Download or read book Marrying Miss Bumblebroth written by Mary Kingsley and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dubbed "Miss Bumblebroth" after a clumsy season, Chloe Russell never expects to land a titled husband. But marriage to Lord Michael Lyndon may prove more vexing. For while Michael is determined to rescue her from her clumsiness, Chloe wonders who will rescue her vulnerable heart from her husband's charm. (June)

Download or read book Romance Fiction written by Kristin Ramsdell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles, emerging authors, and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately, romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it—including fans searching for reading material—as well as for library staff, scholars, and romance writers themselves. This title updates the last edition of Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles, many of the important older classics are retained, keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre, instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances, a new section on "Chick Lit" in the Contemporary Romance chapter, an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.

Download or read book The Bumblebroth written by Patricia Wynn and published by Belgrave House. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Duchess of Upavon discourages Lord Westbury’s attentions to her daughter, even though he is handsome and charming. Lord Westbury is not interested in schoolroom misses; he simply needs an excuse for hanging about the Duchess’s estate. But she is determined to misunderstand his intentions. A bumblebroth indeed! Regency romance by Patricia Wynn; originally published by Fawcett

Download or read book The Bumblebroth written by Patricia Wynn and published by Five Star (ME). This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NO FEMALE STOOD A CHANCE AGAINST THE CHARMS OF LORD WESTBURY. Mathilda, Duchess of Upavon, had reason to be alarmed. Her fifteen-year-old daughter was the object of attention from the notoriously handsome embodiment of every female's fantasy: Lord Westbury. Since scandal had shadowed Mattie's own life when she wed at sixteen, she vowed her daughter would not make the same mistake. In truth, Lord Westbury's cursory call upon the schoolroom girl was all part of a lavish, under-handed plot to reclaim some land. But after one look at the lovely mother, his lordship began some scheming of his own....

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Download or read book Miss Treadwell s Talent written by Barbara Metzger and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still unwed at twenty-one, an unconventional high-spirited woman finds her affections sought by a handsome, devilishly charming Earl, who is nicknamed "The Ideal" by the ton--for his combination of wealth and looks. Though at first she fights his advances, slowly she forms a heated alliance with him. But sparring with words soon turns into a succumbing passion...

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Download or read book MISS ELIZA S GENTLEMAN CALLER written by Marilyn Clay and published by The Regency Plume Press. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MISS ELIZA'S GENTLEMAN CALLER is a clean, sweet, wholesome Regency Romance novel set in London following the close of the Napoleonic war. Young and innocent, Miss Eliza Foxburn is alarmed when her widower father begins courting a nineteen-year-old young lady whose father is (horrors!) in trade! Eliza believes the tendre is making her father look like an old fool! What better way to show him how ridiculous he looks than by encouraging a much older gentleman to come calling on her! At thirty-eight, the dashing General March Huntley is hardly over the hill. Back in London after a long military campaign, he's making female hearts flutter. Vastly surprised when the lively Miss Eliza Foxburn asks him to call on her, he is pleased until he learns she is only playing a girlish game. Huntley, known as Wellington’s Master Strategist, plans a battle of his own: to outfox Miss Foxburn and teach her a lesson…in love. “Miss Eliza is super clever and funny!” –Melissa Frederick. “Miss Eliza’s Gentleman Caller is reminiscent of the best of Jane Austen; laugh out loud amusing!”–Red River Reviews. “Loads of fun!” – Gail Eastwood. Kensington Books published six of Marilyn Clay’s Regency novels; all were translated to foreign languages. If you enjoy the Regency Romances of Candice Hern, Barbara Metzger, Mary Balogh, Bree Wolf, and Jenni James, you'll enjoy Marilyn Clay’s traditional sweet, clean and always amusing Regencies. Suitable for teens. Marilyn Clay's newest Regency, THE WRONG MISS FAIRFAX is a traditional, clean, sweet romance that debuted on Amazon's Top 100 Best-Selling Ebooks list! When Miss Emma Fairfax goes to London to sort out the details of her late father’s will; she is instead coerced into funding her look-alike cousin Jemima’s debut into Polite Society. When the handsome and wealthy Lord Townsend calls on Jemma, it’s Emma he meets . . . and loses his heart to. Can the puzzle be sorted out before the confused Lord Townsend proposes to the wrong Miss Fairfax? A respected historian of the Regency period in English history and publisher of The Regency Plume Newsletter, all nine titles in Marilyn Clay's popular new Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series, MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, and MURDER IN MARTINDALE are all now available in print and ebook. A former University Editor, Marilyn Clay’s non-fiction titles, ENGLISH WOMEN AT SEA, A HISTORY OF THE WATER CLOSET and three books on REGENCY PERIOD FURNITURE, as well as many of her Regency romances, have attained Best-Seller status on Amazon. Be sure to look for Marilyn Clay’s historical suspense novels: BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY featuring American icon Betsy Ross as the intrepid heroine. In 1776 Philadelphia, Betsy determines to expose the killer of her beloved husband John Ross but is quickly drawn into the dangerous underworld of spies and double spies. DECEPTIONS: A Jamestown Novel was originally released in hardcover, now in ebook. Catherine travels to the New World colony of Jamestown in search of her betrothed, but what she finds there nearly destroys her. Who can she trust when the entire colony is in on the deception? SECRETS AND LIES, originally released in hard cover, now in ebook. An inspirational story about four young English girls who travel to the New World on a Bride Ship in search of love, and a new life. Instead they find someone in the colony wants them all dead! All of Marilyn Clay's Regencies and Historical Suspense novels are suitable for young adult readers with no strong language, violence or graphic scenes. For additional information about Marilyn Clay's novels, visit Marilyn Clay Author.

Download or read book Daring Miss Danvers written by Vivienne Lorret and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's all fun and games … until someone falls in love. Oliver Goswick, Viscount Rathburn, needs money—and soon. With time ticking away and his inheritance held hostage until he's properly wed, Rathburn's slim options point to a single solution: a faux engagement. In need of the perfect bride, he knows of only one candidate: his best friend's wallflower sister. The plan seems flawless, except for one problem … He can't help falling in love with her. Poised, polished Emma Danvers knows nothing good can come of Rathburn's scheme. Spending the next two months engaged in a mock courtship is not what she'd imagined for her final season. Yet, charmed by his roguish ways and the inexplicable hammering he causes in her heart, she accepts his challenge. For Emma, keeping the secret seemed easy when it was just a game … But as Rathburn begins to see past her reserved exterior to the passionate woman within, the risk of losing her heart becomes all too real.

Download or read book Friday s Child written by Georgette Heyer and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A lightsome, brightsome comedy." —Kirkus Reviews "Nimble, light-hearted chronicle of high London society in the time of the Regency." —The New Yorker Georgette Heyer's sparkling romances have charmed and delighted millions of readers. Her characters brilliantly illuminate one of the most exciting and fascinating eras of English history—when drawing rooms sparkled with well-dressed nobility and romantic intrigues ruled the day. Heyer's heroines are smart and independent; her heroes are dashing noblemen who know how to handle a horse, fight a duel, or address a lady. And her sense of humor is legendary. When the incomparable Miss Milbourne spurns the impetuous Lord Sherington's marriage proposal (she laughs at him—laughs!) he vows to marry the next female he encounters, who happens to be the young, penniless Miss Hero Wantage, who has adored him all her life. Whisking her off to London, Sherry discovers there is no end to the scrapes his young, green bride can get into, and she discovers the excitement and glamorous social scene of the ton. Not until a deep misunderstanding erupts and Sherry almost loses his bride, does he plumb the depths of his own heart, and surprises himself with the love he finds there. "Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen." —Publishers Weekly Georgette Heyer (1902?1974) wrote over fifty novels, including Regency romances, mysteries, and historical fiction. She was known as the Queen of Regency romance, and was legendary for her research, historical accuracy, and her extraordinary plots and characterizations.

Download or read book Miss Quinn s Quandary written by Shirley Marks and published by Montlake Romance. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larissa Quinn travels directly from Miss Simmons' Seminary to the wilds of Westmoreland to care for her elderly aunt. After the day-long journey, the only place for the weary travelers to sleep is the barn of an over-booked inn with only a single vacancy. Larissa, who has no intention of sleeping on a pile of straw, steps forward, claiming to be newly wed to Sir Randall Trent, baronet and unwitting accomplice in Larissa's scheme for adventure, in order to claim the last empty room. Convinced they will never see one another again and that no one will be the wiser about their little white lie, Larissa and Sir Randall part ways, though not before Sir Randall can bestow upon Larissa a passionate kiss that sends her reeling. Both are surprised to be thrown together again so soon in London for the Season. When their secret is discovered, Larissa and Sir Randall are forced to band together in the face of a crime spree in which Sir Randall is implicated. Life is about to offer Larissa an adventure unlike any she had ever imagined.

Download or read book The Wagered Widow written by Patricia Veryan and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patricia Veryan was born in England and moved to the United States following World War II. The author of several critically acclaimed Georgian and Regency series, including the Sanguinet Saga, she now lives in Kirkland, Washington.

Download or read book The Chaperone written by Sophia Holloway and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2023-08-24 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sophy Hadlow does not want to return for another London Season. Her own debut into Society was marred by self-consciousness and her cringing embarrassment every time she was announced as 'The Lady Sophronia Hadlow'. Yet, much to her dismay, Sophy is back in London to oversee the debut of her younger sister and their wild cousin, Susan Tyneham, who risks ruining both her own and her innocent cousin's chances of marriage. Sophy, a most reluctant chaperone, is left to guide her sister and attempt to keep Susan from complete disaster, all whilst dealing with her own unexpected feelings for the disarming Lord Rothley.

Download or read book Miss Parker s Ponies written by Victoria Hinshaw and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young miss with a passion only for training her ponies dreads the thought of making her debut--until a handsome rake reigns in her heart. Original.

Download or read book Lord Heartless written by Barbara Metzger and published by Belgrave House. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rakish Lord Hartleigh discovers a baby on his doorstep. Because he hasn’t the least idea how to care for it, he turns to his neighbor’s housekeeper, the disapproving Mrs. Carissa Kane, for assistance. The well-born Carissa, abandoned by her husband and her own family, has been forced along with her daughter to make her own way in the world. Regency Romance by Barbara Metzger; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Download or read book Lady Whilton s Wedding written by Barbara Metzger and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2012-02-22 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where was Uncle Albert? The day of Lady Whilton's nuptials was fast approaching, and the spiteful old lout had disappeared. Daphne Whilton, the bride's daughter, knew what happened. She had found him dead in his chambers and vowed to keep it a secret, fearing the miser's legacy would destroy her mother's glorious wedding. Lord Graydon Howell, the groom's son-and Daphne's former betrothed!-had lent his hand to the matter, moving Albert to the wine cellar. However, Albert's adventure was only beginning, thanks to a pair of thieves, a house full of guests, and the reluctant conspiracy joining Daphne and Gray, who were hardly in the perfect circumstance for reawakening romance...

Download or read book Wedding Day Kittens written by Jo Ann Ferguson and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three beloved Regency authors deliver a charming collection of stories in which kittens lead the way to whimsy, whispered words, and wedding bells. Original.