Download or read book Christmas At Hollywell written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Katherine Oakley, the widowed Countess of Crossbury, has decided that she needs a drastic change in her life. Considered old and undesirable by much of Society, she has spent the last several years sitting on the edges of ballrooms. Even her job writing for the gossip sheet, Town Tattler, as the infamous Madame C. brings her little pleasure these days. At a loss, all Catherine can envision for her future is a life of empty, endless parties and even more empty and endless nights alone. So when her good friend Lord Candlewood offers to make arrangements so that she might reside one last time at Hollywell, the grand castle that once belonged to her family, for the length of the Christmas season, Catherine eagerly agrees. French nobleman Julian Valette, cousin of the infamous Comte De La Croix, has grown tired of chasing his thieving cousin across England in an attempt to regain his rightful title. Instead, he has recently taken up life as a gentleman farmer at the behest of his old friend Lord Candlewood. While Julian occasionally longs for the sparkle of London, for the most part he is content at Hollywell, his castle by the sea and the activity the nearby village provides. So when a strange woman arrives at his doorstep claiming to be the dowager Countess of Crossbury and insisting that the castle is, for the Christmas season any way, her home, Julian is more than a little befuddled. And more than a little attracted. Can Julian and Catherine sort out the misunderstanding quickly or are both of them stuck with each other through Twelfth Night? Provided they don't kill each other in the meantime, of course.

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Download or read book The Earl Of Heartbreak written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Brook Bexley, the Earl of Raynecourt, is known by many names, but to the women of London Society, he is known as the Earl of Heartbreak. However, there is one woman who also refers to him as nothing more than a friend. Unfortunately, she is also the only woman he has ever desired, even though she is most decidedly off-limits to a man like him. After all, gentlemen do not even remotely consider courting their best friend's sister. Lady Sarah Tillsbury has known Rayne nearly all of her life - and believed him to be out of her reach for just as long. Even if Rayne was not more family to her than potential husband, he is also known for the trail of broken hearts he has left littered across much of polite society. However when a misguided letter sends Rayne chasing Sarah across the English countryside to her family's country estate, neither of them can continue to deny what has been brewing between them for so long. Will Rayne finally come to terms with the fact that he gave away his heart long ago and will Sarah be brave enough to claim the love she has desired for so long?

Download or read book A Chance to Be His written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2022-06-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three years ago, Lord Miles Colbourne, the Duke of Lymington, was tasked with becoming guardian to one of his best friend’s wards. Already having one troublesome ward in his home, Miles hesitated to take on another. Now, he cannot imagine life without Lady Georgie, as she does a fine job managing his affairs, even if she is something of a bluestocking. However, his friend Lord Ashbrook has returned to London and seems to want his ward back. Which is something of a problem, as Miles isn’t certain he wishes her to leave. In fact, he’s fairly certain he wishes to keep her! Despite her initial hesitation, Lady Rebecca Georgiana “Georgie” Booth has come to enjoy living in Miles’ household. Yes, he is known as “The Grumpy Lord” but he truly isn’t that terrible. In fact, he can be rather charming. She has also found a home in Lymington House, one that gives her a measure of peace and safety she’s been without for so long. Now if only something could be done about Miss Alice Hastings, Miles’ other ward who is with child by an unknown gentleman, her life would be just fine! When Miles’ grandmother arrives in London and packs up Georgie, Alice and the entire household so that they can retire to the country, Miles is given no choice but to follow. However, it soon becomes clear that being this close to Georgie is a temptation he cannot resist. No matter how much he should! Can Miles and Georgie find a love between them that will last or will other forces keep them separated forever? Find out in A Chance to Be His, the twenty-seventh novel in the Tales from Seldon Park series! This 81,220-word novel is written in the modern, Regency romance style for a slightly hotter and sexier read. It may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Download or read book The Wishing Well written by Vivian Porter and published by Star Key Press. This book was released on 2023-03-16 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the world of Holly Well Springs… where the Christmas spirit lives on. After losing her parents around Christmas, Hannah rejects the holiday fully. She turns her focus from joy and celebration to her future as a writer for a national foodie magazine. Outside of that, her only hobby is her plants. When her boss sends her on assignment to Holly Well Springs, a small town in Montana where the people celebrate Christmas all year long, she’s not at all excited. Suddenly forced to face Christmas everywhere she turns, Hannah comes up with a plan. She’ll just keep to herself and finish up the assignment as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, that’s not how fate works. The moment she lays eyes on Brodie, a Greek god cowboy who also loves plants more than she does, Hannah finds herself questioning everything she believed about her past. While she’s busy, the magic of love starts to unravel her wounded heart. And at the center of the miracle? A Wishing Well that opens her eyes to what’s really available to her. True love.

Download or read book Taming a Wild Lady written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly returned from India, Miss Cecilia Worth, who has been dubbed “Miss Disaster” by the gossips, needs a husband. Or rather, her guardian, Lord Marshfield, believes she absolutely requires one. Cecy, however, strongly disagrees. Still, she is willing to humor her guardian and venture to London to participate in the Marriage Mart - so long as she is able to choose the man she will eventually marry. The last thing Lord Trenton Pike wants is to be called home from the Continent to play chaperone to his uncle’s ward, Miss Worth. Unfortunately, he also doesn’t have a choice in the matter. Escorting Cecy about London, Trent would be only too happy to foist her off upon the first man who would take her – except that doing so would break his uncle’s heart. As Trent trails Cecy around London, however, he comes to see that she is not the walking disaster he assumed she was. In fact, she’s far more than what he or anyone else sees. They just don’t bother to look closely. Can Trent find Cecy a husband by the end of the Season, one who can see her for the wonderful woman she truly is? And more importantly, can he keep her out of his bed until that mystery man finally appears to sweep her away to wedded bliss? This 99,000 word novel is written in the modern, Regency romance style for a slightly hotter and sexier read. It may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Download or read book A Gentleman By Moonlight written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not yet wed, Lady Sophia Reynolds is still utterly and completely ruined. There is no other way to term her rather dire situation. Abducted by the man she thought was her one true love and forced to suffer at his hands, she knows that she will be shamed by Society if the truth is discovered. The best way to keep her secret? Find a husband. Quickly. The only problem is, how can she ever trust a man, any man, again? Lord Lewis Blackmore, third son of the Marquess of Dunleighton, is currently in the employ of Bow Street and no woman's hero. He simply happened to be at the right place at the right time to save Lady Sophia from a lifetime in exile in Scotland. However, he never imagined that he would see her again until his job forces him to her family's doorstep. When he is spotted departing Reynolds House, tongues across London begin to wag, wondering if the dashing yet scarred former military man is truly courting Sophia. Can Sophia turn the gossip surrounding her and Lewis to her advantage? Will Lewis agree to play the ardent suitor until the gossip subsides? If he does, will Sophia be able to resist his charms? Or is there more between them than a shared secret from a dark night several months before?

Download or read book His Temporary Mistress written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2019-08-14 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sneaking off to attend a scandalous weekly masquerade sounded like a brilliant idea. Unfortunately, disguised as Lady Peacock, Lady Dorothea “Dory” Tillsbury has done one of the worst things imaginable for a proper young lady. She’s falling in love with the masquerade’s host, a gentleman who doesn’t even know her name and, worse, is completely unsuitable. He is also so far above her touch that there is no chance he will ever notice her. The so-called “Lord Raven of Dionysus,” Lord Jeremy Dunn has known Lady Dory’s identity from the moment she walked into his club dressed like a harlot. He’s also been completely enchanted by her and wants nothing more than to coax her into his bed, no matter how bad of an idea that might be. One night, Jeremy makes Dory an offer she can’t refuse – become his temporary mistress before she is forced to settle down into a loveless marriage with a man who ignores her. Will Dory make the proper decision or will she follow her heart straight into Jeremy’s bed? More importantly, can these two star-crossed lovers be together outside the mysterious midnight world of the masquerade or is their affair doomed to end in the harsh light of day?

Download or read book One Waltz with the Earl written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight years ago, Lord Colin Thorne rescued a young woman from a convent at the direction of the Home Office – a woman who was destined to become his partner in the art of spycraft. Now, after unexpectedly inheriting his brother’s title, Colin is expected to give up his life’s work with Thera and settle down, which includes announcing his engagement to a woman he barely knows on Christmas Eve. For the last six years, Teresa Barrington has done her duty to Crown and country by Colin’s side and never regretted a moment of it, even when doing so cost her more than she should have been willing to give. Now it’s time for Colin to begin a new life, but this time without her by his side. She, in turn, is about to embark upon a new life as well, when she is introduced to Society as the long-lost granddaughter of a duke. However, parting ways is something that both Colin and Thera are finding easier said than done. Can they both somehow make peace with their proposed new futures, or will they give in to temptation and the magic of the holiday season as it winds its way around them at a Christmastide house party that is legendary for producing love matches? This 42,300-word novella, which is a companion piece to the "Tales From Seldon Park" series, is written in the modern, Regency romance style for a slightly hotter and sexier read. It may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Download or read book His for a Night written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five years ago, Ellie Smith, then known as Lady Elise Kempshaw, fled her tyrant of a brother and the significantly older man she was to marry. Arriving in London, Elise manages to find work as a serving girl at the infamous gaming hell, Dionysus. There she is brought face to face with the sort of man she always wished to marry – the notorious Lord Richard Haywood. Lord Stag himself! If only he weren’t so far above her touch. Brooding and grouchy, Lord Richard Haywood believes himself content to manage his gaming hell and play the role of the aloof, unobtainable Lord Stag during Dionysus’ weekly masquerade balls. However, thoughts of a pretty, curvy serving girl with a spirited streak constantly fill his mind. Except that his own rules prevent him from dallying with the staff, drat it all, anyway! One night, passions between Richard and Elise flare, and one kiss leads to another. Until her brother arrives demanding that Richard hand over Elise. Otherwise. he’ll have Dionysus closed. Secreting Elise away to his country estate, Richard believes that he can keep both Elise and Dionysus safe from her brother until everything is sorted out and life can return to normal. Will the avowed bachelor find that keeping the delightful Lady Elise out of his bed as easy as he assumes? Or will Elise prove more than a match for the avowed bachelor? Find out in His for the Night, the twenty-fifth novel in the Tales from Seldon Park series! This 91,700-word novel is written in the modern, Regency romance style for a slightly hotter and sexier read. It may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Download or read book A Season For Romance written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Beaufort McCandless, the Marquess of Kingsford, has lived much of his life kept away from proper Society. Born with mismatched eyes, Beau’s parents thought him the product of a gypsy curse and when he developed a stutter in his youth, they were certain of it. Hidden away at his family’s ancestral home along the Suffolk coast, Beau has grown up nearly alone and convinced that he truly is the monster his family has long believed him to be. Now, however, his parents are gone, taken by a fever, and Beau must somehow find the courage to return to the world outside of his castle walls. Beautiful but penniless, Lady Dinah Crestfield is on her way to become governess to the unruly children of a duke in the wilds of Norfolk. The daughter of a baron, she was once pampered and celebrated for miles around until her father died in debtor’s prison over unpaid gambling debts. She had once imagined a very different life for herself, one lived in the glittering lights of London. Now? She will take whatever respectable job that is offered to her, no matter how far away it is from the place she most longs to be. When her carriage overturns near the entrance to the notoriously reclusive Marquess of Kingsford’s home, Dinah is forced to either seek shelter with the so-called “cursed marquess” or freeze to death. Can she swallow her fear long enough to spend a few nights beneath the man’s roof? And if she does, is she brave enough to see past what others term his “unnatural” appearance to the man that lies beneath?

Download or read book One Night in a Lord s Bed written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inexplicably, Lady Violet Denton has been all but forgotten by her wastrel brother at a boarding school for nearly two years! She has been stuck there – and without proper funds – for so long that she has been forced to take employment as the school’s new French instructor. She could never have imagined that her once-beloved brother would abandon her in this fashion, but after such a long silence, she has little choice but to accept the truth. Out of all of the Bloody Duke’s men searching for the missing Miss Denton, of course it should be Lord Alexander Huffton, the Marquess of Buxton, that stumbles upon her in a remote section of Hertfordshire – to his great misfortune. A known rake and an avowed libertine, the marquess is more comfortable in a courtesan’s bed than in the company of an innocent young woman. And Violet is about as innocent as they come. However now that he has found her, Alex is duty-bound to return her, not to mention somehow break the news to her that her brother isn’t really her brother at all. As Alex and Violet travel toward London – and her brother – the desire growing between them flares until one night, it can no longer be denied. Is Alex willing to release Violet from his arms when the time comes? Or will he do what is necessary to claim her as his? This 95,000-word novel is written in the modern, Regency romance style for a slightly hotter and sexier read. It may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Download or read book A Curse in Time written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former train conductor Ryan Callahan is cursed. Rather, he was cursed way back in 1905 on the same night he was meant to die in a train accident. Ever since, he’s been forced to wander through time looking for a woman known as The Curse Breaker, the one person in the universe capable of setting him free. Guided by an entity known as The Wise Woman, every twenty years Ryan returns to the site of the accident in hopes of meeting this mysterious Curse Breaker – assuming she really exists. Having moved back to her hometown, businesswoman Lucy McLaughlin has been saddled by her late father with a failing tourist railroad. Desperate to save her father’s legacy, Lucy has been struggling to find a way to save the Twisted Creek Railroad from demolition. Unfortunately, all she has are a few dedicated crew members, her trusted confidante, Gus, and a legend surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a man who once worked the railroad – Ryan Callahan. When Ryan magically appears in Lucy’s life, she’s not above using him – the real him – to help save her railroad and her father’s legacy. She also just might be the magical Curse Breaker that Ryan’s been seeking. Except she knows nothing about curses or how to break them. Though she does believe in Ryan and the instant chemistry that flares between them – even though he’s a man that was born over a hundred years ago! Can Ryan help Lucy save her business? More importantly, can Lucy figure out how to break the curse, and possibly keep Ryan in this time and place with her – forever? Find out in A Curse in Time, the fourth novel in the Modern Magic series! This 102,900-word novel is written in the modern romance style for a slightly hotter read. It may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Download or read book A Lady To Desire written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desperate to wed the man she loves, Lady Charlotte Cleary has done just about everything she can think of to push the man of her dreams to the altar, including tempting him in ways no decent lady should! However nothing she does garners a proposal and her time is running out, for if her father has his way, she will be wed to an ancient duke before the Season ends. Lord Francis Deaver, Viscount Underhill, wants nothing more than to make Charlotte his wife. However there is one very large complication standing in his way – since he can’t remember his past, he doesn’t know if he is already married or not. When Charlotte’s father sends her off to a house party to catch the eye of Lord Snowly, the ancient duke’s much younger heir and nephew, Francis has no choice but to follow her. Francis must convince Charlotte to wait until he can locate the mysterious woman from his past who might have the answers he seeks while somehow keeping Charlotte out of Snowly’s bed at the same time. This 90,000-word novel is written in the modern, Regency romance style for a slightly hotter and sexier read. It may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Download or read book Forever and Ever written by Vivian Porter and published by Star Key Press. This book was released on 2023-09-21 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holly Well Springs… a place that will make you believe in the magic of love. Bethany thought the biggest change in her life would be switching majors, but when her veterinary internship brings her back to her hometown of Holly Well Springs, life changes again when she catches the eye of a blond, blue-eyed Kringle boy. Jackson Kringle spent his life doing what his father wanted, making a name for himself at his father’s prestigious Denver law firm. But when he goes back to Holly Well for some December celebrations, his world gets complicated when a beautiful woman with unruly blonde hair comes storming into his life. With Holly Well’s fiftieth anniversary celebration and the town’s most anticipated wedding of the Next Generation, will Bethany and Jackson find the time to build their budding relationship? Or will the magic of the Well disappear along with their chance for happiness? Find out what true love can do in the enchanting town of Holly Well Springs.

Download or read book The Pleasure Of His KIss written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Aurelia Tillsbury is infatuated with Lord Hugh Hunt and has been for over a year. However, so much stands between them and marriage, including his family’s poverty and suspicions that he is a fortune hunter. Still, she believes those obstacles can be overcome. That is until her mother, in a fit of madness, demands that Aurelia either wed the man of her mother’s choosing or face the consequences. For Lord Hugh Hunt, the future Marquess of Strattfield, it was love at first sight the night he encountered Lady Aurelia, the youngest sister of one of his best friends. Hugh desires her for his wife, except that as a spy for the Crown, Hugh’s work is too valuable to allow him to simply walk away from his duties, no matter what he desires. When Aurelia is sent away from London and from him, Hugh knows that he must act quickly or lose her forever. However secrets from his past threaten both his happiness and her life. Can Hugh somehow make Aurelia his forever? Or will others come between them, costing them everything? This 92,000-word novel is written in the modern, Regency romance style for a slightly hotter and sexier read. It may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Download or read book A Lost Lord s Deception written by Bethany M. Sefchick and published by Bethany Sefchick. This book was released on 2022-03-02 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bookish daydreamer, Lady Rebecca St. John, sister of the notorious Viscount Sutton, is firmly on the shelf. Viewed by many as plain, she has also suffered from debilitating megrims her entire life. Now her only marriage prospect is a gentleman who wishes to see her wedded, bedded, with child and stashed in the country so he can spend her dowry on gambling debts. Hoping to preserve some shred of dignity, she’s made the decision to retire from Society and live a quiet life in the country. There’s only one problem – the estate she’s chosen is also home to a man who has fascinated her for the last two years. Given away as a child due to a birthmark, Aaron Dunn has spent his entire life hiding in the shadows. Unable to make a living doing anything else, Aaron has settled into life as, of all things, an ornamental garden hermit at Marfield Meadows, one of the Sutton viscounty estates. While it’s hardly the life he desires for himself, he’s also well aware that the mark on his face leaves him no other choice. However, when Aaron learns that Becca, the woman who has been the center of his fantasies for the last two years, is planning on retiring to Marfield, he wonders if, once again, he’ll have to make a new life for himself elsewhere. When Aaron rescues Becca from an attack on the estate, the two finally meet face to face. They also discover that what they both believed was a one-sided attraction is, instead, a fiery passion between them that neither of them can ignore. Can Becca and Aaron find a way to be together? Or will a dark secret from his past tear them apart – even if it means they might have a chance to finally be together? Find out in A Lost Lord’s Deception, the twenty-sixth novel in the Tales from Seldon Park series! This 109,147-word novel is written in the modern, Regency romance style for a slightly hotter and sexier read. It may not be appropriate for younger audiences.