Download or read book The Viscount Meets his Match written by Raven McAllan and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to persuade the lady your interest is genuine? No easy task. Has the viscount met his match, or can he win and claim a wife? What do you do when your father has no faith in you? Ignore him. David, Suddards' father assumes—wrongly—that David gambles deep and has had an affair with a married lady before she has given her husband an heir. Enraged, his father issues an ultimatum. Marry within three months or lose everything that is not entailed. David refuses. If that's what his father thinks of him, he can go to the devil. He will marry when he is ready and not before. What a shock then, a year later, when the one woman he is interested in shows no interest in him! It's up to him to persuade her he's the right husband for her, and when he does...sparks fly. Can these two strong-willed people ever learn how to compromise and find that in fact they are the perfect match?
Download or read book When the Earl Met His Match written by Stacy Reid and published by Entangled: Scandalous. This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hugh Winthrop, the future Earl of Albury, decides to advertise for a wife in the London paper, he never expected an anonymous response from a woman who matches him wit for wit. Their back-and-forth letters on the true nature of love, something they disagree on wholeheartedly, leave him shocked—and intrigued. But then the woman he’s been corresponding with shows up on his doorstep, enticingly beautiful and offering a marriage of convenience in exchange for his protection... Lady Phoebe Maitland expected to marry for love and nothing else, until the man she gave her trust betrayed her. The more intrigued she becomes by the mysterious and devastatingly handsome Hugh, however, the more she realizes he’s holding back from opening his heart due to long-held secrets she struggles to understand. As passion flares wickedly between them, their marriage bed is quick to heat up. But when Phoebe’s past threatens to destroy the fragile bond they’ve formed, even a budding belief in love might not be enough to save them.
Download or read book Where the Viscount Met His Match written by Tabetha Waite and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-07-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets. Lies. And a second chance at love... Torn from the only man she'd ever loved by a tragic secret, Mara Miller has traveled a long and difficult road. From poverty and the workhouses, she's finally made a life for herself as the owner of a small haberdashery in London. With her companion, Big B, an African slave she'd helped escaped from a Brazilian slaver, she's made a fresh start. But when the past walks into her shop - in the form of the ever-handsome Roarke Garrott, Viscount Eversleigh - Mara feels her whole world crash to her feet. Thrust back into a web of lies, deceit, and manipulation, Mara is forced to face the one man she'd sworn to forget. For the past seven years, Roarke had sequestered himself in India to mourn Mara's death. Vowing to move on and put the past behind him, he returns to London, only to find himself gazing into those beautiful green eyes he believed he'd never see again. Now he's found her - alive and trying to deny who she was. A million feelings wash over him. Joy. Fury. Heartbreak. He would have the truth from her - of where she'd gone, and why -- but when trouble from the past finds Mara and Big B, the truth becomes secondary to saving Mara's life. After just learning that the woman he'd loved is alive, Roarke is not about to lose her again...
Download or read book The Viscount Who Loved Me written by Julia Quinn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: # 1 New York Times Bestseller The inspiration for season two of BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Anthony Bridgerton in the second of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family. ANTHONY’S STORY This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. London’s most elusive bachelor Anthony Bridgerton hasn’t just decided to marry—he’s even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended’s older sister, Kate Sheffield—the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate’s the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams... Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands—and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate’s determined to protect her sister—but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony’s lips touch hers, she’s suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself...
Download or read book The Major Meets His Match written by Annie Burrows and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major must wed Wastrel, rebel, layabout…just a few of the names Lord Becconsall has hidden his quick intellect and sharp wit behind over the years. Recently titled, ex-military and required to wed, Jake views ton ladies with a cynical eye… Until he falls upon—quite literally—Lady Harriet Inskip. After years of being overlooked, Harriet cannot believe that Lord Becconsall is the only person to truly see her. But between his taunts and her fiery disposition, it’s soon clear that the major has finally met his match! Brides for BachelorsEligible rakes walk down the aisle!
Download or read book The Viscount Who Loved Me The 2nd Epilogue written by Julia Quinn and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watch your toes, it's the Pall Mall Rematch! Fifteen years have passed, but the Bridgertons are as devious and diabolical as ever when it comes to life on the croquet field. Join Anthony, Kate, Simon, Daphne, Colin, Edwina, and (of course) the mallet of death, as Julia Quinn shows that happily ever after can still be a little bit wicked... and a whole lot of fun.
Download or read book A Rogue Meets His Match written by Lana Williams and published by Lana Williams. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new Regency Romance! Sometimes the person right in front of you is who you’ve been looking for all along... Despite longing for a love of her own, Margaret Gold has no intention of marrying as she’s needed at home to help care for her ailing father. However, she can’t resist offering her opinion to her best friend’s brother when he wades into the Marriage Mart. But there is more to the handsome if irksome rogue than she realized. Much more. She soon finds herself hoping for his kiss and wishing her future’s course wasn’t already set. Edward Adley, the new Earl of Wynn, is determined to put his roguish ways behind upon his father’s death. The debt he inherited in addition to the title require him to marry an heiress, and the sooner the better. But he intends to choose with care to avoid an unhappy marriage like that of his parents. He certainly doesn’t need advice from his little sister’s best friend on potential brides. Yet Margaret’s intelligence and wit, not to mention the passion she stirs in him, have him reconsidering what he wants. Margaret tries to set aside her blossoming attraction for Edward and suggests the perfect debutante for his consideration. Yet her heart aches for more. Edward knows marrying Margaret won’t solve his financial woes, but it would allow him to follow his heart. If only he can convince her to consider him. Will one misstep steal their chance for a happy future? Order your copy today! Although this is a standalone historical romance, most readers enjoy reading the series in order: Romancing the Rogue, Book 1 A Rogue’s Reputation, Book 2 A Rogue No More, Book 3 A Rogue to the Rescue, Book 4 A Rogue and Some Mistletoe, Book 5 To Dare A Rogue, Book 6 A Rogue Meets His Match, Book 7
Download or read book The Rapscallion s Romance written by Tabetha Waite and published by Tabetha Waite. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fallon O’Malley is hoping to make a fresh start in Southampton following the recent death of her grandmother. She’s never had any love for the British, but when she has the chance to make a fresh start in England and reconnect with estranged family, she decides to leave her beloved homeland of Ireland. It isn’t until she arrives that she realizes that she might have just made a grave mistake. In a desperate attempt to return where things are familiar, she seeks out the assistance of a known rapscallion… Atticus Clare is a wealthy merchant by day, but by night he dons the guise of the Raven, an Irish sympathizer who assists the rebellion against England. Everything is working for his favor until he meets Fallon. He’s instantly drawn to her, even though he knows it would be dangerous in the extreme to form an attachment. But when unforeseen circumstances draw them closer, he realizes how foolish he’d been to think he could ever resist her allure. As things culminate, Atticus has to make a difficult choice, but nothing he does might save him from certain demise if all his secrets are revealed. Can his love for Fallon truly conquer the forces against them?
Download or read book Winning In Wedlock written by Tabetha Waite and published by Tabetha Waite. This book was released on 2023-02-06 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s a battle of matrimony, but who will win in wedlock? Miss Dulcenia Hargrove is a bespectacled wallflower, who never thought that she would be fortunate enough to find a prospective husband. However, when she is approached by a celebrated matchmaker, she decides that it wouldn’t hurt to take her advice. When they travel to a house party to meet the suitor the lady has in mind, sparks immediately fly. But is his regard in truth? Lord Carew Fernvine, Marquess of Dalhousie, is a rake. He decided to attend a ridiculous house party to humor an older lady for his own amusement. He has no intention of marrying anyone, particularly a mousy woman that is known for being dull. However, he soon finds that Lady Dulcenia has much more to recommend her than he originally believed. It isn’t until his resolve is tested by a newcomer vying for the lady’s hand, that he has to decide if he’s as against marriage as he once thought.
Download or read book How to Ensnare the Perfect Duke written by Tabetha Waite and published by Tabetha Waite. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Genevieve St. Giles yearns for adventure, something more exciting than her staid, proper life. When she reads about an illicit house party hosted by the Duke of Argyle, she finds the solution to two of her problems—boredom and being consistently overlooked by the duke. Hopefully, with her attendance at this house party, she will finally gain his notice. When she succeeds, it doesn’t go quite as she’d hoped. But determination runs strong in her family, and she will stop at nothing to gain his loyalty—and his love. Cortland Beaumont, the Duke of Argyle, is a loyal member of the Wayward Duke’s Alliance. When Lady Genevieve stumbles into Cortland’s manor after stealing her grandfather’s invitation, coincidentally, the founder of the alliance, Cortland fears that his membership will be revoked if her reputation is ruined. Thus, he approaches the lady with a proposal, which she firmly rejects. A game of cat and mouse ensues, and although Cortland tells himself he’s not chasing after Lady Genevieve because he’s infatuated with her, his heart soon convinces him otherwise.
Download or read book The Marauder s Mistress written by Tabetha Waite and published by Tabetha Waite. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constance Freewater has lived almost two decades of her life as a celebrated courtesan known as Madame Corressa—a woman always living on the edge. As she approaches her fortieth birthday, she realizes that what used to be a fulfilling existence no longer holds any excitement for her. She’s tired of the empty sort of temporary passion that used to be enough. When she crosses paths with a mysterious gentleman who becomes intent on pursuing her, she is inexplicably drawn to him. But when circumstances alter their fate, she has to decide if she is prepared to be his mistress—or nothing at all. Devin Blackmore had a hard life. Growing up with drunkards, scoundrels, and pickpockets on London’s city streets was a normal way of life. But one mistake was all it took for him to learn a harsh lesson. After spending five years in a penal colony, he returns to England determined not to succumb to his old ways. However, he never intended to meet such an enchanting woman as Constance, nor believe that she could make him a better man. But when a late-night attack leaves him fighting for his life, he realizes that he can’t escape his past. He doesn’t want to drag Constance into mire with him, but he finds out she’s not easily intimidated. As hearts become entangled, they have to decide if what they feel for each other runs deeper than the demons of their past. Or is love even possible for these two, broken souls?
Download or read book The Piper s Paramour written by Tabetha Waite and published by Tabetha Waite. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A common woman in Victorian London… Miss Victory Jones has dreamed of capturing the haunting images of death photography ever since she was an orphan, raised on the goodwill of Lady Goosebury. She never knew her parents, so she wants to give a measure of comfort to those who have suffered the pain of loss. But just as everything she’s worked for is so close at hand, she meets an intriguing man who fascinates her. While Victory may not have been looking for love, it found her just the same. A veterinarian on the brink of scientific discovery… Dr. Rhys Grayson is a respected scientist, a man who has devoted his life to the cure of disease by the study of rats. But that isn’t his only talent. With his recorder, he can “enchant”’ the rodents by his song, an ability that caused his betrothal to falter long ago. When he meets Victory by a chance of fate, his heart starts to beat again. He sees promise for a future that he thought was lost. But when enemies begin to creep out of the East End and threaten everything he holds dear, Rhys must make some difficult decisions… or risk losing the one woman who brought him back to life.
Download or read book Alyssa s Autumn Affair written by Tabetha Waite and published by Tabetha Waite. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes life’s travails… Travell Abernathy, Viscount Curdiff, has been a spy for the Home Office for a number of years and had no plans to retire. But when his father’s sudden resurgence puts a halt to everything that’s familiar, he’s forced to return to his estate, where he must deal with a man who is no longer like the one who left so abruptly seven years ago. As he tries to find a way to deal with this latest challenge, he soon finds solace in a woman he took for granted for far too long. Can bloom into something wonderful. Lady Alyssa Breyton is mourning the loss of her dear Aunt Pearl. Forced out of her home in London and sent to the country to live with a distant cousin and his wife, she makes plans to travel to America to embark on a new beginning. But when her best friend’s brother reaches out to her for help, how can she refuse? Especially when he offers her the use of his conservatory to tend to her roses, the only thing that gives her comfort. As they each come to terms with the past and the future, one thing becomes clear—they can’t live without one other.
Download or read book An Innocent Little Scandal written by Tabetha Waite and published by Tabetha Waite. This book was released on 2022-06-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Olivia Bevelstroke, the youngest of her half-sisters, has never cared much for the glittering social whirl of London. When her siblings decide to embark on a plan for independence without the strictures of marriage, they assumed she was just as excited about the prospect as they were—only she wasn’t. Olivia prefers the quiet solitude of her books, rather than the company of others, but she misses her father’s estate, Marlington Hall, most of all. There, she felt safe and loved and she is determined to return, whether it’s in the midst of a snowstorm, or if the new heir wants her there or not. Miles Stone, the Duke of Gravesend, is a scarred recluse who wants nothing more than to leave his former life behind, as well as all the unpleasant memories that go along with it. The problem is the lady who has been on his mind ever since he pulled her from the freezing waters of the Thames and saved her life. When fate thrusts him into her path one winter’s night, he is determined to ignore the stirrings of desire within him—until he realizes she has no idea who he is. Not only is it a blow to his pride, but he finds himself reluctant to tell her the truth. When he introduces himself as the new estate manager to the new Duke of Marlington, they embark on an unlikely friendship. But will the lies that separate them destroy it all?
Download or read book How to Love the Perfect Lord written by Tabetha Waite and published by Tabetha Waite. This book was released on 2024-05-04 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He loves me not. He loves me? Lady Arietta Greenville has long been infatuated with Griffin Barlowe, the Earl of Uxbridge. He is frequent visitor, and particular friends with her father, the Marquess of Hillhouse. The problem is that he doesn’t appear to know that she even exists, although he is perfectly polite whenever he’s in her presence. It isn’t until she visits a new seamstress and starts to wear bolder gowns, that the earl starts to give her more notice, but not in the way she might hope. Griffin has always felt uneasy in Lady Arietta’s presence, but he never really knew why. To combat his unease, he takes it upon himself to find her a husband, not knowing that beneath her shell beats the heart of a confident woman. When Arietta seduces him one fateful night, he realizes what he has been missing, but it’s too late. However, if there is one thing Griffin was never good at, it was giving up, and this is one lady he’s got his sights set on.
Download or read book The Spinster s Alluring Season written by Tabetha Waite and published by Tabetha Waite. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What begins as a simple house party… Lady Rowena Freeham is eager for the chance to experience life. That was why she’d made a pact with her friends to leave England for America – for the freedom. Not until an invitation arrives to attend a lavish house party held by the mysterious English spy who was recently honored by the Regency with a baronetcy does she realize that maybe what she’s been missing all this time – is love. Becomes so much more. Sir Pierce Rutherford was born a commoner. He had been employed as a groom for Rowena’s family where he’d vowed to win the fair lady’s heart. But knowing that an earl’s daughter would never marry a poor servant, he set out to gain his fortune. After years of toiling in the cotton mills and being no closer to his dreams than before, he finds his salvation working for his country. This house party is his chance to prove his affection. But will everything he’s worked for fall into place? Or will Rowena’s hand still be impossible to obtain?
Download or read book An Everlasting Regency Amour written by Tabetha Waite and published by Tabetha Waite. This book was released on 2022-02-25 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to my first love – Regency tales brimming with adventure and heart! It is my pleasure to bring you four romantic stories in a lovely, keepsake collection! “The Scot’s Bairn” One blissful night has certain consequences that just might lead to love. Damaris Honeywell suffers from an unwanted betrothal. Her solution? Ruin her reputation. But one night with a handsome Scotsman leads to certain…complications that can’t be ignored. When Callum Murray, Laird O’Donogue encounters her again, he intends to show her that they are meant to be. “A Lady’s Guide to Marriage” She’s never stopped loving him… Lady Albina Baine, Viscountess Beauley, has lived the past five years in London penning a successful advice column for newly married ladies, when she starts to reflect on her own marriage. She’s never stopped loving her husband, even when he abruptly walked out of her life. But can a union that has withstood so much already, survive the test of time? He’s never stopped loving her… Michael Baine, Viscount Beauley, retired to his country estate, thinking that it was best for his wife. As the years passed, something had waned in their relationship. He’d never been able to properly relay how he’d felt, but the love he still harbored was as strong as ever. But is love enough? “Lord Castleford’s Fortunate Folly” Sometimes fate needs the hand of fortune… Lord Jonathan Castleford wasn’t looking for romance on the road to Cornwall. But a chance encounter with a fortune teller by the name of Madame Zeta would change all that. She tells him about The Path of Life, never knowing that his journey would lead him to a certain woman… And destiny requires a little help. Miss Fanny Grouseman knows that she might never find love in her small village, but she is content. When she meets the infuriating guest of the village squire, everything changes. Not only is she prevailed upon to make sure Lord Castleford doesn’t learn of the town’s rather secret dealings on the coast, but she has to suffer dance lessons with him as her tutor! BONUS Short story - “Four Calling Cards” Edward Castleford, Viscount Rundell, was on the bride hunt. While he has never spurned romance, he has yet to find someone who fills his life with happiness. It isn’t until his father gives him an ultimatum - take a wife or get cut off without a cent – does he have to make a difficult, and rather quick, decision. Miss Sabrina Everhart is the companion of the Countess of Warably, but she feels like more of a servant. When she suddenly starts to receive the attentions of Viscount Rundell, she has to wonder what a plain, penniless lady possibly offer such a handsome bachelor?