Chasing Lord Mystery
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A Blush® Regency romance from Ellora’s Cave
Chasing Lord Mystery
(Originally released in A Gentlemen’s Pact)
Lord Northcotte is not in the holiday spirit when he joins his sister’s family shortly after the brutal death of a friend. Discovering a matchmaking scheme is afoot, he tells them he will never marry Lady Miriam or any other woman. Now if only his heart would listen.
Lady Miriam’s mother accused her of chasing Lord Mystery after a noble act by a handsome gentleman six years ago became the measure of all other men. Now he’s staying at the home where she’d hoped to escape a summons from her grandfather, the Duke of Danby. Terrified Northcotte will recognize her and reveal the contents of the scandalous letter she wrote him years ago, she can’t decide which is the bigger threat: the duke armed with a special license, or Lord Mystery, who carries a secret she’d never live down.
Helena’s Christmas Beau
Blush sensuality level: This is a sweet romance (kisses only, no sexual content).
Facing her second Christmas since the loss of her fiancé, Helena relies on her favorite traditions to bring back the joy of the season. Yet from stir-up day to bringing in the greenery on Christmas Eve, her cousin’s brother-in-law Duncan is underfoot, questioning her every action.
As Duncan plays along with the outdated rites, he realizes how much he’s missed Helena’s laughter. When he hears she plans to re-enter the Marriage Mart next spring, he is struck with jealousy. Is he falling in love, or simply under the spell of the holiday season?
A Blush® Regency romance from Ellora’s Cave
Charlotte (In The Heart of a Duke anthology)
Lady Charlotte is the last of her friends to come into possession of the heart-shaped pendant a gypsy insists will lead to the heart of a duke. Since none of the other girls married a duke, Charlotte is highly suspicious of its authenticity. But the Duke of Langley has yet to choose his bride, and she has longed for him since first sight, when he was still engaged to her dear friend, Lady Eleanor.
Langley is beyond frustrated with his inability to secure a bride by the time he’d planned to celebrate his betrothal. When he suggests to Lady Charlotte they should marry, he’s put off by her refusal while intrigued by her challenge to prove himself “worthy” of her hand. But winning the little minx forces him to look inside himself and he’s not too pleased with the man he sees. Can a gypsy’s locket help him find his heart, and true love?
Cowboy Cupid (Small Town Sweethearts)
Big-hearted cowboy Josh Wooten decides to play matchmaker when his former high school sweetheart returns to town. Enlisting the aid of long-time friend Rachel, he tries to set up his old girlfriend with the new guy in town. But Cupid has his own ideas where love is concerned, and Josh doesn’t see the arrow aimed at his heart until it’s too late to sidestep it.
Rachel Addison would do anything for Josh, whom she’s had a crush on forever. Watching Josh fall for his former girlfriend all over again would be too much to bear, however. It’s time to rope him in or cut him lose. Which will Josh prefer?