl of Carlisle. If he doesn't marry an heiress—and fast!—he and his tenants are going to be pitching tents down by the Thames. He definitely shouldn't be trading kisses with a penniless debutante... no matter how captivating she is! Miss Grace Halton is in England just long enough to satisfy the terms of her dowry. But a marriage of convenience isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. Back in America, her ailing mother needs medicine only Grace’s dowry can afford. Which means the dashing earl she can't get out of her mind is the one man she can't let into her heart. Grab the first book in the series FREE: The Viscount's Tempting Minx!

Download or read book Kissed by Magic written by Erica Ridley and published by Erica Ridley. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy an Outlander-meets-Frozen romantic comedy from a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author! Adventurer Lance Desmond needs to produce a fortune before his arch-rival collects the bounty on his head. He risks an ancient curse to retrieve treasure hidden within icebound Castle Cavanaugh, only to become trapped inside. Not with the gold he so desperately needs, but with medieval Princess Marigold who's been cooling her heels since...well, medieval times. The lonely princess refuses to acknowledge the blossoming attraction between them. Not just because she deserves a better future than a penniless rogue. But because at midnight, he'll vanish like all her other would-be heroes. And the evergreen in the parlor will have one more figurine hanging from its boughs... A previous edition was published as Let It Snow.

Download or read book Dukes Actually written by Erica Ridley and published by WebMotion. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming romp between a socially awkward duke and the social butterfly who pines for him, from a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author: The Duke of Azureford isn’t the arrogant, aloof lord his peers perceive him to be. Yes, he’s awkward, but he has a plan to fix it. In order to woo a respectable lady, he must learn how to flirt. The completely inappropriate girl next door would make a perfect instructor, but a terrible duchess. So why can’t he walk away? Incorrigible hoyden Miss Carole Quincy likes billiards, FIX, and the beautiful, buttoned-up Duke of Azureford. She’d be delighted to help him out of his shell and into her arms. Who cares if they’re just pretending to flirt? The heady, breath-taking, soul-consuming feeling inside her runaway heart surely can’t be love… The 12 Dukes of Christmas is a series of heartwarming Regency romps nestled in a picturesque snow-covered village. After all, nothing heats up a winter night quite like finding oneself in the arms of a duke!

Download or read book One Night with a Duke written by Erica Ridley and published by Erica Ridley. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a New York Times bestselling author: Sparks fly in this definitely-not-falling-in-love workplace romance between a handsome drifter chasing adventure, and a small-town jeweler who would never leave her home behind… Dashing Scot Jonathan MacLean never returns to the same town twice. The happy-go-lucky philanthropist seeks constant adventure… and is desperate to outrun his past. When a blizzard traps him in a tiny mountaintop village, he meets a woman who tempts him with dreams he'd long since abandoned: Home. Community. Love. But other people’s livelihoods depend on him leaving for good as soon as the snow melts. No-nonsense jeweler Angelica Parker has spent her life fighting for recognition. She's Black, she's a woman, and she will prove her creations are the equal to any artisan in England. With the project of a lifetime on the line, there's no room for error—or distractions. Especially not the handsome charmer whose unquenchable cheer and melting kisses have become more precious than jewels... The 12 Dukes of Christmas is a series of heartwarming Regency romps nestled in a picturesque snow-covered village. Twelve delightful romances… and plenty of delicious dukes!

Download or read book Her Princess at Midnight written by Erica Ridley and published by Erica Ridley. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if Cinderella fell for the handsome prince’s… sister? Cynthia lives a life of drudgery, toiling for her stepmother and stepsisters without receiving gratitude or pay. Every day is the same… until a royal retinue sweeps into town, inviting every unwed maiden to vie for the hand of the visiting prince. The moment she lays eyes on the prince’s beautiful sister, Cynthia is smitten. She’s never been to a ball, and she’s determined not to miss this one. But when her family refuses to allow her to attend—not that Cynthia even has a gown to wear—it will take a miracle to escape the attic and catch the eye of the princess who holds the key to her heart!

Download or read book The Duke s Accidental Wife written by Erica Ridley and published by Intrepid Reads. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy another witty, emotional book in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erica Ridley’s fan-favorite Dukes of War regency romance series! Miss Katherine Ross is a wealthy, eccentric socialite who knows precisely what she wants: No husband. No children. No candlelit tête-à-tête with the insufferably emotionless Duke of Ravenwood. She's convinced his heart is ice — until she touches that chiseled chest for herself. One lapse in judgment is all it takes to turn both their lives topsy-turvy... The Duke of Ravenwood isn't cold and haughty, but a secret romantic who has always dreamt of marrying for love. Instead, he gets Miss Katherine Ross — a headstrong hoyden intent on unraveling his carefully ordered world. He doesn't know whether to kiss her or throttle her. Can they survive each other's company long enough to turn a compromise into love? Grab the first book in the series FREE: The Viscount's Tempting Minx!

Download or read book Lord of the Masquerade written by Erica Ridley and published by Erica Ridley. This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, fast-paced interracial romance full of banter, scandal, and devastating secrets, from a New York Times bestselling author: Entrepreneur Miss Unity Thorne helped two different men amass their fortunes—only to end up on the street. She’s scraping by at the theatre, but this isn’t the show she plans to star in. The next fortune Unity builds will be hers alone. Her masquerade-themed assembly rooms will rival the ton, but to do so, she’ll have to apprentice the most dangerous rake of all. The arrogant, sexy-and-he-knows-it Duke of Lambley’s weekly masquerade parties are decadent odes to excess: unlimited food, drink, dancing, romantic gardens, and private pleasure rooms upstairs. Everyone loves his balls, and he likes it that way. He’ll take a wife someday, but it certainly won’t be the pretty termagant who challenges him in the ballroom and the bedroom… In the Rogues to Riches historical romance series, Cinderella stories aren’t just for princesses!

Download or read book Lord of Temptation written by Erica Ridley and published by WebMotion. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Lord Hawkridge inherits a penniless marquessate, he must abandon his courtship of the lowborn girl he loves. Years later, she rises from commoner to textiles heiress. Hawk has never banished her from his heartheres their chance to share his home! But how can he convince a woman whose trust he destroyed that he desires her far more than her money? Faith Digby’s chaotic world is too full to bother with men. She controls half a boarding school, one life-endangering secret, and two recently gentrified parents. Theres no time for the old flame roaring back into her life. Not when admitting she still loves him would imperil everything and everyone she holds dear...